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Practice?! We’re talking about practice?! If you’re keeping score at home, Tracy McGrady has left scorched earth behind every NBA franchise for whom he has played.

The Detroit Pistons’ Richard Hamilton met with coach John Kuester in an effort to mend their relationship.

The last time they had defeated the Jazz was March 13, 2005. Three of those losses came in overtime.

With all the turmoil that February has brought, March promises the Pistons a good chance to literally and figuratively turn the page on the calendar with a promising start to the month’s schedule.

Fatigue never loses a battle, and it looked like the Pistons would succumb, despite one of their most spirited efforts in weeks against a Utah Jazz team they hadn’t beaten in six years.

Ben Wallace will be out indefinitely because of the death of his older brother after a lengthy illness.

Rodney Stuckey scored 28 points and made a big steal in the final minute, helping the Detroit Pistons bounce back from an embarrassing start to the weekend with a 120-116 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

The Detroit Pistons’ soap opera took another bad turn Saturday morning after a report from Adrian Wojnarowski claims disgruntled veteran guard Richard Hamilton berated coach John Kuester during a team practice in January.

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The Utah Jazz have problems, but nothing as severe as those potentially surrounding the Detroit Pistons.

Detroit’s Ben Gordon goes up for a shot against Philadelphia’s Andre Iguodala, right, on Friday night.

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The Detroit Pistons announced today that Ben Wallace will make a school visit to the second grade class of Ajani Knox, winner of the 10th Annual Pistons Kid’s Day essay contest.

Tyler Hansbrough dunks for the Pacers in the second quarter. The Pacers hosted the Pistons in NBA action at Conseco Fieldhouse Wednesday February 23, 2011.

Brandon Rush’s dunk with 5.4 seconds remaining gave the surging Indiana Pacers a 102-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

With that in mind, let’s take a look back at the league’s most lopsided deadline deals over the past decade.

F/C Greg Monroe recorded his team-high eighth double-double Tuesday, contributing 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Do I detect a blown lead ? Do I hear people taking shots at Will Bynum even when he shoots 65 percent, scores 21 points with 6 assists and zero turnovers? Do I see a frontcourt player obliterating his season averages against the Pistons frontline? The All-Star break must be over.

With the All-Star break behind them, the Sixers continue their season this week, and their assault on the .500 mark.

When Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen suit up at the All-Star game tonight in Los Angeles, they’ll represent one of the signature moments in recent Pistons history: when Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton , Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace were all named to the 2006 All-Star Game .

Pistons coach John Kuester is in Philadelphia visiting family, getting his mind off the tumultuous season that has divided and angered the team.

Now, Joe Dumars takes some ribbing for his legendary close-to-the-vest interviews with Keith Langlois of Pistons.com, where he rarely reveals much about his plans when it comes to the team.

Jamie Samuelsen’s blog: Pistons’ Joe Dumars must be under orders to keep quiet Comments Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars sits courtside during practice April 20, 2009.

There was no silver lining and no one was in the mood to try to find one. The Pistons’ 94-79 loss to the Hawks on Valentine’s Day left the locker room loveless and stalls empty.

You might not know the Pistons’ Jonas Jerebko yet — he sat out most of last season with injury.

Home court no longer seems to be an advantage for the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons have now lost six of their past seven games at The Palace — including four in a row — following a 94-79 loss Monday night to the Atlanta Hawks.

Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press wrote about potential Pistons owner Tom Gores over the weekend and posed an interesting question: how will fans react to a younger owner who seems to like the Hollywood lifestyle and is not averse to posing for handsome photos ? As Albom put it, Detroit sports team owners have had a very similar profile over …

With the All-Star break two games away, the Pistons should concentrate on playing well, developing young players Austin Daye and Greg Monroe, getting Jonas Jerebko healthy for next year and getting clear on the lines of communication in tight games.