Author: Ocie B. Brown

• Sports Writer/Repoter for The Pine Bluff Commercial • Blogger for Palace of Pistons

Pistons Vie to Close Out November Precisely, Hosting Phoenix Suns

Before going on a four game road trip, the Detroit Pistons (13-6) will be home at Little Ceasers Arena to host the Phoenix Suns (8-14).  Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. This will be the final game in the month of November where the Pistons have won 7/10 outings.  The Suns enter this one sitting…

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2017-2018 Season Preview: Tobias Harris

Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris (34) shoots over Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe (15) during the first quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

2017-2018 Season Preview: Ish Smith

When initially acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers in the summer of 2016, Ishmael ‘Ish’ Smith was seen as a prototypical backup point guard for Reggie Jackson and the Detroit Pistons.  Since entering the NBA as an undrafted free agent in 2010 out of Wake Forest, Smith has bounced around between 10 different franchises but has…

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Van Gundy Adds Defense, Scoring, and Leadership with Offseason Moves

 The prize pickup for the Detroit Pistons during the off-season is seven year veteran guard Avery Bradley. Bradley was the focal point in Pistons’ Head Coach Stan Van Gundy’s off-season reformation, but he expects all six of the new editions to add defense, scoring and leadership. Losing KCP was quite bitter sweet as he was a reliable player…

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Summer Success could do Wonders for Stanley Johnson

As the roster stands, the Detroit Pistons currently have three players that were selected as a lottery pick. The third year pro Stanley Johnson is one of the three as he was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2015 draft. Johnson entered the NBA as a premiere slashing forward from the University of…

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