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Detroit Pistons Dynasty: If the Wings can do it, why can't we?

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The 2011/2012 Detroit Pistons thrilled some fans and frustrated others as they refused to settle for a lottery pick and snuck into the playoffs in the eighth position with a record of 37 wins and 45 losses. The team went 14-13 after the all-star break, including a six game winning streak in early March. The team stayed remarkably healthy as only small forward Tayshaun Prince missed any
games with injury. Forward Greg Monroe made all-NBA 3rd team in just his 2nd NBA season. Brandon Knight, the third overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, made 1st team all Rookie and Jonas Jerebko finished in the top five in the race for 6th man of the year.

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#754505" colspan="10"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Detroit Pistons Stats - 11/12</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="28%">Player</td><td align="right" width="8%">GP</td><td align="right" width="8%">MIN</td><td align="right" width="8%">PPG</td><td align="right" width="8%">RPG</td><td align="right" width="8%">APG</td><td align="right" width="8%">SPG</td><td align="right" width="8%">BPG</td><td align="right" width="8%">TPG</td><td align="right" width="8%">FPG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Rodney Stuckey</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right">33.6</td><td align="right" class="active">16.6</td><td align="right">3.8</td><td align="right">5.6</td><td align="right">1.5</td><td align="right">0.1</td><td align="right">2.9</td><td align="right">2.8</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Tayshaun Prince</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">32.6</td><td align="right" class="active">14.5</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">1.2</td><td align="right">0.5</td><td align="right">0.7</td><td align="right">2.2</td><td align="right">1.5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Brandon Knight</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right">31.8</td><td align="right" class="active">11.9</td><td align="right">3.2</td><td align="right">4.1</td><td align="right">1.2</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">2.5</td><td align="right">2.8</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Greg Monroe</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right">31.6</td><td align="right" class="active">18.1</td><td align="right">8.6</td><td align="right">1.2</td><td align="right">1.3</td><td align="right">1.1</td><td align="right">1.9</td><td align="right">2.8</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Ben Gordon</td><td align="right">81</td><td align="right">28.5</td><td align="right" class="active">12.4</td><td align="right">2.9</td><td align="right">1.6</td><td align="right">0.5</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">1.7</td><td align="right">2.5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jonas Jerebko</td><td align="right">81</td><td align="right">26.0</td><td align="right" class="active">10.3</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">1.5</td><td align="right">0.9</td><td align="right">0.4</td><td align="right">1.2</td><td align="right">1.3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Ben Wallace</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right">18.4</td><td align="right" class="active">1.4</td><td align="right">5.2</td><td align="right">0.9</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jason Maxiell</td><td align="right">81</td><td align="right">16.3</td><td align="right" class="active">2.0</td><td align="right">4.8</td><td align="right">0.9</td><td align="right">0.3</td><td align="right">0.4</td><td align="right">0.8</td><td align="right">1.5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Austin Daye</td><td align="right">81</td><td align="right">10.4</td><td align="right" class="active">3.8</td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">0.5</td><td align="right">0.3</td><td align="right">0.4</td><td align="right">0.5</td><td align="right">0.9</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Charlie Villanueva</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right">9.8</td><td align="right" class="active">5.6</td><td align="right">2.8</td><td align="right">0.4</td><td align="right">0.1</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">0.6</td><td align="right">1.1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Damien Wilkins</td><td align="right">67</td><td align="right">3.3</td><td align="right" class="active">0.9</td><td align="right">0.4</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">0.1</td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">0.1</td><td align="right">0.4</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Will Bynum</td><td align="right">61</td><td align="right">1.8</td><td align="right" class="active">1.1</td><td align="right">0.3</td><td align="right">0.4</td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">0.3</td><td align="right">0.2</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Vernon Macklin</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1.6</td><td align="right" class="active">0.0</td><td align="right">0.4</td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">0.2</td></tr></table></body></html>

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The Playoffs Begin!

The seeds for the playoffs were as follows:
1. Miami Heat
2. Boston Celtics
3. Chicago Bulls
4. Atlanta Hawks
5. Philadelphia 76ers
6. Indiana Pacers
7. Orlando Magic
8. Detroit Pistons

1. Dallas Mavericks
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. Los Angeles Clippers
4. Denver Nuggets
5. San Antonio Spurs
6. Houston Rockets
7. Minnesota Timberwolves
8. Portland Trailblazers
Conspicuous by their absence were the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks. The Knicks never jelled with Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire, and also stubbornly refused to try Jeremy Lin at PG with Baron Davis staying healthy all year. The Lakers pulled off a blockbuster trade for Dwight Howard in mid-January, striking as three way deal with the Rockets and Magic. The Lakers gave up Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, and Steve Blake. Another trade at the deadline for PG Ramon Sessions also failed to spark the team as they finished a disappointing 33-49. In contrast the acquisitions of Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, and Bynum catapulted the Magic from 11th in the conference to a finish of 7th. The Rockets, behind Gasol and JJ Reddick were able to also move up in to the top eight.
Major trades were as follows:
LAL-Pau Gasol (HOU), Andrew Bynum (ORL), Steve Blake (HOU)
ORL-Dwight Howard (LAL), Hedo Turkoglu (LAL) JJ Reddick (HOU)
HOU-Kevin Martin (ORL), Luis Scola (ORL), Haseem Thabeet (LAL)

Philadelphia sent the expiring contract of Andres Nocioni and a 2012 2nd round pick to the Houston Rockets for Samuel Dalambert

Milwaukee sent disgruntled swingman Stephen Jackson, Shaun Livingston, and Jonathan Brockman to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Martell Webster, Andrew Randolph, and Brad Miller

Cleveland sent Ramon Sessions to the Lakers for Luke Walton and a 2012 1st round pick, which was not protected and ends up being a lottery selection.

Memphis sent OJ Mayo, who declared he was not resigning with the Grizzlies, to New Jersey for Anthony Morrow and Shelden Williams. Memphis also sent New Jersey Hamed Haddadi to make the salaries work.

NO-Chris Kaman (GS), Eric Gordon (IND)
IND-Danny Granger (NO), George Hill (NO), 2012 2nd round pick
GS-Kwame Brown (NO), Dorell Wright (IND)

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2011/2012 NBA All Star Teams

http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <TABLE class=osdyn cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width=575><TBODY><TR class=masthead_alt><TD bgColor=#c42d28 colSpan=4>NBA All-Star Game Rosters</TD></TR><TR class=stathead><TD colSpan=2 align=center>Eastern Conference</TD><TD colSpan=2 align=center>Western Conference</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD colSpan=2 align=center>Head Coach:
Erik Spoelstra</TD><TD colSpan=2 align=center>Head Coach:
Rick Carlisle</TD></TR><TR class=stathead><TD width="8%" align=center>Pos</TD><TD width="42%">Starters</TD><TD width="8%" align=center>Pos</TD><TD width="42%">Starters</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=center>PG</TD><TD>Derrick Rose</TD><TD align=center>PG</TD><TD>Russell Westbrook</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=center>SG</TD><TD>Dwyane Wade</TD><TD align=center>SG</TD><TD>Kobe Bryant</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=center>SF</TD><TD>Lebron James</TD><TD align=center>SF</TD><TD>Kevin Durant</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=center>PF </TD><TD>Josh Smith</TD><TD align=center>PF</TD><TD>Blake Griffin</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=center>C</TD><TD>Al Horford</TD><TD align=center>C</TD><TD>Dwight Howard</TD></TR><TR class=stathead><TD width="8%" align=center>Pos</TD><TD width="42%">Reserves</TD><TD width="8%" align=center>Pos</TD><TD width="42%">Reserves</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=center>PG </TD><TD>Rajon Rondo</TD><TD align=center>C</TD><TD>Al Jefferson</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=center>PG</TD><TD>John Wall</TD><TD align=center>PF</TD><TD>Pau Gasol</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=center>SF</TD><TD>Carmelo Anthony</TD><TD align=center>SF</TD><TD>Danilo Gallinari</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=center>C </TD><TD>Greg Monroe</TD><TD align=center>PG</TD><TD>Kyle Lowry</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=center>SF</TD><TD>Andre Iguodala</TD><TD align=center>PG</TD><TD>Tony Parker</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=center>SG</TD><TD>Joe Johnson</TD><TD align=center>PF</TD><TD>Kevin Love</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=center>PG</TD><TD>Deron Williams</TD><TD align=center>SG</TD><TD>Monta Ellis</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#170575" colspan="4"><span style="color:#EC5884"></span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="34%">Award</td><td width="28%">Player</td><td align="center" width="10%">Pos</td><td width="28%">Team</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Most Valuable Player</td><td>Lebron James</td><td align="center">SF</td><td>Miami Heat</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Rookie of the Year</td><td>Kyrie Irving</td><td align="center">PG</td><td>Cleveland Cavaliers</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Sixth Man of the Year</td><td>Jason Terry</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Dallas Mavericks</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Defensive Player of the Year</td><td>Josh Smith</td><td align="center">PF</td><td>Atlanta Hawks</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Most Improved Player</td><td>Jarret Jack</td><td align="center">PG</td><td>New Orleans Hornets</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Coach of the Year</td><td>Vinny Del Negro</td><td align="center"></td><td>Los Angeles Clippers</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" colspan="4">All-NBA 1st Team</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>All-NBA 1st Team</td><td>Dwight Howard</td><td align="center">C</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Kevin Durant</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Oklahoma City Thunder</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Lebron James</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Miami Heat</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Derrick Rose</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Chicago Bulls</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Rajon Rondo</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Boston Celtics</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" colspan="4">All-NBA 2nd Team</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>All-NBA 2nd Team</td><td>Al Jefferson</td><td align="center">C</td><td>Utah Jazz</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Josh Smith</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Atlanta Hawks</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Carmelo Anthony</td><td align="center">F</td><td>New York Knicks</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Kobe Bryant</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Dwyane Wade</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Miami Heat</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" colspan="4">All-NBA 3rd Team</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>All-NBA 3rd Team</td><td>Greg Monroe</td><td align="center">C</td><td>Detroit Pistons</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Andre Iguodala</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Pau Gasol</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Houston Rockets</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Monta Ellis</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Golden State Warriors</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Russell Westbrook</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Oklahoma City Thunder</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" colspan="4">All-Defensive 1st Team</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>All-Defensive 1st Team</td><td>Dwight Howard</td><td align="center">C</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Josh Smith</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Atlanta Hawks</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Lebron James</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Miami Heat</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Rajon Rondo</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Boston Celtics</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Dwyane Wade</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Miami Heat</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" colspan="4">All-Defensive 2nd Team</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>All-Defensive 2nd Team</td><td>Joakim Noah</td><td align="center">C</td><td>Chicago Bulls</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Paul Millsap</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Utah Jazz</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Tyrus Thomas</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Charlotte Bobcats</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Kyle Lowry</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Houston Rockets</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Kobe Bryant</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" colspan="4">All-Rookie 1st Team</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>All-Rookie 1st Team</td><td>Marshon Brooks</td><td align="center">G/F</td><td>New Jersey Nets</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Brandon Knight</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Detroit Pistons</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Ricky Rubio</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Minnesota Timberwolves</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Kemba Walker</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Charlotte Bobcats</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Kyrie Irving</td><td align="center">G</td><td>Cleveland Cavaliers</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" colspan="4">All-Rookie 2nd Team</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>All-Rookie 2nd Team</td><td>Tristan Thompson</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Cleveland Cavaliers</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Chandler Parsons</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Houston Rockets</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Kawhi Leonard</td><td align="center">G/F</td><td>San Antonio Spurs</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td></td><td>Iman Shumpert</td><td align="center">G</td><td>New York Knicks</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td></td><td>Markieff Morris</td><td align="center">F</td><td>Phoenix Suns</td></tr></table></body></html>

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Pistons vs. Heat Round 1

Playoffs:
The Pistons were stymied by the Miami Heat in the 1<SUP>st</SUP> game of the 1<SUP>st</SUP> round of the playoffs. The Heat beat the Pistons 77-64 behind 27 points and 10 rebounds by Lebron James. The Pistons were led by Greg Monroe with 16 points and 13 rebounds. The Pistons shot just 22 of 77, while the Heat fared almost as poorly, shooting 29 of 74.
In game two the Heat hammered the Pistons 96-71. Lebron James led the way with 24 points, while Chris Bosh added 23. For the Pistons rookie Brandon Knight had 16 points. Again the Pistons struggled with their shooting, hitting just 24 of 77 shots.
In game three, in front of a raucous Detroit crowd, the Pistons stunned the Heat 96-95. Tayshaun Prince led the way with eighteen points and Charlie Villanueva chipped in with 9 key points and 6 rebounds in just 13 minutes of playing time. The Heat were led once again by Lebron James’ 31 points, however he shot only 12 for 30.
Game four in Detroit was a disappointment for Piston fans as the team fell behind by 13 entering the 4<SUP>th</SUP> quarter and ultimately fell 93-86. Tayshaun Prince and Rodney Stuckey both had 18 points and Stuckey added 10 assists. The big three for the Heat all had over 20 points with Dwyane Wade leading the way with 24. Miami looks to finish the series back at home for game five.
The Miami Heat advanced to the 2<SUP>nd</SUP> round of the playoffs with a 94-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Lebron James led the way with 34 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Dwyane Wade added 26 points and 11 boards. Rodney Stuckey led the Pistons with 16. The Heat await the winner of the Atlanta Hawks and the Orlando Magic.

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Goodbye Big Ben!

After the first round playoff exit, Detroit Pistons veteran Ben Wallace announced that he was retiring. Pistons officials are said to be mulling over retiring his number six jersey permanently.

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First Round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs

The top 3 seeds in both the West and East held serve, however the 5<SUP>th</SUP> seeded Orlando Magic defeated the Atlanta Hawks, who were playing without Joe Johnson and without Marvin Williams for the first four games, 4 games to 1. The San Antonio Spurs veterans reached down one more time to outlast the Denver Nuggets 4 games to 3, winning game 7 on the road in OT 103-99.

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Round Two

With a three games to zero lead on the Los Angeles Clippers, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost their starting center Kendrick Perkins to a back injury. Running with a small lineup with Serge Ibaka as the primary center, the Thunder dispatched of the Clippers 103-100 behind Kevin Durant’s 31 points to complete the sweep. The Heat were devastated by star guard Dwyane Wade tearing his MCL during the 2<SUP>nd</SUP> round against the Magic. The team still managed to win game six with Wade only lasting 5 minutes and headed to the conference finals to face the Chicago Bulls, who defeated the Celtics in seven hard fought games. Game seven was one for the ages as it went to two OTs with the Bulls finally winning 131-126. Carlos Boozer shook off critics and came up huge with 30 points and 17 rebounds as Derrick Rose struggled with his shot, shooting just 5 of 18. This is seen as the last hurrah for the Celtics as GM Danny Ainge has refused to answer questions about whether he would be resigning Ray Allen or Kevin Garnett for the 2012-2013 season. In the West, San Antonio continues to show experience combined with an infusion of youth cannot be underestimated as they stunned the top seeded Mavericks in six games. The Spurs now are to face an Oklahoma City team that while red hot, will dearly miss the inside presence of Perkins.