Sometimes when Joe Dumars sees "Big Nasty" getting down and dirty in the paint, he gets flashbacks of former Piston and good friend Adrian Dantley, who was the team's best low-post threat in the 1980s.
Corliss Williamson (6-foot-7) is bigger, stronger and does his job quicker than Dantley (6-5) did. Although Dantley scored more, they are almost the same player in what they give the Pistons offensively.
"They both have the same approach and concept of the game," Dumars said. "They are both stoic and businesslike. They both say, 'I want to take the highest-percentage shot possible.' You rarely see them take wild, out-of-control shots."
Williamson is the Pistons' third-leading scorer (12.8 average), and his .514 shooting percentage heading into Wednesday's game against Chicago ranked 10th in the NBA.
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When Jerry Stackhouse is out of the lineup, the Pistons usually share the wealth. Wednesday night was no exception.
Stackhouse missed the game because of a right shoulder strain, but six teammates scored in double figures in a 101-89 victory over the Chicago Bulls at the Palace.
The Pistons (32-23) are 4-1 without Stackhouse, 19-8 at home and could become the second team in the Eastern Conference with 20 home wins with a victory Friday against Orlando. The 32 wins tied last season's total.
"It's good that we got to that total, but getting to 32 wasn't one of our goals," Michael Curry said. "Like I said before, we're on pace to do bigger and better things, and our goals are bigger and better than they were last year. We just have to keep focused and take care of our home court."
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An ailing right shoulder caused Jerry Stackhouse to miss his fifth game of the season Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls.
Stackhouse suffered a strain a week ago Wednesday during a victory over Washington. He scored five points on 2-of-11 shooting in that game, then shot 4-of-17 and 8-of-27 in the next two, dropping his season percentage to 40.9.
"It's hurting me in the worst possible way, shooting the ball," Stackhouse said. "It just doesn't feel right at this time, and with the big stretch of games we have coming we felt this might be a good time. That's not taking anything away from Chicago. They've won three of their last four and are a dangerous team."
By missing Wednesday's 101-89 victory, Stackhouse will have had four days off when the Pistons play Orlando on Friday. The Pistons have 18 games in March, so Stackhouse will have few other opportunities to rest.
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Pistons Feb 2002 Archive
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| Feb 27, 2002
Ben Wallace once thought about becoming a lawyer -- a defense attorney, naturally.
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| Feb 27, 2002
Tonight, a Rose might be a different kind of Rose.
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| Feb 27, 2002
Officially, it went down as a trade.
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| Feb 26, 2002
Ben Wallace might not overtake Dikembe Mutombo as the NBA's defensive player of the year, but he did receive some recognition Monday from the league.
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| Feb 26, 2002
There is no doubt that Detroit's Ben Wallace is one of the most ferocious defenders in the NBA today, but is the Pistons forward finally getting the respect he deserves? We think so.
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| Feb 25, 2002
They might have lost this particular game, but the Pistons came away from their 89-82 loss to the Bucks here Sunday feeling the fight is still very much on.
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| Feb 25, 2002
It was extremely physical.
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| Feb 25, 2002
Ben Wallace continued his strong play Sunday in the Pistons' 89-82 loss to the Bucks.
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| Feb 25, 2002
If the Pistons used Sunday's 89-82 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks as a measuring stick, forward Michael Curry said his team would be OK.
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| Feb 24, 2002
Rick Carlisle rarely rants or stomps his feet on the court.
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| Feb 24, 2002
Just the Pistons' luck -- they finally get themselves into a bona fide showdown game and it runs opposite the U.
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| Feb 24, 2002
There is no doubt that the Detroit Pistons are primed for their first-place grudge match against the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday afternoon at the Bradley Center.
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| Feb 23, 2002
Pistons forward Michael Curry, a former Milwaukee Bucks, thought Sunday's game at Milwaukee might be for first place in the Central Division long before it became a reality.
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| Feb 23, 2002
From the days of Bob Lanier to those of the Bad Boys, no Detroit Pistons team has ever had a road winning streak as long as this one.
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| Feb 22, 2002
The snow softly fell around the Pistons' practice facility Thursday, mimicking the peace and quiet indoors on the NBA trading deadline.
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| Feb 22, 2002
It's a feeling of security, on par with a well broken-in pair of jeans or a snug blanket for a winter's nap.
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| Feb 22, 2002
This is what a 30-22 record buys you: leverage.
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| Feb 21, 2002
Maybe it doesn't have the same impact as the Wizards playing without Michael Jordan, but the Pistons don't want to make a habit of playing without Cliff Robinson.
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| Feb 21, 2002
The Pistons overcame Cliff Robinson's suspension and Jerry Stackhouse's foul trouble in defeating Michael Jordan-less Washington, 97-90, Wednesday night before a sellout crowd of 22,076 at the Palace.
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| Feb 21, 2002
The Pistons hoped Zeljko Rebraca wouldn't get in foul trouble Wednesday night.
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| Feb 20, 2002
Michael Jordan will not play against the Pistons tonight at The Palace.
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| Feb 20, 2002
First, no Michael Jordan.
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| Feb 20, 2002
It's a story that has been around forever: When your neighbor gets something new, you want to see it.
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| Feb 20, 2002
Michael Jordan will not have his right knee drained for the third time this season afterall, instead opting to ice and rest.
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| Feb 19, 2002
There was a time when the Detroit Pistons were the most feared defensive team in the NBA, a collection of bangers and warriors who thought nothing of treating a basketball game like a wrestling match.
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| Feb 19, 2002
Washington's Michael Jordan is out of Wednesday's game against the Pistons.
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| Feb 19, 2002
Like it or not, expectations have risen for the Pistons.
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| Feb 19, 2002
Acting as a saviour all season long, Michael Jordan has finally relented to the impact the game is having on his body.
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| Feb 18, 2002
If Pistons Coach Rick Carlisle had his way, Toronto would have hung on and beaten Milwaukee on Sunday.
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| Feb 18, 2002
With a 12-4 mark in their past 16 games, the Pistons are one of the hottest teams in the NBA heading into tonight's battle with Toronto.
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| Feb 17, 2002
At this point of the season, the Pistons must maintain a narrow focus.
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| Feb 16, 2002
The Pistons are fast making up ground in the Central Division.
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| Feb 16, 2002
The Pistons made it a two-game road sweep as Ben Wallace provided the inside muscle in a 101-90 win Friday night against the Knicks.
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| Feb 15, 2002
Chris McCosky of the Detroit News reports that these are antsy times for Pistons President Joe Dumars and director of player personnel John Hammond.
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| Feb 15, 2002
Carlisle and Barry were put together with very different wiring.
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| Feb 15, 2002
One way the Pistons can improve their offense is to get leading scorer Jerry Stackhouse more free throws.
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| Feb 15, 2002
Making up for a terrible home performance, the Pistons beat the best team in the Eastern Conference on Thursday night, handing New Jersey an 85-80 defeat at Continental Airlines Arena.
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| Feb 14, 2002
Pistons Coach Rick Carlisle wanted to make one thing perfectly clear Wednesday: He wasn't in a mood to rehash his team's lackluster 99-71 loss to Phoenix on Tuesday night.
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| Feb 14, 2002
Perhaps it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.
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| Feb 13, 2002
Halloween is well behind us, but these are spooky days in the NBA.
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| Feb 13, 2002
Everyone in a red, white and blue uniform who played in Tuesday night's fiasco against Phoenix could take a share of the blame.
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| Feb 13, 2002
The Pistons activated rookie forward Rodney White from the injured list before Tuesday's game with Phoenix, but the real surprise occurred when they put rookie center Ratko Varda on the active roster for the first time this season.
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| Feb 12, 2002
They all came back.
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| Feb 12, 2002
Pistons coach Rick Carlisle knows how his team can stay successful in the second half of the season.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Jerry Stackhouse, of course, should have been a part of the All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Sunday.
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| Feb 8, 2002
Hack-a-Ben does not work.
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| Feb 8, 2002
Jerry Stackhouse and Ben Wallace tried to hide their disappointment, with each player taking a different view on his omission from the NBA All-Star team.
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| Feb 8, 2002
Not everyone on the Pistons is all excited about Sunday's All-Star Game.
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| Feb 8, 2002
Now this was more like the good old Clippers we all used to know and love -- those misfits from the wrong side of Los Angeles who had a tough time winning an intrasquad game.
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| Feb 7, 2002
It's like that last exam before spring break.
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| Feb 7, 2002
These aren't the same old Clippers.
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| Feb 6, 2002
The play had stopped and Dikembe Mutombo was loping back downcourt when he -- perhaps inadvertently, perhaps not -- clipped Jerry Stackhouse in the back.
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| Feb 6, 2002
Jon Barry and Corliss Williamson had a bond even before Barry joined the Pistons this season via a trade with Sacramento.
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| Feb 6, 2002
The Pistons beat one of the league's best defensive teams at their own game, holding Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers to 35.
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| Feb 5, 2002
It's not that the Pistons don't respect tonight's opponent, defending Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia.
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| Feb 5, 2002
Twice in late January, Allen Iverson, the NBA's most valuable player last season, was named player of the week.
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| Feb 4, 2002
The trade deadline is less than three weeks away (Feb.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Free-throw shooting is a statistic that has been charted at practice since Rick Carlisle's first day as coach of the Pistons.
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| Feb 3, 2002
Give them a name.
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| Feb 3, 2002
Average ticket cost for an NBA game: $35.
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| Feb 3, 2002
The Cavs and Detroit Pistons shot so many free throws last night that John Lucas will probably see them in his sleep.
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| Feb 2, 2002
Branson Wright of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reports: Despite the great one-on-one takedown by Cavs assistant coach Keith Smart, center DeSagana Diop is suspended from tonight's game against the Detroit Pistons.
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| Feb 2, 2002
Tip-off: 8 p.
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| Feb 2, 2002
This was his chance.
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| Feb 2, 2002
If Orlando Coach Doc Rivers wants to foul Ben Wallace in a close game, that's fine with Wallace.
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| Feb 2, 2002
Coach Rick Carlisle isn't concerned about how many games the Pistons win before next weekend's All-Star break, although his players would like to have 25 victories.
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| Feb 1, 2002
Doug Collins, the ex-Pistons now Wizards coach, had it right.
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| Feb 1, 2002
The Pistons have made no effort to hide their main emphasis for this season: They're going to live and die by defense.
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| Feb 1, 2002
If there's a big shot to take with the shot clock running down or the game on the line, Chucky Atkins has stepped up this season.
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| Feb 1, 2002
Who: Orlando Magic (23-23) at Detroit Pistons (23-20)
When: Tonight, 8 p.
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