Mar 30, 2005 11:34 PM EST
A team source told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Larry Brown will return to coach the Detroit Pistons this week after missing 10 games.
Brown will rejoin the team at practice Thursday, according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, and will be on the bench at home Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.
``I came back too soon with the hip surgery, and I have been dealing with some things for 4 1/2 months that have been difficult for me,'' he said Tuesday.
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Larry Brown is still recovering from his surgery on March 14 to correct a recurring urinary problem, and he has said that he does not feel strong enough to resume coaching. He informed the players and President Joe Dumars on Tuesday that he plans to spend the rest of this week recovering then make a decision whether or not he will return.
"I am not going to let them go very much longer (without an answer)," Brown said. "I want to get things settled. My whole thing is, I don't know if I can coach and not be healthy. I don't want to think about that (not coaching). I want to see if I can get better."
Brown's recovery is going slower than he had hoped, but it would be specific on his condition.
"It's a private thing," Brown said. "When I feel like I am well enough to coach, I am going to be back. The hardest thing is that I don't want to keep everybody in limbo. I'm trying to get well. I came back too soon with the hip surgery, and I have been dealing with some things for 4 1/2 months that's been difficult for me."
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Mar 29, 2005 12:30 AM EST
The Mavericks went into the Palace and defeated the Pistons by a final score of 95-88, an impressive road victory.
Josh Howard led Dallas with 24 points, while Dirk Nowitzki had 22 and 10.
``I'm not worried about how many points they have or what their shooting percentage was,'' new Dallas coach Avery Johnson said. ``I'm happy with the fact that we are taking teams deeper into the shot clock and making them rush shots. Earlier in the season, that didn't happen -- we were only playing defense for 12 or 14 seconds. To win, you have to play defense for the whole 24.''
Ben Wallace's 17 rebounds weren't nearly enough as the Pistons dropped their fourth game in their last five games.
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Pistons Mar 2005 Archive
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ESPN | Mar 27, 2005
Coach Larry Brown still is not ready to return to the Detroit bench following his surgery on March 14th.
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Yahoo! | Mar 27, 2005
Rasheed Wallace scored seven of his season-high 31 points in the overtime period to help Detroit end a three-game losing streak with a 105-99 victory over the Celtics.
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Indianapolis Star | Mar 26, 2005
Detroit fans were again rowdy at The Palace with the Pacers visiting, with multiple bomb threats before the game and then security having to break up fans fighting in the stands.
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Fox Sports | Mar 25, 2005
The highly anticipated matchup between Indiana and Detroit was delayed due to an apparent bomb threat.
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ESPN | Mar 25, 2005
Detroit fans again have been problematic with the Indiana Pacers in town, this time a threat against the visitors delaying the start of the game
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Yahoo! | Mar 23, 2005
Andre Iguodala became the first rookie to record a triple-double this season, scoring 10 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing 10 assists.
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Detroit Free Press | Mar 23, 2005
Richard Hamilton went down in the second half of the Pistons’ Sunday victory over the Spurs with and ankle sprain that was not believed to be all that serious, however is now keeping the Pistons star guard out of the lineup.
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Yahoo! | Mar 22, 2005
Interim Cavaliers coach Brendan Malone got a win in his first game, 91-76 over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.
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NBA PR | Mar 21, 2005
Detroit Pistons’ Chauncey Billups and Golden State Warriors’ Jason Richardson today were named the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, March 14 through Sunday, March 20.
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ESPN | Mar 21, 2005
According to Spurs officials, Time Duncan will miss the next two games, Monday at New York and Wednesday at Indiana.
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Yahoo! | Mar 20, 2005
The Spurs battled the Pistons tough, losing 110-101 despite losing Tim Duncan in the opening minutes of the game.
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USA Today | Mar 19, 2005
Deneitra Ham, wife of Detroit Pistons forward Darvin Ham, was arrested early Friday morning at their home in Rochester Hills for allegedly striking her husband on the head with a wine bottle during a domestic dispute.
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Jason Schwisow/RealGM | Mar 18, 2005
As far as seasons go, Ray Allen has had a fairly successful one.
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The Seattle Times | Mar 17, 2005
Danny Fortson was not available for Wednesday night's game versus the Detroit Pistons as he is suffering from a foot injury that occured Tuesday night versus Chicago.
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Yahoo! | Mar 17, 2005
Three men were sentenced to probation and community service Wednesday for their part in a November brawl between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons.
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ESPN | Mar 15, 2005
After having surgery related to a November hip operation, Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown is out indefinitely.
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Yahoo! | Mar 15, 2005
The Detroit Pistons got a 114-108 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, but they needed an overtime session in order to get it done.
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Detroit News | Mar 14, 2005
Larry Brown will be undergoing a surgery to help urinary difficulties he's been having recently, and he informed the media of this before telling his team.
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ESPN | Mar 14, 2005
The Detroit Pistons have activated guard Carlos Delfino from the injured list, President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars announced Sunday.
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Yahoo! | Mar 11, 2005
Paul Pierce scored 38 points, hit the game-winning jumper with 23 seconds left and deflected Tayshaun Prince's 3-point attempt on the Pistons' last possession as the Boston Celtics defeated Detroit 115-113 in double overtime Friday night.
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Yahoo! | Mar 10, 2005
For the second time in less than two weeks, the Golden State Warriors played the Detroit Pistons very tough, but Antonio McDyess had 20 points and eight rebounds and the champs ended a three-game losing streak with a 92-88 victory.
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Detroit News | Mar 9, 2005
The Pistons lucked out again on Tuesday when it was determined that Ben Wallace's foot is not seriously damaged.
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Detroit Free-Press | Mar 8, 2005
Pistons' doctor Ben Paolucci checked the ailing left foot of Ben Wallace on Monday.
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Hunter Johannason/RealGM | Mar 5, 2005
The Seattle SuperSonics rode to a stunning 95-87 victory on the shoulders of their sometimes sluggish big man in the middle.
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ESPN | Mar 4, 2005
The Detroit Pistons re-signed center Elden Campbell today after he cleared waivers from the New Jersey Nets.
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Hunter Johannason/RealGM | Mar 4, 2005
The Suns defeated the Pistons on Thursday 100-97. In another possible Finals preview, Detroit travels to Seattle on Friday.
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East Valley Tribune | Mar 2, 2005
Steve Nash has missed the last three games with a sore left hamstring, but he expects to play on Thursday versus the defending champion Pistons.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Mar 2, 2005
Returning to an arena where you once played your home games gives you a little something extra each time you do so.
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Yahoo! | Mar 1, 2005
The New Jersey Nets granted center Elden Campbell's wish Tuesday, buying out the contract of the 15-year veteran and placing him on waivers.
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ESPN | Mar 1, 2005
The fans have spoken, and ESPN survey respondents named the NBA's Detroit Pistons the best organization in professional sports.
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Detroit Free Press | Mar 1, 2005
Traded from Detroit to Utah, waived by the Jazz and picked up off waivers by the New Jersey Nets last month, word out of Detroit is Elden Campbell asked Nets president Rod Thorn for a buyout so he could be released, something Thorn did not want to do.
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Detroit News | Mar 1, 2005
Dale Davis has decided to return to the Indiana Pacers as soon as he clears waivers, choosing his former team over the defending champion Detroit Pistons.
