About two years ago, there wasn't another team in the NBA I despised more than the New Jersey Nets. Now? I'm almost completely indifferent, and I blame it on New Jersey's mediocrity.

Tonight, the Pistons travel to the Meadowl... um, I mean the "Izod Center," where they'll try to avoid playing down to the Nets' sub-fivehundred-ness and take care of business (as opposed to me, who's having a hard time realizing that I'm actually expected to work these last few days of 2007).

The game tips off at 7:30 on WDIV (Channel 4) in Detroit, and as usual leave your thoughts about tonight's proceedings in the comments.