No more tired legs! Pistons roll out their 10-man rotation tonight in New Jersey. Let's shoot it around to take care of our six P's (prior practice prevents piss-poor performance). 

• A Boston Celtics win has never been so gratifying. If only we could multiple the Heat's opening night loss by ... a lot. 0-1's not really a hole, but leave it to the Heat index to ask the question. The last team to go 0-1 and win the NBA championship? Our 2003-2004 Detroit Pistons. What's more groan-worthy is that the 1997-1998 Bulls started the season by losing to the Celtics, beat the 76ers in their next game and, then, much further down the road, won the NBA championship. Miami's next opponent? The 76ers. It's a good thing these patterns are as useful as a poopy flavored lollipop. (H/T @pistonpowered)
• The Suns got worked in the 4th quarter last night, which left Steve Nash seeking team "cohesion."
• My legs are getting so tired of season previews -- let the Pistons season begin! However, Chris Iott compiled all the previews you could possibly get in one setting. Yours truly makes a guest appearance.
• DBB's own handsomerob1 gives us his NBA/Pistons predictions over at Detroit4lyfe. If you want an NBA coach fired, ask Rob to put in a word -- he was perfect in predicting which coaches got canned last year.
• Chris Iott also informs us that Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva will headline the season preview show on Fox Sports Detroit before tonight's game. The show will include an interview of Rodney Stuckey given by the point guard who was drafted a slot higher than Stuckey seven years before him ... Mateen Cleaves! 
• The Detroit News has your roster breakdown, but you've seen that before.
• Did the open competition in the preseason materialize? Patrick Hayes has his verdicts at Piston Powered. It's hard to argue that the opening night Pistons lineup doesn't include the five best Pistons from the preseason.
• As TDP pointed out in the FanShots, Adrian Wojnarowski predicts that Austin Daye will win the NBA's Most Improved Player award. Interestingly enough, the Pistons realistically have 4-5 players who could step up and make a run for this award. One of them already won the award in 2000-2001.
• Nice fresh look over at Need4Sheed and this photoshop of Jonas Jerebko & Arnie Kander is worth a ticket at the box office.
• If you're heading to the Palace at all this season, you might notice some changes. 
• I wonder how LeBron feels about Justin Bieber getting an NBA championship ring last night. This is what photoshop competitions are for... 
  
  Share any other links you have in the comments. Chat it up, stretch it out and get ready for the 2010-2011 Pistons season. MFMP will be back later with the game thread. Odds after the jump.

 

Detroit Pistons

 

Richard Hamilton

Over/Under                    17.5 PPG

 

Rodney Stuckey

Over/Under                    17.3 PPG

Over/Under                    5.5 APG

 

Ben Gordon

Over/Under                    16 PPG

 

Tayshaun Prince

Over/Under                    13.7 PPG

 

Charlie Villanueva

Over/Under                    12.7 PPG

Over/Under                    5.5 RPG

 

League, Conference, and Divisional Odds

Odds to win 2011 NBA Championship 

Miami Heat                                17/10

Los Angeles Lakers                   5/2

Boston Celtics                           17/2

Orlando Magic                           13/1

Oklahoma City Thunder              14/1

Chicago Bulls                            18/1

Dallas Mavericks                        20/1

San Antonio Spurs                     28/1

Denver Nuggets                         30/1

Portland Trailblazers                   30/1

Houston Rockets                       35/1

Utah Jazz                                  35/1

Atlanta Hawks                           50/1

Milwaukee Bucks                       50/1

Phoenix Suns                            50/1

New York Knicks                       60/1

New Orleans Hornets                 75/1

Charlotte Bobcats                      100/1

Memphis Grizzlies                     100/1

New Jersey Nets                        100/1

Washington Wizards                  100/1

Detroit Pistons                           125/1

Los Angeles Clippers                 125/1

Golden State Warriors                150/1

Indiana Pacers                           150/1

Philadelphia 76ers                      150/1

Sacramento Kings                     150/1

Cleveland Cavaliers                    200/1

Minnesota Timberwolves             200/1

Toronto Raptors                         200/1

 

Odds to win 2011 Eastern Conference            

Miami Heat                                2/3

Boston Celtics                           9/2

Orlando Magic                           11/2

Chicago Bulls                            9/1

Atlanta Hawks                           25/1

Milwaukee Bucks                       25/1

New York Knicks                       30/1

Charlotte Bobcats                      50/1

New Jersey Nets                        50/1

Washington Wizards                  50/1

Detroit Pistons                           65/1

Philadelphia 76ers                      75/1

Indiana Pacers                           85/1

Cleveland Cavaliers                    100/1

Toronto Raptors                         125/1

 

Odds to win 2011 Western Conference           

Los Angeles Lakers                   5/6

Oklahoma City Thunder              6/1

Dallas Mavericks                        8/1

Denver Nuggets                         10/1

Portland Trailblazers                   12/1

San Antonio Spurs                     12/1

Utah Jazz                                  16/1

Houston Rockets                       18/1

Phoenix Suns                            20/1

New Orleans Hornets                 40/1

Memphis Grizzlies                     45/1

Los Angeles Clippers                 50/1

Golden State Warriors                65/1

Sacramento Kings                     85/1

Minnesota Timberwolves             100/1

 

Odds to win the 2010-2011 Central Division    

Chicago Bulls                            5/6

Milwaukee Bucks                       9/5

Detroit Pistons                           7/1

Indiana Pacers                           12/1

Cleveland Cavaliers                    14/1

 

Odds to win the 2010-2011 Atlantic Division    

Boston Celtics                           1/3

New York Knicks                       6/1

New Jersey Nets                        8/1

Philadelphia 76ers                      9/1

Toronto Raptors                         25/1

 

Odds to win the 2010-2011 Southeast Division

Miami Heat                                1/3

Orlando Magic                           7/2

Atlanta Hawks                           12/1

Washington Wizards                  20/1

Charlotte Bobcats                      30/1

 

Odds to win the 2010-2011 Northwest Division

Oklahoma City Thunder              7/5

Portland Trailblazers                   5/2

Denver Nuggets                         4/1

Utah Jazz                                  9/2

Minnesota Timberwolves             22/1

 

Odds to win the 2010-2011 Pacific Division     

Los Angeles Lakers                   2/9

Phoenix Suns                            8/1

Los Angeles Clippers                 12/1

Golden State Warriors                20/1

Sacramento Kings                     20/1

 

Odds to win the 2010-2011 Southwest Division           

Dallas Mavericks                        3/2

San Antonio Spurs                     8/5

Houston Rockets                       5/1

New Orleans Hornets                 11/1

Memphis Grizzlies                     12/1

 

NBA Regular Season Wins Totals

Atlanta Hawks                           46½

Boston Celtics                           54½

Charlotte Bobcats                      39½

Chicago Bulls                            46½

Cleveland Cavaliers                    30½

Dallas Mavericks                        49½

Denver Nuggets                         43½

Detroit Pistons                           31½

Golden State Warriors                30½

Houston Rockets                       48½

Indiana Pacers                           33½

Los Angeles Clippers                 36½

Los Angeles Lakers                   56½

Memphis Grizzlies                     38½

Miami Heat                                64½

Milwaukee Bucks                       45½

Minnesota Timberwolves             23½

New Jersey Nets                        24½

New Orleans Hornets                 41½

New York Knicks                       35½

Oklahoma City Thunder              51½

Orlando Magic                           54½

Philadelphia 76ers                      34½

Phoenix Suns                            41½

Portland Trail Blazers                 51½

Sacramento Kings                     27½

San Antonio Spurs                     50½

Toronto Raptors                         26½

Utah Jazz                                  49½

Washington Wizards                  32½

 

Awards and League Leader Odds

 

Odds to win the 2010/11 NBA MVP      

Kevin Durant                              9/4

Kobe Bryant                              3/1

LeBron James                           9/2

Dwight Howard                           13/2

Dwayne Wade                           9/1

Carmelo Anthony                       12/1

Dirk Nowitzki                             14/1

Chris Paul                                 16/1

Derrick Rose                             18/1

Amar’e Stoudemire                    35/1

Chris Bosh                                40/1

Deron Williams                          40/1

Steve Nash                                40/1

Pau Gasol                                 50/1

Field (Any Other Player)             12/1

 

Odds to win the 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year?

Blake Griffin                               7/5

John Wall                                  3/2

DeMarcus Cousins                     7/1

Evan Turner                               15/2

Wesley Johnson                        11/1

Derrick Favors                           12/1

Greg Monroe                             15/1

Jordan Crawford                         20/1

Cole Aldrich                               30/1

 

Odds to win the 2010-2011 NBA Scoring Title

Kevin Durant                              2/1

Kobe Bryant                              3/1

Carmelo Anthony                       7/2

Amar’e Stoudemire                    8/1

Dirk Nowitzki                             8/1

Dwyane Wade                           8/1

LeBron James                           9/1

Derrick Rose                             10/1

Monta Ellis                                12/1

Danny Granger                          15/1     

Joe Johnson                              20/1

Tyreke Evans                             20/1

Chris Bosh                                30/1

Dwight Howard                           50/1

Field (Any Other Player)             20/1

 

2010-2011 Regular Season Rebounds/Game Leader

Dwight Howard                           1/3

David Lee                                  5/1

Kevin Love                                 7/1

Marcus Camby                          9/1

Zach Randolph                           12/1

Blake Griffin                               14/1

Joakim Noah                             14/1

Pau Gasol                                 16/1

Al Jefferson                               25/1
Tim Duncan                               25/1

Chris Bosh                                30/1

Gerald Wallace                          30/1

Andrew Bogut                            50/1

Field (Any Other Player)             20/1

 

2010-2011 Regular Season Assists/Game Leader

Chris Paul                                 3/2

Steve Nash                                2/1

Deron Williams                          2/1

Rajon Rondo                              12/1

Jason Kidd                                18/1

Russell Westbrook                     20/1

John Wall                                  20/1

Field (Any Other Player)             15/1