2011-12 Detroit Pistons Schedule
by Matt Watson on Dec 6, 2011 8:04 PM EST
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PrintThe NBA released the 2011-12 schedule Tuesday night. The Pistons will open the season at Indiana but then will play six of their next nine games at home -- including, funny enough, yet another matchup with the Cavs in the home opener on Dec. 28. Considering Detroit's only two preseason games are also against the Cavs, that's kind of a bummer, but whatever -- it's real life NBA basketball in a game that actually counts, so we'll get over it quickly.
Unfortunately, there's some bad news for out-of-towners: the Pistons will play in front of a national audience only twice, and not until April, when they face the Hawks on NBA TV on April 6 and the Bucks on ESPN on April 13. There's always online streams NBA League Pass.
From the Pistons press release:
"We are excited to announce the 2011-12 Pistons' regular-season schedule and pleased that 19 home games will be played on weekend dates," said Dennis Mannion, President of Palace Sports & Entertainment and the Detroit Pistons. "We have worked tremendously hard to elevate every facet of our business from operations to game presentation and customer service with the goal of presenting a new level of entertainment and excitement for our fans."
[...] Detroit will play 18 sets of back-to-back games this season. Four of its back-to-back sets fall on the road, five begin on the road and conclude at home, five are home-and-away back-to-backs and four sets are home-and-home back-to-backs.
We'll probably take a closer look at the schedule in the next few days, but until then, the full thing is below the jump:
December
Fri 16 vs Cleveland (Preseason) 7:30pm
Tue 20 @ Cleveland (Preseason) 7:00pm
Mon 26 @ Indiana 7:00pm
Wed 28 vs Cleveland 7:30pm
Fri 30 @ Boston 7:30pm
Sat 31 vs Indiana 6:00pm
January
Mon 02 vs Orlando 7:30pm
Wed 04 vs Chicago 7:30pm
Fri 06 @ Philadelphia 7:00pm
Sat 07 vs New York 7:30pm
Mon 09 @ Chicago 8:00pm
Tue 10 vs Dallas 7:30pm
Thu 12 @ Milwaukee 8:00pm
Fri 13 @ Charlotte 7:00pm
Sun 15 vs Golden State 6:00pm
Tue 17 @ Houston 8:00pm
Wed 18 @ Minnesota 8:00pm
Fri 20 vs Memphis 7:30pm
Sat 21 vs Portland 7:30pm
Mon 23 @ Oklahoma City 8:00pm
Wed 25 vs Miami 7:30pm
Fri 27 vs Atlanta 7:30pm
Sat 28 @ Philadelphia 7:00pm
Mon 30 @ Milwaukee 8:00pm
Tue 31 @ New York 7:30pm
February
Wed 01 @ New Jersey 7:30pm
Fri 03 vs Milwaukee 7:30pm
Sat 04 vs New Orleans 7:30pm
Wed 08 @ New Jersey 7:30pm
Fri 10 vs New Jersey 7:30pm
Sun 12 vs Washington 6:00pm
Tue 14 vs San Antonio 7:30pm
Wed 15 @ Boston 7:30pm
Fri 17 vs Sacramento 7:30pm
Sun 19 vs Boston 6:00pm
Tue 21 @ Cleveland 7:00pm
Wed 22 @ Toronto 7:00pm
Tue 28 vs Philadelphia 7:30pm
Wed 29 vs Charlotte 7:30pm
March
Sat 03 @ Memphis 8:00pm
Tue 06 vs LA Lakers 7:30pm
Fri 09 vs Atlanta 7:30pm
Sat 10 vs Toronto 7:30pm
Mon 12 @ Utah 9:00pm
Wed 14 @ Sacramento 10:00pm
Fri 16 @ Phoenix 10:00pm
Sun 18 @ LA Clippers 3:30pm
Wed 21 @ Denver 9:00pm
Fri 23 vs Miami 7:30pm
Sat 24 @ New York 7:30pm
Mon 26 @ Washington 7:00pm
Wed 28 @ Cleveland 7:00pm
Fri 30 @ Chicago 8:00pm
Sat 31 vs Charlotte 7:30pm
April
Tue 03 vs Orlando 7:30pm
Thu 05 vs Washington 7:30pm
Fri 06 @ Atlanta 7:30pm (NBA TV)
Sun 08 @ Miami 6:00pm
Mon 09 @ Orlando 7:00pm
Thu 12 @ Charlotte 7:00pm
Fri 13 vs Milwaukee 8:00pm (ESPN)
Sun 15 vs Chicago 6:00pm
Tue 17 vs Cleveland 7:30pm
Wed 18 @ Atlanta 7:30pm
Thu 19 vs Minnesota 7:30pm
Sun 22 vs Toronto 6:00pm
Mon 23 @ Indiana 7:00pm
Thu 26 vs Philadelphia 8:00pm
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Only one trip to LA this year
But you all can bet your collective ass that I will be there, along with several red pandas.
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by heWizard on Dec 6, 2011 8:19 PM EST reply actions 12 recs
In keeping with this theme....
The soccer club I used to play for (The Mighty Shortland Fighting Pandas) had an oration to be recited by players (with apologies to the Australian Cricket team)…
“Under the Southern Cross I stand,
A bamboo leaf in my hand,
A native of my native land,
Shortland you little beauty!”
In keeping with all things panda, this could be easily co-opted to the Pistons and whatever the most appropriate astrological feature for Northern America may be.
Anyhoo, just sayin…
by My Brain Hurts on Dec 6, 2011 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
We play everyone in our division four times with the exception of Indiana, we play Charlotte and Atlanta four times. Everybody else in our conference we play thrice. We play everyone in the WC once, with the exception of Sacramento and Memphis. I think.
"Mike Payne is a walking-talking-hate-spewing-fire-breathing example of how exactly NOT to use supposed "statistical" analysis in the game of basketball."
by Mike Payne on Dec 6, 2011 8:22 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Expect to see a lot more this season
I’m calling it now: mid-season nip slip.
I wrote a book about time travel. Buy it and/or die. http://www.thetimetravelguide.com
The only malfunction is that he's wearing anything at all
A moose is meant to be naked.
I wrote a book about time travel. Buy it and/or die. http://www.thetimetravelguide.com
so will I, and likely Big Z in Orlando
want to join, MFWheaties?
"Mike Payne is a walking-talking-hate-spewing-fire-breathing example of how exactly NOT to use supposed "statistical" analysis in the game of basketball."
I will be living in South Florida until April 7th....
I had been planning to go right home to Michigan. But April 8th in Miami and/or April 9th in Orlando with a couple of DBB MFer’s does sound very tempting….
My federal building is way cooler than your federal building.
dude
Would be so awesome to meet up at a game, if you’re still around on the 9th, that would be teets!!
"Mike Payne is a walking-talking-hate-spewing-fire-breathing example of how exactly NOT to use supposed "statistical" analysis in the game of basketball."
I'm there, dude
If there’s any interest in sitting together, I can buy a block of tickets and we can square up at the game.
by Big Z in Orlando on Dec 7, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
hell yes
or paypal, I can shoot you $ as soon as you order up
"Mike Payne is a walking-talking-hate-spewing-fire-breathing example of how exactly NOT to use supposed "statistical" analysis in the game of basketball."
Sounds like a plan
I’ll make myself a note to get a fanshot up in January to take count of how many tickets we need. We’ll go from there.
by Big Z in Orlando on Dec 8, 2011 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe I’ll try to catch the February 22nd game against Toronto to see who can suck less and win the game.
I'll definitely be at the Toronto game
If you want to link up for another let me know.
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Suite night?
December 28th? Anybody in town?
Welcome... to the Wallace-hood
by tads on Dec 6, 2011 11:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Sadly, not sure if another suite night is in DBB’s future. The wonderful Dave Wieme, who used to set those up for DBB and N4S, is no longer with the organization. Now, if everyone wanted to pool their own money, that’s a different story …
Openers
Geez, how empty are the seats gonna be for that Cleveland game? I’m not sure which one I’m talking about, but either way.
Seriously though, not trying to be the quintessential pessimist, but I don’t know how piqued interest around town is going to be for Indiana and Cleveland to open up the year. I guess we’ll see.
I’m curious if the NBA figured the only way Detroit fans will turn out for a Cleveland game is if it’s the home opener. I mean, why bother opening against a marquee team, since those will draw any other night of the season? #conspiracytheory
(That said, if the Pistons open the season slow and the weather is especially brutal, I’d expect to see a lot of empty seats at the Palace this year — that’s a long haul for those of us not in Oakland county.)
Well the Cleveland game was always on our schedule for 12/28...
Jonas Jerebko once killed a charging female rhinoceros in heat protecting its young with nothing more than a hook shot.
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Eyeballin' it, I say 24-42.
PROVE ME WRONG, Pistons!
by Toledo Joe on Dec 7, 2011 7:45 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
I'm excited for the season to start.
But, a little scared we have to play NBA teams.
What would Earl Boykins do?
by FMFDOC8404 on Dec 7, 2011 9:50 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
I think that teams like the Spurs and Celtics could suffer mightily from the accelerated season
Calling it now…OKC in the finals against the Heat.
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and Bron goes down in game 2
forebber.
"Mike Payne is a walking-talking-hate-spewing-fire-breathing example of how exactly NOT to use supposed "statistical" analysis in the game of basketball."
Though, this year’s NBA Finals will be the equivalent of the 2nd round of the playoffs in a normal year, so that’s kind of perfect for him, huh? I wonder if Miami will invest in blindfold stock in the coming weeks.
I wrote a book about time travel. Buy it and/or die. http://www.thetimetravelguide.com
Regular season, yes. Playoffs, no.
Pop, for example, manages his roster better than anyone else in the game. And, they’ve got enough youth to keep their vets rested.
I’ll say SA finds itself in the middle of the west due to playing their best players less this year, but surprises someone in the first round.
"With logic he attacks. With statistics he defends."
He may manage his roster exceptionally well
but playing that 3rd game in 3 days is not something that any player today is used to. It may not mean that they’re more physically exhausted come playoffs, but it does mean they’ll be more susceptible to injury than they have been in previous years.
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I bet Pop sits his stars on the third leg of a bak to back to back.
"With logic he attacks. With statistics he defends."
Depending on how many they have, he might just bench them on the 2nd...
that way they don’t even play a standard back-to-back
Jonas Jerebko once killed a charging female rhinoceros in heat protecting its young with nothing more than a hook shot.
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I hope they do good this year. When I was a kid I only followed msu basketball
but during the 01-02 year I started closely following the Pistons and worshipping Chauncey Billups. There championship run in 04 was of my favorite all time sports moments especially when they destroyed the insufferable Lakers. I have lost a lot of hope during these last few years and I still havent gotten over the Iverson trade. I will still always be a Pistons fan and I hate the fact that these last few years have been dominated by the media darling teams like the Lakers, Celtics, and the Heat but heres to hoping the Pistons can turn it around. DEEEEEEETTROIIIIIIIIIT BASSSSKETTTTTTBALLLLLLLLL
by Alex Baker on Dec 7, 2011 1:02 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
"Mike Payne is a walking-talking-hate-spewing-fire-breathing example of how exactly NOT to use supposed "statistical" analysis in the game of basketball."
by Mike Payne on Dec 7, 2011 1:20 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
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