I thought Hollinger was the most off when it came to the Wiz though… third from last in the East?!?! That really comes out of nowhere. Arenas, Butler, and Jamison… no guy in the middle, but really, they can score in bunches.

My over-under on the Pistons is 55. I think they’ll be closer to 60 than 50.

That’s just one of the myriad of things I see wrong with Hollinger’s predictions. His views are all kinds of screwed up and I’m not going to put one more ounce of energy into even thinking about his ridiculous predictions.

Brad, it Detroit is a joke, then that caller and host need to know that the Wiz are a feature-length, stand-up special.

I live in the DC area and was listening to the local sports radio guys analyze the East. They were all luke warm on anybody winning the East. A caller called in and said… and I quote “Detroit is a JOKE!!” And you know what the worst thing was, one of the radio hosts AGREED with him.

I know I eat the cornbread and drink the kool-aid from time to time, but really aren’t Boston and the Pistons the only Eastern teams that actually improved over the offseason? Maybe NY.

This will be fun to be the surprise team of the year for the 7th time in a row.

Unfortunately, i wasn’t impressed by Flip, i have backed up Flip for awhile. But to me, it seemed like he was “out of place” and everytime he drived to the lane he did not seem to have full control of the ball and SOMETIMES got the foul.

Jason Maxiell has slimmed down a TON. He had a few monster dunks, but he still can’t make FTs.

Jarvis Hayes was probably the most impressive player, period. That guy can flat out score! He’s definitely an upgrade from any other SF the Pistons have had to backup Prince.

Cheikh Samb is easily 7′ tall & can block shots, but he’s a STIFF.

Aaron Afflalo is the exact same type of player as Rip… moves very well w/o the ball and can fill it up from the perimeter.

Amir Johnson is the real deal. He can score in the post + run and jump as well as anyone on the floor. He’s definitely no taller than 6′9″ or maybe 6′10″, contrary to reports that he may be pushing 7′.

Nazr Mohammed played better than any other big man, hands down. He was active, scored in the post, passed well to the cutters, rebounded, and even had 2 steals. I’m not saying he’s incredible or anything, and I still want to see Webber as a Piston this season, but if Nazr can do those things consistently, he’ll be a valuable big man off the bench.

Rodney Stuckey takes it to the hoop aggressively every time he gets the ball. He either gets a layup or 2 FTs. That’s HUGE! I think he, like Hayes, will be the best backup at his position that the Pistons have had in a LONG time.

GO PISTONS!