Pistons bench struggles without Williamson, James
Posted by: Leelanau Sports Guy on 
Dec 7th, 2004 | 
Filed under: Leland Comets
An article about this year’s version of the Pistons, not quite as good as last year’s without “Big Nasty” Corliss Williamson according to this article.
Nasty surprise
Yahoo! Sports article by John Hollinger, SI.com
Welcome to the brave new world of the 2004-05 NBA, where the the Suns and Sonics are unbeatable, the Wizards have the best record in the East, and the Pacers find themselves playing with Jamaal Tinsley and four guys from the Ft. Wayne YMCA.
So given those developments, perhaps it’s no surprise that the defending champion Pistons are just 9-8 after 17 games. Of course, the fight with Indiana has been the main attention-getter in Detroit’s campaign, and the team clearly was hurt by Ben Wallace’s six-game suspension.
However, that shouldn’t mask the champs’ genuine struggles. Flash back, if you will, to how things stood right before the cup of ice hit Ron Artest. The Pistons were getting absolutely smoked in their own building, 97-82, by the Pacers. This was their third double-digit loss in eight games, without a single double-digit win to the team’s credit.
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