X-Indiana Pacers 54-28 (3) Heading into the 2017-2018 NBA season, there were some expectations that the Indiana Pacers could contend for a playoff spot, but they were not expected to be a good as they were. The Pacers were able to win 48 games, and in the process they pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers for the [...]
Is the return of Dwyane Wade enough to get the Miami Heat to the NBA Playoffs?
X-Cleveland Cavaliers 55-27 (1) The last three NBA seasons have seen the Cleveland Cavaliers re-emerge as one of the better teams in the NBA. The Cavaliers have made three consecutive trips to the NBA Finals, but they have only been able to claim one championship. The Cavs have met the Golden State Warriors in three [...]
Stan Van Gundy Stan Van Gundy is close to finishing his third season as the head coach/president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons. Van Gundy took over a Pistons team that was looking to get back on track after six straight seasons without a playoff appearance. Last season Van Gundy was able [...]
It was recently announced that the Detroit Pistons had a deal in place to relocate to the downtown area in the Motor City. The Pistons have not played regularly in the city limits of Detroit since 1978 when they called the Cobo Arena home. From 1979-1988, the Pistons played their home games at the Pontiac [...]
Y-Cleveland Cavaliers 59-23 (1) The Cleveland Cavaliers will enter the 2016-2017 NBA season in an unfamiliar spot as they will be the hunted instead of the hunter. The Cavaliers are coming off of their first NBA Championship in franchise history after an epic comeback against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals that saw [...]
The 2016 NBA Playoffs could be a stepping stone for the Detroit Pistons.
During the 2000's, the Detroit Pistons were one of the top NBA franchises. In the decade, the Pistons would make the postseason in all but one year which included winning the NBA Championship in 2004. But that Pistons success eventually came to an end as the last six NBA seasons ended without a trip to [...]
Will the emergence of center Andre Drummond be enough for the Detroit Pistons to make the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2009?
Y-Cleveland Cavaliers 56-26 (1) LeBron James In the blink of an eye the Cleveland Cavaliers once again became contenders in the NBA when small forward LeBron James decided to return to the team in the summer of 2014. And in James' first season back with the Cavaliers, he was able to get them [...]