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The Works Gives Thanks

This is a very special (day before) Thanksgiving edition of The Works. After my wife and I braved the great Seattle ice-wall of 2010 to reach the airport -- passing wrecked cars and reliving "The Road" every step of the way -- I started thinking about the holiday. Not "the holidays," you ding-bat; the humble pilgrims...

Rodney Stuckey Day-to-Day With Dizziness

The Pistons were absolutely destroyed by the Celtics last night, and most of the damage was done in the second quarter in which Boston outscored Detroit 30-10. With seven seconds left in the half, the Pistons called a timeout, but after taking the in-bounds pass, Rodney Stuckey held onto the ball for a few seconds before...

Billups Is Better but Still Questionable

Chauncey Billups has made improvements in his recovery from a strained hamstring, but the Pistons refuse to let him rush him back. From Krista Jahnke of the Detroit Free Press:"I don't even know what we are. What are we? OK, 3-1," strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander said. "To me, it doesn't make a difference. I...

Grant Hill Regrets His Last Days as a Piston

Sadly, Grant Hill's last seven years in the league have been nothing like his first six with Detroit. In fact, he was damaged goods before he even bolted the Pistons for Orlando's big bucks, having injured his left foot late in the 2000 season. And while it's usually not Hill's personality to say anything even remotely...

There's Something In the Water In Detroit ...

... and trainer Arnie Kander put it there. From the Detroit Free Press:He and assistant Dave Boyer balance the pH levels of each player's water using alkaline drops. On the road, they forgo tap water and buy bulk supplies of their favored bottled water at grocery stores, then they pH balance it at the hotel before the...