“Discomfort” usually isn’t enough to bench an all-star on a team that is struggling to maintain a playoff seed, so I’m going to go out a limb and say that there were probably some pretty harsh words exchanged behind closed doors. Whether it was Dumars vs. Iverson or Iverson vs. Dumars or Iverson vs. Curry, this news is going to hurt the team in the playoffs–if they can get that far.

“After talking with Allen and our medical staff, we feel that resting Allen for the remainder of the season is the best course of action at this time,” said Dumars. “While he has played in our last three games, he is still feeling some discomfort and getting him physically ready to compete at the level he is accustomed to playing this late in the season does not seem possible at this point.”

Quote source: Pistons.com

Detroit pulled off a 100-93 win in Toronto yesterday night- without Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess, or Allen Iverson.  Chauncey still hasn’t taken his physical over in Denver, but it is scheduled for today so Iverson is almost guaranteed against the Nets on Friday.

It was “one of those games” for Tayshaun, who knocked down 10 of 13 and finished with 27 points, 9 rebounds.  He was unguardable last night, swooping to the bucket at will.

There were so many second-chance points that fell in favor of Detroit.  I can’t remember how many times Amir or Sheed would tip the ball in after a miss, or swipe it back up to Stuckey or Bynum at the point.

On the subject of Will Bynum, what can I say about him?  He really came out of nowhere.  The guy can get to the rim at any time, whenever he wants to.  His box score doesn’t show it, but he has some serious potential and I hope his role only expands.  Wonder why we’re winning without an Iverson or a Billups?  There’s your answer.

Jose Calderon has nothing on Rodney Stuckey.

Bosh was a force last night, and even though he missed 13 of his 24 attempts, he was the reason Toronto was as close as they were.

Sheed hit a monster three ball from about 6 feet behind the line.

Amir Johnson picked up his first foul 51 seconds into the game.  I know the refs are a bit tough on him, but he really just has to learn to play defense that isn’t right up on the other man.