Pistons Win, Wolverines Lose

Pistons Win, Lose Arroyo

It was a busy weekend for the Pistons. Saturday night, the Pistons beat the Knicks 91-61. Richard Hamilton led all scoring with 18 points and Chauncey Billups added 10 assists.

The Knicks struggled from all areas with a 36.1 percent field goal percentage, 10 percent from the three point line, and 53.3 percent from the free throw line. Jamal Crawford led the team in scoring with 14 points.

Bad news came in the third quarter. Ariza inadvertently clocked Carlos Arroyo, breaking his nose. Carlos is expected to have surgery on the nose and will miss the Pistons’ next game. After that I’d look for Arroyo to show up in a mask for the remainder of the season.

Larry Brown, coaching with the flu, didn’t appear before the media to denounce rumors of him going to New York. "I've got the flu," Brown said in a brief interview with The Associated Press on his cell phone from his office. "Sorry, that's all I have to say."

Rumors continue to swirl around Brown taking the Knicks the job. Brown said the Knicks was his dream job and praised the job Isiah Thomas has done in New York. It is still hard to tell if Isiah would wait for Brown next year, if the Pistons would release Brown, or if Brown would want to take the job. Still, you have to wonder, and wonder how the team is handling the comments.

Wolverines Blown Out

Michigan fell to 12-9 with a loss to Purdue 84-55 on Sunday.

Matt Kiefer led the Boilermakers with 19 points and eight rebounds. Chris Hunter and Graham brown added 11 points for the Wolverines.

It was another day of dismal shooting. The Wolverines shot 39.6 percent from the field and 50 percent from the free throw lines. They are without Horton and Abram, two of the most important players on the team, and lack someone they can call clutch. They also struggle consistently from the free throw line.

Next up for Michigan is Minnesota in Ann Arbor on Wednesday.