Pistons news, y'all

[Glenn]

Beat writer switch at MLive, Mayo out, "Aaron McMann" in.

[Uncle Mxy]

This guy dunked on Drummond in the Drew League:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darnellshumpert

[Uncle Mxy]

Trey in the house... and no it's not Trey Burke

http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.s...n_undraft.html

[Uncle Mxy]

I didn't know that Tim Hardaway's NBA nickname was "superdrunk":

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nb...tons/89994568/

[Uncle Mxy]

Big Ben was in town, teaching Andre Drummond free throws:

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nb...mond/90249140/

[Uncle Mxy]

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/sport...-training-camp

He loves the fans but thinks they should leave certain things up to him. Every year he feels fans and media think a certain guy didn’t get enough of a chance to make the roster.

“Screw that, he got a chance out here every day. We’re here. Just because you didn’t see him, I saw him, he had a chance, he just didn’t have a chance in front of you and the fans,’’ Van Gundy said.

“I get it because they didn’t see him, so he didn’t have a chance. The thing they need to understand is I’m not really looking for their evaluation. I have great respect for fans, love them, they’re the most important people in the game. It’s just not their role, their role is not to evaluate our roster, that’s my role,’’ Van Gundy said.

[Uncle Mxy]

Roundball One no more!

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nb...-one/91575730/

[Uncle Mxy]

Reggie Jackson is apparently not Mr. October, or probably November.

[Uncle Mxy]

Rather dumb article on demolishing cash registers:

http://www.freep.com/story/money/bus...tons/91858484/

The only way the Palace gets demolished is if the concert business gets sold off. That business has been growing, and there aren't many people who could buy it who wouldn't want/need the Palace. Look at KeyArena as an example.

[Glenn]

Smaller scale, of course, but Van Andel Arena in GR is breaking all sorts of box office (and profit) records with Kanye, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Kiss, etc. I think Garth Brooks played six or seven sold out shows over a 3-4 day span earlier this year.

They also have the Griffins, but my guess is they'd still be profitable without them. The Palace should still be profitable being in the northern suburbs, at least as long as racism exists.