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Trader Joe: Some Possible Moves Pistons GM Joe Dumars Should Consider

It is an ominous time to be a Detroit Pistons fan. Not only are you dealing with the first season in recent memory in which the playoffs seem like a difficult endeavor, but you are watching an entirely different team take the court this season...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 6 days ago 571 reads 17 comments
Who Are These Detroit Pistons? They Arent Your Daddy's, But Are They Yours?

A funny thing happened the other day in the Wierenga household, something that undoubtedly has played out (and will play out) over the course of this NBA basketball season...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 7 days ago 252 reads 6 comments
Growing Pains: Detroit Pistons Not Quite Ready for Showtime

So far this season, the Detroit Pistons have been a hard team to figure out. Some nights they appear to be a fairly cohesive bunch, able to execute equally well with their bench and first unit...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 17 days ago 147 reads 3 comments
To The Iverson Apologists: There Is No A.I. In Team

On Saturday, Allen Iverson was officially granted a leave of absence from the Memphis Grizzlies to tend to a "personal matter". To speculate on what those personal matters may be would be inappropriate, but one can not help but notice the timing...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 22 days ago 758 reads 68 comments
Changing of the Guard?: The Significance of Detroit Pistons' Victory Over Magic

There was something different about this victory. Sure, the Detroit Pistons have had the Orlando Magic's number over the past couple seasons, going 9-3 (not including Tuesday night), including a five-game win in the playoffs two years ago...

Written by Jay Wierenga about about 1 month ago 367 reads 6 comments
The Detroit Pistons Have Issues: What to Watch For This Season

As the NBA season fast approaches, the Detroit Pistons and their fans are in unfamiliar territory. For the first time since the beginning of this decade, the Pistons are not considered to be serious contenders for a championship...

Written by Jay Wierenga about about 1 month ago 372 reads 4 comments
Good Riddance, but Leave the Banners

To say the least, this article is belated. Nonetheless, just because time has passed does not mean that the wounds are any less present or visible...

Written by Jay Wierenga about about 1 month ago 85 reads 0 comments
Finally in The Right Layne?: Stafford Lifts The Lions in One Fell Swoop

On Sunday at around 1pm Pacific time, I felt a slight breeze out on the West Coast in my small apartment in Portland...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 2 months ago 266 reads 3 comments
The Future Is Now for Stafford and the Lions, But Is It the Right Move?

The Detroit Lions have named their starting quarterback, and in doing so, they have made the decisive move on declaring their path towards the future. They even picked the appropriate day for doing so—Labor Day...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 2 months ago 289 reads 30 comments
The 86 Board Presents: Who Should Go No. 1 in Fantasy Football?

(The 86 Board is the fantasy sports edition of my column. To those of you unfamiliar with the inner-workings of the restaurant industry and it's unique vernacular, the "86 board" is the list of items that a restaurant is out of...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 3 months ago 203 reads 3 comments
Why Does Portland Only Have the Blazers?

What do Cincinnati, Tampa, Oakland, St. Louis, Kansas City, Atlanta, Miami, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland all have in common? Each of these cities have both a Major League Baseball and a National Football League team...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 3 months ago 195 reads 5 comments
To Start or Not To Start Stafford: A Historical Analysis

As training camp rapidly approaches, many eyes will be directed at a certain team in southeastern Michigan that went winless a year ago. It's not because people outside of Michigan suddenly began to care about the Detroit Lions...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 4 months ago 296 reads 15 comments
John Kuester: The 'Ship Builder Is At It Again

Leave it to Joe Dumars, he will always keep you guessing. And if you are a citizen of the Detroit Pistons nation, you likely will be second guessing. Dumars has come under fire from the folks in this small yet not so humble country...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 4 months ago 407 reads 2 comments
An Open and Honest Plea to Joe Dumars

Oh no, here we go again. As the free agent season opened today, what has been (and figures to continue to be) the most exciting offseason in recent memory for Detroit became a little more interesting...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 5 months ago 225 reads 8 comments
Auf Wiedersehen!: Michael Curry Experiment Is Over In Detroit

I honestly contemplated giving this article the title "Curry Ousted, and God's Existence Proven in One Fell Swoop", but I figured this would be just a little bit hyperbolic. But only a little bit...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 5 months ago 89 reads 4 comments
Magglio Ordonez Situation Tough on Tigers and Fans: Stop the Insanity!

I have had it with Magglio Ordonez. Okay, I should preface this by saying how much I appreciate what Ordonez has meant to my beloved Detroit Tigers and the fans in general...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 5 months ago 276 reads 11 comments
Phase One Complete: What The Pistons Draft Says About The Future

Just when I think I know what is going on in Joe Dumars' head, he removes his cap and pulls out a surprise. Notice I did not say rabbit. The phrase "pull a rabbit out of the hat" has come to imply something impressive...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 5 months ago 531 reads 8 comments
A New Turk in The Palace?: Detroit Pistons' Options Expanding

This offseason has a retro-feel amongst Detroit Pistons fans. Although Detroit had a lot of success over the past decade, it is somewhat easy to remember a time when the spring months meant offseason speculation rather than postseason viewing...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 5 months ago 852 reads 10 comments
Dream Matchup? Good For The Game, Bad For Casual Fans

A funny thing happened on the way to NBA commissioner David Stern's dream match up. LeBron James lost. While many casual basketball fans may be disappointed, most true fans of the game (outside ...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 6 months ago 54 reads 1 comments
Got Tickets?: The D-Train Has Finally Arrived In Motown!

Now that is how you shut up the critics! In his second outing of the season, and just the 10th of his Detroit Tigers tenure, Dontrelle Willis notched his first victory of the season. Additionally, it was his first victory while playing for Detroit...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 6 months ago 116 reads 4 comments
For the Detroit Lions, Progress Starts With a Purr

Maybe the Detroit Lions have finally figured it out. So far this off season, the Lions have made some strikingly sane moves. First, they dealt defensive lineman Cory Redding for linebacker Julian Peterson...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 6 months ago 744 reads 6 comments
Quality Over Quantity: Detroit Tigers' Lineup Finding New Ways To Win

The Detroit Tigers are having fun, and the fans are taking notice. Coming off of their disastrous 2008 campaign, most prognosticators and fans alike had low expectations heading into 2009...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 6 months ago 258 reads 1 comments
Unrequited Legacy: Are The Pistons The Most Underrated?

This season is all but over for the Detroit Pistons. After their most recent showing in game two of their series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, it appears that this could be the end of the Pistons as we know them...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 7 months ago 417 reads 5 comments
Pistons Playoff Preview: This Could Be a Short Ride

Well, now the Pistons know who they will be playing in the first round of the playoffs. Sadly, it is the team the Pistons are least built to play in the opening round...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 7 months ago 310 reads 8 comments
Reason for Optimism?:Detroit Tigers Show They Have Plenty of Bite Left

For the throngs of Tiger fans and critics alike, today's game was for you. For the talking heads and assorted prognosticators who have predicted another disappointing season in Detroit, today's game was for you...

Written by Jay Wierenga about 7 months ago 212 reads 1 comments

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Jay Wierenga Article Archive

Trader Joe: Some Possible Moves Pistons GM Joe Dumars Should Consider

Who Are These Detroit Pistons? They Arent Your Daddy's, But Are They Yours?

Growing Pains: Detroit Pistons Not Quite Ready for Showtime

To The Iverson Apologists: There Is No A.I. In Team

Changing of the Guard?: The Significance of Detroit Pistons' Victory Over Magic

The Detroit Pistons Have Issues: What to Watch For This Season

Good Riddance, but Leave the Banners

Finally in The Right Layne?: Stafford Lifts The Lions in One Fell Swoop

The Future Is Now for Stafford and the Lions, But Is It the Right Move?

The 86 Board Presents: Who Should Go No. 1 in Fantasy Football?

Why Does Portland Only Have the Blazers?

To Start or Not To Start Stafford: A Historical Analysis

John Kuester: The 'Ship Builder Is At It Again

An Open and Honest Plea to Joe Dumars

Auf Wiedersehen!: Michael Curry Experiment Is Over In Detroit

Magglio Ordonez Situation Tough on Tigers and Fans: Stop the Insanity!

Phase One Complete: What The Pistons Draft Says About The Future

A New Turk in The Palace?: Detroit Pistons' Options Expanding

Dream Matchup? Good For The Game, Bad For Casual Fans

Got Tickets?: The D-Train Has Finally Arrived In Motown!

For the Detroit Lions, Progress Starts With a Purr

Quality Over Quantity: Detroit Tigers' Lineup Finding New Ways To Win

Unrequited Legacy: Are The Pistons The Most Underrated?

Pistons Playoff Preview: This Could Be a Short Ride

Reason for Optimism?:Detroit Tigers Show They Have Plenty of Bite Left

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