<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class="bi">Too Optimistic?</div> <div> <span style="font-style: italic">Nov 5</span> - The Pistons are excited by how quickly Rodney Stuckey is healing. He was to have the stitches removed from the hand Sunday. Swelling is down considerably in the palm, though still noticeable on the top of the hand near the stitching.</p> </p> "I am hoping to start playing after the West Coast trip," he said.</p> </p> That, too, might be optimistic. The Pistons have tentatively set the Dec. 7 game against Chicago as his target return date. -- <font color="#000000">Detroit News</font></p></div></div>
