<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">There's no panic on Five Championship Drive. They'll let the "Goin' to Work" era of Pistons basketball run its natural course -- but understand that history is working against them. The Eastern Conference remains a jumbled mass of mediocrity, but it's still quite a leap to believe that the Pistons have enough gas in the tank for a fifth straight trip to the Eastern finals. Radical change is a year away. There's an increasing suspicion that point guard Chauncey Billups is playing his last season in Detroit. He'll opt out of his contract, seeking a maximum deal. But Billups' real value to the Pistons is a sign-and-trade chip that could bring in a couple of younger pieces next season.</div> Read more...
