20-year old rookie PF/C Greg Monroe was really solid for the Pistons last year. He played in 80 games (48 starts) for the Pistons last season and he averaged 27.8 minutes, 9.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game. Monroe shot 55.1% from the floor for the Pistons but most of his shots came from in tight to the basket. Monroe does need to improve at the free throw line as he only hit 62.2% from the free throw line and that isn’t going to cut it. I look for Monroe to work to improve both his range on his jumper and his free throw shooting in the off-season. That’s just nitpicking as he is already a fine player. He could develop into a player who averages a double-double as early as the 2011-12 season.

26-year old “power” forward Charlie Villanueva has been suspended for 5 games by the NBA after his altercation with Ryan Hollins of the Cavaliers the other night. Villanueva served the first game of his suspension last night against the Sixers and he will miss the first four games of the 2011-12 season. Villanueva finally showed some heart in the game in which he was suspended in as he is one of the softest 6′11″, 240 pound players on the planet. He played in 76 games (11 starts) for the Pistons this year and he averaged 21.9 minutes, 11.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. Villanueva has now played in 154 games (27 starts) in his first two years with the Pistons and he has averaged 22.8 minutes, 11.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Villanueva flat out stinks as his signing was one of the biggest mistakes that Pistons’ GM Joe Dumars has ever made.

The Pistons just outplayed the Sixers last night, plain and simple. Rodney Stuckey led the way for the Pistons last night with 29 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. Tayshaun Prince (14 points and 1 rebound) and Greg Monroe (10 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) also had solid games for the Pistons last night. Ben Gordon, Jason Maxiell and DaJuan Summers also pitched in with 10 points apiece for the Pistons last night. The Pistons finished up the 2010-11 regular season with a 30-52 record.

The Pistons shot 51.4% from the floor and they outrebounded the Cavs 45-34 and they still somehow lost! Rodney Stuckey led the way for the Pistons last night with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 14 assists. Chris Wilcox had another good game for the Pistons last night with 16 points and 7 rebounds in only 21 minutes. Richard Hamilton (13 points) and Greg Monroe (10 points and 10 rebounds) also pitched in with solid games. The Pistons are now 29-52 on the year.

Things didn’t look good in the first quarter as the Bobcats took a 40-25 lead, but after that the Pistons woke up as they outscored the Bobcats 87-61 in the last three quarters. The Pistons shot 55.6% from the floor last night and they outrebounded the Bobcats 39-29 which were two big reasons for the win. Rodney Stuckey (24 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 40 minutes) and Charlie Villanueva (20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot in 24 minutes) led the way for the Pistons off the bench last night. Chris Wilcox also had a solid game with 14 points and 7 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (11 points), Jason Maxiell (10 points) and Greg Monroe (10 points) also pitched in for the Pistons. The Pistons are now 29-51 on the year.