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PER Diem: Jan. 23, 2009

By John Hollinger
ESPN.com

Friday, January 23, 2009

So what's up with the Pistons? Detroit came into the season expecting to challenge Boston for Eastern Conference supremacy, much as it did a year ago. Instead, the Pistons checked into midseason at 24-17 with a barely positive point differential despite playing the easy part of their schedule (just a .459 opponent winning percentage). The Pistons are just 17th in this morning's Power Rankings, and the Playoff Odds give them an 18.9 percent chance of missing the postseason entirely. More likely, ...

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