2010–11 Detroit Pistons season

Detroit Pistons
2010–11 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	John Kuester
General manager	Joe Dumars
Owners	Karen Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	30–52 (.366)
Place	Division: 4th (Central); Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Detroit
Radio	WWJ, WXYT-AM and FM

The 2010–11 Detroit Pistons season was the 70th season of the franchise, the 63rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 54th in the Detroit area.

NBA Draft 2010

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	7	Greg Monroe	F/C	United States	Georgetown
2	36	Terrico White	G	United States	Ole Miss

Roster

Roster listing

2010–11 Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
G	12	Bynum, Will	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–01–04	Georgia Tech
G/F	5	Daye, Austin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–06–05	Gonzaga
G	7	Gordon, Ben	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1983–04–04	Connecticut
G/F	32	Hamilton, Richard (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1978–02–14	Connecticut
F	33	Jerebko, Jonas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	1987–03–02	Sweden
F/C	54	Maxiell, Jason	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1983–02–18	Cincinnati
G/F	1	McGrady, Tracy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1979–05–24	Mt. Zion Christian Academy
F/C	10	Monroe, Greg	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1990–06–04	Georgetown
F	22	Prince, Tayshaun (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1990–06–04	Kentucky
G	3	Stuckey, Rodney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1986–04–21	Eastern Washington
F	35	Summers, DaJuan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1988–01–24	Georgetown
F	31	Villanueva, Charlie	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1984–08–24	Connecticut
C	6	Wallace, Ben (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1974–10–10	Virginia Union
G	23	White, Terrico	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1990–03–07	Mississippi
F/C	9	Wilcox, Chris	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1982–09–03	Maryland

Head coach

John Kuester (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Darrell Walker (Arkansas)
Pat Sullivan (North Carolina)
Bill Pope (Kansas)
Brian Hill (Kennedy College)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2010-10-20

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 3–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 5	@ Miami	L 89–105	Ben Gordon (17)	Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva (5)	Rodney Stuckey (5)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	0–1
2	October 8	Milwaukee	W 115–110 (OT)	Austin Daye (21)	Austin Daye (7)	Will Bynum (9)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,821	1–1
3	October 11	Atlanta	W 94–85	Rodney Stuckey (16)	Greg Monroe (7)	Richard Hamilton (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,591	2–1
4	October 13	Dallas	L 96–101	Austin Daye (16)	Ben Wallace, Jason Maxiell (8)	Rodney Stuckey (6)	Van Andel Arena 10,207	2–2
5	October 15	@ Minnesota	L 88–99	Austin Daye (18)	Austin Daye (11)	Will Bynum (5)	Carrier Dome 11,747	2–3
6	October 16	@ Charlotte	L 94–97	Rodney Stuckey (25)	Greg Monroe (8)	Rodney Stuckey, Will Bynum (5)	Colonial Life Arena 6,847	2–4
7	October 19	Washington	W 98–92	Rodney Stuckey (34)	Ben Wallace (11)	Rodney Stuckey (7)	Huntington Center 6,424	3–4
8	October 22	Memphis	L 103–106	Austin Daye (22)	Ben Wallace (8)	Rodney Stuckey (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,528	3–5

2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
z-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–	36–5	26–15	15–1
x-Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	25	24–17	13–28	9–7
Milwaukee Bucks	35	47	.427	27	22–19	13–28	6–10
Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	32	21–20	9–32	7–9
Cleveland Cavaliers	19	63	.232	43	12–29	7–34	3–13

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Miami Heat	58	24	.707	4
3	y-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	6
4	x-Orlando Magic	52	30	.634	10
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	18
6	x-New York Knicks	42	40	.512	20
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	21
8	x-Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	25

9	Milwaukee Bucks	35	47	.427	27
10	Charlotte Bobcats	34	48	.415	28
11	Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	32
12	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	38
13	Washington Wizards	23	59	.280	39
14	Toronto Raptors	22	60	.268	40
15	Cleveland Cavaliers	19	63	.232	43

Game log

2010–11 game log
Total: 30–52 (Home: 21–20; Road: 9–32)

October: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)

November: 6–9 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–6)

December: 5–9 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–6)

January: 6–9 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–7)

February: 5–8 (Home: 3–6; Road: 2–2)

March: 4–9 (Home: 4–2; Road: 0–7)

April: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2)

2010–11 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

NBA roster statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Will Bynum	61	5	18.4	.448	.320	.836	1.2	3.2	0.9	0.1	7.9
Austin Daye	72	16	20.1	.410	.401	.759	3.8	1.1	0.5	0.5	7.5
Ben Gordon	82	27	26.0	.440	.402	.850	2.4	2.1	0.6	0.2	11.2
Richard Hamilton	55	39	27.2	.429	.382	.849	2.3	3.1	0.7	0.1	14.1
Jason Maxiell	57	14	16.3	.492	.0	.515	3.0	0.3	0.4	0.4	4.2
Tracy McGrady	72	39	23.4	.442	.341	.698	3.5	3.5	0.9	0.5	8.0
Greg Monroe	80	48	27.8	.551	.0	.622	7.5	1.3	1.2	0.6	9.4
Tayshaun Prince	78	78	32.8	.473	.347	.702	4.2	2.8	0.4	0.5	14.1
Rodney Stuckey	70	54	31.2	.439	.289	.866	3.1	5.2	1.1	0.1	15.5
DaJuan Summers	22	1	9.0	.406	.429	.450	0.5	0.1	0.1	.0	3.4
Charlie Villanueva	76	11	21.9	.442	.387	.767	3.9	0.6	0.6	0.6	11.1
Ben Wallace	54	49	22.9	.450	.500	.333	6.5	1.3	1.0	1.0	2.9
Chris Wilcox	57	29	17.5	.581	.000	.562	4.8	0.8	0.5	0.3	7.4

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Will Bynum	Signed 3 Year Contract For $10.5 Million[1]	Detroit Pistons
Ben Wallace	Signed 2 Year Contract For $3.8 Million[2]	Detroit Pistons
Tracy McGrady	Signed 1 Year Contract For $1.35 Million[3]	New York Knicks

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Kwame Brown	Free Agent	Charlotte Bobcats

References

"Pistons, Will Bynum OK three-year, $10.5M deal". ESPN.com. 28 July 2010.
"Wallace re-signs with Pistons for 2 years, $3.8M". ESPN.com. 4 August 2010.
"Pistons' McGrady says he has 'a lot in the tank'". ESPN.com. 16 August 2010.

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[1] "Pistons, Will Bynum OK three-year, $10.5M deal". ESPN.com. 28 July 2010.

[2] "Wallace re-signs with Pistons for 2 years, $3.8M". ESPN.com. 4 August 2010.

[3] "Pistons' McGrady says he has 'a lot in the tank'". ESPN.com. 16 August 2010.