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Authored by James M. Morisette - December 22, 2005 - 2:11 am

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During the course of the past 23 regular season games of the 2005 – 2006 NBA campaign, Joe Dumars and the Detroit Pistons have proven nothing short of extraordinary. With 20 wins and just 3 losses, this veteran team is off to their best start in franchise history. Not only is General Saunders and his basketball infantry outgunning their opponents by an average of 8.3 points per game (99.9 - 91.6 ppg), but they are also defeating their opponents using whatever means they deem necessary, whether it may be in a shootout or a grind it out affair.

However, as well as the Pistons have played thus far, many critics question whether or not this team will be able to continue this rapid pace of winning up over the course of an 82 game season. NBA fans around the nation may very well discover the answer to this question after the Pistons play Golden State, San Antonio, Toronto, Miami, and Cleveland over the course of the next ten days.

Should the Billups and company find a way to defeat these five foes, the wildly burning question will become not whether the 25 - 3 Pistons will be able to break the all time franchise record of 63 regular season victories set by the 1998 - 1989 NBA Champion Pistons; but whether the Pistons will be able to break the NBA record of 72 regular season victories set by Michael Jordan and the 1995-1996 World Champion Chicago Bulls. While accomplishing the latter appears to be a very tall order at this point in the season, the Pistons, if they continue to play the way they have been to this point, may very well pop up on the radar of the All Time Greatest NBA Teams.

James M. Morisette covers the Detroit Pistons and Lions for http://www.realgm.com. He can be reached at jamesmorisette@yahoo.com