NBA News for March 30: More Riley vs. Ainge; Cody Zeller’s draft prospects; Stackhouse’s future?

Here’s Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press on the Pistons’ coaching situation: “After the team’s 99-82 thumping by the Toronto Raptors on Friday, coach Lawrence Frank was asked whether the team has quit on him. “We haven’t quit and I think that would be totally unfair and not right,” Frank said. “Because if you quit, (we’d) quit right from the beginning of the game.” Frank was referencing the solid start, energized by the return of Andre Drummond. But a 19-point third quarter from Rudy Gay and a 36-point barrage from the Raptors sealed the Pistons fate. Frank has a three-year deal with an option for a fourth, but it’s beginning to look dicey as to whether he will make his third season. A decision will come from owner Tom Gores at the end of the season.”

Damian Lillard had words for referee(s) during game but nothing after: "No fouls were called so I guess they didn't happen."

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Interesting story here courtesy of Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Tribune: “The same day Derrick Rose had surgery to repair the torn ACL in his left knee, his older brother Reggie Rose told me how a similar knee injury adversely affected his college basketball career. No doubt Reggie’s unfortunate experience is influencing Derrick’s decision to be extra cautious about when to return to the Bulls. Reggie never has said he was or could have been as good as Derrick, but he was not too shabby. He led the city in scoring as a 6-foot-3, 180-pound senior guard at Hubbard High School. Reggie was set to accept a scholarship offer to play at Cincinnati, but poor entrance test scores ruled out that possibility, according to news reports. On that evening last April when Derrick tore his ACL against the 76ers during the playoffs, Reggie had a front-row seat at the United Center and he knew immediately what had happened. “When (Derrick) jumped and fell down, I could see him pressing his knee like he was trying to push something back in,” Reggie told me then. “I was with my friend and I looked at him. He said: ‘What? He twisted his ankle?’ I said: ‘Naw, I think he tore his ACL.’ As soon as he did it, I kind of figured that was what it was. Just looking and knowing what happened to me … I tore mine in ’94. Now, today with the medical stuff they have now, I think he has better physicians, better equipment and everything so he can come back strong.” “

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Dan Malone is a journalism student at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He blogs, edits and learns things on the fly for Sheridan Hoops. Follow him on Twitter.

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