SB Nation Detroit: All Posts by Pardeep Toorhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48919/detroit-fave.png2013-01-06T08:00:08-05:00https://detroit.sbnation.com/authors/pardeep-toor/rss2013-01-06T08:00:08-05:002013-01-06T08:00:08-05:00Pistons aim for five wins in a row vs. Bobcats
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<p>Jason Maxiell has two double-doubles in the last three games to spark the Pistons. </p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/">Detroit Pistons</a> will look for their fifth win in a row when they host the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/charlotte-bobcats">Charlotte Bobcats</a> at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Sunday.</p>
<p>The Pistons' current winning streak is their longest of the season as they have defeated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hothothoops.com/">Miami Heat</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewhoop.com/">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.sactownroyalty.com/">Sacramento Kings</a> and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.peachtreehoops.com/">Atlanta Hawks</a> in the last four games.</p>
<p>The Pistons are now 13-22 on the season and just 3.5 games behind the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a> for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.</p>
<p>The Bobcats have lost 19 of their last 20 games after starting the season with a 7-5 record.</p>
<p><span>Kemba Walker</span> is averaging 17.8 points, 6.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game, leading the Bobcats in all three categories.</p>
<p>The meeting between the two teams also marks the return of <span>Ben Gordon</span> to Detroit for the first time since being traded to Charlotte in the off-season. Gordon is averaging 13.4 points off the bench for the Bobcats this season.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/pistons/2013/1/6/3839432/detroit-pistons-charlotte-bobcats-previewPardeep Toor2013-01-05T14:57:19-05:002013-01-05T14:57:19-05:00Pat Narduzzi denies USC rumors
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<p>Pat Narduzzi has not spoken to USC about a coaching position. </p> <p>Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi denied rumors that he will be the next defensive coordinator at Southern California, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2013/01/michigan_state_defensive_coord_5.html">Mike Griffith of Mlive.com. </a></p>
<p>Narduzzi told Griffith that "there is absolutely no truth to anything that has been said about me coaching at USC."</p>
<p>Narduzzi also said that he has not spoken with anyone from USC.</p>
<p>Monte Kiffin was the defensive coordinator for the Trojans last season and earned $1.5 million. Narduzzi made $500,000 at Michigan State where he coached the best defense in the Big Ten for the second consecutive season.</p>
<p>The Michigan State defense gave up just 16.3 points per game this year which ranked ninth nationally. Michigan State ranked in the top 10 in the country in all major defensive categories this past season.</p>
<p>Narduzzi was also a candidate for the vacant head coach position at Cincinnati earlier this offseason, but the Bearcats opted to hire Tommy Tuberville away from Texas Tech.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-state-football/2013/1/5/3839914/pat-narduzzi-rumors-uscPardeep Toor2012-12-31T08:00:16-05:002012-12-31T08:00:16-05:00Outback Bowl: South Carolina vs. Michigan odds
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<p>South Carolina is favored by 6 points in the Outback Bowl. </p> <p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks" class="sbn-auto-link">South Carolina Gamecocks</a> are favored to beat Michigan by 6 points in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1. The Gamecocks opened as a 4-point favorite, but the line has since continued to shift in their favor.</p>
<p>South Carolina has lost just twice this season while earning impressive wins against then No. 5 Georgia and No. 11 Clemson in its regular season finale on Nov. 24. The Gamecocks' losses came against LSU and Florida who were both ranked in the top-ten at the time.</p>
<p>Michigan has lost four games this year including early defeats to No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama. Michigan's only win against a ranked opponent this season came against No. 24 Northwestern on Nov. 10.</p>
<p><i>Visits <a target="_blank" href="http://www.oddsshark.com/ncaaf/odds">OddsShark.com</a> for odds on all of this year's college football bowl games and information on other sports. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/odds">SB Nation</a> also posts all of the college football odds every week. Visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maizenbrew.com/">Maize N Brew</a> for all the news updates on the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/michigan-wolverines" class="sbn-auto-link">Michigan Wolverines</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.garnetandblackattack.com/">Garnet & Black Attack</a> for the latest on South Carolina.</i></p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-football/2012/12/31/3809964/2013-outback-bowl-michigan-south-carolina-spread-oddsPardeep Toor2012-12-30T08:00:11-05:002012-12-30T08:00:11-05:00Bears vs. Lions: Game time, TV, injury upates
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<p>The Detroit Lions will attempt to snap their seven-game losing streak on Sunday. </p> <p>The <a href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Detroit Lions</a> will attempt to end their season on a positive note as they attempt to snap a seven-game losing streak when they play the <a href="https://www.windycitygridiron.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Chicago Bears</a> on Sunday.</p>
<p>The Bears are coming off a 28-13 win over the <a href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Arizona Cardinals</a> last Sunday but lost three in a row before the win to drop out of the playoff picture. At 9-6 on the season, the Bears will need a win over the Lions and a loss by the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Minnesota Vikings</a> to get into the playoffs. The Vikings will host the <a href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Green Bay Packers</a> this Sunday.</p>
<p>The Bears defeated the Lions 13-7 on Oct. 22.</p>
<p><b>Game Date/Time:</b> Sunday Dec. 30 at 1:00 p.m. EST</p>
<p><b>Location:</b> Detroit, Mich.</p>
<p><b>TV Schedule:</b> FOX<br><br><b>TV Distribution Map:</b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/">The506.com</a> <br><br><b>Radio Schedule:</b> Sirius 117, 135</p>
<p><i>Visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.prideofdetroit.com/">Pride of Detroit</a> for more news and updates on the Detroit Lions. Also visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.windycitygridiron.com/">Windy City Gridiron</a> for all the information on the Chicago Bears. </i></p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/lions/2012/12/30/3809892/lions-bears-2012-schedule-tv-time-injury-updatesPardeep Toor2012-12-29T21:31:31-05:002012-12-29T21:31:31-05:00Michigan Tech defeats Michigan, 4-0
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<p>Michigan Tech goalie Phoenix Copley shut out Michigan in the Great Lakes Invitational semifinals. </p> <p>Michigan Tech dominated from start to finish as they defeated Michigan, 4-0, in the semifinals of the Great Lakes Invitational.</p>
<p>The Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Alex Petan and <span>Jujhar Khaira</span>. After a scoreless second period, Petan scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway to extend Michigan Tech's lead to 3-0 in the third.</p>
<p>Tommy Brown scored the final goal of the game to put Michigan Tech ahead 4-0.</p>
<p>The Wolverines were without top defenseman Jon Merrill who was out due to an injury and <span>Jacob Trouba</span>, who is playing for Team USA at the World Junior Championships. Michigan Tech was without top goal-scorer Blake Pietila, who is also a member of Team USA.</p>
<p>This was the first matchup between Red Berenson and his former assistant Mel Pearson, who is now the head coach at Michigan Tech.</p>
<p>Michigan Tech will play Western Michigan for the GLI championship Sunday, and Michigan will play Michigan State in the third-place game.</p>
<p>Michigan had won the invitational in four of the last five years, including the last two straight</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-hockey/2012/12/29/3816212/gli-hockey-2012-michigan-michigan-techPardeep Toor2012-12-29T20:31:39-05:002012-12-29T20:31:39-05:00Denard Robinson has practiced on return teams
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<p>Denard Robinson may play multiple roles for Michigan in the Outback Bowl. </p> <p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/michigan-wolverines" class="sbn-auto-link">Michigan</a> may use <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/76856/denard-robinson">Denard Robinson</a> in a variety of roles against <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks" class="sbn-auto-link">South Carolina</a> in the Outback Bowl, according to <a href="http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2012/12/denard_robinson_practicing_on.html" target="_blank">Kyle Meinke of Mlive.com.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2012/12/denard_robinson_practicing_on.html" target="_blank">Michigan coach Brady Hoke told Meinke</a> that Robinson has practiced "a little bit" on the return team and it's possible that he can play on that unit against South Carolina.</p>
<p>Robinson lined up as kick returner on the opening kickoff of the second half against Michigan State on Oct. 20. The kickoff resulted in a touchback and is the only time that Robinson has lined up with the return unit this season.</p>
<p>Hoke said that Robinson "can do about anything" and has "pretty good instinct of running with the football."</p>
<p>Robinson leads Michigan with 1,319 passing yards and nine touchdowns through the air and is also the team's leading rusher as he's amassed 1,166 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground.</p>
<p>Hoke said that <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/113843/devin-gardner">Devin Gardner</a> will see snaps at the quarterback position which will free up Robinson for other roles in the game.</p>
<p>The South Carolina defense is giving up 17.4 points per game which ranks 12th nationally.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-football/2012/12/29/3816152/denard-robinson-kick-return-michigan-footballPardeep Toor2012-12-28T08:02:23-05:002012-12-28T08:02:23-05:002012 NBA schedule: Pistons host Heat and Bucks
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<p>The Pistons will attempt to bounce back from an overtime loss to Atlanta this weekend. </p> <p>The <a href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Detroit Pistons</a> will open a five-game home stand this weekend when they host the defending champion <a href="https://www.hothothoops.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Miami Heat</a> on Friday and the <a href="https://www.brewhoop.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Milwaukee Bucks</a> on Sunday.</p>
<p>Detroit is coming off a 126-119 overtime loss to the <a href="https://www.peachtreehoops.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Atlanta Hawks</a> on Dec. 26 to fall to 9-22 on the season. The Pistons had won back-to-back games for the first time this season before the loss to Atlanta.</p>
<p>Miami visits Detroit having won six games in a row.</p>
<p>Below is a list of other significant games this weekend (all times are eastern):</p>
<p><b>Friday Dec. 28</b><br>Heat vs. Pistons at 7:30 p.m. <br><a href="https://www.thedreamshake.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Rockets</a> vs. <a href="https://www.poundingtherock.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Spurs</a> at 8:30 p.m.<br><a href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Nuggets</a> vs. <a href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Mavericks</a> at 8:30 p.m.<br><a href="https://www.clipsnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Clippers</a> vs. <a href="https://www.slcdunk.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Jazz</a> at 9:00 p.m. <br><a href="https://www.blazersedge.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Trail Blazers</a> vs. <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Lakers</a> at 10:30 p.m.</p>
<p><b>Saturday Dec. 29</b><br><a href="https://www.indycornrows.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pacers</a> vs. Hawks at 7:00 p.m.<br>Nuggets vs. <a href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Grizzlies</a> at 8:00 p.m.<br><a href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Thunder</a> vs. Rockets at 8:00 p.m.<br><a href="https://www.celticsblog.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Celtics</a> vs. <a href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Warriors</a> at 10:30 p.m.</p>
<p><b>Sunday Dec. 30</b><br>Bucks vs. Pistons at 7:30 p.m. <br>Spurs vs. Mavericks at 7:30 p.m.</p>
<p><i>Visit <a target="_blank" href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/schedules/weekly/today/?xid=sbnation">SI.com</a> for the complete NBA schedule for this weekend.</i></p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/pistons/2012/12/28/3810332/nba-schedule-2012-Pardeep Toor2012-12-22T21:30:14-05:002012-12-22T21:30:14-05:00Pistons defeat Wizards, 96-87
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<p>The Detroit Pistons have won two games in a row for the second time this season after they defeated the Wizards on Saturday. </p> <p><span>Charlie Villanueva</span> tied a season-high by scoring 19 points off the bench to lead the <a href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pistons</a> over the <a href="https://www.bulletsforever.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Wizards</a>, 96-87, on Saturday.</p>
<p>Villanueva was 3-of-6 from three-point territory and also had seven rebounds and two steals in under 22 minutes.</p>
<p>The Pistons led by 19 points after two quarters but their lead quickly diminished in the third as a <span>Jordan Crawford</span> jumper cut Detroit's lead to 64-58 with 3:51 remaining in the quarter.</p>
<p>After the Pistons entered the fourth with a 10-point lead, Crawford hit a three with 5:15 remaining in the quarter to cut Detroit's lead to 88-81 but that was as close as Washington could get in the final two quarters.</p>
<p>Crawford finished the game with 21 points on 4-of-13 shooting from the field. The loss was Washington's seventh in a row as they fell to 3-22 on the season.</p>
<p>This is only the second time this season that the Pistons have won back-to-back games. They also accomplished the feat on Nov. 26 and 28 when they defeated Portland and Phoenix at home. The win improved Detroit to 9-21 this season.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/pistons/2012/12/22/3796564/detroit-pistons-washington-wizards-score-recapPardeep Toor2012-12-12T15:55:38-05:002012-12-12T15:55:38-05:00Ndamukong Suh not bothered anonymous comments
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<p>Ndamukong Suh isn't bothered by anonymous comments questioning the team's ability to win. </p> <p><span>Ndamukong Suh</span> isn't bothered by comments by an anonymous teammate that questioned the team's understanding of what it takes to win football games, according to Anwar Richardson of MLive.com.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/AnwarRichardson/status/278938090356211712">Suh told</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AnwarRichardson/status/278938090356211712" target="_blank">Richardson:</a> "I don’t care. You know where my locker is if you got something to say to me."</p>
<p>The comments in question appeared in <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--dt-ndamukong-suh--other-lions-don-t--understand-what-it-takes-to-win---a-teammate-says-194010397.html" target="_blank">Jason Cole's article on Yahoo! Sports</a> where an anonymous teammate named Suh as the first person on the team that doesn't understand what it takes to win.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/">Lions</a> have lost five games in a row to fall out of the playoff race. The team's last four losses have come by a combined 16 points and they held a lead in the second half in each of their close losses.</p>
<p>Suh <a href="https://twitter.com/AnwarRichardson/status/278938423748853761" target="_blank">also told Richardson</a> that in his "heart of hearts," he doesn't think the article is true.</p>
<p>The Lions are 4-9 this season and will travel to Arizona to play the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/">Cardinals</a> this week.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/lions/2012/12/12/3759896/ndamukong-suh-anonymous-comments-lionsPardeep Toor2012-12-12T15:38:03-05:002012-12-12T15:38:03-05:00Michigan, MSU were among unluckiest football teams
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<p>Michigan State was the unluckiest team in all of college football last season. </p> <p>Michigan State was the unluckiest team in all of college football in 2012, according to an <a target="_blank" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8720311/michigan-state-spartans-oklahoma-state-cowboys-unluckiest-teams-ncf%20http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2012/12/michigan_state_football_ranked_4.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mlive_sports+%28MLive.com+Sports%29%20http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2012/12/michigan_state_football_ranked_4.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mlive_sports+%28MLive.com+Sports%29">ESPN Insider</a> study.</p>
<p>The Spartans lost five conference games by a combined 13 points this season including losses in the final seconds to Michigan and Nebraska and an overtime loss to Iowa.</p>
<p>Wins and losses by a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2012/12/michigan_state_football_ranked_4.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mlive_sports+%28MLive.com+Sports%29">single possession</a> was a factor in determining the unluckiest teams this season.</p>
<p>Michigan State was expected to compete for the Big Ten title this season after back-to-back 11-win seasons but needed a win over Minnesota in its final game of the regular season to become bowl eligible.</p>
<p>Michigan was named the third unluckiest team in the same study as they played one of the toughest schedules in the country and lost to No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Ohio State (AP poll) and No. 23 Nebraska. All four of those teams combined to go <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2012/12/michigan_was_third_unluckiest.html">46-4 this season</a> and Michigan played all of them on the road.</p>
<p>Oklahoma State was named the second unluckiest team in the study while BYU and Cincinnati rounded out the top five.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-state-football/2012/12/12/3759832/college-football-unluckiest-teams-2012Pardeep Toor