Both the Pistons and Charlotte won Saturday night, so the Bobcats are just 2 1-2 games behind Detroit for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
There it is: Larry Brown’s chance to exact revenge from the Pistons.
Doubt Brown is thinking that way, but wouldn’t that be something if the Pistons don’t make the playoffs - and the Bobcats do?
Think back to the start of the season. That would have been deemed impossible at the time. Took Richard Hamilton not only coming back, but playing extremely well for the Pistons to beat the lowly Wizards Saturday. Charlotte has won four straight, so Brown’s team is playing well.
This will get interesting. I feel this way: If the Pistons manage to get into the seventh seed for the playoffs, and Orlando beats out Boston for No. 2, Detroit still has a realistic shot at winning its opening-round playoff series.

Random Thoughts

- I don’t know about the rest of the Tigers pitching staff, but I do believe they have the makings of a solid top of the starting rotation in Justin Verlander, Edwin Jackson and Armando Galarraga.

- I’ve got news for first-year Lions head coach Jim Schwartz: Talent can’t be overemphasized. If he doesn’t much of it, he will not win with the Lions. Neither will any other coach.

- Count me among those who feel the Tigers should keep Ryan Perry to start the season. He throws in the mid-to-high 90s, and has pretty good command of the baseball. What else did the Tigers need to see this spring? I wouldn’t keep Rick Porcello to start the season, though. Unlike Perry, he has not seized the opportunity.