CLIPPERS NOTEBOOK: PIATKOWSKI WILL START AT SHOOTING GUARD.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer Only two games have been played this season, so coach Alvin Gentry Alvin Gentry is an American professional basketball coach, and college basketball player, who has led three different NBA teams. He served as an interim coach for the Miami Heat at the end of the 1995 season, and later coached the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers. sees no reason for alarm. But the coach has seen plenty of things he hasn't liked in the Clippers' two losses, so he is fiddling with his lineup. In today's game against the Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. Franchise history From Fort Wayne to Detroit , Eric Piatkowski Eric Todd Piatkowski (pronounced IPA: /ˌpaɪətˈkaʊski/) (born September 30, 1970, in Steubenville, Ohio) is an American National Basketball Association player with the Phoenix Suns. likely will replace Quentin Richardson Quentin Richardson (born April 13 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks. He is a swingman. as a starter. Last season, Piatkowski started 64 games, Richardson none. But with Richardson starting this season, both have looked out of sync. ``We're thinking about sticking Pike back in the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes ,'' Gentry said, ``because I think with Michael (Olowokandi) and Elton (Brand) both starting, there is nowhere for (Richardson) to post up.'' Richardson and Piatkowski are shooting guards, but Richardson has a penchant for going inside. He hasn't had much of a chance to do that so far, however, and he might if he's on the court the same time as backup center Sean Rooks Sean Lester Rooks (born September 9 1969 in New York City) is a retired American basketball player at the center position in the National Basketball Association. He attended the University of Arizona and was drafted in the second round of the 1992 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. , who often frees up room to the basket by moving outside. The only problem about sitting Richardson is how he will respond. He vowed to start at the end of last season and worked throughout the offseason to show he could do it, and possibly become an impact player in the process. But Gentry pulled him aside and explained his decision. --Clippers longevity: Piatkowski will play in his 557th Clippers game today, one short from tying Loy Vaught's record for most in team history. Randy Smith holds the franchise record with 715 games, but 568 came with the Buffalo Braves. CAPTION(S): box Box: CLIPPERS vs. DETROIT |
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