When coach Michael Curry opted to have the Detroit Pistons practice on Thanksgiving, just about every player grumbled about it.

Still, all but one player showed up for Thursday morning's one-hour practice. The one no-show? You guessed it, Allen Iverson.

For casual fans, this must be amusing. I mean, practice? Not a game, not a game, not a game, but we're talking about practice? But here's the thing: the Pistons have won just five times in the 10 games since AI joined the lineup, and while they looked like world-beaters by giving the Lakers their first loss of the season, they looked like a bad college team while letting the lowly Timberwolves embarrass them by the tune of 26 points on their home floor last weekend.

The Pistons bounced back with a solid win against the depleted Knicks last night, but you know why they looked so good? Aside from the fact that the Knicks have even more chemistry problems than Detroit after trading two starters in the last week, the Pistons went through a pair of grueling practices on Monday and Tuesday, the first two times since AI arrived that they had a chance to practice their defensive schemes. Go figure, practice helps.

Well..  Matt Watson has seen enough !!