Back in January, staffers of The Temple News were greeted with a big surprise, a drop-in from Detroit Free-Press Pistons beat writer Chris Silva, Class of 2005 and former Sports Editor.

Well, more news on Silva. He is quickly becoming a cornerstone of Motor City basketball coverage. Today, he has a special on ESPN.com. See it here.

But the simple fact that the Pistons dropped their playoff opener gave reason to question their mind-set, which has cost them in the past. As talented and successful as the Pistons have been, you still don’t know what you’ll get from them on a given night.

Congratulations to him. Show him some love here.

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