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“Not at all,” Brown said Tuesday when asked if he was on the same page with Hamilton’s plan. “I laugh about this. I think everybody in the league wants to play like him, and now he’s playing like everybody else. How dumb is that?” Seven of Hamilton’s 12 shots this preseason have come from beyond the arc. “I don’t mind him shooting the three if he’s open, but I don’t want that to take away from all the things he’s improved on,” Brown said.

Hamilton said both injuries are nagging, but won’t keep him from playing tonight.

They took physical therapy yesterday, but their status won’t be determined until 30 minutes before gametime. With a run of five games in seven days, the Pistons will want to be careful about throwing important parts of their rotation out there before they’re ready.

It doesn’t appear that Rip will have to miss much time with the injury.

Hamilton suffered a sprained ligament, pulled muscle and mild concussion when he fell hard to the court Sunday.

Hamilton came out of Sunday’s game with a neck injury and is day-to-day.

Hamilton is day-to-day with a neck injury. Results of an MRI were negative.

Hamilton is a restricted free agent, but he hasn’t shown any interest in leaving the Pistons.

Hamilton said he isn’t sure when he’ll play again. He broke his nose in the preseason, and re-injured it this week. Go with another option next week.

Hamilton is no bargain at $9 million per season, but the Pistons really wanted to keep him around. He led the team with 19.7 ppg last season.