EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kwame Brown was put in the Pistons' starting lineup when Rasheed Wallace suffered a strained left calf muscle. Brown was starting again in Wednesday's 111-98 loss to New Jersey because Wallace had been suspended for picking up his 16th technical foul.
Pistons coach Michael Curry said he is giving some thought to keeping Brown in the startng lineup and having Wallace come off the bench.
"Kwame is doing a great job," Curry said. "He's getting rebounds, which is good. But he also takes up a lot of space that's allowing other guys to come in and get rebounds."
In Detroit's past nine games -- all starts for Brown -- the Pistons have outrebounded their opponents by an average of 3.9 rebounds per game.
While Brown isn't grabbing all of those extra rebounds, his presence has been a factor.
"One thing in this league, you can't substitute size," Curry said. "Kwame's size is big for us. It's important, especially on the defensive boards."
As far as Wallace coming off the bench, Curry said "We'll see. I like Sheed coming off the bench (Tuesday at Cleveland). I think it helps that unit, especially when we're small with Will (Bynum) and Allen (Iverson).
"When you have those two out there and you're small in the backcourt, you need someone like Sheed, possibly Max (Jason Maxiell) with his activity out there, with him."
