"Pistons president Joe Dumars walked out of Houston's Toyota Center next to dejected forward Austin Daye. The veteran NBA player and front office executive told Daye to be ready. His time to play is coming.

"But when that time comes, you'd better be ready," Dumars said during a recent interview.

These are not good days for Daye. He sits on the bench way too often with hecklers calling his name and degrading his game.

"Hey, Austin! You stink!" one boo bird yelled during a recent home game."