"Every NBA player's body is on a specific clock, which explains the inconsistent play around the league in the lockout-shortened season.

As for Rodney Stuckey, though, Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said he's seeing signs the guard is trending toward getting his body where it should be.

Frank was encouraged after Stuckey's 28 points, five assists and four rebounds in the victory over Portland last weekend.

But let Stuckey tell it, and he doesn't quite feel that way.

"I'm not in shape at all, nowhere near it," he said, half-jokingly. "I just have to go out there and play instead of thinking.""