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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) - Chris Holtmann has been appointed as Butlers permanent head coach after serving in an interim capacity for the past three months. Holtmann took over the Bulldogs head coaching duties when Brandon Miller was granted an indefinite leave of absence on Oct. 2 to deal with a medical issue. The school revealed Friday, while simultaneously announcing Holtmanns promotion, that Miller will not be returning to the program. We want to thank Brandon Miller for his many contributions to Butler over the last 18 months, and wish him well, said Butler director of athletics Barry Collier. Out of respect for Brandon and his privacy, we will have no additional comment. Butler won eight of its first nine games, including a 74-66 decision over then-No. 5 North Carolina in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, under Holtmanns direction and were ranked as high as 15th in the national polls earlier this season. The Bulldogs will take a 10-4 record into Saturdays Big East matchup at No. 15 St. Johns at Madison Square Garden. Chris has provided important leadership and coached successfully in a difficult situation, said Collier. He has fully embraced the Butler Way and we are confident in the future of our basketball program with Chris at the helm. Holtmann had previously been the head coach at Gardner-Webb for three seasons (2010-13) prior to joining Millers staff for the 2013-14 campaign. Adidas Shoes Outlet .A. Happ capped a challenging season with one of his best efforts of the year. Discount Adidas Shoes . -- David Freese is starting to pick up his run production, which is something the Los Angeles Angels have been waiting half a season to see. http://www.cheapshoesadidas.com/ .com) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quickly found themselves a new offensive coordinator, and one thats quite familiar with the NFC South. Adidas Shoes Sale . 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Drummond bounced back from a poor outing at Dallas over the weekend, and Detroit led comfortably throughout the second half. Detroit has struggled to close out games at home this season, but this time the Pistons turned a double-digit lead into a rout. "We needed it a lot. Were losing, a lot of bad things are around in the air -- a lot of negative energy," Detroit guard Will Bynum said. "Just happy to get a win." Brandon Jennings had 20 points and eight assists for Detroit, and Josh Smith added 16 points. Victor Oladipo scored 19 points for the Magic. Detroit finished with 17 offensive rebounds -- 12 in the first half -- and outscored Orlando 44-22 in the paint. The Magic started former Piston Jason Maxiell for this game, giving themselves a little more size against Detroits imposing front line. It was no use. Drummond, Smith and Greg Monroe went a combined 17 for 30 from the field. Monroe finished with eight points and 11 rebounds. "Sometimes it is just as simple as finding someone ... and boxing them out," Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said. "You need to do that on 10 defensive possessions out of 10, not six out of 10 or nine out of 10, and we werent even close to that, especially in the first half. When a shot goes up, find someone and get a body on them." Drummond had only four points against Dallas, and he had a scary start in this one. He stayed down for a bit holding his left leg with 6:34 left in the first quarter -- after his shoe came off during a scramble near the basket. Drummondd was able to walk off the court, and he was back in the game almost immediately.dddddddddddd His putback gave Detroit a 12-11 lead. Maxiell missed a dunk at the other end, and although the Magic led by two after the first quarter, Detroit controlled the second to take a 53-43 halftime lead. Drummond said Cheeks pregame message helped him. "Last game was a tough game for me," Drummond said. "He knows I really get down on myself if I do anything wrong. For him to tell me that today at the shootaround really gave me a boost to want to be great tonight." Monroes layup off a pass from Smith capped a 9-0 run that gave the Pistons a 70-55 lead in the third. It was 78-60 at the end of the quarter. "We have to be tougher," Orlandos Jameer Nelson said. "Every guy on this team needs to take pride and ownership in their individual performance and the teams performance. We didnt do that tonight, not at all." Detroit was only 7-5 at home when leading after three quarters, but there would be no late collapse in this one. Jennings connected from beyond the arc to make it 85-63, and the Pistons led by as many as 26. "Weve got a lot of talent on this team, and we just have to figure out the right chemistry of players, at the right times," Bynum said. Bynum gave a cryptic response when asked if players are still trying to learn roles. "You dont want to know what I think -- its out of my pay grade to tell you what I think," Bynum said. "Hopefully things just really turn around, and we string up some wins." NOTES: Rodney Stuckey scored 13 for the Pistons, leaving him with 6,005 points for his career. ... Maxiell had two points and one rebound in 14 minutes. ... Tobias Harris and Arron Afflalo had 14 points each for Orlando. ... The Magics Maurice Harkless missed all six of his free throws. ... Nelson went 3 of 9 from the field and was called for an early technical foul. He finished with 11 points and seven assists. ' ' '