An appearance as an analyst on NBA TV in the off-season shows that Tayshaun Prince is thinking about life after basketball.

Although he is just 32 and plans to sign another contract before he retires, Prince is closer to the end of his career than the beginning.

TV's long hours were a revelation, but it remains an option. But what about coaching?

Several previous coaches have mentioned Prince as a possible coach down the line. Prince said he once thought coaching was a no-brainer, but after 10 seasons, he's not so sure.

"You had so many veteran guys when I first came in the league," Prince said. "Guys with experience, guys with knowledge. It was much easier to coach them, if you ask my perspective.

"If you ask coaches today, I don't know if they would say the same thing as I will, but I would say back then it was much easier to coach.

"Nowadays with so many more younger guys, a lot of guys with no college experience or maybe one year of college experience. There's so much more to be taught so a few more gray hairs."

BRIEFLY: Corey Maggette (sore left calf) is making progress and performed skill work after Saturday's practice to prepare for Sunday's game against the Lakers. He still hasn't participated in a full-contact practice since suffering the injury more than two weeks ago.

"He's just trying (to) get healthy and comfortable in a game situation; he feels comfortable exploding off that leg and his calf feels right," Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said.

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Pistons' Tayshaun Prince thinking of coaching some day, but says it's a tougher job