Pistons host Jazz
by Kevin Sawyer on Dec 19, 2008 7:54 PM EST
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Jazz: 16-11 (6-7 road)
Margin: +3.6 ppg (+0.2 road)
Last 10: 5-5 (margin +1.4)
Pistons: 14-9 (7-4 home)
Margin: +0.3 ppg (+1.1 home)
Last 10: 6-4 (margin +1.7)
Oppo research:
Tonight, Detroit gets the first major test of the small ball era, against a team it hasn’t beaten in three years. The Jazz are a balanced, deep team that gets it done at both ends of the court. Again, the Pistons encounter a team that is not at full strength. Carlos Boozer is a game time decision, and won’t be at 100% either way, Deron Williams is struggling with his game, and the Jazz have been this season’s biggest disappointment, aside from, well, the Pistons.
The Jazz play a very physical game, and are adept at luring their opponents into a similar approach. With Boozer out, Paul Milsapp has produced a rough facsimile of his production, and the Jazz have continued to thrive in the paint. Expect a slow, though not necessarily low scoring, game tonight.
That said, Coach Jerry Sloan may be moving in a different direction. Kyle Korver played most of the second half in a comeback win against New Jersey on Wednesday. The Jazz have been reluctant to utilize their perimeter game, but if Ronnie Brewer sits, one has to assume that approach will change considerably. The Jazz employ several capable three point shooters (Okur, Williams, Korver, Miles) who might get the greenlight if Boozer is unable to play.
The Drama:
This is a huge game for Detroit, and a very winnable one. There is no team more susceptible to the small ball approach than the Jazz, whose opponents shoot 27 free throws per game. Breaking a three-year mini-jinx would be a major coup for coach Curry.
Keys for Detroit:
Make Free Throws: The Pistons can expect to go to the line 30 times tonight. The difference between shooting 83% and shooting 60% amounts to seven points in this scenario.
Watch the three point line: The coaching staff has watched enough game film to know what Utah does. That said, all the preparation in the world is meaningless if Korver goes 7-9 from long range.
Let AI be AI: Iverson has gotten to the line 14 times and averaged 32 ppg against Utah the last three seasons. I wanna see him go Tripucka on these punks.
Question of the game:
Do Sheed and Prince still play for this team? If so, it ain’t showing up in the stat sheet.
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I’ve got a feeling Stuckey goes off tonight. You know he’s gotta be up to face Deron. More than anything, I hope Maxey gets some PT. Milsapp/Maxiell and Stuckey/Deron is good basketball.
by UTEP2STEP on Dec 19, 2008 8:01 PM EST reply actions
Im tired of getting beat by Utah. Bedhair always kills us. Please, Sheed, not tonight.
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 8:04 PM EST reply actions
So does Tay guard Memo? Who guards Tay? The match-ups will be interesting to watch in this one.
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 8:08 PM EST reply actions
This small ball thing with prince at the 4 would be awesome if tay were an above average to elite scorer at his position. Could u imagine if nba 4s had to guard lebron, for instance? But with tay all u do is turn an elite wing defender into an average pf defender and only hurt them a little on the other end.
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 8:14 PM EST reply actions
Jim – they still have millsap and okur on the floor I thought…
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 8:23 PM EST reply actions
Forty…I know, I meant Price subbing in to match up with the 3 guard line-up.
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 8:24 PM EST reply actions
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Password: detroitsports
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 8:25 PM EST reply actions
@willy: found this
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catch is that you have to go download the player from www.sopcast.org
it only took me like 5 minutes to download and install
by Sean W. on Dec 19, 2008 8:26 PM EST reply actions
Jim – ah, thought u meant putting in a sf for one of their bigs
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 8:26 PM EST reply actions
huh, Bynum is out of the doghouse, apparently.
by Mike Payne on Dec 19, 2008 8:31 PM EST reply actions
Lol @ curry: we play less maxiell than ever but now are less “finesse” and more “grind it out?”
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 8:31 PM EST reply actions
turns, fires, fills it up! count that baby and a foul!
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 8:33 PM EST reply actions
Tay is inspiring me. Good lord. Awesome post moves.
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 8:33 PM EST reply actions
Who is that devastatingly handsome man who just checked in for the Jazz? I’m a straight man, but my god he is beautiful.
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 8:34 PM EST reply actions
lol .. rob g… u must be talking about the jazz’s own ashton kutcher
by Sean W. on Dec 19, 2008 8:36 PM EST reply actions
No, this is a sober assessment. Ashton Korver? Is that his name? He’s dreamy.
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 8:36 PM EST reply actions
Rob g – I know how we can match up. Ashton doesn’t have a chance.
With how well utah’s offense came out of the gate, I’m pretty happy with being up 10…
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 8:36 PM EST reply actions
It seems Tay is posting a lot more on the left block this year. Very nice quarter for him.
Don’t forget Utah was down 27-7 after the 1st quarter to New Jersey last game and came back and won.
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 8:37 PM EST reply actions
Granges: I got it from you! Haha! Granges is the source of the sweet, sweet feed.
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 8:38 PM EST reply actions
Well, at least one of our starting PFs is playing on the block.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 8:38 PM EST reply actions
Off topic:
Uhm why is Joe Liberman’s wife an ESPN sideline reporter?
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 8:38 PM EST reply actions
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 8:41 PM EST reply actions
Is it me, or is Curry using our talent a little better this game?
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 8:41 PM EST reply actions
I’ve been reading all kinds of stuff about Jerry Sloan this week via links at TrueHoop. He said something great in one of the interviews about loving rebounding because it was a chance to “compete for possession of the basketball”. Sloan is alright.
And I used to think Maxiell and Milsap were about the same player. Now I wish it were true.
by joejoejoe on Dec 19, 2008 8:43 PM EST reply actions
OT: This made me laugh out loud, from Ball Don’t Lie on Yahoo…
“They’ve started to call Corey Maggette ‘Bad Porn’ at various Warriors boards. Their justification? ‘Sure, there’s penetration and scoring, but are you really happy with what you’re seeing?’”
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 8:44 PM EST reply actions
Rob G, no Amir is buried. Curry is a moron. Get with the program here at DBB. All Amir all the time.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 8:44 PM EST reply actions
Hey, there’s a real coach in the building. How you doin Johnny B?
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 8:44 PM EST reply actions
I love seeing Stuckey pull up for that 18-footer off the dribble.
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 8:47 PM EST reply actions
I was almost sure Kwame was gonna lose the ball under the net.
by Sean W. on Dec 19, 2008 8:50 PM EST reply actions
Big men passing to big men? 10 point edges in points in paint? Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the curry!
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 8:51 PM EST reply actions
I love when we get the Fox Sports Detroit feed because their mic’s are so close to the court you can hear the player reactions after a bad call. And that was certainly a bad call.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 8:51 PM EST reply actions
Wow, Devin Harris has 23/3/5 at the half against his former team Dallas.
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 8:53 PM EST reply actions
That exchange was created by Maxiell battling for the ball underneath. Why, again, isn’t he playing more?
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 8:55 PM EST reply actions
Jim – I think that’s one of the worst trades ever
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 8:55 PM EST reply actions
I’m sick of hearing about dwill or cp3. That’s silly. Now dwill or rs3…
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 8:58 PM EST reply actions
Is it weird that I heard the “big boy’s proud to be a michigan thing” song in my head when the auto bailout was announced
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 9:03 PM EST reply actions
Is there an executive in sports that works the media better than Joe D?
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 9:03 PM EST reply actions
Was that Rob Parker talking to Joe D?
Don’t listen to him Joe!
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 9:03 PM EST reply actions
I never watch Deron Williams play, but he’s pretty good at the game of basketball.
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 9:04 PM EST reply actions
Om – chad ford doesn’t think so
Deron – we get it. You’re the greatest pg in the universe. I’m sorry. Now stop it!
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 9:07 PM EST reply actions
There are a lot of good young PGs in the NBA today. CP3, Devon Harris, Stuckey, Deron Williams, Derrick Rose, OJ Mayo, Chris Quinn…
by joejoejoe on Dec 19, 2008 9:07 PM EST reply actions
Our Environment Canada group is calling our current super snow storm “Snowmageddon”. What’s up with that?
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 9:08 PM EST reply actions
that half ended on a little bit of a sour note but even though i missed most of the second quarter it does seem that the team is playing well at the moment so who knows? maybe i was wrong about my curry worry.
by andyfrombrooklyn on Dec 19, 2008 9:14 PM EST reply actions
This is my first chance to watch the small ball starting lineup. I like it! It sets an aggressive tone. As long as he starts subbing at around the 6min mark, I’m all for it.
I like his rotations so far. That scoring drought was more a matter of missed open jumpers.
Really like this all-attacking-all-the-time Pistons. Both ends of the court.
by Quick Darshan on Dec 19, 2008 9:15 PM EST reply actions
Garnett gets switched off on deng and starts clapping in his face like a douchebag. If the league can outlaw the fingerwag, it should also make kg’s histrionics illegal. I can’t remember hating another player as much (ok, that’s a lie, I hate wade more).
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 9:18 PM EST reply actions
I give Curry credit for being more consistent the past week or so. I’m still no fan of the small lineup as a route to a championship but maybe it does set a good tone to start games in the short term.
by joejoejoe on Dec 19, 2008 9:18 PM EST reply actions
At least Wade is just thrashing around hoping to get a foul. KG is antagonizing people. And being a gigantic douche.
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 9:19 PM EST reply actions
Forty – how could you hate Wade and KG… when Varejao walks this Earth, sullying it with his presence. Every time he checks in, I choke back vomit and pray that whatever town he is in suffers from a Godzilla attack.
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 9:20 PM EST reply actions
I think any list of players to hate is incomplete without Kendrick Perkins.
by Gabe on Dec 19, 2008 9:22 PM EST reply actions
Nice exchange on ESPN as they showed clips of Devin Harris working the Mavs…
Bill Walton to Avery Johnson: That’s why you’re sitting here. Because you traded the guy.
Avery to BW: Or maybe I’m sitting here because I didn’t want the trade.
Nice.
by Quick Darshan on Dec 19, 2008 9:23 PM EST reply actions
Joakim Noah belongs on the hate list too. And Shaq.
by Quick Darshan on Dec 19, 2008 9:24 PM EST reply actions
Let’s make the all-hate DBB team.
PG:
SG: Wade
SF:
PF: KG or Varejoaaaaua
C: Perk
I’d put Boobie at the one and Kobe at the 3, but I leave it up to y’all
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 9:26 PM EST reply actions
Rob g – mea culpa! And don’t forget douchioni.
Avery j +1
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 9:26 PM EST reply actions
Wherever the Pistons struggle… Prophecy_Projectz is there…
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 9:33 PM EST reply actions
Is it a shot if you slam the ball off the underside of the rim? That was a weird drive by Deron Williams.
by joejoejoe on Dec 19, 2008 9:33 PM EST reply actions
Rob G, the Varajoke comment made me and my girlfriend laugh out loud.
We need a starting spot for “Oaf” on the all-hate team for Shaq.
This Rip on Williams thing isn’t working. I thought Stuckey did a really nice job on him in the 1st quarter.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 9:36 PM EST reply actions
AI really taking it back to 01.
And D-Wade taking it back to 06 over on ESPN
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 9:38 PM EST reply actions
Is it too much to ask for consistency from officials on how they call a game? I don’t know how Stern rules the league with such an iron fist and these morons are still allowed to run around and affect games so badly.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 9:39 PM EST reply actions
Sheed with a shot. I would enjoy it if he got to double figures this game.
by Greg on Dec 19, 2008 9:40 PM EST reply actions
Ok, so here it is. The votes are in. The all-hate team:
STARTERS
Kidd
Wade
Ginobli (thanks to my wife)
KG
Shaq
BENCH
Boobie
Nocioni
Varejoa
Perk
Noah
Jackasses. the whole lot of ’em
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 9:42 PM EST reply actions
So Rasheed you see your teammates getting stuffed in the paint. As an all-star 4 who can be a low presence you dont wanna get low like a South record? No? Didnt think so….
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 9:43 PM EST reply actions
I’ve only been watching this game for 5+ game-time minutes since I got home from work, but man… these refs aren’t calling this game both ways. At all.
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 9:44 PM EST reply actions
That ticket zone commercial was hilarious. With the added effect that the BF was wearing a Ben Wallace Bulls Jersey. What a horrible Boyfriend lol…
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 9:45 PM EST reply actions
I know he’s kinda irrelevant at this point, but I still really dislike Derek Fisher. Back up pg?
by Shinons on Dec 19, 2008 9:47 PM EST reply actions
With all the money Okur makes, that motherf***er can’t afford a comb?
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 9:48 PM EST reply actions
These calls are starting to get a bit frustrating
/understated
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 9:49 PM EST reply actions
This game is tighter than the white man’s wallet….
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 9:51 PM EST reply actions
What was the pump fake for, Tayshaun? Was Kirilenko going to block your shot from 15 feet away?
Quit being a pu$$.
by Joel on Dec 19, 2008 9:52 PM EST reply actions
Rondo with a 15:1 ast/to ratio today + 4 steals + 4 offensive boards
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 9:52 PM EST reply actions
I think we might need an All-Hate Weekend. Full coverage provided by that douche that does color for Boston… Tommy whatshisface. Tommy point!
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 9:52 PM EST reply actions
I think Utah had one TO in the third quarter after 11 in 1st half. Hope they start making mistakes again in the fourth.
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 9:53 PM EST reply actions
Um, how can we have an all-hate team without Captain Jack, JO, and Artest? Isn’t that obvious or have we all gone soft?
I kind of hate RJ, and no Pierce, really? I’d put him over Ginobli, to heck with what Mrs. Rob G says.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 9:53 PM EST reply actions
Pat Riley would have to be the coach of the All-Hate Team…
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 9:53 PM EST reply actions
reply to Rob G…………..
Let’s make the all-hate DBB team.
PG: rayjon rondo, dan “boobs” gibson, stepshit marbury, tony parker
SG: Wade, emanuel ginobli, raymond “jesus shuttlesworth” allen
SF: ronny artest, paul pierce
PF: KG, anderson “side show bob” varejow, timothy duncan
C: Perk, shaq “diesel” oneil, glenn “crybaby” davis
I’d put Boobie at the one and Kobe at the 3, but I leave it up to y’all
there i helped fill it in……..
by joe6pack on Dec 19, 2008 9:55 PM EST reply actions
TO my wife’s credit, she also suggested Pierce. She f’ing hates him.
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 9:55 PM EST reply actions
Little off topic here – but since its my first time up north, does Detroit do anything special for new years?
Anything notable happening anywhere near?
Any of the casinos worth going to? And even if not, any suggestions as to which to check out and or which to avoid?
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 9:56 PM EST reply actions
Love our effort on the boards right now. We should call it the battle of Max vs. the entire state of Utah.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 9:56 PM EST reply actions
It could be an all-hate weekend. With special guest appearances by McHale, Alonzo Mourning, and the Chicago Luv-a-bulls.
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 9:57 PM EST reply actions
No Bobbie Gibson on the hate team, or Horry?
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 9:57 PM EST reply actions
It doesnt feel as strong around here anymore, but I hate Lebron too
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 9:58 PM EST reply actions
Om – was thinking the same thing. If only there were another big man on our team who liked to clean the glass.
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 9:59 PM EST reply actions
Jackson, Rivers, or Riley as the all hate team coach?
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 9:59 PM EST reply actions
Oh hell yes does Alonzo Mourning belong on the all-hate team. F*ck that guy.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 9:59 PM EST reply actions
Shorter joe6pack: I hate the Celtics. All of them.
by joejoejoe on Dec 19, 2008 10:00 PM EST reply actions
HOLY SNAP
Did anyone just see that Wade shot at the Buzzer????!!!!!!
Of course not….
Time was expiring on the shot clock, the Laker bounced it off his foot, he scrambled just before the halfcourt point and chucked it up and it went in at the buzzer
D-Wade is back people.
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:00 PM EST reply actions
Shinons…wasn’t that the theme music when we won the title in ’04 though?
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 10:00 PM EST reply actions
Wow, Joe just drove the bus all over Darko. Then Joe backed it up and reversed over Darko and then he drove over him again.
by LawyerBoy on Dec 19, 2008 10:01 PM EST reply actions
And Scalabrine.
I liked that one not because of any particular animosity toward Scalabrine, but because it would make Boston fans’ blood boil. Kinda like talking bad about Welker.
by Shinons on Dec 19, 2008 10:01 PM EST reply actions
Shinions, how can the entry music for the All-Hate team be the intro music from the year we won the title? Every time I hear that song I’m reminded of our 5 game sweep of the Lake Show. You have to find a new song.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:01 PM EST reply actions
I can’t hate on Timmy D. Even when they beat us in ‘05. I just can’t hate on by far the classiest guy to ever dominate in the NBA. Absolutely flawless game on both ends of the floor; team player, clutch, THE best leader of maybe all time…
KG on the other hand, well, I don’t know how you couldn’t hate him.
by Joel on Dec 19, 2008 10:01 PM EST reply actions
Here’s my all man-crush team:
Rondo
Kobe
Prince
Lebron
Amare
Oh we play small in Forty man-crush world
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 10:01 PM EST reply actions
Wow, best pass I’ve seen out of Rip in a long time.
by Greg on Dec 19, 2008 10:02 PM EST reply actions
Good defense Afflalo…dude can guard pg’s and small pf’s well.
Nice piss to Dyess for the dunk!
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 10:02 PM EST reply actions
Shinons…wasn’t that the theme music when we won the title in ‘04 though?
True true. My bad. Still, it’s really obnoxious.
by Shinons on Dec 19, 2008 10:03 PM EST reply actions
I love dyess so much. He stands for everything that is good in basketball. I couldn’t imagine seeing him play on another team (past teams excluded).
by Big Mike on Dec 19, 2008 10:03 PM EST reply actions
Guess who has the best seats at the all-hate game? The CEOs of Ford and GM, and Matt Millen
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 10:04 PM EST reply actions
you guys with the hate list…focus on the game yeah there all dicks but lets win this game.
by andyfrombrooklyn on Dec 19, 2008 10:04 PM EST reply actions
OT: Best file photo ever. And it just happens to be a former Spartan:
by LawyerBoy on Dec 19, 2008 10:05 PM EST reply actions
I might have missed it, but did no one nominate Antoine Walker for the All Hate Team?
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 10:05 PM EST reply actions
andyfromB: sorry, I will focus my mental energy on making the pistons win now, since I do have that power…
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 10:07 PM EST reply actions
shit i forgot to add robert “will smith” horry, stephen jackson, jermaine oneal, and vince carter to the all hate team.
by joe6pack on Dec 19, 2008 10:08 PM EST reply actions
i hate the guy with the bad hair and bad breath
by andyfrombrooklyn on Dec 19, 2008 10:08 PM EST reply actions
Jim, that was a major oversight.
Rob G, lay off of Mulally (CEO of Ford), he revived Boeing and is doing a pretty good job with Ford all things considered. Notice they don’t need the money that GM and Chrysler do. They were just up on Capitol Hill as a show of solidarity because if GM goes down, they’re taking Ford (and the entire industry) with them.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:08 PM EST reply actions
Rob g: concentrate on dwill going back to the bench. If we combine our powers, we can do this. Form of: an expiring contract. Shape of: a smallball!
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 10:09 PM EST reply actions
-infinity for the Palace music guy for the Mariah Carey Christmas song.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:10 PM EST reply actions
Jim: that’s why he’s one of the officials at the all-hate game
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 10:13 PM EST reply actions
I think Amir was responsible for Rasheed getting that tech. KEEP HIM ON THE BENCH!
by RP on Dec 19, 2008 10:13 PM EST reply actions
Shouldn’t Stuckey be back in the game to play D on Williams?
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:14 PM EST reply actions
o.k. i got to check out it is to frustrating .
by andyfrombrooklyn on Dec 19, 2008 10:14 PM EST reply actions
I wonder if curry knows the reason the offense has stagnated is because his pg is on the bench being accountable (yes foul trouble, but he should be back at this point)
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 10:15 PM EST reply actions
The officials should all be wearing KG #5 jerseys at this point, that’s how much I hate them.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:15 PM EST reply actions
Soooo…the starters are blowing this. What kind of punishment can Curry dish out? Oh, wait…Antonio is out there. Maybe the responsibility will fall entirely on him.
by RP on Dec 19, 2008 10:15 PM EST reply actions
I hate Michael Curry. I hate Michael Curry. I hate Michael Curry. I hate him so so so so much. Like he murdered my dog. I hate him.
by Joel on Dec 19, 2008 10:15 PM EST reply actions
I am so glad to have Dice (and his offensive boards) back…
by Shinons on Dec 19, 2008 10:16 PM EST reply actions
Am I the only one who gets nervous when AI shoots a 3? It just doesn’t quite look right….
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 10:16 PM EST reply actions
A pretty impressice performance by nies et al. We have no answer…or do we?
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 10:16 PM EST reply actions
I never thought I’d see Mehmet Okur getting more calls off the dribble than Allen Iverson.
by joejoejoe on Dec 19, 2008 10:17 PM EST reply actions
Stuckey was on the bench for about 4 minutes too long.
Nice play by Rip.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:17 PM EST reply actions
I’ll tell you what doesn’t look right… the Pistons turning the damned ball over so goddamned much
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 10:17 PM EST reply actions
We should ease up on curry a bit for this – this officiating is unconscionable
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 10:18 PM EST reply actions
Well Jack Nies does have a history of hosing this team. But christ what a collapse. I reboot my laptop we were up 7, come back and now we’re down 4.
Okur owns this team’s soul
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:19 PM EST reply actions
Seriously, Sheed? A step-back fade-away 3? God.
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 10:19 PM EST reply actions
I can’t help it, I have to yell:
WHY IS STUCKEY ON AK WHILE RIP IS ON WILLIAMS? HOW DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER? EARTH TO CURRY, COME IN CURRY!
ARGH!
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:19 PM EST reply actions
shoulda checked out when i said i hate the fucking jazz fuck them
by andyfrombrooklyn on Dec 19, 2008 10:20 PM EST reply actions
Forty, I had to review a memo that revolved around the word “unconscionable” so many times this semester. Please dont ever post that again.
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 10:20 PM EST reply actions
I quit on this game. Curry should bench me. It’s a good thing I’m not sitting courtside, I wouldn’t be allowed back.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:21 PM EST reply actions
Oh, I quit because of the officiating, if that wasn’t clear.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:22 PM EST reply actions
AK47 looks like my retarded cousin, but he can ball
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 10:22 PM EST reply actions
Why does Utah own us? I just don’t get it. This is like half a decade now. Even when we were the shit, these guys owned us. Makes no sense. D-Williams looks all-world.
by Joel on Dec 19, 2008 10:22 PM EST reply actions
(I thought you weren’t allowed to step out of bounds then come back in and touch the ball?)
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 10:23 PM EST reply actions
Ok Sheed that was the worst time to shoot a 3…ever
by Greg on Dec 19, 2008 10:24 PM EST reply actions
Wow. Thanks for that, Sheed. You miss a 3, you make a 3, you make another, then you miss a HUGE one. And then Deron Williams hits a really tough turnaround with 2 seconds left? Man.
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 10:25 PM EST reply actions
Shit. No more talking bad about D-Will on DBB.
by Shinons on Dec 19, 2008 10:25 PM EST reply actions
sheed… he can make me so happy at times… and then cry soon after
by Sean W. on Dec 19, 2008 10:25 PM EST reply actions
Sheed’s a dumbass, what the hell were you thinking…
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:26 PM EST reply actions
Just think if you didn’t have all those BS and-ones.
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 10:26 PM EST reply actions
Rip baby! What a good game so far.
Gotta give Curry credit for the nice inbounds play.
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 10:27 PM EST reply actions
Greg – with 5 seconds on the shot clock, open in the corner, after you’ve brought the team back with your three point shooting?
Overtime!
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 10:27 PM EST reply actions
Best game of the year so far, even though Curry tried really hard to mess it up.
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 10:28 PM EST reply actions
I’m so happy for Rip – it’s about time he gets his time in the spotlight!
by SRP on Dec 19, 2008 10:28 PM EST reply actions
richard “the ass ripper” hamilton saves the day………….for now.
by joe6pack on Dec 19, 2008 10:29 PM EST reply actions
Do we have enough players for the OT? Isnt everyone in foul trouble?
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:29 PM EST reply actions
Um, we have really bad foul trouble, by the way. It’s infuriating if you look at the box score and see how not in foul trouble Utah is.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:29 PM EST reply actions
sorry for swearing, but that was awesome :) sometimes games are just worth it, win or lose.
by Gabe on Dec 19, 2008 10:29 PM EST reply actions
As a large man I understand exactly how it has to feel to realize youre guarding Deron Williams 1 on 1 and he just backed out for an iso.
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 10:32 PM EST reply actions
I don’t mean to spoil all this greatness that is this game but looking at the box score i noticed we only had 10 bench points, 6 of which are from Dice. There is no way we can continue to play games like this without burning out 1 or more of the starters come playoff time.
by Sean W. on Dec 19, 2008 10:34 PM EST reply actions
I think the ref just choked. No way he doesnt foul out Rasheed given the chance right there.
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 10:34 PM EST reply actions
Glad the real AI has finally made it to Detroit.
by Shinons on Dec 19, 2008 10:35 PM EST reply actions
Its thin ice and all offense here on out
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:35 PM EST reply actions
I know what it feels like to be Republican. I really hate other countries right now.
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 10:35 PM EST reply actions
Sean, we bitch about that between games and then when games arent close. Right now we only care about winning.
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 10:36 PM EST reply actions
Well… can’t really argue with that one. Crap.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:36 PM EST reply actions
Come on…call it both ways refs! Dyess just got smacked.
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 10:37 PM EST reply actions
How is that not a foul? Seriously? I want to punch something.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:38 PM EST reply actions
LOL how is that not a foul?
And Im glad Sheed went out with an actual foul, opposed to the judgment calls.
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 10:38 PM EST reply actions
That no-call epitomizes this entire game. Some mu’uhfu’ken BS.
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 10:38 PM EST reply actions
If this were NBA 2K9, my controller would be smashed to shit right about now.
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 10:39 PM EST reply actions
That’s an impressive hoop from tay after a rough outing. F dwill!
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 10:40 PM EST reply actions
Too bad Sheed didn’t lay out Williams instead. Double OT, here we come.
by Greg on Dec 19, 2008 10:40 PM EST reply actions
Well, he does have like 8 threes on the year. That’s way more than Amir has.
by Shinons on Dec 19, 2008 10:41 PM EST reply actions
My satisfaction? I’m not bald like Deron Williams is…
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 10:42 PM EST reply actions
Wow, I need a better look but i really do think Williams has a tat that is exactly the black panther tat I used to get out of 50 cent machines at grocery stores, skating rinks and pizza buffets back in my younger days.
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 10:43 PM EST reply actions
There at the advantage cause we’re in foul trouble. Love the heart the team is showing in spite of its mental mistakes (What up Sheed…)
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:43 PM EST reply actions
Shinons – agreed, how does curry not draw up amir for the pick and pop three there? Has he heard of john hollinger?
:)
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 10:44 PM EST reply actions
2 Close games tonight, this and the Heat-Lakers game
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:44 PM EST reply actions
That was the worst call of the night that just sent Rip to the bench. That was some shit.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:46 PM EST reply actions
Saw the replay, retracted.
And now Stuckey is gone. We all gon die.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:47 PM EST reply actions
Haha Forty half the time I see that guy I think it’s Stephen A.
by Greg on Dec 19, 2008 10:47 PM EST reply actions
Also, I don’t know how anybody that’s impartial can look at this box score and think that this game was officiated squarely.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:47 PM EST reply actions
Utah fouls more then any team in the league, yet we have 3 guys out right now.
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 10:48 PM EST reply actions
@ Forty:
Probably Stephen A. He needs the work…
Damn@ Losing like this….
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:48 PM EST reply actions
See ya Dice, on a charge away from the ball. My remote is broken.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:49 PM EST reply actions
We dont even have enough players on the court??!!!
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:50 PM EST reply actions
Wait…are they not sending AI to the free throw line on that?
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 10:51 PM EST reply actions
Why are Korver and Herrman not guarding each other? Dont these coaches know anything?!
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 10:52 PM EST reply actions
the foul situation reminds me of 05 and 06 battles with the heat in the ECF.
by joe6pack on Dec 19, 2008 10:52 PM EST reply actions
If a fan were asked to pick the starting lineup for the Pistons, it might look like what we have on the floor right now
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 10:52 PM EST reply actions
refs seem to want the jazz here , no?
by andyfrombrooklyn on Dec 19, 2008 10:52 PM EST reply actions
The 2006 dallas mavericks think the refs have been questionable. The ‘01 kings think someone’s on the take. Byron russell thinks nies wouldn’t have called the pushoff either.
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 10:52 PM EST reply actions
I’m going to punch the next referee I see in the face. Irregardless.
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 10:53 PM EST reply actions
Hey, that short white guy in street clothes at the end of the bench might be in next.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:53 PM EST reply actions
@ Lucas:
Too much white boy on white boy swagger?
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:53 PM EST reply actions
Lucas: are you referring to the power of two beautiful men engaged in basketball battle?
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 10:53 PM EST reply actions
And that’s the downside to this lineup. Not enough offense.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:54 PM EST reply actions
I’m sorry, but any center or power forward that legitimately go an entire game without fouling (Okur and AK) suck for not being aggressive. Or the refs suck. You decide.
by Greg on Dec 19, 2008 10:55 PM EST reply actions
The dog is already hiding. I’m pretty sure the neighbors are going to start knocking soon.
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 10:56 PM EST reply actions
Rob g – I think curry and sloan don’t want to blind us with handsome. I’m already pretty revved up for a possible triple ot (not the celtics lurker). I might pass out if that matchup happens.
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 10:56 PM EST reply actions
what did amir do to deserve this fate?
by andyfrombrooklyn on Dec 19, 2008 10:56 PM EST reply actions
TDP: my dog does the same thing. a lot more this year, too
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 10:56 PM EST reply actions
I’m from Iowa. I apologize to everyone for Kyle Korver.
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 10:57 PM EST reply actions
What the hell we just got Punk’d by Ashton
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:57 PM EST reply actions
kyle kover the kutcher criuse lovechild
by andyfrombrooklyn on Dec 19, 2008 10:57 PM EST reply actions
I dont really see what that foul does….
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:58 PM EST reply actions
oh this was a huge waste of fucking time should a got out a long time ago
by andyfrombrooklyn on Dec 19, 2008 10:58 PM EST reply actions
Oh the job that rim did to Fabios shot was just nasty
by Lucas on Dec 19, 2008 10:58 PM EST reply actions
TDP – apologize for your silly caucus system too!
by Shinons on Dec 19, 2008 10:58 PM EST reply actions
Dammit. Do they ever miss free throws? Seriously.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 10:59 PM EST reply actions
fuck kyle “ashton kutcher” korver for making that 3
by joe6pack on Dec 19, 2008 10:59 PM EST reply actions
There will be some fines handed out for this one. Dumars better ban any post-game interviews.
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 10:59 PM EST reply actions
Well. Again, I can live with this. They battled.
by Rob G on Dec 19, 2008 10:59 PM EST reply actions
Fabio looks like he’s going to cry….
Its like the heavens opening for rain… :(
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 10:59 PM EST reply actions
Great game, wish the refs hadn’t been so bad. But these teams were battling. Fun to see.
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 10:59 PM EST reply actions
That decision to foul AK with 17 seconds left was really stupid. I’d rather hope to get a stop and have 3 seconds to tie it (at the minimum) than risk a 2 possession game. Gah.
by Greg on Dec 19, 2008 11:00 PM EST reply actions
Good effort all things considered…..
Sheed’s still a retarded dumbass though
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 11:00 PM EST reply actions
yikes… great game
both teams played hard
haha but damn, again, they always only beat us by a little.. this time in double OT
by Mannie32 on Dec 19, 2008 11:01 PM EST reply actions
okay NOW am I allowed to bitch about the lack of bench production?
by Sean W. on Dec 19, 2008 11:01 PM EST reply actions
Hopefully we come out pissed and actually win a Sunday game at Atlanta. That would make it a solid week overall.
by Jim on Dec 19, 2008 11:02 PM EST reply actions
too bad dumars didnt resign that memhet okur guy back in 2004.
by joe6pack on Dec 19, 2008 11:03 PM EST reply actions
Before tonight Utah was a below .500 team without Boozer.
So what has small ball given the Pistons
5 games
3 wins against the 3 worst teams in the EC
2 losses – One against the worst team in the EC and the other at home against a team with a losing record without their star.
I can hardly wait until the Pistons start playing teams with winning records with this lineup, especially on the road.
Can anyone say lottery? Its possible.
by Mike on Dec 19, 2008 11:04 PM EST reply actions
I’d be a conspiracy theorist and say the refs fixed the game, but Utah is completely irrelevant.
by TDP on Dec 19, 2008 11:04 PM EST reply actions
Iverson puts up 38 and is a minus 10.
That could the most minus for a Pistons player who scored over 35 since Kelly Tripucka. LOL
by Mike on Dec 19, 2008 11:06 PM EST reply actions
I’m going to start grading AI’s defensive effort on how few fouls he give. 1 foul in a game like this tells you something.
by JBump on Dec 19, 2008 11:08 PM EST reply actions
My suggestion is for all Pistons fan to forget about Johnson, because Curry has.
Curry will go down with small ball.
If Sheed is playing like this in Dec I can only imagine what he will be playing like after the all star break.
Trade Amir now.
by Mike on Dec 19, 2008 11:08 PM EST reply actions
“I can hardly wait until the Pistons start playing teams with winning records with this lineup, especially on the road.
Can anyone say lottery? Its possible."
I agree with money mike, whats gonna happen when we start playing the better teams on the road or even at home for that matter, since we dont even defend our home court like we used to.
by joe6pack on Dec 19, 2008 11:09 PM EST reply actions
Lotta people had monster game’s tonight
Some key ones
Vince: 34 and 10
Devin the dude: 41 against the Mavs
D Wade: 35
Iverson: 38
by prophecy_projectz on Dec 19, 2008 11:09 PM EST reply actions
Garrett – I need your live stream wisdom. How can I watch the Michigan game tomorrow on FSD? Will it be on justintv.com?
Signed,
Confused in Boston
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 11:09 PM EST reply actions
Well that was entertaining. At least it wasn’t as bad as the last couple of years watching Flip get schooled by Sloan.
What a bunch of BS calls on our guys all through the game and at the end. Let them play.
by Tim on Dec 19, 2008 11:10 PM EST reply actions
It’s like coming out of a bar fight and your hair isn’t even messed up.
by JBump on Dec 19, 2008 11:11 PM EST reply actions
I am watching the Cavs at the Nuggets
After the first qaurter it appears that a Billups team still can stop Lebron who had 14 in the first quarter.
by Mike on Dec 19, 2008 11:12 PM EST reply actions
Also LAC and Indy go to double overtime in which Z-Bo drops 34 with 16 boards.
by Shinons on Dec 19, 2008 11:16 PM EST reply actions
Forty, If you have Comcast the game appears to be on replay on the FSA from 7-9 pm if you order the sports package (Channel 262, I think). I usually just order the sports package for $4.95 per month and then just shut it off after since that’s cheaper than going to the bar.
If that isn’t an option, then I would check the UMHoops.com comment section or MGoBlog for a link to the feed.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 11:17 PM EST reply actions
On a side note
Will the Lions win this weekend?
New Orleans is only 1 – 6 on the road.
So this will be the game if the Lions are going to avoid a perfect season.
by Mike on Dec 19, 2008 11:19 PM EST reply actions
Thanks OM. Might just hit up a bar.
Fired up for llp yet? Win convincingly and we’re ranked I think, given attrition of teams in the 20-25 area (someone lost I recall…)
by Forty on Dec 19, 2008 11:20 PM EST reply actions
Great game. Tough loss. You guys rip Curry (and for good reason). But you have to give him credit too when he coaches a good game. His rotations were good. His decision to press and keep the ball out of Deron Williams’ hands, got them back in the game at the end. He drew up some good plays when they needed a bucket. Stuckey had a jumper to win it. Just didn’t go down. In the end, they just ran out of bodies.
by Quick Darshan on Dec 19, 2008 11:20 PM EST reply actions
i’m seein’ a team in progress… despite most of u thinking something else
by Kian on Dec 19, 2008 11:23 PM EST reply actions
Forty: You might want to try to stick with http://www.justin.tv/mckctv2. Granges said the guy shows all Michigan sports (but gives preference to the Wings). So I’d check that, too.
Tough loss, but it’s better than being blown out.
by Garrett on Dec 19, 2008 11:34 PM EST reply actions
Sunday’s game is at Atlanta.
The Pistons still are winless on on Sunday this season and Atlanta is 10 – 2 at home.
After that the next two games are softies again.
Home to the Bulls who are 3 – 11 on the road
The home to the Thunder.
by Mike on Dec 19, 2008 11:37 PM EST reply actions
Hell yeah, I’m fired up. I think the starting 5 should be Grady, LLP, Manny, Shep, Sims. I think they’d play LLP out front on the 1-3-1. I’m really interested to see how the rotation changes. I could honestly care less about the rankings. It would be nice to get there, but last time we got there we choked and died and missed the tournament. I care about where we’re at when it’s selection Sunday not in December.
by Other Matt on Dec 19, 2008 11:47 PM EST reply actions