Game 17: Atlanta Hawks @ Detroit Pistons [Game Thread]
Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, Nov 29, 2009 12:00 PM CST
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Game 17
12-4 (5-3 away) 5-11 (3-4 home)
November 29, 2009 1:00 PM ET
TV: Fox Sports Detroit Radio: 97.1 The Fan
Probable starters:
Mike BibbyPG
Chucky Atkins
Joe Johnson
SG
Rodney Stuckey
Marvin Williams
SF
Jonas Jerebko
Josh SmithPF
Jason Maxiell
Al Horford
C
Ben Wallace
The Hawks on an early Sunday afternoon is not the team Detroit wants to be staring at in the thick of a seven game losing streak. Unfortunately, the up and coming, 12-4 Hawks, are exactly who the Pistons have to face at 1 PM EST on Sunday.
The Pistons will be facing a lineup that has been together for a few years now, and are just starting to reap the benefits of that, with a completely different lineup themselves.
According to Coach John Kuester:
"We’ve been on a streak that we’re not comfortable with … you’ve got to make some adjustments."
That lineup, according to the Detroit News, is as I've put it above. That means, as you can tell, Charlie Villanueva will be coming off the bench for the first time this season.
For the Pistons it's really not a question of effort, as it's clearly there, but more of an issue of how to get this team to click as a unit. It seems that one or two quarters they completely fall flat on their faces and that serves as the back breaker for them. They need to somehow find a lineup and rotation that is able to click for 48 minutes.
And that's extra hard to do when they are continuously without two or three of their normal starting pieces. Richard Hamilton will be out again today and hasn't played since the opener. Tayshaun Prince hasn't played since the first few games and Ben Gordon will miss his second consecutive game with an injured ankle. While this is giving added experience for the young guys, we're not seeing the Pistons lineup that many of us thought would surprise critics this season. Until we see that, any pre-season predictions or expectations go right out the window and we can only hope we see continued improvement from some of the lesser experienced players on this team. Ultimately, and ideally, this team will start to gel and pick up wins when it matters most. Hopefully, not when it's too late.
Tip off is at 1 PM EST. No Lions today, not that that'd change your plans, but you should be able to direct all your attention to the Pistons pulling off a nice, surprising win against a quality Hawks team today.
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worked nicely I thought
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by Packey on Nov 29, 2009 1:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I want to know what Ben Wallace eats for breakfast...
by EllDove on Nov 29, 2009 1:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
Man stuff
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by Packey on Nov 29, 2009 1:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How the hell
Do we lose to the Clippers and beat Atlanta?
by ZWC11 on Nov 29, 2009 2:27 PM CST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Whats up
with that lineup is it because Max is more athletic then CV to guard Josh Smith? I missed the game but Stuckey playing the 2 gurard looked good on paper wonder what would it look like if you trade Rip and Tay for a point gurad and a BIg man and putting Stuckey at the 2 and Gordon coming off the bench at the 2? Too bad they dont have any Point gurads that a team would part with for RIp
by lartho6 on Nov 29, 2009 2:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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