Game 30: Detroit Pistons @ Toronto Raptors
by Matt Watson on Dec 27, 2009 1:13 PM EST
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PrintApologies for "just barely in time" preview -- these 1 PM starts are sneaky.
Detroit Pistons: 11-18 (3-12 Road)
Margin: -3.6
Toronto Raptors: 14-17 (9-5 Home)
Margin: -2.7
Oppo Research:
Well, this team should be familiar -- they gave the Pistons a 30-point drubbing on Wednesday. So I'll skip ahead to the big news of the day ...
The Drama:
Tayshaun Prince, Richard Hamilton are returning to the starting lineup! Prince has missed the last 26 with a ruptured disc in his back, while Hamilton has been in and out of the lineup with a sprained ankle and, more recently, a pulled hamstring. Jonas Jerebko remains in the starting lineup, sliding over to the four.
Plus, Vince Ellis of the Free Press confirms that Ben Gordon is also active, meaning the Pistons will have a complete arsenal since, well, the first time all season (if you recall, Austin Daye and Jerebko were sidelined for the first game, which is when Hamilton went down.)
Question of the Game:
Will the return of the veterans revive Detroit's putrid ball movement of late? And how long will everyone remain healthy?
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Sneaky
Damn, possibly the sneakiest early start time of the year. I was flipping through channels and pleasantly surprised to find a live pistons game.
And we got our guys back! Tay with a jumper, Stuckey with a crazy luck shot layup off the top of the backboard.
perhaps
this will be the end of the Pistons leaving shooters wide open for 3?
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still
pretty anemic offense – they’re so hesitant to shoot the ball until it’s 4 on the clock
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FYI
This game is also being broadcast on CBC, if for some reason you wanted to hear how the other side watches the game. (I imagine this won’t mean much to folks living outside metro Detroit …)
Raptors aren't going to continue shooting 75%
I’d be shocked if the Pistons shot below 30% for a 2nd straight game.
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Gordon...
is way off. Probably to be expected. But damn, I don’t think I’ve seen him brick a shot like that in a while.
CV looks pretty terrible this afternoon.
his foot wasn't stepped on
He just got crossed uppp
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by Packey on Dec 27, 2009 1:40 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
league pass
isnt working so im listening to the game. do they look as bad as it sounds?
worse
but at least it’s rust, not being out of gas. there’s hope
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Depends on your perspective ...
It’s a huge step up from Wednesday’s game against the Raps. As bad as the percentages are right now (DET shooting 30%, TOR 68%), it could be a lot worse than a seven-point game.
meh
IMO, they don’t look completely terrible, just a lot of the same problems we’ve seen this season…
I liked what I saw from Tay. Rip and Gordon are rusty as hell though. And Chunky looks like he packed on an extra couple pounds over the holidays.
Shooting percentage
Just watching the stats on nba.com. Is there a reason we’re shooting about 30% and they are shooting about 70%?
yes
we can’t hit a bucket and we’re letting ’em into the lane
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win or lose
i’m giddy… we’re back and healthy, first time since game 1 of the season… that’s big
that's one reason why...
I don’t like JJ at PF. With Rip back, we need guys at PF/C who can set some legit screens. JJ is not that type of guy yet.
his "aggressiveness"
is also hurting us right now. Those aren’t smart fouls… Basically free points for Toronto.
correct, but JJ has to be out there somehow…
by Roll The Dyess on Dec 27, 2009 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
because he’s somewhat reverting to bad-Stuckey mode, where he puts his head down and charges directly into the defense on every possession.
Stuckey plays better without a full pistons lineup, and the pistons play better whens stuckey plays well.
by Roll The Dyess on Dec 27, 2009 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
what we need
is an awesome sports montage with ripping 80s rock music – the montage would feature this team gelling and overcoming a double-digit defecit
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the broadcast on fox sports is strangely quiet.
like they have golf audience rules or something in toronto.
we can hear the players better this way
by Roll The Dyess on Dec 27, 2009 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
anyone
want to argue that they look better than Wednesday now?
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They'll score more than 64
But they might give up 120
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i didnt see the first half but is it safe to assume that all the guys coming back from injury
have played like they have been sitting out since the beginning of the season?
*Warning* Math!
We scored roughly the equivalent of 87 points per 100 possessions.
Toronto scored roughly 127 points per 100 possessions.
that sucks :(
Subject anxiety
The vets will need a few games to get back into the swing of things. In the interim our season moves ever closer to another season of tragic.
so i was told in school
from great tragedy, comes great triumph
by Roll The Dyess on Dec 27, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
life and death
joy and sadness, the duplicitous edge upon which we all tread
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what is this move
where Tay turns his back to the basket and attempts to back his defender down?
oh, yes. it is called “posting up.” we should do more of that.
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Stuckey with a nice defensive play
Then tries to alley oop one to himself off the backboard?
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How is it that we've taken 11 more shots than them?
I guess we have four more rebounds and four fewer TOs. . . .
5-point game?
I’ll take it. Could be better, had that run lasted a little longer. But it could be much, much worse.
Rip and Gordon, 9 for 25?
Still a bit rusty, I guess. I also note from the boxscore that Kwame hasn’t played.
as long as
nobody gets injured in the last 30 seconds, ill be happy
Getting rid of the rust
Rip and Gordon were a combined 10-35. I’m thinking they will be putting up better numbers soon.
post-game thread
Something we’ll try after games so we can keep discussions separate until full recap is up. Go Here
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