Morning Shootaround: Season Opener Edition, Baby
by Packey on Oct 27, 2010 7:01 AM EDT
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PrintNo more tired legs! Pistons roll out their 10-man rotation tonight in New Jersey. Let's shoot it around to take care of our six P's (prior practice prevents piss-poor performance).
- A Boston Celtics win has never been so gratifying. If only we could multiple the Heat's opening night loss by ... a lot. 0-1's not really a hole, but leave it to the Heat index to ask the question. The last team to go 0-1 and win the NBA championship? Our 2003-2004 Detroit Pistons. What's more groan-worthy is that the 1997-1998 Bulls started the season by losing to the Celtics, beat the 76ers in their next game and, then, much further down the road, won the NBA championship. Miami's next opponent? The 76ers. It's a good thing these patterns are as useful as a poopy flavored lollipop. (H/T @pistonpowered)
- The Suns got worked in the 4th quarter last night, which left Steve Nash seeking team "cohesion."
- My legs are getting so tired of season previews -- let the Pistons season begin! However, Chris Iott compiled all the previews you could possibly get in one setting. Yours truly makes a guest appearance.
- DBB's own handsomerob1 gives us his NBA/Pistons predictions over at Detroit4lyfe. If you want an NBA coach fired, ask Rob to put in a word -- he was perfect in predicting which coaches got canned last year.
- Chris Iott also informs us that Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva will headline the season preview show on Fox Sports Detroit before tonight's game. The show will include an interview of Rodney Stuckey given by the point guard who was drafted a slot higher than Stuckey seven years before him ... Mateen Cleaves!
- The Detroit News has your roster breakdown, but you've seen that before.
- Did the open competition in the preseason materialize? Patrick Hayes has his verdicts at Piston Powered. It's hard to argue that the opening night Pistons lineup doesn't include the five best Pistons from the preseason.
- As TDP pointed out in the FanShots, Adrian Wojnarowski predicts that Austin Daye will win the NBA's Most Improved Player award. Interestingly enough, the Pistons realistically have 4-5 players who could step up and make a run for this award. One of them already won the award in 2000-2001.
- Nice fresh look over at Need4Sheed and this photoshop of Jonas Jerebko & Arnie Kander is worth a ticket at the box office.
- If you're heading to the Palace at all this season, you might notice some changes.
- I wonder how LeBron feels about Justin Bieber getting an NBA championship ring last night. This is what photoshop competitions are for...
Share any other links you have in the comments. Chat it up, stretch it out and get ready for the 2010-2011 Pistons season. MFMP will be back later with the game thread. Odds after the jump.
Detroit Pistons
Richard Hamilton
Over/Under 17.5 PPG
Rodney Stuckey
Over/Under 17.3 PPG
Over/Under 5.5 APG
Ben Gordon
Over/Under 16 PPG
Tayshaun Prince
Over/Under 13.7 PPG
Charlie Villanueva
Over/Under 12.7 PPG
Over/Under 5.5 RPG
League, Conference, and Divisional Odds
Odds to win 2011 NBA Championship
Miami Heat
Los Angeles Lakers 5/2
Boston Celtics
Orlando Magic
Oklahoma City Thunder 14/1
Chicago Bulls
Dallas Mavericks
San Antonio Spurs 28/1
Denver Nuggets
Portland Trailblazers 30/1
Houston Rockets 35/1
Utah Jazz
Atlanta Hawks
Milwaukee Bucks 50/1
Phoenix Suns
New York Knicks 60/1
New Orleans Hornets 75/1
Charlotte Bobcats 100/1
Memphis Grizzlies 100/1
New Jersey Nets 100/1
Washington Wizards 100/1
Detroit Pistons
Los Angeles Clippers 125/1
Golden State Warriors 150/1
Indiana Pacers
Philadelphia 76ers 150/1
Sacramento Kings 150/1
Cleveland Cavaliers 200/1
Minnesota Timberwolves 200/1
Toronto Raptors
Odds to win 2011 Eastern Conference
Miami Heat
Boston Celtics
Orlando Magic
Chicago Bulls
Atlanta Hawks
Milwaukee Bucks 25/1
New York Knicks 30/1
Charlotte Bobcats 50/1
New Jersey Nets 50/1
Washington Wizards 50/1
Detroit Pistons
Philadelphia 76ers 75/1
Indiana Pacers
Cleveland Cavaliers 100/1
Toronto Raptors
Odds to win 2011 Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers 5/6
Oklahoma City Thunder 6/1
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Portland Trailblazers 12/1
San Antonio Spurs 12/1
Utah Jazz
Houston Rockets 18/1
Phoenix Suns
New Orleans Hornets 40/1
Memphis Grizzlies 45/1
Los Angeles Clippers 50/1
Golden State Warriors 65/1
Sacramento Kings 85/1
Minnesota Timberwolves 100/1
Odds to win the 2010-2011 Central Division
Chicago Bulls
Milwaukee Bucks 9/5
Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers
Cleveland Cavaliers 14/1
Odds to win the 2010-2011 Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks 6/1
New Jersey Nets 8/1
Philadelphia 76ers 9/1
Toronto Raptors
Odds to win the 2010-2011 Southeast Division
Miami Heat
Orlando Magic
Atlanta Hawks
Washington Wizards 20/1
Charlotte Bobcats 30/1
Odds to win the 2010-2011 Northwest Division
Oklahoma City Thunder 7/5
Portland Trailblazers 5/2
Denver Nuggets
Utah Jazz
Minnesota Timberwolves 22/1
Odds to win the 2010-2011 Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers 2/9
Phoenix Suns
Los Angeles Clippers 12/1
Golden State Warriors 20/1
Sacramento Kings 20/1
Odds to win the 2010-2011 Southwest Division
Dallas Mavericks
San Antonio Spurs 8/5
Houston Rockets 5/1
New Orleans Hornets 11/1
Memphis Grizzlies 12/1
NBA Regular Season Wins Totals
Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
Charlotte Bobcats 39½
Chicago Bulls 46½
Cleveland Cavaliers 30½
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors 30½
Houston Rockets 48½
Indiana Pacers
Los Angeles Clippers 36½
Los Angeles Lakers 56½
Memphis Grizzlies 38½
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks 45½
Minnesota Timberwolves 23½
New Jersey Nets 24½
New Orleans Hornets 41½
New York Knicks 35½
Oklahoma City Thunder 51½
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers 34½
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers 51½
Sacramento Kings 27½
San Antonio Spurs 50½
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards 32½
Awards and League Leader Odds
Odds to win the 2010/11 NBA MVP
Kevin Durant
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Dwight Howard
Dwayne Wade 9/1
Carmelo Anthony 12/1
Dirk Nowitzki
Chris Paul
Derrick Rose
Amar’e Stoudemire 35/1
Chris Bosh
Deron Williams
Steve Nash
Pau Gasol
Field (Any Other Player) 12/1
Odds to win the 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year?
Blake Griffin
John Wall
DeMarcus Cousins 7/1
Evan Turner
Wesley Johnson 11/1
Derrick Favors
Greg Monroe
Jordan Crawford
Cole Aldrich
Odds to win the 2010-2011 NBA Scoring Title
Kevin Durant
Kobe Bryant
Carmelo Anthony 7/2
Amar’e Stoudemire 8/1
Dirk Nowitzki
Dwyane Wade 8/1
LeBron James
Derrick Rose
Monta Ellis
Danny Granger
Joe Johnson 20/1
Tyreke Evans
Chris Bosh
Dwight Howard
Field (Any Other Player) 20/1
2010-2011 Regular Season Rebounds/Game Leader
Dwight Howard 1/3
David Lee
Kevin Love
Marcus Camby 9/1
Zach Randolph
Blake Griffin
Joakim Noah
Pau Gasol
Al Jefferson
Tim Duncan
Chris Bosh
Gerald Wallace
Andrew Bogut
Field (Any Other Player) 20/1
2010-2011 Regular Season Assists/Game Leader
Chris Paul
Steve Nash
Deron Williams
Rajon Rondo
Jason Kidd 18/1
Russell Westbrook 20/1
John Wall
Field (Any Other Player) 15/1
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If it does...
and really even if it doesn’t, does that mean we get to have a sequel to the hilariously awesome “Small-ball goes high brow” thread we had a few years back? I don’t think I ever laughed so hard at a basketball blog.
There's no justice like angry mob justice!
I am pumped!
But I’m not feeling the new ad banners on the sides of the page…
And I quote: "Detroit Bad Boys is full of HOMOS ,JACKASSES and NON-sports fans" - ralphgoblue
This must be kept when Illitch officially takes over...
•There’s a new Tubby’s Submarine stand at Section 116-117, and some concession stands throughout the arena will feature gluten-free items such as stir fry. The Palace Grille and the suites have new menu items, too.
And I quote: "Detroit Bad Boys is full of HOMOS ,JACKASSES and NON-sports fans" - ralphgoblue
Free NBA League Pass till 11/2
That means the first four games for free. Here’s the link:
http://www.nba.com/leaguepass/?cid=809
ah great call on giving the heads up on that.
I’ll have NBA League Pass when that free promotion is up and won’t be able to watch several games live, so if anybody is scrambling for a feed on particular nights, I’d be willing to loan it out
League Pass Broadband is free too
and you don’t need to put in a credit card number or any personal information (aside from an e-mail address).
Two problems with this
1. Those are 15 minutes that could otherwise go to Tay or Daye
2. “Limiting” him implies that he will play MORE than 15 minutes in the future.
"Detroit Bad Boys is full of HOMOS ,JACKASSES and NON-sports fans."
-ralphgoblue/thunder_god08
by Thom_not_Tom on Oct 27, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Over/Under
Rip 17.5 ppg: Under
Stuck 17.3 ppg: Under
Stuck 5.5 assists: Over
Gordon 16 ppg: Over
Tay 13.7 ppg: Under
Charlie V: 12.7 ppg: over
Charlie V: 5.5 rbg: over
Anyone know how to fix league pass
to get it to show local games? I had an oh shit moment last night. I was trying to watch a game on league pass that I just signed up for and discovered that local games are blocked due to local restrictions. So I can’t watch any Piston games.
I’d hate to miss this game just because the fine print got me.
maybe not a great idea to post it publically
if you do, let me know and I’ll get you an email. I don’t think we have private messages on SB nation.
You can’t get around Black Outs on League Pass. There’s just no way. If you’re a local and planning to watch Pistons games via League Pass, you’re out of luck. Same thing happened to my dad last year, so he called and canceled. Gave him a full refund.
yeah I just shot them an email to cancel
I was so excited about it when I first signed up. All the pistons game in HD. Too bad reality came crashing in!
I read that if you can reconfigure your IP address than you can circumvent their block but the complexities of that are unknown to me. I didn’t do enough research though.
program called Tor.
it’s a Firefox add on. It actually disguises your actual ip address by circumventing it through servers in other countries. The only issue is that the stream may be extremely laggy because of this.
thanks
I tired tor by searching but I have to configure it. It’s not allowing me to view any pages. I had league pass cancelled anyway, so it’s no use.
Dear Handsome Rob, the first
Could you get Pat Riley fired. it would really mean a lot. My guys play hard.
Signed, Stan Van Gundy
I don’t want add player does not have blue collar mentality,
even if he is great player. Piston should not quit your job. - OK from J
by Skylar on Oct 27, 2010 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
it looks like a bib.
I don’t want add player does not have blue collar mentality,
even if he is great player. Piston should not quit your job. - OK from J
yeah it sucks
I have got league pass mobile for android last year and I got blocked out. Apparently there was a work around with it but it was only a few games i missed :(
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