Morning Shootaround: Chris Paul Out 1-2 Months; Kobe is Clutch; and oh yeah, the Pistons lost

by Packey on Feb 1, 2010 8:00 AM EST in Morning Shootaround

Whoever decided to put marshmallows in Froot Loops is a smart man/woman.

Links and open thread to bring in February!

NBA FanHouse Report: Chris Paul Out 1-2 Months After Knee Surgery
NBA FanHouse Will Chauncey Billups Replace Chris Paul in the All-Star Game?
SB Nation (video) Kobe Bryant Is Clutch, Ex. 23495
Arash Markazi's Twitter Kobe is mockingly humming Shipping up to Boston in the shower (why was he in the shower with Kobe?)
HoopData Kevin Durant scored 45 points last night, had a 87 TS%, and passed Lebron in PPG
Piston Powered Acquiring Ty Lawson in a three-way deal
FanShots Jonas Jerebko's Swedish crib
Detroit Free Press Pistons' 3-point defense struggles during skid
Langlois! Silver Lining
LIVE Pistons' John Kuester praises rookies for handling reduced minutes while others return
MLIVE Pistons' Charlie Villanueva: 'I can't even straighten out my back right now'
Detroit News Pistons' Richard Hamilton willing to alter his game
TSN Van Gundy to lead Eastern Conference All Stars
Orlando Sentinel Palace doesn't haunt Magic this time as Orlando tops lowly Detroit
Detroit Free Press Pistons go 'poof' against Magic
MLIVE Comeback against Magic falls short as Pistons suffer fifth consecutive loss
Orlando Pinstriped Post Orlando Magic 91, Detroit Pistons 86
Detroit News Orlando Magic 91, Detroit Pistons 86: Losing streak at five
Need4Sheed Nothing Magical About That - The Piston lose to Orlando
ESPN (video) Superman, Magic Fight Off Pistons, 91-86

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Wow, CP3 out kills NO’s playoff hopes, obviously. I wonder how that will affect how they approach the trade deadline.

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by brgulker on Feb 1, 2010 9:29 AM EST reply actions

What did I miss?

I was out of town, Thurs.-Sun., which I believe means I missed three Pistons losses. Sure, I can read the game threads and recaps (and actually probably will, because I have no life). But can somebody give me a summary of what went so horribly wrong?

by Toledo Joe on Feb 1, 2010 10:08 AM EST reply actions

I wouldn’t say it went “horribly” wrong … we just got beat by teams that are clearly better than us.

I know that sounds like I’m being pessimistic, but that’s really what happened.

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by brgulker on Feb 1, 2010 8:41 PM EST up reply actions

I try to keep my wild speculative trades under a dozen players

Will Bynum & Jason Maxiell for Mike Bibby and the rights to Josh Childress?

Bibby is getting passed by Jeff Teague in ATL as PG but could be a servicable backup in Detroit. ATL gets two athletic players for a playoff run and the Pistons clean up some salary issues and settle down the guard rotation.

by joejoejoe on Feb 1, 2010 12:49 PM EST reply actions

That sounds great...

because everyone knows all we need is yet another back-up point guard and small forward.

by bugman222 on Feb 1, 2010 6:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Don Nelson would be proud.

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by brgulker on Feb 1, 2010 8:42 PM EST up reply actions

That would be cool.

but I think ATL is reluctant to make trades right now though- they are curbstomping the Celtics every time they meet- The hawks are the cream of the eastern conference as current assembled.

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by Skylar on Feb 1, 2010 1:12 PM EST reply actions