Fist-fight in the sewer, Nets @ Pistons
by Kevin Sawyer on Feb 6, 2010 5:41 PM EST
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PrintNew Jersey Nets at Detroit Pistons, Feb 6, 2010 7:30 PM EST
Game tips at 7:30 pm ET
Detroit Pistons: 16-32 (11-14 road, -5.6 margin)
New Jersey Nets: 4-45 (3-19 road, -11.7 margin)
Oppo Research
They're back, and now there is reason to worry. The Pistons were scarcely able to dispense with the lowly Nets on the road, yielding a ridiculous 24 points and 14 assists to Devin Harris. Now they are playing on the end of a back-to-back, which began with a humiliating drubbing by the Pacers.
If the Pistons can't stop Harris, then suddenly the Nets offense looks downright potent. Brook Lopez had 27 points to go with his seven rebounds, and only a horrendous night from Yi Jianlian allowed the Pistons to escape with a victory.
Nonetheless, this is still a team that is giving heavy minutes to a number of players who don't belong in the league. There really is no excuse for dropping a game at home to the worst team of all time when that team is play its fourth game in five days.
Pistons Retro Moment
I don't remember this game, or know why Nets fans were so geeked up over it, but it's nice to see the old team back together.
Keys for Detroit
More Ben Gordon - It appears that he's better, and if he's producing, he should get all the minutes he wants.
Feed it to Charlie V. inside - I've got a feeling I can just cut and paste this one for the rest of the season.
Stop Chris Douglas-Roberts - I could just see him randomly owning us for 30 tonight.
Question of the Game
Will we ever get back to full strength? The Pistons were desperate for front-court offense in the absence of Charlie V. Can anyone step up, here?
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A net loss
as it were
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
CORRECTION
Robocop is always on.
Your move, creep.
by R0B0C0P on Feb 6, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Zarret:
“With frontcourt scoring such a critical need, not surprisingly Charlie’s performance has often reflected that of the team’s. In the Pistons 16 wins, Charlie has shot 50% in wins as opposed to 40% in losses [and 35% from 3 vs. 29% in losses]… To illustrate that, the Pistons froncourt combined for just 25 points last night. They need [Charlie] playing tonight— and scoring.”
This is what
Detroit basketball is supposed to look like! If they keep this up, I might just be able to forget about the horror that was last night
totally OT
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i have a feeling
that as the game goes on, that number will continue to climb. once the game is over, that number will stop climbing.
by Mike Payne on Feb 6, 2010 8:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
if that number is higher than the nets
then that’d be really cool.
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See, Mike
The key to winning the game is to score more points than the other guys. With that said, I have a feeling that the team that manages to score more points will win tonight’s game.
true
but I think we should try and focus on stopping the other team from scoring more than we do. if we can contain them, and prevent their scoring total from eclipsing ours, hell— we’ll win every time.
That's a good point
I would add that, if we miss a shot, we can retain possession if one of our men catches the ball.
his first defensive possession
hustled all the way back and then didn’t even jump to stop an easy layup… baffling sometimes
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whats the name of the condition that he has...
that prevents him from growing hair on any part of his body?
7-7 from 3-pointers!?!?!
who are you and what are you doing in my house jack?
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kue's going to unveil the lineup tonite where rodney plays power forward
so i think he will get 10 boards.
he has only taken 8 shots...
made 3 of them. he is 37.5 right now, if he makes his next shot hes 44%. So its really not that bad. Its like saying hes shooting 33% on 1-3 FG.
i look at the boxscore, and it says that he has taken 9 shot…anyway, he always starts off hot then suddenly lose his touch
by SHH on Feb 6, 2010 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
I'm excited for Denver-Utah
I’ve got money on the Nugs to win straight up.
LeBron has six more points at half time
Than the Pistons did as a team during the second half against Miami. He has also scored 24 straight Cavs points. You know, he’s turning into a nice little player.
if lebron died suddenly
I would go to his funeral to make sure he was dead and it wasn’t some stunt for Nike.
you can call me Sadam.
i have a pewter miniature of jonas jerebko.
by dandresden on Feb 6, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+1 for Pewter Jerebko collector statuette
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Question?
How does a shooter like Ben Gordon break out of a slump if he only gets 5 shots?
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Why isn't JJ playing?
I’ve been wondering this throughout the fourth quarter, we’re getting killed on defense, why isn’t he playing when hes got the hot hand?
Stuckey should be in
He’s got 9 assists and zero turnovers. However I agree JJ should be in over Gordon, without his shot, he has not much to offer
by bearded thundar on Feb 6, 2010 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
I'd give it to Stuckey
He jump started the offense, he had 8 assists in the first half.
by bearded thundar on Feb 6, 2010 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
Wow. Shitastic score. The Iowa Energy, however, are leading by 30 in the third.
by TDP on Feb 6, 2010 9:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions
shush...
he won’t do it again if he thinks we know.
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great awareness by Stuckey
to avoid the dead bodies
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by Packey on Feb 6, 2010 9:54 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Rule number 1 and rule number 2
Cardio and the Double Tap. True awesomeness.
it made you holy?
I need get me some of that scene
by bearded thundar on Feb 6, 2010 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
Never let it be said
That this year’s Pistons couldn’t barely eke out victories against one of the worst teams in NBA history.
Seriously, I hope Jarvis and Harris are OK.
something just occured to me
it doesn’t sound like Joe D. wants to make a huge move yet. he wants to make the team better. Tayshaun is playing like crap and won’t get any value back, and almost no team wants Rip because his contract is huge and he’s pretty up there in years.
what about Maxiell? He has a pretty annoying contract, hardly played last year, but has really picked it up in the past couple weeks. Plus, he’s getting playing time over Jerebko in the clutch, even though Jerebko is 9/9 for 20 points.
are we showcasing Maxy now? Can we con some team into taking his 5 million per off of our books?
Interesting stats
Check out the shooting stats for (i) Tay, Rip, Gordon, and Stuckey vs. (ii) Jerebko, Wallace, Maxiell, Bynum, and CV. Something like 12-38 for the first group, and 26-35 for the second. Weird. But at least Stuckey had more assists than points. Is that a first?
Great moments from last night's game
Last night was a great night at the Palace. It was loud, pretty full, and it felt like it used to feel (unlike last time I attended).
Two great moments from the game:
About halfway through the third quarter, my Little Brother looks at me and says, “Jonas is my new favorite player.” Great kid, eh?
I also ran into Natalie from Need4Sheed…
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Does anyone know if there’s a replay from the end of the game where Harris and Hayes ran into each other? They never replayed it at the game, and it was hard to tell what actually happened.
Oh, and does Tay look expendable yet?
Jonas is looking like he’s developed some quality range, which is really the only gap in his game on the offensive side of the ball.
He’s still got work to do on being a good team defender, but Tay’s defense hasn’t exactly been dominant lately…
anybody who looks up to big ben and wants to hustle like him
is good enough to replace prince in my books.
I love Jerebko
The brightest highlight this season and he makes bad games worth watching.
His offense is better than advertised. He may not be a first or second option, or a third, but he is a great guy to have to clean up everybody else’s mistake. Kind of like Ben.
Oh and he is already hitting the gym post game, like Ben too.
Hitting The Gym
I was actually going to mention a few threads back that Jonas already looks a bit more buff than he did at the start of the season. I watched an older video of him the other day and he was wire-thin with no definition and it looks like he’s bulking up a little bit already. If only Daye and CV could do the same….
by garrettelliott on Feb 7, 2010 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
Daye is doing the same
He talks about it on twitter, he hits up the gym with Big Ben too.
CV on the other hand, I have no clue, but I’m guessing not by his figure
by bearded thundar on Feb 7, 2010 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, I was against bringing back Ben Wallace
I thought getting 3 of the old core back together could be counter productive Bug wow was I wrong. Turns out he is the best influence our young players could have, and its already showing.
Someone should tell CV he can tweet from the gym, too. Maybe that’ll help him get in there.
by garrettelliott on Feb 7, 2010 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
Ironic
QD is slang for a local Dairy chain where I work … One of their most popular ice creams has “chunky” in the title. I’m amused by that; I blame Captain…
I'm partial to Calder Dairy.
And their storefront cracks me up, it’s right down the street from a muffler place and a Motorcycle service garage in Lincoln Park.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Rip Bobblhead Giveaway
It was also Rip Bobblehead giveaway for the first 5,000 fans … getting rid of them intentionally?
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