Pistons 93, Bucks 81: Sorry About Those Playoffs, Milwaukee
by Mike Payne on Feb 9, 2010 11:26 PM EST
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Detroit opened up with a 20-9 first quarter and exerted themselves in the 4th to seal a 12-point victory over the playoff-hopeful Milwaukee Bucks.
Milwaukee came into the game winning 7 straight at home, zero losses on their own court in 2010. A win tonight could have put them in the 8th seed over Miami, but their loss to the Pistons and Miami's win over Houston has put them a solid game behind in the rankings.
While Detroit's win didn't cheer up any playoff hopes, nor did it get us closer to a top lottery pick this June, it did precisely what a good win should-- it entertained us fans who haven't been able to find a lot of entertainment from our team lately. Detroit was hot from the start, with a first quarter dominated by Jonas Jerebko's rebounding and staunch defense-- holding Milwaukee to just 16.6% shooting from the field.
While Milwaukee made the game competitive in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, even leading the score for a possession or two, Detroit's strong 4th quarter led by Jason Maxiell and Ben Gordon pushed the game to a 12-point margin.
The Good
Jonas Jerebko earned himself a career high in rebounds with 13, 5 on the offensive glass. He would have pulled down even more, if it weren't for a bit of foul trouble and then a hard knock to the chin by Luc Ricard Bababooie and Stuckey in the 4th.
Jason Maxiell put up a double-double, 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals on 64% shooting. He was a beast-- made a key pass to Ben Gordon for a trey in the 2nd, had excellent post moves in the 4th and dominated the offensive glass with 6 orebs. You know, vintage, pre-MCIAFI Jason Maxiell.
Remember that Ben Gordon who played the first 10 Pistons games this season? He paid us a visit tonight with 18 points on 50% shooting, including 2 of 4 from three. He and Jason led the squad in +/- with +17 and +21 respectively.
The Bad
Hey Charlie:
0-5 shooting, 3 personal fouls and a turnover is no way to earn that pretty contract. Maybe you should put that mask back on, buddy?
The Austin Daye Unsung Hero
Tayshaun Prince. 18 points on 11 attempts and 2 steals is lovely, and a few times this game I actually realized you were on the floor. Somebody call Kevin O' Connor. Short of that, it was good to see you gettin' your groove back. *snaps, sashays*
The Takeaway
Defense. 3-point shooting. Rebounding. Bench scoring. Ya know, in retrospect, that was the best Pistons game this fella has seen in weeks, against a pretty damn hot Milwaukee team of late. We should do this every once in a while.
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Someone made a comment after the first Milwaukee game that they were concerned because Charlie V didn’t light up his old team. It looks like those concerns are still there. Come on, CV, it’s a rite of passage! Torch the guys who wouldn’t pay you, or didn’t play you, or stifled your growth and development! Show them your full array of weird post-up moves and long range bombs! Don’t suck!
It's the unwritten rule for our season.
“If one of our PFs plays well, the rest must suck.”
by Terrence J. Lynch on Feb 9, 2010 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
Is that how you spell Sashay?
Honestly, I’ve never seen it spelled before.
by Terrence J. Lynch on Feb 9, 2010 11:34 PM EST reply actions
This is a historic event
Never before have I seen the word “sashay” written in a Piston Wrap-up.
Also, I guess it’s right because spellcheck ain’t showing anything.
by Terrence J. Lynch on Feb 9, 2010 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
so then you have heard the sweet rap song "face face face give me face"
i saw some clip of that on the soup it looked pretty hilarious.
Alright, I gotta ask since this was bugging me in the other thread even though it’s OT: who do you guys think is worth max money? Every post seems to be, “Nah, I don’t want Amare…” and, “Nah, Bosh sucks…” Teams would KILL to have these guys. So who, besides LeBron, is actually on the want list?
Awesome question Garrett
I suggest you ask it as a FanPost— it in itself is worth a long discussion. I won’t answer here, to stay on topic, but why don’t you just copy and paste that question into a FanPost so we can discuss?
Stuckey has been a point guard lately
7 dimes and only one TO? Pretty damn good
by JC no1 pistons fan on Feb 10, 2010 12:12 AM EST reply actions
agreed
but his poor shooting was the only reason I couldn’t include him in my recap. without improving that, he’ll never be for us what he needs to be.
47.3%
isn’t an improvement for Stuckey?
after all he is shooting 40.3% on the season.
oh btw he went 9/19 tonight.
it took him 19 shots
to score 18 points.
Rodney Stuckey’s TS% on the season: .473
Rodney Stuckey’s TS% last night: .473
That kind of shooting hurts your team.
TS% takes into account the times you were fouled and hit your foul shots
but that requires the refs actually blowing the whistle and letting you get to the line.
by the89oracle on Feb 10, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
and 3-pointers
and Stuckey needs to improve his ability to get to the line. Which is an ability— not up to the refs alone.
Stuckey doesn’t get calls because he’s out of control (most of the time).
Unless your name is Kobe, LeBron, or Wade, you won’t get those calls, nor do you deserve them.
I agree with MP — it’s an ability, one that CB has and Gordon appears to have — to initiate contact without running people over because you’re out of control.
and a .473 true shooting percentage is good for 57th in the league amongst point guards alone. ouch.
What is the
Average with the point guards?
by Taiwanese Tora on Feb 10, 2010 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
but he is improving
And Stuckey, in his 3rd season in the NBA, stacks up with Billups in his 3rd year. Better in some regards.
Peep it here.
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you’d think that’d be an important column for me to double-check, huh? nice catch.
And my comment wasn’t meant to say he doesn’t need to improve, but to reiterate he’s only in his 3rd year (and some of the important PG #s stack up with Billups early in his career). Of course, if he shoots 47 TS% for the rest of his career… well, that’d be bad.
/crawling into a hole
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That picture is awesome.
I wish Josh Smith signed w/Detroit like the rumors were suggesting when he was an F.A.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
I believe it was impossible to sign him outright
And I’m guessing that Atlanta didn’t want anything we had in a sign and trade.
The good news is that Smith is pretty much always on the trading block in Atlanta! So keep hope alive.
by Terrence J. Lynch on Feb 10, 2010 1:28 AM EST up reply actions
Don't hold your breath
I believe he has a trade kicker that makes it basically impossible to acquire him.
I just wanna say that Brandon Jennings' circa '88 hi-fade
is the coolest shit I have seen in the league all year.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
by Skylar on Feb 10, 2010 2:48 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
Rodney Stuckey is last 20 games....
…..Has a 5 to 1 asst to turnover ratio….Not bad Rodney!!!
by BennieBladesFan on Feb 10, 2010 9:09 AM EST reply actions
I was at the game
Due to a snowstorm, there was probably only about 5000 (or less) people there. If you had a ticket in the upper bowl, the staff came by and gave you tickets to the lower bowl, which I think is a really nice gesture. Anyways, nice to see a Pistons’ victory live.
I root for the Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings and yes, the Lions.
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only about 5000 (or less) people there. If you had a ticket in the upper bowl, the staff came by and gave you tickets to the lower bowl, which I think is a really nice gesture.
This is exactly what the Palace should be doing for fans who are hardcore enough to go out in very adverse weather, in this economy. Bravo. Glad you had a good time RZ
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Palace is/was hookin' people up, too
When I was home in December I went to the Warriors game with my brothers. We were looking for some cheap seats so we could spend more money on brew and the lady at the ticket counter cut us a deal so we’d sit in the lower bowl (to make it look better on TV, maybe?). She gave us an absurd deal, saving us nearly $300, and we wound up sitting 10 rows behind the Warriors bench.
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Detroit's offense does so much better when a big is scoring in the post
If we could get that consistently from Maxy (or anybody else) it would be a whole different world.
OT
Anybody see the Cavs-Nets highlights from last night? Lebron doesn’t even look human anymore. I literally thought I was watching someone play NBA Live with one of those super players who has a “99” rating in every category. It’s ridiculous. If they don’t win the title with that guy this year, Cleveland doesn’t deserve to ever win any title of any kind ever. Ever.
yeah as much as i hate lebron he is playing out of his mind.
the cavs are my pick to win it this year. which makes me depressed.
Uncky Jonas!!!!!! The effort machine!
Who’s your Jerebko!
Hard one(loss) to swallow, thats what she said.
I wish he had a twin
Then we could call them the Jonas Brothers
by Laughton on Feb 10, 2010 6:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yahoo! has predicted their Top 14 lottery draft picks.
Now I know the vast majority of you are hoping Cousins goes 2nd but more importantly, are the chances the Pistons have at getting him (I’m on board with drafting Cousins aswell).
And I like the spot Cousins is at in their draft selection (which is fourth), I think if the Pistons have any realistic shot at getting him, fourth or fifth would be the most ideal selection.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-lotterypicks020810&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
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