Breaking the Jinx: Jazz @ Pistons
by Kevin Sawyer on Mar 10, 2010 6:07 PM EST
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PrintUtah Jazz at Detroit Pistons, Mar 10, 2010 7:30 PM EST
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Detroit Pistons: 22-41 (15-17 home)
Utah Jazz: 41-22 (16-14 Road)
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Keys for Detroit
Stay alert -- The Jazz are +16.6 in the second half of their last five games. Clearly, they are feeling some fresh legs, so it will be important for Coach Kuester to keep the team from melting down, which has been a problem in this matchup
Let Bynum run the point -- We need Stuckey back, but Bynum is the best pure point on the team, and Detroit can take advantage.
Play Daye - Part of keeping fresh legs on the court means avoiding the temptation to keep the top of the rotation in the game.
Question of the Game
Has Maxiell been eating babies again? He seems to have found his mojo over the last few games, which shouldn't surprise anyone.
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Has anyone heard any updates on Ben's status?
I heard a rumor that the injury was worse than originally reported, but I haven’t found any updates
Patella tendon strain
or something like that. during the game last night the news ticker at the bottom said he was out “indefinitely”.
by C$ on Mar 11, 2010 9:35 AM EST up reply actions
that ain’t good then. half asleep they shot 52%
by don'tworryaboutit on Mar 10, 2010 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
I have the same complain I have every game
I’d wish they’d let the PG run the show more. It’s working so far, but I don’t like seeing RIp bring the ball and start the offense.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
Considering who our point guards are
I’m not going to complain too hard. Rip has good passing instincts
I also just tuned in and it doesn’t look pretty so far.
by garrettelliott on Mar 10, 2010 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
off topic
memphis winning against boston by 19
by don'tworryaboutit on Mar 10, 2010 8:31 PM EST reply actions
I watched that game
The Bucks are for real simply because Bogut is playing like he is capable of. They would have to be my second favourite team right now.
insert aussie stereotype here
I just hope he can stay healthy. He’s got skills.
by garrettelliott on Mar 10, 2010 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
Michael Redd?
Is he even worth anything anymore?
It’s too bad, his career seems to be falling a part when the Bucks are starting to finally become good.
Like when the Rockets played better without McGrady.
Shit just works like that sometimes.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
You know what,
The Jazz are a really good team. I know they’ve been hot lately, but I thought that was as much a fluke as anything. But they are playing awesome right now. I get the feeling that even if we were playing our best we still wouldn’t be competitive. They are probably the biggest threat to the Lakers out west.
The Jazz have played solid basketball for years now, yet they always seem to be under the radar.
At the same time, for a couple years now they have been in the mix, but fail to do anything worthy in the playoffs.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
And for all the criticism Boozer gets, he looks like he’s having FUN on the court, which can’t be said of so many other players in the league. It looks like he loves his team.
by garrettelliott on Mar 10, 2010 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, he was always so wishy-washy about whether he wanted to stay or not, it’s no wonder they don’t like him. But as an outsider watching, he looks like he’s where he should be — playing in a system that plays to his strengths and with a solid supporting cast.
by garrettelliott on Mar 10, 2010 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
I haven't picked a West team.
But I think I’m going to take the Jazz, they are impressive with a full five man starting line-up contributing…
“It’s one thing to have a problem and an answer but these guys (the Pistons) have a problem and no answer.”
Well, thank you for pointing that out NBA TV crew.
We had the Answer
We turned him into the rotting carcass of Ben Gordon and the zombified CHarlie V
insert aussie stereotype here
Fuck these commie bastards
You let one commie on the roster, then you’re all commies! Red Scare FTW!
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
On second thought, I have no problem with Rip running the offense tonight.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
Kelsar just brought up something I've wondered about
At the time giving the big contract to Sheed made perfect sense. In the long run, we should have signed Memo. He was younger, a better rebounder, and actually makes an effort in the low post. He’s never been at Sheed’s level defensively but then again Memo has never been a head case like Sheed.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
It’s definitely an interesting “What If…?” scenario. Although Memo doesn’t really have Sheed’s fire, so maybe wouldn’t have had the swagger we needed to get over the hump with him?
by garrettelliott on Mar 10, 2010 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know if we would have made it back to the Finals in 2005 without Sheed
But in the long run I would much rather have had Memo. Of course hindsight is 20/20.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Of course if Joe had let Sheed walk in favor of Memo
we would have been PISSED that summer. Hindsight is a powerful thing
Miami would of killed us.
No chance Memo is helping Ben hold down the paint with Shaq being old Shaq and Wade driving the paint at every single opportunity.
OT: Hot Tub Time Machine?
Seriously? Has there ever been a stupider title/premise for a movie? (Other than “Snakes on a Plane” of course) If anyone I know pays money to see that movie, I will slap them in the face.
seriously whoever made these annoying NBA auto tuned commercials needs to be fired
by Wheaties on Mar 10, 2010 9:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
P-P-P-Playoffs?
We sittin heah
Im ’post to be tha franchise pleah
an we in yeah talkin bout practice.
/Best rapsketball joint ever, Steve Porter, word up
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Here's my rule re: Chunky Charlie
If he makes a few good plays I reward him by calling him CV. So, kudos to CV!
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
i’d like to see rodney finish at the rim with that type of finesse
by don'tworryaboutit on Mar 10, 2010 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
I feel like BG needs to beat up some some scrubs to get his confidence back. Dominate some second stringers and score 40 or something.
by garrettelliott on Mar 10, 2010 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
nets beating the mavs by 13 right now…
by don'tworryaboutit on Mar 10, 2010 9:24 PM EST reply actions
He should have
I want to see Daye fuck somebody up.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
I hope we see Daye and Gordon continue to play significant minutes this quarter plus it would be good to see some Summers. Cant see Detroit making up 13 in the last against Jazz
I hate CV’s form. His weird jumpers and floaters are just so non-basketbally. Kind of like Antawn Jamison, but not as good.
This is what I imagine goes through CV’s head as he shoots an off-balance, spinning 180 degree jumper from 9 feet out: “I got this. I’m taller than the guy guarding me.”
by garrettelliott on Mar 10, 2010 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
Congrats JoD
You took a championship team and turned it into a shit sandwich.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
That team was never going to contend for another championship
We held onto our core guys the way it was. Of course the rebuilding could have gone much better
I'm more pissed about losing a game to a guy whose nickname is Boobie.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
Oh yeah
That was the series where a garbage player became fucking Kobe to the refs.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Can't blame the refs for all of it
After the first 4 or five triples we should have realized we needed to guard the guy
It's more the way that he was getting FTs every time he touched the ball.
Then in the Finals they switched directions and let the Spurs blow them off the court. The NBA refs fucking suck but they have no logic behind their fixing of games.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
His numbers were crazy, though. Like, superstar crazy. It was……..suspicious. But you have to give him credit for making his shots.
by garrettelliott on Mar 10, 2010 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
I don't remember the refs making Boobie look like Kobe.
I do remember the Pistons making Boobie look like Kobe. Maybe my memory is hazy.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
It was after (and during) this series..
..Flip Saunders was starting to get really questioned by fans.
I still blame Flip for that mess, he should of done a better job of adjusting our team.
i remember watching the game when lebron owned us
and while i was so fucking pissed off i was also kinda amazed. it was a very weird feeling.
Rebuilding should of happened after the '07 ECF
But even I was still wanted to keep the guys around….
Palace plays Miley Cyrus to further shit on the fans who bothered to show up.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
by SadPanda1 on Mar 10, 2010 9:41 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
For all the hate on the Wrong DeJuan
I think he has a chance to be a decent player. Whenever I see him play (which admittedly isn’t much) he seems to be effective
The nice thing about him (despite our griping) is that there’s really no pressure on him. He can go out and just play basketball and stay loose, which it looks like he’s doing. That makes a huge difference.
by garrettelliott on Mar 10, 2010 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
Poor Summers
has no chance through no fault of his own. Fairly to him or not, he’s the symbol of frustration for a whole bunch of Pistons fans who feel like Joe Dumars has been trying to be too cute in the draft.
he will prolly show flashes of being a solid player and then joe will trade him for a bag of nickles and a cab ride to coinstar.
by dandresden on Mar 10, 2010 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed Special K
The fundamental problem here is that Utah got whatever they wanted offensively.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
I like Greg
Because he mostly tells it how it is. When you should be embarrassed by the way you’re playing, he will say so without being hysterical about it.
Fesenko looks like a oversized child/pig who got possesed by some sort of demon.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
What is that?
Some sort of pig-bear-man?
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
the bastard son
of Benny Urquidez
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
He is from Ukraine
Maybe he got a dose of Cherynobyl?
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
by SadPanda1 on Mar 10, 2010 9:55 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I like this. Needed a laugh, thanks.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Props to our young ones for making the Jazz keep their starters in.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
Looking for a positive spin...
Rodney looked quite sharp in that sports coat.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
True! Hooray for small victories! It must be the shoes.
by garrettelliott on Mar 10, 2010 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
From a draft standpoint, yes
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
yeah but this is the best shirt
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
by Skylar on Mar 10, 2010 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
SLC Dunk
is a great blog name.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
by Skylar on Mar 11, 2010 12:06 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Holy fucking shit!
I finished my glass of wine and nearly swallowed the beer bottle caps I had tossed in said glass earlier tonight. I coulda been killed!
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Yeah, I think they were.
This is not a proud chapter in my life.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
I apprecite that but
I don’t think you all have. Thanks for the support but almost swallowing the beer bottle caps you had carelessly thrown in to your wine glass earlier that night is something I would hope no one else here has experienced. God dammit JoD, do you see what this team has reduced me to? None of this would have happened if you hadn’t traded Chauncey!
Projecting drunkenness on to someone I’ve never met FTW!
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
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