NCAA Who? Pistons @ Pacers
by Kevin Sawyer on Mar 19, 2010 6:43 PM EDT
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PrintDetroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers, Mar 19, 2010 7:00 PM EDT
The biggest news tonight is that Rodney Stuckey will be returning from his confounding bout with dizziness. Ben Wallace might be back as well, so the Pistons will be at full strength.
Game Tips at 7:00 EST
Detroit Pistons: 23-45 (7-26 road)
Indiana Pacers: 22-46 (7-30 away)
Oppo Research
All of the hoops mania of the last two days was leading up to this, an epic matchup between the NBA's 25th and 26th best teams.
It looks as though the Pacers will be without their best player. Danny Granger has done some damage against Detroit, but now that only damage done is to his face. Nothing like a good old face injury.
Keys for Detroit
No spin moves for Stuckey -- Bad idea.
Don't use iPhones to watch the tourney -- Looking at you, Charlie V.
Play Daye - I'm going to cut and paste this for the rest of the season.
Question of the Game
Are the Pistons really going to push Stuckey and Big Ben? I mean, is it really worth something career threatening to play out these games?
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Epic matchup of lottery teams!
That’s all the hype I can give this game.
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Wait, I can do better
Brawl for John Wall!
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Fisticuffin's for Demarcus Cousins!
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<— trying to think of something that rhymes with Aminu.
Jonas Jerebko : Pistons :: Skippin' Bail, Dippin' Jail, Whippin' Tail and Sippin' Ale : MF Doom
Awesome
rec’d for actually finding a rhyme for that name
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by handsomerob1 on Mar 19, 2010 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Well that OT ended fast
Let’s get some Pistons up in this bitch!
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21-6 Indiana
Be careful what you wish for?
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Did it start
during the hockey game?
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by handsomerob1 on Mar 19, 2010 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
so i came in late, and until i saw the 8-12 comment
i assumed 7-11 meant they were taking 3s a lot, because they’re open all night
We claw back in to it
And the Pacers put the hammer down. Damn, when was the last time the Pacers got to drop the hammer on anybody?
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Looks like he wants to prove
that he’s ok. Good to see him playing well.
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by handsomerob1 on Mar 19, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately
The Pacers seem to have made all of theirs.
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Ugh, another +60 point half
And we gave it up to the only team in the division that might be worse than us.
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Yup! I think so too...
And draft another Darko.
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 19, 2010 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure
There’s some 7ft/140lb Kazakh 15 year old with a sweet jumper he could land us.
Kazakhstan… Greatest country in the world
All other countries are run by little girls!
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The Ivan brothers
for anyone who’s watched those stupid commercials they show every chance possible on the online NCAA games.
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by handsomerob1 on Mar 19, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
D hasn't been great
but part of it is them shooting lights out
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by handsomerob1 on Mar 19, 2010 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Pacers were hitting like
6-7 threes, but no defensive adjustments?.. they have 9 threes now at halftime.
sigh, how long are we gonna keep Kuester.
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 19, 2010 8:09 PM EDT reply actions
whaaaaat?
you want kuester gone? ill take joed being gone before kuester, even tho i want both to stay.
Agreed
There needs to be some coaching consistency for once. Can’t have four coaches in four years. Three in three is already scaring free agents away unless we give them crazy money (Gordon, CV31)
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by handsomerob1 on Mar 19, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I've said this once..
I think Joe is one more coaching change away from having job yanked from under him.
Crazy money for bench players
Is always an option in the NBA.
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Om nom nom!!!
Babies, the other white meat!
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How did Stuck play?
I just got home, brain fried from 4 hours of organic chemistry
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 8:41 PM EDT reply actions
Not what I meant
I already saw the numbers. I mean did he look good, able to keep up with the competition? Or did he get winded really quickly?
I think he’s added more arc to his shot. It’s a very slight change in the release angle, but if you pay close attention, especially on the free throws, they seem to have a longer trajectory. I noticed this first when he missed the 3 and then when his free throws didn’t touch the rim, when they usually do.
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I should note
That I’ve been wanting him to add more arc to his shot for quite a while. It’s done wonders for LeBron, who’s gone from subpar-mediocre to nearly unstoppable (except when he gets 3 point happy). It would also correct that hitch he has in his shot, as it would force him to reduce some of the noise in his mechanics to get the proper release.
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
We got it down to 17!
Enthusiasm?
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Knicks shouldn't be tanking
They’ve got no pick this year or 2012 and probably won’t have a good one in 2011 if Houston does well
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
true
good call. i guess i can’t make fun of them for playing t-mac when his backup is bill walker.
You can't help me Bernstein Law Firm
I’m already dead on the inside.
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im sure richard bernstein is always good for some helpfull advice though.
by Band Aid on Mar 19, 2010 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I prefer these guys
They know a little thing or two about the FCC, so they must be geniuses
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate games like this
They keep getting your hopes up, only to let it slip away again.
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Wrong Dejuan is providing a spark tonight. And he just sat Troy Murphy with 5 fouls.
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Never mind
They left Whitey in. I guess it’s too late in the game to bench him for fouls.
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Enough with the wrong already
I feel bad for the guy. If his name sounded anything but DaJuan/DeJuan I’m fairly certain people wouldn’t be hating on him, he’d just be an ordinary second round pick. People would still be mad at Joe for passing up Blaire, but I highly doubt Summers would be taking nearly this much crap.
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Woah, calm down BT
I just called him that because that’s what we’ve been calling him for some time. I actually like the way he has played and see him as a future contributer.
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Wasn't meant to slam you
I’m just tired of people calling him wrong, it isn’t fair to the guy. The only way I could possibly see him deserving the name was if he was drafted high in the lottery and still couldn’t earn a spot in the rotation
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I get your point.
No offense taken my man.
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Too be fair
I believe everyone was calling him “The Wrong Dejaun” well before the season actually started. It wasn’t meant to be a knock on him as much as it was that everyone had wanted Joe to draft the other one.
That's my point
If his name sounded anything like DeJuan, he could be the scrub of the century, but just be an ordinary second round pick, and not “wrong”
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Um, no.
If you pay me in Budweiser I’m not ever helping you again.
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I'm a total beer snob.
I do like lighter refreshing beers after a long summer day. But mostly I like to chew my beer.
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He really is more effective when spotting up than shooting off the dribble.
He probably misses Derrick Rose’s kickouts.
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 19, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
And right on
he missed an important jumper off the dribble.
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 19, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Now THIS is playing like you want to win!
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I wonder how much fatigue affected Stuck
His numbers are great tonight, he’s even hitting his 3s. If anything, he’s just as efficient as Chauncey at his best
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 9:21 PM EDT reply actions
I'm sure they will
But people get mad about anything that Stuckey does. Give the guy credit where credit is due. Even if he doesn’t show up the next game, this game specifically, he’s been very efficient. It’s not like I’m calling for him to start the next game.
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Whatever
Enjoy your kicks, I’m just glad the guy’s healthy.
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Summers just earned himself a major upgrade over wrong on that play
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
Bah, rookie mistake.
I’ll live with it.
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agreed
i’m happy that summers is getting 4th quarter run over a vet like rip in this situation. i’m happier seeing the guy who got us back in the game make a rookie mistake than seeing a cold handed vet
Rodney's tired
forced the last 2 jumpers
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 19, 2010 9:29 PM EDT reply actions
Possible shoulder injury
I don’t think we could have asked for more from a guy who had to sit out 2 weeks before tonight.
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what happened?
I didn’t pay much attention, just casually glancing the score.
by bearded thundar on Mar 19, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not sure, Blaha said Stuckey looked like he hurt his shoulder
It must have happened after that offensive rebound.
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I'm always wishful
that Daye would be the next Dirk & Summers as the next Melo. ^^
by Giggitty Giggitty Goo on Mar 19, 2010 9:33 PM EDT reply actions
Nice effort in the second half
But if you let the other team score at will in the first you aren’t putting yourself in position to win the game.
Defense Pistons, defense.
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Whoops
Daye* 1:43? We were getting blown out, (Before the Fourth) I don’t see why he shouldn’t have gotten a good chunk of time.
by Taiwanese Tora on Mar 19, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
I’ve been saying the same thing the whole season. And it appears he has been ignoring my weekly letters until tonight.
Now I’ll write 2 a week!
That's why
If you want to make a point, send death threats!
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Ok, but still
If you want to get their attention, death threats work like a charm.
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bracket not looking so hot?
i was 1/3 in noon games, but doing well since
if it's any consolation
i had marquette in the elite eight
marquette and butler were my upset teams
if butler can’t beat syracuse, then my bracket’s basically just picking the favorites the rest of the way, like the rest of the country
by the89oracle on Mar 19, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
As Pistons fans,
Deep down inside, we’re all saaaaaad pandas.
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Thanks to Charter Cable Co.
FSN froze up in the second so I didn’t have to watch any of this game.
Can I say I hate sandbaggers? I feel like they made a big deal out of Granger’s injury. And they even tried to draw comparisons to Stuckey collapsing. I knew he wouldn’t miss this game, it looks like he has something personal against Jerebko. Paul Pierce does that sandbagging too, especially around playoff time. It’s always “Paul Pierce to have foot removed. Will miss the rest of his career.” The next day, “Turns out his sock was on backwards, he’s fine.”
Even a brawl wouldn’t have been interesting, though. There wasn’t anyone out in the stands to fight anyways. They’d have to climb up the upper deck to find anybody.
by JoeDip on Mar 19, 2010 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, Pierce is a pussy
Getting carried off the court by half the team acting like he’d blown his ACL, then getting in the wheelchair, then running back on to the court 5 minutes later. Another reason among the many to say “Fuck the Celtics.”
And what was up with Granger being hurt? I kept hearing he might be too hurt to play before the game and then he goes out there and plays without a hitch. Must have been one of those 24 hour injuries.
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so true lol
Paul Pierce does that sandbagging too, especially around playoff time. It’s always "Paul Pierce to have foot removed. Will miss the rest of his career." The next day, "Turns out his sock was on backwards, he’s fine."
In my drunken opinion...
And I’ll preface this by saying I didn’t actually watch much of the first three quarters because there were actually competitive, collegiate games to watch… Stuckey took some BAD, BAAAD, BBBBAAAAADDDDD shots in the fourth quarter. Especially when the game was still up in the air. I think collapsin’ ain’t good for folks, or some shit.
in other news
darko milicic put up 16, 12, 1 and 1 against LA tonight.
Jonas Jerebko : Pistons :: Skippin' Bail, Dippin' Jail, Whippin' Tail and Sippin' Ale : MF Doom
Great job from DaJuan tonight
For the first time as a Piston he showed real, substantial evidence of NBA potential. This is an extremely good thing. The Pistons desperately need assets, and especially ones who are cheap, given how embarrassingly overpaid some of the other guys are.
I have been very doubtful that DaJuan could play, given John Kuester’s continued unwillingness to put him in even when everyone else looks horrible and he has literally nothing to lose.
Tonight DaJuan suggested that maybe Kuester’s unwillingness to put him in games may originate not in DaJuan’s poor play but in Kuester’s poor coaching.
I couldn’t be happier that DaJuan has started to show up. I hope it continues.
banned is what he is
thank the lordy
Jonas Jerebko : Pistons :: Skippin' Bail, Dippin' Jail, Whippin' Tail and Sippin' Ale : MF Doom
Did you see that the Spurs
put 147 up on the Warriors?
Nutso
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Good for DaJuan
Also interesting that Q-ster left Rip on the bench even when the game was close down the stretch. I think Blaha said yesterday was the first game in which Rip played but didn’t score since 2000. Don’t get me wrong, I was happy to see the rooks play. Hope Rip was cool with it.
Thinking the samething
The guy doesn’t look athletic at all, but he’s big (and somewhat fat) and has a really nice touch around the rim. Definitely a great second round pick, lots of upside, little risk. It will be interesting to see who does the best in the NBA between him, Varnado and Parahkouski
by bearded thundar on Mar 20, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw one mock draft that had us taking Pittman (Texas) in the second
He would be a pretty decent pick there. At least I could see him as a good big off the bench, maybe like Kwame with more upside.
If you are wondering who it had us taking in the first, it was Cousins.
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