Which Houston Rocket Will be Best Dressed? Rockets @ Pistons
by Kevin Sawyer on Mar 7, 2010 5:29 PM EST
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PrintHouston Rockets at Detroit Pistons, Mar 7, 2010 6:00 PM EST
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Detroit Pistons: 21-41 (14-17 home)
Team MIT: 31-30 (14-16)
Meryl Streep: In her 60s and still FABULOUUUUS!
Oppo Research
Just a couple of weeks ago, I looked at teams that have stats people integrated into the decision process. (Boston, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Oklahoma City, Portland and I may have included Orlando -- I’m not certain what they do exactly.) It was seven or eight teams. They had won 60% of their games, and that’s counting Houston, which has only won half their games because they’re missing Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady wasn’t playing.
Keys for Detroit
Keep Martin off the free throw line -- He has had some unprecedented success getting to the stripe, and has converted 93% of his opportunities once he gets there. He's hardly a shaky three point shooter, but laying off him is the lesser of two evils.
Move past Stuckey's health issues -- I could easily see this being one of those games where Houston gets out to a 20-8 lead. Daryl Morey can tell you exactly how that impacts your likelihood of winning the game.
Play Daye - Especially with Stuckey out, we're going to need some backcourt minutes.
Question of the Game
Will Sandra Bullock win her first Oscar? Or can Streep's momentum carry her across the finish line? Can anyone stop Avatar, or will James Cameron be king of the world once again? And who's going to shine on the red carpet?
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the yahoo scoreboard says will bynum is gonna start
by don'tworryaboutit on Mar 7, 2010 5:34 PM EST reply actions
I'd give the Oscar to district 9 before I give it to Avatar.
In the past couple of games Bynum had finally started to move towards looking more like his earlier self, so we got that working for us.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
One of my favourites from last year was actually Star Trek. Just a fun, well-made movie with a little bit of everything.
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
I LOL
when you spell things like a Canadian. Next thing I know, you’re going to be doing crazy things like calling “Z”, “Zed”.
Haha! I AM a Canadian, which is why I spell things like a Canadian! Favourite, centre, aboot, all those good things.
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
Takes me back...
…to being a little kid. We used to get Canadian kids shows like the Polka Dot Door and Sesame Street in French. Ah, CBC, how I miss you…
That’s funny, because I used to watch American Sesame Street and knew all kinds of Spanish, and probably why I still say zee more than zed.
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
For admitting to using “zee” more than “zed”. One of my good friends in High School moved to Michigan from Toronto and we used to make fun of him terribly for saying “zed”. He wore it like a badge of honor (or is it honour), though.
district 9, inglourious
were the two best films of the year, although i missed up.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
oh god the stream has the rockets commentators
by don'tworryaboutit on Mar 7, 2010 6:10 PM EST reply actions
Doesn't that include Clyde Drexler?
He’s been pretty much atrocious every time I’ve ever listened to him call a game. Not that I’m paying any attention. I’m only following the comment thread while working on a grad school project. Are we playing as well as the box indicates?
Air Jordan XII retro
He won the title in the XII, white leather upper, blue toes and outsole. Piston colors. I have a pair still in the box. They’re one of my top 5 favorite Jordan designs ever. I retired from the sneakergame though, shit is way too crazy.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
My bad
he has been wearing the XII’s until tonight- those are red suede Jordan V’s. Hot shit. They got 23 on ’em though.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Ok last one
but he switched back to the XII’s for the 2nd half. So, both.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Jonas Jerebko is the truth.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
by Kriz on Mar 7, 2010 6:21 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
With a quick look at the schedule...
I think they’re 4-5.
by TDP on Mar 7, 2010 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
man austin just got outmuscled by jared jeffries…
by don'tworryaboutit on Mar 7, 2010 6:56 PM EST reply actions
Yes, but he can rescue a frisbee from virtually any roof
without the aid of a ladder
Impressive
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Oh he can also get cats outta trees
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
When the Pistons aint playing
he hold flashlights to attract new clientele for Detroit nightclubs.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
I can't understand that Charlie foul.
Was he trying to swat a fly?
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
oh my gosh austin has 3 fouls in 5 minutes...
by don'tworryaboutit on Mar 7, 2010 7:04 PM EST reply actions
He needs to eat some
He’s all skin and bones and babies are an excellent source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Javale McGee looks like a GIANT compared to everyone else on the floor! He’s massive!
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously. McGee looks like Gheorghe Muresan out there. And he just dunked on Perkins.
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Hill has looked good this game.
Tough, gritty, full of hustle. No wonder NY didn’t like him.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
lol
"I may be mistaken, but I'm never wrong." - Sir Charles
by ressaliance_00 on Mar 7, 2010 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Commentator #1: At the end of the game — I don’t know what it is — it’s just harder to make that jump shot!
Commentator #2: Your legs are tired.
I guess so...
Lately he seemed like one of the strongest pistons…
I guess it was better than Ben Gordon dribbling it off his foot…?
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
Or reading too many of the same comments.
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
For having an offense built around semi-contested 16-foot jump shots, we’re pretty bad at making jump shots.
That's the problem
We have no inside game, we’re usually pretty bad from behind the arc, and . . . Although things worked out OK in this game.
Yup, our offense looks good when we are hitting our shots, the probme is that this season they have mostly fail to do that.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
Wow!
JMax is playing super-smart ball right now. Nice knock-away, super-aware move to put up that quick hook.
Tay could have pretty much iced the game at the line and he blew both free throws.
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
Jonas Jerebko: great rookie, or best kisser ever?
Aminu, here we come!!11
by Mike Payne on Mar 7, 2010 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Greatest moment in DBB
The e-card somebody made for Jerebko on All-Star weekend is on the short list.
That was pretty awesome. Was that you, Kriz?
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
“Don’t let me down, boys— especially you, Wild Thing Jerebko.”
Aminu, here we come!!11
by Mike Payne on Mar 7, 2010 8:48 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Maybe Jonas Jerebko can seduce Mrs. D and get her to buy out Chunky Charlie.
by -PS- on Mar 7, 2010 8:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
if only gold digger was that hot
more importantly, it’s a shame bill davidson wasn’t a vampire and had eternal life, then we’d never have to put up with this bullshit.
sigh.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
like Al Davis
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
How about 5 pistons shooting 50% plus tonight
even CV31 was solid (at least on offense)…
Math is for the Rockets
And we just beat them, so we’ll make an exception tonight.
with help from the refs :(
Rockets>>>>>>Jazz
Texans>>>>>>>Titans
Super Mario>>>>>>>Vince Young
by Rockets 4 Life on Mar 7, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
J-Max
Had a very Ben Wallace in his prime stat line. 16 board, 8 offensive, 1 steal. Throw a couple of blocks in there and that’s Ben at his best. I didn’t watch, but that’s an encouraging night from him.
Max has looked real good these last 2 months.
Putting forth solid performances on both sides of the ball.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
I hope Max can become a consistent contributor. I’ve always been a fan, even though he’s been in and out of the doghouse. But when he’s on, he’s a force. And we need more players who are scary like he is.
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
What I like most about Jonas Jerebko...
…is how favorably he compares to previous Pistons heartthrobs. He outplays Carlos Delfino and he’s better-looking than Walter Herrmann.
JJ is a better player
But you can’t dismiss Fabio’s hair. Jonas has nothing on that, not even with the Viking horns
by bearded thundar on Mar 7, 2010 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
None can compete with JJ's chin
Or his deep, beautiful blue eyes… Smooth skin… Nice soft lips…
How far can we go with this shit before JJ starts taking restraining orders against us?
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Wow, fun game.
I’m glad to see Tayshaun’s resurgence is still going well. Maxy did a great impersonation of Big Ben, the rooks were very good, and even Chunky Charlie had a good game. Will Bynum looks like he is fully recovered from his injuries. Too bad every time we get some guys back from injury others take their place on the hospital squad.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
Great game from just about everybody but Gordon
Rip with a very well balanced game, babies were eaten Bynum racked up the assists, JJ did his rebounding thing and Prince nearly had a career high. CV even went to the post a few times. He seemed to stay hot until the 4th (seems to be a Piston thing). But I have to admit, we kinda lucked out on this one; the Rockets had a very Piston-esque 4th quarter, blowing an 8 point lead with only a few minutes left.
Gordon seemed to forget he is paid $10 mil to play shooting guard.
My only complaint is that Will was consistently getting torched by Brooks. I’d like to see the numbers he had against Will alone, as I counted 5 times that he got wide open shots/easy layups.
Brooks torched everybody, even Stuckey in a game earlier this season.
He is just too quick.
Where in the world is Cheikh Samb?
I don't know if this qualifies as a night of magic.
I’d prefer to reserve that for more meaningful games than this one. Still, a rare win deserves some level of recognition. Maybe this was a night of… Sorcery?
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
More meaningful games? I think we’re all out of those the rest of the way…
by TDP on Mar 7, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
Celtics are losing at home to the Wizards
If Kevin Garnett’s knees exploded and the shrapnel killed Kendrick Perkins, then I’d definitely call that a night of magic.
I'm just like a sports reporter, but without the insight or money.
by SadPanda1 on Mar 7, 2010 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'n that bitch
and1
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
I love the smell of Kevin Garnett's smoldering knees in the morning
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
I was surprised to see she was that old, though!
by garrettelliott on Mar 8, 2010 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
60 schmixty
I’d knock the stuffin out that english muffin
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
by Skylar on Mar 8, 2010 12:17 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
strange days and near dark
were way better than hurt locker, which will age as a mediocre military propaganda film.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
Wow. Ray Allen is the man still. What a shooter.
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Followed up by an Afflalo 3.
And Chauncey just pulled the chair out from Andrew Miller in the post! I love watching these guys.
by garrettelliott on Mar 7, 2010 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
DVR'n the game
Worth watching, I guess?
Did Stuckey get in the game, or out as a precaution?
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Word, I saw the score on the ESPN ticker
Winning w/o Ben Wallace & Rodney makes it a must-see.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
i was watching the 4th quarter
then some crazy pregnant girl i work with walked out and i had to go back to work so i miseed the fourth quarter and the overtime. what a gyp.
those darned pregnant co-workers
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
it was a travesty.
luckily it did not stop me from me from getting butt wasted tonite.
did you have a good time at the blow out dude?
I loved it.
Worst fuckin’ bar in Hamtramck is Jean’s?
I liked the Belmont.
Jamie Register’s new band is the shit. Bring your ass to Ann Arbor when they play next time, we’ll drank all the drinks drunk.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
the belmont is a nice place man.
that sounds like a plan man. let me know, we will get elegantly wasted.
you mean tight fittin jeans?
i havent been there. hamtramck is full of dives. the bathroom at the painted lady reminds me of the worst fuckin toilet in scotland from trainspotting.
yeah I have flashedback to that scene a couple times.
Jean’s is a super shitty horribad (word to Wheaties) diveass bar w/canned beer only and a maximum occupancy of 60
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
I can't watch a goddamn McNuggets game
without the announcer, whomever the fuck he is, talking about how great Afflalo is.
Curse you Joe Shoemars
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Attention, people of Earth: Andre Miller just threw down a dunk. I repeat: Andre Miller just threw down a dunk.
He can still get up.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Between Andre Miller dunking and Kathryn Bigelow being 58, my world is askew.
by garrettelliott on Mar 8, 2010 12:18 AM EST up reply actions
Yo did you make it to the painted lady?
I was lookin all over for your ass. That band was definitely weird
I drank so much polish beer saturday night
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
i did not make it
it was a combination of having to cover an early morning shift at work/ gf getting food poisoning. the stars aligned against me last nite. some other time man. next time you are in the d dude we gotta kick it.
that band is totally weird dude. he is a detroit punk legend though and a cool dude.
Wow.
I was glad I went though.
I would like to see him on some punk shit though.
Wolfbait was fantastic wild out face-melter metal
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
look up the clone defects.
it was tim vulgars original band. its pretty awesome. the lady is a shithole. did you have a good time there though? my best friend is the bartender there.
Yeah I did.
Never really been to the Blowout before, I had a great time.
I’m going to P.O.S. w/Dessa at the Crofoot on the 16th. Ain’t been out to Pontiac in a long time.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
I’m just talking to myself, but it’s always funny when they show a replay of a foul and it’s clearly not a foul. But to justify the commentators go, “Oh yeah. He got him down low. Yup. Down below….with the body…”
They say some silly stuff sometimes, don't they?
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
Yeah, sometimes it seems like they’re at war with their own common sense. Like they want to say something, but there’s a guy talking in their ear going, “TALK ABOUT THE BIRDMAN’S REDEMPTION STORY!!!!”
by garrettelliott on Mar 8, 2010 12:41 AM EST up reply actions
That was the most entertaining game of the year, I thought
The big guns really brought their stuff tonight. I know the crowd wasn’t huge, but from where I was sitting it sounded big. It was the first time in awhile I’ve heard spontaneous fan chants of “Let’s go Pistons” and things like that. It felt like old times.
Tay, Rip, Jonas, and Maxy really played great. I love those guys. Even Villa was pretty effective. I don’t know what has happened to Ben Gordon. He’s a much better player than he is showing. He would have been significantly overpaid even if he played as well for the Pistons as he did with the Bulls, but right now he’s playing like an NBDL guy or worse. The team needs him to snap out of it.
Garrett & I agree
we’ve seen Gordon play so much better. I really have no explanation for it.
"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.
AmirWatch 2010!
C Amir Johnson got his first start of the season Friday, replacing sick F Chris Bosh and responded with one of his best games in a month. He had 14 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes.
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