Comments on: Pistons visit Yao

By: Ohad

Ohad — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:11:06 +0000

shouldn’t both of the things you mentioned have cut their minutes?!

By: joejoejoe

joejoejoe — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:07:30 +0000

Ohad - McDyess missed time with a turned ankle in the 4th Quarter and ‘Sheed had horrible foul trouble in the first half. I wouldn’t use this game as any kind of benchmark for minutes management.

By: Ohad

Ohad — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:25:22 +0000

34 minutes is EXACTLY the average min/game/starter that we had last season and those minutes were partly to blame for the “fatigue” factor in the playoffs.
the only difference i can see for this season is that dyess has taken webber’s place and maxi has taken his.
at this rate we’ll have home court advantage again all the way until we get eliminated once again after being out-hustled.

By: Quick Darshan

Quick Darshan — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:06:36 +0000

Uh… Ohad? 34 minutes is not that much. That’s sitting out a whole quarter.

By: Ohad

Ohad — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:15:06 +0000

Decided to try and do an “average minutes/game/starter” thingy
and tonight’s lucky number is (drumroll) 34.
did flip forget his is why we (supposedly) lost the playoffs last year?
and if flip is getting 2TO, 2BA, shooting 0% from the line and getting 20% FG% than can we chalk his numbers up in the rockets’ stat column?
just a thought….

By: joejoejoe

joejoejoe — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:53:32 +0000

Two good looks (’Sheed by design, Chauncey on the rebound) at the end of the game for 3-pt. shots to win w/no luck. Too many flat spots during the game with low energy and an ugly shooting night equals road loss. It wouldn’t have been close if Houston shot free throws as well as your average pee-wee rec league team. Oh well.

By: LawyerBoy

LawyerBoy — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:48:38 +0000

Stones had no business even being competitive in that game given the offensive display they called “offense” in the first half. If it weren’t for Houston missing a ton of free throws, Pistons probably don’t get a chance for a last second attempt. So goes the spotless record on back ends of the back-to-backs for this season, but downer games are bound to happen every so often. It’s not a reflection of this squad’s capabilities. 15-7 against any assortment of NBA teams is not too shabby.

The good things are: we played miserably and still almost won. Sheed is classic, all-star nasty talented Sheed this season. Jason Maxiell may be that new franchise face we’d been searching for since Ben left. I’d like to get a Maxiell Swingman jersey right away, please. Rip HAD a funk to start the season, the keyword is: had. That funk is officially over.

By: z

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:37:19 +0000

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGHHH!!!!!!

By: Mr Monday

Mr Monday — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:34:34 +0000

AAAAARGHGGHG!!!!

By: PDXPistonsFan

PDXPistonsFan — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:28:21 +0000

Or a slight tweak, since it looks like he’s checking in.

Rip with a three to cut it to two points!

Let’s see a circa 2004 last-second win!

By: PDXPistonsFan

PDXPistonsFan — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:17:55 +0000

Fuck!

That’s a 5 game ankle injury.

By: Matt C.

Matt C. — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:17:34 +0000

Hope Dyess is alright.

By: joejoejoe

joejoejoe — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:14:07 +0000

Maxiell has been the best player on the court tonight, no doubt.

By: z

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:14:05 +0000

Getting into it w/ Sheed is almost never a good idea. You know the guy is gonna come back into the post or nail a 3. There’s almost no excuse for it in 2007, everyone in the league has to know it by now.

The double-techs were unnecessary. They weren’t really going at it, they were jawing a bit, is all, and they’re former teammates and friends.

Hope we pull this one out. Great game so far.

By: Other Matt

Other Matt — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:10:48 +0000

Also, Jason F-ing Maxiell has been awesome from what I’ve seen.