Comments on: Pistons are in Indiana

By: Sauce1977

Sauce1977 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:00:46 +0000

Kyle: “Sauce, your hyperboles are making you seem a bit Walton-esque. McDyess and Amir had excellent games.”

Sauce: That hurts. I hate Bill Walton. Thanks for the sick stomach. Next week I expect allusions, connotations, and innuendos.

Rasheed >> McDyess (missing darling) >>>>>>>>>> Amir

———————–^^Baby Eats

A winner is diagrams.

THE EBLM WILL NOT LET THIS DENNIS RODMAN WANNA-BE TAKE MORE MINUTES BEFORE THEY GET EATEN BY BEN WALLACE TWO-EEUU. Leftovers for worms!

MORE BABY EATING LESS AMIR HYPE

3.6 MILLION! <—- (should be Maxiell’s scratch)

By: WLM1

WLM1 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:20:37 +0000

Well, I said that if the Pistons could win 4 out of their last five this month, I would consider them back on track and out of their funk. A win against L.A. on Thursday is all that’s left.

Good to see Flip give the bench some more time with a little bit of a tweak in the rotation. Stuckey and Amir both looked good last night, J-Max had an off night but that doesn’t really concern me. His energy level disallows him from having more than a couple of games struggling.

Maybe it’s just me, but I’d like to see the Pistons refuse to shoot a jump shot until Sheed has had at least four or five touches in the post. He’s just too good in the paint not to use him and settle for jumpers. Plus, if Sheed starts drawing consistent doubles, I’d say a team is going to have to shoot the lights out to beat us because we’ll be putting points on the board with Rip and Chauncey getting open shots due to the attention given to Sheed.

By: Q Dog

Q Dog — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:20:16 +0000

I watched the game on delay last night and although I wasn’t “up” for this game against the Pacers, I have to say it was very entertaining. I was surprised to see a lot fewer comments about Sheed’s play than I expected. I can’t recall the last time he actually DOMINATED the competition like that. He was calling for it, getting it and there was nothing a Pacers big man could do.

It was also great to see the bench play up to their potential. Here’s to taking the Lake Show down a notch on Thursday!!

Q Dog

By: Quick Darshan

Quick Darshan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:47:51 +0000

As you can tell, I’m watching Stuckey the way everyone else watches Amir.

I’m going to try to watch Samb’s D-League games online this weekend.

By: Quick Darshan

Quick Darshan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:46:43 +0000

Some things that didn’t show up in Stuckey’s stat line. He was 3-5 from the floor. One of the misses was a layup he should have made. The other, he drew the defense over enough for Amir to get an easy putback. So he was really 4-5.

He had two assists and no turnovers. But it’s really 21/2 assists because one pass led to Maxiell getting fouled right at the basket.

He got lost a couple times on defense. Left someone wide open for a three on the break. It wasn’t his man but he should have known to pick the guy up.

But, yeah, it might have been his best game so far.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:20:37 +0000

imo this was stuckey’s best game as a Piston.

flip used the bench amazingly. for some damn reason we played better with at least 2 starters on the bench. that first quarter made me sick watching “the best starting five in the nba” walk up and down the court.

Sauce, your hyperboles are making you seem a bit Walton-esque. McDyess and Amir had excellent games.

By: Chandragupta

Chandragupta — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:28:55 +0000

Amir’s best moment came when Stuckey drove to the lane and left one wobbling on the rim, Amir burst in unblocked from the free throw line and slammed it back in.

By: Chandragupta

Chandragupta — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:26:17 +0000

Amir did benefit in the +- from sheed’s “couldn’t miss” second quarter, but he still played very well and had an impact on the game.

By: Quick Darshan

Quick Darshan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:11:51 +0000

Yeah, the bench played well. Amir kept some balls alive that he didn’t show up in the stats. Maxiell was solid. Hayes hit some big shots. Stuckey was aggressive. Afflalo played hard.

They trimmed the lead a little and by the time the starters got back in the game, they were out of their malaise.

By: V

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:36:24 +0000

I didn’t see the game, but it looked like the bench played well. Amir was +8 and Afflalo was +8 as well. While undoubtedly these were good matchups for them, the +/- numbers are encouraging.

By: Mike Payne

Mike Payne — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:10:13 +0000

Re: Jeff Foster– when I see him play basketball, or any other player for that matter, I’ve never found myself asking “I wonder if he likes to sleep with dudes”.

By: PDXPistonsFan

PDXPistonsFan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:00:57 +0000

I stand corrected. If you’re actually curious about his identity, then excuse my presumption of ignorance. There have got to be a handful, if not dozens of players if you look at even conservative statistics about sexual orientation. I suppose he’s as good a candidate as anyone else…

By: kevin s.

kevin s. — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:34:50 +0000

“you’re a writer, can’t you think of something a bit less cliche if you want to insult someone?”

Yes. I’m just curious as to whether he is gay. Do you think he is gay? I can’t be the only one who has considered the idea.

By: PDXPistonsFan

PDXPistonsFan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:37:37 +0000

kevin, i heard them call sheed quiet, as well, which makes no sense, because if he picks up a tech they’ll talk about how he has a hard time controlling his mouth. seemed odd to me, especially since indiana’s crew should be as familiar with detroit as they are any team in the league.

also,

i’m not sure if knocking someone as gay then quoting seinfeld is a big hit on your blog, but i’d just as soon stick to basketball skills on DBB. you’re a writer, can’t you think of something a bit less cliche if you want to insult someone?

By: kevin s.

kevin s. — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:23:04 +0000

The announcers just called Sheed the “quiet leader” of the team. Huh?