Detroit Pistons thread: With the exchange rate that’s a win streak

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by DeToxRox, May 19, 2015.

  1. MG2

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    Bulls broadcast is on NBATV. Their announcers are just killing Drummond for everything about his effort tonight. They're also massive dicks about pretty much everything to do with everything we do. Drummond has acted like a baby at times tonight, but this broadcast (and the terrible shooting) make it not fun to watch.
     
  2. MG2

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    Bullshit flagrant foul on us. Fuck that.
     
  3. Vinegar Strokes

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    Drummond is a mental midget. Guy is shooting 30% from the line on over 550 free throw attempts. Hope we trade him in the off season. He's not a franchise player. He's a + rebounder, but sucks on defense and he can't create his own shot.
     
  4. DeToxRox

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  5. MG2

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    Here come the refs.
     
  6. MG2

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    We have 3 timeouts left. Why is Stan not calling any to advance the ball?
     
  7. DeToxRox

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    Really thought we were going to blow that. Huge win.
     
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  8. MG2

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    Butler had one of those Westbrook games with a triple double that was very inefficient. Our D was great in the 4th, too.
     
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  9. MG2

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    Marcus Morris has been an unbelievable pick-up. He's shooting almost 50% from 3 since the break (obviously not going to continue, but still), he plays solid defense, and hasn't been nearly as big of a tool as Phoenix people suggested. That contract the next three years is a heist. We can just throw the dead money from Smith on top of it to make it $10M a year the next 3 years, and it's still a good deal.
     
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  10. FourClover01

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    Big game tonight against the Heat now on national television.
     
  11. MG2

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    We get on national TV 2-4x a year, and we seem to no show every single time. This team is really frustrating with the number of eggs they've laid this year.
     
  12. Vinegar Strokes

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    At least da bulls are losing. Stanley Johnson had been a mess since his return
     
  13. MG2

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    We had a 43-38 lead with just under 5 mins to play in the 2nd quarter. We trail 51-44 at the half. Kind of need to win this one.
     
  14. MG2

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    Good for Stan to bench Stanley Johnson and go with Bullock, who has been huge so far tonight.
     
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  15. Heesu

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    Thank god orlando's guards can't shoot. Wouldn't say we played great, but would be a clutch road win.

    Fuck.
     
  16. MG2

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    Can clinch a spot with a win over Washington on Friday.
     
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  17. MG2

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    If I'm reading these standings correctly, and I'd like to think that I am, we need one win (or one loss by both Chicago and Washington) the rest of the way to clinch a spot.
     
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  18. FourClover01

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    Johnson has been sucking the last few games, glad he felt the pine tonight. Reggie B was ready to play tonight, and this should light a fire under Stanley's azzzz.
     
  19. MG2

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    Andre is picking a really bad time to be in one of his weird passive/pouting modes. Game would probably be over already if he was engaged and active on D and on the boards.
     
  20. Heesu

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    Jesus Christ, Andre. It's time to go underhand.
     
  21. MG2

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    He's never going to make free throws. Players far more mentally tough than him who have struggled from the line haven't been able to shake this no matter how hard they work. We just have to get past this year until they change the rule.

    The bigger issue for me is his inability to get beyond things he doesn't like (bad shot, bad defense, not getting the ball, missing FTs, whatever) and put in work in a game like tonight. His performance tonight (combined with the bench) has been embarrassing, given the stakes.
     
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  22. Heesu

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    Love Reggie in these situations. He thinks he's the best player in the universe, and it's great.
     
  23. DeToxRox

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  24. Heesu

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    Not a good look.
     
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  25. MG2

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    Especially for a guy who has never won anything. I don't get him sometimes.
     
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  26. DeToxRox

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    I fucking love Baynes.
     
  27. Heesu

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    Love that performance by Reggie.
     
  28. MG2

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    Congrats, guys. We did it.
     
  29. DeToxRox

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    I figure we're losing in 5 to whoever we play, but the experience will be worth it.
     
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  30. DeToxRox

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    Also god bless Stan. Probably the only shitty move his staff made didn't end up happening. #blessed
     
  31. ~ taylor ~

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    What the fuck is wrong with Andre?
     
  32. Vinegar Strokes

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    Drummond was a fucking embarrassment tonight. SVG knows he's not a max player. Hopefully we get rid of him this off-season. Guy is supposed to be a max player, but you can't play his ass in the 4Q? Stan should have sent his sorry ass to the lockerroom once he was crying on the bench.
     
  33. buckwild

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    This is amazingly bad....even for you. Im impressed.
     
  34. Vinegar Strokes

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    Yeah. Let's give someone that has a bad attitude! sucks on D, can't make a free throw, and sulks on the bench a max contract. Great idea.
     
  35. MG2

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    Even some of the contracts we hated haven't been bad. Baynes has been solid for the price they paid, even with Blake as his primary PG getting him involved. He's much better defensively than I expected.

    Morris and Harris were steals for what they gave up for them. If Johnson figures it out offensively, his record through the first 2 years is as good as any GM we could have hoped for at the time, and that GM probably wasn't going to hire anyone close to as good a coach as him.
     
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  36. DeToxRox

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    For all those who thought I was sad about that game... Isn't the case at all just was sad my best friend who passed away wouldn't be able
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    To see me in my first playoff run, I'm beyond excited we won! #pistonNation
    11:09pm - 8 Apr 16
     
  37. Tug

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    Sometimes it's hard to remember that he's only 22.
     
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  38. Randy Bobandy

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    Andre's post game interview made me feel a lot better.
     
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  39. ~ taylor ~

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    How recently did his friend die?

    He's a very young 22.
     
  40. Vinegar Strokes

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    Well he's been sulking on the bench for 3 months now.......
     
  41. M'ark Pepperonio

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    All aboard the Baynes train.
     
  42. Heesu

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    We are horrendous without Reggie.
     
  43. Heesu

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    Getting absolutely no calls so far.
     
  44. ~ taylor ~

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    NBA superstar officiating is just ridiculous.
     
  45. Heesu

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    Richard Jefferson is still in the league? Wtf
     
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  46. Constant

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    My fondest sports wish would be for the Pistons to win this series, thus convincing LeBron to abandon Cleveland once again, preferably for LA.

    The jersey burning would be glorious.
     
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  47. Heesu

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    Fun Fact: the bench has scored more tonight than they have all season, combined.
     
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  49. ~ taylor ~

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    Nice start to the 4th.
     
  50. MG2

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    We have to steal this one, because we won't shoot it like this again, and we can't guard any of their 3 guys.