10/30/24 7:00PM Pistons @ Sixers

[Tigeraholic1]

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[Hongbit]

0-5 

[Deleterious]

We sure don't hear much about Thompson.  Makes me wonder if he is even close to returning. 

[Betrayer]

37 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

We sure don't hear much about Thompson.  Makes me wonder if he is even close to returning. 

Could be a while:

https://lastwordonsports.com/basketball/2024/10/24/pistons-why-ausar-thompson-blood-clot-issue-so-complicated/

[buddha]

philly without embiid OR george?  they should win this game.  philly is not taking them seriously.

[Adullin]

Good game so far. 

[Hart]

When did Ivey start trying on defense?

[Hart]

NBA officiating is so frustrating.  Really helped Philly get back into this game.

[Deleterious]

Pistons could sneak into the play in game. As long as the other team sits their two best players every game.

Edited October 31, 2024 by Deleterious

[Adullin]

A win is a win 

[Deleterious]

I didn't watch. Can someone explain the Duren stat line.

[papalawrence]

1 hour ago, Deleterious said:

Pistons could sneak into the play in game. As long as the other team sits their two best players every game.

Now that's funny

[Deleterious]

Stewart had zero 3PTA's tonight. I believe he has only 1 on the year. Sorry if a shame for a guy who worked so hard to improve his shooting.

[casimir]

8 hours ago, Deleterious said:

I didn't watch. Can someone explain the Duren stat line.

6 fouls in less than 11 minutes.  He was overly active.

[Deleterious]

He was going up against the offensive juggernaut that is Andre Drummond.

[casimir]

27 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

He was going up against the offensive juggernaut that is Andre Drummond.

Yup.  I'd probably have had 6 fouls in less than 10 minutes.

[Deleterious]

Stewart's PR team working OT today. The Internet is flooded with posts about his good defense.

[Betrayer]

Last year's team loses this game. I lost count of how many we lost against teams without their best player(s) that we "should" have won last year.

Stew really was the biggest difference maker in this game on the defensive end. There was a lot of buzz about how the defense is 20 pts better when he's on the court prior to this game and I'm sure that number only improved. The offense has been an issue because he's not good on the roll (stone hands), but JB mentioned before the game that it was his fault and he needs to find a way to get Stew more 3's.

JB Also mentioned after the game that if Stew keeps this up, he's going to have to adjust the big man rotation to give him more minutes. I'm happy to hear that...but what does that say about Duren? With all of Weaver's investment in Centers, could it be that we still don't actually have a true starter on the roster?

It's nice to see the Ivey that I was so excited about when we drafted him. Monty was a basketball terrorist. Ivey is even showing some nice defensive moments here and there. There was a stretch in the 3rd where he was absolutely wearing Maxey's jersey. We've seen him be streaky before, but hopefully his play can be sustained throughout the year.

Tobias and THJ carried them offensively in the 4th. Something that was sorely missing last year and it's the reason you get vets around your youngsters. Harris has had a rough start to the season and even this game, but he put in 18pts and 14 rebs last night, which was nice to see. I know everyone's waiting for THJ to go into a slump to say, "I told you so", so I'm just going to give him his flower now because he's playing pretty well to start the season.

I doubt we beat the Knicks, but then you have the Nets, Lakers, Hornets, and Hawks coming up. Could win 2 or 3 of those.

[Deleterious]

THJ has been dog **** so far. No need to wait to say I told you so. 

Extreme one dimensional players like him offer nothing to this team. Score 12 give up 13, rinse and repeat. 

Getting a defensive identity would be the best thing for this team. You can play defense with effort for the most part. That is why I have been wanting Stewart to start over Duren.

[buddha]

harris has also been dog ****.

[Betrayer]

17 hours ago, Deleterious said:

THJ has been dog **** so far. No need to wait to say I told you so. 

Extreme one dimensional players like him offer nothing to this team. Score 12 give up 13, rinse and repeat. 

Getting a defensive identity would be the best thing for this team. You can play defense with effort for the most part. That is why I have been wanting Stewart to start over Duren.

Yeah, there's no team in the NBA that would want a guy who's shooting 53% from three and 93% from the line with just .6 turnovers and a .659 eFG% 🙄

But let's not let the facts get in the way of hyperbole and negativity.

He's streaky, so it'll probably fall off soon, but for now he's playing the role they brought him in for very well.

[Deleterious]

11 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

Yeah, there's no team in the NBA that would want a guy who's shooting 53% from three and 93% from the line with just .6 turnovers and a .659 eFG% 🙄

But let's not let the facts get in the way of hyperbole and negativity.

He's streaky, so it'll probably fall off soon, but for now he's playing the role they brought him in for very well.

I mean, Dallas has been trying to give him away for 2 years and nobody wanted him.  He could shoot 100% from three and nobody would take him.  Teams do not want extremely one dimensional players.  Jimmer Fredette would still be in the league if that was true.  

[Betrayer]

21 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

I mean, Dallas has been trying to give him away for 2 years and nobody wanted him.  He could shoot 100% from three and nobody would take him.  Teams do not want extremely one dimensional players.  Jimmer Fredette would still be in the league if that was true.  

Sure, every team wants 2-way players, but guys have made entire careers out of being specialists. That's literally what a role player is. They play a role. Were you expecting him to be an All-Star?

[Deleterious]

7 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

Sure, every team wants 2-way players, but guys have made entire careers out of being specialists. That's literally what a role player is. They play a role. Were you expecting him to be an All-Star?

Yeah, guys like Korver who shot 42% from three.  Hardaway is not a specialist.  His career 3PT% is below league average.  

I expected both him and Harris to be awful.  I'm not disappointed.  

Now fingers crossed they don't best case scenario this and win 30 games and screw up their draft pick.

[Betrayer]

1 hour ago, Deleterious said:

Yeah, guys like Korver who shot 42% from three.  Hardaway is not a specialist.  His career 3PT% is below league average.  

I expected both him and Harris to be awful.  I'm not disappointed.  

Now fingers crossed they don't best case scenario this and win 30 games and screw up their draft pick.

You're unhappy if they win 30 (a 16 win improvement that would mean the youngsters have improved) and you're unhappy if they win 14. You can talk about Korver shooting 42% as a good example of a specialist, but not even admit that THJ has been playing well so far at 53%.

There's really not much point in a discussion with someone who's unhappy on both sides of the fence and can't see the light in anything positive at all.  I'm as cynical as the next guy, but I can still find enjoyment in my team showing improvement or players playing better than expected. If you were hoping for them to leap from 14 wins to a 50 win playoff team, I'm not sure what to tell you.