12/26/25 9:30PM Pistons @ Jazz

[Hongbit]

They made enough defensive stops to win the game but they don’t run an offense.  It’s just give it to Cade and let him improv.   

I hated JB’s rotation tonight.    Not sure why Ausar only played 4 minutes in the 2nd half.   Ivey played really well in the first half and was also hardly seen in the 2nd.  

[Deleterious]

He didn't even have Holland in.  No Stew.  The team's 3 best defenders were on the bench with the game tied, shot clock off.

 

[Hongbit]

I think he expected Utah to call a timeout after Cade’s free throws and they didn’t. Smart move by their coach knowing the Pistons only had one timeout left and needed to hold it in case Utah took the lead. 

Edited 10 hours ago by Hongbit

[gehringer_2]

44 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

They made enough defensive stops to win the game but they don’t run an offense.  It’s just give it to Cade and let him improv.   

I hated JB’s rotation tonight.    Not sure why Ausar only played 4 minutes in the 2nd half.   Ivey played really well in the first half and was also hardly seen in the 2nd.  

Ivey may be the shooter they are looking for.

[Betrayer]

“Playoff JB” shows up again and benches one of the best perimeter defenders in the league then goes into the postgame complaining about defense. And where was the guy JB just said was the best rim protector in the league? Also on the bench. Inexcusable.

Yeah, they’ve could’ve won anyway with some free throws made throughout the game and some better execution down the stretch, but I'm pinning this one on JB for making them play with one arm tied behind their backs. 

[Sports_Freak]

Terrible free throw shooting caught up to the Pistons.

[Sports_Freak]

7 hours ago, Deleterious said:

I don't think they should be undefeated. Which is why I don't say they beat the teams they should beat 

Yeah, I should have been more specific. The Pistons beat lesser teams 77% of the time. And they perfect? No, they've lost 7 out of 31 games. Gregory Kelser made a good point last night, opposing teams bring their A game against strong opponents like the Pistons, trying to prove themselves. Like...they play over their heads.

[Hart]

10 hours ago, Deleterious said:

JB is absolutely terrible at drawing up end of game plays.  How many times are you going to let Cade go one on one with zero screens?  Just awful.  

Guys who can't draw up successful plays out of timeouts are usually not good coaches.  Have seen it time and time again.  I like JB so maybe he breaks the mold on this but it is usually a bad sign if you have a coach that can't draw up plays.  

[Hart]

9 hours ago, Hongbit said:

They made enough defensive stops to win the game but they don’t run an offense.  It’s just give it to Cade and let him improv.   

I hated JB’s rotation tonight.    Not sure why Ausar only played 4 minutes in the 2nd half.   Ivey played really well in the first half and was also hardly seen in the 2nd.  

I was going to ask about Ausar's minutes after looking at the box score.  For a team that is built on it's defense and then you lose a game giving up 131 points, it seems like something is off when your best defender only plays 16 minutes.  

[Deleterious]

The Pistons rank 29th in free throw shooting.  They shoot 74% from the line, where league average is 78.6%.  Only Milwaukee shoots worse than they do from the line.

Didn't we hire some big time shooting coach?  Are we ruining his career?