3/3/26 7:00PM Pistons 45-14 @ Cavs 38-24

[Tigeraholic1]

Rocket Arena - Cleveland, OH 

Edited Monday at 03:05 PM by Tigeraholic1

[Deleterious]

Top 3 is Dybantsa, Peterson, and Boozer in that order.  

Recently saw Sam talking about the draft.  He said for the first time in his career, he has over 30 first round grades.  So it could be a deep draft.

He has the Pistons taking some 6'2" guard that he calls the best shooter in the draft.  

 

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

Good news.  OKC won the title last year while only shooting 33% from three.

Bad news.  OKC shot 37% from three in the regular season last year.  The Pistons are only shooting 34% this year.

[Deleterious]

 

[gehringer_2]

12 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

He has the Pistons taking some 6'2" guard that he calls the best shooter in the draft.  

maybe third time's the charm.

[1984Echoes]

I like Christian Anderson...

But aside from great shooting, he's too small and has no strength to get to the rim and has the same problems at defense (gets pushed around/ shots-against over the top...). He really looks like another Marcus Sasser but with more PG skills and less strength. IMO, he's a 2nd rounder or very late 1st. Sort of a bubble guy (to me.)

Vecenie is picking on Detroit's 3-point weakness and ignoring everything else.

I'd rather take a chance at size in the 1st, someone who could eventually push Harris to SF and Robinson to the bench as 6th man... Someone who has range AND defense AND size... etc.

And use a 2nd on a guard like Anderson or Ball or Thornton or several others with range (even if not as good as CA, but maybe bigger/ stronger/ better defense/ better playmaker...), etc.

[Betrayer]

49 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

Top 3 is Dybantsa, Peterson, and Boozer in that order.  

Recently saw Sam talking about the draft.  He said for the first time in his career, he has over 30 first round grades.  So it could be a deep draft.

He has the Pistons taking some 6'2" guard that he calls the best shooter in the draft.  

 

Sounds like a good draft to move up 6 spots in. Hopefully that JI trade can yield something useful, or at least a more valuable trade chip.

[1984Echoes]

12 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

Sounds like a good draft to move up 6 spots in. Hopefully that JI trade can yield something useful, or at least a more valuable trade chip.

The JI trade moves us up from #30-ish to #21-ish.

At least as of today...

[Tigeraholic1]

 

 

[buddha]

2 hours ago, 1984Echoes said:

The JI trade moves us up from #30-ish to #21-ish.

At least as of today...

i believe that if that pick falls below 19 we dont get it, is that right?

[1984Echoes]

23 minutes ago, buddha said:

i believe that if that pick falls below 19 we dont get it, is that right?

Close to correct.

Top-19 protected so, actually, if it goes below #20...

[Deleterious]

Instead of not giving a **** about who they pick at 29 you can not give a **** about who they pick at 24.

 

[Deleterious]

Mitchell is out tonight.  Stew is back for Detroit.  

[Tigeraholic1]

2 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Mitchell is out tonight.  Stew is back for Detroit.  

 

 

[Tigeraholic1]

 

 

[Deleterious]

I bet Ron leads the league in banked three pointers made.

[Deleterious]

The Cavs going zone while Cade is on the bench is odd. Seems like you would do that for him.

[Deleterious]

Watching LeVert dribble the air out of the ball when Cade is on the floor drives me nuts.

You get 3 seconds to make a move, if you have nothing after that then give it up 

[Hongbit]

JD looks uninterested in playing hard tonight.   Lack of hustle and general nonchalance has cost him at least 4 rebounds 

[Deleterious]

Pistons shooting 6-11 from 3 but still down 8.

[Deleterious]

I'm at the point where I wonder if Robinson is in the playoff rotation. 

 

[buddha]

seems like a game they'll need 4th quarter cade to win.

[Deleterious]

Not sure why Cade had JB challenge that 

[Deleterious]

That block by Thompson was nice