10/26/2022 7:00 EDT Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons

[casimir]

   

Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons

[buddha]

this thread should come with a trigger warning.

[casimir]

28 minutes ago, buddha said:

this thread should come with a trigger warning.

I'm too busy focusing on the right date, right time, right opponent, right logo.  Now you want bells and whistles for your feels?

[buddha]

1 minute ago, casimir said:

I'm too busy focusing on the right date, right time, right opponent, right logo.  Now you want bells and whistles for your feels?

yes.

[casimir]

3 minutes ago, buddha said:

yes.

[buddha]

at least were not the lakers!  bwaaa haa haaa.

[Hart]

These uniforms make it look like we are watching the Suns.  Hard to see it's red/blue and not orange/purple from far away against the Black.

[Hart]

Killian looks like he has regressed from last year.  Hard to imagine.  

[Deleterious]

The colors and font on the uniforms make them look like Uno cards.

[Deleterious]

I'm ready to end the Diallo experiment.  

[boogiebunz]

Killian and Diallo both can kick rocks.

Welcome to the 2022-23 NBA season, Cade Cunningham.

[Hart]

It feels like some BS calls against the Pistons right now.  Hunter sold that offensive foul on Bogey and that was not a goal tend.  

[Deleterious]

That was a good block by Stew, he was robbed.

[Hart]

Makeup call there.  No way that was a foul on Trae Young.  

[Hart]

How bout Cade?  Needed to see this out of him.  So much more fun to watch a game when you see him play like this.  Also makes you wonder about the chemistry with Ivey.  

[boogiebunz]

Several questionable calls, mostly against the Pistons. The Trae foul was more of a flop that should have been a no call. 

[boogiebunz]

Livers might be a better fit with the starters as well. Simply because offensively, he doesn't try to do too much. When he's open, he shoots. He moves without the ball. Doesn't stall with the ball in his hands. If his shot's not there, he swings the ball quick. He doesn't force drives or backdowns like Saddiq.

When Saddiq gets the ball, way too often he loves to pumpfake, sit on the ball, then force a drive. Even when he's open. He's also gotten lost in the shuffle with the starters too because Ivey and Bogey are much more assertive and aggressive.

[Hart]

18 minutes ago, boogiebunz said:

Livers might be a better fit with the starters as well. Simply because offensively, he doesn't try to do too much. When he's open, he shoots. He moves without the ball. Doesn't stall with the ball in his hands. If his shot's not there, he swings the ball quick. He doesn't force drives or backdowns like Saddiq.

When Saddiq gets the ball, way too often he loves to pumpfake, sit on the ball, then force a drive. Even when he's open. He's also gotten lost in the shuffle with the starters too because Ivey and Bogey are much more assertive and aggressive.

Bey is a better player than Livers but I do agree Bey is out of sync.  He should be a catch and shoot guy but he doesn't seem to have the confidence for that.  

[Hart]

I love what I have seen out of Ivey in the very early going of this season but it's hard to not to wonder if part of the reason Bogdanovic and Cade are playing so well off each other tonight is because Ivey is not out there.  It's probably a coincidence but there's a small chance it's not.  

[boogiebunz]

Cade 1-7 from the field in 3d quarter after his great first half.

[ben9753]

What a horrible sequence for Diallo

[ben9753]

Duren is a beast!

[1984Echoes]

30 minutes ago, Hart said:

Bey is a better player than Livers but I do agree Bey is out of sync.  He should be a catch and shoot guy but he doesn't seem to have the confidence for that.  

I think boogie is correct that Bey keeps trying - really hard - to be more than what he is.

[1984Echoes]

51 minutes ago, boogiebunz said:

Livers might be a better fit with the starters as well. Simply because offensively, he doesn't try to do too much. When he's open, he shoots. He moves without the ball. Doesn't stall with the ball in his hands. If his shot's not there, he swings the ball quick. He doesn't force drives or backdowns like Saddiq.

When Saddiq gets the ball, way too often he loves to pumpfake, sit on the ball, then force a drive. Even when he's open. He's also gotten lost in the shuffle with the starters too because Ivey and Bogey are much more assertive and aggressive.

Which is why I had posted earlier that I want Duren & Livers starting over Stew & Bey.

It doesn't matter that Bey might be the better player.

Livers does what the team needs of him. Exactly as you posted. Also... I think Livers will be the better 3-point shooter, again, exactly what we need. In college. Right now. And for his career. Better spot-up shooter than Bey.

Stew & Bey coming off the bench, I think, would be great BTW...

[Hart]

17 minutes ago, boogiebunz said:

Cade 1-7 from the field in 3d quarter after his great first half.

The 7 turnovers are killer too.  I think he is looking too pass too much again and that also leads to more turnovers.  A lot of his turnovers seem to come off passes.