Comments on: Pistons vs. Pacers

By: Joesph Milli

Joesph Milli — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:37:00 +0000

Fire Dumars and Curry

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:53:25 +0000

look get rid of small ball and start AI for a couple games, and have Rip off the bench. Then eventually, have AI come off the bench as his style of play is more suited there with the second unit.(that’s not a knock on AI, I am an AI fan but I really think this would somewhat help put us on top).

By: The Fluidics

The Fluidics — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:41:48 +0000

I think he’s playing better now than rip is, so I’d have AI start and Rip off of the bench, except Rip doesn’t play well with the second unit. The fact that the Pistons aren’t exploiting AI as a scoring presence bugs me, they should be taking full advantage of it. It would be hard to exploit with AI playing bench minutes. Still, Rip should probably be the one starting since he needs to play with Rodney and Tay to be effective, Ai can be effective with anybody as long as he is allowed to play his style.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:28:27 +0000

I for one don’t think that AI sucks. I just think his style just doesn’t fit with the the rest of the starters, which is why he should come off the bench and freelance like he’s used to doing.

By: The Fluidics

The Fluidics — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:17:11 +0000

I love the “AI sucks, I don’t know what you see in him” comment.

How about a Higher PPG% than Bird, Kareem, and Jerry West, you know, the guy in the NBA logo?

Whenever someone tosses an “AI sucks” comment, I simply ignore that person because they don’t know what the eff they are talking about.

By: ALMEI

ALMEI — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:58:11 +0000

I am in Louisiana so I am just “watching” the games on Yahoo GameChannel and listening through NBA.com. Maybe there is more happening than what I see, but a few observations. 11-19 on free throws in this game. We shouldn’t have had to go to OT. We missed two critical ones in the closing minute–one by Iverson and the technical by Prince. Billips seems to be automatic for us late in the game with free throws–don’t see a leader on the team in that area yet. In the loss to Charlotte, 11-16 with Stuckey 5-8. Of course not making any points in the last 4:30 of the game against Charlotte is ridiculous. And I thought I heard Blaha say at one point late in the 4th of this game that we were on a 0-10 run. Does anyone remember the Porland game where we lost by 1? 9-16 in free throws that game. Total of only 34 points in the 2nd half–15 points in the 4th. OK, these things happen, but really Charlotte and Indiana? And for my 2 cents, small ball needs to improve quickly or get rid of it. In the last two games maybe those 5 starters are beat by the 4th. Can anyone explain the horrendous shooting when the game is on the line? I read from someone that we were 6-2 when Hamilton and ‘Sheed were combined out playing a normal setup but we shouldn’t take much stock in it because we were playing sub .500 teams. Well, we just lost two in a row to sub .500 teams! No, I’m not one who thinks the sky is falling, but where’s the old-fashion Piston ball with defense and clutch free throw shooting. That is something Curry and the players can control and work to improve. The three games I mentioned above should have been Wins, not “oh my gosh, I can’t believe I sat here in front of the computer for the past 2 1/2 hours just for us to blow leads and lose it again in the closing seconds!”

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:49:41 +0000

LOL, thanks Ryan.

It’s puzzling….instead of feeding the hot hands (AI and Stuckey), Rip (in 4th qt) and Sheed (in OT) tried to play hero.

One bright spot is that of Stuckey….he’s a monster. I’m so glad Dumars stole him in that draft.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:47:13 +0000

Okay… Steve read my mind on this game!

I fell asleep half way through because I was so tired today. I woke up to us winning in the 4th, and then they let us down like that.

By: The Fan

The Fan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:37:45 +0000

THERE IS NO PASSION. WE DON’T WANT THE WIN.
Only person out there consistently playing with there heart is Stuckey and some of the guys off the bench.

Another thing. We don’t even look like we are running an offense when we go down the court. We go down pass it off to a player and expect them to finish it off. Bah!!!

By: Slim Shady

Slim Shady — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:35:40 +0000

trade RIP seriously i don’t care if he’s been importnt to the team… i mean look what hppened with billups, trade rip for quality big men he doesnt look like he belongs on this team anymore even though that makes me sad i love rip but i think its tme for detroit tomove on with out him