Detroit 105 Memphis 95 Final

[biggunsbob]

Preview

Memphis
(47-20)
Detroit
(23-43)

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All-Time
Primary team FtW/Detroit: 21-16 in these games.
Points for FtW/Detroit: 3450
Points against FtW/Detroit: 3402

 

[everyoneneedsasmil]

I just hope the boys keep this thing close. Memphis has the better player at every position on the floor. Conley has been in a funk for a while, but he's still a better passer and defender than Jackson. Lee is closer to KCP because of defense, but his ability to shoot and create a little is better than KCP's anything. SF not even close. Randolph is basically a better version of Monroe in the first place. Gasol is loads better than Drummond.

I'm not trying to be pessimistic here, I actually think tanking is the best course right now. Memphis is a team I previously thought the Pistons could try to emulate. But with all that's happened (Monroe on the way out, no real other talent to develop), I'm thinking that plan probably won't work anymore. Now, I'm hoping for a Rockets-esque team. If we can land Russel or Mudiay in the draft, it's a real possibility.

 

[biggunsbob]

Sadly the Pistons are a far way away...

 

[everyoneneedsasmil]

It's really hard to get excited about the future of the Pistons. Much as I respect SVG's ability to work with a team on the court, I'm still quite concerned about his GM skills. Orlando signed a lot of really dumb contracts when they had SVG and Howard. Eventually that terrible cap management caught up to them as they could never improve beyond a certain point.

So far, all the free agents we signed have been overpaid already. The trades the team has made have actually made the team worse. The latter portion could be (hopefully) by design.

 

[tomdalton22]

From Grantland article:

"UPDATE: We need to find the right teammates for Drummond soon. I’m convinced that SVG traded D.J. Augustin and Kyle Singler for Reggie Jackson as a stealth tanking move. And if he did, congratulations. It worked."

 

[everyoneneedsasmil]

Pistons have really stepped it up in the second half here. KCP is on fire in the third and suddenly we are outscoring a legitimate title contender. Jackson is feeding the open man and for once both he and the open man are actually hitting.

It's this kind of thing that makes me thing the team could be one perimeter star away from contention.

 

[sggatecl]

I have no statistical evidence to back it up because I'm too lazy to check but it seem like almost every game our back court does well our front court plays poorly and vice versa.

 

[johnny2x2x]

Jackson with 23 points and 20 assists as the Pistons end the losing streak.

 

[JScottWriter]

Jackson had 23pts and 20ast. Those are some crazy numbers.

 

[biggunsbob]

:/ Saw we were down big and turned the channel after I got home from the high school game LOL.. I missed out the dumb fuckers improving there draft position..

 

[xer0]

SVG is not going to tank and neither are the players, these guys have pride and care about their numbers, plus jobs could potentially be on the line with the coaching staff, not to mention potentially getting into trouble with the league for getting caught tanking. it's just not a realistic point of view.

 

[dubbsco]

Man they looked different last night.

 

[everyoneneedsasmil]

SVG is not going to tank and neither are the players, these guys have pride and care about their numbers, plus jobs could potentially be on the line with the coaching staff, not to mention potentially getting into trouble with the league for getting caught tanking. it's just not a realistic point of view.

The players never tank, that's just human nature. SVG may have already tanked by making the trades he made. No one on the coaching staff is in any jeopardy, SVG has total control and these are guys he hand picked.

Also, are you kidding about getting in trouble with the league? Charlotte tanked harder than I have ever seen in 2011-2012, no repercussions. Philly has essentially been tanking for two straight years, blatantly, and no repercussions. Nobody cares if a crappy team isn't playing all it's players or purposely playing bad lineups; those teams aren't on national tv to make the league look bad (literally the only time I've seen the league respond was when San Antonio rested it's stars years ago).