First preseason game

[biggunsbob]

Getting smoked at New York 75-55 early third. Not sure anyone is playing well.

 

[biggunsbob]

No defense is being played by Detroit.

 

[biggunsbob]

Team still can?t shoot at all.

 

[biggunsbob]

Cade is playing like shit. As a matter a fact I?m tired of a team that plays no defense..

 

[biggunsbob]

Down
98-74 end on the third.

 

[biggunsbob]

17 turnovers. With 9 left in the 4th. I really think we need a coach that preaches ball security and the the value of each posses. I?m just not sure about our coach. And defense.

 

[biggunsbob]

Nice opener Casey. Way to have the team ready.

 

[biggunsbob]

Final
Knicks 117 Pistons 96 Final. Pistons just sucked.

Pistons lost badly because they turn the ball over nonstop. 22. That is just bad coaching.

Duren 14 rebounds only bright spot in my opinion. Ivey looked decent 6 for 9. Cade struggled badly.

Box score

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401474854

 

[Mitchrapp]

Nice opener Casey. Way to have the team ready.

Ready for a preseason games?

 

[biggunsbob]

Ready for a preseason games?

20 plus turnovers Mitch . That was a issue last season. Glad it was the first
Preseason game. Knicks smoked us. Hopefully they get better.

 

[Mitchrapp]

20 plus turnovers Mitch . That was a issue last season. Glad it was the first
Preseason game. Knicks smoked us. Hopefully they get better.

You know they're not making the playoffs. Plus preseason means nothing, turnovers or not.

 

[tomdalton22]

I didn't watch it, but the box score, it looks like they played like shit

 

[grandy]

There wasn?t much to take away from this game. Just a bad team playing bad, especially on defense.

I didn?t pay full attention to this game, but I think Bojan will be a nice addition on offense. Will probably be the leading scorer on the team.

 

[tomdalton22]

I think the style of play could be the problem with this team. They have a poor 3 point shooting team that takes a ton of 3 pointers.

Last night, 41 of their 80 shots were taken from three

 

[grandy]

I think the style of play could be the problem with this team. They have a poor 3 point shooting team that takes a ton of 3 pointers.

Last night, 41 of their 80 shots were taken from three

It?s possible that they were specifically working on threes as part of some preseason plan. That said, I fully expect them to jack up a bunch of threes at a poor percentage this season, because that?s what they did last season

 

[tomdalton22]

I think I would be happy for the Pistons to tank this year if they ended up getting Victor Wembanyama. This kid looks REALLY good. 7'4" who can put the ball on the floor, blocks shots, and appears to be a great 3 point shooter.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40XbONgkQLE&ab_channel=AL'SHIGHLIGHTSWORLD

 

[gotime909]

The core 7 of this team(cade, bey, ivey, duren, Bagley, Stewart and Hayes) average age is 21. There are college teams older than that. There's talent on this roster, but people need to limit expectations. Staying healthy and gaining experience are the only priorities this year.

 

[tomdalton22]

The core 7 of this team(cade, bey, ivey, duren, Bagley, Stewart and Hayes) average age is 21. There are college teams older than that. There's talent on this roster, but people need to limit expectations. Staying healthy and gaining experience are the only priorities this year.

this is true. I'm not sure Hayes is a "core" player though.

Of the 7, I think the true "Core" is Cade, Ivey, & Duren. IMO, these are the only players on the list that have all star potential. Bey & Stewart are role players, fringe starters. Bagley and Hayes are bench pieces.

I do like the young players though. I am pretty excited to watch this team this year. Honestly, I'm most excited to watch Ivey and Duren. I think Duren could turn into a Ben Wallace that actually contributes on the offensive end.:cheers: