Pistons 92 Jazz 87 Final

[biggunsbob]

Box score..

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/utah-jazz-detroit-pistons-2015102808/

 

[biggunsbob]

Utah was a game I thought we'd lose. Tough back to back against a team that plays hard defense. Nice to see the team looking competitive early on.

Another test Friday with the Bulls.

Yeah I was surprised we played with this much grit after playing so good last night..

 

[dubbsco]

Back to backs are tough. They may not be world beaters, but they look really tough and strong on the glass.

 

[biggunsbob]

I was bashing Jackson all game and he still shot 7 for 14 LOL.. I did think he rushed at times and jacked up shots when he could have run more offense..

Johnson was only 3 for 10 and he was jacking ill advised shots but he really battled hard..
He had 5 boards and we out rebounded Utah 43-38.

 

[biggunsbob]

I bashed Blake the other night but he really knows how to find guys as a point guard.. 7 assists off the bench is decent right?

 

[UMRules06]

They look like they actually care out there which is more than I could say about recent Pistons teams.

Not sold yet..didn't they get off to a good start last year too?

 

[biggunsbob]

Five guys in double figures again and Russian who started had 8..

 

[biggunsbob]

No last year the lost the first three then won two in a row
and then fell off the cliff for a 5-23 start i think..

Last years schedule..

man was it a bad start last year..
http://espn.go.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/det/year/2015/detroit-pistons

I think we had a 13 game losing streak and a 10 game losing streak last year during the
season.

 

[UMRules06]

Must have been two years ago then. I thought we were thinking playoffs early on and then they fell apart? Or maybe I'm just getting old haha

 

[UMRules06]

2 years ago they were 10-10 after 20 games. I guess that's what I was thinking of.

 

[dubbsco]

No, remember how bad they were last year? They were like 5-23 or something god awful.

 

[UMRules06]

I must have blocked last year from my mind. I probably watched 3 games all season honestly.

 

[sggatecl]

Trey who?

 

[dubbsco]

I am completely surprised how that turned out. I thought Burke would be such a good player in the pros. His lack of athleticism is just killing him.

 

[sggatecl]

I am completely surprised how that turned out. I thought Burke would be such a good player in the pros. His lack of athleticism is just killing him.

I have no problem eating crow on that one. I was furious when they passed on Burke. Thanks Joe!

 

[UMRules06]

It's the first time the Pistons have been two games over .500 since they were 33-31 in March of 2009....

That's really hard to fathom.

 

[greenbeerd13]

The victory is bittersweet, Jodie Meeks fractured his ankle in the first half. My first impression is out for awhile. We'll need Reggie Bullock to step up.

 

[biggunsbob]

Fudge on Meeks ... shoot though it was just a sprain.

 

[dubbsco]

Jodie even while healthy has been a real big disappointment. Wish him well, but I'm not sure how much of a future he has with this team.

 

[greenbeerd13]

His future was his contract length, 3 seasons for a decent perimeter shooter off the bench. Dime a dozen. Still, wish him well with the injury, not a bad guy to have off the bench for 15 minutes a game.