Detroit Pistons & NBA Talk

Three more games at home (Celtics, Nuggets, and Nets) before a four game west coast trip. Will be a tough stretch

Only 1 game back of the 4 seed

Weā€™re taking down the teams we should, which is major progress. Hopefully, we can get a few Wā€™s against the elite teams, as well.

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If we beat Boston and have an 8-game winning streak, it will be our longest streak since Jan-Feb. of 2008, when we won 10 in a row. We lost to the Magic in our first game after the All-Star break to end the run. We also had an 11-game winning streak earlier that season.

I watched the Pistons score 148 on Sunday, then watched Michigan score 49 points last night. Basketball is truly an incredible sport.

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The Pistons scored 76 in the first half of that game ā€” which is more than Michigan has scored over their last three halves of :basketball:.

Yeah, but you have to remember that the NBA is a 48 minute game and college is 40. Michigan could have scored 100 more points in those extra 8 minutes

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Itā€™s very doable with the Pistonsā€™ remaining schedule. Home court advantage in the first round would be incredible. The Pistons are starting to attract more crowds because the fans are noticing that theyā€™re a good team.

I used to pray for times like this.

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Also, Iā€™m happy that the Jared Goff chant is done now that the other Detroit sports teams are good. That was embarrassing to chant for a player who isnā€™t a top 5 best player on the team especially when the Pistons, Wings, and Tigers are playing.

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I think the Goff chant is dead because the he stunk vs Washington.

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Good talk on the Pistons: https://www.youtube.com/live/NR6c5cO7G50?t=947s

They didnā€™t mention Beef as a legitimate rim protector. Heā€™s so good at it and is a switchable defender as well. His contract was thought to be an overpay by non-Pistons fans but he is a great value for a player who can protect the rim and switch.

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I feel vindicated in my years of defending Stewart as a good player, the kind that can be in the rotation on a contending team.

Heā€™s a natural 5 and is far more comfortable playing there. I do wish he would take more 3s but itā€™s just nitpicking. I do think his time playing out of position at the 4 has molded him into being a switchable big.

The league generally is into Stew - he was really desired by many teams at the trade deadline just as an optimal third big who could play either spot well for a championship team

Just turns out the Pistons werenā€™t selling :grinning:

@mgl What are your thoughts on Buzelis? I think that he has a pretty good future ahead of him. In the days leading up to the draft, there was a lot of talk about the Pistons taking him. Iā€™m quite happy with having Holland but I think both guys have potential to break out a year or two down the road and Buzelis is 2-3 inches taller.

I havenā€™t seen much Holland but looks like Buzelisā€™ shooting (heā€™s 60%+ true shooting the past 20 games, if you ignore the first 12 or so he played heā€™s at like 37% from three) and Hollandā€™s effort level/athleticism are distinct. I do sort of wonder if Ron and Ausar can really ever exist in the same rotation.

On Matas, Iā€™d say heā€™s the one possible piece for the future the Bulls have. I appreciate his shot blocking, I love his whole vibe (super-competitor)

Is Shroder generally considered a plus defender? When I watched a little of the Hawks game recently, he was out there with Holland and Thompson. Those three were really pressuring the ball well and the Hawks did not look comfortable. Donā€™t think you can play Holland and Thomspson together too often, but it was fun to see for a few minutes

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Itā€™s been awhile, but Schroederā€™s plus was always athleticism, and I think heā€™s always been pretty good at getting into ball-handlers (that may have faded over the past few years?). His rep was always ā€œok guarding the ball, opportunistic steals guy, maybe a bit undisciplinedā€

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That description fits what i gave seen in the few games he has played. It was fun to see the pistons playing some pressure defense that seemed to be effective. Itā€™s fun to see the pistons playing good defense period. lol.