2015 Push for the Playoffs thread!

sc8581 · Post #721 » by **sc8581** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:41 pm

pistonsbball wrote:PG wasn't anything special offensively after his hot start last season. I doubt he'll be the reason why we miss the playoffs.

He's a guy that opens things up for others, their defense has still been very good they just need a spark offensively, he doesn't need to be James Harden. All of a sudden Stuckey and Miles aren't getting the other teams best wing defender, nobody will want to see them come playoff time.

RexRyan · Post #722 » by **RexRyan** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 12:40 am

ComboGuardCity wrote:Remember when MJ came back from a broken leg. You don't come back in game shape 100%

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Basketball history for you all..... Jordan wanted to come back, management wanted him to sit out the last month of the season to get a lottery pick (seven teams, even odds back then). Jordan was pissed. So they put Jordan on a minute restriction which eventually got the coach fired. The Bulls sneaked into the playoffs and Jordan scared the crap out of the Celtics (eventual champs) with a 63 point game.

Blkbrd671 · Post #723 » by **Blkbrd671** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 12:50 am

RexRyan wrote:
ComboGuardCity wrote:Remember when MJ came back from a broken leg. You don't come back in game shape 100%

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Basketball history for you all..... Jordan wanted to come back, management wanted him to sit out the last month of the season to get a lottery pick (seven teams, even odds back then). Jordan was pissed. So they put Jordan on a minute restriction which eventually got the coach fired. The Bulls sneaked into the playoffs and Jordan scared the crap out of the Celtics (eventual champs) with a 63 point game.

i am saving this for the GOAT threads on the GB. haha

detroitKG · Post #724 » by **detroitKG** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:42 am

Soooo Paul George is MJ...ok then...think i've seen enough here lmao

aad · Post #725 » by **aad** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:48 am

Its sad we loss to the knocks at the wrong time and that loss should end our playoff hopes the next 9 of 10 is on the road time to go back to the draft board

Liver_Pooty · Post #726 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:49 am

I hate Jerebko right now. Freaking guy looked like Dirk out there tonight.

Laimbeer · Post #727 » by **Laimbeer** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:03 am

Looking darker. We're a game behind four teams tied for the last spot, and one of those is Indiana with George coming back. And we have like seven of our next eight on the road.

aad · Post #728 » by **aad** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:16 am

Yeah im starting to look toward the draft now this loss tonight killed all hope I had left in me

Blkbrd671 · Post #729 » by **Blkbrd671** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:17 am

aad wrote:Yeah im starting to look toward the draft now this loss tonight killed all hope I had left in me

ya, not to mention 2 horrible defensive efforts by moose in a row

MotownMadness · Post #730 » by **MotownMadness** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:18 am

Don't care

Maker_84 · Post #731 » by **Maker_84** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:58 am

it's over. i hope everyone is looking forward to being the first or second team out of the playoffs

RexRyan · Post #732 » by **RexRyan** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:55 am

Saturday, February 28th. One game behind half the Eastern Conference. Tonight:

Pistons over Wizards
Hawks over Heat
Mavs over Nets

Ugh.

princeofpalace · Post #733 » by **princeofpalace** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:03 pm

Blkbrd671 wrote:
aad wrote:Yeah im starting to look toward the draft now this loss tonight killed all hope I had left in me

ya, not to mention 2 horrible defensive efforts by moose in a row

No mention of Drummond's failure to box out or defend Aumondson? Not sure how anyone could be blaming these losses on Monroe.

But yes, last nights loss may have sealed the deal for Detroit's playoff hopes. Hopefully we can regroup and steal some additional wins.

vic · Post #734 » by **vic** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:38 pm

I so hate how the last 3 Pistins coaches have treated Jerebko. He's been the best forward on this team for the past 3 years. (if Monroe is a center). They gave Josh his minutes, gave Tolliver his minutes, did everything except play him and respect him

Blkbrd671 · Post #735 » by **Blkbrd671** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:58 pm

princeofpalace wrote:
Blkbrd671 wrote:
aad wrote:Yeah im starting to look toward the draft now this loss tonight killed all hope I had left in me

ya, not to mention 2 horrible defensive efforts by moose in a row

No mention of Drummond's failure to box out or defend Aumondson? Not sure how anyone could be blaming these losses on Monroe.

But yes, last nights loss may have sealed the deal for Detroit's playoff hopes. Hopefully we can regroup and steal some additional wins.

This isn't Dre vs Moose discussion.

The past 2 games, moose has been absolutely owned by his defensive matchup and which in large part contributed to the loss. Whlie you want focus mainly on his offensive stats, the concern for moose has always been his defense. and it was a glaring hole these past 2 games. What makes it worst, is that it wasn't that he was incapable physcially of defending these guys, he just seemed to not konw what to do or wasn't paying attention

RexRyan · Post #736 » by **RexRyan** » Sun Mar 1, 2015 1:26 pm

March 1st. Two games out. Lots of traffic in between.......12.7% chance of playoffs per Hollinger......

Today -

Golden State over Boston
Philly over Indiana
Orlando over Charlotte

Thought: Still ticked over the Knicks game.....

hoophabit · Post #737 » by **hoophabit** » Sun Mar 1, 2015 5:55 pm

The Knicks go on to beat Toronto! We all knew it was going to be difficult to make the playoffs after that start. At the trade deadline SVG makes significant changes to the team, but some folks despair that there is a period of adjustment? Is it really reasonable to think this wouldn't happen? I love watching basketball, and the Pistons are my team. However it turns out, I'll be sorry to see the season end. Can't agree that we now have no chance, while at the same time acknowledging that the chances were never great.

bstein14 · Post #738 » by **bstein14** » Sun Mar 1, 2015 6:01 pm

7. Miami +0.5 (Next 5 vs Phoenix, vs LA Lakers, @ Washington, vs Sacramento, vs Boston)
8. Brooklyn 0.0 (Next 5 vs Golden State, vs Charlotte, vs Phoenix, vs Utah, vs New Orleans)
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9. Indiana -0.5 (Next 5 vs Philly, vs New York, vs Chicago, @ New York, vs Orlando)
10. Charlotte -0.5 (Next 5 @ Orlando, vs LA Lakers, @ Brooklyn, vs Toronto, @ Detroit)
11. Boston -0.5 (Next 5 vs Golden State, @ Cleveland, vs Utah, @ New Orleans, @ Orlando)
12. Detroit -1.5 (Next 5 @ New Orleans, @ Houston, vs Charlotte, @ LA Lakers, @ Golden State)

Us and Boston probably have the two toughest 5 game stretches coming up, while Indiana has the easiest on paper. Indiana could be sitting in that 7th position before Paul George even gets back.

MotownMadness · Post #739 » by **MotownMadness** » Sun Mar 1, 2015 6:02 pm

We should be more interested in getting a higher draft pick. We need one of Johnson, Oubre or Winslow. Or who knows most teams that are picking around 6-8 end up even winning the lottery most of the time. Do you know how much trade value a Okafor would have. Hell we could trade him for Jabari and another asset if we wanted to.

bstein14 · Post #740 » by **bstein14** » Sun Mar 1, 2015 6:04 pm

If we can win our next two on the road it really does make up for our previous two losses... right now its all about playing .500 ball until April to keep up within striking distance of a playoff berth. We really can't afford to fall more than about 2 or 2.5 games back as we can't count on going on a big win streak again to pull ourselves back into it.