Game 58: Detroit Pistons (21-36) @ Denver Nuggets (38-19)

[eathy]

I also hope to never see Pistons fans bring up JR for Rip trades again.

[SnakefromHell]

I am happy Bird really makes conscious effort to do one thing more this season: rebound the ball. He knows we need help in that department... either he realizes it himself or someone tells him.

He might block less but I think he's an improved player from last season.

[pickaxe]

A little scary for a bit, but nice to get the win. You could tell everybody was a step slow, and generally didn't have their legs. These are the kind of games we need JR to give a pop off the bench, and for the most part, he did that. I don't have high hopes for the Lakers/Suns road B2B. Not at all.

Those TNT guys seem to have set some people on the GB off. Apparently they're incapable of thinking for themselves, so they just regurgitate what those guys said.

Nuggets FTL. They should beat every team by 100 if they think they're as good as the Lakers. That's what the Lakers do. If you can't beat the Wizards in the regular season, how are you going to beat them in the playoffs, when they use their "get into the Western Conference playoffs free" card?

Lakers/Suns b2b.....think, they tired now so if they sleep in until Sunday morning (on plane or wherever) they be rested. Play hard vs. LA and then just sleep from 5pm Sunday and be more rested than normal on the b2b.

The only factor interupting rest is the plane - but the Sunday game is early afternoon anyway, so we're saving 6-7 hours.

[denvers_finest]

Yeah, the early game on Sunday makes the back to back a little easier (at least they aren't getting in at 4 a.m.). But LA/PHX back to back to tough no matter what. I'd be happy with a split, but gotta take at least one (LA preferably, but whatever).

Gotta have K back though, or it could get ugly tomorrow.

[MHZ]

Phoenix plays tomorrow afternoon as well, so that makes things a bit better.