Pistons Have Blown 8 Home Games When They Lead By 10+ Points

Han Solo · Post #1 » by **Han Solo** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:29 pm

*Props to Rocket for stat
Pistons Have Blown 8 Games (*7 at home) When They Lead By 10+ Points

10 points vs. Houston

13 points vs. Orlando

12 points vs. OKC

10 points @ Mavs

17 points vs. Bulls

15 points vs. Nuggets

13 points vs. Bobcats

15 points vs. Jazz

Discuss.

kurtis48239 · Post #2 » by **kurtis48239** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:31 pm

Simple ,we need a go to scorer.

Han Solo · Post #3 » by **Han Solo** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:33 pm

One of those games was away. My bad. Still 7 of 8 of these games were at home. We'd be a playoff team if we knew how to play with a lead. We can't close games for ****. I agree about the go to scorer Kurtis48239.

Post #4 » by **ajaX82** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:34 pm

Young team still learning to play/play together/play consistently. Not a great stat, but not shocking

ComboGuardCity · Post #5 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:41 pm

Good sign. Barring injury there is no way the core gets worse. We win 5 of those games next year and were in the playoffs.

DetroitPistons · Post #6 » by **DetroitPistons** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:50 pm

Yeah I'm not surprised. We are competitive in almost every game we play. Like I've said before, starting Drummond and getting a go-to SG will get us over the hump and turn all of these close losses into wins.

Jodi · Post #7 » by **Jodi** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:10 pm

kurtis48239 wrote:Simple ,we need a go to scorer.

Agreed...

mercury · Post #8 » by **mercury** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:10 pm

Which players on the team are mentally tough with a killer instinct?

MrBigShot · Post #9 » by **MrBigShot** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:36 pm

No closer or go to scorer, along with a young team still trying to figure it out. Not shocking at all.

Post #10 » by **Cowology** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:18 am

ajaX82 wrote:Young team still learning to play/play together/play consistently. Not a great stat, but not shocking

This. Having a closer would definitely help, but pretty much what you expect from a young team. Still have to learn how to win.

Goldtop · Post #11 » by **Goldtop** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:25 am

Inexperienced team that didn't know how to close teams out yet. But I think they are past that now. Aside from the Utah game, they closed out every team they got up big on during that whole streak.

retrolenny · Post #12 » by **retrolenny** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:37 pm

Just a couple simple changes and we're there.

1) Dump Max
2) Start Dre
3) Sign Ben
4) Ride the wave

I do agree we need a scorer!!!

DetroitDon15 · Post #13 » by **DetroitDon15** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:26 pm

kurtis48239 wrote:Simple ,we need a go to scorer.

Agreed. We need Shabazz. I'd move Knight and our pick to get him by moving up in the draft. Sign Calderon so we have a pass first PG as well.