GT: Pistons (4-0) vs. Kings (14-19) - 6 PM EST

[Blkbrd671]

Seriously though, the Malone firing puzzled a lot of us here as well. Kings were doing great, and Malone didn't give Boogie the meningitis? Sad...

"Philosophical differences" over the team's style of play was the main reason why he fired Malone. Under Malone, the Kings were a physical team and used their interior power to grind out games. In contrast, the FO wants to see more small ball/uptempo garbage instead.

They (FO) wanted a reason to fire Malone. D'Alessandro (Kings GM) said something in effect of "the decision would be the same (the firing) even if the record was 16-9"

that's plain stupid.

The kings owner seems way to involved with personnel decisions. Watching that draft room film, he'd seem'd like a RealGM poster googly-eyed over a prospect because of a youtube video

[KF10]

The kings owner seems way to involved with personnel decisions. Watching that draft room film, he'd seem'd like a RealGM poster googly-eyed over a prospect because of a youtube video

Yeah, Vivek has a bad rep around here...with good reason.

That said, I don't think he is truly malicious or has an intention to actively piss off people but he is clearly delusional..especially about what he thinks about this team. I remember him saying that the Kings are one or two pieces away from making the playoffs right now

[Ghost]

Posted in Gif Palace, but ... since waiving Smith and going 5-0:

[Blkbrd671]

The kings owner seems way to involved with personnel decisions. Watching that draft room film, he'd seem'd like a RealGM poster googly-eyed over a prospect because of a youtube video

Yeah, Vivek has a bad rep around here...with good reason.

That said, I don't think he is truly malicious or has an intention to actively piss off people but he is clearly delusional..especially about what he thinks about this team. I remember him saying that the Kings are one or two pieces away from making the playoffs right now

exactly my point, he plays to much 2k. He needs to let the GM's be GM's. 4-5 on defense!!!??? he's trying to be innovative with Basketball when there's no need to be. Someone needs to tell him there's a reason no one has done it in the nba. Your not smarter than all the great coaches of our time

[Lucidity]

I may need to back peddle my comment last month about us being at least .500 without the cancer.

We would be a bit better than that, while still lacking some true wing talent, especially in the starting lineup.

Our spacing is outstanding, literally every Meeks, KCP, Tough Juice or DJ 3 has been wide open because of the spacing. Monroe & Drummond have space for days in the paint when we have used them (sparingly, they both need much more usage)

Our defensive effort has been there all year but its finally starting to show in results, stops. Drummond isnt having to fight for his space in protecting the rim. Overall we have been a much better defensive team this year but its really showing lately.

Jennings is still taking some dumb shots at times & is red hot right now which wont last because he's not a good shooter but his low bball IQ at times is manageable to me.

Very good time for the Pistons now. We have the spark we have been searching for.

[Blkbrd671]

I may need to back peddle my comment last month about us being at least .500 without the cancer.

We would be a bit better than that, while still lacking some true wing talent, especially in the starting lineup.

Our spacing is outstanding, literally every Meeks, KCP, Tough Juice or DJ 3 has been wide open because of the spacing. Monroe & Drummond have space for days in the paint when we have used them (sparingly, they both need much more usage)

Our defensive effort has been there all year but its finally starting to show in results, stops. Drummond isnt having to fight for his space in protecting the rim. Overall we have been a much better defensive team this year but its really showing lately.

Jennings is still taking some dumb shots at times & is red hot right now which wont last because he's not a good shooter but his low bball IQ at times is manageable to me.

Very good time for the Pistons now. We have the spark we have been searching for.

i wouldn't back pedal yet, we beat teams we should have beat. If we start being the Dal, SAS, GSW, and generally any team from the west, then i'll start making the real glamorous proclamations. i am still concerned our team is just riding this high we are on, what will be another "litmus test" is how they bounce back after the next loss.

[Ghost]

we beat teams we should have beat

Bad teams don't do that, we lost to the 76ers . With Smith we probably would have went 2-3 or maybe 3-2 in this stretch. At least that bit is promising.

[tmorgan]

Every team in the East is beatable if we play at this level. Some teams in the West probably are not... we need a quality starting SF and a better PG (although the Jennings we're seeing right now is plenty good).

It's more than good enough to make the playoffs and put a first-round scare into someone, though.

[Blkbrd671]

Bad teams don't do that, we lost to the 76ers . With Smith we probably would have went 2-3 or maybe 3-2 in this stretch. At least that bit is promising.

we have higher expectations with smith gone

[Neptune]

Good win against the weak ass Kings! Hopefully we'll continue to play good basketball against the competitive teams. The real test is coming soon man.

In other news, we should really look into making a move for a starting caliber 3. Maybe Jeff Green?

[engelbert321]

Good win against the weak ass Kings! Hopefully we'll continue to play good basketball against the competitive teams. The real test is coming soon man.

In other news, we should really look into making a move for a starting caliber 3. Maybe Jeff Green?

No to Green. Just saw him play against the Bulls last night. He looked pretty crappy to me.

[Blkbrd671]

What we really don't see and give enough credit too is SVG in game adjustments. Once he put moose on Demar, it seem'd to at least contest cousins in the lane. Dre looked like he struggled early

[Blkbrd671]

Good win against the weak ass Kings! Hopefully we'll continue to play good basketball against the competitive teams. The real test is coming soon man.

In other news, we should really look into making a move for a starting caliber 3. Maybe Jeff Green?

No to Green. Just saw him play against the Bulls last night. He looked pretty crappy to me.

My question is why!?

A starting SF would do the exact same things we have our SF's doing now and that is compliment our bigs. Yes a go to scorer would be nice, however i'd much rather have a better over all team than a team that just has better talent. We have jennings, Moose, Dre. not that many touches to go around.

[engelbert321]

Good win against the weak ass Kings! Hopefully we'll continue to play good basketball against the competitive teams. The real test is coming soon man.

In other news, we should really look into making a move for a starting caliber 3. Maybe Jeff Green?

No to Green. Just saw him play against the Bulls last night. He looked pretty crappy to me.

My question is why!?

A starting SF would do the exact same things we have our SF's doing now and that is compliment our bigs. Yes a go to scorer would be nice, however i'd much rather have a better over all team than a team that just has better talent. We have jennings, Moose, Dre. not that many touches to go around.

Eh I don't trust Singler, offensively and especially defensively. We need an all around SF, but obviously that's hard to find. First thing to come in mind is Batum. He'd be amazing here.

[Notanoob]

Lions game was clearly fixed.

You think?! That flag pick up is the worst call I've seen in Lions history..and we've had some bad calls not go our way..

http://deadspin.com/nfl-execs-pissed-th ... 1618048217

Couldn't be more blatant.

[Neptune]

Good win against the weak ass Kings! Hopefully we'll continue to play good basketball against the competitive teams. The real test is coming soon man.

In other news, we should really look into making a move for a starting caliber 3. Maybe Jeff Green?

No to Green. Just saw him play against the Bulls last night. He looked pretty crappy to me.

@engelbert: Yeah, but Green is still better than Singler.

Good win against the weak ass Kings! Hopefully we'll continue to play good basketball against the competitive teams. The real test is coming soon man.

In other news, we should really look into making a move for a starting caliber 3. Maybe Jeff Green?

No to Green. Just saw him play against the Bulls last night. He looked pretty crappy to me.

My question is why!?

A starting SF would do the exact same things we have our SF's doing now and that is compliment our bigs. Yes a go to scorer would be nice, however i'd much rather have a better over all team than a team that just has better talent. We have jennings, Moose, Dre. not that many touches to go around.

@blkbrd: Green could still compliment our bigs, but he would make better decisions with the ball and play better defense. He's also better offensively compared to Singler. If we're talking about winning against the competition we need our starting 5 positions to be equip.

[Notanoob]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Englishscope24/status/551911610345086976[/tweet]

I know he wasn't good enough to justify his roster spot, but I still wish he was around. Dude seemed like an awesome person, really smart, genuine and all that.

[mattao313]

Lions game was clearly fixed.

You think?! That flag pick up is the worst call I've seen in Lions history..and we've had some bad calls not go our way..

http://deadspin.com/nfl-execs-pissed-th ... 1618048217

Couldn't be more blatant.

dude probably was getting it in and got a fat pay check tonight.

[Blkbrd671]

@blkbrd: Green could still compliment our bigs, but he would make better decisions with the ball and play better defense. He's also better offensively compared to Singler. If we're talking about winning against the competition we need our starting 5 positions to be equip.

Green can't shoot 3's, he's not a good spot up shooter and he's only a decent defender. His lack of range immediately takes him out of contention for me, and i think from SVG as well. He maybe a better PF when we go small, but again, we are going to small to space the floor.


Disclaimer: if we could get him cheap, i'd be all for it. My argument is based solely on production vs cost

[Blkbrd671]

No to Green. Just saw him play against the Bulls last night. He looked pretty crappy to me.

My question is why!?

A starting SF would do the exact same things we have our SF's doing now and that is compliment our bigs. Yes a go to scorer would be nice, however i'd much rather have a better over all team than a team that just has better talent. We have jennings, Moose, Dre. not that many touches to go around.

Eh I don't trust Singler, offensively and especially defensively. We need an all around SF, but obviously that's hard to find. First thing to come in mind is Batum. He'd be amazing here.

Batum is exactly the type of SF we'd need and i'd trade assets for. Fits everything we are looking for out of our SF and also compliments our bigs