Game 50: Detroit Pistons (26-23) @ Boston Celtics (28-22) - 7:30 PM ET

[Blomberg]

We are 50% ball. Is it enough to be satisfied with?

For this season, that is absolutely what was expected by most.

[Finn McCool]

95% of teams best players will get in other guys face when they are slacking. Dre will never be that. We'll pay him like one and go as far as he takes us and that will never be far.

Russkopp assumes they are slacking therefore they are slacking. SVG see's teh slacking. Doesn't give a f*. Just because 95% of the league acts unprofessional and has their laundry in the air doesn't mean its not done behind close doors on our team. When has "getting into your teammates" face ever turned out positive for a team ? not exactly a trait of a leader that can't control his emotions

Perhaps what he meant is, that the leader of the team... 'a man'... should go over and 'nurture' the other 'men' when they struggle.

Please don't tell me you find that type of semantics more appealing.

[Todd3]

I think the road factor needs to be accounted for our inconsistency. Historically, young teams just aren't good on the road in the NBA, and it's usually what differentiates the veteran 50 win teams and the young .500 teams. Because a lot of young .500 teams will have similar home records as the 50 win teams, but will be like 14-27 on the road instead of 27-14.

We play .650 basketball at the Palace, but only .400 ball on the road. That seems to be the cause of our inconsistency, and there's no one to really blame for it. It's just what goes with being a young team.

If you just look at the last 4 games, we went 1-3 and look like a bad basketball team, but the 3 stinkers were on the road vs 3 of the top 4 seeds in the conference. If we played 75% of our games on the road we would only win about 33 games and would be a bad team, but we don't, so these last 4 aren't a real good indicator of what we are overall as a team, other than confirming what we already knew - we're a young team and young teams aren't good on the road.

[Kilo]

Stan Van Gundy - harps about our constantly horrid starts, yet never changes the starting line-up.

[Arp590]

Well if KCP misses any time.. it will be good in the long run in terms of Stanley's development, Jennings learning to play next to Reggie, and even give Hilliard a chance to earn a spot in the rotation.

It sucks though because KCP has been playing well lately.

[Kilo]

Pistons or NBAPA should file a grievance with the league over Boston's court conditions.

[Bakuto]

Pistons or NBAPA should file a grievance with the league over Boston's court conditions.

Absolutely.

[El Chivo]

Stan Van Gundy - harps about our constantly horrid starts, yet never changes the starting line-up.

our offense sucks? high p'n'r once again

our defense sucks? "players don't play defense"

I thought we got a top coach and a questionable president of basketball operations, looks like we have a nice president and an average coach.

[Kilo]

Stan Van Gundy - harps about our constantly horrid starts, yet never changes the starting line-up.

our offense sucks? high p'n'r once again

our defense sucks? "players don't play defense"

I thought we got a top coach and a questionable president of basketball operations, looks like we have a nice president and an average coach.

Pretty much. I'm beginning to think it's a bad idea to have Stan wearing both hats because he's too close to the team/players and doesn't see big picture stuff. Also there is no good/cop bad cop potential where players are worried about being traded if they're not fitting the system from a GM with an itchy trigger finger. In other situations coaches can like their players and want to keep them, but the GM sees it's not working and makes changes. We don't have that potential here.

[russkopp]

Stan Van Gundy - harps about our constantly horrid starts, yet never changes the starting line-up.

our offense sucks? high p'n'r once again

our defense sucks? "players don't play defense"

I thought we got a top coach and a questionable president of basketball operations, looks like we have a nice president and an average coach.

Pretty much. I'm beginning to think it's a bad idea to have Stan wearing both hats because he's too close to the team/players and doesn't see big picture stuff. Also there is no good/cop bad cop potential where players are worried about being traded if they're not fitting the system from a GM with an itchy trigger finger. In other situations coaches can like their players and want to keep them, but the GM sees it's not working and makes changes. We don't have that potential here.

I think SVG is just handcuffed right now. We have a few nice bench players who are starting, if you start Stanley the bench gets weaker. Reggie has...dehydration problems.

The league knows stop the Reggie/Dre P&R and we don't have the talent to create. Time and trades unfortunately.

[El Chivo]

our offense sucks? high p'n'r once again

our defense sucks? "players don't play defense"

I thought we got a top coach and a questionable president of basketball operations, looks like we have a nice president and an average coach.

Pretty much. I'm beginning to think it's a bad idea to have Stan wearing both hats because he's too close to the team/players and doesn't see big picture stuff. Also there is no good/cop bad cop potential where players are worried about being traded if they're not fitting the system from a GM with an itchy trigger finger. In other situations coaches can like their players and want to keep them, but the GM sees it's not working and makes changes. We don't have that potential here.

I think SVG is just handcuffed right now. We have a few nice bench players who are starting, if you start Stanley the bench gets weaker. Reggie has...dehydration problems.

The league knows stop the Reggie/Dre P&R and we don't have the talent to create. Time and trades unfortunately.

Doest Boston have talent to create, excluding Isaiah Thomas?

[russkopp]

Pretty much. I'm beginning to think it's a bad idea to have Stan wearing both hats because he's too close to the team/players and doesn't see big picture stuff. Also there is no good/cop bad cop potential where players are worried about being traded if they're not fitting the system from a GM with an itchy trigger finger. In other situations coaches can like their players and want to keep them, but the GM sees it's not working and makes changes. We don't have that potential here.

I think SVG is just handcuffed right now. We have a few nice bench players who are starting, if you start Stanley the bench gets weaker. Reggie has...dehydration problems.

The league knows stop the Reggie/Dre P&R and we don't have the talent to create. Time and trades unfortunately.

Doest Boston have talent to create, excluding Isaiah Thomas?

True, but at least against us, Thomas gets to the hoop at will whenever he wants and that opens everything up.

Still not sure why Reggie doesn't drive, and do it angrily, like he does in the last 5 mins of close games.

[El Chivo]

would you trade our roster to Boston for Crowder, Amir, Sullinger, Bradley, Isaiah, Smart, Turner, Olynyk, Jerebko (!!!) and the wrong Zeller?

[Kilo]

would you trade our roster to Boston for Crowder, Amir, Sullinger, Bradley, Isaiah, Smart, Turner, Olynyk, Jerebko (!!!) and the wrong Zeller?

Our Roster and Stan for their roster, Ainge, Stevens and their Brooklyn picks is a friggin heartbeat. Hell, I'd probably do it without the picks. Stevens is probably the best coach in the league - I give him the edge over Pop because of player quality.

Imagine what Boston does with the Brooklyn picks and cap money.

[El Chivo]

I do agree. Stan got outcoached again by Stevens.

[russkopp]

would you trade our roster to Boston for Crowder, Amir, Sullinger, Bradley, Isaiah, Smart, Turner, Olynyk, Jerebko (!!!) and the wrong Zeller?

Our Roster and Stan for their roster, Ainge, Stevens and their Brooklyn picks is a friggin heartbeat. Hell, I'd probably do it without the picks. Stevens is probably the best coach in the league - I give him the edge over Pop because of player quality.

Imagine what Boston does with the Brooklyn picks and cap money.

Despite my hatred for them, being the 3 seed with that roster is amazing. Props to the whole franchise.

[russkopp]

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Drummond wants to be an actor...

Larry Sanders 2.0!! I'm calling it!

[mattao313]

would you trade our roster to Boston for Crowder, Amir, Sullinger, Bradley, Isaiah, Smart, Turner, Olynyk, Jerebko (!!!) and the wrong Zeller?

Our Roster and Stan for their roster, Ainge, Stevens and their Brooklyn picks is a friggin heartbeat. Hell, I'd probably do it without the picks. Stevens is probably the best coach in the league - I give him the edge over Pop because of player quality.

Imagine what Boston does with the Brooklyn picks and cap money.

No. Its not like we split with them 2-2...

[Neptune]

Bad lost last night. I'm upset that Jennings didn't show-up when he played next to Reggie. I know he'll traded soon, but damn, Jennings needs to make those jumpers!

(Like I've been saying, Jennings to the Pelicans, Nets or Lakers. Just remember this.)