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Game 29: Detroit Pistons (14-14) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (14-16) - 8:00 PM ET

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Re: Game 31: Detroit Pistons (14-14) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (14-16) - 8:00 PM ET 

Post#121 » by MotownMadness » Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:19 pm

ComboGuardCity wrote:I only caught the last 30 seconds of regulation and OT, but it great win. Last 10 years that’s a loss 9/10. Not much Stanley tonight it looks like.

I shut it off saying somewhere in the 3rd. Normally leads don’t scare me and I tough out the games. This one was just boring and irritating and I couldn’t hang.

Of course once I started playing a game they started making it exciting again
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Re: Game 31: Detroit Pistons (14-14) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (14-16) - 8:00 PM ET 

Post#122 » by hoophabit » Thu Dec 20, 2018 5:29 pm

Billl wrote:This is actually more the way we need to play a "star". You don't pound blake the ball for 48 straight minutes. As long as the team is playing unselfishly, the ball is going to find blake plenty. Get the roll players some looks. Get RJ a few chances. Get the ball moving in general. Then, when you need a big bucket, your star is fresh. And then if they quadruple team blake, hopefully he's kicking it out to a guy who is already in rhythm.


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Re: Game 31: Detroit Pistons (14-14) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (14-16) - 8:00 PM ET 

Post#123 » by Drwho17 » Thu Dec 20, 2018 5:52 pm

Yes, a great win, but Kennard needs to get it in gear, teams are doubling/tripling down on BG, Kennard needs to get open and start putting up shots, Bullock was great last night, but Bullock/Kennard need to both be threats to ease the load on BG.
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Re: Game 31: Detroit Pistons (14-14) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (14-16) - 8:00 PM ET 

Post#124 » by Kilo » Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:02 pm

Kennard needs to keep shooting until he finds it. It's the only chance we have to take the next step as a team internally - get him going.
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Re: Game 31: Detroit Pistons (14-14) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (14-16) - 8:00 PM ET 

Post#125 » by potatoaim » Thu Dec 20, 2018 8:02 pm

MotownMadness wrote:
ComboGuardCity wrote:I only caught the last 30 seconds of regulation and OT, but it great win. Last 10 years that’s a loss 9/10. Not much Stanley tonight it looks like.

I shut it off saying somewhere in the 3rd. Normally leads don’t scare me and I tough out the games. This one was just boring and irritating and I couldn’t hang.

Of course once I started playing a game they started making it exciting again



I did the same thing. Turned it back to see what the final score was and to my surprise OT had just started.
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Re: Game 31: Detroit Pistons (14-14) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (14-16) - 8:00 PM ET 

Post#126 » by JD43320 » Thu Dec 20, 2018 8:19 pm

Drwho17 wrote:Yes, a great win, but Kennard needs to get it in gear, teams are doubling/tripling down on BG, Kennard needs to get open and start putting up shots, Bullock was great last night, but Bullock/Kennard need to both be threats to ease the load on BG.


Kennard needs to learn how to move better off the ball. Bullock is finding ways to get open and Luke is not. In defense of Luke's play the last few games he has looked a little gimpy. Every time you see him on the bench he's got ice on his knees. Could be hurt (again which is not a good sign).

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