Shooting is a problem

[Kalamazoo317]

Just seems they aren’t doing the same things now as they did on the streak, tough defense and going inside scoring. With Tobias and Ivey added in, just think they trying to find a rhythm, but it seemed they had an identity there for a second, tough d, fast breaking paint scoring. I have to admit only watched a little bit of the last 4 games, but that’s how it seems to me, not as in your face and not getting in the paint as much or maybe just not making them idk

Teams are defending us differently and we haven't figured out how to handle it yet.

Part of it *is* definitely shooting, but I agree there's more to it than that. We need more aggressiveness overall, imo, and less sitting back and accepting what the defense gives us.

[Fennis Dembo]

TURNOVERS are the problem! The Pistons are committing way too many and a lot of times this is leading to easy baskets for the opponent!

Not just turnovers, but unforced turnovers. Don't know if anyone keeps that stat. There was one turnover lastnight that looked like some middle school ish.

Was it the one Paul Reed just refused to outlet the basketball to Ivey 7 feet away to throw it up 40 feet away to apparently the hands growing out of Cade's back?

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Don't recall where Ivey was, but if it's the same one where Cade and another player were right next to each other just across half court, neither expecting the ball, then yes.

[Snakebites]

We are second to worst in terms of three pointers made this year.

And we and the Magic are the only teams in the bottom 10 in that stat who don't have losing records. Shooting is still king.

You don't necessarily have to be GREAT at shooting in order to be a contending team. But you can't be downright lousy at it and expect to go far. Opposing defenses are figuring it out.