Game 12: Detroit Pistons (6-5) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (5-7)

Liqourish · Post #1 » by **Liqourish** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:46 pm

Friday, November 20, 2015 at Target Center

Reggie Jackson Vs Ricky Rubio
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Vs. Andrew Wiggins
Andre Drummond Vs Karl-Anthony Towns
Stanley Johnson Vs. Shabazz Muhammed

Spider156 · Post #2 » by **Spider156** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:29 am

KAT is going to have to use his range to beat Drummond. Otherwise he won't get anywhere far. That's the only way to beat Dre. I think KCP/Johnson/Morris can guard Wiggins. Guy can score! It should be a fun game to watch. I don't understand how the Wolves are 0-5 at home and 5-2 away. Makes no sense. Hopefully they don't break their home loss streak against us. Pistons need to step up and earn these "easy" wins.

MotownMadness · Post #3 » by **MotownMadness** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:44 am

I really like Towns man. He's been very impressive on both sides of the court and has some definite superstar potential.

Post #4 » by **Snakebites** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:47 am

Yeah, I think this will be a very interesting game. Both Wiggins and Towns have serious star potential, but since they're young its tough to know whether we'll see them at their best or at their worst.

They've got a lot of young talent in general and they could take this one. Hopefully we'll be able to take care of business though.

Spider156 · Post #5 » by **Spider156** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:59 am

Snakebites wrote:Yeah, I think this will be a very interesting game. Both Wiggins and Towns have serious star potential, but since they're young its tough to know whether we'll see them at their best or at their worst.

They've got a lot of young talent in general and they could take this one. Hopefully we'll be able to take care of business though.

I think Towns will have trouble against Drummond but Wiggins will have a 30+ pts night. I just hope Rubio doesn't get it going otherwise I think we get this game.

Han Solo · Post #6 » by **Han Solo** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:29 am

I like Towns too.

Liqourish · Post #7 » by **Liqourish** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:31 am

I love the team Minnesota is building through the draft. Wiggins/Rubio/KAT is a damn fine young core to build around. They are exciting for sure.

DBC10 · Post #8 » by **DBC10** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:10 am

Wiggins/Rubio/KAT is probably the best up and coming young cores in the league. I love the mix-match of their talents while having such an absurd ceiling.

Interesting game. As long as we don't pull another Lakers, we should be ok.

ducler · Post #9 » by **ducler** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:20 pm

Sort · Post #10 » by **Sort** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:51 pm

Who knows with either one of these teams what will happen, but Pistons do appear to have favorable matchups here. It should probably come down to Jackson again, whether he is as assertive again.

But man, Towns is already the best player on this team. Man will be dominating this league.

Billl · Post #11 » by **Billl** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:05 pm

Rubio has to be the most overrated pg in the league. He's shooting 35% overall and 15% from distance. 15% ! Towns and wiggins are legit though. That's a great tandem that should really grow together.

It's really a weird team right now though. You've got a pair of 20 yr olds starting with a guy that was playing the NBA when they were born! Tay is old as dirt, but KG was already a 7 yr vet when he came into the league. They've got a 39 yr old Miller on the bench too. Obviously, they are looking for some veteran leadership and all, but that is just a weird mix. Hopefully they don't find a fountain of youth against us.

SAKURABA216 · Post #12 » by **SAKURABA216** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:46 pm

I haven't paid any attention to the T-Wolves in a ver long time, but...

When did Rubio get a haircut lol?

Also, why arent they starting K-Mart at the 2 and Wiggins at the 3? And since they have Dieng and Pekovic, why not start one of them with KAT and let Garnett come off the bench, he looked completely spent on the Nets.

SAKURABA216 · Post #13 » by **SAKURABA216** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:49 pm

We should have never made that trip to California. I hope it didn't completely take this young team's swag

wildvikeswolves · Post #14 » by **wildvikeswolves** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:13 pm

Billl wrote:Rubio has to be the most overrated pg in the league. He's shooting 35% overall and 15% from distance. 15% ! Towns and wiggins are legit though. That's a great tandem that should really grow together.

It's really a weird team right now though. You've got a pair of 20 yr olds starting with a guy that was playing the NBA when they were born! Tay is old as dirt, but KG was already a 7 yr vet when he came into the league. They've got a 39 yr old Miller on the bench too. Obviously, they are looking for some veteran leadership and all, but that is just a weird mix. Hopefully they don't find a fountain of youth against us.

It might seem that way just looking at stats, but the impact he has on the court is huge. It's a totally different team when he's out there compared to when he's not.

Spider156 · Post #15 » by **Spider156** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:36 pm

I didn't know they're playing Wiggins at SG. I think eventually he'll get bigger and they'll add another guard and move him to SF. With that said, Prince and KG!? Prince barely made it on a team this season. Morris needs to have a big game against him. It's easy now. KG isn't what he used to be except for that shot. It's still beautiful. I think Ilyasova will do fine defending him. Rubio is overrated, I can imagine Jackson giving him trouble tonight. Towns like I said needs to use his range in this game because nothing easy will come to him down low. You really can't go against Drummond unless you're as big as him like Al Jefferson. It's gonna be a super fun game to watch in my opinion. I really want to see how KCP does against Wiggins. Kevin Martin ALWAYS gives us trouble. I hate it. But it's just another game. It could go either way.

Spider156 · Post #16 » by **Spider156** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:21 pm

Drummond will get 20+ rebounds tonight. But I don't know about a 20-20 game

joedumars1 · Post #17 » by **joedumars1** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:28 pm

Spider156 wrote:Drummond will get 20+ rebounds tonight. But I don't know about a 20-20 game

If he gets the board he should be close to the points. I'd guess at least 5 of the 20 boards would be tip ins, that's 10 already. I just hope we win this game.

DetPistons04 · Post #18 » by **DetPistons04** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:08 pm

I like they way we match up with Minnesota on paper. Wiggins is obviously their biggest threat offensively and I have faith that KCP can disrupt just about any player he's matched up with on a night in night out basis.

DETermination · Post #19 » by **DETermination** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:24 pm

This wont be an easy game but then again no game is easy. As long as Reggie stays aggressive like last game I like our chances.

DetroitPistons · Post #20 » by **DetroitPistons** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:29 pm

Wow I didn't know the NBA allows teams to play 3 on 5.... KG and Tay are done. I think we match up really well with Wiggins too. KCP and Morris will play him tough. Towns will be the toughest to contain imo but I think Dre gets the best of him tonight. If our role players hit their open shots we can win this. Wouldn't be shocked if we lost though. We have not proven to be good enough to confidently declare wins against bad teams.