Game 40: Detroit Pistons (17-22) @ Sacramento Kings (20-21) - 10:00 PM ET

The Moose · Post #81 » by **The Moose** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:39 am

MotownMadness wrote:Also if we just swap spots with the Wiz at 6 who have 1 more loss then us you get about a 40% chance at a top 4 pick

bad part is that it seems a lot more likely to move down now as well
new lottery system looks interesting

Invictus88 · Post #82 » by **Invictus88** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:41 am

Maybe even Michael Curry. Or even supa Dupe. Tonight brings back memories. Just an abject difference in talent deciding a basketball game.

Invictus88 · Post #83 » by **Invictus88** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:42 am

Oooh. A Khiry Sighting!

MotownMadness · Post #84 » by **MotownMadness** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:43 am

I believe in Khyri

Invictus88 · Post #85 » by **Invictus88** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:44 am

That post D by Leuer tho! =) OLE!

MotownMadness · Post #86 » by **MotownMadness** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:45 am

Khyri

ElectricMayhem · Post #87 » by **ElectricMayhem** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:22 am

The Kings couldn't beat the Suns last game - they must be thankful to have been given an easier opponent tonight.

ComboGuardCity · Post #88 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:26 am

Wow this was bad

JD43320 · Post #89 » by **JD43320** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:28 am

Dre with 7 turnovers while getting his ass kicked by WCS and Giles. So sad.

El Chivo · Post #90 » by **El Chivo** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:10 am

Reggie and Andre 48 minutes every night, please.

GBanga3 · Post #91 » by **GBanga3** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:17 am

Snakebites wrote:
buzzkilloton wrote:
Snakebites wrote:Okay guys, is there any way we can avoid every single thread being about the teams mismanagement?

We've already got plenty of threads that address that issue.

Sorry didnt mean to get off the tone of the first 6 posts of the thread including yours about wanting us to lose.

Keep the losses coming tank for Zion!

It's not the tone I'm addressing here, it's the topic.

My post was on topic. Yours wasn't.

Well I brought up the make up of our squad because this game was about to feature multiple players having to play out of position. On topic enough for me.

Very rich advice mate

GBanga3 · Post #92 » by **GBanga3** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:20 am

The Moose wrote:damn, anyone else see Kennard going at the coaches on the sidelines?
Had to be reeled in by Ellenson of all people... Nobody looks like they enjoy playing on this team

I had a good look at that, he was going hard at one of the assistants. Not sure which one but it looked like Luke went into the locker room before the half was even done.

I guess he just wants a good run at it

DTP · Post #93 » by **DTP** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:05 pm

The Moose wrote:

Read on Twitter

I'm on team Luke....Casey really has been so hard on him since game 1 and very rarely has he put him in positions to be successful. Everyone looks miserable on this team...someone said it about a month ago that this team was losing faith in the "system" and it seems like that was true because they've been absolute crap since.

Billl · Post #94 » by **Billl** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 3:00 pm

Luke sucking isn't Casey's fault. He's getting chance after chance and does nothing with them. He just floats around on offense. He's giving up tons of break chances because he doesn't cover the backcourt when the other guard drives. Defensively, he's not competing at all. If you are going to make it in the NBA as a marginal athlete, you have to be scappy. You have a to be a step ahead mentally, because you aren't going to make up for bad reads. You have to be the one dictating the action and contact because if the quicker player moves first, you aren't catching up. Guys like Reddick and Korver make it because they are forcing guys to react to them.

Moses ShamMoses · Post #95 » by **Moses ShamMoses** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 3:03 pm

Hopefully the Pistons break out of this funk soon otherwise the fan base is going to stop caring. I haven't been this disinterested in the Pistons since the Charlie V and Ben Gordon days.

JNewton · Post #96 » by **JNewton** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 3:50 pm

Moses ShamMoses wrote:Hopefully the Pistons break out of this funk soon otherwise the fan base is going to stop caring. I haven't been this disinterested in the Pistons since the Charlie V and Ben Gordon days.

They are well past that point except for the extreme die-hards, which I guess you might be talking about.

vege · Post #97 » by **vege** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:45 pm

Moses ShamMoses wrote:Hopefully the Pistons break out of this funk soon otherwise the fan base is going to stop caring. I haven't been this disinterested in the Pistons since the Charlie V and Ben Gordon days.

I've been a fan for more than 30 years, post here for more than a decade, I've never lost interest, even during Charlie V, Ben Gordon or Josh Smith eras. When I stop posting it was because I had no time to watch the games so I had nothing to add in my posts here.

For the first time in my life, I have absolutely no wish to watch this team play. I think 99% of the fan base already stop caring.

davidvolumes · Post #98 » by **davidvolumes** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:43 pm

I could still be a fan even through losses If they had a team of young developing players. But this is a hot mess. To keep throwing Jackson calderone Stanley out there is insanity. Not good basketball and doesn't inspire hope for the future. I would prefer them to lose every game for the next one and a half years than to watch this mess. After 3 1/2 years Stanley is shooting only 28% from 3 s. Dre is shooting 14% from the the and 2 games ago he had 3 attempts from the 3. Luke looks lost nights nights. I have never seen a big man dribble as much as Blake in my life. The offense cant go thru him night after night. The league adjusted to that just as they did to the Drummond,Jackson high pick and roll. Other than acquiring a superstar the other most reasonable option would be to tear the team down as did Philly imo.

DTP · Post #99 » by **DTP** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:50 pm

Billl wrote:Luke sucking isn't Casey's fault. He's getting chance after chance and does nothing with them. He just floats around on offense. He's giving up tons of break chances because he doesn't cover the backcourt when the other guard drives. Defensively, he's not competing at all. If you are going to make it in the NBA as a marginal athlete, you have to be scappy. You have a to be a step ahead mentally, because you aren't going to make up for bad reads. You have to be the one dictating the action and contact because if the quicker player moves first, you aren't catching up. Guys like Reddick and Korver make it because they are forcing guys to react to them.

Fine....but what about everyone else on the roster (excluding Blake) sucking....is that not Casey's fault either?

Read this today: http://truckthoughts.com/blog/2019/1/10/the-fish-rots-from-the-head-down

So glad that there's at least one other person out there watching the game and not just focusing on the box score.

buzzkilloton · Post #100 » by **buzzkilloton** » Sat Jan 12, 2019 3:48 am

DTP wrote:
Billl wrote:Luke sucking isn't Casey's fault. He's getting chance after chance and does nothing with them. He just floats around on offense. He's giving up tons of break chances because he doesn't cover the backcourt when the other guard drives. Defensively, he's not competing at all. If you are going to make it in the NBA as a marginal athlete, you have to be scappy. You have a to be a step ahead mentally, because you aren't going to make up for bad reads. You have to be the one dictating the action and contact because if the quicker player moves first, you aren't catching up. Guys like Reddick and Korver make it because they are forcing guys to react to them.

Fine....but what about everyone else on the roster (excluding Blake) sucking....is that not Casey's fault either?

Read this today: http://truckthoughts.com/blog/2019/1/10/the-fish-rots-from-the-head-down

So glad that there's at least one other person out there watching the game and not just focusing on the box score.

I'm sure its all Caseys fault that a roster that won 39 wins last game is currently projected to win 37 games. Its not his players its your boy SVG's players. Hilarious you defend SVG after 4 years of under 500 basketball yet a guy whos been here not even half of season coaching the same players SVG just won 39 games with you immediately are ready to put the pitchfork in him.

Caseys records with raptors:

23wins
34wins
48wins
49wins
56wins
51wins
59wins

Do I think Casey has been great? No not at all. Do I think we've got good players and should be a good team? No not whatsoever. This team had a 39.5 win projection coming in. These are SVG guys not his. SVG couldnt win with these turds that he chose no reason to expect Casey too.