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Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Fri Apr 1, 2022 8:36 pm
by whitehops
cojo, bagley and olynyk are out tonight on top of the usual grant, diallo, smith and garza. the thunder can somehow still field a team with 9 guys on their injury report.

um... not really sure what to expect in this game.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Fri Apr 1, 2022 8:46 pm
by Cowology
whitehops wrote:cojo, bagley and olynyk are out tonight on top of the usual grant, diallo, smith and garza.

um... not really sure what to expect in this game.
Livers/Pickett will get a lot of burn. Probably see Bey spend heavy minutes at the 4-spot. We're pretty damn thin up front.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Fri Apr 1, 2022 9:11 pm
by zeebneeb
Cade should be able, if he wants, to drop 40 in this one.

Now that I've typed it, he will probably have 12.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Fri Apr 1, 2022 9:13 pm
by ducler
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Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Fri Apr 1, 2022 9:18 pm
by vege
zeebneeb wrote:Cade should be able, if he wants, to drop 40 in this one.

Now that I've typed it, he will probably have 12.


If Cade Drop 40 Toronto fans will start a riot

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Fri Apr 1, 2022 9:26 pm
by Cowology
zeebneeb wrote:Cade should be able, if he wants, to drop 40 in this one.

Now that I've typed it, he will probably have 12.
Don't underestimate our inability to make 3 pointers. Teams can just zone up, clog the paint and essentially put 3-4 defenders in front of him. He's good, but that's tough on anybody. If McGruder/Jackson/Hayes/Bey aren't making shots it's going to be rough.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Fri Apr 1, 2022 9:30 pm
by Cowology
ducler wrote:
Read on Twitter
Interesting that our entire team is basically 6'5" - 6'8" and yet should match up relatively well here. This is a game where switching everything should actually work.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Fri Apr 1, 2022 10:50 pm
by edmunder_prc
Who the hell is Vit Krejci?

OKC going super tank - its a win so I hope we win by 50 and Cade scores 75 points and breaks the rookie record - no idea what it is. Just let Cade shoot 40+ shots. Have him get a 65/10/10 type game.

Too bad its a back to back, otherwise just play him 40+ minutes and shot 40+ shots. F OKC

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Fri Apr 1, 2022 11:23 pm
by vege
Cowology wrote:
ducler wrote:
Read on Twitter
Interesting that our entire team is basically 6'5" - 6'8" and yet should match up relatively well here. This is a game where switching everything should actually work.


Don Nelson should be proud

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Fri Apr 1, 2022 11:47 pm
by MotownMadness
Its gonna be funny if we beat all these other tanking teams and jump ahead of them anyways in the lottery.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Fri Apr 1, 2022 11:53 pm
by Cowology
MotownMadness wrote:Its gonna be funny if we beat all these other tanking teams and jump ahead of them anyways in the lottery.

And super sad if we out-tank them and get jumped. :cry:

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Sat Apr 2, 2022 12:00 am
by whitehops
Cowology wrote:
zeebneeb wrote:Cade should be able, if he wants, to drop 40 in this one.

Now that I've typed it, he will probably have 12.
Don't underestimate our inability to make 3 pointers. Teams can just zone up, clog the paint and essentially put 3-4 defenders in front of him. He's good, but that's tough on anybody. If McGruder/Jackson/Hayes/Bey aren't making shots it's going to be rough.


yeah... in the portland game we started cade/hayes/bey/bagley/stewart and they just zoned up. we couldn't generate any offense until they started playing man to man.

honestly no idea why they got out of the zone or never went back to it because we were hopeless against it.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Sat Apr 2, 2022 12:03 am
by The Moose
I’ll be interested to see how Cade plays actually.

This season he’s averaged 12ppg on 36% shooting on 2nd nights of b2b’s. This should be a good game to show how far he’s come in adjusting to the nba game.

I think he can crush those averages tonight

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Sat Apr 2, 2022 12:09 am
by whitehops
just a hunch but i think cade goes mostly in facilitator mode tonight.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Sat Apr 2, 2022 12:10 am
by vege
Our GLeague team would beat this OKC team, and I am not joking. How is this even allowed.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Sat Apr 2, 2022 12:16 am
by Cowology
I said this a game or two ago, but Hayes keeps it on the break almost 100% of the time. I'd like to see him give it up to Bey there.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Sat Apr 2, 2022 12:20 am
by Piston Pete
Cowology wrote:I said this a game or two ago, but Hayes keeps it on the break almost 100% of the time. I'd like to see him give it up to Bey there.


Hayes needs to score more

No Hayes need to pass more?

We, as a fanbase, need to make up our ever-lovin’ minds!

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Sat Apr 2, 2022 12:22 am
by Cowology
Piston Pete wrote:
Cowology wrote:I said this a game or two ago, but Hayes keeps it on the break almost 100% of the time. I'd like to see him give it up to Bey there.


Hayes needs to score more

No Hayes need to pass more?

We, as a fanbase, need to make up our ever-lovin’ minds!
It's not one or the other.

You CAN want him to be more aggressive in the half-court, take open shots AND recognize that he needs to hit the open man on the break. These are 2 completely separate things.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Sat Apr 2, 2022 12:23 am
by vege
Piston Pete wrote:
Cowology wrote:I said this a game or two ago, but Hayes keeps it on the break almost 100% of the time. I'd like to see him give it up to Bey there.


Hayes needs to score more

No Hayes need to pass more?

We, as a fanbase, need to make up our ever-lovin’ minds!


He need to play well, and what he has been doing on fast breaks is not good basketball.

I would like to see the ball more on Cade's hand this game, and less on Hayes but oh well.

Re: Game 78: Pistons (21-56) @ Thunder (22-54) Apr. 1 8:00 PM EST

Posted: Sat Apr 2, 2022 12:32 am
by whitehops
digging this tank lineup.

lee
jackson
livers
key
pickett