Tourney Game 3: DET @ CLE - Friday 7:30 PM EST

[whitehops]

here's our group (east group A) with records and when we play them, just as a reminder:
IND (2-0) nov. 24
ATL (1-0)
PHI (1-1)
CLE (0-1) nov. 17
DET (0-2)

cleveland is 5-6 on the season, okoro is out and both garland and mitchell are listed as questionable. garland missed their last game with a neck strain.

all the usual people for us are out, except bagley is also questionable with an illness. i really want to see ausar and mobley matched up...

we're essentially eliminated from the tourney so hopefully we just get a win to get everyone's morale up a bit!

EDIT: also, thank god the cavs have probably the nicest (most natural) tournament court:

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[Sort]

I am curious to see Monty finally change that awful starting lineup. Hayes and Beef Stew have real strengths, but neither are starters in this league and neither - even when they are firing away successfully from threes - will pull people away from crowding everything Cade does.

And it's time to let Ivey play. I do get the hard love, and I think it's fine if he comes off the bench. But 30 minutes a night man. Pistons need scoring and talent, and Ivey has been humming - despite the moments of dumb play that pop up. I think Monty is rightfully annoyed by Ivey feeling annointed when he has barely ever played defense and done nothing in this league.

Pistons are on a bazillion game losing streak, and with Duren out, their second best offensive prospect is playing 15 minutes a game.

Tonight should be a moment of change for the Pistons, or Monty is looking awfully stupid for sticking to a losing lineup.

[whitehops]

looks like the starting lineup is going to be:

cade
hayes
ausar
knox
stewart

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[Neptune]

looks like the starting lineup is going to be:

cade
hayes
ausar
knox
stewart

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Monty can't be that dumb to keep Ivey on the bench opposed to Hayes.

[joedumars1]

looks like the starting lineup is going to be:

cade
hayes
ausar
knox
stewart

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Monty can't be that dumb to keep Ivey on the bench opposed to Hayes.

That supposedly is the lineup. I don’t like it. Sure it frustrates some players also. Will be interesting to see the lineup when/if we get to full strength.

[bstein14]

Cavs are one of the biggest teams in the league it figures we would go small against them.

[joedumars1]

Donovan Mitchell sitting I think, maybe we pull this out

[Absolutia]

Without our full defensive specialist team, we might not be able to hold the Cavs to only 120.

[Sort]

Man, body language on the Pistons looks rough right out the gate. No expectations for this one.

[bstein14]

LOL what a start down 6-0 in 30 seconds with a Cade foul and a Cade TO and Cade missed three.

[Fennis Dembo]

Cade with a turnover right out the gate.

[tradez401]

cade gotta get goin this game been bad the past few games.

[vege]

Ivey is 100% lost on defense and it's annoying me.

[Fennis Dembo]

Lets go Ivey!

[vege]

-13 for Bagley and Ivey.

[bstein14]

Starters played well, bench unit got torched in 4 minutes of play.... bench stopped defending and stopped rebounding.

[bjones521]

And that's why Ivey doesn't play. He turned it over twice in a row gave up wide-open three then missed a wide-open three on four straight plays

[Sort]

Wow, that second unit was rock bottom. They did get some open threes, but it's like they had never heard of Max Strus before. I do get nervous watching Ivey be that clueless defensively.

[vege]

Starters played well, bench unit got torched in 4 minutes of play.... bench stopped defending and stopped rebounding.

Burks playing PF and Ivey and Bagley 100% lost on defense. We're luck to only be down by 11.

[bjones521]

Lol Monty took Ivey right out