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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:

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.

looks like the starting lineup is going to be:

cade
hayes
ausar
knox
stewart

whitehops wrote: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.

Neptune wrote:

whitehops wrote:looks like the starting lineup is going to be:

cade
hayes
ausar
knox
stewart

Read on Twitter

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.

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

Donovan Mitchell sitting I think, maybe we pull this out

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

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

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

Cade with a turnover right out the gate.

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

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

Lets go Ivey!

-13 for Bagley and Ivey.

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

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

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.

bstein14 wrote: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.

Lol Monty took Ivey right out