Preseason Game 1: Phoenix Suns @ Detroit Pistons, Sunday, 12:00PM

[Fo-Real]

The big 3 are what we think they are, no problems there. I loved Allen, Watanabe and Metu, all seem like they will be excellent role guys who surprise people. So many ball handlers and shooters, the scoring will obviously be there, now if Vogel can work his magic and make us look more cohesive as a defensive unit. I know its early, only the first preseason game so I expect that aspect to only get better.

[Bogyo]

The big 3 are what we think they are, no problems there. I loved Allen, Watanabe and Metu, all seem like they will be excellent role guys who surprise people. So many ball handlers and shooters, the scoring will obviously be there, now if Vogel can work his magic and make us look more cohesive as a defensive unit. I know its early, only the first preseason game so I expect that aspect to only get better.

Yep - the big 3 almost hung a 50 in the 1st quarter. I know, its only preseason and only Detroit, but they haven't really played together either, plus new coach, new system, etc...

The only real problem seems to be defense - I also hope Vogel can work his magic there, as Nurk seems to be on the lower side of my expectations there, even with his weight loss. If that doesn't change we'll have serious rim protection and pick and roll defense issues all season long. I am not complaining about Nurk, as we knew what we were getting into - but I do hope things will pick up a bit in this regard.