GT #53: Pistons @ Wizards 7 PM (CSN/99.1 FM)

[FAH1223]

YOUR Washington Bullets are 24-28 and are still in 10th place in the East. The Wiz made a trade yesterday for Markieff Morris. Tonight, he faces his twin Marcus and the Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons, like the Jazz entering last night, are at .500 and hovering around the final playoff spots in the East. They’ve been active in the trade market. They have gotten Tobias Harris, Donatas Motiejunas, and Marcus Thornton.

It still all starts with Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson. Will Jackson outplay the #WallStar?

I gotta chalk this up as an ugly L with how Stan Van Gundy will outcoach Wittless.

HERE'S your lineups.




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Last game:
Jazz vs. Wizards (W) 89-103
Nuggets vs. Pistons - (L) 92-103


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Bench:

[closg00]

Losing is our last hope for change in the FO, sorry.

[AFM]

Will MARKEEF MORE IS DOMINATE!??????????? WOOO!!!!!!!!!!

[Ruzious]

Detroit's going to try that spread offense with 4 guys hanging around the 3 point line and Drummond ready to grab all balls near the rim and dunk. Gotta keep him off the offensive boards and guard against 3's. Simple, right?

[nate33]

A must win game. Detroit is 9th in the standings and two games ahead of us. A win here gets us to within one game of Detroit while also securing our tiebreaker advantage.

[nate33]

Detroit's going to try that spread offense with 4 guys hanging around the 3 point line and Drummond ready to grab all balls near the rim and dunk. Gotta keep him off the offensive boards and guard against 3's. Simple, right?

It would be nice to have a Morris who is fully cognizant of our defensive schemes. The big advantage he provides is that he's much more mobile than Nene/Humphries on the perimeter, while also being sufficiently big enough to prevent guys from jumping over him for offensive rebounds (like what routinely happens to Dudley). Also, Having Morris gobble up PF minutes means that we would never see Gooden and we should rarely see 3-guard lineups (since Porter can play SF full time).

[dobrojim]

I wonder if Nene isn't a better option than Tat for keeping Drummond off the boards
with quick feet and a strong frame. May need them both. Definitely a must win game
but we've lost a lot of those games so far this year. Wall needs to dominate Jackson.

[Revived]

I didn't know Gortat changed his first name over all star break

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[dobrojim]

additional thought - Morris shouldn't need a scheme, just tell him to check his bro.
Family pride/braggin rights.

[nate33]

I wonder if Nene isn't a better option than Tat for keeping Drummond off the boards
with quick feet and a strong frame. May need them both. Definitely a must win game
but we've lost a lot of those games so far this year. Wall needs to dominate Jackson.

Gortat has consistently matched up well with Drummond. Indeed, Gortat seems to fare better against the super-sized bigs like Drummond, Jordan and Valanciunas. I think those guys really have trouble with Gortat's ability to run the floor and make quick cuts to the basket.

[Donkey McDonkerton]

MORTAN GOTAT

[Ruzious]

Surprising that Drummond's scoring efficiency has gone down since his first 2 seasons in the NBA, and his turnovers have increased. He's such a great rebounder and shot alterer, that his value is still sky high. Sounds like their brain trust things that surrounding him with 3 point shooters will make him much more productive and efficient in the future on the offensive end - and it makes sense. We'll see a glimpse tonight. And Mort will have his say.

[Dark Faze]

I expect us to win 75% of our remaining games for no other reason than because Ernie always finds ways to survive

we'll go on a ridiculous run to close the season for sure

[Jstock12]

I expect us to win 75% of our remaining games for no other reason than because Ernie always finds ways to survive

we'll go on a ridiculous run to close the season for sure

Your avatar is amazing.

[queridiculo]

Can't say they came out flat for once with a big point on the line.

I like Wall being a bit more patient waiting for those picks and on defense the Wizards are giving great effort. There haven't been a whole lot of good looks for the Pistons so far.

[queridiculo]

Damn is that Steve Blake??? I didn't he was still in the league, can't believe we ever let him get away.

[ozthegap]

Damn is that Steve Blake??? I didn't he was still in the league, can't believe we ever let him get away.

Wasn't he part of the trade that got us tough juice

[queridiculo]

I just had a Blatche flashback....

[queridiculo]

Damn is that Steve Blake??? I didn't he was still in the league, can't believe we ever let him get away.

Wasn't he part of the trade that got us tough juice

Wizards declined to match the Blazers contract offer and he left. Washington struggled with backups for quite a while after that IIRC.

[queridiculo]

Morris is looking awful out there.