2022-2023 Regular Season Game 78: Detroit Pistons (16-61) at Orlando Magic (33-44) - 6pm

Rick Rolled · Post #61 » by **Rick Rolled** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:17 pm

This is going to be the longest off-season of my life. I’m not sure if I’ve ever anticipated a season as much as I’m looking forward to 2023-24.

drsd · Post #62 » by **drsd** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:17 pm

SOUL wrote:
drsd wrote:If Orlando wins this and the Bulls lose, the Magic rise to an about 1/10,000 chance to make the play-ins!

JUST WIN

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Bulls already won.

Just realised the Magic can tie the Bulls and own the tie breaker. So: a win in this game and the Magic is still mathematically capable of the playoffs!

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thelead · Post #63 » by **thelead** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:18 pm

eyriq wrote:
thelead wrote:Ivey is not a PG
We are turning him over

Pistons have a problem. Ivey is not a PG and neither is Cade. Both can't play SF... so they can't start together from what I've seen.

drsd · Post #64 » by **drsd** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:18 pm

F-Wagner is +30 in plus/minus so far this game.

Post #65 » by **Bensational** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:19 pm

jezzerinho wrote:
Bensational wrote:Franz really needs to stop giving up open looks from 3 in favour of driving to the hoop. He’s a fun shooter, I’m not sure why he doesn’t have more confidence in the shot.

Franz has to drop the ball down to his crown jewels before he starts the upward shot motion. I'm sure he has an inner clock that says to him " you don't have time to get this one off". At some point t it would be ideal if he could rework his form but for now he has to pass off shots that he doesn't have time to get off with the dip he puts in his motion.

I think it’s more that he premeditates his shots well before he takes them. When he’s open he knows he get get a defender scrambling towards him with a fake which will open up a lane to drive. Because there’s been plenty of times in the 4th where he’ll get a shot up with a defender on him regardless of his form. The difference is at those points he knows the team needs a 3 to gain ground.

thelead · Post #66 » by **thelead** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:20 pm

I'd rather give Bol minutes than Okeke. Yeah, he's rough around the edges but has shown more than Okeke ever has.

Post #67 » by **Bensational** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:22 pm

thelead wrote:
eyriq wrote:
thelead wrote:Ivey is not a PG
We are turning him over

Piston have a problem. Ivey is not a PG and neither is Cade. Both can't play SF... so they can't start together from what I've seen.

Amen Thompson or Anthony Black could probably handle running point and defending the 3. Then again, defenses run a lot more zone these days so a 3 doesn’t always end up defending the 3.

Post #68 » by **eyriq** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:27 pm

Fultz spun but forgot to take the ball with him lol

thelead · Post #69 » by **thelead** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:28 pm

1 hr and 20 minute half...

Rick Rolled · Post #70 » by **Rick Rolled** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:28 pm

That was a woefully long half.

Post #71 » by **Knightro** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:29 pm

thelead wrote:I'd rather give Bol minutes than Okeke. Yeah, he's rough around the edges but has shown more than Okeke ever has.

Counterpoint: No.

:lol:

Post #72 » by **magik9113** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:29 pm

Such a long quarter

Rick Rolled · Post #73 » by **Rick Rolled** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:30 pm

Just need Paolo to get 20+ in a majority of these final games.

I want him to average 20 per game.

JF5 · Post #74 » by **JF5** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:31 pm

1st half was an 1 hour and 20+ minutes long that's ridiculous....

Outside of that nothing really surprising here. Detroit's tank is strong as hell.

RichCollab · Post #75 » by **RichCollab** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:32 pm

Knightro wrote:
thelead wrote:I'd rather give Bol minutes than Okeke. Yeah, he's rough around the edges but has shown more than Okeke ever has.

Counterpoint: No.

Let’s drop both once the season is done. Draft Hendricks and sign Naz Reid.

Rick Rolled · Post #76 » by **Rick Rolled** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:32 pm

It’s a pipe dream but I’d really love it if Luka requested a trade this offseason.

That team is a mess.

thelead · Post #77 » by **thelead** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:34 pm

Bensational wrote:
thelead wrote:
eyriq wrote:We are turning him over

Piston have a problem. Ivey is not a PG and neither is Cade. Both can't play SF... so they can't start together from what I've seen.

Amen Thompson or Anthony Black could probably handle running point and defending the 3. Then again, defenses run a lot more zone these days so a 3 doesn’t always end up defending the 3.

I've been watching all of the 'tanking' teams from the last few years and am very interested to see how it all plays out for Detroit, Houston, OKC, and us.

basketballRob · Post #78 » by **basketballRob** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:36 pm

Fultz hasn't mentally been into this game.

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thelead · Post #79 » by **thelead** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:36 pm

Rick Rolled wrote:It’s a pipe dream but I’d really love it if Luka requested a trade this offseason.

That team is a mess.

Dallas gave up 1 starter, another quality bench-level player, 1 unprotected 1st rd pick (in 2029), and 2 2nd rd picks for a 3 month rental :lol:

Luka deserves a better team but I would hate to be the team that trades for him. Trading for megastars hardly ever works out for the team acquiring the star.

Post #80 » by **Bensational** » Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:38 pm

Bulls beat the Grizz. Play in hopes are dead.