Next month is our easiest stretch of the year.

[Dre Drummond]

Next month is our easiest stretch of the year... From Dec 18th to Jan 18th We're going into it at 12-14 and the 5th seed.

14 Games and only 2 of those teams(HOU and PHX) are above .500... and both those are home games...
@ BOS
v CHA
v HOU
@ CLE
@ORL
@ WAS
v WAS
v MEM
@ NY
@TOR
@PHI
v PHX
v UTH
@ WAS

[MotownMadness]

That looks very refreshing but let's hope we don't slack off or else we will wind up getting slapped in the face.

[Clarity]

Not about our opponent, as we have proven in the past 2 nights rather completely about how we play.

[wire28]

pistons will go 3-11 in this stretch. largest defeat by 32

[engelbert321]

pistons will go 3-11 in this stretch. largest defeat by 32

Wiggins better pull a Drummond so we can take him with our 8th pick!

[tmorgan]

pistons will go 3-11 in this stretch. largest defeat by 32

Getting tired of this schtick in every game thread and prediction thread. Say hi to Maker and ADFlight for me.

[DetroitSho]

pistons will go 3-11 in this stretch. largest defeat by 32

Getting tired of this schtick in every game thread and prediction thread. Say hi to Maker and ADFlight for me.

Yeah me too. But I do believe Wire is being facetious. I think.

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[wire28]

pistons will go 3-11 in this stretch. largest defeat by 32

Getting tired of this schtick in every game thread and prediction thread. Say hi to Maker and ADFlight for me.

Yeah me too. But I do believe Wire is being facetious. I think.

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why of course



or am i....

pistons will go 3-11 in this stretch. largest defeat by 32

Getting tired of this schtick in every game thread and prediction thread. Say hi to Maker and ADFlight for me.

ok i'll tell them you said whats up, if im not on ignore yet and you can read this

[DetroitDon15]

I see us going 8 and 6. I have a bad feeling against the western conference teams. I can see Utah, Memphis, Phoenix, and Houston beating us. I also think a couple more losses sprinkled in.

[Natopher]

Houston will be tough, I'm not sure we can beat them. And I actually see Phoenix giving us some problems, mostly due to Bledsoe.

[need4detroit]

Houston will be tough, I'm not sure we can beat them. And I actually see Phoenix giving us some problems, mostly due to Bledsoe.

Im pretty sure we can beat Houston. The question is will we.

[ComboGuardCity]

At least Stuckey vs Harden is looking closer , albeit still pretty one sided.














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[wire28]

I see us going 8 and 6. I have a bad feeling against the western conference teams. I can see Utah, Memphis, Phoenix, and Houston beating us. I also think a couple more losses sprinkled in.

my real prediction

@ BOS W
v CHA W
v HOU L
@ CLE W
@ORL L
@ WAS L
v WAS W
v MEM L
@ NY W
@TOR W
@PHI W
v PHX L
v UTH W
@ WAS W

i think thats pretty realistic. but usually they lose a game or two i peg them to win (probably one in that stretch between NY and PHI all on the road) so i guess they'll win 7 or 8 of the next 14. which is on par for what they look like , a 500 team

[vic]

To be honest I'm quite impressed with Mo Cheeks and how he's getting his players to adjust to his gameplan... for at least 3.5 quarters of basketball per night. They are playing better and better, and it seems to be more than just good game/bad game, but concrete changes in how they play. So if the trend continues I say they win at least 11 or 12 out of 14

@ BOS - W
v CHA - W
v HOU - L
@ CLE - W
@ORL - L or W
@ WAS - W
v WAS - W
v MEM - W
@ NY - W
@TOR - W
@PHI - W
v PHX - L
v UTH - W
@ WAS - W

[DetroitDon15]

I see us going 8 and 6. I have a bad feeling against the western conference teams. I can see Utah, Memphis, Phoenix, and Houston beating us. I also think a couple more losses sprinkled in.

my real prediction

@ BOS W
v CHA W
v HOU L
@ CLE W
@ORL L
@ WAS L
v WAS W
v MEM L
@ NY W
@TOR W
@PHI W
v PHX L
v UTH W
@ WAS W

i think thats pretty realistic. but usually they lose a game or two i peg them to win (probably one in that stretch between NY and PHI all on the road) so i guess they'll win 7 or 8 of the next 14. which is on par for what they look like , a 500 team

Yeah im about with you. 7 or 8 seems about right barring a line-up move or trade.

[rock digger]

Hopefully we don't pull a Lions and lose the majority of our easiest stretch of games.

[bballnmike]

I'm traveling back to Michigan for the holidays and will be at the game against Houston. Pistons were 3-0 last year when I attended, so you can book that one as a win.

[Q00]

Hopefully we don't pull a Lions and lose the majority of our easiest stretch of games.

That's why you never look at the schedule to predict wins/losses.

People who thought Pittsburgh and Baltimore would be easy wins just because they got off to slow starts were being foolish. We're talking about the defending SB champs and a team with a 2x SB winning QB.

And of course you can't predict 8 inches of snow in the Philly game by looking at the schedule either.lol

The Tampa game should've been a win, but these other teams are good teams. Even next week, the Giants are having a bad year, but its not like Manning (2x SB champ as well) isn't capable of winning on any given sunday still.

So the Lions' record should probably be better than it is, and they are good enough to have beaten some of these teams, but this second half schedule was no cakewalk either like fans/media made it out to be. Nor should people have ever said the Lions should've had the division wrapped up already. When you haven't won a division in 20 years, I don't know why anyone would all of a sudden say they should have it wrapped up by week 14 lol. Especially when most of those people predicted they wouldn't even make the playoffs before the year.

They still have a good chance though, in my opinion, because I don't think its any guarantee that the Bears got into Philly and beat the Eagles, or GB beats a hot Pittsburgh team without Rodgers. very possible both teams lose, and if we beat the Giants, its like this whole past weekend never happened and we are back in first place.

I don't think anyone expected any of DET/CHI/GB would win out the remaining 3 games. So just because we lost the first game and they won, doesn't mean Chicago or Green Bay is automatically going to win their remaining two games as well, and we are automatically going to lose both of ours. Still games left to be played.

[mercury]

Dre vs Howard... thatsa spicy meatballs

[vic]

Hopefully we don't pull a Lions and lose the majority of our easiest stretch of games.

That's why you never look at the schedule to predict wins/losses.

People who thought Pittsburgh and Baltimore would be easy wins just because they got off to slow starts were being foolish. We're talking about the defending SB champs and a team with a 2x SB winning QB.

And of course you can't predict 8 inches of snow in the Philly game by looking at the schedule either.lol

The Tampa game should've been a win, but these other teams are good teams. Even next week, the Giants are having a bad year, but its not like Manning (2x SB champ as well) isn't capable of winning on any given sunday still.

So the Lions' record should probably be better than it is, and they are good enough to have beaten some of these teams, but this second half schedule was no cakewalk either like fans/media made it out to be. Nor should people have ever said the Lions should've had the division wrapped up already. When you haven't won a division in 20 years, I don't know why anyone would all of a sudden say they should have it wrapped up by week 14 lol. Especially when most of those people predicted they wouldn't even make the playoffs before the year.

They still have a good chance though, in my opinion, because I don't think its any guarantee that the Bears got into Philly and beat the Eagles, or GB beats a hot Pittsburgh team without Rodgers. very possible both teams lose, and if we beat the Giants, its like this whole past weekend never happened and we are back in first place.

I don't think anyone expected any of DET/CHI/GB would win out the remaining 3 games. So just because we lost the first game and they won, doesn't mean Chicago or Green Bay is automatically going to win their remaining two games as well, and we are automatically going to lose both of ours. Still games left to be played.

football is a way more random sport than basketball. In basketball there's so many possessions and only 5 players on the court at a time. Usually the team with the best talent and strategy execution wins. Football one big play can change a game, and bad execution can make superior talent useless.