Game 49: Cleveland Cavaliers (29-19) @ Detroit Pistons (22-26) - 8:00 PM EST

zeebneeb · Post #2 » by **zeebneeb** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:30 pm

A few games coming up are going to be brutal until people are cleared to play.

Its gonna get ugly is my guess.

mattao313 · Post #3 » by **mattao313** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:30 pm

DETermination · Post #4 » by **DETermination** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:32 pm

Man it would be crazy if we win this but im expecting an ugly blowout.Good thing we will have a star in the linueup soon.

vege · Post #5 » by **vege** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:43 pm

That starting lineup is ugly. SJ Bullock Tolliver and Ish, that should be our bench.

bballnmike · Post #6 » by **bballnmike** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:14 pm

Would've been awesome to have Blake make his debut on a nationally televised game against the Cavs, oh well...

Gonna be tough with such a depleted roster, but maybe we catch them off guard or the Cavs internal drama catches up with them. Would be nice to see someone make the most of a game like tonight (Luke, Henry? etc.)

jakebernat · Post #7 » by **jakebernat** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:24 pm

Call me crazy, but this lineup doesn’t match up horribly with the Cavs. I still expect a loss, but it should be more competitive than what most are expecting.

DETermination · Post #8 » by **DETermination** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:09 pm

Will Henry finally get to play tonight?

ImHeisenberg · Post #9 » by **ImHeisenberg** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:11 pm

Short handed, I would be surprised if we won this one. Only way that happens is if our non-shooters catch fire somehow.

thesack12 · Post #10 » by **thesack12** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:13 pm

DETermination wrote:Will Henry finally get to play tonight?

Ish/Buycks/Felder
Kennard/Galloway/Hearn
Bullock/Johnson
Tolliver/Ellenson
Drummond/Moreland

Unless Stan runs Moreland at PF some, I gotta think Henry will get some time.

vege · Post #11 » by **vege** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:25 pm

Our secret weapon Reggie Hearn might play tonight

Kilo · Post #12 » by **Kilo** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:37 pm

Henry gets a showcase game here - hopefully he shows flashes of anything to intrigue opposing team scouts. After tonight's game we should send him to Grand Rapids as they play on the 1st, 3rd and 7th - he could play 30mpg+ for those three games to further show scouts what he can do.

He might be our best chance for another trade - with Blake Griffin here starting hopefully major minutes the next four seasons and Leuer signed through two more still, Ellenson doesn't seem to have much of a future here. Ideally we should have included him to LAC for Dekker - wonder why that didn't happen.

Liqourish · Post #13 » by **Liqourish** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:13 pm

Pistons already selling #23 Griffin jerseys at LCA.

thesack12 · Post #14 » by **thesack12** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:14 pm

Liqourish wrote:Pustins already selling #23 Griffin jerseys at LCA.

Nice!!!

Was wondering what number he was going to take since he can't have #32.

Kilo · Post #15 » by **Kilo** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:18 pm

#23 was briefly worn by Luke Kennard before KCP left and Luke took #5 instead.

Any word on if Griffin is in town and at the game or is he still back in LA and getting affairs in order?

pistonsbball · Post #16 » by **pistonsbball** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:34 pm

Dre might be out with illness :lol:

Kilo · Post #17 » by **Kilo** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:40 pm

Dre is game time decision

Smith|Buycks
Galloway|Kennard
Bullock|Reggie Hearn
Ellenson|Stanley Johnson(?)
Moreland|Tolliver(?)

Missing - Andre Drummond, Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson, Jon Leuer, Brice Johnson, Willie Reed

Can we just forfeit? Is there a 100 point lead mercy rule in the NBA?

thesack12 · Post #18 » by **thesack12** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:48 pm

No Dre?

Damn, Detroit is gonna get trucked.

Liqourish · Post #19 » by **Liqourish** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:49 pm

Kilo wrote:Dre is game time decision

Smith|Buycks
Galloway|Kennard
Bullock|Reggie Hearn
Ellenson|Stanley Johnson(?)
Moreland|Tolliver(?)

Missing - Andre Drummond, Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson, Jon Leuer, Brice Johnson, Willie Reed

Can we just forfeit? Is there a 100 point lead mercy rule in the NBA?

Might be the best game to watch. Extended looks for Stanley, Luke, Reggie Hearn, Ellenson, etc.

thesack12 · Post #20 » by **thesack12** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:51 pm

Liqourish wrote:
Kilo wrote:Dre is game time decision

Smith|Buycks
Galloway|Kennard
Bullock|Reggie Hearn
Ellenson|Stanley Johnson(?)
Moreland|Tolliver(?)

Missing - Andre Drummond, Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson, Jon Leuer, Brice Johnson, Willie Reed

Can we just forfeit? Is there a 100 point lead mercy rule in the NBA?

Might be the best game to watch. Extended looks for Stanley, Luke, Reggie Hearn, Ellenson, etc.

There is probably a G league team or 2, that can hang with that squad :lol: