Game Thread: Pistons at Hawks -- 10/25

Post #1 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:18 pm

Pistons seek answers as they face off against Atlanta

Regardless of how good you thought the Detroit Pistons would be this season, the beginning of the season schedule was always going to be a struggle for this team. Playing without Cade Cunningham will just make it more difficult.

Coming off a bad loss to the Bulls where the Pistons looked bad at every aspect of basketball, this is going to be a tough game to bounce back in.

The Atlanta Hawks return basically the same roster from last season that made it to the Eastern Conference Finals and gave the eventual NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks a run for their money. While a few players at the end of the bench have been added or departed, their core is still intact.

Cam Reddish has been fantastic off the bench for the Hawks. There were talks of the Hawks trading him in the offseason, but it is looking like keeping him around will pay off big for the Hawks this year. Reddish is averaging 19.5 points off the bench through 2 games.

For the Pistons, they need to get their offense figured out. They have scored under 90 points in both games this season. Even though they are playing without Cade Cunningham, there is only so much the rookie can be expected to do to improve the offense. The team also announced that they won’t have Cunningham for the duration of this road trip.

The Pistons are not hitting their shots and not generating a lot of off-ball movement, which in turn is causing a lot of isolation basketball on a team full of players that aren’t really isolation players. The Pistons have shot 28 threes in both games this season, but have only hit 11 of them in total. That is not going to get the job done in the NBA in 2021.

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shakes0 · Post #2 » by **shakes0** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:47 pm

Saturday was a disgrace. Need to go 3-1 at the minimum this week, but honestly should be 4-0 considering the garbage teams we are playing.

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Post #4 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 10:50 pm

The conversation in Michigan:

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jayu70 · Post #5 » by **jayu70** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 10:52 pm

No Hunter, No Gallo.

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Jerami Grant is also out.

jayu70 · Post #6 » by **jayu70** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:25 pm

Heurter gets the nod. Hopefully he gets his 3 ball going.

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Post #7 » by **HMFFL** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:43 pm

No excuses tonight as we should win this game.

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Post #8 » by **HMFFL** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 12:39 am

Is Cam given the greenlight to shoot as many three pointers as he wants? Currently 1-5 tonight.

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Post #9 » by **HMFFL** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:07 am

16 minutes of playing time and Cam has found himself on the bench. He had a Josh Smith mentality on the court.

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Post #10 » by **HMFFL** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:48 am

Cam returned to the game to attempt two more three pointers and he made them.

I will take the win

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jayu70 · Post #11 » by **jayu70** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:59 am

Don't jump.

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jayu70 · Post #12 » by **jayu70** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 2:05 am

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jayu70 · Post #13 » by **jayu70** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 2:09 am

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jayu70 · Post #14 » by **jayu70** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 2:18 am

HMFFL wrote:Is Cam given the greenlight to shoot as many three pointers as he wants? Currently 1-5 tonight.

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Seems so. They want him to be aggressive on the 2nd unit.

jayu70 · Post #15 » by **jayu70** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 3:28 am

Welcome back Lou.

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CP War Hawks · Post #16 » by **CP War Hawks** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 4:04 am

jayu70 wrote:
HMFFL wrote:Is Cam given the greenlight to shoot as many three pointers as he wants? Currently 1-5 tonight.

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Seems so. They want him to be aggressive on the 2nd unit.

His shot selection is so poor these days. If he can recognize better shots and when to pass he's a clear high level starter.

I want him to get other guys going on the 2nd unit first and then hunt for his shots. Hopefully the coaches can get him more offensively disciplined.

jayu70 · Post #17 » by **jayu70** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 12:36 pm

CP War Hawks wrote:
jayu70 wrote:
HMFFL wrote:Is Cam given the greenlight to shoot as many three pointers as he wants? Currently 1-5 tonight.

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Seems so. They want him to be aggressive on the 2nd unit.

His shot selection is so poor these days. If he can recognize better shots and when to pass he's a clear high level starter.

I want him to get other guys going on the 2nd unit first and then hunt for his shots. Hopefully the coaches can get him more offensively disciplined.

I don't think Cam is there yet it term of getting others involved, just not quite his skillset yet. Wright, Huerter are the set up guys, seems like Nate wants Reddish to be the scorer for the 2nd unit.

tbhawksfan1 · Post #18 » by **tbhawksfan1** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 7:59 am

Cam is doing just fine. He's still has a ways to go to reach his potential but his progress is clear.