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really the only thing the Pistons haven't updated was the scoreboard. The Palace was due. I'm sure it was comparatively cheaper than the original.
The footage of Ryan Anderson blowing by Charlie Villlanueva and dunking on him is not only a nice middle finger, but they had to go back two years to get it.
And so the season begins. I'll watch the WS on tv and stream the Pistons. Hoping to see Dinwiddie play some. Denver is tough at home - I'll predict the Pistons lose, 103-96
Aside from the all-too-familiar collapse in the 4th, I did like what I saw out of Andre in the post. If Smith can hit that 18-footer, then fine. He still shot 2 more 3's than I would've liked to have seen.
I think Augustin played the whole 4th. Times could be changing fast. While he doesn't possess the streaky scoring ability that Jennings does, he scores enough, doesn't do as many dumb things and BJ and just looked solid out there.
KCP was awful on O and pretty good on D.
Butler looked done but I haven't seen enough to officially pronounce him dead.
JJ looked decent.
Anthony looked like a good 3rd string center but I wouldn't want to see him play more than 6-8 minutes a game on a regular basis.
Andre has to stop committing silly fouls. That would be a huge next step for him. Also, boxing out instead of trying to anticipate where the rebound is going to go would be helpful. He gave up a couple of offensive rebounds to Denver that were his to have.
I expect KCP and Andre to be better, hope Jennings will be better but like that he's easily replaced.
Tomorrow night's game is very winnable. The T-Wolves lost a close one on the road too and also have to have a night of travel, like Detroit. Their front line isn't quite as intimidating.
Aside from the all-too-familiar collapse in the 4th, I did like what I saw out of Andre in the post. If Smith can hit that 18-footer, then fine. He still shot 2 more 3's than I would've liked to have seen.
I think Augustin played the whole 4th. Times could be changing fast. While he doesn't possess the streaky scoring ability that Jennings does, he scores enough, doesn't do as many dumb things and BJ and just looked solid out there.
KCP was awful on O and pretty good on D.
Butler looked done but I haven't seen enough to officially pronounce him dead.
JJ looked decent.
Anthony looked like a good 3rd string center but I wouldn't want to see him play more than 6-8 minutes a game on a regular basis.
Andre has to stop committing silly fouls. That would be a huge next step for him. Also, boxing out instead of trying to anticipate where the rebound is going to go would be helpful. He gave up a couple of offensive rebounds to Denver that were his to have.
I expect KCP and Andre to be better, hope Jennings will be better but like that he's easily replaced.
Tomorrow night's game is very winnable. The T-Wolves lost a close one on the road too and also have to have a night of travel, like Detroit. Their front line isn't quite as intimidating.
Andre made some very good post moves last night, but also seemed to sometimes overthink it wen he could just go up and two hand jam over someone. He had a horrible double dribble call on a play where he could have easily scored.
It seemed like the Pistons were passing well to find open shots, they just were not hitting the open shots, especially late. Butler had a wide open look from 15 feet late in the game that clanked off. If they just hit their open shots in the 4th quarter, they easily win that game.
All in all, it was a solid game defensively. It just seems like the Pistons don't really have a guy they can go to late to take over, and KCP could not hit a shot to save his life. I think they shot something like 35% in the second half.
1. Todd Gurley RB 2. Eddie Goldman DT 3. Tre McBride WR 5-7 OL Depth
If Jennings gets back-up minutes he will start to whine. Or maybe he'll mature and use it as motivation. Yeah, right. Wouldn't surprise me to see him traded before the end of the season.
Yep it's pretty ugly basketball right now. The team defense might be ever so slightly better, but that's the only positive I can find from the first two games.
Rashean Mathis: "I'm an egg guy. Last year we didn't have (the omelet station). I didn't complain, but I was dying inside."
Brandon Jennings is in for a rude awakening with Van Gundy. I'm not sure he's ever had to play with a demanding coach. He's played for a string of coaches with no power.
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