Originally Posted by roscoe36

My only criticism about Rip is that he gets too frenetic at times, and it seems like he is trying to lead the team, which if that is the case, he has to know when to hold'em and when to fold'em.

A couple times tonight, he looked like he was trying to show Reddick something. He did that in ATL too with Flip Murray. If he wants to lead the team, he can't lose his focus in personal battles.

I was pretty impressed with him otherwise tonight. Both he and AI are better facilitators than Stuckey. I don't think it is a coincidence the Pistons have picked it up, with Stuckey and Tay handling the ball less, and Rip and Hermann handling it more.