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mikhail1973 · #51 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 04:42 PM

Here we go with explanations on the bench minutes:

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"I feel I didn't do a good enough job getting Arron (Afflalo) and some of those guys back in there," coach Flip Saunders said. "But, there were a couple of things. One, we played so well early and when a group is playing that well, you don't want to just change it. Normally, I would have taken Rip, Tay (Prince) or Chauncey, two of those guys, out earlier.

"Two, we took a calculated guess at the start of the fourth quarter. We had the ball and I thought we could maybe deliver a punch there and be able to take the starters out with eight minutes left and rest the guys."

And on Flip being in in the 4th quarter:

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"He hadn't been playing and we thought he'd bring some great energy," Saunders said. "And with Lindsey, we talked about not playing him much in back-to-backs and we've played a lot of games these past couple of weeks. We wanted to give Flip an opportunity."

KO takes longer than planned

roscoe36 · #52 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 05:44 PM

Hi raxrets!

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Originally Posted by KGREG

Somebody answer this for me PLEASE. They say Nazr is here to play spot mins against teams with BIG INTERIOR CENTERS, so when teams go small against us i.e. Chi W/Noc & Memph w/Warrick....Nazr is on the floor.....but against the BIGGEST INTERIOR PLAYER IN THE LEAGUE- Yao, he gets a DNP-CD?????? WTF...somebody explain this to me PLEASE!!!!

I got 99 problems and NazMo ain't one.

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Originally Posted by ggazoo69

Amir Johnson: being paid $3.6 million to sit on the bench.

Don't be jealous. Pay is not equal to work in a free market economy.

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Originally Posted by The Low

You should never lose to a team that shoots 5% from the FT line. Ever. Period.

Agreed. You should also not lose to a team whose foreign (notoriously soft) leader calls out the team for being too soft.

The game was mismanaged by Flip, he always falls in love with a successful lineup, and isn't disciplined enough personally to keep the rotation on schedule. Obviously the starters are going to be the most productive unit over the course of the season, perhaps even 5 times as much as the bench. That doesn't mean they should play 5 times as much.

Until Flip grows up, and becomes a big boy, and until the asst. coaches start doing something to keep him on the upward growth path during games, we're going to see more of this BS.

That said, it was only one game out of 82. We are probably going to lose at least 25.

Delfino Delivers · #53 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KGREG

Amir is being paid asif he was the 4th pick in the draft. He makes a lil less than Horford, and more than Yi and Noah. I just wish we played him as much as the Bulls play Noah. There is nobody that can convince me that AJ can't hold his own against Yi and Noah.

Exactly my Point By the end of the season these guys will be miles ahead of AJ. Is there anyone that wants to dispute that?

He has to play to get better. He also needs to get a reputation with the refs so they know his game. They need to learn "he has a great first step" or "his pump fake is good" etc. They need to know these things in order for him to excel in this league. It is as much about repuatation as it is about skills.

Ask Lindsey.

max · #54 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 07:01 PM

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Pistons president Joe Dumars said after the 2007 playoffs that he anticipated Amir Johnson would crack the playing rotation this season. Dumars has said repeatedly that he thinks Johnson’s abilities mesh perfectly with the trend toward a more athletic brand of basketball.
The rough edges left on Johnson’s game are accumulating fouls too quickly – he had eight in his only Vegas game – and an inconsistent perimeter shot. But his shot-blocking, offensive rebounding and shot-making potential have the front office convinced Johnson is ready to assume a greater role in his third season.

PISTONS: On the Verge
That was the kind of stuff we were reading about Amir all summer. Yes I was hooked. Convinced they were serious about playing him and convinced that he would help make an impact.

Delfino Delivers · #55 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by max

PISTONS: On the Verge
That was the kind of stuff we were reading about Amir all summer. Yes I was hooked. Convinced they were serious about playing him and convinced that he would help make an impact.

GOTCHA!!!!!

mikhail1973 · #56 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 07:17 PM

I wonder if we could ask Keith - WTF happened?

max · #57 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mikhail1973

I wonder if we could ask Keith - WTF happened?

He would give you the run around.

Somethnig like "He was hurt, missed the pre-season, Dyess has been playing so well, still is only 21 years old, does not talk enough out there... "

We have learned nothing from the Darko incident.

mikhail1973 · #58 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by max

He would give you the run around.

Somethnig like "He was hurt, missed the pre-season, Dyess has been playing so well, still is only 21 years old, does not talk enough out there... "

We have learned nothing from the Darko incident.

The problem is that it is not a direct conversation, so it is difficult to argue a point that Joe he would do something and Flip said he would do something, and it is not happening. Oh well.

buddahfan · #59 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 09:40 PM

It just could be that Flipper doesn't like AJ.

It wouldn't be the first time that a coach blew off a young player just because he didn't like him.

Why wouldn't he like him?

Could be AJ doesn't sweat enough on the court or talk enough on the court, or who knows.

A sent an email to KJ asking her to do an article update on AJ. So far nothing. Not that an article about him in the FREEP would get him time on the court, but it could be that AJ is not too happy right now so she would have to massage the actual interview enough to make it PC, therefore no article. We shall see