Golden State Dec. 16th, 12:30 PM - Page 3 - Detroit Pistons Fan Community

max · #21 (**permalink**) 12-16-2007, 04:19 PM

D4E,Dre,Lee - thanks for the writeups. I missed the game and for some reason it did not record. You are all I have to go by.

Some game to miss. Looks like Amir is forcing himself some PT. Yes I do think the fans would be very excited about seeing a nice young talented prospect like Amir getting some serious PT.

dba · #22 (**permalink**) 12-16-2007, 04:28 PM

Two cents...

- Slowly this team is falling out of love with the three. It's not longer the answer to every offensive problem.

- Dice is better starting. He's rebounding more in traffic, and he's calling for the ball in the post, taking it to the defense rather than taking what they give him. Don't know if he would maintain that aggressiveness if he went back to the bench.

- Flip was wearing the ugliest tie I've even seen today.

LA Dre · #23 (**permalink**) 12-16-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dumars4Ever

Actually that would happen only if he was born on 2/29/80...which is, believe it or not, the exact birthday of my younger brother! He does indeed get to celebrate his "real" birthday only once every four years.

???? what was I thnking....could have sworn there were only 27 days in February...I guess i got up to early to watch this game @ 9:30 AM LOL

dba · #24 (**permalink**) 12-16-2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by LA Dre

???? what was I thnking....could have sworn there were only 27 days in February...I guess i got up to early to watch this game @ 9:30 AM LOL

And it's really good to play West coast teams starting at 12:30.

LA Dre · #25 (**permalink**) 12-16-2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dba

And it's really good to play West coast teams starting at 12:30.

The warriors body clocks were still on west coast time (9:30) AM) and to top it off, they played Friday night in LA and then flew to Detroit on Saturday afternoon Good scheduling by the NBA...Baron Davis is probably just now waking up.....

buddahfan · #26 (**permalink**) 12-16-2007, 07:43 PM

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In 25 minutes, rookie Arron Afflalo scored a career-high 11 points, but also took a good dose of ridicule from his teammates. On a breakaway, Afflalo dished to Maxiell, who had a career-high six blocks to go with 11 points and four rebounds.

Maxiell’s dunk attempt hit the back rim and bounced about 25 feet up in the air. Saunders called it the “highest missed dunk” he’d ever seen.

“You might not see a punt in the NFL with that much hang time,” he said.

But at the next timeout, Pistons threw towels at Afflalo, goading him for not taking it himself.

“He’s been talking stuff about how much hops he’s got all year,” Billups said. “He had a dunk, and he gave it up to Max.”

Thats funny

DETROIT 109, GOLDEN STATE 87: Pistons pound Warriors inside, win easily

mikhail1973 · #27 (**permalink**) 12-16-2007, 07:48 PM

I don't think I have much to add. I loved AJ and AA with extended minutes. I also have to say, I really like Croshere. That's a very smart basketball player whose mind is ahead of the body. If he had a bit more athleticism, he could've been a star in this league. Warriors were off from the beginning and never really in the game.

TaShawn · #28 (**permalink**) 12-16-2007, 08:16 PM

Think about what that play reveals about Afflalo's character.

He's getting an opportunity, but probably not as much PT as he wants or thinks he deserves. He's on a fastbreak with no defense back and he can obviously take it himself with zero resistance. Instead, he looks behind him, waits for his big, and gives it to him so that the crowd can see a show. AA is a team player with maturity beyond his years.

Too bad Maxiell couldn't repay him by giving him an assist in the box score.

OLD SKOOL HQ · #29 (**permalink**) 12-16-2007, 10:13 PM

Just got thru watchin the game! Started kinda spooky , but ended up real fun! Tay finally got his groove on in the 2nd and he seems to play better with max on the floor. This is why my new Piston starters would be:

F- AMIR
F- MCDYESS
C- SHEED
G- BILLUPS
G- HAMILTON

BENCH:
PRINCE
MAX
AFFLALO
STUCKEY
BREZEC
HAYES

HVC TIME:
HUNTER
HERRMANN

RIP:
MURRAY

Also, that missed max dunk was 'per-cious'!! It was a terrible camera angle, but the bench reaction (led by Sheed) was hilarious!

The look on Brahma X's face going back to the bench was priceless/ But he HAS truly become a force!

Good win....17-7 Bring on the Lepracuans!

crastinator · #30 (**permalink**) 12-17-2007, 08:50 AM

For those of you who didn't get to see the game (like myself, no cable - - I'd rather not watch television than give comcast one more penny and I have too many trees for the dish)

There is an excellent highlight reel over at needforsheed.com that includes Amir dunks, JMax blocks and dunks, and the aforementioned towel throwing.