At Denver Feb. 25th, 9:00 PM

TV20 Detroit HD, NBALP

The Pistons are guests of the Nuggets on the back half of a back to back. The Nuggets are 4th in the league in scoring, avg 107.2 ppg, the Pistons are 15th, avg 97.9, the Nuggets are near the bottom of the league giving up 104.9 ppg, the Pistons lead the league only allowing 90.3 ppg.

Denver has the 3rd and 4th best scorers in the NBA in AI and Carmella.
Something has to give!!!!!!

8.9 DR

I can tell you that Denver fans are scared as hell of the Stons.

Just imagine them with Artest, and all what it would have costed them was Kleiza and Najera, who are still two good players in themselves.

They NEED this win to not fall any lower than the 9 seed.

They ought to be scared!!

The only player that is committed to playing defense on that team is Marcus Camby. Karl needs to change that mindset or they will never go anywhere. IMO, they have the athletes to play better defense, they just don`t.

I like the idea of going after the other team's best defender in games like this.

Sheed, Dyess, and JMax should make it a point to go right at Camby. Pump fake, initiate contact, whatever. Also, the guards can do the same when they drive. No NBA player can withstand 5-6 coin flip calls without getting in foul trouble (except Lebron/Wade).

It happens to us enough that we need to dish it out. If that doesn't work, then just shoot a bunch of 3's!

This crew has that down pat.

Camby is not a good on the ball/one on one defender. If this team were in the East, folks would bury them. Because they are in the West it seems like it is taking some act of God to keep them out of the playoffs.

That's correct. Camby is good as a weak-side defender, shot-blocker, and rebounder. But his on the ball defense has never been his strength.

Camby is 6/11.

When you say "on the ball defender", what 6/11, 7 footer is?

You can call him whatever kind of defender you want he is a two time (I believe) defensive player of the year and a consistent all NBA Defensive Team member.

Sheed is a great on the ball defender.