AWESOME GAME GUYS!

There is your blueprint to beating Flip in the playoffs. People are actually making trips to Utah to see you play, Detroit.

Worse than the Knicks game. I'm sorry but today was an all out failure, starting from the top. Something about this one really pisses me off. Not a lose that will ruin a season but man it can make you angry.

Eff you, Flip Saunders. Just when I was starting to think you learned; a mistake i've made more times than I can count.

Another trip to Utah, another loss. Sigh.

No Amir tonight. WHY?

Why would you change your rotation for this game? The bench has been playing so well. DNP for Amir.

Kind of looked like the Pistons just ran out of gas in the 4th quarter.

Utah just manned up and played Piston BBall on us. Caught up in the 3rd and outshot and out muscled us in the 4th.

cuz okur, millsap and boozer could have killed him. Except okur, millsap and boozer are very physical players and you should know that physical isn't Amir's strenght. Amir can play against of jumping but not strong forwards.

Actually a good loss, brought them down to earth, I hope

Not a good game. Everything was fine in the 1st half. And then in the second the movement stopped and defense went away. Rip played over 40 min, Sheed almost 40, and Tay 38. AJ didn't get any playing time. Why? Doesn't make any sense. Flip shows his bad habits - when going gets tough the bench will stay just there, on the bench. And, in addition, they can't find a way to stop a hot player. That reminded me of something. Just not good.

Really? So explain why Tay is out there then. He's got the same issue. They're both dental floss thin.

We gave up 34+ in the 4th. The zoo crew defense that was winning us games was nowhere to be found b/c (shocking) they didn't really play.

AJ/Sheed is the key to our defense and he got a DNP. Flip is still the same. Short rotation, no TO's, no substitions in a close game. The 4th quarter finishers have to be altered. If i were Amir i would be angry, and confused. After the last game i got a little freaked that playing AJ was only when we were way up or way down. Guess it's true.

I'd rant more, but i'm just so disappointed, i don't even care. I hate getting my hopes up that this stupid coach has finally grown a brain.

Joe D needs to yell at Flip again or we're headed to another early round exit.

Sorry but tay is SF, not PF or C, those guys have to box out, or defend back to basket, Amir is not capable of this yet

lpgrl-just calm down, sun rises tomorrow too.

I agree. Who knows what goes on in Flip's mind anyway. Sheed looked tired well before the fourth, though.

Starters' minutes:

Billups - 34:28 (not too bad)
Hamilton - 40:46
Sheed - 39:51
Tay - 38:13
Dice - 34:22

Bench:
Maxiell - 21:25
Afflalo - 7:13
Jarvis - 10
Stuck - 13:32
Amir - DNP-CD