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adonis · #41 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 04:06 AM

GET LB BACK. WOULD HE AGREE?

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Originally Posted by TWOTIMESRALPHI

let's face it- Flip won't get it done. For years, we've been seeing the same thing over and over. He has real problems to create good rotations that play good together. He only trusts his starters, especially if games get close and he doesn't care if they got worn out, as long as his regular season looks good. Yes, the Pistons are still one of the elite teams in this league- but there are enough reasons to worry if they're a real contender.

Lee356 · #42 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by mikhail1973

Lee, thanks for the recap. And I agree with pretty much all you said, except that Chauncey was 7-13 from the field, and I'd call it a good shooting percentage for a guard. Can't do much better than that on most nights. Meanwhile Rip missed a lot more than he hit, going 5-20. But defense was pretty bad pretty much all night.

Don't spend too much time correcting me on such things. I post my reports without looking at the boxscores. I will make mistakes. The reason I do not look at the boxscore is that I want to get my impressions from the game down while they are still fresh in my mind.

Warthog · #43 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 06:34 AM

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Saunders had the Pistons trap the high pick-and-roll play with some success late in the game, but it was too late.

"You can say we could have went to it sooner, but we went to it late and we didn't have enough time," Saunders said.

wow saunders actually somewhat alludes to the fact that they were too late in playing pressure defense. of course, he says it in such a manner that he doesn't put blame on himself and uses weird English. 'you could say we could have went to it sooner, but we went to it late' is not even a coherent thought in the English language.

i hate how he always says 'you' in the 2nd person while philosophizing, and always says 'we' when admitting the pistons did something wrong. this is how flip always speaks, and it avoids directly blaming himself for anything. i'd respect him a lot more of he manned up and took some responsibility for his mistakes, or just *once* say 'this game was my fault as a coach'. of course, just like being scared and overplaying the starters, he is scared to blame himself when he knows his job isn't secure.

Nemo · #44 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 08:25 AM

I really wanted only about 45-47 wins, and the bench playing signifigant minutes. This type of game plan would insure a good team for the playoffs. Our current path will net us 51-53 wins and a first round good-bye. The starters will be ready for their summer break by then.......

Delfino Delivers · #45 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Nemo

I really wanted only about 45-47 wins, and the bench playing signifigant minutes. This type of game plan would insure a good team for the playoffs. Our current path will net us 51-53 wins and a first round good-bye. The starters will be ready for their summer break by then.......

The starters would be ready for their summer break by the All-Star game at this rate.

Wouldn't you love to read the below headline in this thread today?

Delfino Delivers · #46 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 10:59 AM

Joe says Enough is Enough!

Flip Saunders is fired and replaced by Piston Bad Boy Bill Laimbeer.

Makes my heart skip a beat just thinking about it. There is no doubt in my mind that Laims could get this talented team on the right path before seasons end.

TheeTFD · #47 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 11:20 AM

I heard the game on my new Sirius Radio.
This 07-08 team has some serious growing pains to get through.
20 and 10 would be nice for the first 30.

mikhail1973 · #48 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee356

Don't spend too much time correcting me on such things. I post my reports without looking at the boxscores. I will make mistakes. The reason I do not look at the boxscore is that I want to get my impressions from the game down while they are still fresh in my mind.

I'm not correcting you on anything. I am just expressing my opinion.

TaShawn · #49 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 01:12 PM

Does nobody else here feel like Portland played a really good game?

Aldridge was unreal against Sheed.
Roy was draining the life out of us with those jumpers.
Jack had another great game (3 out of his last 4 have been huge).

Plus, they WERE playing good defense. When a team that we don't respect plays this well, we get in trouble.

LA Dre · #50 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TaShawn

Does nobody else here feel like Portland played a really good game?

Aldridge was unreal against Sheed.
Roy was draining the life out of us with those jumpers.
Jack had another great game (3 out of his last 4 have been huge).

Plus, they WERE playing good defense. When a team that we don't respect plays this well, we get in trouble.

Face the facts, Flip relies on 6 guys to get the job done and other teams rely on 9-10 guys. If they are already showing signs of exhaustion at the end of the third quarter, just think what condition they will be in come May???
I think Sheed was trying to reserve his energy because he was in there for the long haul and when it came down to it, he didn't challenge those Aldridge shots like he could in the first qtr