PS: Todd Day jacked it up the moment anyone even FAKED a pass in his direction. No conscience whatsoever. He got a couple of baskets and a near-accidental assist ... but he ain't shooting his way back into the league with that kind of selfishness.

Both of the games so far were broadcast live on Fox Sports out of Detroit. Seems like quite a few are not able to get the games, but I am wondering where they live if they cannot get Fox Sports. They are channel 31 on Charter Cable in our mid-Michigan area.

Hope you guys do not miss many more. They are playing well so far and will only get better.

with regards to Rip's offense, Flip said himself in an interview that he hasn't really called plays for the guards yet. i'm not too worried about Rip and Chauncey getting their points. to me, it looks like Flip's focusing on the bigs now and knowing full well the guards can score when they want to:

I only get FSN games if the Canadian networks pick them up via NBATV.

Unfortunately, preseason coverage is sporadic at best.

Can't expect the Canadian networks to disrupt all those groovy Bruno Gerussi "Celebrity Chefs" marathons for basketball. Maybe they'll have some time later in the preseason after the big Mister Dressup retrospective for the sweeps period.

Darth buddy, anyone that dedicated to following the team should seriously consider league pass.... it's Piston nirvana... break down and fork out the $169 (spread out)... I hate to see a fellow out of town Pistonite suffer.

Wouldn't be too hard on Arroyo... he had a real nice first half.... the scoring was a pleasant sight.

Jmax just gets it done... it's ugly but effective... I'll take that over an overhyped kid (fill in your own name) that struggles to get it done.

I do not want to see JMax wasting on the bench... he's ready to play right now.

Amir, enjoy your stay in Fayetteville... sorry Lee

What's with Chauncey not driving inside?

Flip did say he had no plays lined up for his guards yet.

I'm starting to appreciate Flips offense... al lot of movement
TheLow don't be a Flip hater... most of us appreciate what LB accomplished (Darko still praises him)... You know I'm a big LB supporter... but I do believe it was time for a change... we can't assume that Larry would have continued to get the most out of this team.... I think there's a short window for extremely demanding coaches to make a positive impact on their team before they start to tune them out.

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Didn't get to watch the game, but I did get to read the post game posts. The Lanier description of JMax has me fired up. He was a beast with the Bearcats, and (hopefully) will be a beast in the NBA. I hope they find some room and play him often. I would like to see him ready to put in a few minutes against Artest this season. I could see Ron Ron gettin real frustrated with a guy he can't push around.

...(if u havent seen The New "longest Yard" u dont know what i mean....all in all , we played good, BUT our three rookies are very impressive!!very very impressive!

I knew Arroyo could shoot. But I have not seen that he can be the point guard that we need. Delfino can pass well but I thought he was suppose to be a shooter? Darko can play but he is not a traditional post player (as many have cited) and not sure he can handle a Shaq even for a short spell. Maxiel is awesome but where does he play? He is too short for many power forwards. Is he quick enough for small forward? Can he guard Artest? The other rookies will not be in the rotation. How about that little west-coast offense when Chauncey lit it up? Why jam it in, set it up when you got a Chauncey wide open? Bam. That three point sequence will have any team reeling in a game.

I agree. Larry had his run with the time. That Chauncey fire power would have been useful last year. All Flip had to do was give him the green light. It is a different philosophy about offense in this three point era.