Game Preview: Detroit Pistons at Memphis Grizzlies
By Dan Feldman - 4:48 pm | October 28th, 2009Essentials
Date: Oct. 28, 2009
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Television: Fox Sports Detroit
Records*
Detroit: 4-4
Memphis: 3-5
*preseason
Probable starters
Detroit:
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PG |
SG |
SF |
PF |
C |
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Rodney |
Richard |
Tayshaun |
Charlie |
Ben |
Memphis:
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PG |
SG |
SF |
PF |
C |
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Mike |
O.J. |
Rudy |
Zach |
Marc |
Las Vegas projection
Spread: Detroit -2
Over/under: 191
Score: Detroit wins, 97-95
Statistical projection*
Detroit offensive rating: 107.4 (21st)
Detroit defensive rating: 108.0 (16th)
Detroit pace: 86.7 (29th)
Memphis offensive rating: 103.5 (28th)
Memphis defensive rating: 109.5 (21st)
Memphis pace: 90.1 (20th)
Score: Detroit wins, 96-93
*Based on last year’s numbers
Outlook
Detroit enters the season opener with a ton of uncertainty after losing two-and-a-half starters (Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess and Allen Iverson) from a season ago. And the Pistons fate today may be even more uncertain than hoped.
Richard Hamilton missed Tuesday’s practice for personal reasons, and that might mean a trade is coming. (Update: Hamilton is in Memphis, according to A. Sherrod Blakely of MLive. I guess I’ll stop reading tea leaves for a few days). Tayshaun Prince and Kwame Brown are nursing injuries, but both are expected to play. Rookies Jonas Jerebko and Austin Daye, both expected to be in the rotation, are serving suspensions for preseason fights.
I think the Pistons will be better than most expect this year, but they probably won’t show it tonight – even against the Grizzlies.
That doesn’t mean Detroit won’t win, but this game will be ugly. Consider it the ninth preseason game.
- Check out Chip Crain’s preview at 3 Shades of Blue.
- Come back at 8 p.m. to participate in a live blog of today’s game.
- I’m going to finish the player previews for the Pistons’ newcomers in this early part of the season. Also, watch out for a state of the team address.
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That looks an awful lot like OJ Mayo and not Delonte West.
Thanks for the heads up. As you could probably tell, I copied the template from the Pistons’ last game.