Comments on: It was Retro Night at the Palace as the Pistons end 11 game losing streak to Cleveland http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/12/it-was-retro-night-as-the-palace-as-the-pistons-end-11-game-losing-streak-to-cleveland/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Wed, 22 May 2013 17:11:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Laser http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/12/it-was-retro-night-as-the-palace-as-the-pistons-end-11-game-losing-streak-to-cleveland/comment-page-1/#comment-12810 Laser Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:01:36 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=3915#comment-12810 i've long maintained that basically any of our rotation pieces could crack the rotations of contenders given the right role. but the mix is all wrong. it's like mixing a bunch of flavors that don't go together. you just can't make sandwich without bread, not to mention something substantive, whether it be meat or peanut butter. i don't care how many condiments you have, without certain ingredients it's not a sandwich; it's just ketchup, mayonnaise, honey, hoisin, teriyaki, mustard, cranberry sauce, ranch dressing, relish and grey poupon sitting on a plate.   we don't need a "superstar player." i don't want to ask for too much or anything. but how about a point guard? or a front line worth a damn? and for the record, dumars would LOVE a superstar; in fact, he would like one so badly he went out of his way to get ahold of a washed up allen iverson, and he further crowded an already crowded perimeter by signing a washed up tracy mcgrady. it's just that detroit isn't a free agent destination, so he just can't have a superstar unless he drafts the guy.   if you strongly believe the pistons could grab a 5th or 6th seed, then you and i just plain don't see eye-to-eye and probably never will. as a matter of fact, i might question your sanity. and getting swept out of the playoffs in four non-competitive games (the absolute pinnacle we could ever hope to achieve with this sorry roster) is not a "playoff run," it's just a playoff berth. and if you truly want that franchise player, making the playoffs in that fashion is a sure-fire way to make sure that NEVER happens. we lost 43 games and the reward was austin daye; we lost 55 and the reward was greg monroe. neither is anything to hang your hat on, so it's in our best interest to do a better job losing than we did the previous two seasons, and so far we're doing a marvelous job!   if we had a feasible chance at even winning one game in the playoffs, i might consider breaking through to be a good thing, but we don't. i doubt we could make it if we tried, but if we did it would certainly be as a bottom two seed facing a team that's as good as any in the league. you seem to understand that a deep playoff run can only happen when joe changes the fundamental structure of the team, you're smart enough to realize he can never achieve that goal without very good draft picks at this point. we can't afford to go shopping in big-name free agency, and nobody wants to come here for the same amount of money they can get elsewhere (specifically the midlevel exception).   your optimism is fine, but you're setting yourself up for disappointment. it's not fun to believe the team you love is one of the worst teams in the league, but that's the reality some of us have come to accept. "anything" can happen, except this team winning against a good team playing reasonably in line with their potential. i've said this before, but in order to beat a consensus playoff team, we would have to play out of our minds AND our opponent would have to play exceptionally poorly. and it sure wouldn't be sustainable. we just don't have the personnel or coaching to compete with good teams. it's sad but true. let's see what happens in these next 61 games. smart money says we lose about 2/3 of them. i’ve long maintained that basically any of our rotation pieces could crack the rotations of contenders given the right role. but the mix is all wrong. it’s like mixing a bunch of flavors that don’t go together. you just can’t make sandwich without bread, not to mention something substantive, whether it be meat or peanut butter. i don’t care how many condiments you have, without certain ingredients it’s not a sandwich; it’s just ketchup, mayonnaise, honey, hoisin, teriyaki, mustard, cranberry sauce, ranch dressing, relish and grey poupon sitting on a plate.
 
we don’t need a “superstar player.” i don’t want to ask for too much or anything. but how about a point guard? or a front line worth a damn? and for the record, dumars would LOVE a superstar; in fact, he would like one so badly he went out of his way to get ahold of a washed up allen iverson, and he further crowded an already crowded perimeter by signing a washed up tracy mcgrady. it’s just that detroit isn’t a free agent destination, so he just can’t have a superstar unless he drafts the guy.
 
if you strongly believe the pistons could grab a 5th or 6th seed, then you and i just plain don’t see eye-to-eye and probably never will. as a matter of fact, i might question your sanity. and getting swept out of the playoffs in four non-competitive games (the absolute pinnacle we could ever hope to achieve with this sorry roster) is not a “playoff run,” it’s just a playoff berth. and if you truly want that franchise player, making the playoffs in that fashion is a sure-fire way to make sure that NEVER happens. we lost 43 games and the reward was austin daye; we lost 55 and the reward was greg monroe. neither is anything to hang your hat on, so it’s in our best interest to do a better job losing than we did the previous two seasons, and so far we’re doing a marvelous job!
 
if we had a feasible chance at even winning one game in the playoffs, i might consider breaking through to be a good thing, but we don’t. i doubt we could make it if we tried, but if we did it would certainly be as a bottom two seed facing a team that’s as good as any in the league. you seem to understand that a deep playoff run can only happen when joe changes the fundamental structure of the team, you’re smart enough to realize he can never achieve that goal without very good draft picks at this point. we can’t afford to go shopping in big-name free agency, and nobody wants to come here for the same amount of money they can get elsewhere (specifically the midlevel exception).
 
your optimism is fine, but you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. it’s not fun to believe the team you love is one of the worst teams in the league, but that’s the reality some of us have come to accept. “anything” can happen, except this team winning against a good team playing reasonably in line with their potential. i’ve said this before, but in order to beat a consensus playoff team, we would have to play out of our minds AND our opponent would have to play exceptionally poorly. and it sure wouldn’t be sustainable. we just don’t have the personnel or coaching to compete with good teams. it’s sad but true. let’s see what happens in these next 61 games. smart money says we lose about 2/3 of them.

]]> By: Pratik Narula http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/12/it-was-retro-night-as-the-palace-as-the-pistons-end-11-game-losing-streak-to-cleveland/comment-page-1/#comment-12804 Pratik Narula Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:22:46 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=3915#comment-12804 @hayes/Laser: I wasn't implying on comparing Boston's big 3 to ours, but perhaps wanting Stuckey, Rip, and Tay to draw inspiration from them, and to somehow develop this responsibility and carry on their role each and every night as the veterans of the team. Obviously we would be a lot better if we were to add a low-post big, that we had in Rasheed. But why wouldn't we be hopeful for the Pistons to make the playoffs? With the roster that we have, on paper, Rip, Stuckey, Prince, Gordon, Villanueva, Mcgrady, Will Bynum, and even J. Max to some extent can be key players if they were traded to championship teams. Yes we don't have that one superstar or multiple as many of the top teams do, if you were to look at Boston (Ray, Rondo, Pierce, KG), Orlando (DHoward, Carter, Lewis), or Miami's big 3, or the Lakers (kobe, Gasol), but Dumars never wanted the Detroit Pistons to be defined as that type of team. I strongly believe that with this roster the Pistons can compete for the 5th or 6th spot, and make a run in the playoffs, obviously they won't run deep, but you can't really expect that until Joe D. changes the fundamental beliefs and identity of our organization, and acquire a franchise player who can produce championships. I mean the Lakers after they lost Shaq took 3-4 years to rebuild, this is our second if you don't count the michael curry era. There's no point in being so negative or arguing, as it's way too early in the season after 21 games. Anything can happen in the next 61 games that we have left. Can't wait for JJ and Terico White to make their come backs and regain form! @hayes/Laser: I wasn’t implying on comparing Boston’s big 3 to ours, but perhaps wanting Stuckey, Rip, and Tay to draw inspiration from them, and to somehow develop this responsibility and carry on their role each and every night as the veterans of the team. Obviously we would be a lot better if we were to add a low-post big, that we had in Rasheed.
But why wouldn’t we be hopeful for the Pistons to make the playoffs? With the roster that we have, on paper, Rip, Stuckey, Prince, Gordon, Villanueva, Mcgrady, Will Bynum, and even J. Max to some extent can be key players if they were traded to championship teams. Yes we don’t have that one superstar or multiple as many of the top teams do, if you were to look at Boston (Ray, Rondo, Pierce, KG), Orlando (DHoward, Carter, Lewis), or Miami’s big 3, or the Lakers (kobe, Gasol), but Dumars never wanted the Detroit Pistons to be defined as that type of team. I strongly believe that with this roster the Pistons can compete for the 5th or 6th spot, and make a run in the playoffs, obviously they won’t run deep, but you can’t really expect that until Joe D. changes the fundamental beliefs and identity of our organization, and acquire a franchise player who can produce championships. I mean the Lakers after they lost Shaq took 3-4 years to rebuild, this is our second if you don’t count the michael curry era. There’s no point in being so negative or arguing, as it’s way too early in the season after 21 games. Anything can happen in the next 61 games that we have left. Can’t wait for JJ and Terico White to make their come backs and regain form!

]]> By: Laser http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/12/it-was-retro-night-as-the-palace-as-the-pistons-end-11-game-losing-streak-to-cleveland/comment-page-1/#comment-12791 Laser Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:13:06 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=3915#comment-12791 @pratik/hayes: yeah, uh, it happened once. so why not all get ahead of ourselves?? stuckey's no rondo, rip's no ray allen, tayshaun's no paul pierce. so, er, yeah let's just be thankful it happened once against a terrible team and move on.   also, can someone please explain to me this desperation to "make the playoffs?" i mean, is it that you want to feel better about the team you support? it's like when the team went on that 4-2 run at the end of last season. yes they were already mathematically eliminated, but i did not see the purpose of winning those games, since the team as constructed would never see any kind of success. so there was no momentum to be gained, no chemistry to develop, literally nothing for a fan to be happy about. does it make people happy to know that their team is merely "terrible" rather than "one of the very worst teams in the league?" why would that appease anyone? i understand that the players want to have some pride, the team wants playoff revenues, i get why they want all the wins they can get. but if we SQUEEEAK into the playoffs with a bottom seed only to have a 4-game series that's just a formality and gets us nowhere, all it does is speak to the abject weakness of the eastern conference. in most cases, you make the playoffs and you give yourself a chance, but not in our case. zero percent chance. the team has no potential whatsoever. are you guys just conditioned that making the playoffs beats missing them? i don't get it. @pratik/hayes: yeah, uh, it happened once. so why not all get ahead of ourselves?? stuckey’s no rondo, rip’s no ray allen, tayshaun’s no paul pierce. so, er, yeah let’s just be thankful it happened once against a terrible team and move on.
 
also, can someone please explain to me this desperation to “make the playoffs?” i mean, is it that you want to feel better about the team you support? it’s like when the team went on that 4-2 run at the end of last season. yes they were already mathematically eliminated, but i did not see the purpose of winning those games, since the team as constructed would never see any kind of success. so there was no momentum to be gained, no chemistry to develop, literally nothing for a fan to be happy about. does it make people happy to know that their team is merely “terrible” rather than “one of the very worst teams in the league?” why would that appease anyone? i understand that the players want to have some pride, the team wants playoff revenues, i get why they want all the wins they can get. but if we SQUEEEAK into the playoffs with a bottom seed only to have a 4-game series that’s just a formality and gets us nowhere, all it does is speak to the abject weakness of the eastern conference. in most cases, you make the playoffs and you give yourself a chance, but not in our case. zero percent chance. the team has no potential whatsoever. are you guys just conditioned that making the playoffs beats missing them? i don’t get it.

]]> By: Laser http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/12/it-was-retro-night-as-the-palace-as-the-pistons-end-11-game-losing-streak-to-cleveland/comment-page-1/#comment-12790 Laser Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:03:54 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=3915#comment-12790 don't worry hayes, at least until february i'll be here to do the “OK … they won, but the Cavs are bad, so the win was insignificant and what if it costs them lottery balls and blah blah blah” thing for you. and i suspect i won't be alone. for the record, i don't think there's any good reason rip, tayshaun and stuckey could all have good games on the same night. for one, i think tayshaun is a perpetual threat to have a great game; he tends to do what's needed of him, so there's always a way he can contribute. for another, i think it's perfectly reasonable to expect that two (2) of rip, gordon and stuckey can have a good game at once. it just won't be all three. like, ever. and there's just too much invested in these guys for them to be fundamentally unable to thrive at once. nice to see stuckey truiy live up to dumars's expectations once every 21 games. if he played like this every night, he'd warrant the organization's faith in him. so, uh, let's keep it up, eh stuck? some franchises don't have a full-blown joygasm when the guy they've been DESPERATELY trying to make the future of the franchise "explodes" for an efficient 24 and 11. i mean, the numbers are good, but his numbers should always look pretty much like that given how much we have riding on him for some reason. and, really, there just aren't many (any?) other matchups where we can manage to find 41 minutes for stuckey, 35 for rip and 31 for BG. so, uh, they all get to pretty much earn their money 3 times every year. whoopee. don’t worry hayes, at least until february i’ll be here to do the “OK … they won, but the Cavs are bad, so the win was insignificant and what if it costs them lottery balls and blah blah blah” thing for you. and i suspect i won’t be alone.

for the record, i don’t think there’s any good reason rip, tayshaun and stuckey could all have good games on the same night. for one, i think tayshaun is a perpetual threat to have a great game; he tends to do what’s needed of him, so there’s always a way he can contribute. for another, i think it’s perfectly reasonable to expect that two (2) of rip, gordon and stuckey can have a good game at once. it just won’t be all three. like, ever. and there’s just too much invested in these guys for them to be fundamentally unable to thrive at once.

nice to see stuckey truiy live up to dumars’s expectations once every 21 games. if he played like this every night, he’d warrant the organization’s faith in him. so, uh, let’s keep it up, eh stuck? some franchises don’t have a full-blown joygasm when the guy they’ve been DESPERATELY trying to make the future of the franchise “explodes” for an efficient 24 and 11. i mean, the numbers are good, but his numbers should always look pretty much like that given how much we have riding on him for some reason.

and, really, there just aren’t many (any?) other matchups where we can manage to find 41 minutes for stuckey, 35 for rip and 31 for BG. so, uh, they all get to pretty much earn their money 3 times every year. whoopee.

]]> By: The Point Forward » Posts Court Vision: The latest around the league « http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/12/it-was-retro-night-as-the-palace-as-the-pistons-end-11-game-losing-streak-to-cleveland/comment-page-1/#comment-12787 The Point Forward » Posts Court Vision: The latest around the league « Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:39:27 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=3915#comment-12787 [...] Some fantastic observations at Piston Powered about how coach John Kuester tweaked his rotation in Sunday’s win over the Cavaliers. Among the moves: a willingness to use a small lineup, and [...] [...] Some fantastic observations at Piston Powered about how coach John Kuester tweaked his rotation in Sunday’s win over the Cavaliers. Among the moves: a willingness to use a small lineup, and [...]

]]> By: Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/12/it-was-retro-night-as-the-palace-as-the-pistons-end-11-game-losing-streak-to-cleveland/comment-page-1/#comment-12773 Patrick Hayes Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:28:29 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=3915#comment-12773 <p>@nuetes:</p> <p>I think Lebron leaving impacted Hickson more than anyone else on that team. He can't really get his own shot, but he's active and moves without the ball, so LeBron got a ton of easy buckets for him last year.</p> <p>LeBron got easy buckets for everyone, but guys like Jamison and Mo Will can kind of create shots for themselves, even if they do it inefficiently. You can't just give Hickson the ball and let him back his way to the basket or anything like that.</p> @nuetes:

I think Lebron leaving impacted Hickson more than anyone else on that team. He can’t really get his own shot, but he’s active and moves without the ball, so LeBron got a ton of easy buckets for him last year.

LeBron got easy buckets for everyone, but guys like Jamison and Mo Will can kind of create shots for themselves, even if they do it inefficiently. You can’t just give Hickson the ball and let him back his way to the basket or anything like that.

]]> By: nuetes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/12/it-was-retro-night-as-the-palace-as-the-pistons-end-11-game-losing-streak-to-cleveland/comment-page-1/#comment-12772 nuetes Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:15:46 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=3915#comment-12772 the Cavs are a bad team, nothing wrong with saying that. Hickson hasn't panned out and it's killing them. I sorta expected Hickson to be good for some reason, and figured the Cavs would be better than the Pistons, but it's not really that close. The Pistons might suck, but the Cavs suck way worse.   I'm down with shortening the rotation, but until Maxiell is out of it I won't be happy. We don't have the talent, but I guess you have to make the most of what you have, and playing Maxiell is not achieving that.   Anyways I like the Cavs jersey's. Seems like they've finally found a jersey that should stick. They've changed it practically every season. They should keep that jersey around. the Cavs are a bad team, nothing wrong with saying that. Hickson hasn’t panned out and it’s killing them. I sorta expected Hickson to be good for some reason, and figured the Cavs would be better than the Pistons, but it’s not really that close. The Pistons might suck, but the Cavs suck way worse.
 
I’m down with shortening the rotation, but until Maxiell is out of it I won’t be happy. We don’t have the talent, but I guess you have to make the most of what you have, and playing Maxiell is not achieving that.
 
Anyways I like the Cavs jersey’s. Seems like they’ve finally found a jersey that should stick. They’ve changed it practically every season. They should keep that jersey around.

]]> By: Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/12/it-was-retro-night-as-the-palace-as-the-pistons-end-11-game-losing-streak-to-cleveland/comment-page-1/#comment-12771 Patrick Hayes Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:50:20 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=3915#comment-12771 <p>"I really want to compare them to the Celtics: Rondo, Ray, and Pierce."</p> <p>Don't do it Pratik! Resist the urge! ... too late.</p> <p>I appreciate your optimism here, but the Pistons just aren't equipped to, as you say, "show this every single night."</p> <p>What they did against Cleveland was take advantage of major mismatches size-wise in the backcourt. Cleveland had to give help defensively, and that just created all kinds of crazy openings for the Pistons on offense.</p> <p>It was good basketball and a good win. But those mismatches aren't there to exploit every night for the Pistons. They can certainly be competitive against better teams, but expecting their "little three" to dominate like the Celtics "big three" does is setting yourself up for disappointment.</p> “I really want to compare them to the Celtics: Rondo, Ray, and Pierce.”

Don’t do it Pratik! Resist the urge! … too late.

I appreciate your optimism here, but the Pistons just aren’t equipped to, as you say, “show this every single night.”

What they did against Cleveland was take advantage of major mismatches size-wise in the backcourt. Cleveland had to give help defensively, and that just created all kinds of crazy openings for the Pistons on offense.

It was good basketball and a good win. But those mismatches aren’t there to exploit every night for the Pistons. They can certainly be competitive against better teams, but expecting their “little three” to dominate like the Celtics “big three” does is setting yourself up for disappointment.

]]> By: Pratik Narula http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/12/it-was-retro-night-as-the-palace-as-the-pistons-end-11-game-losing-streak-to-cleveland/comment-page-1/#comment-12770 Pratik Narula Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:34:11 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=3915#comment-12770 Although Cavs might not be a good indicator of our rotation and success, the key to this win is our little big three of Stuckey, Hamilton, and Prince. I really want to compare them to the Celtics: Rondo, Ray, and Pierce. The only main difference is that the celtics show this every single night, something that Chauncey Rip and Tay, did back in the glory years. When Stuckey has 10 plus assists we will win! This game he was able to get his offense as well as show his playmaking abilities. As far as the bench is concerned, I was happy with the rotation. Ben Gordon has to get around 30 mins, I know he's struggling, but in the beg. of the season when he was starting, when Hamilton was out, the guy was avg. 20 pts a game. You have to treat both Gordon and Hamilton like Ray, they have to hit there spots off screens and Stuckey has to find them for their shots. Moving on, the good part is in our division the Cavs and Bucks are real close to us, record wise, and we can take a jump up to third, if we continue to win. The only question I have is, will we be good enough to get to .500 and really challenge the Bulls and Pacers, who have created a big gap between the other three teams. That will really determine if we can make the playoffs this year or not. All it takes is a couple of win streaks, thats the problem the Pistons r having. They win 2 loose 3. Or win 1 loose 2. They have to start winning 4-5 games in a row. Big test will come how they can perform in the next 3 games on the road. And then we have a 4-game home stance, and we just have to protect home court advantage and continue to win in Detroit, which use to be one of the hardest arenas to win a bball game in, when we were good. I really look for the Pistons to go for a winning streak now. 2 out of the 3 games r def. winnable on the road against Houston and Minnesota, can they challenge New Orleans tho? I guess we can't look too far in the future..and have to just go game by game.   Although Cavs might not be a good indicator of our rotation and success, the key to this win is our little big three of Stuckey, Hamilton, and Prince. I really want to compare them to the Celtics: Rondo, Ray, and Pierce. The only main difference is that the celtics show this every single night, something that Chauncey Rip and Tay, did back in the glory years. When Stuckey has 10 plus assists we will win! This game he was able to get his offense as well as show his playmaking abilities.
As far as the bench is concerned, I was happy with the rotation. Ben Gordon has to get around 30 mins, I know he’s struggling, but in the beg. of the season when he was starting, when Hamilton was out, the guy was avg. 20 pts a game. You have to treat both Gordon and Hamilton like Ray, they have to hit there spots off screens and Stuckey has to find them for their shots.
Moving on, the good part is in our division the Cavs and Bucks are real close to us, record wise, and we can take a jump up to third, if we continue to win. The only question I have is, will we be good enough to get to .500 and really challenge the Bulls and Pacers, who have created a big gap between the other three teams. That will really determine if we can make the playoffs this year or not. All it takes is a couple of win streaks, thats the problem the Pistons r having. They win 2 loose 3. Or win 1 loose 2. They have to start winning 4-5 games in a row. Big test will come how they can perform in the next 3 games on the road. And then we have a 4-game home stance, and we just have to protect home court advantage and continue to win in Detroit, which use to be one of the hardest arenas to win a bball game in, when we were good. I really look for the Pistons to go for a winning streak now. 2 out of the 3 games r def. winnable on the road against Houston and Minnesota, can they challenge New Orleans tho? I guess we can’t look too far in the future..and have to just go game by game.
 

]]> By: Brett http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/12/it-was-retro-night-as-the-palace-as-the-pistons-end-11-game-losing-streak-to-cleveland/comment-page-1/#comment-12767 Brett Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:39:24 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=3915#comment-12767 Props to Kuester, I have been saying repeatedly, get Rip and BG on the floor together and get them more minutes.  He did this against the Cavs, not just in the second half, but in the first half as well with McGrady playing alongside them and 2 bigs.  Shortening the perimeter rotation  (PG, SG, SF) to five players instead of six was absolutely necessary to get the most out of the five guys playing. Rip obviously shot the ball better and I would imagine that not going to the bench for a full 12 minute second quarter followed by a full halftime will help to keep you in rhythm.  I think it also should help our 3rd quarter problems that he gets the starters back in during the first half rather than playing almost 2 separate units with the starters sitting from the end of the 1st until the start of the 3rd and then coming back out ice cold.  Finally, while I was very happy with the changes in the rotation, I am trying to keep a level head...looking good against the Cavs (a team that was down by 40 against Minnesota the night before), at home, may not be the best indicator that this new rotation will fix everything. Props to Kuester, I have been saying repeatedly, get Rip and BG on the floor together and get them more minutes.  He did this against the Cavs, not just in the second half, but in the first half as well with McGrady playing alongside them and 2 bigs.  Shortening the perimeter rotation  (PG, SG, SF) to five players instead of six was absolutely necessary to get the most out of the five guys playing. Rip obviously shot the ball better and I would imagine that not going to the bench for a full 12 minute second quarter followed by a full halftime will help to keep you in rhythm. 

I think it also should help our 3rd quarter problems that he gets the starters back in during the first half rather than playing almost 2 separate units with the starters sitting from the end of the 1st until the start of the 3rd and then coming back out ice cold. 

Finally, while I was very happy with the changes in the rotation, I am trying to keep a level head…looking good against the Cavs (a team that was down by 40 against Minnesota the night before), at home, may not be the best indicator that this new rotation will fix everything.

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