Comments on: Disregard what I said the other day about the national perception of the Pistons http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/disregard-what-i-said-the-other-day-about-the-national-perception-of-the-pistons/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Sun, 19 May 2013 23:33:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/disregard-what-i-said-the-other-day-about-the-national-perception-of-the-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-38737 Dan Feldman Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:44:42 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=8180#comment-38737 <p>There's a big difference between running at the beginning of the year and running night in, night out during a full season.</p> There’s a big difference between running at the beginning of the year and running night in, night out during a full season.

]]> By: Mike http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/disregard-what-i-said-the-other-day-about-the-national-perception-of-the-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-38736 Mike Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:42:17 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=8180#comment-38736 ^^That was supposed to be a reply to Max/Dan ^^That was supposed to be a reply to Max/Dan

]]> By: Mike http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/disregard-what-i-said-the-other-day-about-the-national-perception-of-the-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-38735 Mike Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:38:30 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=8180#comment-38735 Rip was running a ton in his first game with the Bulls and DRose... Rip was running a ton in his first game with the Bulls and DRose…

]]> By: Max http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/disregard-what-i-said-the-other-day-about-the-national-perception-of-the-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-38712 Max Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:27:57 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=8180#comment-38712 Monroe runs pretty well but more importantly handles and passes very well and I anticipate him becoming absolutely fantastic at grabbing the defensive rebound and making the right decision to initiate the break. I don't look at Prince as a half court player but simply as a player who could fit into any playing style.  He certainly runs and finishes extremely well. Will Bynum is a fantastic running player who doesn't really belong in a half court offense at all. Austin Daye is much better suited to a running game because he will take much less of a pounding in an up and down style. Gordon is better off on a running team because he doesn't play defense. Jerebko is principally a motor guy which means he helps a running team. An overarching point I would make is that the Pistons will be much better this year at pressuring ball handlers and getting into passing lanes then they will be at defeding the paint and blocking shots so I think they can play better defense as a running team that makes up for giving up some easy buckets by scoring quick turnaround offense. Monroe runs pretty well but more importantly handles and passes very well and I anticipate him becoming absolutely fantastic at grabbing the defensive rebound and making the right decision to initiate the break.
I don’t look at Prince as a half court player but simply as a player who could fit into any playing style.  He certainly runs and finishes extremely well.
Will Bynum is a fantastic running player who doesn’t really belong in a half court offense at all.
Austin Daye is much better suited to a running game because he will take much less of a pounding in an up and down style.
Gordon is better off on a running team because he doesn’t play defense.
Jerebko is principally a motor guy which means he helps a running team.
An overarching point I would make is that the Pistons will be much better this year at pressuring ball handlers and getting into passing lanes then they will be at defeding the paint and blocking shots so I think they can play better defense as a running team that makes up for giving up some easy buckets by scoring quick turnaround offense.

]]> By: detroitpcb http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/disregard-what-i-said-the-other-day-about-the-national-perception-of-the-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-38705 detroitpcb Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:21:31 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=8180#comment-38705 athleticism is a weakness for Monroe. I would say Daye is athletic, but just weak because of his lanky frame. And both players run the court well. I think Daye showed that last year and showed it again on Tuesday night with his play after Knight stole the ball on the inbounds play. Maybe Feldman should take a look at some of his preconceptions athleticism is a weakness for Monroe. I would say Daye is athletic, but just weak because of his lanky frame. And both players run the court well. I think Daye showed that last year and showed it again on Tuesday night with his play after Knight stole the ball on the inbounds play.

Maybe Feldman should take a look at some of his preconceptions

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/disregard-what-i-said-the-other-day-about-the-national-perception-of-the-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-38704 Dan Feldman Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:04:04 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=8180#comment-38704 <p>Who was suited for running last year, besides Stuckey and Wilcox? Hamilton, Prince and McGrady are halfcourt guys. Monroe and Daye haven't had a chance to show they could play for an up-tempo team, but neither is very athletic.</p> Who was suited for running last year, besides Stuckey and Wilcox? Hamilton, Prince and McGrady are halfcourt guys. Monroe and Daye haven’t had a chance to show they could play for an up-tempo team, but neither is very athletic.

]]> By: Max http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/disregard-what-i-said-the-other-day-about-the-national-perception-of-the-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-38703 Max Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:51:17 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=8180#comment-38703 I love it!  You guys are turning around already and it's less about talent and more about Frank.  Every year teams under and over perform and while the Nets finally ran out of gas both because they had an historically bad roster, were facing a slew of injuries and had heard Frank's rap for several years, the Pistons to a man are going to look better this year for his coaching and it's happening already.  We should put a ban on even mentioning coach Q. The offensive stats last year are one thing but they don't take into account that though suited for running; they all too frequently walked the ball up the court and ran a methodical offense geared for RIP and McGrady. I expect them to pick up the pace as they evolve throughout the season which will make them better and much more fun to watch. Last night's starting lineup was intriguing as Daye at shooting guard was a total mismatch for Anthony Parker and the Pistons were very long, athletic and fast,  I'm starting to think they should get rid of Gordon by any means necessary--I rather see Bynum on the court.   I hope the interest in Gordon is a harbinger of a coming trade.   I love it!  You guys are turning around already and it’s less about talent and more about Frank.  Every year teams under and over perform and while the Nets finally ran out of gas both because they had an historically bad roster, were facing a slew of injuries and had heard Frank’s rap for several years, the Pistons to a man are going to look better this year for his coaching and it’s happening already.  We should put a ban on even mentioning coach Q.
The offensive stats last year are one thing but they don’t take into account that though suited for running; they all too frequently walked the ball up the court and ran a methodical offense geared for RIP and McGrady. I expect them to pick up the pace as they evolve throughout the season which will make them better and much more fun to watch.
Last night’s starting lineup was intriguing as Daye at shooting guard was a total mismatch for Anthony Parker and the Pistons were very long, athletic and fast,  I’m starting to think they should get rid of Gordon by any means necessary–I rather see Bynum on the court.   I hope the interest in Gordon is a harbinger of a coming trade.
 

]]> By: DVS http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/disregard-what-i-said-the-other-day-about-the-national-perception-of-the-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-38698 DVS Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:41:04 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=8180#comment-38698 I agree that we'll be a fun to watch, lottery team this season. We'll grind out a few strong wins with frank making a big improvement to our defense, but we just aren't a playoff team yet. The future looks bright though. Knight has been really impressive and looks to mimic Monroes rookie season in that he'll constantly improve as the season goes on. Monroe will start slow again since he has more responsibility this year, but he'll be back to where he was in no time. We really lucked out with these 2 guys. I agree that we’ll be a fun to watch, lottery team this season.
We’ll grind out a few strong wins with frank making a big improvement to our defense, but we just aren’t a playoff team yet.
The future looks bright though. Knight has been really impressive and looks to mimic Monroes rookie season in that he’ll constantly improve as the season goes on.
Monroe will start slow again since he has more responsibility this year, but he’ll be back to where he was in no time.
We really lucked out with these 2 guys.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/disregard-what-i-said-the-other-day-about-the-national-perception-of-the-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-38688 Dan Feldman Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:39:29 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=8180#comment-38688 <p>Under Kuester, the Pistons held back-to-back opponents to 40 percent or lower shooting six times. Also, keep in mind, the median shooting percentage during the preseason is 44.6. In each of the last two seasons, it was 46.1. I wouldn't read much into the numbers of these last two games. Frank comes with a strong defensive reputation. I expect him to improve Detroit's defense in the long term and hopes he improves it in the short term. But these two preseason games have no bearing on how likely I think either of those things are.</p> Under Kuester, the Pistons held back-to-back opponents to 40 percent or lower shooting six times.

Also, keep in mind, the median shooting percentage during the preseason is 44.6. In each of the last two seasons, it was 46.1. I wouldn’t read much into the numbers of these last two games.

Frank comes with a strong defensive reputation. I expect him to improve Detroit’s defense in the long term and hopes he improves it in the short term. But these two preseason games have no bearing on how likely I think either of those things are.

]]> By: Richard http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/disregard-what-i-said-the-other-day-about-the-national-perception-of-the-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-38685 Richard Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:06:31 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=8180#comment-38685 We just need to stop with the cheap fouls and bailin them out on the free throw line.. And lower turnovers. We just need to stop with the cheap fouls and bailin them out on the free throw line.. And lower turnovers.

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