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101-83

We'll go through these guys like buttah

I'm predicting that Jianlin has a horrible game and gets busted open.

I was right on McGrady leaving the game, so I'm confident...

Yi has surprised the heck out of me. He's a poor man's Yao Ming, which means he's still pretty darn good (though on a suck team).

I didn't think he was anything like Yao, except for, you know, being Chinese. Tell me that wasn't the only basis for the comparison.

I didn't think he was anything like Yao, except for, you know, being Chinese. Tell me that wasn't the only basis for the comparison.

Well, I can kind of see the similarities in their game. You have to admit they are both jumpshooters. Man, what the hell, if I was 7' 6" I would be posting up all day, not shooting fadeaway jumpers. Yi has surprised me a bit, but he just needs some time to settle and it doesn't help he's on a terrible team. Yao is a different player though, he rebounds better and does play in the post mostly, even though all he shoots is turnaround and face up jumpers. I know this point is moot because of the size diff. but Yi is a hell of a lot more athletic than Yao.

It just seems like the Lions, no matter whom the Bucks draft they will suck. I mean on paper they look like a decent team, but that's def. not the case.

JUST NOTICED THAT THIS GAME IS ON AT 3:30 AND I DON'T LIKE IT ONE BIT

Will FSD show the replay tonight?

Bucks-Pistons Preview

By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA, STATS Senior Writer
Posted Dec 30 2007 4:51PM

The Detroit Pistons got their starters some rest with an easy win over the Milwaukee Bucks to open this month. Ending it in similar fashion would send them into the new year on quite a high note.

The Pistons look to extend an eight-game winning streak and continue their dominance of the Bucks when the teams continue their season series Monday.

Central Division-leading Detroit (23-7) is coming off a home-and-home sweep of Indiana, winning on Friday and Saturday to move into position to win nine straight games for the first time since an 11-game run from Jan. 1-29, 2006.

It seems the Pistons should have little trouble extending this streak, having won four straight and nine of 11 against Milwaukee (11-18). The Bucks have won only once in their last eight trips to The Palace of Auburn Hills, where Detroit is 12-2 this season.

Against Milwaukee on Dec. 1, the Pistons sat out their starters in the fourth quarter as they coasted to a 117-91 win. In the final game between the teams last season, Detroit won 121-95 on March 25.

Milwaukee enters this game having lost three straight, giving Detroit a good opportunity to increase its 8 1/2-game lead in the Central. The Bucks are in last place and 11 1/2 games back of the Pistons, who are the only team in the division with a winning record and are making a run at Eastern Conference-leading Boston.

"We just can't be complacent with where we are," Detroit guard Chauncey Billups said. "There are too many good teams in this league that can sneak up on you. We just have to keep playing tough and doing the things that we've been doing all season."

Richard Hamilton has averaged 23.0 points over the past three games, shooting 60.4 percent from the field (29-of-48), and has made all five of his 3-point tries in the last two.

Milwaukee was 3-of-12 from beyond the arc in a 97-95 loss to New Jersey on Saturday night.

The Bucks have lost five of six and 14 of 18 following a five-game winning streak.

After this season's first meeting with Detroit, Milwaukee's players and coaches held a closed-door meeting to try and keep the season from snowballing out of control. The Bucks are 4-10 since then.

"We just have to keep fighting," Milwaukee point guard Mo Williams said. "It will fall our way one day. Guys are not going at each other. Guys still want to turn things around. It's not like we're getting blown out. They're close games, and we're playing well."

Williams had 24 points against the Nets, and is averaging 21.3 in his last four games. He has struggled in 14 games against the Pistons, though, averaging 8.8 points while shooting 39.8 percent from the floor.

Michael Redd, Williams' backcourt mate, had just 11 points versus Detroit on Dec. 1, but is coming off two outstanding games. He had 35 points versus the Nets after a 34-point effort in a loss to Chicago the previous day, giving him 30 points or more in consecutive games for the first time this season.

They're both jumpshooters, semi-decent defenders, tall but not intuitive shot blockers given their height. It wasn't just that they were Chinese (and no, not every white player needs to be compared to Larry Bird :) ). Yeah, I agree that Yi can run and cover more of the court by comparison, but he's 6" shorter and clearly playing PF, not C. Yao and Yi had similar endurance issues as rookies, in contrast to most bigs who foul long before they wear out.

JUST NOTICED THAT THIS GAME IS ON AT 3:30 AND I DON'T LIKE IT ONE BIT

Will FSD show the replay tonight?

Since it's on at 3:30, I think the replay will be shown at 7ish.

Will Affalo moon the other team and shoot bolts of lightning from his Arse today?

^ genius

AFFLALO ME TO FREEDOM!! (©b-diddy, I think)

Pistons. Route. 9 Straight.

Will Brezec and Herrmann get some playing time? I hope so.

Brezec yes, Valter no.

Walter's from Argentina. Only people from Slavic speaking countries (Brezec is) talk like that.

You guys make me sick.

:thatsracist:

Someone needs to have a talk with me. About tolerance.

Yeah, Zekyl does.

BTW apparently Walter is of German descent.

My uncle is named Walter and we call him Valter all the time. Its a German thing. Uunkel valtah

Brezec yes, Valter no.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8867/valtervantstoplayya6.jpg

But you're not German. ARE YOU, BOOTLICK?!?!

What is the best website for following an NBA game?

Is NBA.com better than Yahoo?

You're working today?

I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY CALL IT "WORKING"

Glenn's the man
Going to work
Got his tie
Got his ambition

What is the best website for following an NBA game?

Is NBA.com better than Yahoo?

Go to WTFDetroit and follow Tahoe's play-by-play. I give George a run for his money.

are you going to transcribe the game for us, tahoe?

AND...AND AND Karl does color!

What is the best website for following an NBA game?

Is NBA.com better than Yahoo?

I'd say ESPN Gamecast. You even get a nice little animation of a shot going up and in (or out) with a picture of the player who took the shot next to it. That's the best for play-by-play in my opinion.

Cool, thanks.

Is NBA.com still offering the streaming audio for free?

All the sports stations over here have bowl games on.

what do you do work at a bar? Lucky

This looks promising, I got the Bulls/Magic game streaming right now:

http://www.nba.com/broadband/alp_schedule.html#

Ben Who was playing earlier

http://www.nba.com/broadband/alp_schedule.html#

FYI

This is indeed a working free stream of the game for anybody stuck away from a tv.

No Mo Williams for the Bucks today.

That hurts them a ton.

^ wouldn't matter <---homer post

Over Under on how many posts will be about Stuckey in this thread

17

Automotion: which one HAVEN'T I fucked?

Wonder when Stuckey will come in?
1

Tahoe, are Flip and Lindsey the ones in street clothes again today?

Probably Wrangler.

Glenn, nice avatar. Does this mean that since Fred bolted to Cleveland he rocks Nikes?

Sure looks like it. Lindsey, yes for sure.

Hayes has been playing better since Valter's been added... go figure.

a quick turnover for Stuckey

Game over.

Hopefully Valter, Amir and Primoz (our frontcourt of the future) get some run today.

Am I missing something with this whole "Valter" bit?

Valter=funny about every third time I read it.

Stuckey blew by his guy for a layup.

BTW...Stuckey is still perfect from the line. Only his 6th game, but he's still perfect.

Quit Stuckey padding.


Bucks' Williams to miss game against Pistons with Achilles tendinitis

December 31, 2007

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Milwaukee Bucks point guard Mo Williams will miss Monday's game against the Detroit Pistons with tendinitis in his left Achilles tendon.

Williams, Milwaukee's second-leading scorer, was averaging 21.3 points and 9.3 assists in his last four games. He was replaced in the starting lineup by Charlie Bell.

Brezec would close down the middle. Kels says 3 dunks.

BUSTED!

Kickin' ass and takin' names.

Kels givin Stuckey some props

20 pt lead...my God

and they do it like it's nothing either...

this team is a machine...Boston better look out on Saturday...

Keep an eye on Flip Murray.

He might jump up and rip off that suit to reveal his Pistons jersey underneath, just in time for a lil' 4TH QUARTER SLAUGHTER

Stuckeybuns changes hands for the score!

best part about this season- starters are averaging way less minutes this year than each of the last 5

OHHHHH did you see Stuckey? Great drive. Crossover and GONE!

best part about this season- starters are averaging way less minutes this year than each of the last 5


And they are winning.

Darko wont like this Valter bit one bit.

Looking ahead the next games that Stuckey could play in are...

At Wash Wed
At Toronto Friday
Boston here on Sat

shameless

#62...tenuous connection to Stuckey. <--Stuckey reference

Dice w/ a nasty slam.

I was right about to post about Rip's perfect game and he missed....

Chauncey dunk!!!

Man, they haven't played this well since they were on that streak in '04 where they held every opponent under 70 for 7 straight or whatever it was.

OHHH MAI GAWDDDDDDD BILLUPS WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER SLAMMMMMM

I was just looking for the "Same ol Pistons" Thread to post this pic but couldn't find it.

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/159/crowrz2.png

Seriously, at the beginging of the year they were playing like the same ol Pistons. Now, they'd beat the 04 team.

Get some subs in Flip

Seriously, at the beginging of the year they were playing like the same ol Pistons. Now, they'd beat the 04 team.

o w8 a sec now, lets not get crazy hurr...hold off on that kind of talk til after the game

makin it rain on these chumps

Don't you love games where they're clicking throughout and shots are dropping the entire game? I mean as opposed to last season when they would make shots early, then go cold (or start off shooting cold on the road).

What was our rotation in 04? the bench? I can't vamember right now, but these guys are better than the peeps I can't vamember.

James, Hunter, Corliss, Mehmet, Elden

Garbage (wl term) compared to what we have today.

If my mom named me Awvee I'd kick her ass

It's pretty interesting, because I remember their bench before the Rasheed deal consisting of Lindsey (who was traded to Boston as part of the 'Sheed deal, then later waived by them), Bob Sura, Corliss, Zeljko Rebraca and Elden. Mehmet was in the starting rotation.

Can't say I'm sure it was Rebraca 100%. I know he was on the team, but I don't remember how often he played...

Fuck, that was nice. Eat your heart out RONALD.

I'd bet the majority of the mins went to LH, Corliss and Elden. There must have been a pretty consistent 9th man, but I can't remember who for sure. Like you said, the trade did change things a lil.

Stuckey with another drive.

Oh, I forgot about "The Human Victory Cigar" Darko.

Darko got 1 minute and 29 seconds of playing time in 04

More Stuckeyball in '08.

damn, another assist for Stuckey.

Well, this is going to help their lead leaguing (I think) victory margin.

FABIO!!

Walter Herrmann is in.....all hail Herrmann.

re:Stuckey

I could seriously see the Pistons clearing the floor for him at the end of games in the future. I bet he can burn anyone on our team or pull up and shoot it. And he's perfect from the line.

He is that kind of player to run a clear out for, imo. He is an improvement over CBill on that. I know I'll catch hell for that but CBill can't blow by guys. He can draw the foul, but he has to muscle guys down low, not blow by.

I think the Pistons only want to blow teams out so they can sit and admire Valter and his hair as he runs the floor ever so gracefully.

we're running the break like we're the '80s Lakers....

Well, this is going to help their lead leaguing (I think) victory margin.


league leading *



lol, it was too funny for me to edit and correct...

re:Stuckey

I could seriously see the Pistons clearing the floor for him at the end of games in the future. I bet he can burn anyone on our team or pull up and shoot it. And he's perfect from the line.

He is that kind of player to run a clear out for, imo. He is an improvement over CBill on that. I know I'll catch hell for that but CBill can't blow by guys. He can draw the foul, but he has to muscle guys down low, not blow by.

i don't think anyone will argue with that. Chauncey is a below average pentration guard, IMO. hell, our entire starting line up lacks guys who can consistently break their man off the dribble. Stuckey bringing that dimension to this team was the most exciting for me.

WALTER OWNS

"Blazing quickness"

I'M STUCK ON STUCKEY

holy shieeet, did you see that near steal by Stuckey? he was about to travel back in time....

i don't think anyone will argue with that. Chauncey is a below average pentration guard, IMO. hell, our entire starting line up lacks guys who can consistently break their man off the dribble. Stuckey bringing that dimension to this team was the most exciting for me.

Tay might be the best at the one-on-one game for us...just a thought, but he needs that first up-fake to go around his guy.

Well fellas, I think with the Pistons playing like this and the Tigers' season starting up in 3-4 months, I think Detroit fans won't have too hard a time not giving a shit about the disappointment that is the Lions this season.

Is there a mercy rule?

I remember talking about nicknames for Stuckey back in the summer league chats...NOTHING YET?

I'm Lions-Free.

This dude can get to the FT line like Wade.

Doo wop, diddy diddy doo wop

TRYING my best to not make a premature prediction.

there's something really homo-erotic about focusing on the hand size of Herrmann....

garbage time is a blast w/o flip murray.

44 pt lead? Holy shit

This dude can get to the FT line like Wade.
is he courageous though?

LOL and the crowd booos the turnover by AA

i love the unselfish play up 40+ points on the bucks despite one too many passes causing a 3 sec violation..

is he courageous though?

Haven't seen him get his shoulder dislocated by a fucking punk ass thug like Shane Battier yet.

tranny alert

I love this dude.

Our bench is phenominal

LOL @ Charlotte

Holy shit. 111-68.

PM on the line for 2...

CLANK!

There ya go, big guy, if you don't block them, knock em down.

Sheeds thinkin that white boy crazy

Brezec hits the deck....>LMAFO @ Sheed's face.....

totally unneccessary dunk

Ronald Murray my boy, hope you enjoyed your lesson in "How To Not Be A Selfish Prick 101"

I think we increased our lead leaguing point spread

Love running up the score.

totally unneccessary dunk
What I like to see. Step on as many throats as you can. Celtics are doing the same along with all the other elite teams.

totally unneccessary dunk

which one?

totally unneccessary dunk

Have to disagree here.

You have to thank the crowd somehow for coming and having to watch this.

EVE OF DESTRUCTION!!!!!

which one was he talking about...AJ's?

I don't drink, but I 'M DRUNK OFF THE PISTOSN TONIGHT BABY WOOO YEAEAAH

This could possibly be its own topic, but what do you think of the Pistons' chances of setting the team record for consecutive wins (14)? Assuming Boston is the only roadblock...

Perhaps we should wait to discuss this.

I think we keep winning until our next back to back.

The AJ dunk was great, imo.

Do you expect a guy getting 2 minutes a game to pull it back out? Not gonna happen. This was a blowout of epic proportion. Whats the diff between 42 and 44?

If we've learned anything from Bill Bellicick's persuit of perfection is that you play hard every minute of every game. These kids come in that don't get much time need to play with intensity every second they play.

We play Toronto in Toronto on friday and then Boston Saturday. That one might be tough...I'm sure they'll have a lil payback card in their pocket.

Ronald Murray my boy, hope you enjoyed your lesson in "How To Not Be A Selfish Prick 101"
Funny, I could've sworn that was more "Rape And Pillage 101" than anything.

:)

Well, since "Rape and Pillage 101" is the only class Flip can get into...

Unless we win by 40 against T-Dot, we probably lose to the Bean Town Sissies.

I'd be fine with a loss to Toronto. They've earned it.

I'll take a loss to Toronto, if it means we beat Boston the very next day.

But in reality, the way they are playing, they will probably win both.

Highlights from the game tonight:

-Hermann got Rip on the kiss cam. He trickled his fingers up the back of Rip's next and his ass jumped 9 feet off the bench. It was funny as shit.

-Loudest cheer of the night was when primoz finally hit a free throw.

-Stuckey ran the offense as well as he's eer ran it. This kid is learning quickly.

-Rip is in an amazing shooting zone. Jarvis too.

-This is the most talented Pistons team I've seen in 20 years. Much deeper and more talented than the 04 team. Doesn't mean they're championship locks, but this is an amazing team to watch in person.

Have to disagree here.

You have to thank the crowd somehow for coming and having to watch this.

Amen. The Palace was 4/5 empty by the 2 minute mark. We really appreciated that shit.

It's not like Milwaukee stopped playing. They could have let the clock run out when they had the ball and they attacked the rim.

Holy Shit.

Andrew Bogut in postgame:


"We were happy with the loss before the game. We just wanted to get out of Detroit and get to Miami.

That's going to stir up some shit.

Well, since "Rape and Pillage 101" is the only class Flip can get into...
Today was more like "Rape and Pillage 301" -- this was a truly advanced slaughter.

Amen. The Palace was 4/5 empty by the 2 minute mark. We really appreciated that shit.

It's not like Milwaukee stopped playing. They could have let the clock run out when they had the ball and they attacked the rim.

I could give a shit about the crowd. It's about the young guys learning to play with intensity every second on the floor.

Holy Shit.

Andrew Bogut in postgame:



That's going to stir up some shit.



LOL, did Bogut really say that?

Do you think that Lindsey will be active for the Boston game???

Mainly just because of what he did to Eddie House, I'm wondering if that will be his role (kind of like how Elden Campbell only played Vs. Shaq)...

Do you think that Lindsey will be active for the Boston game???

Mainly just because of what he did to Eddie House, I'm wondering if that will be his role (kind of like how Elden Campbell only played Vs. Shaq)...

I wouldn't. Give Stuckey the shot at it. It's the regular season. Now is when you want to find out what guys are capable of against the big teams.

Do you think that Lindsey will be active for the Boston game???

Mainly just because of what he did to Eddie House, I'm wondering if that will be his role (kind of like how Elden Campbell only played Vs. Shaq)...

I hope not. We already saw Boston's backup guards struggled against the kind of pressure Lindsay can provide. There's no need to give them a chance to adjust until Game 1 of the ECF.

That's what the Spurs would do.

LOL, did Bogut really say that?

Heard it over the radio myself. They replayed it three times.

Bogut sounded like he was trying to throw his team under the bus, moreso than himself. he was pretty upset.

Wish I could have seen that game. I love watching the backups getting time. I'd love to just kick back and watch Brezec, Walter, Stuckey, AA, and Amir play. That'd be perfect.

Watching Sheed look on in disgusted disbelief while Brezec dove for stray rebounds in the stands was fucking hilarious. Seriously my favorite 30 seconds for the entire season so far.

Anyone else keep this boxscore on their computer a bit longer than normal, just so they can bask in the awesomeness it represents?

Watching Sheed look on in disgusted disbelief while Brezec dove for stray rebounds in the stands was fucking hilarious. Seriously my favorite 30 seconds for the entire season so far.
I wish they had a youtube clip of that

Sheed and Max were like, "this motherfucker is diving for loose balls when we are up 45?"

Max was just shaking his head in disbelief and Sheed looked like he saw a ghost.

BREZEC - MASTER OF THE HUSTLE

Anyone else keep this boxscore on their computer a bit longer than normal, just so they can bask in the awesomeness it represents?

http://bbs.zhibo8.com/viewthread.php?tid=19012&extra=page%3D1

The 3 video links are for the 1st Q, 2nd Q and the 2nd half.

Anyone else keep this boxscore on their computer a bit longer than normal, just so they can bask in the awesomeness it represents?

Its saved on my TIVO, thats for sure.

VERY nice!

http://blogs.jsonline.com/bucks/archive/2007/12/31/the-bucks-answer-man.aspx


Auburn Hills, Mich. – Center Andrew Bogut had a plan to figure out how to get the Milwaukee Bucks back on track after they suffered a 114-69 loss the Detroit Pistons Monday afternoon at the Palace of Auburn Hills, the third-worst loss in Bucks franchise history.

“I’m going to Google when I get back home and figure something out because it’s getting ridiculous,” he said.

But what did he plan to type into the subject field in his attempt to find some answers?

“I don’t know,” said Bogut. “Maybe, ‘Win’ or Learning How to Win’.”

The only two times that the Bucks have lost by more points were on Jan. 27, 1990, when they lost at Utah, 144-96; and on Feb. 20, 1995, when they lost at home to Orlando, 152-104.

The game against Utah came just after Jazz forward Karl Malone had been snubbed in the fan balloting for all-star starters. Malone went off for 61 points that night which still stands as the highest-scoring game of all-time by an opponent against the Bucks.

Monday’s victory was the ninth straight for Detroit which beat the Bucks by 26 points earlier this season at the Bradley Center. In each of the last two seasons, the Bucks have lost three of four games to Detroit but most of the games were competitive.

“The last two years, we played Detroit pretty well,” said Bogut. “Every game was close. This year, it’s like they’re the King of the Mountain and we’re scared to play against them.”

Shh... he needs to Google the word "coach".

he needs to google proper haircut

He needs to google basketball.

My preseason pick of Coach K for COY isn't looking too hot right now, lol.

I thought this team was going to come together and surprise people, but the surprises that they are providing aren't good ones.

Might be time to break them up.

Redd is still a great player, one of my faves. He needs to be on a team where winning takes place.

Royal Ivey tries to fall down.

It seems like they all stand around and wait for Redd to shoot.

I think the easiest/quickest fix is to get trade Redd and hopefully that enables the rest of these guys to get involved and share the ball.

It seems like they all stand around and wait for Redd to shoot.

Not Royal, he's busy finding new ways to fall down.

How often does he get back up?

Well, if he falls down 7 times.......

Watching Sheed look on in disgusted disbelief while Brezec dove for stray rebounds in the stands was fucking hilarious. Seriously my favorite 30 seconds for the entire season so far.

Well what do you know?

http://www.need4sheed.com/videos/brezec_sheed.html

Hahahahahaha

Swami, thank you SO much! I wish I could have watched it with sound.

Might be time to break them up.

I have the power of extreme focus on the future (I also specialize in healing the sick and providing sight to the blind) (a modest fee applies for these services).

The Bucks being 12-20 is a head scratcher for me.

Just goes to show that you can have talent, but without a good coach you're going nowhere.

And how about Charlie Bell? Dude was balling last season and he's averaging 4.1 PPG.

He got his contract, didn't he? Now its time to take a season off.

I just don't get it. They're way more talented than, say, Philly.

Of course, Bogut's comment about "just getting out of Detroit" is pretty indicative of their effort this season imo.

I think Charlie Bell's still pissy about last year's contract negotiations, and is playing to screw the Bucks into trading him elsewhere. I bet the moment he makes it to another team, his shooting slump magically ends.

The team's mentality is the problem here i think. comments like bogut certainly dont help the team. and i think boguts having a pretty bad year compared to last. Charlie V isn't being utilized in the right way thank their coaching staff. Yi jianlian was probably the best draft pick and michael redd isn't getting shit from anyone else except mo williams.