Before:

http://pistonsnotebook.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/delfino1.jpg

After:

http://www.nba.com/media/act_carlos_delfino.jpg

I win.

Please edit the poll to include the option "Brezec goes crashing into the stands after a loose ball at some point."

Unfortunately I can't. Maybe Glenn can do it when he decides to do his job.

Unfortunately I can't. Maybe Glenn can do it when he decides to do his job.


He's still on lunch?

Glenn's goldbricking. Just sitting on his ass, collecting a sweet paycheck.

I'm really hoping that Stephen A. is in the studio

HOWEVA

I see the streak ending tonight.

I can see us getting Jose Calderowned.

Pistons have dropped like 4 of the last 6 in Toronto haven't they?

I don't remember the last time they won there.

Loved the opening pics Karl. Way to prove, once a douche bag, always a douche bag. I have a friend that got to meet him once and the only description he would give was "douchebag wears way too much cologne!"

Are you calling me a douchebag?

Not unless you're Carlos Delfino.

Why isn't Mark Jones (guy in the studio with Stephen A and Walton) calling the game? He's the best announcer ESPN has IMO.

lol @ "Andrea" Bargnani. That is seriously a terrible name for a dude.

Sam Mitchell's gotta be gay.

Delfino came in and "we" are going right at him.

Who's this little blonde?

Looks like our interior D is failing us again.

Who's this little blonde?

http://www.farrockaway.com/lenny.jpg

"J"arvis Hayes is a bad, bad man.

Imagine if "we" had Tony Delk!

Jarvis with the long gun!

Sam Mitchell is one of those guys you look at and can't help but feel sorry for just because he seems like he's such a good guy, but you know nobody respects him.

Brezec is IN, baby.

Brezec is IN, baby.


This is his first 1st half action as a Piston...

THERE SHE IS AGAIN!!

She might be a lesbian, actually.

Former hoop player?

Stacey Dales?

Her voice sounded kind of "rough".

Maybe she used to be Dale Stacy?

Maybe Dale Davis.

Impressions at the half?

(Kinda hard to do impressions online, though)

Toronto only has 1 turnover.

Delfino, 12 mins, 0 pts.

Bosh with 10 & 8

FUCK THIS, STEPHEN A. IS ON

The first half lasted only slightly more than an hour. Good stuff.

Fuck a Vargnani.

Stephen A. is loving him some Pistons.

C. Delfino misses a layup

Win or lose, I'm looking forward to tomorrow nights game.

Glenn, I think Delfino has taken (and missed) only 1 shot. He fucked up a nice no look pass from Bargnani by clanking a corner 3.

THE MISSED LAYUP WILL HAPPEN THOUGH DAMNIT!

Delfino is 0/3, I took that right from the play by play

Of those 3 misses, were any of them a reverse layup? Or a layup period?

I don't actually watch basketball.

I like Sam Mitchell, he's a pretty good dresser, rockin the pinstripes and has the sideburns goin as well...

If Flip Saunders gets pink slipped anytime soon, I hope he is on Joe Dumars' shortlist of replacements...

No. He's gay.

Rasheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed Wallace!

<<Expected "Not that there's anything wrong with that." in white text

No. He's gay.
seconded.

Sam Mitchell is all heart, weak gameplan.

<<Expected "Not that there's anything wrong with that." in white text

Well, you know how you have some moms and some dads who would rather be your friend than be your parent? Sam Mitchell strikes me as that kind of guy, who'd rather hang out with you, get you hammered, then try to fuck you in the ass instead of coach you.

Seriously, he's got the gay Shaft thing going on.

lollers.

The Pistons starters look really bored. A lot of times they are walking up and down the court, aren't even trying for offensive rebounds (except for Dice) and are just playing lazy. Toronto is making their run.

Dice trys to get offensive rebounds, but never seems to get them...

dang, 5 pt game

These are the types of 3rd Quarters we had last year...now the starters are going to have to play it out in the 4th...

sorry Walter, no minutes for you :(

not that I know those type of guys

no one in the chat?

Yeah, "we" had them down big, on the ground, and didn't put "our" feet on their throats. Instead, "we" started loafing like last year's Pistons. Time to bring in the bench.

starters playing too much...

e-ray chat?

I love Rodney Stuckey.

The dish to Tay, the steal, the score. Beautiful energy from Stuck to start the 4th. This kid has talent.

Now if he could foul a tad less and quit getting shots blocked, he'll be fine.
Someone mentioned that since he's compared to Wade, once refs start to find out who he is - those blocked shots will become free throws just like Wade.

Someone mentioned that since he's compared to Wade, once refs start to find out who he is - those blocked shots will become free throws just like Wade.
He has to lean side ways so he falls down everytime.

id let the bench grind out the end of the game. good experience for them, plus i dont want the starters playing 40 minutes on the front end of a back2back, especially when the tail end is what peole are excited about.

RH 9-11 for 22 pts. how awesome is that. only an idiot would trade that guy.

i like the 'get out of here' from sheed after the 3's.

Lol, we still win by 16.

That was an ass-beating of a 4th quarter.

Cool game.

they made us play the starters a lil more. but we still got a lift from stuckey and maxiell(jarvis in the first half).

RH 9-11 for 22 pts. how awesome is that. only an idiot would trade that guy.

When I think of Rip I can't help but think of all those big shots he made in game 7 of the ECF vs. Miami in '05. Therefore, it'd be hard for me to not stick by him.

The fact that Toronto pushed us and we STILL kept our starters all under 40 minutes is nice. Realistically, Flip could have put the bench in the last 3 minutes, and I'm not sure why he didn't. I hope the starters are still fresh enough for tomorrow's game. It really isn't that rough whether we win or lose, but given the choice I would rather win.

the field goal percentage he's shooting is phenomenal. Obviously it WILL level off, jump shooters always do, but I'll feel very good if he can average almost 50% for the whole season. He's gonna get his 20 points regardless, we need efficiency and execution.

Looks like the Celts won by a similar margin of victory. Bring on the real showdown.

i wish he had played the bench a few minutes more and rip, billups, and dice a few minutes left.

but watching the game....our guys never were threatened really. they hardly broke a sweat in those minutes, with the way we cooly and calmly controlled the tempo.

BTW- when he finally gets in top shape and starts to learn from his rookie mistakes (leaving his feet on D and when trying to create for others) stuckey is going to be one hell of a player. seriously.

i don't see how anyone can criticise or have doubts about this kid. YES, he still has lessons to learn for sure. but overall he has great talent and a great court awareness.

he made 3 or 4 assists tonight that most starting nba PGs won't make. they won't make the highlight reel for being 'flashy' but they were very smart, savy passes that set up nice buckets for his teammates. he's very unselfish and knows how to make the game easier for those around him. that is not something that can be taught- you either have it or you don't. plus he's very solid defensively, although he needs to control his agressiveness at times.

i'm thrilled with this kid and hope by season's end he's getting 25-30 minutes a night. he can be a difference maker for us even as a rook.

The thing about him is that he is absolutely perfect for this team. It's a difficult task trying to find someone that can handle having talent while getting limited minutes to use it. It requires looking for someone with a completely different mindset. In guys like Max, Afflalo and Stuckey, they have found it. I don't expect those guys to be content coming off the bench forever, but it is nice that they seem humble enough to make the most of that role for now.

I'm happy with the win whether its by 1 or 30. This was a game we could have lost by looking ahead to Boston.

We won a tough one to get up for.

CARLOS DELFINO MISSED LAYUP!!!! As soon as that happened I just started laughing out loud, in a very loud manner. What a douche.

Really?

Pics or it didn't happen.

I have no pics, but if you watched the game you saw it. It was on break-away, no one was anywhere near him, and he just flat out botched it. Classic Carlos

See, I put that in as a poll option because I couldn't even count the times the dude flew in for a reverse layup or a simple finger roll and missed it.

I voted that it would happen. You know he'll botch one per game.

i missed the game, but Tivoed it.......i'll be watching it today.

Matt, since I don't trust Zekyl, I'd like to know when that botched Delfino layup happens.

Thanks.

Matt, since I don't trust Zekyl, I'd like to know when that botched Delfino layup happens.

Thanks.

at about 6:50 into the 2nd quarter, Delfino blew a contested layup. haven't seen the wide open missed one yet.

Maybe that was the one I was thinking of. I swear there was one that he missed on a fast break though. I guess it could have been the other white SG/SF they have, Kapono, but I knew he did miss a layup at some point.