8 in a row...

Bobcats are hot. This will be tight unless our beloved Pistons throw it away which they do just to piss us off.

Good game so far

Stuckey can stop on a dime and pop.

Stuck with a nice dish to Amir for the alley-oop. Those 2 are going to be fun to watch through the years.

Amir fouls a lot.

I wish he had a chance to play D with Ben.

Damn, they cut it to 12.

That alley oop was SICK like child molestors.

LOL Mateen Cleaves is in attendance.

These are the games that kind of worry me. They basically won this thing from long range. So they think they can do this anytime they want.

At least every time I was watching it seemed like they were chucking 3's.

That's what it sounds like on the radio too.

WOW, what a sick dunk.

holy shit! fire up the dunk appreciation thread!! stuckey just put himself on sportscenter!

The unexpected dunks are always the best ones.

probably rs's b est game as a stone. 13 pts and a few sweet dunks. tied a career high. 6 assists. 5/7 shooting, literally got to the rim at will. it was their anytime he wanted it. and its not like the bobcats have lead footed guards, or a lack of interior defense (EO had a pretty block on stuckey). defenses are going to have to start adjusting to hotrod.

Hawks and Pacers next. Niice.

amir fouls alot..

son of a bitch, i tivo-ed the game, but it cut out the last minute or so. didn't get a chance to see stuckey's dunk.

Every Piston had a positive +/-

Afflalo was the lowest at +2

Rip was +24

Don't care about any of that. They won 113-87 and not 105-87.

Fuck 'em.

son of a bitch, i tivo-ed the game, but it cut out the last minute or so. didn't get a chance to see stuckey's dunk.
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Post-game Charlotte

If ever you wanted to know what a team looks like when it has bailed on its coach -- watch the Bobcats. They may never admit it publicly -- to do so would be occupational suicide -- but they have quit on Sam Vincent. That was one disinterested group of players we saw Sunday. They weren't boxing out on the boards, nor were they closing out on shooters. That's a deadly combination which led to the Pistons draining 12 three-pointers and enjoying a 23-8 edge in second-chance points. That lack of hustle and energy is not indicative of past Charlotte teams, who used to play their tails off for Bernie Bickerstaff, no matter how bad they were.

These Bobcats though have figured out what a lot of people knew going in -- young Sam is in over his head. He should never have been hired. He had one year of NBA coaching experience -- as a behind the bench assistant in Dallas in 2006-2007. Not enough. Those closest to the team say the players have been baffled all season by Vincent's strategies, or lack of them. Once players lose respect like that, you are done as a coach.

But I don't really blame Vincent. The blame is on Michael Jordan and the ownership group. They tried to hire a coach on the cheap. That they only gave Vincent a two-year deal is absurd. He was a lame-duck right from the start. The franchise is fast becoming a poorly-run joke, in my judgment. Take a look at how Portland has built itself up in recent years and compare it to Charlotte. The Cats' two lottery picks in 2005 got them Ray Felton (average) and Sean May (bust). A third overall pick in 2006 got them Adam Morrison (bust). Two more first rounders last year were Brandon Wright and Jared Dudley -- average at best. Meanwhile, the Blazers were making deals to get future stars LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy, plus solid players like Jarrett Jack and Martell Webster, not to mention Greg Oden.

Is it safe to say that as a team-builder, MJ was a great, great player? He ruined Washington, in case anybody forgot, and now he's making a mess in Charlotte.

May is no bust supposing he gets healthy.

i think felton is better than avg, other than that, spot on. charlotte has way too much talent to be where they are. they should be about a 5 seed in the east. got to bring in a real coach.

WTF? How can Jordan be ripped for Brandan Wright, who he only drafted to trade for Jason Richardson?

WTF? How can Jordan be ripped for Brandan Wright, who he only drafted to trade for Jason Richardson?

I agree. It doesn't matter if you draft a bust if you got a good player for him. That blame lies on the team that traded for him.

Brandan Wright is no "sure bet" anyway, the guy is a twig, and definitely should've stayed in school another season, I don't blame MJ at all for making the deal...