Game #56: Pistons @ Bobcats - 2/20/13

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 07:54 AM

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Detroit 21-34 (6-18) @ Charlotte 13-40 (7-19)

Live from The Time Warner Cable Arena

Time: 7:00PM ET

TV: FSD

Injury Report

Detroit: Andre Drummond - Out (Back).

Charlotte: None.

Playoff Watch

6.5 games behind the 8th seed.

Season Series - Charlotte 1-0

1/6/13 - CHA 108 DET 101 | Recap | Shot Chart | Game Thread

Team Stats

Team Four Factors | Team Opp
eFG% - 0.457 (30th of 30) | 0.515 (28th of 30)
TOV% - 0.132 (8th of 30) | 0.130 (23rd of 30)
ORB% - 0.260 (18th of 30) | 0.297 (28th of 30)
FT/FGA - 0.238 (2nd of 30) | 0.191 (7th of 30)

Team Leaders
Win Shares - Kemba Walker 3.4
Minutes Per Game - Kemba Walker 34.5
Points Per Game - Kemba Walker 17.3
Rebounds Per Game - Bismack Biyombo 7.1
Assists Per Game - Kemba Walker 5.6
Steals Per Game - Kemba Walker 1.9
Blocks Per Game - Bismack Biyombo 1.8

Team Four Factors | Team Opp
eFG% - 0.484 (19th of 30) | 0.487 (10th of 30)
TOV% - 0.141 (23rd of 30) | 0.126 (27th of 30)
ORB% - 0.294 (7th of 30) | 0.277 (23rd of 30)
FT/FGA - 0.198 (21st of 30) | 0.208 (20th of 30)

Team Leaders
Win Shares - Greg Monroe 4.4
Minutes Per Game - Greg Monroe 32.8
Points Per Game - Greg Monroe 15.9
Rebounds Per Game - Greg Monroe 9.7
Assists Per Game - Brandon Knight 4.2
Steals Per Game - Greg Monroe 1.3
Blocks Per Game - Andre Drummond 1.7

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 09:09 AM

Jose Calderon needs 181 assists to hit 4,000 for his career.

**T&P_Fan** · 02-20-2013, 10:16 AM

Well hopefully they better than last night, what a terrible effort that was.

**DTroppens** · 02-20-2013, 10:27 AM

Hopefully they realize the All-Star Break is over tonight.

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 01:23 PM

I would love to see a tweet today saying Stuckey, Bynum, CV, and Max are all being held out of tonight's game. Meaning a trade is in the works. Sadly all of them will be a Piston after the deadline I'm afraid.

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 01:57 PM

PETA names Detroit Pistons' Palace of Auburn Hills one of the NBA's most vegetarian-friendly arenas | MLive.com

Team might suck but at least they have that going for them.

**DTroppens** · 02-20-2013, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Deleterious

PETA names Detroit Pistons' Palace of Auburn Hills one of the NBA's most vegetarian-friendly arenas | MLive.com

Team might suck but at least they have that going for them.

They are the home of the six-minute concert as well!

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 04:02 PM

NBA free agents 2013: Jose Calderon moves his family to Detroit - Detroit Bad Boys

Good to see. But after stalking his wikipedia page I see the kid is just 3 years old. Would mean more if his kid was in school I think.

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 06:15 PM

https://twitter.com/Vincent_Ellis56/...65508671725568

Asked CV had he thought about that 8.5 mill player option. He said: "You know what I'm going to do. Think I'm going to leave that money?"

At least I can respect his honesty.

**ScrubBeaterUpper** · 02-20-2013, 08:42 PM

Brandon Knight just hurt his knee, looks BAD.

**ScrubBeaterUpper** · 02-20-2013, 08:44 PM

.... Then walks it off with full weight on it 2 minutes later.

It is amazing, some of the worst looking knee collisions end up being nothing. His ankle was pinned to the floor as Kemba went into his knee.

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 08:47 PM

Triple-double watch for Monroe. Start of the 4th quarter he has 9/7/7.

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 08:50 PM

Arnie took Knight back to the locker room to look at his knee.

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 08:51 PM

https://twitter.com/vgoodwill/status/304407830444793856

Brandon Knight's return is questionable...hyperextended right knee #Pistons

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 08:57 PM

Knight is back in.

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 08:58 PM

And Knight is limping bad. Whats going on with the Pistons training staff, he shouldn't be out there.

**Deleterious** · 02-20-2013, 08:59 PM

https://twitter.com/vgoodwill/status/304409812073062401

Drummond played two games after sustaining that injury against the Lakers. How about protecting a kid from himself?

Exactly.

**Hart** · 02-20-2013, 09:35 PM

When is the last time the Pistons have had someone as hot from three as Calderon over this long a stretch? He is absolutely scorching right now and it is not like he is taking just one or two a game either.

**DTroppens** · 02-20-2013, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by Deleterious

https://twitter.com/Vincent_Ellis56/...65508671725568

At least I can respect his honesty.

The obvious thing to do.

**DTroppens** · 02-20-2013, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by Deleterious

And Knight is limping bad. Whats going on with the Pistons training staff, he shouldn't be out there.

The first thing I thought when I saw him come back out was thinking why Drummond was coming back so soon after his injury. The last thing I wanted to see was Knight back out there. It's like they have a death wish with our young players on a team playing sub-.400 ball. There was ZERO reason to even risk putting him out there.

Someone needs to ask what the heck is going on and why this has happened twice in a short period of time now - and with the two players that may have some sort of future with the team.

**DTroppens** · 02-20-2013, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by Hart

When is the last time the Pistons have had someone as hot from three as Calderon over this long a stretch? He is absolutely scorching right now and it is not like he is taking just one or two a game either.

I was going to say, and will still say it, Austin Daye. He was torching it from behind the arc this year before being traded. But he was more of a one or two shot guy a game, if he played at all. The guy couldn't make a shot at all last year. This year it seemed he couldn't miss behind the arc.