Game #26: Hawks Vs Pistons - 12/14/10

[Deleterious]

16-9 (8-4) @ 7-18 (5-6)

Live from the Palace of Auburn Hills

Game Info: 7:30 pm EST Tue Dec 14, 2010

TV:

Injury Report:

Atlanta: Joe Johnson - Out (Elbow). Josh Powell - Questionable (Knee). Pape Sy - Out (Back).

Detroit: None

Season Series: Atlanta 1-0

11/3/10 - DET 85 ATL 94 | Recap | Shot Chart | Game Thread

Win Probability

29%

Team Stats



Team Four Factors

eFG% 0.510 (8th of 30)
TOV% 0.131 (7th of 30)
ORB% 0.244 (23rd of 30)
FT/FGA 0.226 (20th of 30)

Team Leaders

Win Shares Al Horford 4.1
Minutes Per Game Joe Johnson 35.5
Points Per Game Al Horford 17.0
Rebounds Per Game Al Horford 9.7
Assists Per Game Josh Smith 4.0
Steals Per Game Josh Smith 1.5
Blocks Per Game Josh Smith 2.3



Team Four Factors

eFG% 0.480 (24th of 30)
TOV% 0.132 (10th of 30)
ORB% 0.259 (14th of 30)
FT/FGA 0.217 (24th of 30)

Team Leaders

Win Shares Rodney Stuckey 1.9
Minutes Per Game Rodney Stuckey 32.9
Points Per Game Rodney Stuckey 17.0
Rebounds Per Game Ben Wallace 7.7
Assists Per Game Rodney Stuckey 5.5
Steals Per Game Ben Wallace 1.0
Blocks Per Game Ben Wallace 1.0

[DTroppens]

Everything is canceled around me. That means the game is wide open. Don't know if I'll post throughout the game or not, but I'll be watching live.

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

According to Langlois, Monroe to start alongside Wallace, Wilcox to back up C. Max out of the rotation and the 5th big off the bench, for now.

[Nastradamus]

Good, it's time to try that mix of guys. Monroe needs to get a starting opportunity and Maxiell needs to be moved out for now, at the least. Wilcox should give us some decent backup C minutes, at least he's a little taller. Charlie V shoudl stay in the same role, that's good.

Interesting and random stat I saw today was that Stuckey is worth slightly more wins over replacement than Rondo. I think we have to keep him or get value in a trade. He might not be the star we hoped for, but he's a good player we can't let go.

[Deleterious]

Good, it's time to try that mix of guys. Monroe needs to get a starting opportunity and Maxiell needs to be moved out for now, at the least. Wilcox should give us some decent backup C minutes, at least he's a little taller. Charlie V shoudl stay in the same role, that's good.

Interesting and random stat I saw today was that Stuckey is worth slightly more wins over replacement than Rondo. I think we have to keep him or get value in a trade. He might not be the star we hoped for, but he's a good player we can't let go.

Where did you see that? BP hasn't started doing 2011 WARP yet have they?

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

I think they will win tonight, afterall, we have a rich man's Rondo manning the Point.

Seriously, Pistons 86, Hawks 82

[DTroppens]

Yup,
Monroe in the starting lineup.

[DTroppens]

That was classic Rip - two screens to a jumper.

I'm going to like this Monroe-Ben combo. Nice to see some defensive authority in the paint for a change.

[DTroppens]

Back to back poor decsions by Rodney.

First, he dishes a pass to Ben while he's establishing a screen - not rolling off the screen, but establishing it.

Then he throws it about 10 rows into the stands near one of the baseline corners, throwing it ridiculously high to Prince.

[DTroppens]

There's nothing in basketball that gets me more pumped up and a bit of the goosebumps as an interior defense that must be physically reckoned with. The Pistons had that for the first nine minutes with Ben and Monroe out on the court. Monroe got two fouls during the period, but it was nice to see. I hope we see more of that.

Got to be able to keep people from working into the paint. And when they do, make sure they know you are going to have to take a physical toll when you do - and quite possibly that help-side guy is going to swat it anyway.

Just a small dose of that, but we've been so dead of that for the last few years, it really gave me goosebumps seeing just a hint of it.

[DTroppens]

Great first quarter for the Pistons. Great defense.

28-19 Pistons.

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

15 for Rip after 1.

[DTroppens]

Who says an interior defense that establishes itself isn't important? The Pistons establish it in the first quarter, Atlanta's not attacking as they can now and now when they do, even Charlie V. has the fever underneath.A

I hope we see this for 48 minutes tonight.

[DTroppens]

Man Stuckey, how about dishing one of those to Ben.

When this team penetrates, they just never look to Ben on the other side just standing there.

[DTroppens]

Rip is just unconscious tonight. Already 20 pts.

Atlanta gets teh ball deep underneath and there was not even a single thought about taking it up against Ben.

Great defensive effort in this first half!

I'll take 80-something scores to see something that resembles an interior defense every single day of the week.

Pistons 49, Hawks 37

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

Should not have taken Q 25 games to figure out he needed to shorten the rotation.

[DTroppens]

Atlanta: 12-for-35 shooting in the first half.

[DTroppens]

Should not have taken Q 25 games to figure out he needed to shorten the rotation.

I don't think they really shortened the rotation. They played nine players and for quite a bit of that second half it was four reserves with one starter.

[DTroppens]

Classic Rip moving without the ball, catch and shoot tonight.

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

I don't think they really shortened the rotation. They played nine players and for quite a bit of that second half it was four reserves with one starter.

They trimmed one guy out, 5 guys on pace for 30 minutes tonight. They were going 10 deep for awhile. I like the 3 guard lineup with TMac at Point and BG and Rip on the wings. Good way to get BG some extra time, some extra shots, we should be able to get him back to form.

[DTroppens]

My God,
how wasn't that initial play not a jump ball or a travel. Instead, Monroe gets a foul a second after that. That's a really tough call.

[DTroppens]

Pistons offense just stationary, accomplishing nothing for the first three minutes of the second half.

49-45, 8-0 Atlanta run.

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

Jesus, where is the energy? 11-0 to start the half. Not one good shot taken in 3+ minutes.

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

My God,
how wasn't that initial play not a jump ball or a travel. Instead, Monroe gets a foul a second after that. That's a really tough call.

Yeah, that was a terrible series by the refs. It was a jump ball first and then they compund the issues by calling a ticky-tacky shooting foul. Enjoy the free points Horford.

[DTroppens]

Offensive foul and a turnover by Prince on the Pistons last two possessions. A three-pointer by Williams and BAM, it's a one-point game.

[DTroppens]

Since the time out
Rip and Prince with hoops and now 1-2 at the line for Monroe.

54-48 Pistons

[Buddha]

Boy, that Josh Smith is no Amir Johnson.

[DTroppens]

Hamilton with another curl and hoop. He has to have over half of his hoops working off screens and motion tonght. Like I said earlier, classic Rip.

BEN REBOUND AND FINDS Stuckey for a layin. Learn from that Rodney.

[DTroppens]

Ben and Monroe force a tough shot underneath, Ben to Rip to Prince and a transition layup.

Got to love it. All started with the interior defense.

The Pistons need to keep Monroe in the starting lineup so he can learn from Ben defensively.

[DTroppens]

The team is active tonight - working with purpose on both ends of the court for the most part.

[DTroppens]

An Atlanta transition hoop on a Pistons miss and Ben's feeling his ankle with 19.8 seconds left in the third.

Pistons 64-61

[DTroppens]

64-61 Pistons after three quarters.

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

Tip for Ben Gordon and Tay: No need to pump fake your way out of good open shots, so you can eventually take contested low percentage shots.

Keep that in your back pocket.

[DTroppens]

They are still working on Ben's ankle. It's not looking good.

[DTroppens]

Stuckey drives me crazy everytime he has the ball for more than 1 second.

[DTroppens]

McGrady with a trey and the lead is back to 11.

[DTroppens]

Stuckey steal, downcourt to Charlie V and SLAM!!!!

78-66 Pistons.

Now let's close this out!

[Buddha]

Every time I see Tracy McGrady, I wonder what Austin Daye is doing...

[DTroppens]

Just a lot of players having good games tonight. Charlie V is having a nice game on both sides of the court. Wilcox has been a defensive presence. Rip's offense. His teammates finding him off those picks. Ben and Monroe underneath. McGrady hits back-to-back treys.

Just have to finish this thing otherwise it's all for naught.

15-point lead with just over 4 minutes left.

[Deleterious]

Every time I see Tracy McGrady, I wonder what Austin Daye is doing...

He is doing the same thing as me and you. Just with better seats and pay.