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From what ive heard Iverson has been shooting poorly as of late. And we all know how a shooter gets out of a slump....KEEP SHOOTING.
destroy detroit
From what ive heard Iverson has been shooting poorly as of late. And we all know how a shooter gets out of a slump....KEEP SHOOTING.
maybe I jinx it
Please take it easy on us. Not only are we playing sucky, but we also have emotional problems.
Don't know what will happen tonight. I don't think we ever had this depth before. It can make or break.
I am hoping to see a good game... Love to see a Piston win here...
Good Luck Spurs fans....
*waiting for that idiot spursdynasty to jinx the team again.
So will there be a vBookie for this game?
Cant wait to see a rivalry renewed. Hope this is a good game.
I don't know what to expect from my Pistons tonight. We've not been a very good team since the trade. No chemistry cohesion or consistency. We look lost.
Hopefully they step it up tonight against the Spurs. The talent's there, it's just a matter of the pieces fitting together properly (which may not happen).
I'm looking for big nights from Stuckey and Tayshaun.
Easy W for the Spurs. Should be just another day at the office...
Here we go
Good energy trumps all jinx.
Believe.
Spursdynasty is the biggest Lakers homer on the board.
Pistons will win tonight
Pistons without Billups are not the same team. He was their leader and now he's gone. Stuckey has been playing well. If the Spurs can stay close they have a good chance since the Pistons have a hard time finishing games without Billups.
I like the Spurs chances, but the Pistons are still a good team.
Side point-- If the Billups/Iverson trade made Detroit worse and Denver better, which is pretty obvious, doesn't that make Billups>Iverson. Two guys who play the same position, switch them out and leave the rest the same--- how could you ever have a better comparison?
Anyone know if they'll show this game on ESPN, TNT, FSN, or any other national sports channel?
I've only spotted local coverage.
Spurs lineup change
Leave it to Gregg Popovich to stir up his starting lineup for the Pistons. The Spurs are starting Manu Ginobili at shooting guard, sending Roger Mason to the bench.
Michael Curry figured Popovich was up to something. Allen Iverson has a history of big games against the Spurs, so Curry thought Bruce Bowen would start at shooting guard. He knew Pop wouldn't leave Mason out there against Iverson. Bowen is still coming off the bench, which will leave Michael Finley on Tayshaun Prince.
Rip Hamilton and Tony Parker will match-up, I am guessing. That will leave Ginobili and Iverson to guard each other and that might be fun. Neither guy can guard the other.
http://info.detnews.com/redesign/blo...TOKEN=86634746
Mike Monroe: Manu starts vs. Pistons
The emergence of Roger Mason Jr. as a legitimate scoring threat has returned Manu Ginobili to the Spurs' starting lineup.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he wants Ginobili to start the game with the other members of the Spurs Big Three, Tony Parker and Tim Duncan.
In fact, Popovich promised that Ginobili, the NBA's reigning Sixth Man Award winner, will be a starter "in perpetuity."
"It is time for Manu to be on the court when the game starts," Popovich said before tipoff of the Spurs' game against the Pistons at AT&T Center Tuesday night. "This is the way I'd like to do it in perpetuity."
Popovich expects to get the same scoring spark off the bench from Mason that he had come to expect from Ginobili. Mason is second in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage, at 52.4 percent, and is averaging 14.8 points per game.
I beat you!
I beat you!
I liked TP starting next to Mason. I thought that combination worked well together, as would Hill and Ginobili. I guess either Ginobili finally tired of the bench role or Pop thinks Mason and Hill can combine to have a Manu-like contribution off the bench.
So far I give the move a... but we'll see how it works out.
Iverson is known for big games vs. Spurs? All I remember is AI shooting 35% and making excuses. Maybe some meaningless regular season games, but someone will have to refresh my memory.
Iverson is the most overrated player in the NBA (after Nash) and now it is obvious. Denver with Billups is suddenly a good team. How did that happen?
I like this move. It keeps the veterans on the court together and gives Mason and Hill a chance to develop chemistry as the 2nd unit. In the end the starting lineups don't matter that much. It is the 5 who finish the game that is important.
How about-
Duncan
Bowen
Mason
Ginobili
Parker
switch Mason for Thomas/Oberto if the other team has 2 effective bigs on the court. Wait, that's the team we've had since 2007--
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