1/31/24 7PM EST Pistons @ Cavaliers

[Tigeraholic1]

[Deleterious]

At the half, 11 guys have played.  None named Killian Hayes.  

[Deleterious]

So the Cavs broadcast has something called fieldhouse vision.  They show an exact replay from the game but using computer modeled court and players.  Why not just show the replay from the actual game with the actual players?

[Deleterious]

The bench seems to be playing well again.  At least they are not getting blown out when that unit is in.

[casimir]

All those that thought tie game with 4 minutes left, please stop lying.

[Hart]

Cade and Ivey with some tough foul calls against them tonight.  Officiating is poor to say the least.  

[Deleterious]

Ivey was standing straight up.  Not sure why LeVert gets to throw his elbow into Ivey's chin without a foul.  

[casimir]

Shot clock violation out of a time out?  Ugh….

[Hart]

14 shots is not enough for Cade.  

[casimir]

 Cunningham missed layup?  Ugh….

[Hart]

  On 2/1/2024 at 2:15 AM, Deleterious said:

Ivey was standing straight up.  Not sure why LeVert gets to throw his elbow into Ivey's chin without a foul.  

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That was too bad.  Ivey looks like his technique and effort on defense are getting a lot better but really got screwed on that one. 

[Deleterious]

Cleveland must take their fireworks seriously to have Phantom be a floor sponsor.  

[casimir]

Credit for keeping it close for 47 minutes.  But the last minute was just crummy.

[Deleterious]

Shot over 50% from the field and three and still lost.

[casimir]

  On 2/1/2024 at 2:21 AM, Deleterious said:

Cleveland must take their fireworks seriously to have Phantom be a floor sponsor.  

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Phantom is the official fire starter for the Cuyahoga.

[casimir]

  On 2/1/2024 at 2:23 AM, Deleterious said:

Shot over 50% from the field and three and still lost.

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Maybe it’s our own fault?  The game was going well until the posting in here got hot and heavy.

[Deleterious]

 

[gehringer_2]

  On 2/1/2024 at 4:28 AM, Deleterious said:

 

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Spare us Monty. Killian Hayes has already been paid $24M for being possibly the least productive regular player in the NBA. No one needs to cry for him if you outright cut him not only because of that but also because he'll likely go back to Europe and make nice bit more pocket change.

[casimir]

  On 2/1/2024 at 4:28 AM, Deleterious said:

 

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Hayes had to have seen it coming.  He probably falls back into the rotation if they can move Morris.  Other than that, he probably should be hanging out with Harris and Wiseman at the deep end of the bench.

[NYLion]

  On 2/1/2024 at 1:46 AM, Deleterious said:

The bench seems to be playing well again.  At least they are not getting blown out when that unit is in.

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Does it matter when it's vets that are keeping them in the game and the youth that's getting pummeled? What a waste of a season.

Also, it was funny to see Ivey finally get the chance to drive a ball in the 4th after all the Bogey and Burks chucks and Cade pounding the ball and missed layup possessions then Monty calls a timeout right when Ivey was driving the ball and sets up a play for Burks to get the ball in the corner as the shot clock was winding down only to get a shot clock violation. Also, Sasser with a whole 10 minutes of action even with Killian out and refusing to put a real defender on Mitchell when he was going off (Ausar maybe? perhaps?). I don't think I've ever disliked a Pistons coach more and there's a long line of ones to dislike over the last 15 years.

Edited February 1, 2024 by NYLion

[Betrayer]

Why doesn't Monty challenge that call against Ivey? Clearly an offensive foul and the game turned right there. I've never seen a team so terrible at using their challenges.

Glad to see Hayes was a healthy scratch, but it doesn't excuse the fact that it took Monty over 40 games to realize that. Same with Wiseman.

Why not go back to Gallo instead of Bogie to close? Gallo was having a way better game and his defense is no worse.

The drop coverage with Duren is so bad. Gave up multiple wide open 3s to Mitchell in critical minutes because Duren is standing 10 feet away in the paint. I'm guessing that's Monty's scheme, although Duren's defense does still need a lot of work regardless.

Ausar made a pretty big impact on the floor defensively and they showed a stat where the Pistons defensive rating goes from something like 122 to 114 when he's on the court. Yet Monty can find more than 18 minutes for him, even when Mitchell (who was 0-3 with Ausar guarding him) is steam-rolling us.

And finally, this guy was more calm today but the line, "How does anybody watch this and feel good about themselves" about sums it up: