Game 53: Pistons @ Lakers 2/13/2024

GreekAlex · Post #1 » by **GreekAlex** » Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:08 pm

Hopefully we’ll have a Grimes sighting.

The Lakers have been playing well lately.

I’m expecting the same great energy out of the gate.

Things should be a little more smooth since they’ve had a few days to practice and get familiar with the new players.

Invictus88 · Post #2 » by **Invictus88** » Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:16 pm

It's fun to actually be excited to watch a Pistons game.

Post #3 » by **Snakebites** » Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:45 pm

This is usually the time where I start looking to the draft and free agency.

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have some curiosity in terms of our new rotation and how the new guys settle in.

The season is finished but progress can still be made.

GreekAlex · Post #4 » by **GreekAlex** » Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:13 pm

Yeah, we’re down to our last 2 games before the all star break and then the last 28 after.

I just want to see improvement and gather information as to who is worth keeping.

What are we thinking for Fontecchio’s contract this offseason?

With a larger role here than Utah, he may raise his value.

MortSahlfan · Post #5 » by **MortSahlfan** » Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:23 pm

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joedumars1 · Post #6 » by **joedumars1** » Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:29 pm

MortSahlfan wrote:

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Hopefully it’s not to much of an opportunity. Have to feed Sasser, cade, and Ivey.

vege · Post #7 » by **vege** » Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:34 pm

So Troy has been trying to acquire Fournier for the last couple of seasons. Just like Joe Harris. Troy is really an awesome evaluator of talent.

There are some great french players in the league, we manage to keep collecting all the bad french players.

Moses ShamMoses · Post #8 » by **Moses ShamMoses** » Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:58 pm

vege wrote:So Troy has been trying to acquire Fournier for the last couple of seasons. Just like Joe Harris. Troy is really an awesome evaluator of talent.

There are some great french players in the league, we manage to keep collecting all the bad french players.

I'm not sure if he's washed up, he's 31 which isn't THAT old, but he was putting up 20 pts/game a few years ago for Orlando. I wouldn't be surprised if he's actually decent. Plus there is this video...

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vege · Post #9 » by **vege** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:24 am

He was like the best player for his National team. But he was awful in NY and Boston.

MotownMadness · Post #10 » by **MotownMadness** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:00 am

Need to make sure Sassers minutes go back up cause he was playing well but only got 14 mins last game

bstein14 · Post #11 » by **bstein14** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:14 am

Fournier just played great for France for sure and he'll be a key member for France in the Paris Olympics in a few months.

I'm sure he's likely to be our 10th man in the rotation most likely.

C Duren / Muscala
F Stew / Ausar
F Font / Grimes
G Ivey / Sasser
G Cade / Fournier

Post #12 » by **Snakebites** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:44 am

I’d rather see Troy Brown get PT than Fournier.

whitehops · Post #13 » by **whitehops** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:46 am

Grimes is out with his knee sprain but he should be back after the all star break. Umude and Rhoden are back in the g league so it’ll be interesting to see if Fournier or Flynn get any minutes.

Cade/sasser
Ivey
Ausar/brown jr.
Muscala/fontecchio
Duren

It’ll be interesting to see if Monty opts to have Flynn, Fournier, Milton or wiseman as the 10th guy in the rotation.

tmorgan · Post #14 » by **tmorgan** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:49 am

You only have 8 there, so it’s likely two of them, and likely Fournier and (yuck) Wiseman.

Stew and Grimes should take their spots soon, though.

LaSheed · Post #15 » by **LaSheed** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:37 am

vege wrote:He was like the best player for his National team. But he was awful in NY and Boston.

Vege my guy he wasn't awful in Orlando! Thats why the big dogs traded for him. Gotta be something there.

I'm just kidding if it were 2 years ago I'd be excited

LaSheed · Post #16 » by **LaSheed** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:40 am

I wish the days of Fournier 20 points was still a thing. Him and Vucevic were easy money on that Orlando team.

Are we allowed to start a betting forum?

zeebneeb · Post #17 » by **zeebneeb** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:09 pm

Grimes will not be playing today. He has been nursing a knee injury.

maybe Wednesday against PHX, but I'd bet on after the all-star break.

Post #18 » by **theBigLip** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:07 pm

LaSheed wrote:I wish the days of Fournier 20 points was still a thing. Him and Vucevic were easy money on that Orlando team.

Are we allowed to start a betting forum?

Betting forum sounds great

NYPiston · Post #19 » by **NYPiston** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:29 pm

Invictus88 wrote:It's fun to actually be excited to watch a Pistons game.

Yep, I feel the same way. I wasn't able to watch the Clippers game but did see the previous 2 wins and now that they rid of the one dimensional chuckers and brought in young guys with a different energy and more of an emphasis on defense, I'm looking forward to every game now. Hopefully Grimes draws in tonight, would like to see him play before the ASB.

Edit: Seems like no Grimes tonight. That sucks but we'll see him soon enough.

NYPiston · Post #20 » by **NYPiston** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:34 pm

MotownMadness wrote:Need to make sure Sassers minutes go back up cause he was playing well but only got 14 mins last game

Just Monty doing Monty things. Still dicking around Sasser despite Sasser performing as well as can reasonably be expected pretty much every game lately. Look at his deployment...15, 26, 12, 19, 10, 20, 10, 32, 37, 14. Just no consistency, it's a bit maddening.