DLeethal wrote:Top 3 offense and top 10 defense, with a death lineup closing out games defensively (like we saw last playoffs frequently in tight games when making O/D substitution).

KAT needs to be lights out from 3 again. Mikal and OG need to be locked in. And Mitch needs to be the guy who can swing games all by himself. All of those things occurring at the right time and this team can make a run and beat anyone.

I think the lineup of Brunson Hart Bridges OG Robinson is a deadly lineup. Realizing that KAT doesn't need to be on the floor at the end of games gets you to realize his main job is just winning the non- Robinson minutes. It's the two of theirs team.

BlueKnickers wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:Towns is too predictable on his drives. He is taking this costs every time. Now if he can be a threat to pass out of those drives, "to spray the ball" as Brown calls it- that would be next level stuff for KAT. It could actually make it easier to finish at the the rim because he would be a threat to do both pass and finish. Harder to predict -harder to stop

What would be especially effective is if he yells out "Ommygawd!" during the drive to the rim.

It will instantly freeze his defenders who will instinctively register that KAT's shot has already been taken.

Then then he can cruise right past them without breaking stride for an uncontested layup.

Ok,ok how about this then ........not yell OMGGAWD once. Just once. Maybe the refs could be more helpful then

ToddTT wrote:

Philc1 wrote:No one is beating OKC. I would be happy with just getting to the finals. Seriously

OKC might not be a problem for us.

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gradyandrew wrote:

DLeethal wrote:Top 3 offense and top 10 defense, with a death lineup closing out games defensively (like we saw last playoffs frequently in tight games when making O/D substitution).

KAT needs to be lights out from 3 again. Mikal and OG need to be locked in. And Mitch needs to be the guy who can swing games all by himself. All of those things occurring at the right time and this team can make a run and beat anyone.

I think the lineup of Brunson Hart Bridges OG Robinson is a deadly lineup. Realizing that KAT doesn't need to be on the floor at the end of games gets you to realize his main job is just winning the non- Robinson minutes. It's the two of theirs team.

Part of what has fixed the defense is Brown closing more with this lineup and not worrying about KAT's feelings.

DLeethal wrote:

gradyandrew wrote:

DLeethal wrote:Top 3 offense and top 10 defense, with a death lineup closing out games defensively (like we saw last playoffs frequently in tight games when making O/D substitution).

KAT needs to be lights out from 3 again. Mikal and OG need to be locked in. And Mitch needs to be the guy who can swing games all by himself. All of those things occurring at the right time and this team can make a run and beat anyone.

I think the lineup of Brunson Hart Bridges OG Robinson is a deadly lineup. Realizing that KAT doesn't need to be on the floor at the end of games gets you to realize his main job is just winning the non- Robinson minutes. It's the two of theirs team.

Part of what has fixed the defense is Brown closing more with this lineup and not worrying about KAT's feelings.

Same thing used to happen with Randle.

At some point a coach realizes who they can close with and they sit starters who don't get stops down the stretch.

Right now Brunson turns on his hero mode and builds a brick house while other guys are just standing around

ramtour420 wrote:As the Pistons series have shown so far this season: when we play a tough team that gets into Brunson, we need him to get others involved so that in the second half and at the end of the game our guys are in a rhythm and are able to knock down shots.

Right now Brunson turns on his hero mode and builds a brick house while other guys are just standing around

We talking the series last year or the game last night you said you did not watch?

I caught the first period and wife asked "we watched a lot of hoop this week, can we watch opening olympics ceremony?
I oblidged. That opeing period was a **** show. NO Duran for either of our bad losses. They were out Duran for both games, and we out two starters.
Detroit a bit salty still after last seasons loss.
For here and now we need both KAT and Mitch doing what they do best and be healthy if we to win a chip.

Kudo's to Detroit who making Duncan Rob look good in piston uni and Tobias who really has been an important leader when he joined a young piston team. Bickerstaff did a masterful job also. Detroit came together with its new coach the 2nd half of last season. It takes time with new coach. Hmmmm, maybe this could be part of our thing??

Trajan Landon has done a nice job putting the right pieces together as the president of basketball operations staritng in May of 2024 so he has been at the helm of their impressive turnaround. He was the GM of the pelicans in the Zion era under David Griffin.
Griff kind of made a mess of things as NOLA really never gained traction but trajon must have made some really good impressions as he got the gig in Detroit. Im not an expert on Piston hoop. Monty Williams was fired about two weeks before Ladgon was hired so there was no direct overlap but perhaps part of negotiations as Monty was still owned 4 years of a 65mil contract and obvisouly was not doing the job as he had in NOLA (they missed each other by 4years) and again in PHX. Sometimes the pieces are in place and need time to maturate. Detroit had made the right picks at the right time and obviosly Bickerstaff was the right man at the right time when Cade found his stride.

There record thus far is not logical with that roster but they are getting it done.

ramtour420 wrote:KAT needs to be unlocked.
He hasn't been unlocked ever and still is an All Star. To me, unlocking him means- not complaining, not forcing shots at rim( has no counter moves, no up and under , no nothing, and doesn't make those shots consistently enough) instead pass it. Josh Hart is automatic at the rim while Towns makes like one out of 3. So those 2 things and not fouling= unlocked KAT
1)Stop complaining
2)Add a passing option while driving ( this requires proper teammate positioning)
3)Stop fouling

I feel similar but think unlocking him means once accomplishing the above, he become the 4-1 heliocentric core of an offense and can make the right decisions starting from the high post while slipping out to the three point line. I kind of feel the same way about triple double KAT as I do triple double Randle.

I think KAT can be Sabonis-Plus or Jokic-Lite. Gotta be smarter though.