Q4 
DET 84 NYK 90

Toppin was great. RJ picked up after a very bad start. Noel and Payton had very strong games.

And even if their boxscores dont show it, Knox, DSJ and Frank had really solid games being very active! love it!

We started out sloppy; then got less sloppy. i wasn't really excited about anyone other than Toppin

marginal improvement from KK. DSJ still can't shoot; frank by and large still won't shoot. Somehow RJ's stat line looked way better than his game

mitch and noel both did very well on the defensive end of the court; nothing really on the other end

only first game of preseason but sorry to be a pickle puss but we just weren't as bad as detroit. we were not good

i never felt the team was definitely going to get a score, or that they were definitely going to get a stop.

Hoping for continued growth and cohesion

What about the game? Well, with 4 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game we were up 22 to 14 in assists and had 14 more rebounds than the Pistons. I really really really like our approach of stops leading to fast break opportunities. And Thibs is the man.

Allanfan20 wrote:Randle = $hit.

Toppin has to start over him. It’s a no brainer

We won, but it was disappointing (at least offensively) to see most of the returning players look the same as last year. It's just one game, but DSJ is still reluctant to shoot wide open threes. Randle is still Randle. RJ looked about the same as last year. Also Robinson's is starting to worry me off the court. Six agents in three years and he's tweeting about "loyalty?" I'm more open to moving him now if the right deal comes along. Do we really trust giving him a big contract at this point?

Also, Detroit is not a good team so I'm not ready to declare improvement on defense.

Welpee wrote:I'm not a fan, but didn't Randle essentially hit the most important shot of the game essentially sealing the victory? You wouldn't know it based on the comments.

We won, but it was disappointing (at least offensively) to see most of the returning players look the same as last year. It's just one game, but DSJ is still reluctant to shoot wide open threes. Randle is still Randle. RJ looked about the same as last year. Also Robinson's is starting to worry me off the court. Six agents in three years and he's tweeting about "loyalty?" I'm more open to moving him now if the right deal comes along. Do we really trust giving him a big contract at this point?

Also, Detroit is not a good team or I'm not ready to declare improvement on defense.

He’s a good defensive player rebounder high % offensive player —- but concerns are certainly noted. I think Noel can do enough to start which will modify Robinsons stats Not sure we’re gonna have a happy camper. To bad we have a limited pre season.