Detroit Pistons Fan’s View: Cold Shooting from Close Range
January 29 | Posted by DetroitNews | Detroit Top Stories Tags: detroit, stories, topA Detroit Pistons fan’s notes following the latest debacle, Sixers 95, Pistons 74:
— We’ve all seen cold shooting, even on occasion from the good teams, but I don’t know if I’ve ever seen so many close-in misses. Greg Monroe (6 of 19), Brandon Knight (4 of 17), Walker D. Russell (1 of 
and Rodney Stuckey (3 of 9) kept trying to go to the hoop, but they couldn’t throw it in the Atlantic Ocean. You know you’re ice-cold when your best shooters are Austin Daye and Jason Maxiell.
— Maybe things will get a little bit better for the Stones, even though after Sunday’s break, they have five games in six days next week. All five are against losing teams; the Knicks, Nets and Hornets, and twice aginst the Bucks. Then there’s a much-needed three-day break, followed by a pair against the Nets and a contest with the Wizards. Cripes, if the Pistons can’t at least get a win or three during that stretch, I suppose we’re really doomed.
— A lot of folks didn’t understand when I wrote recently that Joe D and Detroit don’t necessarily need a superstar in order to rebuild. They’re the same folks who want to tank the season’s remainder to improve odds for a top draft picks, or who would be willing to give Dwight Howard a gazzilion bucks to come up to Michigan. But I’d say the Sixers are an example of my point. Check out the way they’re knocking the socks off of the big-name Celtics and the big-bust Knicks in the East. Philly’s closest guy to a superstar is Andre Iguedala at small forward, who achieved a 10-point, 10-assist, 10-rebound minimum triple double against the Pistons. The team’s high scorer is Lou Williams off the bench at 15 points per game, but eight guys are averaging at least 9 points. The best superstarless example in the West is the Denver Nuggets, where the top scorer is Danilo Gullivar (who?) at 18 ppg, but eight guys (including ex-Piston Arron Afflalo) are averaging 8 points or more.
— Hopefully, the Pistons aren’t messing up Brandon Knight by playing him too much. Keep in mind, he’s only the age of a college sophomore, such as MSU’s Keith Appling or U-M’s Tim Hardaway Jr. If Brandon were on a good or simply decent team, he would have a chance to develop on a more reasonable pace.
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