OT - Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons 7:30PM

Submitted by Cold War on

Trey Burke and the Jazz play at the Palace for the first and only time  this season. Trey says he is excited to be playing in Michigan again.

Finally, a reason to actually watch a Piston game.

Cold War

January 17th, 2014 at 9:28 PM ^

I love how Blaha and Kelser have gone from saying how he was choking on it early to singing his praises.

MH20

January 17th, 2014 at 9:49 PM ^

I can't stand Blaha and it isn't just because he does PBP for Spartan football.  I've never enjoyed listening to him and for some reason the way he announces the time ("5 and 42 remaining") drives me up the wall.

Dilla Dude

January 17th, 2014 at 9:28 PM ^

This game is so frustrating. Playing well the past 2 games, have 5 days off to rest and practice, only to come out and lay a giant egg tonight. What a disappointment.

This team isn't going to get any better until they improve their perimeter defense. Hell, defense period. Just pathetic.

bacon1431

January 17th, 2014 at 9:39 PM ^

Defense. And he is a FA this upcoming offseason. And if he is on the team, Josh Smith is more than likely going to play SF (where he is terrible). And it is more likely that Greg Monroe is movable, while Smith may not be. I'd rather keep Moose, but it's not likely. One needs to go.

TheLastHarbaugh

January 17th, 2014 at 9:39 PM ^

The knock on Monroe is that he is an atrocious defender. You are better off having a trash can on the court to guard a stretch 4 on a PnR than Monroe. As gifted as he is offensively, his defense can be so bad at times that it totally negates his O.

People are still really high on him, but Andre is untouchable, and no one wants Josh Smith's contract, and the big 3 are a failed experiment. So Monroe is the odd man out.

samdrussBLUE

January 17th, 2014 at 9:39 PM ^

No metrics here. If you are just going to say better, in general, as in just a better player at what they do- I would say yes, I have full confidence in saying Trey is a better player

bacon1431

January 17th, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^

Naturally, they're going to be compared because they were back-to-back picks, but they don't play the same position and they're different players. I still think KCP is going to be a good player in this league, but he has a steeper learning curve than Burke. I think intelligent Pistons fans knew that coming in.

Dontfakeitfunk

January 17th, 2014 at 9:54 PM ^

Many of the things you've said tonight lead me to believe you have a sub-par basketball intelligence...according to you, luck needs to be involved in order to be a good NBA team therefore logic and common sense don't apply. You're certainly right that KCP and Burke are different. Burke is a future all-pro and KCP is a future Euro league role player

tbeindit

January 17th, 2014 at 11:19 PM ^

Biggest thing that sucks is KCP will be compared to Burke for his entire career at no fault of his own. These guys do play different positions, but Burke has been outplaying this year and was way better tonight. Along with this, the progression of the pistons has gone nowhere or years.

To me KCP looks like an nba player, but more of a rotational guy on a good team. He's crazy athletic, but who cares if he misses a gimme or never can do anything when he gets the ball. His best potential is on the defensive side, but there are still a lot of holes and honestly I'm not sure he will ever be as productive as Burke. Considering that, I just don't see the pick as something to be excited about.

bacon1431

January 17th, 2014 at 9:37 PM ^

I do not know why Jerebko gets no time and Charlie V gets anytime on the court. CV's contract is up at the end of the year and nobody in their right mind is going to trade for him unless they want to clear cap space (but the Pistons couldn't get anything valuable in exchange for him anyways). At least Jonas attempts to play both ends of the court and provides some energy (which this team sorely lacks)

Cold War

January 17th, 2014 at 9:43 PM ^

It's been a long time since this team has stirred any real emotion in me or a loss really bothered me. Just stale, old, numbing mediocrity. And boredom. I flip past the games and might hang for a few if it's close. Haven't watched this much in quite a while.

Guess that's why it was so easy to root for Trey and not really be concerned who he's doing it to.

AlwaysBlue

January 17th, 2014 at 9:46 PM ^

first Piston game I've watched more than a few minutes of this season. I just can't stand them...their collective team IQ doesn't reach triple digits.

TheLastHarbaugh

January 17th, 2014 at 11:34 PM ^

I was more talking about the continued development of what could be potentially the best big in the NBA, Andre Drummond. The team also plays a fast paced style with lots of dunks, alley-oops, steals and blocked shots. I mean, losing is never fun, and every time Josh Smith shoots a three an angel commits seppuku, but they're young and have talent.

snarling wolverine

January 17th, 2014 at 9:54 PM ^

It wasn't long ago that some were downplaying Burke's numbers because he played on a "bad" Jazz team while KCP played for the "playoff-bound" Pistons.  Well, after tonight the Jazz will be only two games worse than the Pistons in the win column, despite not having Burke for the first month of the season, and playing in a much tougher conference.  Burke is legit and I'm sorry, but passing him up looks worse and worse as the season progresses.