UCONN Alum NBA Thread

[superjohn]

You wonder what Pistons record would be if they never had Josh Smith to start the season, they look like a brand new team and Rockets fans already hate Smith.

 

[caw]

Drummond with an odd 7-20-4 stat line - struggling w FTs again (1-6) cost him a double double.

He's had four 20-rebound games in his last seven. He has 120 rebounds in that span (17.1 rpg) and has 172 in his last 11 (15.6 rpg), when he's been in double figures in all but one.

He's about 13 ppg and 13 rpg now.

Kemba is back in the toilet, Napier is back in D-League, and Lamb is back on mothballs. League Pass kinda sucks this year. Basically Rudy and Drummond and an occasional day when Kemba plays well. Maybe Ray and Emeka will plop onto contenders and make the stretch run more interesting.

Detroits spacing is just so much better without Smith. Even with Drummond and Monroe both in. Opens the paint for the bigs and gets rid of all the bad long twos from Smith. And if Drummond is 1-1 in the paint for a rebound, that's a huge advantage for Detroit.

 

[UConnSwag11]

kemba with a great night- 30/7/6 hornets win

 

[Gurleyman]

Pistons with fifth straight win (all by 10 points or more). Drummond with 15+14 despite foul trouble costing him the entire second quarter. Caron with 8, but a couple big buckets in a row to push it from 6 to 11 in the fourth. Rudy struggled (5-18 from floor) except for a brief spurt in the 3rd.

 

[champs99and04]

The turnaround the Pistons have made since letting Josh Smith go has been too exaggerated to chalk up to variance. There had to have been some major chemistry problems he was causing.

 

[Marat]

Bazz with 26 points in D-League game. See the highlights here -
http://allucanheat.com/2015/01/04/watch-shabazz-napier-score-26-points-d-league-video/

 

[James]

DRUMMOND IS EVOLVING . people. tune into lp for spurs vs pistons. dre a animal

 

[Gringo]

DRUMMOND IS EVOLVING . people. tune into lp for spurs vs pistons. dre a animal

Was just gonna post the same. He's been an absolute beast in the 3rd quarter.

 

[Yankees32123]

DRUMMOND IS EVOLVING . people. tune into lp for spurs vs pistons. dre a animal

What channel?

 

[James]

no channel less you got the package. use the internet to you advantage

 

[James]

drumond needs the steve nash drill. the guy is premiere taelnt

 

[champs99and04]

Holy s*** what an ending to Spurs-Pistons.

Drummond goes for 20 and 17 as the Pistons win their sixth in a row.

 

[superjohn]

Pistons are on fire, it's amazing how much s team can change with releasing one player. Drummond had been one of the best players in the league the last month.

 

[Walker11]

I felt like SVG blew it by replacing DJ with Jennings @ the 3 minute mark but BJ came up clutch. He didn't have the same patience in running the pNr4] though and their offense stagnated. Regardless, that was awesome.

 

[James]

dj vs augsitine is intriguing , one is an enigma , the other steady. drummond is an animal

 

[Gurleyman]

Three minutes of ESPN highlights and not one of Drummond. Clearly they are trying to influence Diamond Stone. If they show Jon Leuer highlights later, we'll know those Cuse snakes in the editing room are up to no good, especially since he didn't play today.

 

[djct1999]

From the Miami Herald, "
Shabazz Napier is rejoining the Heat when it begins its five-game road trip Thursday in Portland"

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article5515611.html#storylink=cpy

 

[Matrim55]

AJ & Adrien both waived today.

 

[auror]

AJ & Adrien both waived today.

Zach Lowe ‏@ZachLowe_NBA 2h2 hours ago
Could help someone in need of an extra big. Adrien can play. RT @SpearsNBAYahoo: The T-Wolves waived forward Jeff Adrien.

 

[aceboon]

Kemba with another great game, I believe that's 3 in a row, just hit 2 step back jumpers in a row, to tie and then the 2nd to go ahead over Anthony Davis. 28pts with 20 something secs left.

 

[aceboon]

Tie game now so Kemba has a chance for a game winner.

 

[James]

OMG

 

[James]

three consecutive 30 point games, this dude is turning the corner

 

[aceboon]

The and 1 was ridiculous, and these games have come without Al Jeff so defenses are all keyed in on him.

 

[UConn990411]

It's so nice to see Kemba, Drummond and Rudy rolling the way they are - those three are legitimate All-Star players right now.

I would love to see Lamb find himself in a new situations next. Maybe even Charlotte...