Pistons 2025-2026

[moldyoldie]

Melee in Charlotte. Duren and Beef Stew both ejected. Paul Reed will be manning the pivot for final one-and-a-half quarters. Pistons up by ten.

[MWmetalhead]

Miles Bridges can kiss my ass.

Go Pistons!!!

[MWmetalhead]

I predict Duren will be suspended 1 game and Stewart will be suspended 2 games.

Both will serve at least 1 game each for sure. Throwing a punch is an automatic 1 game suspension. Leaving the bench to participate in a fight is an automatic minimum 1 game suspension.

Not good! Next two games are on the road in Toronto (on Wednesday) and New York (next week after the all-star break).

Charlotte made 14 (!!!) more triples than us, and we shot only 20% from the long line, yet we still won the game. I love it!

Charlotte was a perfect 17 of 17 from the FT line, but we had quite a few more trips (DET was 23 of 28).

Those 6 extra FT makes wound up equaling the margin of victory.

[Matt]

[MWmetalhead]

A lot of folks think Stewart due to being a repeat offender will receive 5 to 10 games.

Even a 5 game suspension could be quite harmful; we play the Spurs on the 23rd (game #4) and Thunder on the 25th (game #5).

Stewart served a 3 game suspension for fighting in the back of the arena in Phoenix in February 2024.

So, I'm gonna backtrack on my earlier prediction of 2 games. I bet he'll be suspended a minimum of 3 games, and I think there's a decent chance it'll be 5 games.

Stewart's rim defense is currently tops in the league.

[moldyoldie]

Miles Bridges can kiss my ass.

...and Moussa Diabaté can kiss mine!

[MWmetalhead]

Per Shams Charania of ESPN:

Duren will be suspended 2 games. Stewart will be suspended 7 games.

That means no Stewart for when we face the Spurs, Thunder and Cavs after the all-star break.

Not good!!!!

[moldyoldie]

Per Shams Charania of ESPN:

Duren will be suspended 2 games. Stewart will be suspended 7 games.

That means no Stewart for when we face the Spurs, Thunder and Cavs after the all-star break.

Not good!!!!

Whoa! "Not good" is an understatement. Who's our other inside big men besides Paul Reed?

[MWmetalhead]

In terms of protecting the rim, Stewart, Duren and Reed are basically the main options.

Tolu Smith is being called up from the G-League to provide another option at Center.

[SD45]

Tonights starting five is Harris, Robinson, Reed, Cunningham and Thompson.

Paul Reed is playing well, with 16 points in the first quarter

[MWmetalhead]

B-ball Paul is awesome!

[SD45]

Pistons 113, Toronto 95. Detroit is 40-13 at the All Star Break.

[MWmetalhead]

So far, so good!

[MWmetalhead]

For the entire second half, the Pistons made the Raptors look like chumps. I love that!

[Mike]

With the Thunder falling to lowly Milwaukee tonight, this gives the Pistons the best record in the league by a hair (.755 for their 40-13 versus .750 for OKC's 42-14).