V Day Edition

I caught some of the Pistons game last night. They seemed more up for it than they were the other night vs. New Orleans. The Wizards were playing well the last few games, etc., etc...

Anyway, a few guys came to play, and the Wizards went down. Stuckey was practically useless (what else is new), Knight is looking like Stuckey 2.0, and Maxiell was a waste of space. The good news is Calderon decided he should take some shots, Monroe was a beast on the glass, and Bynum did Bynum-like things...

Alley-oop! Bynum to ... SLAVA! #Pistons up 76-70 with 6:28 to play. #Bynumite #SlavaSlam
— Detroit Pistons (@detroitpistons) February 14, 2013

Also, Charlie V continues to show up on a regular basis. Not sure how I feel about that. I do feel pretty good about Slava getting some burn, it's about time. At this point the Pistons best players since Drummond went down have been Calderon, Monroe (that's 8 double-doubles in a row for him so far), Bynum, Singler and Charlie V. Knight and Stuckey would probably come in next, but Jerebko could overtake one of them if he starts getting PT.

I wonder if Joe D ever looks at this team and thinks "what the hell was I thinking?" I mean, he purposefully went out and acquired players who didn't have archetypal physiques & skill sets for their positions. That's fine if the guy you get is LeBron (physique of a PF, ball skills of a PG, plays SF) or Kevin Love (shoots the 3 like Reggie, rebounds like Rodman), but when you stock your team with combo guards & undersized post players that lack athleticism, I have to question your judgement.

The Red Wings' power play continues to be a problem (0-4 last night), and Kevin Seifert thinks the Lions should amp up their running game this off-season and take advantage of defenses keying off of Calvin Johnson. The Lions' RB situation is pretty dire since Best probably won't play football (besides Madden) ever again. Here's the list of FA running backs: Steven Jackson, Reggie Bush, Felix Jones, Danny Woodhead, and Shonn Green (FYI - return man Josh Cribbs is up for grabs too!). The Lions problem is they got decent production out of Leshoure, but he's not a homerun back. Best brought that, and I think Bush or Jackson could too. Not sure if the Lions have the cash to get Jackson, but maybe they could get Bush. Jackson always makes me think of this Nike commercial...