Pistons At Bucks ~ November 26th, 2005

Personally, I believe that if the defensive player's hand touches the ball on a shot causing it to miss, that's a block. By that count Darko had at least 4.

Cavs

Cleveland just lost at home to Minny. That helps.

Blocks

Darkos blocks / alterations would mean a heck of a lot more if afterward he would go get the ball. Man, he just stands there admiring his work when the ball is at arms length.

Sheed

2 points + 3 fouls + 3 rebounds in 18 minutes = zero left in the tank. But he does have two blocks.

Now watch him prove me wrong in the second half.

I've noticed that block counts vary considerably depending on whether the team is home or away. The statistician, I believe, is an employee of the home team, and they tend to be a bit more generous toward the team that pays them. I could particularly see that happening in this match-up, since the Bucks would like their young bigman to look good statistically when compared with Darko for PR reasons. You can't really fudge points or rebounds, but on blocks, steals and turnovers there seems to be a lot of "room for interpretation" so to say.

they are giving ben just as much props. they are giving him full credit for magloire not scoring. they are saying he isn't scoring because ben is on him. don't worry darko won't overshadow ben.

Dyess!!

No

I think you are confusing the NBA with middle school basketball.

Possibly true. The statistician being an employee of the hometeam was something one of the announcers stated in a pre-season game, which may be different.

Three Ball

Once again we blow big lead by letting the other team burn us on the three ball . In two of the cases it was on a fast break after we had missed a three or riduculous outside Jay

Oh no please not the 3-point slaying.Pray that ended with the 3rd and doesn't continue into the 4th.Someone needs to do the flying tomahawk foul on Redd.

I am not going to raise alarms just yet, because Flip and Joe are still experimenting with this team, but those big runs in really short periods of time are becoming a trend. Last year we might lose a lead over 5 or 6 minutes because we couldn't score, but so far this year teams are getting these points way too easily.

why?

up 7 or 8 or something, we get sheed on the blocks and he scores

next three times down we shoot long jumpers? i mean especially on the second night of a long back to back.... doesn't seem like the time to count on the outside j being there

mmmm...crow

right after i post that, chauncey cans a three to end the bucks run and put the stones up 4...i should shut up now.