Detroit Pistons – 2006 VSL Game 3 July 11, 2006

Vs. New York Knicks

Recap:

Ok folks; this recap will be short. This was a pummeling, plain and simple. Here are a few first impressions:

1) Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars (I think), Flip Saunders, Chauncey Billups, & Rasheed Wallace were all in attendance. No pictures….sorry.

2) Jason Maxiell was presented with the first Pistonsforum.com T-shirt. Let’s hope he can be spotted with it.

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Knicks wipe out the Pistons!

A poor start doomed Detroit Tuesday night in the Vegas Summer League, as the Knicks jumped out to a 15-point first quarter lead and coasted the rest of the way for a 91-68 win.

Six Knick players scored in double digits, led by Brian Greene’s 17 points. New York shot a blistering 51.5% from the field, while the Baby Pistons hit only 40.3% of their attempts and totaled just 10 assists for the night. The evening’s futility might best be summed up by the box score of Detroit guard Rodney Billups (pictured above, evidently by the league’s HobbitCam): three points, three rebounds, one assist, six fouls.

Alex Acker continued his hot play by leading all players with 22 points, and now ranks as the #4 scorer in TVSL action with a 22.7 ppg average. Amir Johnson tallied 12 points and seven rebounds, while Jason Maxiell had 11 points and eight boards. Maxiell shot an abysmal 3-12 from the free throw line as the Detroiters hit just 40% of their charity tries.

This game turned out to be one of those “everybody plays” stinkers, which should provide plenty of material for The Low during his on-the-scene recap later today. Be sure to check back with us for the post-mortem.

Detroit Pistons – 2006 VSL Game 2 July 10, 2006

Vs. Phoenix Suns

Recap:

Ok folks; this recap will be shorter than game 1. If you would like to know why, here’s a little tidbit: THERE WERE OVER 70 FOULS CALLED IN THIS GAME FOR GOD’S SAKE! Here are a few first impressions:

Two really cool things happened to me which topped the game and also delayed my return home leading to this recap not being delivered until this morning:

1. I got my picture taken with Walt Frazier
2. I got to meet and talk with Ronnie Nunn for a good 20 min. or so after the game. (You regulars will see the full irony of this)

There is one huge difference in this year’s summer league performances…there is no lack of effort from anyone. What I mean by this is: even if a guy’s talent level isn’t at the top of the pack, he’s still out there working his butt off on EVERY play.

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