Game 39: Raptors @ Pistons, Friday January 14th 2022, 7 pm, TSN

[DanH]

Raptors (20-18, 8th in East)
10th in ORTG
19th in DRTG
13th in Net Rating
10th in SRS (strength of schedule adjusted net rating)

Pistons (9-31, 14th in East)
30th in ORTG
23rd in DRTG
30th in Net Rating
30th in SRS

But also, Pistons are 1-0 against the Raptors this year because of course.

Starters:

Toronto:
Fred VanVleet
Gary Trent Jr
OG Anunoby
Pascal Siakam
Scottie Barnes

Detroit:
Cade Cunningham
Killian Hayes
Hamidou Diallo
Saddiq Bey
Isaiah Stewart

[KeonClark]

No more jokes and gifs In the dwane Casey GDTs. Show up, formal attire, kick their asses, all business, and leave. Sick of watching his post game tiger woods fist pumps.

[MixxAOR]

No more jokes and gifs In the dwane Casey GDTs. Show up, formal attire, kick their asses, all business, and leave. Sick of watching his post game tiger woods fist pumps.

Yeah shit is not funny anymore.

[Kagemusha]

Yup, Casey is no longer cute.

[golden]

No more jokes and gifs In the dwane Casey GDTs. Show up, formal attire, kick their asses, all business, and leave. Sick of watching his post game tiger woods fist pumps.

[planetmars]

Is Casey back for this one? I remember seeing that he was in covid protocols.

*EDIT - yeah he's back.. was there against Chicago:
https://www.wxyz.com/sports/dwane-ca...tive-suspected

[planetmars]

So do we give Isaiah Stewart 20 free points at the rim again? Or should we play a little defense on him this time around?

[A.I]

So do we give Isaiah Stewart 20 free points at the rim again? Or should we play a little defense on him this time around?

He hasn't met the 6 armed monster known as Khem, Precious and Chris.

[Jclaw]

from the Milwaukee thread

“And don't look now but tonight's back to back game starts a gauntlet of 8 games in 14 days against the
Bucks/Jazz/Pellies/Suns/Pistons/Bucks/Heat/Mavs.
I hope we're all still friends after that.
I'm calling 7 wins and a loss to the Pistons.”

Revised plan. Beat the Pistons.

[The Great One]

The last time the Raptors played the Pistons, the Pistons came out firing because they got blown out by the Cavs the previous game. Last tuesday night, the Bulls blew the Pistons out by 33. So you know they're gonna come out play angry again tonight.

[KeonClark]

Is Casey back for this one? I remember seeing that he was in covid protocols.

*EDIT - yeah he's back.. was there against Chicago:
https://www.wxyz.com/sports/dwane-ca...tive-suspected

Casey in ICU for Covid, told he's playing against Raptors tonight:

[big boi]

Casey in ICU for Covid, told he's playing against Raptors tonight:

Lol. Let's have a good performance tonight. Mostly off topic, but was watching a Detroit Pistons Bad Boys doc the other day, recalling that back-to-back winning team, and - playing style aside - it felt poignant watching it, because if Kawhi stays in Toronto we had an excellent chance of going back-to-back (I think we would have) and thereby becoming a legendary team. Ah well, let's build toward the next one.

[bertarapsfan]

Crazy these people have to cross the border to go watch their team play in another city. But can get in the ACC

[bertarapsfan]

If Casey played the Raps every game he would have the pistons on pace to be 55 win team

[bertarapsfan]

Lol what? How can you call a double foul on a block and charge? Is has to be one or the other