Jackson was shooting 53.5 percent on those attempts. Only one other point guard was averaging more than that – Boston’s Isaiah Thomas at 7.8. Langlois: Going into the week, Tara, Reggie Jackson was averaging 7.2 shots per game within 5 feet of the basket. But isn’t that just because dominant centers and hyper efficient slashers are hard to come by? But don’t they love layups even more? Is there anyone in the league better at getting to the hoop and finishing at the rim than Reggie Jackson right now? A lot of media (read: ESPN) talk about how 3-point shooting is the wave of the future. Tara (South Lyon, Mich.): I know advanced stats love 3-pointers. But I would expect the Pistons to start showing up on ESPN’s telecasts if they continue on anything approaching their early success. They won’t move the Pistons – or any other teams, for that matter – to Thursday from another night for the purpose of putting them on the national TNT telecasts. The TNT Thursday night doubleheaders are a different thing. Langlois: ESPN and ABC can and do shuffle their lineups, Nicholas.
#NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 11 2015 TV#
Nicholas (Hudsonville, Mich.): If the Pistons continue this level of play, is it possible that they could be on national TV or are those games locked in already? I don’t think Stan Van Gundy is sweating his backup big man situation. He’s also coming off of off-season ankle surgery that limited his participation through the preseason, so he’s probably not at his peak just yet. We haven’t seen much of it yet, but he’s also been a good mid-range jump shooter. He converts around the basket, he sets solid screens and he’s a good passer. Because Drummond has been playing so well and because the Pistons have been playing very good teams and very close games, for the most part, they’ve needed Drummond for 35-plus minutes. I haven’t seen anything from Baynes to cause any undue anxiety, though.
#NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 11 2015 SERIES#
Championship-caliber teams with multiple All-Stars – think Cleveland with LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving – can get by for long stretches of a game, or even a series of games, when a superstar goes down. New Orleans is going to struggle without Anthony Davis, too. Langlois: It’s a pretty nice problem to have – a player so good that when he has to come out of the game, there’s a significant dropoff to his replacement. Steven What are your initial thoughts on Aron Baynes so far? My worry is any game Drummond is in foul trouble, we will struggle mightily.
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Thoughts on Aron Baynes and Steve Blake, the chances of the Pistons getting some national TV attention, how best to use Marcus Morris and more fill up this week’s edition of Pistons Mailbag.
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