"Stan just a little off"
Heh. No shit?
What I was referencing at halftime, Stan had missed a 3 that kicked off both sides of the rim. Drove hard, spun and missed a layup. Got his hand on the loose rebound buy had it swiped away by Bled. Another driving layup that missed but drew 2 defenders and should have been an easy Drummond O-board, but he was sluggish all night.
With Bulldog Drummond invisible, Jax and Ish playing like ish, and Bullock out, StanJohn was aggressive and tried to provide offense. But he couldn't get the ball down and had a 3-16 FG stinker. 5 other Piston bench guys (including good ol' Jose) combined 3-18 FG. DET was getting killed and Johnstan tried to step up.
On D Stan was The Man. Forced Anti-Greek into a travel. Covered a lot of court. One early 4Q Bucks fast break, Johnstan short-circuited by running next to Bled, making a moving double team sandwich. Stan nearly stole the ball, forcing Bled to pick up his dribble 30'+ out. So Stan left that job done and sprinted to the corner to guard an open shooter. Getting there the same time as the pass, for a clean steal. A great effort play, down 20 or whatever.
Fun player to watch. Hope he doesn't need to take 8 3's any other game ... Stan needs to learn how to generate some easy shots, the type that can help a player get in rhythm.
Otherwise DiVencenzo looks pretty good out there. My 2nd oe 3rd time seeing him get 10+ mins. He only shot 1-5 FG, but his form is good and he knows where to be on the court. Nearly blocked a Thon layup as a help defender coming from behind.
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