The Pistons have been awful on Sundays this season, 0-5 before this week's match at Atlanta with losses to such omnipotent foes as the 4-22 Minnesota Timberwolves and the 11-15 New York Knicks. And as nobly as Detroit competed this time around, the team still fell to the Hawks 85-78.
Perhaps worse news is that
Michael Curry benched
Allen Iverson with four minutes left and the Pistons down six. Sitting A.I. made a bit of sense: The Answer had an awful shooting game (4-for-11) and fellow starter
Rodney Stuckey had played well on the offensive end (20 points on 12 shots). Curry needed to keep sixth man Antonio McDyess in the game for rebounding help, and wanted Stuckey in there. Out came A.I. with the second-year guard heading back in.
Iverson didn't seem to take it well.
Vs. Utah: AI- 38 pts, 7 assists, 6 TO
DWillaims- 29 pts, 8 ast, 2 TO
Williams season avg: 13.9 ppg, 10 apg, 3.5 TO
Vs. Washington AI: 28 pts, 3 ast, 2 TO
M. James: 16 pts, 2 ast, 2 TO
James season avg: 5.4 ppg, 1.5 apg, .62 TO
Vs. Charlotte AI: 20 pts, 10 ast, 3 TO
Felton: 17 pts, 3 ast, 3 TO
Felton Season Avg: 13 ppg, 6.1 apg, 2.4 TO
Vs. Indiana AI: 17pts, 12 ast, 4 TO
Ford: 12 pts, 10 ast, 0 TO
Ford season Avg: 14.5 ppg, 5.4 apg, 2.24 TO
Vs. Washington AI: 13 pts, 4 ast, 3 TO
Dixon: 16 pts, 4 ast, 1 TO
Dixon Season Avg: 6.8 ppg, 3.3 apg, 1.47 TO
Vs. Knicks AI: 17 pts, 7 ast, 0 TO
Duhon: 25 pts, 9 ast, 2 TO
Duhon Season Avg: 11.6 ppg, 8.5 apg, 2.9 TO
Vs. Philly AI: 17 pts, 7 ast, 3 TO
Miller: 19 pts, 3 ast, 0 TO
Miller Season avg: 15.2 ppg, 5.9 apg, 2.2 TO
Vs. San Antonio AI: 19 pts, 6 ast, 3 TO
Parker: 18 pts, 5 ast, 3 TO
Parker season avg: 20.4, 6.3 apg, 2.56 TO
Vs. Portland AI: 9pts, 3 ast, 1 TO
Blake: 10 pts, 7 ast, 1 TO
Blake season avg: 11.2 ppg, 4.5 apg, 1.3 TO
Vs. Milwaukee AI: 17 pts, 7 ast, 3 TO
Sessions: 21 pts, 4 ast, 4 TO
Sessions season Avg: 12.2 ppg, 5 apg, 1.9 TO
Vs. Knicks AI: 16 pts, 5 ast, 1 TO
Duhon: 13 pts, 9 ast, 4 TO
Duhon Season Avg: 11.6 ppg, 8.5 apg, 2.9 TO
Vs. Minnesota AI: 9 pts, 2 ast, 2 TO
Foye: 23 pts, 14 ast, 2 TO
Foye Season Avg: 13.3 ppg, 5.4 apg, 2.32 TO
Vs. Boston AI: 16pts, 4 ast, 4 TO
Rondo: 18pts, 8 ast, 3 st
Rondo Season Avg: 10.8 ppg, 7.6 apg, 2.3 TO
Vs. Cleveland AI: 23 pts, 4 ast, 4 TO
Williams: 25 pts, 1 ast 4 TO
Williams Season Avg: 15.3 ppg, 4.2 apg, 2.27 TO
Vs. Pheonix AI: 9 pts, 6 TO, 5 TO
Nash: 17 pts, 7 ast, 4 TO
Nash Season Avg: 15.5 ppg, 8.4 apg, 3.7 TO
Vs. Lakers AI: 25 pts, 4 ast, 3 TO
Fisher: 9pts, 3 ast, 0 TO
Fisher season Avg: 10.5 ppg, 3.3 apg, .9 TO
Vs. Golden State AI: 23 pts, 9 ast, 3 TO
Watson: 17 pts, 5 ast, 4 TO
Watson Season avg: 9.5 ppg, 2.7 apg, 1.27 TO
Vs. Sacramento AI: 30 pts, 9 ast, 3 TO
Udrih: 18 pts, 7 ast, 20 TO
Udrih season avg: 11.9 ppg, 5.1 apg, 2.8 TO
Vs. Boston AI: 10 pts, 4 ast, 4 TO
Rondo: 13 pts, 5 ast, 3 TO
Rondo Season Avg: 10.8 ppg, 7.6 apg, 2.3 TO
Vs. NJ AI: 24 pts, 6 ast, 4 TO
Harris: 38 pts, 5 ast, 1 TO
Harris Season avg: 24.5 ppg, 6.6 apg, 2.5 TO
So on the season, AI has only held 2 players to their season avg, or below.
- 11 players have out performed AI (out of 20)
- Iverson has averaged 19ppg, 5.7 apg, 3.38 TO since joining Detroit
- His defensive assignments have scored: 19.7. Their collective ppg avg on the season = 11.8. They scored 8 more ppg with AI guarding
- AI gave up 1.4 more assist per game over his opponents average prior
- His +/- on the season is -.7 which is garbage considering he is supposed to be one of the top 10 players in the game.
