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Haven't read any of the above posts, and NBATV is doing a much better job today of not telling me the outcome of the game on the ticker that runs along the better (why do they do that on replays?!).

First Q was pretty ugly offensively, but Bargnani finally looked to play some defense. He really needs to become a two-way player, it's very rare we see his offense in full flow and then him playing tough man to man D in the same game.

Valanciunas with an impressive 3 point play to finish the Q, his FT stroke is very impressive for a big man.

Let's see what Ed Davis has got for us in the 2nd.

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Ha. The stupid ticker just showed me the final score and some stats.

I know it's a preseason replay, just leave some of the drama please.

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Ed has Crap-sov guarding him. He better show something offensively.

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JL3 finally passing the rock.

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Ed Davis doing what he's meant to. Cleaning up the boards and getting putbacks. I don't see much chance of him ever being a starter in this league, but him and Amir in the second unit could overwhelm alot of teams secondary units.

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Pause the tape. Davis just hit a jumper.

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Bargs with some more great D.

You can tell Casey got them all after the last game and made them work hard on the areas they were poor. Marked improvement in some areas, even if we have lost some of the progress made in others.

Terrence Ross is having a pretty brutal game, very rookie-esque.

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DeMar, Ed, Val and Bargnani have all impressed me tonight.

DD finally looks like he knows how good he is and his pull up jumper is looking much better.

It's almost as if Big Val's intensity on D is rubbing off on Bargnani, I don't think I've ever seen the Italian play like that before. He needs to be careful when he follows his man out on the PnR because he's switching man and then leaving the opposition big free.

These Pistons have some players that I really like. (Monroe, Knight and Drummond)

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Just finished the game.

Val with the old school sweeping hook in the final minute, what a move.

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I thought you'd like a few things ;-)
As far as DD though he started last season on a similar pace and then went slowly downhill settling for the outside jumpers. So let's see where he goes.
On AB I think you're right Val may be rubbing off on him. Two interior bigs playing tough defense with a supporting cast (Ross etc) would be awesome. They played it well last night on more than a few defensive stances.
Val played a heck of a lot better than I expected!! Great on both sides of the floor. Shows a very good grasp of the game, court spacing and his role. Most impressive of all is that he stayed out of foul trouble!! That's usually the trouble with young bigs. But to play major minutes, contribute on both ends, inspire others and stay out of trouble is very promising!! I was leary of the over-sell on this kid but I'm starting to feel a little more convinced. Even better is that I think he'll honestly be able to keep it up all season and get even better!! The year was more than worth it.

Ozzie...

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Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

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Good to see Val out there.

Any news on Lowry?

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Word on the street is that he will play in the game on Wednesday.

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Pre-season as never been that appealing to me, but I do try to catch a few minutes here and there. Here's a few thoughts. John Lucas III is becoming my most hated Raptors of this team. His game mirrors the one of Mike James, and that's not a good sign if you're a Raptors fan. I'm not a big fan of Calderon, but I rather see Calderon get the bulk of the minutes at the backup position. But i know Casey is a big fan on his game, and rewards players who works hard by giving them significant minutes. Ross as shown some signs of being a solid contributor in this league. His game reminds me of a way smarter JR Smith who plays defence. His shot will definitely help the Raptors, it's so smooth and when he finds consistency with it he'll be a good scorer off the bench. I like how DDR is getting to the line a lot more, but his shot selection is still worry some to me..hopefully it's just because its Pre season. Ed Davis is showing some improvements from the past 2 seasons, but he needs to bring it every night. Lastly, Jonas looks lost out there but most rookie big man does. He needs to get stronger and the PG's need to involve him more into the offence. His rebounding looked good, and I know it's only against Detroit but Bargs and Jonas looked good on the court together.

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Game against the Wizards tonight at 7:00 (Eastern) NBA TV Canada. Lowry to make his much anticipated debut.

Doesn't look like I will be able to catch any replays so I may have to stay up and catch this live tonight.

I really expect us to whoop some Wiz.

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Jonas with the hammer

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