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Detroit Bad Boys - All Posts A community of Detroit Pistons fans since 2005 https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48119/detroitbadboys-fave.png 2016-09-23T16:05:25-04:00 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/rss/current/ This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. 2016-09-23T16:05:25-04:00 2016-09-23T16:05:25-04:00 Pistons promote Pat Garrity to associate GM
Pistons promote three in management as front office takes shape

The Detroit Pistons have named Pat Garrity associate general manager, Adam Glessner the director of player personnel and J.R. Holden director of international scouting. The moves were necessitated when the team lost assistant GM Ken Catanella to the Sacramento Kings in the offseason.

"We are pleased to complete our basketball operations staff for the upcoming season and look forward to the contributions of those who have been promoted and those who join our organization," said General Manager Jeff Bower in a statement. "Pat Garrity, Adam Glessner and J.R. Holden have been a major part of our staff over the last three seasons and their promotion to senior leadership positions is a natural progression. Their effectiveness and unique skill sets will allow our basketball operations staff to evolve seamlessly moving forward."

Garrity has spent the past two seasons as director of strategic planning and assistant gm with the Pistons. He also played 10 years in the NBA including his final one under head coach Stan Van Gundy in Orlando.

After his playing career, Garrity got an MBA in investment finance and took a position with a hedge fund.

Holden has also been a scout with the Pistons since Van Gundy took over the organization. He played college ball at Bucknell and spent more than a decade as one of the most successful international players, winning a dozen championships with CSKA Moscow.

Glessner, also a scout with Detroit for three years will be the director of player personnel. He spent five years as a video coordinator and analyst with Van Gundy's Orlando Magic.

The team also announced the following restructuring:

Additional basketball staff promotions include Jorge Costa to director of research and technology, Aaron Gray to assistant coach, Ryan Winters to scout, Jordan Sabourin to head strength coach, T.J. Saint to head video coordinator and Jordan Brink to assistant video coordinator.

New hires joining the Pistons staff include Aaron Blackshear as analytics systems coordinator and Louis Thompson as assistant strength and conditioning coach. Quentin Richardson transitions to a pro scout after serving the last two years as director of player development.

Staff additions to the Grand Rapids Drive, the Pistons NBA D-League affiliate, include Courtney Havens-Mitchell as head athletic trainer and Evarist Akujobi as strength and conditioning coach.

 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/23/13035664/detroit-pistons-pat-garrity-named-associate-general-manager Sean Corp http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/23/13035664/detroit-pistons-pat-garrity-named-associate-general-manager 2016-09-23T11:05:25-04:00 2016-09-23T11:05:25-04:00 2016-17 NBA Previews: The Pacers will be faster, but really bad
Indiana has been a popular pick for the second spot in the Central Division. They won't be second in the Central Division.

Two traditions come with the opening of each new NBA season: fan optimism and boring team previews. DBB writers look to shred both by looking from a different angle at a few teams who are going to be absolutely lousy this year.

One of the interesting things about the Eastern Conference this season is the parity.

There was already a big chunk of teams who were on the fringe of good last season. With a few of those teams taking a step back and some others taking a step forward, this year will see a big glut of .500 teams.

The Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, and Indiana Pacers head into the season looking more or less like .500 teams. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, and Detroit Pistons all ought to be well above that .500 mark.

There can't be 13 teams that are average or better in a 15 team conference. That's not how average works. The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers will be reliably terrible, but a couple of those other teams listed above are going to disappoint. There are going to be teams that consider themselves a lock for at least 40 wins who will struggle to get to 30 wins.

One of those teams will be the Pacers.

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Larry Bird has been a terrible executive for years. He deserves credit for putting together two strong groups, each of which made a trip to the conference finals. That's not easy to do. But he also deserves equal credit for pissing those teams away.

At the end of the 2007 season, Larry Bird fired Rick Carlisle. The Pacers were in a flash-rebuilding mode in the aftermath of the Malice at the Palace. They gutted their roster, filled with players who struggled with either injuries or effectiveness. They were led by the likes of Jeff Foster, Troy Murphy, and 38 year old Darrell Armstrong.

Even more importantly, they completely changed their identity. At their best, that nutty squad was holding opposing teams to 85 points per game. In the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons knocked the Pacers out with a 69-65 win.

In the rebuilding process, Bird decided to take the Pacers from a tough, defense oriented team to implementing a fast paced team that was going to shoot lots of threes.

The roster wasn't very good so the team lost games so Bird fired Carlisle. They replaced him with the great Jim O'Brien. O'Brien spent three straight years with win totals in the 30s before being fired mid-season en route to another season with win totals in the 30s.

The Pacers weren't good at anything anymore - but at least they did it fast! They went from having the third best defensive rating and finishing 26th in pace during their 61-win season to under O'Brien finishing 19th in defensive rating and the third fastest pace...and 36 wins.

Meanwhile Carlisle went on to win a championship at his next stop with the Dallas Mavericks.

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The 2016-17 Pacers are in a nearly identical spot.

Bird tore down another group that made their way to the Eastern Conference Finals, parting ways with every starter except Paul George. As the talent has declined in their rebuild and the roster became an odd assortment, the Pacers haven't been very good.

They made the playoffs last season, but lost to the Toronto Raptors in the first round. So Bird chose not to retain Frank Vogel. And they replaced him with another retread who hasn't had a head coaching job in years.

Sound familiar?

The Pacers had no business being good last season. They were Paul George and stuff. But under Frank Vogel, they pulled off 45 wins behind a top 5 defense. That's been the consistent theme of the Vogel era - top 5 defenses.

But even after completely changing their style of defense from one where Roy Hibbert controlled the paint to suffocating perimeter defense, Vogel still kept them as a top defensive team.

And that's with Monta freaking Ellis as the starting shooting guard. The undersized, chucking Monta Ellis.

It almost seems like Larry Bird is actively undermining the Pacers.

Like he's tired of Indiana, but would feel bad quitting. So he says "Ok Frank, we're going to give you Monta Ellis, Lavoy Allen, and Ian Mahinmi as starters this season and if you don't finish in the top 3 in the East you're fired. Before you ask, no, I don't know who Lavoy Allen is either."

Maybe he's just having a contest with himself to see how incompetent he can be without getting fired. Then after five years will be all like "LOL JK im actually really good at this" then builds another terrific defensive team and hires another brilliant coach that takes Indiana back to the conference finals again. I dunno.

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But once again, Bird has the same goal of going from a tough defensive team to a fast paced, small ball team. He made an offense for defense move in swapping Jeff Teague for George Hill. He added poor defenders in Thaddeus Young and Al Jefferson.

It's going to be a repeat of the Jim O'Brien years.

But perhaps with even less talent.

They're going to suck.

They're seriously not going to be good at anything.

Last year they were 25th in the league in offensive rating. The last time when Bird tried this, adding all of that offensive talent for Jim O'Brien, the Pacers offensive rating was still in the bottom half of the league. Only then, the defensive rating was too.

Last year the Pacers were 14th in the league in rebounding percentage. In 2013-14 when they last made the conference finals, they were third in the league in rebounding percentage.

Going to small ball George and Thaddeus Young as small ball power forwards, well, George has averaged 9.3 rebounds per 48 minutes for his career. Young has averaged 9.2 rebounds per 48 minutes for his career. The average big man averages 12.2 rebounds per 48 minutes.

But Al Jefferson! He was Bird's coup for the offseason. He'll take care of the dirty work.

Except Al Jefferson hasn't been good in several years now. Here's Jefferson's wins produced per 48 minutes over the past three years:

2013-14: .117

2014-15: .056

2015-16: .049

What comes next isn't a renaissance. When he's been declining each of the past three years after 12 years in the league, what comes next is falling completely off a damn cliff.

Over the past two years Jefferson has fallen off defensively, he's fallen off with his rebounding, he's not been the go-to post scorer that he's been in the past, and he's had trouble staying healthy. Know what you should do with a player like that? Sign him to a three year deal!

Myles Turner though, he'll save the Pacers. He'll take the next step after his promising rookie season and it'll be the Paul and Myles show.

Turner did have a solid rookie season. But looking for Turner to keep this team from being a shitshow is too much to hope for. He's still only a 20 year old second year player, and he wasn't really that good. He was a net negative on the boards and was below league average for true shooting percentage for big men. Oh, and he missed 22 games due to injury. When one of the red flags about him as a draft prospect was that he could be injury prone.

One of the benefits Jim O'Brien's Pacers had was that this was back when a losing record could still get you a 7 seed in the Eastern Conference. Last year the team finishing 10th in the East was .500. It's a better, more competitive conference. Fewer teams are terrible.

So that's going to mean more teams to beat up on shitty teams like the Pacers.

Last season betting the over on the Pistons was the easiest money on the board. This year? Bet the under on 43.5 wins for the Pacers. That'll make watching this occasional lose even more fun.

 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/23/13030354/nba-indiana-pacers-preview-larry-bird-paul-george-turner Steve Hinson http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/23/13030354/nba-indiana-pacers-preview-larry-bird-paul-george-turner 2016-09-23T07:56:01-04:00 2016-09-23T07:56:01-04:00 Links: A worthwhile season preview, Reggie Jackson a top-15 point guard in the league, and Andre Drummond's road to "Franchise Player"
Links time it is!

Basketball Insiders Detroit Pistons Preview

Basketball Insiders addressed a number of angles in their Pistons season preview.

My only concern is that sometimes, when we see a glimpse of potential, we begin to expect too much, too quickly. Look no further than the New Orleans Pelicans and Washington Wizards. In other words, just because the Pistons won 44 games last year doesn't mean they're going to win 50 this year. The conference around them has gotten tougher and I expect the Pacers to rise up as the second-best team in the Central. After the Cavaliers and Pacers, though, I think the Pistons will be right there. They're a rising, middle-of-the-pack team in the East, and I am happy for Van Gundy and for the fans of the proud franchise.

Ish playing beside Reggie -- you think that could work? With a knock down wing shooter and probably Jon Leuer as the deep threat at the 'five spot' (sorry, forgive me, I do believe in the position-less NBA), then there does seem like some real potential with the Ish and Reggie pairing.

Top Playmaker: Ish Smith

The natural instinct would be to deem starting point guard Reggie Jackson as the team's top playmaker, but dig a bit deeper and you'll find that newcomer Ish Smith may be the better dime dropper in a very tight decision. Smith finished sixth in assist percentage (37) among players who appeared in at least 50 games last season, showing a knack for keeping teammates involved (Jackson finished 11th, LeBron James 14th). Smith will be entrusted to keep the offense flowing for the team's second unit and it wouldn't shock if Van Gundy plays him beside Jackson at times in order to allow the team's leading scorer to go to work.

 Andre Drummond and franchise player talk

SB Nation's Jesus Gomez fell in love with the word yet really early on in the article, but he does make many solid points.

It's possible Drummond goes for hooks instead of trying to overpower opponents because he fears being fouled. Maybe he wants to master those moves instead of relying on explosiveness. Whatever the case, he cannot create his own offense consistently at this point. He assisted on just 4 percent of his teammates' buckets while on the court, and was assisted on over half of his own makes. Those are role player numbers.

Top 15 NBA point guards for 2016-17

Our Reggie guy makes the top 15, in front of the likes of Eric Bledsoe, Goran Dragic and papa Tony Parker.

Reggie Jackson and Paul George: A summer match made somewhere west of L.A.

With many NBA players so increasingly buddy-buddy with each other these days (many reasons why, but not important here), it makes it more difficult to dislike other players and teams, because if the players can stand each other then what the heck are a great deal of fans to feel (besides poor, which is what I feel at this moment after reading the below exchange).

Per Vince Ellis a few days ago:

George found a place west of L.A., but Jackson thought it was a bit too extravagant.

Jackson was surprised by the next development.

"I thought we were going to get a place around Marina Del Rey down south (of L.A.)," the Pistons point guard said Tuesday at the team's practice facility. "He hit me up and was like, 'Yeah, let's get this spot.'

"I was like, 'Nah, we ain't renting this.'

"Next thing I know, he is, 'This is where we staying. I'm not renting that; I bought it.'

"I was like, 'I'm not paying rent on that one,' but he said, 'Nah, man, you good.'

"He was like, 'just come stay with me.' "

Safe (r) driving, Andre.

In case some of you missed Andre's freestyling video in the FanShots (courtesy mannie32) from about a week ago.

#SoFarGoneChallenge pic.twitter.com/AnSgMSq3we
 — Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummondd) September 16, 2016

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Is it October YET?

 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/23/13026232/pistons-links-season-preview-andre-drummond-franchise-reggie-jackson Prava88 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/23/13026232/pistons-links-season-preview-andre-drummond-franchise-reggie-jackson 2016-09-21T12:25:32-04:00 2016-09-21T12:25:32-04:00 2016-17 NBA Previews: The Kings are going to suck
Two traditions come with the opening of each new NBA season: fan optimism and boring team previews. DBB writers look to shred both by looking from a different angle at a few teams who are going to be absolutely lousy this year.

The Dark Tower series is a Stephen King's magnum opus, a seven-part series full of adventure and intrigue, death and life. It took King 22 years to write from beginning to end, bookended by a simple but purposeful sentence:

"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."

In this tale, King repurposes the the idea of predestination as "Ka," a force that moves everyone and everything into the place it is supposed to be. Ka is a wheel, its one purpose to turn, and in the end it always returns to the place where it started.

The Sacramento Kings' Ka is to be terrible.

It feels good to say that. It feels good to KNOW that. In the ever-changing landscape of the National Basketball Association, it feels good to see stars fixed in the night sky, to have a thought you can hold to your chest to keep you warm and light the way ahead. It is comforting to know how a story begins and ends, but not what the journey in between entails.

I don't say this to inflame or incite Kings fans. I have no small measure of understanding; I know the feeling of being broken on the wheel of Ka again and again, to spend your days having your liver clawed out and your nights healing of the pain. I feel the anguish of a quirk of geographical location at time of birth.

I am a Detroit Lions fan.

The Kings' Ka this year intrigues me. The Kings have a new arena and new logo, as primal a scream you can make that you are trying to do things differently. They have signed veteran free agents (Arron Afflalo, Anthony Tolliver) to bring a measure of stability and veteran-ness that they felt was lacking. They have brought in a new front-office member (Ken Cantella) and a new coach (Dave Joerger) to discover and develop, respectively, talent across the league. They retain DeMarcus Cousins, as preternatural a big man as there can be in today's NBA.

But they remain the Kings. Vivek Ranadive is still the proprietor, the engineer and businessman who doesn't understand the basketball decisions he takes a very active hand in. Vlade Divac is still the general manager, the present embodiment of better days long gone, who has muddied the future beyond any reasonable prediction.

For every step forward (trading the eighth pick in a seven-player draft), there are two steps back (selecting Georgios Papagiannis and Skal Labissière with the return). For every problem they address - signing Garrett Temple to bolster the backcourt, bringing Omri Casspi in as a modern NBA power forward - they create two more: Not acquiescing to Rudy Gay's not-so-subtle trade requests. Being another stop on the Ty Lawson Express to irrelevance. Bringing in Matt Barnes, who possesses no NBA-level talent at this point in his career. Not retaining Seth Curry for no discernable reason.

Ka is a wheel, it's one purpose to turn, and in the end it always returns to the place where it started.

The NBA, on the whole, is getting smaller and more skilled. Teams are embracing small-ball and the post-positional evolution of basketball. Do tall men protecting the paint matter as the two men who've amassed the most threes in a season bombard you from orbit? Does it matter what position LeBron James plays when he plunges his arms into your chest and rips out your heart?

The Kings' response to this changing reality is to get bigger, and less skilled. To engineer a roster where it makes sense to play DeMarcus Cousins at the four on occasion. To keep, by my count, FIVE (DeMarcus, Kosta Koufus, Willie Cauley-Stein, Georgios Papagiannis and Skal Labissière) player who should be centers in today's NBA, meaning you only have ten other roster spots to cover the other four positions on the court.

This would make sense if their stated goal were to build, if they desired progress on a timeline that did not coincide with The King chasing The Ghost, if they want to evade the enactment of The Durant Protocol. Experimenting with the confluence of size and skill could have favorable results; the Orlando Magic are preparing that very mixture.

However, their actions are one of a team trying to earn a playoff spot, trying to coerce fans into attending games at the new arena. This, of course, is a pipe dream, one that has consequences. Ask Phoenix, who flew too close to the sun one year and has spent the next few flapping their wings futilely as they plummet down the standings. Ask the Knicks, whose free-agent sins are as legion as their stans.

One day, after DeMarcus has been traded, Vivek has sold, and Vlade has fallen upwards once more, maybe the Kings will be good. They could even be great: The Clippers, a team with an even more desolate Ka, have managed it.

But Ka is a wheel, it's one purpose to turn, and in the end it always returns to the place where it started.

And the Kings' Ka is to be terrible.

 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/21/12995926/sacramento-kings-are-going-to-suck-nba-2016-2017-season-preview-demarcus-cousins Lazarus Jackson http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/21/12995926/sacramento-kings-are-going-to-suck-nba-2016-2017-season-preview-demarcus-cousins 2016-09-19T13:11:30-04:00 2016-09-19T13:11:30-04:00 Nikola Jovanovic joins Pistons as another body for training camp
After the signings of journeyman point guard Ray McCallum Jr and former Old Dominion point guard Trey Freeman late last month, Motown has added former USC bigman Nikola Jovanovic to the team's training camp roster, pushing the number of players under contract to 18. The man himself was one of the first to break the news.

It's Official!!! #DetroitBasketball @DetroitPistons

— Nikola Jovanovic (@Nik_Jovanovic) September 16, 2016

The 6-foot-11 Serbian center averaged 12 points and 7 rebounds for the Trojans during his final collegiate season, and appeared in one game for the Pistons at the Orlando Summer League before playing two more games for the Lakers in the Las Vegas edition of the tournament. Details of the contract have not been disclosed, but Hoops Rumors' Luke Adams speculates it to be the same type of deal signed by the team's other training camp invitees -- a 1-year minimum worth $534K with little-to-no guaranteed money. Have a look at the Pistons' newest acquisition in the flesh! (H/T MLive's Aaron McMann)

 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/19/12973810/pistons-training-camp-roster-nikola-jovanovic-contract Vincent Diringer http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/19/12973810/pistons-training-camp-roster-nikola-jovanovic-contract 2016-09-19T13:07:28-04:00 2016-09-19T13:07:28-04:00 Pistons News: Reggie Jackson ready to be a mentor; Darrun Hilliard, Ish Smith impress prior to training camp
Training camp is getting closer!

Jackson: With veterans gone, we need to step up and carry the torch

Much speculation has gone into how the young Pistons would fare without the steadying veteran presence exuded from Joel Anthony, Steve Blake and Anthony Tolliver. In an earlier edition of the Roundup, it was revealed Stan Van Gundy found the team's lack of veteran leadership to be their biggest flaw heading into the season, and a lingering question mark had been left regarding who would be the player(s) to step up. Thanks to the Detroit News' Rod Beard we now have part of an answer:

"That's kind of how it goes; we have to step up," said point guard Reggie Jackson, 27, entering his sixth season. "The organization put that upon us and myself to step up this year and be an even more impactful leader and more of a voice of reason and direction for our guys.

"I know I have a little more burden on my shoulders but it's something I asked for and something I wanted. We'll figure it out collectively. We did have steady rocks with Joel Anthony, Anthony Tolliver and Steve Blake, who really watched over us," Jackson said. "Unfortunately, they've moved on and we have to find a way to get it done.

"Hats off to those guys for everything they taught us. We're definitely appreciative of it and we'll definitely use it in the future. They're a big part of building the culture here. Now it's time for us to carry the torch."

Jackson establishing himself as the leader of the team both on and off the court was what many expected, and it seems likely he will be expecting his teammates to follow his lead and the standard set by the team's previous vets. Could this be a team that can work as a cohesive unit that mentors itself? The squad, although young, lacks no number of high-character players, many of whom were chosen by Van Gundy due to their leadership qualities and game experience.

A trend has appeared in his draft choices, with the coach and executive seemingly preferring to select the best talent available in the first round (Stanley Johnson, Henry Ellenson), and a player with solid credentials and more college experience in the second (Spencer Dinwiddie, Darrun Hilliard, Michael Gbinije). In free agency, Van Gundy and Jeff Bower have made moves that further back this up, the additions of hard-working, often overlooked players has always paid off in the end (Caron Butler, Anthony Tolliver, Joel Anthony), as have the team's outstanding trade hauls (Tobias Harris, Marcus Morris, Reggie Bullock).

There is certainly no lack of passion, talent, emotion and drive within the current roster, it just remains to be seen if it can make up for the lack the in-game presence of older, more experienced players. Reggie Jackson seems to think this team as currently constructed can support itself. I believe him.

 Darrun Hilliard, Ish Smith, others drawing early praise as training camp nears

The back injury Darrun Hilliard suffered prior to Summer League doesn't seem to have altered the progress he'd made up until then, with Van Gundy taking note of the second-year guard's form as he continues to recover with the team's trainers. Per Rod Beard:

"(The trainers) are trying to limit his workload a little bit but for the most part, he's been doing everything," coach Stan Van Gundy said. "He's actually doing pretty well."

In a separate article by Beard, Stanley Johnson gives an insight into how some of the team's voluntary workouts have turned out so far, and how several players have impressed the sophomore forward. On new acquisition Ish Smith:

"We've played and I feel like Ish is going to be something like Brandon (Jennings) with his ability to pass, see and change pace to get the game going — it's going to be special to watch," Johnson said. "Especially with guys like me and (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope) running the lane."

On Aron Baynes:

"Aron is much improved, can use his right and left in the post with a couple moves and he and I are always good in pick-and-roll," Johnson said. "I'm excited to play with all these guys. It's going to be interesting to see how coach (Stan) Van Gundy plays us because I know it's not going to be a traditional first unit and second unit because we're so talented and we're eight or nine deep."

On Chad Ford's offseason grade for the Pistons:

"People can say we're ninth, fourth, first or 12th — it doesn't matter," Johnson said. "All that matters is when we go out there and play. They're grading us on the offseason that we didn't get any starters. We got better in-house."

Tweet of the Week

Sunday night . pic.twitter.com/tY4jNCMSsa
 — Marcus Morris (@MookMorris2) September 19, 2016

 http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/19/12963434/pistons-news-reggie-jackson-pistons-training-camp-notes Vincent Diringer http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/9/19/12963434/pistons-news-reggie-jackson-pistons-training-camp-notes 2016-09-19T08:00:08-04:00 2016-09-19T08:00:08-04:00 DBB on 3: Predicting the Pistons
We've predicted the East and the West, and now it's time for the Pistons.

New NBA content is hard to come by these days, but we've got some good stuff right here. Sixteen, count 'em 16 of our writers' thoughts on three questions are waiting below.

Borrowing from the format we've used for predicting the East and the West, we asked our writers to predict how they see things shaking out for the Pistons this upcoming season.

Without further ado...

1. What storyline do you predict will dominate the Pistons headlines this season?

Steve Hinson: I really don't want to say hacking...but it's going to be hacking.

Jamie Delaney: Drummond not being able to stay in close games because of FT's. As is tradition. Optimistic Jamie hopes that the Pistons win enough to overshadow this storyline until playoff time but anytime we lose by 5 or less, this will be talked about. Either because he stayed in, got hacked, and missed. Or because he had to sit. It's the low hanging fruit storyline. Twitter will use it. Detroit Fox Sports will use it. NBA TV will use it. ESPN/TNT will use it. I don't like it either, you guys.

Lazarus Jackson (lazchance): Reggie Jackson's ascension into the ranks of elite Eastern Conference point guards. In year 2.5 in Stan Van Gundy's point guard MiracleGro system, with slightly more playmaking around him (thanks, Tobias Harris and KCP's internal development) and no need to play long minutes (thanks, Ish Smith), Reggie can improve his shot selection and his turnover percentage, start to draw more fouls, and become a more efficient player. This means he stops being compared to the Kemba Walkers and the Isaiah Thomases of the conference, and starts being compared to the Kyrie Irvings and the Kyle Lowrys.

Vincent Diringer: The Pistons are a top-4 team in the East. Based off of what we've seen in terms of expert opinions and power rankings, people seem to be sleeping on the Pistons, so I expect many, probably even some Pistons fans will be surprised at how well we do this year. Detroit vs Everybody.

Ken Wallace (revken): Andre Drummond will emerge as the most dominant big man in the Eastern Conference, exceeding last season's scoring and rebounding numbers and becoming a greater defensive presence.

Benjamin Gulker: Andre Drummond is not a true max player because free throws and clutch and stuff.

Justin Lambregtse:  I think the storyline that will dominate the Pistons headlines this season is how far up the East they can rise. There are people who think they could be top 4, while others only see a marginal improvement and staying in the lower part of the Eastern Conference. I think the bench improvement should help a lot, but it will be interesting to see how the season turns out.

Devin Jones: Andre the Skyant will jump over everyone to lead the league in rebounds and double-doubles handedly, with an uptick in points per game and free throw percentage on his way to first team All-NBA. Second prediction: that nickname will not stick.

Michael Snyder (Mophatt1): The "pressure" on Andre Drummond to perform; it doesn't look like the hack-a-Dre is going anywhere nor are late game free throw situations. For the highest paid player on the team to be substituted during crucial times isn't a good look.

David Fernandez: Nationally speaking; Andre Drummond's continued production, and elevation of his overall game. Amongst those closer to the Pistons; Reggie Jackson and his ability or inability to take the Pistons deep into the playoffs.

Ryan Pravato (Prava88): Andre's freebie shooting improvement. He's going to be around the 50% mark and people are going to be talking - and while they still might be laughing, we'll take 50% all day, every day here in Detroit.

Sean Corp: Is this team good enough without a major move? Fans and media are never satisfied, our best players have obvious flaws in their game and there is not really space to work around the edges anymore. There won't really be a grace period. People will begin asking the question -- can we win a title with Reggie Jackson and/or Andre Drummond?

Kevin Sawyer: Some team is going to go crazy and foul Drummond 37 times in a game, which will bring the hack-a strategy into sharp focus.

Glenn Metzger (GM26): Will they, or won't they: Will they grow up? Will Reggie take charge? Will KCP shoot better? Will Drummond make free throws? Will Stanley push to start? It may seem like a cop out to pick so many, but I don't think people will be talking about what the Pistons did, rather what they could do someday. Then our amazing writers will get to write articles about all the great things they've already done.

Ben Quagliata: The KCP contract extension or lack thereof. The rest of the lineup is so stable that he's the one point of potential fluctuation and therefore there'll be questions all season on whether he's going to get a max-extension from the Pistons and whether he deserves it. These questions will vary in ferocity based on how well he shoots it.

Packey: I don't know if any one storyline is going to dominate over others, but you'll get a fair dosage of several familiar storylines, I'm sure -- "how good are these Pistons?" after more wins, "is Stan Van Gundy too hard on the players and are they growing tired of him?" or "Is Reggie Jackson good enough to lead a team?" after losses, "Why won't Andre Drummond just practice his free throws more or try them underhanded?" after he bricks a bunch and gets benched.

2. Which Pistons player do you think will most outperform expectations this season?

Steve Hinson: Thanks to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's improvements inside the arc and getting to the line, just a return to normal from three will get him some well-earned recognition - both among the fanbase and from around the league. He has the easiest route to outperforming expectations of any player on the team.

Jamie Delaney: I am bullish on a leap year from Tobias Harris. With a full offseason, plus training camp under his belt - I expect him to have a better understanding of his role and how to work w/ the other starters. I also think that the offseason has given SVG time to look at adding more plays specifically around his strengths. In Orlando he ran quite a few PNR's - I don't think we need him to do too much of that but it would be an intriguing wrinkle to see added to the offense.

Lazarus Jackson (lazchance): Ish Smith has been hailed as a overpay for a position of need, but this is literally the perfect situation for him. He gets to come in, attack the basket, get out in transition, and defend. He doesn't have to create too much of the secondary unit's offense (thanks, Stanley Johnson) and paint won't be as packed as it was in New Orleans and Philadelphia. Plus, the Pistons' bench was so moribund the second half of the season, his play will have an obvious impact on the success of the team.

Vincent Diringer: I think KCP is on the verge of a breakout season, I think Ish Smith is underrated and I think that the Jon Leuer signing is probably one of the smartest things SVG has done since being in charge. I also think all three of those players have a chance to outperform expectations this season. If I had to settle on one though… Ish. I think he is going to surprise a lot of people.

Ken Wallace (revken): I think Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will improve his 3-point shooting beyond expectations, so that he is recognized as a real weapon in our attack.

Benjamin Gulker: Tobias Harris. He is primed for a career season after a full summer with the organization, but he has been mostly overshadowed by Drummond's max extension, bang a drum, and so on. He might be the Pistons' most potent weapon on offense.

Justin Lambregtse: I think Reggie Bullock is in a prime position to outperform expectations. He may or may not be in the rotation depending on if Stan Van Gundy goes with a 9 or 10 man rotation. If he can find a place in the rotation he becomes the best shooter on a team that isn't great at shooting, I think he could be a huge piece for the Pistons this year.

Devin Jones: I feel like Tobias Harris is getting a little lost in the shuffle with all the talks of Andre's superstardom, KCP's contract year and this officially being Reggie Jackson's team. But he quietly put up 16 and 6 after the trade last year, and I think a full year in Van Gundy's system will prime Harris for a breakout season. Second prediction: I'm going to yell "Tobe!" every time I hit a trashcan paper ball shot.

Michael Snyder (Mophatt1): Ish Smith. The reaction to the signing has been somewhere between luke warm and meh resulting in low expectations. He can't shoot. Ok, that's out of the way. He can get to the hoop, he can push the pace, he can set up his teammates. Sounds like an ideal backup. I love the Smith deal so much that I'm going to petition DBB to refer to Ish Smith as "mophatt1's Ish Smith" moving forward.

David Fernandez: This may be wishful thinking but I believe Stanley Johnson will take a major step forward next season. The three will fall more regularly, his court vision will improve while his turnovers decrease, and as a result his playing time and confidence will increase. Stanley will be one of the premier scorers on the second unit and he'll finally get the attention that his fellow rookie classmates have already received.

Ryan Pravato (Prava88): I've been a big supporter of Boban from the get-go, but let's see Baynes buddy step it up and have a stronger season than last season, going from a dependable but limited backup center to actually a lethal weapon Stan can use with more confidence (you know, if Andre doesn't actually improve those freebies).

Sean Corp: I will proudly drive the Jon Leuer bandwagon this season. He is versatile in ways nobody else on the team is with his ability to play the four and five positions while also hitting perimeter jump shots. Last year, SVG was desperate for a reserve who could guard dangerous four and fives on the wing and he didn't really have it. While Leuer is not a great defender his combo of size and agility (relatively speaking) is a big upgrade over Aron Baynes, Anthony Tolliver and Marcus Morris when a large four-man or quick five-man is needed.

Kevin Sawyer: Stanley Johnson. He's young and he was pretty awful last year, but he seems to have the tools.

Glenn Metzger (GM26): The lack of excitement around Ish Smith from many around DBB almost comes off as an expectation that he'll just be Steve Blake: Part 2. My bold prediction is that he's going to be very good for the bench in the ways that we were hoping a healthy Brandon Jennings would be, and will end up being a valued contributor and fan favorite.

Ben Quagliata: Marcus Morris. I would say Tobias but there's a fairly large expectation surrounding him to play a lot better than he did in his little stint with us last term. People, fairly I might add, wonder if his hot form at the back end of last season will translate into consistent production, and some people (myself not included) feel Stanley displaces him in the starting unit. I can see Morris starting the season in fine form and have some averages around the 16 and 6 range (as a high point, probably closer to 12-13 and 5-6).

Packey: Ish Smith. Tobias Harris and Stanley Johnson have plenty of room to grow, but I feel like expectations are already high for those two. They are the bigger, more talked about names. There are a lot of low expectations for Smith, though, and I think he will fit in a lot better than many think despite poor shooting numbers. I'll sign "mophatt1's Ish Smith" petition.

3. Which Pistons player do you think will most underperform expectations this season?

Steve Hinson: Andre Drummond's getting a lot of accolades. But if he continues to his poor scoring efficiency and mediocre defense, his star will start to dim mighty quickly. And I really don't see what his path to becoming an efficient offensive player this season looks like, aside from suddenly becoming really good at things he's just never been good at.

Jamie Delaney: I just don't see us using Boban more than Baynes. I know he's an insanely large human that can give big guys fits, but MEAT was a damn good backup C. I just don't see us using Boban outside of games against the Hawks, Clippers, Thunder, and Miami. Given the fact that the Pistons paid $21 million for Boban, I think it will qualify as an underwhelming performance when he's not the go-to C off the bench.

Lazarus Jackson (lazchance): Aron Baynes might lose his backup spot to BOBAN in training camp, and won't be called on to play next to Andre in double-big lineups due to Jon Leuer's addition. Leuer's potential as a small-ball center also cuts down on potential lineups for Baynes. If this is the case, look for Jeff Bower and crew to start shopping him (along with the Pistons' 1st rounder in 2017) to wanna-be playoff teams in need of size; maybe he finds a home in Dallas next to fellow Aussie Andrew Bogut or North of the Wall backing up Jonas Valencuinas.

Vincent Diringer: I feel as though there hasn't been enough hype around players for there to be a bar set in terms of how well we expect them to play. Everyone on the roster has a clear-cut role and a minimum expectation. So, I don't really expect anyone to underperform per se, but I do expect a couple players to have little or no meaningful involvement in the team, notable Henry Ellenson, Michael Gbinije and whoever our third-string PG will be.

Ken Wallace (revken): I think Aron Baynes will have a weaker season due to Drummond playing more and Leuer soaking up some minutes at center.

Benjamin Gulker: Andre Drummond, but that's because the expectations are probably wrong. I expect - and hope - that his role as a scorer will decrease a little bit in favor of Tobias Harris, and potentially other emerging young players like Stanley Johnson and KCP. Coupled with limited minutes in crunch time, I expect (unwarranted) disappointment as the result of people expecting him to do things he isn't good at and underestimating the value of his strengths.

Justin Lambregtse: I don't really see anybody really under performing too bad this year, but if I have to pick I would say Tobias Harris. I think he will still be a great player for us, but I think he might regress a bit in his 3 point shooting and hover around 30-32% from 3.

Devin Jones: Not because I think the guy's a bum, but I think the Stanimal's expectations are a little too high. I expect improvement, but he doesn't strike me as the kind of player that will make the full "leap" in year two. He'll be more productive than last year, but he's still too young to expect a breakout. Second prediction: I'm probably going to be wrong.

Michael Snyder (Mophatt1): Andre Drummond. I don't see him regressing by any means so expect the same raw numbers. It's the offensive efficiency and overall defensive impact that remain a rollercoaster and until those are answered, it's going to be hard to live up to highest paid Piston, ever.

David Fernandez: I've been an Ish Smith naysayer since we've signed him, and it has nothing to do with his contract. Smith walks into the season as our premier back-up point guard, and I don't think he'll hold that position all season long. My doubts are strictly due to his inability to space the floor, and his ability to dribble the air out of the ball. He hasn't found an NBA home yet, and I don't think that will be in Detroit.

Ryan Pravato (Prava88): Nobody talks about Marcus Morris much. His play doesnt flash sexiness -- I guess key cogs aren't usually sexy anyhow. No matter, he's going to have a solid season, though his shooting numbers will decrease some from last season -- and I think it will be 3pt shooting. Probably won't matter much, Marcus is the dude in Detroit anyway.

Sean Corp: Andre Drummond. I don't think he's in for a big regression, and, in fact, think he could see a boost in efficiency with less on his (hairy) shoulders from an offensive standpoint. But there are no magic cures when you're the NBA's worst free-throw shooter, and with a maximum contract come maximum expectations. He'll still be one of the best centers in the NBA, but when he hits 2-of-1o free throws and sits the last three minutes of the game people will start hollering he's not living up to the hype.

Kevin Sawyer: Henry Ellenson. That he got big minutes and was featured on offense in college is testament to the fact he can charm coaches. My fear is that he gets more playing time than is warranted.

Glenn Metzger (GM26): I just don't see Stanley Johnson making the huge leap everyone thinks he will. Don't get me wrong; I want him to do it and I think he will eventually, but I think his rise is going to be more gradual until he breaks into the starting lineup. I also see that happening at the beginning of a season, rather than supplanting another player in the midseason. If he pushes Morris out of the starting lineup this October though I'll retract this opinion.

Ben Quagliata: Ish Smith. I wasn't a massive fan of his signing at the time and while I have softened slightly I still don't feel 100% confident in him, especially if no one else on the bench proves to be a consistent enough shooter (Reggie Bullock, Jon Leuer, Stanley Johnson). This is a little unfair as Smith's success is partly determined by the players around him but if they aren't shooting well the defence will collapse and Smith will unfortunately suffer with no space to operate.

Packey: Reggie Jackson. Expectations for the starting point guard are always high and Jackson played at another level defensively during the playoffs, but I don't see that carrying over consistently into the regular season.

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A game that "is not a game" but is really a game that can occupy your time until the games start.

You're seeing the NBA 2k17 advertisements all over the SB Nation sites this Friday because NBA 2k17 early release was at midnight before the initial release date of Sept. 20.

Did you get it? Are you going to buy it?

This is not another paid-for ad. I was not asked to write this. I just want to know who's going to be playing and I didn't want to pass up the chance to point out that Andre Drummond is in the main image and he's wearing a bathrobe in the video. (I also find it kind of weird that LeBron James and Stephen Curry are not featured, but Kyrie Irving is alongside two of Curry's teammates, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green.)

You probably have been hearing about this game a lot recently with several player ratings leaking all over the internet. Andre Drummond is an 87 (out of 100), Tobias Harris is 78, Ishmael Smith — which took me way too long to realize is Ish Smith — received the same rating as Stanley Johnson at 75.

Here are their reactions:

Here it is! Thank you @Ronnie2K and the @NBA2K family for my sneak peek! pic.twitter.com/EqG59moa4t
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummondd) August 23, 2016

S/o to @ronnie2k @nba2k pic.twitter.com/ny1qNpvW5v
— Tobias Harris (@tobias31) August 27, 2016

This what the fans been waiting for!!! Thanks @Ronnie2K for the screenshot can't wait to play @NBA2K graphics crazy! pic.twitter.com/l4yBj9SxBK
— Ishmael Smith (@ishsmith) September 2, 2016

@Ronnie2K @NBA2K pic.twitter.com/pGATnzD4QF
— NINO BROWN (@iAmSJ) August 26, 2016

PistonPowered added that Reggie Jackson will be an 82 and found several other former Pistons' ratings — like Jodie Meeks (74), Brandon Jennings (75), Jonas Jerebko (73), and Spencer Dinwiddie (69 ... nice).

Why is Andre Drummond wearing a bathrobe in the video ad?

Let me know your gamer thoughts in the comments below.

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Am I the Only Mother Who Ever Felt Embarrassed Breastfeeding in Public?Carolyn Castiglia
I'm not saying I should have, but I did. Which is maybe why, after two months of peeking in and out of bathroom stalls trying to feed my kid, I was told I wasn't producing enough milk. Or, more precisely, I was scolded in a thick French accent by a doctor who was subbing for my pediatrician at the time. "Your babee is zo skinee! You're not making enough milk!" she shouted as she poked my breast with her index finger. "Do you use ze pump?!" I told her that I had a hand pump, but it didn't really work and that I couldn't afford a hospital-grade mechanical one. "Okay zen," she replied. "You need to feed 'er formulyuha!" I nodded silently, a bit teary from the shock. Realizing I was overwhelmed, the doctor then smiled and said, "Your daughter is beautiful. Let's 'elp 'er gain some weight."
That night, I told my husband we'd have to start feeding the baby formula. He glared at me with disdain. "What is wrong with you?" he menaced. He meant what was wrong with my body and why was it ruining our plan to breastfeed — for free. I felt like a failure for not being able to provide my daughter with the milk my body is supposed to naturally give, but let me say this: If my own husband was not able to support me without shame in the feeding of our daughter via bottle, how can we rightfully expect a society that objectifies breasts as sex objects to support and understand breastfeeding? I didn't understand breastfeeding while I was doing it, and I know I'm not the only one.
I was very hurt by what my husband said to me — it was just one of his many extraordinary betrayals. But it left me wondering for a moment if there really was something wrong with me, something inherently sub-par about my womanhood. Did I just not try hard enough to breastfeed? I never really did go for the football hold. Maybe if I'd tried standing on my head? Or if I'd only asked my friends who pitched in to buy the baby a play mat to get me the Medela Freestyle Hands-Free Breast Pump for $379.99 instead? If ten people each chipped in 38 bucks …
I fear that breastfeeding in this country, at least when it's difficult, is only for the wealthy. If breastfeeding comes easily to you, that's wonderful. But if for some reason you're not producing enough milk or you can't get your baby to latch on, your ability to breastfeed often depends on whether you have the cash to spend on some seriously pricey equipment or a private lactation consultant or donated breast milk available online at a premium. And if you ain't got the do-re-mi for that kind of luxury, you're not participating in the breastfeeding movement, and therefore you're less apt to understand it. Eh voila, that leaves us with a group of working-class Americans who feel just like Kim Kardashian, a single girl without a child, who recently infamously tweeted "EWW!" at the site of a woman breastfeeding in a restaurant. By which she presumably meant, what is that boob doing in here and why is it feeding a kid when you could be using a bottle? And yes, I know — first hand — formula is expensive, too. But it's much easier to drop $25/week on Enfamil when you live check-to-check than it is to find $400 up front.
For millennia, if a woman couldn't feed her infant with her own breasts (or someone else's), her child risked starvation. But women of my mother's generation often chose formula without even thinking about breastfeeding because of the societal trends that told them to ignore their natural abilities to nourish. Today we're engaged in a debate about whether or not boobs can be both sensual items of desire and conveniently portable milk bags, courtesy of Kim and Kourtney Kardashian. I think Kim Kardashian ewwwing over breastfeeding is the best thing that's happened to motherhood in a long time because it's engaged us in this discourse. All of us — not just lactivists and hippies and affluent Park Slopers. (Sorry, guys.)
Her Bad Mother has written a very thorough piece about how simply pointing a finger at Kim Kardashian for her hypocrisy in eschewing public breastfeeding while leading day-to-day life as a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen is nothing more than "slut-shaming" (as she calls it) in retaliation for nursing-shaming. An excellent point. I agree, in theory, that "nursing boobs are awesome (and) sexy boobs are awesome, too," and that there's "not necessarily anything counter-feminist or counter-maternalist or counter-lady-power-in-general about that." But, I'm going out on a limb here by admitting — as a mother who is pro-breastfeeding wherever you want to do it and with the full understanding that "breast is best" — that I am more comfortable seeing boobs in music videos than I am watching a baby suck on them in the park. There, I said it. Whew!
And — grab your pitchforks now, La Leche — it weirds me out when toddlers breastfeed. Wow! Okay. These confessions actually feel really good.
Now, I'm not saying toddlers shouldn't breastfeed, and I think if you want to pull a boob out on the subway to feed your baby, you should totally go for it. I'm just admitting that, though I wish it weren't this way, I have been influenced by American social norms. I was raised in a small town where women don't breastfeed in public. I both support and fear breastfeeding because of the "culturally imposed dichotomies (such) as Madonna/Whore, Smarty-Pants Feminist/Unthinking Tart, Dutiful Asexual Mom/Lusty Young Woman" that Her Bad Mother notes we're exposed to before being told, effectively, to pick a side. I think of myself as a moderately intelligent feminist, and I truly want to be completely comfortable myself with whipping out a boob to feed my kid at will, but precisely because of the continued public wincing at breastfeeding, I'm not there yet. And now that I'm divorced, I don't know if I'll have a second child, so I may never be in a position to get there. As I said, I still wonder if having been less ashamed of breastfeeding in public might have helped me be better at it. But I don't want to have any shame about my shame, either. The mothers out there who deal with others' judgments by becoming self-righteous about bottle-feeding rather than discussing it as little as possible, as I did, don't seem a lot better off to me.
Unless we all admit our real feelings about breasts and all of the various and wonderful services they provide, we'll never get over our biases enough to see them as both the "sexy cakes and nurturing-mama cakes" as Her Bad Mother artfully describes them.
This morning, on Twitter, Her Bad Mother got fired up over a comment left on her post. The commenter says, "I can't help but wonder if some mothers who advocate public breastfeeding so adamantly are actually exhibitionists." I understand why this would make her or any breastfeeding mother angry, and I totally disagree that breastfeeding mothers are exhibitionists. But without this kind of statement being put out there for rebuttal, breastfeeding will never be fully accepted by those who view nipples exclusively as sources of pleasure, not vehicles for public feeding.
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take a dump
be right back, gotta pinch a loaf
di a 27 marzo 2000
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Can you define these popular missing words?
Using your sphincter muscle to "pinch" a loaf of shit that is hanging halfway out your ass and won't drop of its own accord. Pinching a loaf always results in extra-messy wiping.
"Hurry up and finish taking a shit, we're already late! Pinch the loaf if you must!"
"Thanks for suggesting that I pinch a loaf; it worked. Now I have to spend 5 minutes wiping, then we can leave."
"Thanks for suggesting that I pinch a loaf; it worked. Now I have to spend 5 minutes wiping, then we can leave."
di bingobastard 28 marzo 2009
to defecate(see also take a dump)
If you will excuse me, I have to pinch a loaf.
di Light Joker 11 gennaio 2005
take a shit
di Anonymous 08 maggio 2003
To expel solid waste from the anus. Refered to in the movie "Shawshank Redemption".
guard: I'm gonna go Pinch-A-Loaf, so this stuff better be cleaned up before the wardon gets back
di Ryan Hershbeger 02 giugno 2006
A slang term (not very well known). Its a term describing what happens when you release matter from your bowels. Many use the term instead of a derogitory 4 letter word because it sounds less harsh. In the example below you will see how easy it can be used when you are speaking to loved ones.
I'll take out the trash after I pinch a loaf.
di B. Steed 02 gennaio 2005
(Verb) To take a bowel movement.
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Three shots rang out again Thursday in a small Amarillo house as John Balentine's defense team dramatically re-enacted the shooting deaths of three Amarillo teen-agers.
John L. Balentine is charged with capital murder in the deaths of Steven Brady Watson, 15, Kai Brooke Geyer, 15, and Mark Edward Caylor Jr., 17. Their bodies were discovered Jan 21, 1998, each with a single gunshot wound to the head.
Jurors, attorneys and 320th District Judge Don Emerson traveled to the small, stucco house at 510 E. 17th Ave. to hear the sound of gunfire inside the residence. Outside the house, police officers cordoned off the street, and the public was not allowed inside.
An Amarillo Police Department weapons specialist then fired three .32-caliber rounds inside a special "shoot box" designed to capture the bullets.
Shortly before noon on Thursday, a small wooden cross with the victims' names remained on a boarded-up window, and a plastic-flower bouquet was planted in the weed-covered dirt in front of the house. But officials removed the items before the re-enactment so jurors could not be improperly influenced.
Before jurors visited the scene, defense attorney Jim Durham gave the defense's opening statement.
Durham told jurors he prepared a lengthy opening statement, but he said trial testimony already brought out much of what the defense had hoped to show.
The defense has shown throughout the trial that homicide detectives failed to do their jobs in investigating the crime, Durham said.
"We're going to put an end to this nightmare for John," Durham said.
Tears streamed down the faces of some friends and family members of the victims after they learned that shots would again be fired in the now-vacant house.
After the jury returned to the courthouse, Durham presented testimony from Betty and Andrew Carlson, who called in a shots-fired report to police the night of the slayings.
Betty Carlson, who lives with her husband near the crime scene, testified she heard two or three shots and called police. While she was on the phone with the dispatcher, more shots followed, she said.
She testified that she heard five shots that night.
Andrew Carlson said he went outside to find the source of the gunshots, which he said came from the area near the house at 510. E. 17th Ave. Carlson said he heard some initial gunshots and that more shots followed in rapid succession.
Also Thursday, April Ryan, Balentine's girlfriend, testified for the defense that police threatened her with criminal charges of aiding and abetting and being an accessory to the crime if she did not cooperate with investigators.
Ryan also said she was concerned that a second statement she gave to police did not contain corrections that she said were made when she gave the statement.
The defense then rested its case. Prosecutors wrapped up their case on Wednesday with the testimony of St. Paul Horn of the Potter-Randall Special Crimes Unit, who testified that he tape-recorded Balentine's confession in Houston after the suspect was arrested following a traffic stop.
Both sides will present their closing statements this morning in 320th District Court. Jurors are expected to begin their deliberations later in the day.
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Brighton in September
The digital festival is in full swing.
The digital festival is in full swing.
From Derbyshire to design fiction.
Robots, robots, robots, robots.
Hats off to Graham.
Robots, smart objects, 3D printing, and teaching design.
Michael Caine in the Fortress of Solitude.
So much geekiness in one podcast episode.
Time travel, terminators, and network infrastructure.
Chatting about magic and technology.
I'm doing a podcast series in the run-up to this year's dConstruct.
Day ninety five.
I put this moment over here.
Keep June 19th free in your diary.
The power of the spoken word, recorded.
Important. Serious. Rewarding. Inspiring.
Reasons To Be Creative, Dots, Improving Reality, Indie Web Camp, Maker Faire, Laser Synths, and of course, dConstruct.
Jen Lowe can't make it (alas!) but Georgina Voss has saved the day (yay!).
The line-up for this year's dConstruct just gets better and better.
A day of brilliant talks from start to finish—guaranteed!
Right after dConstruct.
The wheel turns full circle.
A handsome redesign with a touch of playfulness.
This year's event will mark a decade of dConstruct. Don't miss it.
Not long now.
Living With The Network
Relive the magic of the world's finest conference.
For your huffduffing pleasure.
A beautiful machine.
A short playlist.
We came, we saw, we communicated with machines.
What a week!
A little retrospective.
Five weeks and counting to dConstruct 2013.
Rounding up some of Europe's web gatherings.
Get 'em while they're any temperature.
Some announcements about dConstruct 2013.
Put the date in your calendar.
Blog posts and pictures from attendees.
Preceded by the mind-blowing awesomeness of Brighton SF.
The places to be.
Geeking it up on both sides of the Atlantic.
Preparing for the Brighton Digital Festival.
The Brighton Digital Festival returns.
Get 'em while they're hot.
Conditional loading is a great technique for responsive designs but we need a better way of communicating between CSS and JavaScript.
Save the date: September 7th, 2012 is going to be a fantastic day in Brighton.
Seven years of audio goodness gathered together in one place.
dConstruct 2011 was great …in my opinion.
An overwhelming number of upcoming events.
I'm preparing a workshop for dConstruct on responsive design.
A look back and a look ahead.
I have seen the finest minds of my generation …in the Brighton Dome.
Remember, remember, the third of September.
Listen to me natter on about HTML5.
One Friday in September.
A dConstruct workshop reveals some issues with the HTML5 spec.
Add a memento to the dConstruct time capsule.
dConstruct is coming up. You should be there.
For your listening pleasure.
The next book by Steven Johnson.
The best one yet.
Almost there…
Say it loud and say it proud.
Get your ticket while the server's up.
Cardboard box demolition.
dConstruct plus BarCamp.
24 hours to dConstruct 2007.
I am dConsiderably nervous and excited.
Tickets are about to go on sale.
Suddenly everybody is spring cleaning their websites.
The diversity debate is back.
I gave a talk for the Web Standards Group in Melbourne.
Happy happy, joy joy.
This is my honour roll: it was an honour to meet these people.
A whirlwind weekend of geeky goodness in Brighton.
APIs are good for business.
Bloody trains.
A pre-conference booze-up, a mapping workshop, and a microformats picnic.
I spent the day at Barcamp pointing a microphone into people's faces.
Microformatted social networking goodness for dConstruct.
Send me an odeo.
A month of globe-spanning webucation.
I'm making my first foray into the world of podcasting.


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Of the four seasons we experience at Dartmouth, winter term is undeniably the grimmest – temperatures drop to scary subzero figures, half the student body flees off campus to warmer locations, and it's nearly impossible to brave the outdoors without putting on at least three extra layers. Last year, rather than taking complete refuge indoors, I decided to embrace the weather by signing up for a particularly exciting sounding winter PE class – "Downhill Ski – Beginner."
As a freshman from sunny southern California, I had never lived in freezing temperatures, let alone attempted to get onto an actual chairlift. My first day of class (which, due to my questionable judgment during course election was on a Saturday morning), I grabbed my skis, poles, boots and helmet, made the long trek from the River cluster to the Hop, and got on the first bus to the Skiway. I had signed up with one of my best friends (also from California) and the two of us had a combined two days total of ski experience. Nevertheless, we were both excited to hit the slopes, and felt confident that we'd be experts by the end of week two. (Spoiler alert: neither of us ending up actually receiving PE credit for the class.)
As it turned out, "hitting the slopes" meant awkwardly maneuvering our way onto the J-bar in order to attempt the bunny slope. Surprisingly, I managed to make it down without wiping out. The main issue, I realized, was mastering the back-and-forth zigzag motion necessary to get down the slope without gathering unreasonable speed. I was pretty good at "pizza-ing" down the hill, but in the world of real-life downhill skiing, that was clearly only going to get me so far. At the end of the first class, I hobbled over to the lodge, grabbed some hot chocolate, and strategized for week two. Certainly, with enough practice and effort, the actual chairlift wouldn't be in far sight.
Unfortunately, reality soon hit. Due to, well, complete laziness on my part, my subsequent attendance of the class proved to be fairly dismal. I made it to a total of four of the seven classes required to earn a PE credit. The times I did go to class, my performance on the J-bar was evidently still below par and despite my best efforts, I was never cleared to go on the chairlift. Maybe one day I'll figure out how to make it down a hill without resorting to pizza-ing, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be that year.
In all seriousness, if you are considering signing up for a winter PE class, I'd say go for it. Freezing temperatures aside, the New Hampshire snow is absolutely gorgeous, and there's no better time than now to try something new. As for me, I think I'll stick to Zumba for the rest of my PE classes. Stopping, dropping, and pausing is more of my area of expertise.


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To the Editor:
I just had to write concerning the recent show "The Wedding Singer" at the Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
As season ticket holders for a few years now, we have seen mostly good productions. My husband and I and our friends think it is great to be able to have something like that so near to us, in a neighboring town.
However, when we went to see this show, we were really surprised that it wasn't like the movie (1998, with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler) we had seen a while ago, and liked. Except for the great musicians, the play was vulgar and downright nasty.
How could a town like Pitman allow something like this in its theater? The story line could have been followed without all the vulgarity.
Whatever happened to decent people, with decent language, who could really tell a story instead of playing on all the sinful things?
There were many evil actions and thoughts, with questionable language, in the adaptation of this play. No wonder our children seem to think it is all right to talk and act that way, because that's what they see and hear all the time.
Large cities seemed to be that way, not our small towns.
What this world needs now is good, loving, decent things to see and do. No more surprises when we start to watch a movie, play or television show.
I do hope the Broadway Theatre will be more responsible for the upcoming plays, for language and content. They have had so many really good shows.
Sandra Hawn
Mullica Hill
Editor's note: People in our newsroom who saw "The Wedding Singer" in Pitman and are usually sensitive to coarse language said they were not offended by the dialogue or story line of this show.


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Slacking off won't be an option for future financial aid students at California's 112 community colleges. The governing board voted Monday to require at least a 2.0 or C grade-point-average for students who do not pay per-unit enrollment fees.
Students with fee waivers will also be required to complete at least half their courses during consecutive semesters or risk losing aid. The new policy scheduled to take affect in the fall of 2016 is meant to improve graduation and transfer rates.
Santa Barbara City College students said they think it will help financial aid students focus on success. One financial aid student and athlete said she believes it will inspire students like herself to try harder on and off the playing field. Foster youth will be exempt from the policies that can be appealed.


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