Worst of the Night: November 1, 2007

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Tonight's Game: Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons - Open Thread
Published 11/2/2007 by Ben Q Rock <3qcmagicblogger@gmail.com> at Third Quarter Collapse
... Just how did the Pistons render Shaq useless? As Basketbawful notes, "the Pistons used double-teams and zones to limit his touches. They also took advantage of the Diesel's lack of mobility and lateral quickness on defense to get him into foul trouble." The first part of that statement worries me because they can do the same thing to Dwight Howard. And since Dwight dominated the game Wednesday while only taking 9 shots, he's proven he doesn't need the ball to be effective. Additionally, given that Dwight has great lateral quickness, he shouldn't get into too much foul trouble. ...