https://youtu.be/jdSvmVDGpSc
Sorry Rodney “Rude McGrude” McGruder, I don’t care if it’s time for your annual random 20-burger in between extended stints of nothing-burgers, I am SO DONE thinkin about the Pistons or their players right now. I’m semi-retired. My time has value. But I look at the videos I made for this particular slate of games, and I’m seeing FIVE Pistons videos.
What the heck? I am so upset right now. I was upset when I saw the boxscore for this game, and I remain upset. My upset-ness might last forever; certainly, it has shown no signs of dissipating as of yet. Such an unfair burden has been placed on my by the scrubarific “talents” of Pistons role-players that I can hardly remember a time of my life when I was not tormented by their malefic presence.
And it’s not like I could avoid doing these videos. Triple-doubles for Dennis Smith Jr. (who sucks, I don’t have to pander to his fanbase in this description, he just sucks) and Mason Plumlee (meme white guy). 8 threes for Wayne Ellington. 20 points and 7 dimes for the rookie Saben Lee who is already way better than Killian Hayes will ever be. And 20 for McGruder, who is one of the least offense-minded players in the league. I wouldn’t be DownToBuck if I didn’t make all those videos. As much as it pained me, and as much as it continues to pain me, and as much as it will continue to pain me for all eternity.
McGruder had a 20-point game with the Clippers early last season, after he started off ridiculously cold from the field. That was one of the most unexpected scoring outbursts of that season, and I think I’d rank this one up there for this season. Prior to this game, he had 24 points. The Pistons have played 35 games, for reference. That’s less than a point per game, of course, most of those were DNP (suck). If I were a Raptors fan, I would be beside myself with anger. Honestly, this may be one of the few cases where a fan wailing “why do scrubs always go off on us?” actually has a point, because McGruder going off against any team is one of the most unfair things I can think of.