Well I knew that
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If Cade is actually healthy 23.5 is absurd. But I guess thatās part of the wager
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I fully believe that heāll be healthy to play the full season. He looked so good in scrimmages against Team USA and you can see players gravitated towards him for leadership.
23.5 is absurdly low for the Pistons.
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Feeling pretty good about my āactually Cadeās injury wasnāt worth that many winsā take tyvm Vegas
Iām thinking 30 to 35 wins next season - a similar season to what Orlando had last year. A leap to the play-in in 24-25 and then the regular playoffs in 25-26.
I hate over/under win total bets, but agree 23.5 feels really low. Detroit had 17 wins last season and were actively looking to lose games to end the season. If they didnāt sit a bunch of players with minor injures at the end of the season Iām guessing they couldāve won 2-3 more games and been at 20. They had a one point loss to OKC (without SGA) in which they had these guys playing these minutes: RJ Hampton (24), Cory Joseph (33), Omoruyi (28), Killian (32), Wiseman (29).
It would be a major disappointment if a team adds back Cade, Stew, Bojan, and Burks, plus adds in playable bench guys like Monte Morris, Ausar, and Sasser, couldnāt hit 24 wins.
A lot of uncertainty still. The Pistons could trade Bojan, Burks (probably even Joe Harris and Monte Morris.) Thatās four of your best nine players. If they keep all four your win total goes up but you could lose out on getting some longer term assets.
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They lost at least 2 games on tip-ins at the buzzer.
I donāt think Bojan, Burks, Morris and Harris are candidates to be moved at this point until the trade deadline.
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Especially when the young core needs to learn how to win games so keeping the vets is necessary long-term. They canāt keep on losing forever.
Cade and Jalen, taking down the āAā team:
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did they win any games at the buzzer?
One. Saddiq made a 3 in a tie-game vs. Golden State.
https://twitter.com/DowntownDeuce/status/1691864623216030092?t=wxAY5f4toUjgHkMHR5u-dA&s=19
Still a long ways to go but i have a feeling the only thing standing in the way of a huge Cade season is health.
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Iām not worried about Cadeās health tbh. He sprained his ankle and was fine after it in his rookie season. He played with a shin injury since high school and itās no accident that heās been the best player in Select Team USA and Rico run. I truly think he can average close to triple-dubs for the season.
A triple double? Average?
I love your pistons optimism
I think a reasonable goal is āget to league average true shootingā
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I didnāt say he would average this stat line. He would average close to it.
Iām not at all worried about his shooting efficiency tbh. Heāll be fine
Pistons team went 4-2 in this video. (Iām guessing they won a few others to get on the main court.) Cade a little loose with the ball but scoring effortlessly. Jadenās shot looked good. Duren is imposing. Ausar doing Ausar things.
Moussa and Castleton sightings. Norm Powell giving everyone buckets.
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Yeah, I was watching some of that yesterday on YouTube. Good stuff! Outside of the Pistons, Hyland and Powell were putting in work. Kinda of felt sorry for Castleton, though. He was playing hard, but just didnāt seem like an environment for him to thrive.
Duren really looks like a monster. Moves so effortlessly for a big he just floats.
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