Haha Sheed was the best
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Like I said in the past, this is where they miss Ivey. They really donât have anyone who can pressure the rim by himself and they canât put their best defender on him because Cade is their priority.
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The hoop heads have spoken
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Facts. And I think the stringy braids help fool the refs. Bring back the Villanova 'do!
DEEEEETROIT BASKETBALL!!! (Yes, this is a clear sentence, app)
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You canât play much better defense than the Pistons did all night. While Ausar was a disaster when he touched the ball on offense he played tough defense on Brunson. Brunsonâs reaction when Ausar fouled out was pretty telling.
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Ausar is going to be interesting in the playoffs because heâs unplayable on offense, but heâs so good on defense that itâs a conundrum.
Especially on nights like tonight when another starter (Hardaway tonight) is shooting so poorly. Youâre almost playing 3 on 5 offensively. But man he gets on it playing defense.
Heâs much further along than Holland. Thompson will have to play through the struggles. Theyâre not playing Fontecchio either.
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Thatâs why finding a long term starter 4 to eventually replace Tobias is a big need for the Pistons. They badly need a 3 and D wing in this position.
Sometimes being a great defensive player in the playoffs isnât enough if youâre not a threat on offense. Thatâs how GSW ran off Tony Allen out of the rotation despite him being an elite defender. The Grizzles were stuck playing 4 on 5 when GSW basically ignored TA.
I think even more so to be able to have a viable 4 who can play stretch 5.
They couldnât exploit KAT because his man wasnât a threat as a screener. Really the only way a hedge works consistently in the NBA with how big ball handlers are.
I donât think theyâll need a 4 who can play down a position. They need a 4, period. Bobi is a developmental piece, and I expect Langdon to move up in the draft if the right player is available at the end of the 1st round (maybe Yax or Rasheer?)
that was his Super Bowl
Mostly what the Pistons need are a lot more really good players. Theyâre super reliant on guys who just arenât top 50 guys. Cade played like a top 15 guy tonight but everybody else was several tiers below that.
I hope Trajan shows patience tho bc Ivey, Ausar, and Holland could turn into those guys. Just getting a year older will be worth a lot to this team.
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the winner of Nuggs - Clips will have no adrenaline left for R2, what a heavyweight fight this is
The #1 song the last time the Pistons won a playoff game.
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Any NHL fans on this forum? Is there a thread for that? Avs Stars is a war tonight
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You can start an NHL thread somewhere, I guess.
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Pretty poor jokic game despite the triple double
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