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Well, that’s one opened 40 man slot. Not surprising.

Drummond even made a few free throws, too.

I honestly cannot believe that Irving hasn’t been suspended indefinitely. Why are the Nets and NBA sitting on their hands waiting for the other organization to do something? Even if it results in only a handful of games. Or maybe there isn’t a precedent for them to stand on? I guess I am struggling to come up with a prior incident where something similar has occurred, so maybe there isn’t anything.

I’m not sure if it makes me laugh or cry. Maybe both?

Those are nice AAA ratios. But the 22 2/3 IP qualifier is missing from the tweet.

Its not like releasing him would be without sound reason. He's just not an effective baseball player anymore. And I know some folks still think he has some drawing power as far as attendance is concerned, but they are in the lower 3rd of attendance at less than 20K per game last season, the same deal as 2019.

Hayes at the point, Johnson on the wing, and Milicic in the middle. That's quite a big 3 right there if their ages lined up a bit better.

He's out shopping for his Browns gear. You know, the Browns team that gladly took on Deshaun Watson?

The early season has been odd. A pair of back-to-backs in one city vs the same team with a day in between. But then to add to the oddity, the day before these matchups, there was a game in a different city. Last week was at Washington on a Tuesday followed by consecutive games vs Atlanta in a Wednesday and Friday. And this week is home vs Golden State on a Sunday followed by consecutive games at Milwaukee on a Monday and a Wednesday. I suppose the back to backs on consecutive days in different cities aren't new. But the consecutive games in the same city with a day off in between? What are we doing?

Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks

I’m excited to see what happens over the next few offseasons, drafts, international signings, etc. I want to see how a new regime attacks team building. Chris Ilitch’s era hasn’t been good. There’s obviously room for improvement. This was the same at one point under Mike Ilitch’s ownership. For some reason, I get the impression that while folks fondly recall the good times under Mike, the bad times are forgotten. So, yeah, the Chris era hasn’t been good to date. But we’ve seen things change before. It doesn’t mean it necessarily will, but I think that the revamping front office is cause for hope.

He did have CAPS LOCKED, so tread lightly.

Because there are no game threads to argue in.

This is a demotion, right?

Isn't it common for most ballplayers to go through peaks and valleys throughout an extended period? Candelario has had some polar opposite seasons. The defensive issues from last season are bothersome.

Could be worse. They could go to rock, paper, scissors.

And here we go, the first 5 minutes of today's pod are devoted to Taylor Swift.

And that could be an angle as well.

Over 39 minutes last night. I didn't realize he was out there so much. Probably doesn't bode well for tonight. But Golden State at home, there's a chance to win it against that kind of competition, let the kids chase that win that's right in front of them. Golden State kept pushing back in the second half, but I don't think they were able to get closer than a half dozen. There was some good back and forth and each time had some runs (Poole had his own), but the Pistons established that lead and didn't give it up. Sure, Golden State was on the end of a back to back on the road, but given the talent discrepancy, this should be something the teals should be proud of. The crowd noise..... look, I get the top teams are going to have fans all over, but it sounded 50/50 at best early on. That's kind of frustrating to hear.

Yes, he has shown he can be stubborn to stick with the game plan until half time. My guess is that the screens were to make up for some of the running difficulties without being too obvious about throwing medium to deeper balls. I wonder if throwing to Stover across the middle might have been a better choice, but at the same time, these coaches have forgotten more football than I'll ever know and who knows what the coaching staff was seeing. Regardless, they righted the ship in the second half, they got the win, move on to Northwestern.

Yes, 34 for 68 including 2 for 9 from beyond the arc and 14 of 16 from the line. It does seem like he's come inside the 3 point line for his shots more than the first few games of the season.

Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks

Golden State scored only 18 in the 2nd quarter. That is the first time this season a Piston opponent failed to score at least 25 in a quarter.

And this is why I don’t climb leaf filled trees.

I wouldn't have guessed an extension now. I figured there were probably discussions between both sides. But, I guessed an extension wouldn't have occurred so quickly.