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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.

This is the same Mel Tucker that’s 2-1 vs Michigan?

Damn, that’s impressive. I’m not for umpires having their own strike zone, but this could be the exception. Wasn’t there an umpire that once told a pitcher something along the lines of “a pitch isn’t a strike unless Mr. [Ted] Williams swings at it”? The pitch is whatever Hoberg calls it, and you can argue, but you should auto be run upon principle. Hoberg needs a nickname. Laser Eyes? The Strike Zone of Calibrated Truth?

Still on track.

I didn't see any roping earnings mentioned.

Valid point. But should we rule out the head coaching trio of Nash/Irving/Durant from winning a title?

Even more so if the Pistons landed the ace. But, hey, the Lakers have the aging Lebron James and the Nets have Irving/Durant running their teams, so they've gotten what they want.

More fun Bumgarner stats from his bbref page:

OSU certainly didn't look good early. They've had RB health issues this season. It seems like one of Henderson/Williams has been relegated to minimal touches and/or knocked out of a game and Hayden didn't get any playing time yesterday. PSU did a good job of forcing OSU into obvious passing plays in the first half, and at one point OSU was 1 of 7 on 3rd down conversions.

Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons

Furthermore, its way too early, but look at the top 4 draft slots. All but one gets moved to a different team.