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4/25/26 1:00PM Rd1 Gm3 Pistons 1-1 @ Magic 1-1
buddha replied to Tigeraholic1's topic in Detroit Pistons
ausar is an ELITE defender. like one of the best in the league. duren is a bad defender. whatever he brings on offense by being tall and jumping high when he is fed by his elite passing point guard does not surpass what ausar brings in value on defense. i like duren, but he is replaceable in a way that ausar is not. both ausar and duren have to be surrounded by floor spacers because neither of them can shoot, but to me ausar brings more overall value because he is an elite lock down defender and creates offense off that skill. duren for $18m? cool. $20m? sure. $25m? sketchy. making as much as cade? gtfo. -
i think denver is in trouble.
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or james harden's.
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did the texans just trade up in the first round for a guard?
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because tyleik worked out so well?
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Theineman to the bears. dangit. ever since ben johnson went there to tell them what to do, theyve been a much better run team.
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only if theyre the Best Player Available!
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steelers reach for a tackle. the steelers used to be good at this drafting thing. not for a while.
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i agree. get dani dennis sutton or lt overton or someone like that. especially if youre not looking for speed rushers. other teams dont value pocket crushers like the lions do.
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i'll take an average to above average right tackle for the next decade, especially if he's a beast in the run game and a great teammate like miller is supposed to be. the only guy with better measurables if freeling. mauigoa, and fano, and lomu, and even proctor could end up as guards give their arm length.
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cleveland obliterated us this year a few times.
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Do the lions trade back into the first to get their edge?
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i'd rather listen to george blaha read the phone book than have to sit through candace parker and dwyane wade call a game. "Alan Anderson!....Bradley Anderson!! AND IT COUNTS!"
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even after kwame leaves, the vikings still dont know how to draft.
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either toronto or atlanta before cleveland. the only team in the east i'm more worried about than cleveland is boston. let's just beat orlando first.
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wait, wait, WAIT A MINUTE! are you telling me that its just a coincidence that the BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE is also the lions' biggest position of need?????? no way. brad only drafts pure bpa. lol.
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i'd much rather play atlanta than cleveland. we match up better with atlanta.
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look at that last play. kat sets a **** screen and then just overs aimlessly around the line. he doesnt tey to get open, he doesnt crash to the basket, he just floats. i get the brunson ball hog talk. he IS a ball hog and isnt as good as in the past, especially against a team like the hawks with good wing defenders, but kat refuses to take charge. ESPECIALLY when the game is on the line.
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blake miller. love it.
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watch this 4th quarter. kat's just standing there in the corner. when mcbride or brunson have the ball.
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freeling. plenty of DE's later in the draft who can crush a pocket.
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wait....what?
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billy donovan just hit the market. he'll be orlando's first call. another big possibility is the knicks. mike brown could be out real quick if they get bounced in rounds 1 or 2 and someone with donovan's resume is available (overrated resume, imo, but a resume nonetheless). milwaukee is a poisoned chalice. theyre going to dump giannis and be bad for a while.
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"this is something i didnt think i would have to be talking about." you dont have to talk about it. you chose to go on tv and talk about it because theyre paying you a lot of money.
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4/25/26 1:00PM Rd1 Gm3 Pistons 1-1 @ Magic 1-1
buddha replied to Tigeraholic1's topic in Detroit Pistons
1) it doesnt matter what happens this year because theyre going to pay duren. hope for continued growth. 2) i'm not sure they are focusing more on duren than just packing the lane because the pistons cant shoot, and taking away the pick and roll. that's not "focusing on duren" to me and rather focusing on taking away a huge part of DETROIT'S offense. you can say that's just as much focusing on cade. the dofference being cade is able to do other things. duren is only able to roll to the basket and get lobs from cade. he cant create his own shot. he cant score when other teams set out to stop the pistons pick and roll. 3) if they really are "focusing on duren", it shows how easy it is to stop him. as opposed to cade. to me that shows duren as a replaceable player, not an irreplaceable max contract player.
