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1 minute ago, Shinzaki said:

They are specifically defending him by packing the middle..they aren't doing that as much with Stew out there. One of the areas he improved in this year is his ability to facilitate from the high post down by either making an extra pass on the interior or kicking it out.  He's the team's best rebounder..and I don't just mean statistically..and he makes the shots he takes and draws a lot of fouls.  He the converts them at a high rate.  He lead the league in true shooting %....

I like Ausar..but he's an even more "flawed" player than Duren in that he can not shoot...at all.  I want to keep them both, but let's not Pretend that Ausar isn't seriously hampered offesnively

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.

14 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

If we do play Cleveland and you are going to attend, please learn the Heimlich maneuver.  The life you save might be Donovan Mitchell's.  

or james harden's.

did the texans just trade up in the first round for a guard?

8 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I don’t think it’s anymore a reach than Tyleik was last year. If your guy is on the board, he won’t be the next time you pick, and you can’t find a trade down… *shrug*
 

But also they hired Mike McCarthy, so Steelers slander is deserved.

because tyleik worked out so well?

Theineman to the bears.  

dangit.  ever since ben johnson went there to tell them what to do, theyve been a much better run team.

1 minute ago, Motown Bombers said:

I was told Holmes only likes injured players?

only if theyre the Best Player Available!  

steelers reach for a tackle.

the steelers used to be good at this drafting thing.  not for a while.

1 minute ago, Stanley70 said:

There are a bunch left, i wouldn't. It would cost a ton too.

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.

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.

3 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

I' m still thinking of that game Atlanta beat us. They were hitting a lot of shots and it looked like they matched up pretty well against us. But it looks like if we face them, in would be in the East Finals. So yeah, beat Orlando first.

cleveland obliterated us this year a few times.

Do the lions trade back into the first to get their edge?  

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!"

even after kwame leaves, the vikings still dont know how to draft.

Just now, Sports_Freak said:

How about Toronto?

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.

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.

i'd much rather play atlanta than cleveland.

we match up better with atlanta.

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.

blake miller.

love it.

On 4/21/2026 at 10:19 AM, Deleterious said:

If he is being passive, sure.  But when aggressive there isn't a more talented scoring big in the league other than Jokic.  

watch this 4th quarter.  kat's just standing there in the corner.  when mcbride or brunson have the ball.

2 minutes ago, Stanley70 said:

Bain or Freeling, who you taking?

freeling.  plenty of DE's later in the draft who can crush a pocket.

wait....what?

11 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

Great hire for Milwaukee IMO.  But I'm shocked he didn't wait.  You know one or two playoff teams will end up firing their coach and those jobs will probably be better than the Bucks job.  Orlando being one of them if they fire Mosley.  But what do I know.

 

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.

3 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

That is not the woman you lose a $5 million a year job over.

 

"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.  

3 hours ago, Shinzaki said:

Disagree on Duren...he's been a focal point of Orlando's defense for a reason.

I'm not entirley convinced he's completely  healthy right now...since his knee injury he does not look as explosive off the floor as he was prior to that...I suspect he might be playing through a nagging injury.  Nonetheless..he's made strides in a number of areas this year, including his ability to make passes off the double team when they collapse.

 

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.