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    4/25/26 1:00PM Rd1 Gm3 Pistons 1-1 @ Magic 1-1

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    Just now, papalawrence said:

    That's the biggest head scratcher for me. His 3% has been improving, and his spark on D gets them into more of a transition game. Orlando is bigger and much better in a half court game. Regardless this exposes what analysts have been saying all season - they play with grit but are not as talented. I actually still think Det takes this series in 7. But they are not a true contender

    i think orlando is a bad matchup for detroit because theyre so big.  i thought they'd beat orlando (and they still might) because orlando is soft and hate their coach.  but not if duren is MIA and no one else shoots well other than cade.

    detroit can still win but they have to PLAY HARD for the whole game and cade has to be engaged for 40 minutes, not just the last 5.

    detroit would be favored over atlanta and new york and maybe toronto, but not cleveland or boston.

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    4/25/26 1:00PM Rd1 Gm3 Pistons 1-1 @ Magic 1-1

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    how much harder to defend would this team be if you swapped out duren for lauri markkanen?  yeah yeah, he gets hurt a lot.  i get it.  but an elite 4/5 who can space the floor would allow cade so much more room.

    how about zion?  someone - ANYONE - other than cade who can get their own shot.  how about a wing who can shoot?  

    you can have duren and ausar on the team but its hard to win with both of them because theyre both incapable of making a shot over 5 feet from the basket.  they may have to choose this offseason.

    4/25/26 1:00PM Rd1 Gm3 Pistons 1-1 @ Magic 1-1

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    all year long we've all (well, all of us that arent blinded by pretty stats against bad teams) said this team was flawed and cade dependent.  all year long weve all said they are a try hard team who beats teams that dont care.  all year long we said they didnt have enough spacing and teams would take away the lane/pick and roll come playoff time.

    and that's exactly what has happened so far.  theyve played better than orlando in ONE quarter so far.  thats it.

    4/25/26 1:00PM Rd1 Gm3 Pistons 1-1 @ Magic 1-1

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    the whole team was **** other than ausar and tobias.

    and ausar showed his limitations late when they needed a bucket, they just left him alone and he wouldnt shoot.  which is probably wise because he cant.

    same with duren.  whenever he got the ball outside of the paint - which was rare - they left him alone.  he either dribbled his way into a bad spot or forced a layup that he missed.  put backs and lobs, that's all he can do.

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