buddha

"calf strain" might be detroit's secret weapon in the playoffs.

i wouldnt be surprised to see harden or mitchell suddenly come down with a case of the "franz's" if it goes 6 or 7 games.

cleveland is a bad matchup for detroit size wise because they can take duren's game away like orlando did.  but theyre soft and their two best scorers are notorious playoff chokers.

i think its cavs in 6, but if it goes 7 i think detroit will win.

46 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

Look at what Thompson did to Bane this series.

do you put thompson on mitchell or harden?

jb cant put duncan on one of them, can he?

43 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

Say what?

just teasing you about your jalen duren love.  😉

2 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

That Jakob Poeltl extension will haunt Toronto.  Around $28 million per starting next year.  He played 19 MPG and gave them 7 points and 6 rebounds per game in the Cleveland series.  He was pretty much unplayable at times.

Are you paying attention, Trajan?

4 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Most expect Orlando to fire Mosley. The first name I read in the rumor mill to replace him is Dusty May. 

College coaches don't have a good track record jumping to the NBA. Can't imagine why they would want to go the junior varsity route.

 

billy donovan has been linked to it too.

dusty is going to be linked to every big job.  the nba is such a different animal, who knows if he would do well.

6 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Cossa had a .233 GAA and a .915 save%. He was to 8 in the AHL in save% and third in wins overall. Let's not act like Cossa is truly a bust. Yzerman just hasn't given him a chance to truly prove himself at the big league level. 

i dont know if cossa is a bust or not, but goalies are weird and come from lots of places.  i dont agree with drafting one in round one because of that.  just a personal philosophy.

cossa hasnt done anything so far and has been outplayed by postava, that's why postava is starting.  in fact, cossa has faded badly down the stretch for two years in a row. cossa still has potential, that's why they should trade him this offseason before the shine completely wears off.

1 hour ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

So Montreal has a ROOKIE goaltender starting and winning a Game 7 playoff game. Meanwhile, our GM thinks so little of the goalie he drafted 4 years ago that he keeps Talbot on the roster over him. Why even draft Cossa? Just cut him if you think that little of him and admit he's a bust and that Talbot is a supreme being. 

our first round goalie who cant eve  start in the AHL playoffs?  who has been beaten out by an undrafted free agent?  THAT first round pick?

the moral of the story is not "why is our GM not playing our first round goalie," but rather "why is our GM trading up in the first round FOR A GOALIE?"

brandon ingram joing franz and kevin durant in the "too sore to play in big games, 2026 edition."

franz missing the key games of the series is very franz.  when the going go tough, franz got a calf strain.

Time to enjoy my $15 worth of burger king for my $5 bet on the pistons to win the series i made after game 4!

a whopper never tasted so good.

1 minute ago, casimir said:

Uh oh, Cunningham heads to the bench.

dont make me take another lexapro...

There's ron!

6 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Within 14 under 3 minutes is too close? 🤣🤣

for me?  yes!

i get anxious when my team is up 3 touchdowns with one minute left..."well, if they score and get two onside kicks you never know!"  🙂

duren should send that one to angel reese...

thank goodness for cade and franz's soft injuries.

that ought to do it.  harris with thw dagger.

this is when super casual cade hurts them.

combine that with no one else being able to dribble and all of a sudden things are getting a little too close for comfort.

you have to be kidding me.

they cant take cade out of the game for 2 minites without the team falling apart.

you can put ausar back in the game anytime...

i cant tell if orlando is tired and calling it quits, or if they are just determined to make anyone other than cade beat them?

i suspect its a bit of both.

holy ****, duren hustled on defense AND for a rebound!

everything's coming up milhouse!

if i were a magic fan - one of the 65 or so fans they have - i'd be pissed at franz.  if he plays, they might have polished detroit off in 6.

put reed in.  stew doesnt have it.  he's becoming a liability.