buddha

5 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

So you expect him to average 45 points in this series? He has 2 pts less than Paulo and he has no help at all. Oh, and just came off a collapsed lung playing 40+ minutes in this series. I’d be tired too. 

i accept that cade is human.

i also accept that he has to be superhuman to get this team to win.  which is not bis fault.  his gm decided he wasbt worth trading for a second great player.

dont get me wrong, i love cade, he's luka light.  but he has to be luka if this team has a chance tonight, which means he has to score every time.  no standing around hoping tobias hits a 3.

On 4/23/2026 at 11:15 PM, Shinzaki said:

Duren is an elite rebounder and scorer in the paint and has shown a decent jumper from the line, be great if he shot it more...but he doesn't need to particularly often.   I'm intrigued by the ability to pass out of the high post that he displayed when Cade was injured, I think he averaged around 4 assists in the last half dozen games or so and picked up 4 the other night.

Ausar is a great defender and is fun to watch...but I'm not paying him max. He lacks discipline and control and has no real offensive game

betrayer and i accept your apology.  😉

38 points!!!!!  in a half!!!!

1 minute ago, Betrayer said:

They’re showing bodies to prevent him from doing anything easy. 

they did the same thing in game 5 and he scored 45

cade isnt being doubled, he's just being passive.

2 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

Silver lining. Duren has shown what he is. A role player. Make sure you don’t pay him more than that. 

you know theyre going to pay duren the max, right?

WHERE IS CADE?

your team is down 20 and youre sitting there watching.

how did dennis shroder do for cleveland last night?  bettwr than danniss?

waiting for "elite" jalen duren to show up.

reed has been just as good as duren.  remember that when were paying duren $50 million a year.

23 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

Holland got the Oilers to back to back SCF. One win and two wins away from the Cup. He did his job. 

conor mcdavid and leon draisatl did that.  ken got them darnell nurse's contract.

22 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

Orlando will very likely blitz and double Cade to prevent him from getting into rhythm and create turnovers. They'll also run some zone when Duncan isn't in the game.

What changes will JB make?

• Stew is the best matchup for Paolo - play him some minutes at the 4 like we did all season and inexplicably stopped doing when we need it most in the playoffs.
• Stop playing the Daniss + Lavert lineup that yields no points and too many mistakes.
• Let Duncan face guard Bane (as Bane is doing to him) instead of Ausar. Put Ausar on Suggs so he can roam without giving Bane open threes.
• Building on the Stew thing, stop doubling Paolo and just play him straight up. Orlando shot 21 wide open threes in Game 5 and made 10 of them. 

Or will he just forget all this strategy stuff and tell them to "play hard"?

if stew isnt on the floor, double off suggs or carter.  they cant let paolo beat them like that again.

put reed out there to beat the crap out of him.

1 hour ago, lordstanley said:

 

kenny holland to stan bowman.

the nhl old boys club strikes again.

8 hours ago, lordstanley said:

Down goes Edmonton!

good thing you took that pay cut connor.

what can we get from the bulls in a sign and trade?

more importantly...the celtics are losing.

lolhawks

13 minutes ago, GalagaGuy said:

Orlando was 16-30 at the FT line.  Had they shot 80% they win.   Pistons are going to get smoked in Game 6.  

youre forgetting the part where orlando sucks.  the pistons arent great, but they can definitely beat this orlando team.

down 5 with 1 second left and toronto calls timeout to call a play.

are you kidding?

10 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

Two best players showed up big time for the Pistons to get this one, but it wasn't easy.

How long into the offseason before JB realizes they have a PF using his strength to score 45 on us and he hasn't put Stew on him once?

stew switched on to him in that last sequence.  you know, the one where banchero couldnt get a shot off?

but yeah, lets try lavert or harris again.  that worked.

much better effort.

on the worrying side, it took cade being superman to win the game.  

the refs knew the assignment.

clear offensive foul.

orlando doubles cade and forces tobias to shoot.  we get a lucky bounce.

orlando DOESNT double cade and he scores.

we never double banchero and he's got 50 freaking points.

why is jenkins in this game?