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  1. buddha
    i put the odds of them re-signing duren at 95%, with a 50% chance he gets $38m+ per year.
  2. buddha
    the knicks are disgusting, but its so nice to see the cavs lose because harden and mitchell cant perform when it matters.
  3. buddha
    who do you want, mr contrarian?
  4. buddha
    that was a great discussion. as i have said repeatedly, it would be GM malpratice NOT to call troy weaver and ask about murphy for duren. i can almost guantee you that they would give you murphy AND PICKS for duren. guran-****ing-teed. i also liked them refer to weaver as the gift that keeps on giving to pistons fans in forcing them to create a team with zero shooting around cade because of his ausar, duren, ivey picks. also, they have a reasonable view of duren, unlike pistons podcasters who seem to view him much more positively. i love ku, but duren is his blind spot. another possibility was duren to milwaukee for turner. detroit needs the stretch big/rim protector brook lopez type in the worst way. but as they concede, the easiest path for detroit is to re-sign duren and ausar and continue to fiddle on the margins. which we all know is exactly what trajan will do.
  5. buddha
    indiana has zubac now. if hali can play theyre going to be the best team in the east next year. pistons will be in the mix in the regular season because jb has them playing hard all season long. assuming they re-sign duren and do little else other than mess with the margins, the result is likely to be the same as this year as soon as they run up against a team with size. just like we all said all year long. the hope is that duren is still getting better. that could happen. its also just as likely that he is who he is at this point. but i definitely think ausar can get better. maybe not a lock down 3 point shooter, bit enough of a ball handler to take the heat off cade, and just enough of an outside threat to make teams take him seriously.
  6. buddha
    right now, the odds are MUCH higher that the wings finish last in the division than finish first. its a very depressing time to be a wings fan.
  7. buddha
    given how much better wings players get when they LEAVE detroit, maybe he doesnt need nhl coaching in detroit? regardless, i suspect he will be with the wings next year in a backup role. i think that was always the plan. however, i dont think gaudy ahl goalie stats translate to the nhl. but its better than being average in the ahl, like say...nate danielson.
  8. buddha
    hockey season wasnt enough for you, eh?
  9. buddha
    none of those seem very good.
  10. buddha
    guys, i'm beginning to think this team isnt very good.
  11. buddha
    i miss dave dombrowski.
  12. buddha
    jalen duren got 3 first place all defensive team votes? one from omari so he can continue to get duren interviews, who were the other two?
  13. buddha
    the pistons will overpay duren AND ausar. it would not shock me to see the bulls make a run at him. and - not to futher whip this dead mare over here - it would not surprise me if new orleans discusses a sign and trade of some sort. weaver drafted him and loves big men who rebound. memphis sign and trade? at the end of the day, the boring thing will happen: they will pay duren. he's young and an all-star. the easy thing to do is to pay him. no one in the media will criticize you for that. if you have a vision for the team that revolves around ausar/cade and you want shooting and you move duren, then you might be bold and THEN you'll get criticized.
  14. buddha
    btw, grand rapids eliminated tonight. a big zero from everyone important except mbn. mbn has been great in GR, but he's still slow. profiles as a good third line player (like most of the red wings top prospects).
  15. buddha
    he has great physical tools and hasnt put it all together. still time.
  16. buddha
    just listen to the podcast. he gets nervous feet, loses concentration, and his form collapses. its happened 3 years in a row.
  17. buddha
    we were all fooling ourselves if we thought they would get creative with duren or not have to pay. ausar/duren/cade is the core of the team. get used to it (and second round playoff exits).
  18. buddha
    we're going to find out, because he has to be on the nhl roster this year.
  19. buddha
    pranshanth on the wwp: cossa's not ready to be an nhl goalie. fundamentals fall apart at the end of every season.
  20. buddha
    it works. as long as the refs continue to reward them for it, shai and mitchell and brunson and harden will continue to dive and flop around.
  21. buddha
    max said he was not exempt. i expect cossa to be detroit's backup next year.
  22. buddha
    i dont understamd your point. if tampa bay decides not to sign expensive, over priced free agents, that's not collusion. if other teams see that and decide not to do so, that's not collusion either. let the mets and co overspend. you dont need to do so to be successful.
  23. buddha
    collusion has nothing to do with it. you have a cost controlled asset for 6 years. there is no need to sign 30 year old declining players to multi-million contracts. you dont need to do that to be successful. you can CHOOSE to do it if you can afford it.
  24. buddha
    international soccer. college basketball and football. i'm ok with that discrepancy. there are many ways to win in baseball. as i have argued before, baseball's financial system benefits the owners tremendously already, there is no need to change it. salary caps are stupid.
  25. buddha
    they could easily cut costs by not signing stupid free agent contracts.
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