buddha

former red wing camper in TC.

true about the shooting. he's been on a hot streak this year.

is the real reason they've failed so badly is that he no longer has the same people surrounding him as he had in tampa? they brought all the old red wings back to be in management now and its quite possible that while they were great players, they arent very good at scouting.

there's a reason why lavine has been available for two years and no one has moved for him yet (not even the lakers!): that contract, health, and the league has gotten wiser to all counting stat players on bad teams (see drummond, andre). otoh, lavine can score in bunches and that's a skill teams still need despite the other baggage.

one of the sticking points on a potential lavine-ivey deal is that the bulls have no picks to trade. im not giving up ivey for lavine. lavine is a cancer. a selfish player who plays zero defense and thinks he's michael jordan. much of his game is based on his otherwordly athleticism and that is going to decrease as he gets older. ivey could be lavine-lite in a couple years. the bulls would have to give me at a #1 pick with that deal and they dont have one to give.

i wouldnt either. but that's probably the biggest impact player you can get for ivey. better off paying ivey and seeing if he develops into a less selfish lavine.

would you trade ivey for zach lavine? the bulls would do that in a heartbeat.

i have a number of direct reports in the philly area who despite my best efforts are flyers fans. one of them went to the game last night and said the wings were just dead. small, and not physical. pushed around. lackadaisacal. imo that's a recipe to fire the coach. weve all said we know about the roster although we have different opinions on why. i give yzerman more benefit of the doubt than others because i see the organization he took over as one of the worst of all time. with that said, its hard to argue with results. and the results of copp, compher, chairot, holl, gustaffson, tarasenko, dealing walman, not re-signing perron (which i thought was smart), dealing maata, etc have resulted in a terrible, talentless roster. i still put the majority of blame for that on kenny holland and zadina, veleno, cholowski, and rasmussen. those guys should be the foundation right now and - as we know - they are either out of the league or not very good. regardless, this season is a waste. trade off anything that isnt young and move forward. and hope against hope for some lottery luck.

oh hell no.

boston without jalen brown and jason tatum are nothing. both were top 5 picks. you have to get lucky and find one of those guys. the pistons have one in cade. they need another and that other will most likely only come via a top 5 pick. theyve been unlucky in the lottery. unless they get lucky theyre likely screwed. picking 10th definitely decreases their chances exponentially.

true. they look like one of the worst teams in the league this year.

on another level? they beat them in OT at home in week one when the rams were without half their starting lineup including both starting tackles and kupp (iirc). and they beat them in the playoffs last year thanks to a blatantly missed PI call. the rams and stafford are very dangerous if healthy. i'd much rather play the vikings and sam darnold, purdy and an injured niners team, or the packers who weve already beat twice. i want no part of the eagles or the rams.

very worried about the rams. want no part of them. go seahawks.

more of the same: not good enough. no more puck luck like last year.

because cade is the only player on this team worth paying. the rest are bit players. what this team needs is another #1 pick in a generational draft. without it, they will be what you see today for the forseeable future. ivey is a nice player, but not a max player. duren hasnt developed beyond andre 2.0. holland and ausar are role players at best. they must, must, MUST tank to get a top player in this draft or else this is what they will be forever: a max 6 seed at best with cade ending his piston career getting traded for second rounders when he's 32 so he can go "chase a ring."

no.

the smart play is for them to enter the portal every year. be a constant free agent. this will be ended when either the ncaa takes charge (hahahaha) or they sign a collective bargaining agreement.

cossa was all over the place. same problem that plagued him earlier in his career: poor positioning and getting dragged out of place at the drop of a hat. that said, youre probably right that nerves played a role. and he did he really well in the shootout.

i think the pistons will "learn to win" when they have enough talent to win. if beasley has playes his way out of a contract in detroit, they should deal him if the deal is right.

but they already have basketball leagues in europe.

since when did michael rasmussen stop hitting and checking?

that didnt look like the same team. maybe its just because they were playing buffalo? but they were moving the puck up the ice, getting it out of the zone, firing shots, cycling in the other team's zone. where has this been all year? they looked like a different team on offense. yeah, must be buffalo. otoh, they looked like the same team on defense. is there a team in the league that has worse forwards on defense? how many times do we need to see motte, berggren, and then holl get beat on the backside for rebound goals? granted, husso was atrocious and would probably be in grand rapids if lyons and talbot werent injured but COME ON. you cant win games when your goalies play like that. but hey, at least they finally won a game.

look at all that wasted money. tobias harris makes $26 million. smh.

as a member of one of those fanbases, i say i dont care. it will get ok ratings because its michigan alabama, but not massive ratings because it means nothing, the best players wont play, and its on new years eve. i wonder what the bowl game ratings will look like this year with all the focus on the playoff? this one will probably get the highest non-playoff ratings. maybe. they played a few years ago in a bama second half beatdown of shea patterson and i doubt many people watched.

michigan alabama again? sheesh. who cares.