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He was an excellent long range shooter in college and has good form but sure, if you want to doom him to being a poor shooter 10 games into his NBA career, have at it. But yes, would like to see less of the 1-8, 1-9 from three shooting nights. In any event, Stewart definitely went a little too psychotic but I'd be pissed too if somebody clocked me in the face intentionally and it seemed pretty clear that Lebron said something to set him off because he didn't really go psycho until after they had words.

Yeah, I don't see the fit either. The Pistons have two big needs, shooters and an athletic big. Simmons fills neither of those although he would create a lot more open shots with his playmaking. I've gotta think, if there's any legs to these rumors, that it's an idea being pushed by Gores to bring in "starpower". It just seems like a Gores type of thing to make a panicked move like this for the sake of bringing in a big name player that could put some fannies in the seats.

Why am I not surprised that you have this opinion? I think only Michigan homers, or people that are contrarians by nature, share this opinion. Hutchinson is good but he benefits from playing on a much a better defensive line where he's not the sole focus. Teams gameplan to avoid Thibodeaux. As far as an overall player is concerned, the whole package, Thibodeaux is the best player in this draft.

Cade was good, I couldn't care less that he shot poor from 3 because I know those shots will start falling. He's doing everything else really well. It's why a box score only tells a small part of the story because you look at the 3 point shooting and assume he sucked but, no. Also, he came up big in the clutch AGAIN. In a close game midway through the 4th, he drew back in and the first 4 possessions went like this... Cade hits a mid range J, Cade drives past a guy and scores at the rim through contact, Cade drives past a guy and dishes out to CoJo for a three, Cade drives past a guy and dishes out to Frank Jackson for a three. Not to mention that he shut Brogdon down, down the stretch. The kid is good, really good, and is really clutch. Once the threes start falling, he's going to be a load to handle.

No kidding. TP is just looking to scapegoat the coach like he does all the time for over a decade now. The fact of the matter is that this version of Goff (injured or not) wasn't much different than the Goff we saw all season and it was freaking raining hard at the stadium so running the ball a lot was the right play. Even if Goff was injured, what the hell was Blough going to do in those conditions throwing to a bunch of XFLers. Ridiculous criticism of the coach. Campbell deserves criticism for some things, this ain't it.

Again with the ridiculous take. Decker took a lot of shit from the media and idiotic fans acting like internet doctors (a few that preside here) who questioned his toughness because he went on IR for the broken finger, people who would piss their pants if they said that to his face. He has every right to be frustrated about that.

I think it matters, you always want the higher pick not only to get the pick of higher rated prospects but as a more valuable trade chip if they want to trade up or down for that matter. It might not mean much in the long run, but I will always root for the team holding my favorite teams' draft pick to lose as much as possible. Even in the Rams are in the Superbowl, I'd root for them to lose because I prefer the 31st pick to the 32nd (Ehh, I'd probably root for Stafford at that point). I guess you can say that I'm Magic Beanzzz obsessed.

Not really. They owned Goff too the last couple of seasons.

I'm surprised you, or any Lions fan, wasn't there for the beginning. What's best for the Lions should be what's best for Lions fans and the better the draft pick the better for the Lions. Then again, to each their own. If somebody wants to root for Stafford, who am I or anybody else to criticize you?

lol. This and the Jefferson "is better than any RB on the roster and it's not even close" posts makes me wonder if you post purely for satire because these takes can't be for real.

The Lions won't be the first 0-17 team... But they will be the first 0-16-1 team

Have faith. I'm sure the Lions will be in a position to take him, the new GM and coach will be happy to have him. 😉

Actually, I think it's Cade's overall game that will make him valuable in the long run. Cade can shoot, Green can also shoot but what sets Cade apart is his ability to impact the game in many different ways with last night being a prime example, although there were some mistakes mixed in which is to be expected at this early stage. The one thing Cade needs to work on is being more aggressive with the ball because he can get whatever shot he wants to when he puts his mind to it. The blow by reverse layup and spin move score in the paint being two examples late in the game last night.

Green got punked after he blew by Cade and dunked, meanwhile Cade was out there facilitating, scoring at the rim, hitting a big three, taking a charge, rebounding and locking down Green forcing two late airballs after Green trash talked him. THAT'S why Cade went #1. He helps winning in different ways while Green scores some highlight reel buckets in a losing effort.

It has nothing to do with Chet being white and everything to do with him being a toothpick and thin, tall guys generally being injury prone. One can say that Durant was thin too (still is obviously) but not THAT thin, Chet is Manute Bol level thin. Other than that, he has that "unicorn" skillset that teams covet with his size, shotmaking and playmaking ability and from what I've seen, he has an alpha "I'm going to take your soul" mentality so he'll I saw the Duke game too and love Banchero, like REALLY love his game. He looks like he could step into the NBA right now and be an impact offensive player. He has some defensive things to work on but that offensive skillset is NBA ready.

That's the key right there, he's getting to whichever spot on the floor he wants and creating good looks for himself and his teammates. This is why I said after last game that I'm not concerned about his shooting statline. He's doing a lot of good stuff, it's only a matter of time until the shots start falling with more regularity.

Surprisingly too. Who would have thought that the Jags would beat the Bills, Giants beat the Raiders with all their injuries, Arizona would crush the Niners without Murray, Hopkins etc. and that the Titans would crush the Rams without Henry. In any event, the Rams record was really propped up by wins against the Bears, Seahawks (without Wilson a lot of the game), Colts, Giants, Lions and Texans. They did beat Tampa but that was a really soft 7-1. They're 1-2 against legit teams and got pumped in the 2 losses. They're a good team but we really don't know how good they are.

Murray was a #1 pick, much different situation.

They just drafted Wilson at #2. I can't imagine in any scenario even if White plays well the rest of the season that they move on from Wilson. Even if White plays well the rest of the season, like Minshew did in his 1st season, you offer a 6th at most. I wouldn't mind taking a flier on a guy like that if he lights it up the rest of the season but a 3rd is waaaaay too steep.

Gardner Minshew who has a much longer track record of success was traded for a 6th and you want to trade 3rd for this guy because he had one nice game? Also, why are the Jets trading Wilson again?

I guess I'm a "slappy" because Cade looks good and I'm not concerned in the least about his shot not falling because that's just a matter of him getting the timing down and getting that ankle back to 100% to get proper lift. If you watch him play, you can see a lot of good stuff in his game. Once the shots start falling, and they will, he's going to be really good. 1-20 from three is awful no doubt but he's not even close on a lot of them which leads me to believe that his ankle is still not 100% or he still doesn't trust it fully yet so I wouldn't worry too much about it long term. We also need to keep in mind that he didn't even practice with the team fully at any point and played no preseason so this is his preseason essentially.

I certainly do see a problem with the talent level of the team but I'm talking about who could be affected by what happens this season going forward. I expect all the guys I listed to be on the team in the near future at the very least, teams need depth players too to succeed. I just don't think 0-17 is good for development, 2-15 is no picnic either but it would be nice for them to get at least a little taste of winning and the majority of this current roster is young, developing players. That's all I'm really saying.

Agree to disagree then. You think 0-17 is fine for development, I don't. Kind of sad when a fanbase has this defeatist attitude but it is what it is. BTW, I'm not saying that it's absolutely necessary to win a few games but nobody, and I repeat, nobody wants the embarrassment of finishing 0-17. You might think winning a few means nothing but I'd wager a guess that it's important to a lot of the players, coaches and a good deal of fans too. Young players that should be here for a few years at least? Swift, Hockenson, Sewell, Jackson, St. Brown, McNeil, Onwuzurike, Walker, Barnes, J. Okwara etc. so, there you go.

That lines up with my thoughts. One thing though, they have to get a QB if those 2023-2024 expectations are to be met. I know he went to a SB once upon a time but this broken version of Goff going on 3 seasons now ain't the guy. In any event, there are no 4-5 year rebuilds in the NFL like you see in other sports, careers are too short, too much roster turnover from year to year. In the case of a full rebuild, if you're not showing significant improvement in Year 2 and are not, at the very least, making a serious wild card run in Year 3, you're not the right people for the job.

Nobody wants to go 0-17. Winning a few would surely boost morale and you may not want to believe it but getting a taste of winning, even if it's just a win or two, is important for young players. Laugh at it all you want but going 0-17 especially if they're getting blown out half the time isn't going to be good for anybody. Also, if the timeline is 2024 to start being competitive then Brad and Dan are the wrong people for the job.