Deleterious

Another post showing your bad argument. Ausar has nothing to do with if they should/shouldn't keep Duren. Just step away for a minute, relax before bed and get ready to make excuses for Jim tomorrow night. 😋

You know you have a terrible argument when you have to point out a guy did something down 20+ and the other team emptied their bench 5 minutes ago.

The sad part. Jokic only has 4 points and 3 shots. Pistons are still down 23.

DeAndre Jordan revitalizing his career by playing against Pistons bigs.

Fantastic pass from Reggie there.

How is that not a travel on Porter?

Livers getting drilled in the head by that pass was fantastic.

Not sure why people add music to the highlight. Still a great block though.

He really doesn't shoot better. If you look at their shot charts the only place Duren shoots better is at the rim. Well, bigs are supposed to do that so that isn't saying much. 3-10 feet Ausar shoots better. 10-16 feet Asuar shoots better. And Duren has never made a shot in the 16+ category so not fair to compare that. FT% is often used to project shooting. Duren shoots 63% from the line while Ausar shoots 68%. So you can't even use that to say he is a better shooter. Stewart has skills that are valuable in the playoffs when teams go small. He can guard the perimeter a bit, he cant hit an open 3PT shot, so he can be played in a small ball lineup while still providing rebounding and some rim protection. The other reason people like Stewart is the team friendly contract. If you tell me Duren will sign an extension for $15M per, hell yeah keep him. But if he is creeping up over $20M a year I get worried. And at $25M+ per year, I'm out. That is an Andre Drummond sized disaster of a contract for Duren. People like Ausar because he is a wing. You can win a title without a big time C. You can not win a title without a stud perimeter player. I don't think there are 5 C's in the league I would pay $25M+ a year. Jokic, Bam, and I guess Embiid but he has had some bad playoff performances in close out games. So I might pass on him too. AD has the skills I would pay for, but I would pass due to injuries. I want to see more games from Chet, but he looks promising so far. Sengun is sort of interesting but I have not watched a ton of him yet.

Was confused when I turned on YoutubeTV and had like 6 games to choose from. I guess today is a free preview of Sunday Ticket.

I would trade Duren in a heartbeat and is the guy I would be looking to move the most. As in, if he makes it to his extension date something went seriously wrong. Cant shoot. Cant defend the perimeter, is not a defensive anchor and plays the least important position on the floor. Zero offensive skills. Do not under any circumstances invest $25-$35M a year in a guy like that. Especially since the playoffs are the ultimate goal and a big like him is most likely to be benched in the playoffs as everyone goes small. Nice kid, plays hard and seems to hustle. But I am not spending big money on a C in todays game unless your name is Jokic and possibly Embiid. Keep a cheap guy on the roster (under $20M) and a rookie. Invest your money in positions that matter.

So the Lakers are 17-19 lost 4 in a row and are 2-8 in their last 10. They have their #1 pick this year (I think). How hilarious will it be when Lebron puts the screws to them to draft Bronny? A kid that Vecenie doesn't even list in his top 100. I guess if he is that bad they could just pick him up in the 2nd round. Oh well, it was fun thinking about it.

Someone had a stat the other day. So far, they have the worst win% all time the season after receiving the #1 pick.

The league reinstated Green. So 12 games was the total of his suspension.

Well, that is depressing.

Yep. This is exactly where I am at. Look. If they were contending for something, even a playoff spot, I totally get limiting the rookies. But like you pointed out with their record. This is one of the worst teams in the history of the league. Force feed Ausar and Sasser minutes. My rule for rookies would be simple. Play hard you get minutes. I don't care how many mistakes you make as long as you play hard.

This is the pass I was talking about.

Well, that went to crap in a hurry.

I think Golden State just went to a box and one defense on Cade.

Cade is really taking over. 100-100 with 2 minutes left.

Good challenge by Williams. Pistons ball.

That was clearly off Steph. I mean, he was totally fouled and they didn't call it. But it definitely was off of his hand.

Unfortunately this has been Cade all year. Need to start getting some complete games from him.