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Sources: Pistons assistant GM Rob Murphy on leave amid investigation into alleged misconduct

Very cool.

So Michigan is set to join the multi-state poker compact. It basically lets online poker players play against people in other states. Currently you can only play against people in Michigan. 4 states in it so far. Michigan, New Jersey, Delaware, and Nevada. More will follow with PA probably next. Firekeepers hosted the fall MSPT event this past weekend. 2.409 people entered which is absolutely amazing. 1st place paid $344,446.

Ton of straight line speed but not a lot of lateral quickness.

Luka and Lebron are fantastic passers just like Cade. Steph and Tatum, not so much. I think you negate one of Cade's best skills if you take him off the ball. It might be a bit different if he is handing it to Klay Thompson or Jaylen Brown I guess.

I want to see more aggression from Cade. I thought he finished games well at the end of the year. But he was often too late back at the start of games.

As we hopefully watch the first of many Laker losses. The Pelicans have the right to pick swap with LA this year. So no high pick for LA this year if they suck.

The four studio guys on TNT just got new deals. Rumor is that Barkley got ten years for $100M.

Seeing reports that Latifi will drive for Chip Ganassi in Indy Car next season.

I think we both know what it is. We just seem to disagree on how often it is used. Utah ran drop coverage with Gobert. We sit here and laugh at them every year in the playoffs when it blows up in their faces. Hedging/doubling/blitzing just doesn't work in todays game if the other team is competent. Even if Casey wanted to run that style of defense they don't have the players for it. We all say how slow and unathletic the Pistons are. Well in that defense you are constantly rotating and that requires speed and athleticism. It would be career suicide for a coach to implement that type of defense with this roster. Anyway, his offense is bad enough to fire him. So like I said, I wont get upset if they do get rid of him.

Someone posted the ratings from this weeks games. Alabama-Tennessee (CBS): 11.557M (highest of season so far) Penn State-Michigan (FOX): 6.453M Clemson-Florida State (ABC): 3.197M USC-Utah (FOX): 2.742M LSU-Florida (ESPN): 2.455M Wisconsin-Michigan State (FOX): 2.452M Iowa State-Texas (ABC): 2.351M Stanford-Notre Dame (NBC): 2.154M Oklahoma State-TCU (ABC): 2.136M Auburn-Ole Miss (ESPN): 2.064M

But switching is the best scheme against modern offenses. Which is why all 30 teams do it. The Pistons simply don't have the talent to play good defense no matter which scheme they run.

Teams average 110 points per game. The offense is going to score now and then.

The deadline for guys to sign extensions that are coming off of rookie contracts is over. They will have to wait until the summer now. Sekou would have been our player up for an extension. But he is out of the league so no worries there. Hayes is eligible next season.

Carlos Boozer has a son that is listed #1 in his class for 2025 depending on which publication you read. Cooper Flagg is #1 on some sites.

Netflix reports tomorrow. Tesla on Wednesday.

OK that last scene was a bit much and sort of reminds me a bit of season 8. It was basically, have Meleys roast all the Greens and avoid a huge war. Or have a season 2. If you aren't going to kill the Greens there, just fade to black with Aegon raising his sword in the air. Why even bother having Rhaenys bust in on Meleys? Really good episode other than that nitpick.

538 released their predictions. They have Detroit winning 23 games. First link is the entire league, second is the Pistons. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2023-nba-predictions/ https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2023-nba-predictions/pistons/

That is former Piston Kevin Porter Jr.

Is that papaya? Maybe he is a McLaren fan.

It isn't a good NASCAR race without some pushing and shoving afterwards.