11/17/2023 7:30 EDT Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons *Group Stage In season Tourney

[Tigeraholic1]

Edited November 16, 2023 by Tigeraholic1

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

Slow down.

 

[buddha]

is he going to find players who can shoot, who arent hurt, and then actually play them?

novel idea.

[Deleterious]

Some were saying Morris was upgraded to questionable.  Looks like that isn't true.

 

[Deleterious]

New injury incoming.  

 

[Betrayer]

4 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Slow down.

 

Took him 12 games to figure out what we knew before the season started.

Now watch this fool take out Ausar instead of Killian. 

[buddha]

5 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Some were saying Morris was upgraded to questionable.  Looks like that isn't true.

 

what a great trade.

they should have just dealt Livers for him.  useless IR player for useless IR player.

[Hart]

If Monty wants to help Cade, maybe find a point guard that can run the offense.  

[casimir]

19 hours ago, buddha said:

is he going to find players who can shoot, who arent hurt, and then actually play them?

Is that legal?

[buddha]

sam postulating the pistons might trade for lavine.

unlikely.  sam probably doesnt remember that the pistons cant trade their first round pick because they owe it to the knicks.

the trade would have to be centered around ivey + something else.  probably duren.  i doubt the pistons would deal duren.

[Deleterious]

Good news.  They can trade first round picks after that pick is supposed to convey, which is 2027.  So 29, 30, and 31 are on the table if the Bulls don't mind waiting.

Bad news.  We get Lavine.  

[buddha]

not sure anyone would want a first rounder from this year's draft.

[Deleterious]

37 minutes ago, buddha said:

not sure anyone would want a first rounder from this year's draft.

I agree.  Flip side of that.  Anyone with the possibility of being in the lottery in 25/26 wont want to trade the pick because they want their shot at Flagg/Boozer/Dybantsa.  No clue about the depth of those drafts.  But those three guys are supposed to be studs.  

[Deleterious]

Doesn't this say a lot about the organization?  A guy who wasn't good enough to start the season on a team is now going to be a starter?  

 

[Deleterious]

The Clipper stuff is fantastic. 

 

[buddha]

serves the clippers right.  i hope kwahi and george leave after this year.

[buddha]

"quadrant of woe" has been our home for the last 15 years.

[Betrayer]

2 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Doesn't this say a lot about the organization?  A guy who wasn't good enough to start the season on a team is now going to be a starter?  

 

So, nothing really changing other than Bagley is out so you needed someone (Knox) to fill a spot.

Stubborn Monty (or prideful Troy?) still unwilling to move Killian to the bench where he belongs (and even that's a kind assessment).

[buddha]

ivey, wiseman, and harris for lavine.

do you do it?

[Deleterious]

4 hours ago, buddha said:

ivey, wiseman, and harris for lavine.

do you do it?

I don't think so.

I'm with you in thinking Lavine isn't a winning player. Plus, if Williams can get Ivey to play just average defense, he becomes a pretty nice player.

[buddha]

6 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

I don't think so.

I'm with you in thinking Lavine isn't a winning player. Plus, if Williams can get Ivey to play just average defense, he becomes a pretty nice player.

if lavine comes to detroit he just chucks up 25 shots a game and says "this is my team."  

my fear is that gores forces a premature trade because the team is so bad.  like they did with blake.

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, buddha said:

if lavine comes to detroit he just chucks up 25 shots a game and says "this is my team."  

my fear is that gores forces a premature trade because the team is so bad.  like they did with blake.

yeah - being in a hurry to make another bad move isn't an answer either. At this point it's hard to believe Weaver actually has some clear idea about how to put together an NBA team, so there's no optimism in having Gores force him to do more. More of what? 

 

[buddha]

every year we have "tons of cap space" and every year its frittered away on projects, has beens, and never wuzzes, all to get an occasional second round pick.  deandre jordan, joe harris, etc etc.

are we building up to something?  

its year 4, were down a first round pick, and we've already traded away one of our own first round players for garbage.  so what's the plan?

[buddha]

so cleveland sat their best player tonight against detroit, eh?

what a surprise.