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5/13/26 8:00PM Cavs RD2 GM5 (2-2) @ Pistons (2-2)

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Deleterious Grand Master

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You don't need to start Reed.  But he has earned minutes in the rotation for sure, and sitting the first half again is not an option.  

I would have a quick hook for Duren though.  If Duren struggles in the 1st quarter then Reed gets the bulk of the minutes and possibly starts the 2nd half.

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casimir Grand Master

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9 hours ago, buddha said:

whoever wins this game wins the series.

 

5 hours ago, buddha said:

we were all really down on them after game 4 vs orlando and they won that.  they can win this too.

I tend to agree whoever wins game 5 wins the series.  But I wouldn’t be surprised to see the opposite occur.  I guess the only thing that would surprise me is 3 lopsided games to finish this series out.

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2 hours ago, Deleterious said:

KZoo catching strays.

 

IDK - he can play all the hard ball he wants,  I'm not sure any American city is in the mood to be extorted by an Oligarch in the current environment.

Deleterious Grand Master

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His bigger obstacle will be the league not letting him move.  After the Seattle debacle they are not letting another team leave a decent size market with good fan support over a stadium issue.  

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buddha Grand Master

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39 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

His bigger obstacle will be the league not letting him move.  After the Seattle debacle they are not letting another team leave a decent size market with good fan support over a stadium issue.  

i dont think the league would let him move to austin or nashville.

nashville will likely end up being the new home of the memphis grizzlies and i dont think austin can actually support a team.  san antonio would howl about that. four teams in texas?

vegas and seattle are the two areas that need teams and theyre slated for expansion cities.

the next places after that might be overseas.  mexico city or london.

Deleterious Grand Master

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52 minutes ago, buddha said:

i dont think the league would let him move to austin or nashville.

nashville will likely end up being the new home of the memphis grizzlies and i dont think austin can actually support a team.  san antonio would howl about that. four teams in texas?

vegas and seattle are the two areas that need teams and theyre slated for expansion cities.

the next places after that might be overseas.  mexico city or london.

Agree about Austin and Nashville.  

I think London is off the table for now.  They are trying to start that NBA Europe league and putting an NBA team in London would canalize that.  If that league fails then London is back on the table.

I think once they lock down the two expansion teams they will turn their attention to getting the Pelicans out of New Orleans.  Mexico City has to be the first choice.

Deleterious Grand Master

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My niece graduates from law school this weekend.  That means I'm watching game 6 in a hotel.  My girlfriend is taking bets with other family members on us getting kicked out when I yell at the TV.  

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Shinzaki Grand Master

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You expect a little drop off  in the offense for a rim running big like Duren in the playoffs...but he's not doing ANYTHING. He's working on defense, but the rebounding and interior scoring have dried up completely.  Now he's pressing...thinking too much and looks completely out of synch.  I'm also not 100% convinced he's recovered from his knee issue at the ASB.

He is costing himself a ton of money....that great chemistry with Cade has all but disappeared.  I've gone from assuming Cade would force them into resigning him to wondering if Cade would be open to letting him walk.

Mara won't be there when we pick...but Morez Johnson might be.  He has that 7ft plus wingspan.   

 

 

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21 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Should Paul Reed start over Duren? I know he won't, but should he?

I'd start Duren, but I'd have an itchy trigger finger with him. He's got to show something. 

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2 hours ago, Deleterious said:

My niece graduates from law school this weekend.  That means I'm watching game 6 in a hotel.  My girlfriend is taking bets with other family members on us getting kicked out when I yell at the TV.  

I had to listen to Saturday's fourth quarter on the radio in the car making my way to our niece's grad party. Listening to Mahorn go ballistic about everything was pretty entertaining in a way.

I forgot how much a potential deep run with the Pistons can be impacted by the spring graduations and my own work. Now, I have to mix in the changing TV venues on top of that. 

I'm going to have issues with game #6 as well for parts of it. Probably will be listening to a lot of it on the radio as well. 

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Mr.TaterSalad Grand Master

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19 hours ago, Deleterious said:

You don't need to start Reed.  But he has earned minutes in the rotation for sure, and sitting the first half again is not an option.  

I would have a quick hook for Duren though.  If Duren struggles in the 1st quarter then Reed gets the bulk of the minutes and possibly starts the 2nd half.

If Duren looks out of sorts at any point in the first quarter I want Reed in the game. I know Duren is supposed to give you better defense and more rebounding ability. But so far in this series, and for most of the Orlando series, Duren hasn't given us anything off the glass and only limited defense and shot blocking. He's had what, 2 rebounds in the last 60 minutes of play or something crazy. Even if Reed doesn't give you the defense you'd want, with the way Duren's playing right now, he can't be any bigger of a liability. In-fact, I feel like he is more of a net positive because he is producing points.

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There's speculation (conspiracy theory maybe) that the reason Duren has an infinitely long leash is that his contract has already been worked out. They already had talks and committed to maxing him, so they have to force this and treat him like a max player.

Contrast that with Ausar who can sneeze wrong in one game and get benched no matter how many times he saves this team while Duren can play 11 bad games in a row and not lose his playing time.

Hongbit Grand Master

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45 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

I have little faith in JB making the proper roster adjustments.

I am the same.  

Fortunately, until Cleveland can win a road game in the playoffs,  they are the decided underdog to win this series.  

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