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I’m fine with this version or the current version of road jersey, But I’ve always wondered about a road jersey mimicking the home jersey, just with grays rather than ice cream whites. Maybe a hint of orange to go with the navy. And the only thing to add is they when they synced up the hat and shirt D for the home kits, they picked the wrong D. The curved upper right D is superior to the angled upper right D.

Wallace was amazing to watch because of his lack of height. He shouldn’t have been doing what he was doing because of his height. But he had the quick leaping ability and the strength. You could tell he understood angles and positioning. And that motor was constantly running, there wasn’t much quit in him at all. I think that last part was just who he was given the path he had to take to get to the NBA. Thompson is an athlete that we’re seeing develop into an other worldly defensive beast. Oh, sure, he’s a basketball player, he had those chops coming into this league. But he’s really blossomed this season. His length and his quickness and pure athleticism (I really appreciate the ballet story). He’s reading passing lanes when off ball and is just an absolute pain in the ass on the ball. He’s taken a leap as a shot blocker, pun intended. Can you imagine what his defense will be like with more experience? And what if/when he adds some offensive tools? I think Thompson has a chance to be a better defender than Wallace, although we’re talking different eras and different positions. Heck, since we’re talking the Going to Work crew, is it fair to say Thompson is a combination of Wallace and Prince, but with a better skill set albeit not the strength?

Yeah, not sure why he’s fallen out of the rotation. It seems like even if that’s been the case, he deserves some sort of minutes given what he can bring as far as defense and energy. I know finding offense can be a chore at times for the Pistons. But sometimes you’ve got to see if the defense can lead to some offense.

A tall task given their hatred of Browns’ ownership past and present. in general though, this season has been a breakout for him defensively. Watching him on that end is an absolute joy.

Wouldn’t be against it. Maybe it would save his legs a bit during the season. The fact that Torkelson’s assignment to bottom third of the lineup in recent games might suggest he’s not long for the organization.

I used to really hate them, now it’s probably just another part of the game. The on field interviewer interviews are obviously done in between innings earlier in games where usually not much is going on.

Unfortunately Madden have caught one.

So much for Madden’s return.

Not until late October. See what I did there?

It’s not a direct impact, but it does roll up under his umbrella. I don’t know, I could be wrong, but it seems like the Tigers have a high rate of pitching injury.

Is Reed an RFA?

Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know when you’re going to open in it and see that someone took a bite of that nasty chocolate covered orange cream and then put it back in the box like nobody else would notice.

12 playoff games. 6 single digit scores, 6 double digit scores. High score of 15.

Agree, mixed bag. Some hits. Some misses. We thought the minors was going in the right direction. I don’t know, is it? How much of the pitching lack of health fall on Harris’ responsibility?

I completely agree with you on the platoon and outlier seasons. I guess the question is did they lazily sit on these players without looking to move them? Could they move them or did other teams see how these were outlier seasons? I wonder specifically about Carpenter. If a team has much of its offense dependent upon a guy that is deployed only in a platoon, that’s probably a guy to move on from. But then you throw in his defense, his lack of durability, maybe there wasn’t much of a market for him.

This is better than shoveling snow, right?

I’m not watching. Are they still directing traffic at the batter on deck circles?

They ain’t picking’ up what we dropped, dog.

April and May showers bring October playoff games. —- Casimir 3:16

Yes, get some movement. Start on side of the key and open things up on that side. Could they run screens for Cunningham to run through off ball like with Rip Hamilton? The one out of bounds play last night that was correctly changed from a 3 to a 2, Cunningham kind of improvised there, but it gave the opponent another look. Maybe it doesn’t always have to be Cunningham on the receiving end, maybe it’s another shooter and/or Thompson/Duren come off from screening as cutters? In one of the timeouts, Bickerstaff was imploring to play defense and break when possible. But creating more movement in the offense should help create that bit of chaos in a half court game.

Duren has mobility, he has improved every season. He’s 70% at the line. Is there something in there to where he should be able to pick up a bit of a mid range game? Did the Pistons pull the plug too quickly on Stewart at the arc? Now, look, he hit two last night, small sample size. His form looked fine. It seemed like they talked about it once and it was short lived. Was it too short lived?

All of the talk during the regular season about the chemistry between Cunningham and Duren. But I wonder how that chemistry is during these playoffs. I understand a slight drop in production from the regular season to the playoffs. I understand a first foray into the playoffs might be tough for a player. But Duren has all but vanished in these playoffs. There’s not one improvement in his per 36s from last playoffs to this except for personal fouls. He’s gone from, 24.9 points and 13.4 boards in the regular season to 11.8 and 9.7. Ok, yeah, we’ve all seen it in action, it’s been a popular topic heading into and during the playoffs. But how is this grinding on Cunningham? Especially after last night and seeing the overt double teams above the arc late in the game and knowing the opponent will all any other Piston a crack at scoring rather than allow Cunningham that shot. And while we love Thompson’s defense, and holy smokes is it a thing of beauty to watch, he’s got to pick up some sort of offense this offseason. A 3 point shot that’s enough to keep the defense honest would be great. A mid range along the baseline to open up the key a bit for drives/posts. Something besides back door cuts (which are still beneficial).