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1984Echoes

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  1. We need to find (draft) our own Maxx Crosby. Wasn't Crosby a 3rd rounder? Holmes could do that. I think I even spotted a potential Crosby floating around in the mock draft 2nd round this year... Chris Braswell seems like a Holmes/ DC type of guy...
  2. Would love to do that. There are some interesting potential candidates out there. But it's just not going to happen. We all know that. There are worse things out there than Great Grandpa Biden bringing us from the period of violent fascism and grotesque narcissism hopefully back to a period of Adults in the Room again (likelihood we get back to that...? 2%? Cat's outta the bag with rampant social media ills so... it just seems so hard to get back there...). I mean, Trump is trying to lead this country into being Venezuela or North Korea (what he REALLY wants). Venezuela and North Korea are DEFINITELY worse than 8 years of Great Grandpa Biden. You could even say that's a bit creepy... but that's STILL not as bad...
  3. Tigeraholic... you might be getting at least a part of your request: https://www.yahoo.com/news/17-gop-senators-voted-advance-180626342.html These 17 GOP senators voted to advance a $95.3 billion Ukraine and Israel aid package — without the controversial border provisions that Republicans have rejected Bryan Metzger Thu, February 8, 2024
  4. I think I am going to settle on: "Initiator". I don't want Ivey to be a ball-dominant PG... and as buddha points out he's not a great passer, etc... But what I want him to do is to "initiate" the offense by attacking defenses trying to break them down. Not on every play of course because teams will adapt to repetitive play. Whether it's initiated from transition (as G2 says, dude is fast), or pick-n-rolls, etc... His speed helps... Jalen "The Initiator" Ivey. Book it.
  5. On the flipside: After seeing all these moves, is it enough for Gores? Does he think Bojan had a higher price last year (were any of those "1st rounder" real offers, or just rumors)? He gave Weaver a directive to change this team before this season ends. Was it an ultimatum? I wouldn't close the door on this. It may depend on how the Pistons finish the season with all these new kids. With some... hope? Or looking worse than ever...?
  6. Would Gores so much as move off of Weaver in the offseason? Has he seen enough? What does Monte Williams think about all of this?
  7. Well I don't think Ivey needs to be a Jason Kidd-passing wizard... He only needs to be able to pass out of a double-team when he drives & dishes... The out of control is probably not great... And maybe "primary" is not the correct term for what I am thinking. Less of a "primary" and more like a "break down artist". There are different ways that Ivey can get the defense moving and once that happens, as long as he can pass out of double teams and the ball gets into Cade's hands, I think Cade has better options once the defense is moving...
  8. I think Holmes can find pass-rushers in the draft. And a lower cost free agent pass-rusher or bookend DE that will be effective enough to help out Hutch & the D-Line. It's CB that is always a problem to find a guy good enough. The only FA I want Detroit to sign, at least as a priority where serious money is spent, is at CB. Probably $18M AAV for the top or near-top guy out there. If Sneed gets squeezed out by the Chiefs' salary cap. That's the one and only free agent priority I have. That's the guy I want.
  9. Which is why Ivey should break down the defense first. I think that opens up Cade in a big way... instead of getting hemmed in as you say.. And to your point... that probably reduces Cade's turnovers ("nothing good"...) significantly, if he's facing broken defenses versus double/triple-teams. And should open his passing lanes too, if he wants to go that route (or the play design does...). Again, another way to reduce his turnovers. Just my 2 cents.
  10. No, I don't see that anymore. Now he's at least trying to get the women and children to the life rafts. And Cade, Ivey and Duren too.
  11. I've been saying this for at least the past year: Ivey should be the primary and Cade the secondary. The key thing to me is: if the defense collapses on Ivey as he drives, and he kicks it out to Cade... what is Cade looking at? A somewhat broken down defense? I think Cade thrives BIGLY after Ivey breaks down a defense... IMO. Just my 2 cents.
  12. So do we just release 4 guys to get back down? Fournier, Danilo & Muscala (the "corpses" as you guys have named them), and...? Ryan Arcidiacono? (the new guy...)
  13. Bojan's on the bench... not hard to figure out why... But why's Cade on the bench too? Did he get nicked up again?
  14. I thought the Grizzlies had some interest in Killian. Maybe not... it was just trade rumors...
  15. That's the good part. Also good, IMO, is that her fund-raising has been drastically subpar. (But I think that's a reflection of Trump Toxicity). The bad part was that... he was pissed at her for staging the Republican Primaries. He didn't want anyone else showcased because he wanted to just waltz right in and take the nomination at 100%, with no opposition. And he told her not to dfo the primaries. Ronna didn't follow his orders... subsequently... 49% of Republicans (and Indies where eligible) are NOT voting for him, which makes him look bad. Worse... Nikki now looks good, and a viable alternative. At least to the Never-Trump crowd on the right. So of course he wants another lackey there who does nothing but follow his orders. And despite you thinking that there may be more wasted resources... you're forgetting who Trump is. He wants all of the funding that goes to the RNC to go directly into his own pocket. So he can decide what he wants to spend that money on. Probably another portrait of him & Melania & Barron.
  16. Hmmmm... Hmmmm... Hmmmm (still thinking)... Oh sure, why not? 😄
  17. PS: A little late... but I was just being facetious. I was interested in what kind of commentary would come of that but... not much. The 600 RBI's is way too much for that to be "in the ballpark". 400 would be outstanding. And "maybe" achievable? Too far in the future though as we still don't have a clue how these young hitters are going to turn out. Even including Tork.
  18. Do whatever King Trump dictates or face the consequences.
  19. Oh please please please please PLEASE Let me see that! HAHAHA (wait... I better not do that in advance... need to count those Republican chickens AFTER they hatch!!!)
  20. The most COMPROMISED Congress.
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