buddha

Another thought, all these rule changes and tweaks have just made tanking worse. if a team could tank and get a superstar, they would get better and gradually rise in the standings. but when you tweak the lottery and the worst teams keep getting screwed (like the pistons did), they keep being mired in that desperate attempt to get a superstar player. ultimately, as long as there is a draft and no relegation there will be tanking.

relegation would stop it, but we dont do that here. you could take away ping pong balls if you lose x amount of games. dropping protections might help on the margins, mandate that you can only protect top 2 or something like that. but that will hinder trades and no one wants that to happen. the ultimate reason is the draft, you get rewarded for losing. and the draft has become so ingrained in sporting culture here that it isnt going anywhere. i thought the play-in tournament was supposed to be a temporary covid year thing and now they've made it permanent.

only way you stop it is to get rid of the draft or completely randomize it.

"hurt"

neither did KAT or Og Anonoby. the pistons whupped them, but the knicks were shorthanded. fun game to watch.

what's the pistons' rotation in the playoffs? who sits?

he is totally dominating the knicks bench in a 30 point game. 😉 but seriously, he looks good tonight for sure.

knicks also without half their starting lineup.

where's huerter?

mike brown looks confused. i guess that's normal considering there is a basketball game going on.

caris has made three good plays in a row. what is happening?

the knicks arent even close to making a shot. one brick or air ball after another. some wide open.

i turn this game on in time to see caris get cooked by JOSH HART. he is so bad. cade, otoh, is so very very good.

If skubal leaves i'll still root for him unless he goes to Boston or the White Sox, twins or indians. Then he can rot in hell. bu assuming he's a good person and wouldnt sully himself with the filth of those franchises and their repulsive fans, i'll pull for him. kind of like stafford. i'm glad he won an mvp and a super bowl if the lions couldnt win. i'll root for skubal to do well and will always consider him a tiger. but i do expect him to leave after this year, and i'm happy the tigers finally did something to bring him some extra help. now let's hope the tigers are in position to add a difference maker at the deadline this year and actually do it.

knicks injury report: Karl Anthony-Towns: Frightened