buddha

The great chicago bulls started 5-0 and are now 6-6. they gave up 150 to utah last night (in 2 ot).

the bottom of the nba is ridiculously bad this year.

quick left the bench and should be suspended.

raymond! finally. on shot 41. now dont go blow it. and the rangers are due for a PP so watch out for the eaay whistle.

one of these days theyre going to start a g league team and actually lose.

outshooting them 38-17. 4 minute power play. multiple open nets. cant score.

1-1 with the blue shirts. wings outplaying them but cant score. took a stupid penalty and gave up a goal. rinse. repeat.

asp and mbn arent exactly ripping it up either. but unlike kasper, their timelines have been fast tracked. kasper needs to be back on line one, imo. he thrived up there.

private equity is salivating to get into american college sports the same way theyve gotten into european soccer teams. there is a lot of growth potential there. when is the last time an american sports league's television contract went DOWN? never.

yes, its almost as if you need to prudently manage your books! like a real business! (as an aside, when i sit through a financial aid talk at michigan and hear its $85k all in for out of state despite their billions in endowment and non-profit tax status, i have very little sympathy for their football budget concerns) they need to finally face the fact that theyre a minor professional league. unionize, get some rules, and then guarantee a set return. the other sports other than men's bball can and should remain amateur.

we all want these guys in the nhl and when they get here we are reminded that they are rookies. and rookies usually suck.

i understand your argument, but i think youre trying too hard to make the point so you can say detroit doesnt have any assets. or enough assets. people may see detroit's players differently than you do. you see detroit players every day and see all their warts. those other guys you mentioned - rollins, mccain - likely have warts too. utah may see ivey from his purdue days as a better play, or duren's potential. the pistons are not without assets and utah may value 5 first rounders plus ivey and holland more than one first rounder in the top 10ish. yes, i know ivey is an unknown and about to likely get expensive. they may value duncan robinson's $25 million off the books next year (unlikely, but still potentially depending on what else they think they can do). we dont know what others are willing to give up for markannen considering his very spotty health history and impending very large extension. thus, a team like detroit may be willing to take on that risk for all of its future top picks that other clubs may not be willing to do.

the only one of those teams who can offer the assets the pistons can offer are chicago and toronto and sacramento (i think). the only one close enough to make an all in move is detroit.

ok, half the league. who would that be? what team desperate enough for that type of shooting would do that? atlanta? houston?

gary harris?