Hart

Dingler's statcast numbers are looking really nice. Don't think anybody saw this coming. If he can be an 800+ OPS guy, he should starting getting at bats at DH on the days he does not catch. Need to get him 550 at bats this year, minimum, if he stays healthy. I am annoyed that we are not trying to develop Keith against lefties, even though he has been a little lucky to this point.

I was only half heartedly tuned into this game but the thing that jumped out at me when I was watching was Duren is not much of a rim protector and that hurts big time in the playoffs. I think we almost need to play Duren and Stew together.

Does Matt Mclain have any hope? He is the underperformer for the Reds I would be interested in.

Three point shot would be great but this mindset that it's all or nothing between three pointers and mid range jumpers needs to go away. I would think it's much easier for a guy like Duren to become a threat from 15 feet than 24 feet. Either would do a lot for his value.

I think Duren needs to add a mid range jumper to his game. Similar to how all those power forwards in the 90's would add a mid range jumper to their game later in their careers. Get started on that right away this offseason. I think it's almost a lock the Pistons will match whatever another team offers and we need him to be more than just a finisher with the salary we will be paying him. He's needs to be like a 22 and 11 guy next year. This was easily his worst game since the all-star break. The stat line was not terrible but he had been dominating lately and I did not see that tonight.

We work our tail off to cut it to one and then the other team hits two strait threes. When you don't have shooters to respond, that feels like a gut punch. One thing I will say about the Pistons is they never waiver on defense. It's very impressive the effort they give on a nightly basis for an NBA team.

It seems like we have gotten more desperate lately. Maybe it's just better competition. You could easily add one offense first guy to this lineup without suffering much on defense.

Ron Holland shot 18 percent on three 3's per game in the month of February. Not off to a great start tonight either. He should maybe think about driving and getting to the free throw line more.

Duren and Cade seem to be getting better as the season wears on but they are not getting a lot of help. Others have said it but that Ivey injury really bites.

The spurs are good but I have never seen so many bad bounces for a team in a quarter. Every time the pistons play good defense, the spurs get a basket off a broken play.

Early on you could tell Cade was affected by Wemby but now he is just missing shots he normally makes at a higher clip. Cade sees defenses load up on him all the time.

The three point discrepancy is absurd.

This has to be one of Cade’s worst shooting performances on high volume.

Pretty sure they plan to pay him. Might as well accept it. And quite honestly, without a replacement, they would be taking a big step back without him.

Who taught Huerter how to play defense? That is embarrasing. Apparently, he doesn't know how to bend his knees and move his feet.