(05-12-2024, 08:54 PM)Winter Wrote: Justin Holiday is in Denver's playoff rotation. The stats say it's likely because he's suddenly shooting 40% from 3.

That just freaks me out a little.  He had one good game in Dallas, and then couldn't see 5 minutes on the court for the rest of the season.

(05-12-2024, 07:08 PM)The Jom Wrote: I agree. But I expect they do win. And then win the next one too. So often playoff blowout wins are followed up with losses. The whistles have a lot to do with this.

(05-13-2024, 12:22 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Evan Sidery (@esidery)
The Bucks blocked the Pistons from interviewing general manager Jon Horst for their President of Basketball Operations opening, per @JakeLFischer (https://sports.yahoo.com/the-big-lottery-moves-of-atlanta-houston-add-another-layer-of-offseason-intrigue-234442947.html).

Former Trail Blazers executive Neil Olshey also declined an interview request from the Pistons.

As Detroit looks for more interested candidates, Troy Weaver’s future with the organization will be decided by the new hire.

(05-13-2024, 11:03 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Evan Sidery (@esidery)
The Pistons are now planning to aggressively pursue Timberwolves executive Tim Connelly for their President of Basketball Operations role, per @ShamsCharania/@JLEdwardsIII (https://theathletic.com/5489718/2024/05/13/pistons-president-search-nba-tim-connelly/).

If Detroit offers Connelly $15+ million per year, it could be enough to pry him away from a championship contender.He

(05-13-2024, 11:16 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: That could be an interesting decision for Connelly.   Minny appears to be in a good spot and positioned nicely.  Wasn't he provided some kind of stake in ownership?   Their owner situation is a mess though.   The current owner is a bad owner.  The new owners may lack the financial resources to keep the team together.  

Detroit has a lot of young assets and are in the weaker east.   I would be looking for a ton of money and the ability to get rid of everyone who has been making decisions there the last 5 years.   And the ability to change coaches if it doesn't get better quickly.   Even that may not be enough.

(05-13-2024, 11:26 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Getting handed 15 mil and carte blanche to build the team however you see fit is a pretty attractive offer. Plus they're in the east. 

Its a no brainer for me but maybe Detroit is really that bad both as an organization and city.

(05-13-2024, 11:41 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Me neither.   They are a long way away.  They shouldn't be as bad as they were this year.  

I think they have two guys in a healthy Cade and Duran who can't help you win games.  After that, I think Thompson and Ivey are intriguing developmental guys.   It seems like the rest of the roster are a bunch of odd fitting parts who they hope develop but really don't have any rhyme or reason on team building.   Add the 5th pick  to this equation as well.   

I am not sure overpaying for a veteran piece is the answer.  Especially if it is going to take 25 million to do that.  They definitely need some veteran pieces though.  Tough to have a veteran who can still play have any excitement playing for a bad team.   

in summary, while they are a long way away, a Cade, Duran, Thompson and Ivey pairing is a solid group of young prospects.

(05-13-2024, 11:16 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: That could be an interesting decision for Connelly.   Minny appears to be in a good spot and positioned nicely.  Wasn't he provided some kind of stake in ownership?   Their owner situation is a mess though.   The current owner is a bad owner.  The new owners may lack the financial resources to keep the team together.  

Detroit has a lot of young assets and are in the weaker east.   I would be looking for a ton of money and the ability to get rid of everyone who has been making decisions there the last 5 years.   And the ability to change coaches if it doesn't get better quickly.   Even that may not be enough.

(05-13-2024, 11:26 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Getting handed 15 mil and carte blanche to build the team however you see fit is a pretty attractive offer. Plus they're in the east. 

Its a no brainer for me but maybe Detroit is really that bad both as an organization and city.

(05-13-2024, 04:35 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: I get the bad organization part, but the city is on the rebound. I was born and raised there, so I've got a different perspective. It has problems like any other city. The Pistons went south as soon as they traded Chauncey Billups and hired SVG.

(05-13-2024, 04:45 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: They missed out badly when the rest of the league evolved and entered the 4-out, 5-out spacing era. Building around twin tower dinosaurs like Monroe and Drummond. Bringing in SVG to recreate the Howard-Magic with Drummond as the new superstar center. With the expected outcome.
Crazy part is that if you look at their current roster it's still the same madness. They love non-shooting bigs. Instead of Monroe/Drummond they are trying lineups that feature Stewart/Duren or Wiseman/Duren.

(05-13-2024, 04:52 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: I agree. Bad team management. The rich owner, Gores bought them and he treats them like a kid's shiny new toy. He's never involved or rarely at games, and he has Arn Tellum running basketball ops with his son as his top assistant. Both don't know shit about basketball. It's a mess that's going to take years to recover from.

(05-13-2024, 05:11 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: Wait, wait.  

Isn't this what fans on this board have been pleading about for years?  An owner that isn't visible at all, hires basketball people to make basketball decisions, and doesn't involve himself in any operations???

...or maybe Cuban's done the right thing, all along...