Trade & FA 2023-24: Stein-Ingram Trade Inevitable| LAL Want Lebron Back On Any Terms

[SleepingHero]

I just had the pleasure of watching BRK vs. DET to see if the Pistons could avoid the most dubious record of all-time.

Some things:

Bogdanovic is cooked defensively. He can shoot the ball pretty well, but he struggled all night trying to keep guys like Bridges, Dinwiddie, and even Cam Johnson in front of him. He was blown by so many times. I wouldn't say he's a turnstile but he's not that much better, if at all, than THJ. Of course 1 game sample size and all, but trends say a 33 year old forward is due to wind down, and his extension isn't small. As Pistons guys go though he's a winning player. A rare bright spot on that team. He isn't worth a 1st by any means and the Pistons messed up by not trading him when they could last year.

DFS is still him. He hit a killer 3 to put the Pistons away. His defense is still pretty solid. I miss Dodo.

Cade is flawed but good. He's a number 2 guy. He's a very good one at that. If the Pistons could get an actual 1A guy, then they're in business. Its funny as I type this cause he has 41 points and scored 37 of them in the 2nd half, but it's weird watching him work. He can score 37 in a half, and then just turn the ball over on a key possession and not care. He's a meh defender. His ability to set guys up is also meh. He's supremely talented, but looking around the league it's hard to say he can be a top 5 guard in the coming years.

Stewart is a very physical wild defender. He had some great moments this game. The team had its best runs with him on the court. He can rebound, box out, and protect the rim. He also can just tackle someone out of nowhere in a key moment of the game and ruin momentum. Still he's a bright spot.

Alec Burks is a basketball terrorist. I swear to god he was trying to lose them the game. He pulled up this wild 3 with 30 seconds left that had zero chance to go in. It effectively iced the Pistons and ruined any chance of a comeback. Just when you thought it couldn't get worse he just threw the ball 10 feet into the stands on a kickout pass to really make sure the game was over. Why he was in the game I have no clue.

Monty Williams is trying to lose games. There's no other explanation. He randomly just subbed in Kevin Knox, and Ausar Thompson for 1 possession in the 4th where they were literally trying to mount a comeback that ended with a foul on Thompson. He then quickly subbed them out on the next FT and put in Alec Burks. Makes zero sense and ruined any chance of rhythm for his guys.

It takes a special team to lose 27 in a row. The Pistons are very special.