I Choose Violence

@KuKhahil We need another word for untouchable. It’s obvious the only “untouchable” is Cade. The others you mention are “unlikely’s”.

Trajan Langdon on untouchable: "I think you guys can do the math for that." I would say that probably means Cade, Ausar, and probably Jalen Duren.

@AngerHeSmiles @seanhalfcourt Fuck that. Guys like Cade are the only reason I still watch this sport.

@seanhalfcourt Cade needs to learn how to do this shit. To hell with "ethical hoops"

You must not have watched the cavaliers offense in round two because this was tame in comparison

@seanhalfcourt The grifters get grifted.

@Rory_Johnston That’s what Iran is thinking too.

guess the only way to be sure is to keep it up until November

@esidery Teams with arenas that are often largely paid for with public funds should be treated like public utilities, not profit centers.

The Trail Blazers have laid off over 50 long-term team employees today, including some from their media team, as new owner Tom Dundon implements more cost-cutting measures on the franchise. Dundon is also still exploring hiring a head coach for the cheapest possible salary.

@BlvckJxsus You would think but this is the same league that is about to give Donovan Mitchell $70m / yr.

we are so cooked as a franchise if we give duren $38M per lol.

@seanhalfcourt I think we’re gonna get a hometown discount here. He’s 34 before the start of next season, so nobody is going to pay big dollars. He’s on a team ready to contend. The chemistry of this group is great. Even as a Super Sixth man, this is a great place to finish his career.

Tobias Harris very well might not be back in Detroit next season. In part because they might need to upgrade at his position to take the next step, but also because they might not have the luxury of signing him back for a discount. He’s shown his value in spades the past 2 years

@biancoresearch Trump cares more about the perception that he’s winning the war, than he cares about actually winning the war.

Trump is VERY transparent. That post perfectly expresses his utter frustration. Opening the Strait of Hormuz is not just a matter of will. We don’t have a sustainable military answer right now because we don't have a defensive shield against asymmetric warfare (cheap drones and missiles), as Ukraine has against Russia. When the U.S. launched Project Freedom roughly two weeks ago, three guided-missile destroyers were sent through the Strait to escort commercial shipping. The Navy came under a sustained barrage of Iranian drones and missiles and intercepted 100% of the attacks. Yet the defensive effort after just two days was extraordinarily resource-intensive. It nearly depleted the missile magazines of two Guided-Missile Destroyers and required support from more than 100 aircraft (F-35 fighters and attack helicopters). It costs an estimated $50–100 million to get just two commercial ships through safely over two days. This model is completely unsustainable beyond a brief demonstration. The U.S. cannot realistically guarantee a perfect interception record against repeated sustained barrages. All it would take is one drone or missile getting through, and the images of a burning American warship would be a major political disaster. Below, Trump isn’t raging at the media alone. He’s raging because we don't have a cost-effective Military solution (money and lives at risk) to opening the Strait.

@TrondleDylan @Fullcourtpass @HunterPatterson He’s not signing that. So do you let him walk away for nothing?

@Fullcourtpass @HunterPatterson That’s the only way. You can’t pay him that max. 4 year $120 mill is the highest

The Pistons will try to retain Jalen Duren this offseason — just at a lower rate than expected, per @HunterPatterson “Given his postseason showing, the widely held belief around the league is that he has little to no leverage to negotiate for the max.” (nytimes.com/athletic/72421…)

@TyWomack11 @Fullcourtpass @HunterPatterson I don’t believe this. Plus any other team can only offer 4 years. The Pistons can offer 5.

@Fullcourtpass @HunterPatterson The thing is another team will be willing to give him the max.

@Fullcourtpass @HunterPatterson This I think is clear. The better question is does he have enough leverage to get Detroit to give him $200+ million. With this offseason being one of the few that Detroit will have to get under the cap, I believe Duren’s RFA status actually gives him a lot of leverage here.

@NBA__Courtside There’s this idea that if you played professional basketball, that you automatically understand the game better than someone that just watches basketball. Paul Pierce continues to prove that to be untrue.

Paul Pierce says Cade Cunningham and Daniss Jenkins is the only two players Pistons should keep: “The rest of them I’m exploring trade options. I’m exploring that… Look at the roster, this roster has no upside. Unless Ausar comes back and he’s shooting threes like Klay Thompson. All right, cool that’s not going to happen.” (Via @NFGShow)

@barstoolsports @EverythingxKing I guess the Pistons were right about Jaden Ivey too.

Guess Jaden Ivey was right about the Pistons

@EverythingxKing That’s probably the most ridiculous comment I’ve seen tonight.

You shouldn’t be because you’re the reason.

@ErmanniMedia Over

Describe the Pistons season in one word

@KuKhahil @KoreaPistonsFan This teamed overcame their roster construction with intense effort all year. The way we lost tonight can be a blessing. Now nobody can look at this roster and say we aren’t several significant moves away from contention. We have entered our window. It’s time to get aggressive.

It’s tough to hear this now and I understand fans are very upset and sad about how this ended. But, this was a great year for the Pistons. They took the next step. They had massive improvement. The roster had clear flaws that came to bite them, but they did the absolute most with what they had. Absolutely heartbreaking way for the season to end, but after the dust settles everyone will be able to acknowledge that.

@Castellani2014 It’s actually the antithesis of who this team was all year. They completely folded today.

You have to be a pretty good team to be one win away from the conference finals in any sport. That said, I can’t recall a winner take all performance in the history Detroit sports as pathetic as this one.

@PistonsThoughts I’d argue we learned that we weren’t one trade deadline move away from contention. Could we have done something to make the ECF? Perhaps. But the goal should be to contend with the Spurs and Thunder. To do that, we’ll need to make significant changes. Trajan is on the clock

Trajan Langdon completely failed this team this season In a WIDE open East he decided not to improve this roster at the trade deadline to evaluate this team We didn’t learn anything new this playoffs that we didn’t already know in January. We knew every exact flaw

@Charlottean28 With this team, I feel like their defense ignites their offense. Not as much the other way around. And unfortunately, these Jekyll & Hyde performances are very much the team we’ve seen since the playoffs began.

This is just a bad time to have your worst shooting game of the season, but it’s clearly affected their defensive intensity and that’s why they’re getting blown out. This isn’t the team we’ve seen since November. Tobias has gotten no touches and you can see it’s affecting him.

@DuncanSmithNBA Stew hasn’t been right since he hyperextended his knee in that Orlando series (where he was great). I don’t think that’s a coincidence.

Stew isn’t doing any of the stew things anymore. Concerning