Practice is no sweat, its the games that are a problem: 2024-5 Detroit Pistons thread

[djthegreat88]

I would think they were headed in right direction with wins against Knicks, Heat, Suns, and now Lakers but then I remember we just lost to Jazz at home

 

[valet]

 

[Gotright]

Cade proving me wrong about being true point guard. But Ivey should be closer. Cade be fading late in games

Beasly has been an amazing FA pickup. Know he loves the green light he has on Pistons. Harris looks washed up though

Cade be tired, them jumpers be to flat

 

[winb83]

At one point there was debate on who to draft between Cunningham and Green. Guess we see Cunningham was clearly the right choice.

 

[Dem313wayz]

Cade proving me wrong about being true point guard. But Ivey should be closer. Cade be fading late in games

Beasly has been an amazing FA pickup. Know he loves the green light he has on Pistons. Harris looks washed up though

Harris can't hit threes anymore consistently. You can see the legs are shot.

He still hits the midrange, spaces the floor, plays good defense and can post up smaller players when the switch happens. He was killing Reeves in the post.

Most importantly he's the veteran presence we needed

 

[eastside313]

Probably most entertaining Pistons game this year. All the young guys but Duren played well. Cade needs to live with midrange. Seems like he’s automatic from mid but 3 point range is still shaky

Refs on some bullshyt keeping Lakers in game. Ivey didn’t travel and Davis wasn’t touched on that missed layup

Nobody in the nba shoots good from 3 every game. Cade 3 is legit.

 

[eastside313]

He’s squaring up on folks and reverse jamming. He’s feeling himself now

I fukk with holland. He get to the rack off the bounce with ease. And he ain’t takin no chit out there

 

[NormanConnors]

Cade be tired, them jumpers be to flat

Thats why the team needs a PG to be the primary ball handler and let Cade cook off of that. Cade ball will only work so far, especially when talking about doing extended series in the playoffs.

 

[manyfaces]

Thats why the team needs a PG to be the primary ball handler and let Cade cook off of that. Cade ball will only work so far, especially when talking about doing extended series in the playoffs.

I don't think it's that. Cade can play on ball and be the primary ballhandler. They just need someone else that can also play on ball to take all of the offensive initiation off Cade in the 4th when teams tend to blitz him because everyone else is a suspect scoring threat without him feeding them. All the good teams have multiple guys they can run the offense through down the home stretch. Ivey is the next best option but he's not there yet.

 

[NormanConnors]

I don't think it's that. Cade can play on ball and be the primary ballhandler. They just need someone else that can also play on ball to take all of the offensive initiation off Cade in the 4th when teams tend to blitz him because everyone else is a suspect scoring threat without him feeding them. All the good teams have multiple guys they can run the offense through down the home stretch. Ivey is the next best option but he's not there yet.

Ehh im along those lines. He can /should in spots but he should not be on ball all of the time. Aside from fatigue its predictable and will get exposed in a playoff series. Ivey is definitely not a PG outside of spot work but for different reasons than Cade, he can score and provide a burst of offense though. They need a guy thats a distributor and isnt necessarily looking for his shot first but can get that shot with no problem if needed.

 

[Gotright]

Ehh im along those lines. He can /should in spots but he should not be on ball all of the time. Aside from fatigue its predictable and will get exposed in a playoff series. Ivey is definitely not a PG outside of spot work but for different reasons than Cade, he can score and provide a burst of offense though. They need a guy thats a distributor and isnt necessarily looking for his shot first but can get that shot with no problem if needed.

With the players we got now he got to be on ball all the time. We gone get more pieces in the future but right now he’s all we got sadly. But yea you described. The best type of player we need next to him

 

[eastside313]

Thats why the team needs a PG to be the primary ball handler and let Cade cook off of that. Cade ball will only work so far, especially when talking about doing extended series in the playoffs.

Come on dawg(boosie voice) Cade is one the best facilitators in the league. You can’t still be on this he shouldn’t be the pg kick after how he been performing.

 

[RubioTheCruel]

Ehh im along those lines. He can /should in spots but he should not be on ball all of the time. Aside from fatigue its predictable and will get exposed in a playoff series. Ivey is definitely not a PG outside of spot work but for different reasons than Cade, he can score and provide a burst of offense though. They need a guy thats a distributor and isnt necessarily looking for his shot first but can get that shot with no problem if needed.

If Lonzo is healthy and can play starter's minutes, he'd be a PERFECT fit.

 

[valet]

I thought I saw Last night but wasn't 100% sure.

 

[NormanConnors]

Come on dawg(boosie voice) Cade is one the best facilitators in the league. You can’t still be on this he shouldn’t be the pg kick after how he been performing.

Facilitating is a skillset, doesn't mean he should be a full-time PG though. Cade is a better scorer/bucket getter and that's what should be protected. Yall just now saying dude is getting tired, Ive been saying that since he was drafted. If you want Cade to be the PG then fine, but bring in a dominant scorer to compliment. If you want Cade to be the dominant scorer and not fade down the stretch, bring in a facilitator that can get a bucket.

Keep in mind Cade has to play defense too.