Les Claypool

So I think at least that part of it, because he was so good at the beginning of last year, you're like, oh, my God, look at this guy. Dudes are just getting on some bonuses case. He's like, I'm over here boxing dudes out. How is this my fault? But, you know, the OB TJ McConnell minutes with Thomas Bryant playing center because of the injuries this year, they're all net negatives.

You're asking a lot of Turner. You're asking a lot of Thomas in the playoff series to come in and spell them. Maybe they'll go small. I think there's a Mather and Neesmith decision here where if you look at the Neesmith minutes, it probably feels like it's going to be advantage Neesmith here. And, you know, Neesmith... 26 minutes a game in February.

You're asking a lot of Turner. You're asking a lot of Thomas in the playoff series to come in and spell them. Maybe they'll go small. I think there's a Mather and Neesmith decision here where if you look at the Neesmith minutes, it probably feels like it's going to be advantage Neesmith here. And, you know, Neesmith... 26 minutes a game in February.

You're asking a lot of Turner. You're asking a lot of Thomas in the playoff series to come in and spell them. Maybe they'll go small. I think there's a Mather and Neesmith decision here where if you look at the Neesmith minutes, it probably feels like it's going to be advantage Neesmith here. And, you know, Neesmith... 26 minutes a game in February.

Matherin's three-point shooting, it's been bad two of the last three months after kind of a nice start there. So it might be a Neesmith closing group here. It's just hard to take them seriously with this defense. All right, let's talk about everybody's favorite team from the Midwest right now, and that's your Detroit Pistons. So the Pistons are 12th on offenses. Ninth on defense. Okay.

Matherin's three-point shooting, it's been bad two of the last three months after kind of a nice start there. So it might be a Neesmith closing group here. It's just hard to take them seriously with this defense. All right, let's talk about everybody's favorite team from the Midwest right now, and that's your Detroit Pistons. So the Pistons are 12th on offenses. Ninth on defense. Okay.

Matherin's three-point shooting, it's been bad two of the last three months after kind of a nice start there. So it might be a Neesmith closing group here. It's just hard to take them seriously with this defense. All right, let's talk about everybody's favorite team from the Midwest right now, and that's your Detroit Pistons. So the Pistons are 12th on offenses. Ninth on defense. Okay.

Last year, they were 27th on offense, 25th on defense. They won 10 of 11 games this year when they won 10 of 11 after the win against Utah. That's the first time they've won 10 and 11 since 2007, 2008 series. A season, I should say. Sorry. The last 15, they're the number three offense, the number three defense, number three in net rating behind Cleveland and OKC.

Last year, they were 27th on offense, 25th on defense. They won 10 of 11 games this year when they won 10 of 11 after the win against Utah. That's the first time they've won 10 and 11 since 2007, 2008 series. A season, I should say. Sorry. The last 15, they're the number three offense, the number three defense, number three in net rating behind Cleveland and OKC.

Last year, they were 27th on offense, 25th on defense. They won 10 of 11 games this year when they won 10 of 11 after the win against Utah. That's the first time they've won 10 and 11 since 2007, 2008 series. A season, I should say. Sorry. The last 15, they're the number three offense, the number three defense, number three in net rating behind Cleveland and OKC.

And it's not really about the passing and the touches because there's been talks of like, and again, I still would love to know how many Pistons games Monte Williams has watched this season. Because I wonder if he ever just watches like, hey, they've got some good players on this team.

And it's not really about the passing and the touches because there's been talks of like, and again, I still would love to know how many Pistons games Monte Williams has watched this season. Because I wonder if he ever just watches like, hey, they've got some good players on this team.

And it's not really about the passing and the touches because there's been talks of like, and again, I still would love to know how many Pistons games Monte Williams has watched this season. Because I wonder if he ever just watches like, hey, they've got some good players on this team.

The passing, touching, movement, all that kind of tracking data, you wonder, oh, is it they're getting... No, because a Cade is a bit like the Luka Harden model of like, I'm going to kind of figure it out until I figure out how to best use this possession, and it has worked for them.

The passing, touching, movement, all that kind of tracking data, you wonder, oh, is it they're getting... No, because a Cade is a bit like the Luka Harden model of like, I'm going to kind of figure it out until I figure out how to best use this possession, and it has worked for them.

The passing, touching, movement, all that kind of tracking data, you wonder, oh, is it they're getting... No, because a Cade is a bit like the Luka Harden model of like, I'm going to kind of figure it out until I figure out how to best use this possession, and it has worked for them.

But playing defense at a higher level and having your true shooting percentage improve from 26th in the NBA to 14th in the NBA, even just being average, means you're going to be in a lot more of these games. So shooting and defense has helped a lot of this stuff.

But playing defense at a higher level and having your true shooting percentage improve from 26th in the NBA to 14th in the NBA, even just being average, means you're going to be in a lot more of these games. So shooting and defense has helped a lot of this stuff.

But playing defense at a higher level and having your true shooting percentage improve from 26th in the NBA to 14th in the NBA, even just being average, means you're going to be in a lot more of these games. So shooting and defense has helped a lot of this stuff.

And I think Cade also is a bit of the Luca Tatum mold of when you're that big and you have that big of a frame and you have that big of a handle. I think SJ is a little different because I think he floats a little bit more than these guys, even though he has all the tricks and the angles down.