Ivey and Duren Extensions

[DetroitSho]

And you yourself struggle with context because everything ain't a victory lap, it's literally IRONY in the context of what you said earlier in the thread and what ended up playing out.

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You're really wasting your time; I ought to have ignored your childish shot in the first place, and I have no interest in continuing this exchange with you. Direct your misplaced aggression elsewhere.

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Ahh the ole fake high road. Always hilarious when you're the only one of us that has been even remotely insulting. Maybe you should write your posts on a personal clipboard and leave them there. They will never be critiqued there.

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[Mr Peanut]

I agree, it's a rather lazy comparison that Duren detractors make to try and discredit him and paint his stats as empty.

Lazy is you not putting forth even a modicum of effort toward understanding the nature of the reference. I've never named the two similar.

I understood the reference. But it just comes across as "let's disregard Duren's strong play so far because of this one example of a previous Pistons center". Also the comment wasn't directed at you specifically. I see countless examples of posters both on this board and other forums/social media where Duren and Drummond are consistently compared and usually it's with the intention of downplaying Duren's stats/achievements.

And sample size is relevant, but there's no denying that Duren has taken a step forward both in his individual stats and also his impact to our team and our strong start. We can give him credit for his improvement without having to add constant disclaimers.

[DetroitSho]

This post is........well it's a post. After tonight's game it's just pretty ironic.

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Imagine pompously making a post in response to a fan of your team. Then imagine making it on the basis of an eight-game early-season sample against bad opposition. Then imagine taking it a step further and making it on the basis of one game.

Hey, do you remember a guy in recent Pistons history who averaged 22 PPG, 18.5 RPG, and about two steals and blocks per game across the first nine games of a season for a worse team against a more difficult schedule? Let me know if you can identify him; if you do so, let know how that ultimately turned out.

I hope that Duren has a good season. We'll see once we have a considerably larger sample size against respectable opposition.

Either way, victory laps of the sort you've embarked upon are petty and dumb.

For the naysayers what is the bar you need to eclipse to think differently? How many 30 point games does he need to have? He just shredded the supposedly stalwart Nic Claxton like Swiss cheese..

Are you looking for an honest answer? I've kept quiet on this issue because I really don't see the point in telling people who are excited why they maybe shouldn't be quite so excited yet.

Got any thoughts on Duren as it relates to Alex Sarr? Everytime you mention a guy Duren goes out and puts in work against him. The irony continues. Lol

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