As a Piston fan, I'm grateful that the bank was broken on guys like Desmond Bane and Mikal Bridges
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Desmond Bane Over The Last Three Games (11/6/2025)
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Re: Desmond Bane Over The Last Three Games (11/6/2025)
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Re: Desmond Bane Over The Last Three Games (11/6/2025)
Comments to rationalize bad contracts -
1) It's less than the MLE
2) He can be traded later
3) It's only __% of the cap
4) The cap is going up
5) It's only __ years
6) He's a good mentor/locker room guy
1) It's less than the MLE
2) He can be traded later
3) It's only __% of the cap
4) The cap is going up
5) It's only __ years
6) He's a good mentor/locker room guy
Re: Desmond Bane Over The Last Three Games (11/6/2025)
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Re: Desmond Bane Over The Last Three Games (11/6/2025)
Laimbeer wrote:As a Piston fan, I'm grateful that the bank was broken on guys like Desmond Bane and Mikal Bridges
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interesting thoughts. I'd hate that if I was a Pistons fan.
Bane is still going through an adjustment period and just had a buzzer beater winning shot for Orlando, and Mikal has been awesome for the Knicks.
Re: Desmond Bane Over The Last Three Games (11/6/2025)
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Re: Desmond Bane Over The Last Three Games (11/6/2025)
JujitsuFlip wrote:Where are you getting your stats lol they're a +18.2Audi wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:Hmmmmm interesting the offense finally works when Banchero goes down in the game early. Almost as if there is a fit issue with their core... Who'd a thunk it?
a core starting lineup with a +45 in 101 min played has a fit issue?
Furthermore the starters don't play 48 minutes together, per game.
The Magic are .500 and well below preseason expectations. Banchero going down is a blessing in disguise.
Yea saw nba.com slow af getting those updated lol
Either way - fact remains starting core lineup of Suggs-Bane-Franz-Paolo-WCJr has been great and it’s Orlando’s bench play that has largely been the issue, so I don’t see the early struggles as a core fit or Paolo issue. Underperforming expectations from the team as a whole and from some individual players - now that I agree with.
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Re: Desmond Bane Over The Last Three Games (11/6/2025)
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Every year people forget that the NBA season is 9 months long. Never fails.

