Pre-Season #2 - Pistons@Bucks

zeebneeb · Post #21 » by **zeebneeb** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:03 am

Cade is an absolute animal. He is gonna average 30, or close to it this season. Off-ball Cade is ridiculous.

VicVinegar · Post #22 » by **VicVinegar** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:11 am

Ausar somehow got worse at shooting?

And I agree, I'm good with Cade being done this preseason. No need to take the risk, he's clearly in season form already.

Uncle Mxy · Post #23 » by **Uncle Mxy** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:19 am

Cade should be done for this game, at least.

whitehops · Post #24 » by **whitehops** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:22 am

yeah, cade's an absolute beast.

aad · Post #25 » by **aad** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:25 am

Where is Levert?

smann7 · Post #26 » by **smann7** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:38 am

Why isn’t Ivey playing?

Exit 9 · Post #27 » by **Exit 9** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:41 am

smann7 wrote:Why isn’t Ivey playing?

Probably cause of that bum Cole Anthony.

Cade is too good.

Post #28 » by **dVs33** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:51 am

Klintman doing some nice things.
Cade is ridiculous

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bstein14 · Post #29 » by **bstein14** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 2:04 am

Cade was super impressive in that first quarter. I almost felt like he was being a bit selfish out there on a few plays where the end of bench non-rotation players were out there with him but perhaps he knew he was going to have limited minutes tonight.

26/6/6 is great for a game and he got it in 18 minutes.

We've got a long rest before our next game in Cleveland on the 14th and then Washington on the 16th I'm sure we'll be in a bit more of ramp up mode at that point since we only play 4 preseason games now.

MrBigShot · Post #30 » by **MrBigShot** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 2:36 am

Cade is absurd

tmorgan · Post #31 » by **tmorgan** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 3:11 am

I couldn’t watch this one, but… Tolu had 3 turnovers and 6 fouls in 9 minutes? Really?

Neptune · Post #32 » by **Neptune** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 5:33 am

Cade went crazy this game. 26 points in 18 minutes is ridiculous! It sucks Ivey didn't play. I wanted to see them both go ballistic!

Billl · Post #33 » by **Billl** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 5:18 pm

I know it's preseason and all and they didn't play half the guys, but man do we look bad offensively when cade isn't in the game. 72 points in the first half and then were lucky to hit 17 in the 3rd. I know they want to get ivey some on ball looks, but we really should have a vet pg on the roster. It doesn't have to be anyone great, but we need to be able to execute an actual nba set if cade and/or ivey miss games or even just get in foul trouble. Daniss and Sasser aren't going to cut it.

Post #34 » by **Snakebites** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 7:20 pm

Billl wrote:I know it's preseason and all and they didn't play half the guys, but man do we look bad offensively when cade isn't in the game. 72 points in the first half and then were lucky to hit 17 in the 3rd. I know they want to get ivey some on ball looks, but we really should have a vet pg on the roster. It doesn't have to be anyone great, but we need to be able to execute an actual nba set if cade and/or ivey miss games or even just get in foul trouble. Daniss and Sasser aren't going to cut it.

It's the same problem we had last year.

We had exactly one guy (until we got Schroder) who was in any way qualified to lead an offense.

I think it'll look a *bit* better in the RS with Ivey and Lavert available (neither played last night) but yeah, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if we were in the market for a backup playmaker at the deadline just like we were this year.

tmorgan · Post #35 » by **tmorgan** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 7:36 pm

If Caris doesn’t look good we should be looking far before the TDL. We already know Ivey and Sasser aren’t going to be sufficient.

Post #36 » by **Snakebites** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 8:17 pm

tmorgan wrote:If Caris doesn’t look good we should be looking far before the TDL. We already know Ivey and Sasser aren’t going to be sufficient.

Significant trades happen well before the deadline, but they're decidedly less common.

I absolutely get the instict to want to go go go when it comes to building this team, but it's evident to me that the front office is still taking a much more patient approach. And I don't disagree. This is still not a contending team, and rushing (and potentially overpaying) to get someone in to fill a rotation spot would be a mistake.

MotownMadness · Post #37 » by **MotownMadness** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:48 pm

I caught the first half

Cade is gonna drop 30ppg this year

MrBigShot · Post #38 » by **MrBigShot** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 10:40 pm

Imo Schroeder was a must retain. The poise and ability to create are so valuable. There will be a lot of pressure on Cade all season, he is so far ahead of everyone else on the roster.

MortSahlfan · Post #39 » by **MortSahlfan** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 11:07 pm

MrBigShot wrote:Imo Schroeder was a must retain. The poise and ability to create are so valuable. There will be a lot of pressure on Cade all season, he is so far ahead of everyone else on the roster.

Or at least a replacement. This is a big problem I have with Langdon. We go all season only relying on Cade until he gets Schroder with less than half the season, and we improve on both ends. We lose him, and he does nothing about it. Why is he wasting games? We need to win more, not go backwards.

MotownMadness · Post #40 » by **MotownMadness** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 11:50 pm

MrBigShot wrote:Imo Schroeder was a must retain. The poise and ability to create are so valuable. There will be a lot of pressure on Cade all season, he is so far ahead of everyone else on the roster.

Yeah he was clearly gonna need replaced now or later