HotOuse

803 | 10 hours ago

It sounds like if the Thunder want to improve those numbers they need to win more games while hoping the piston lose more

RyouBestGirl | Japan

268 | 10 hours ago

Thanks Magic

HOFredditor | Warriors

47 | 8 hours ago

MaGPT back at it

righteous4131 | Bucks

39 | 7 hours ago

You’re ready for ESPN.

Wise-Performance2420 | Lakers

10 | 10 hours ago

That’s what I guess too,

Familiar-Menu-6182 | Mavericks

1 | 10 hours ago

Sounds like they need to keep losing since we own their pick now. Please.

ButtLickinBadBoy | Cavaliers

1 | 10 hours ago

Hmmmm, I doubt it

oupritch1

1 | 6 hours ago

The math maffs.

rombus-zombus

1 | 12 minutes ago

Okay this one made me LOL! 😆 Reddit on my friend!

SquimJim | Celtics

409 | 10 hours ago

I’m incredibly floored by what the Celtics are doing this year, but this is THE most surprising thing to me from this NBA season

glen_ko_ko | Pistons

237 | 10 hours ago

When we 10-2 or whatever, I thought haha that’s cute but at least when we come back to Earth we have a good shot at the 3 or 4 seed to host a playoff round.

Never in a million years would have guessed we have a real shot to have home court through an entire Finals run.

HOFredditor | Warriors

112 | 8 hours ago

Cade lowkey having an MVP worthy season.

mojo-jojo-was-framed | Mavericks

79 | 7 hours ago

Not even lowkey. He’s probably 4 right now with a chance to move up if Luka or Jokic miss a couple more weeks

_Apatosaurus_ | Thunder

69 | 7 hours ago

Not even lowkey.

Lowkey seems to just be a filler word for many people now. People will just be like “Jalen Duren has lowkey improved this year” or “Beef Stew low key wants to fight people.”

LeftHandedToe | DAL

41 | 6 hours ago

Fr though, not gonna lie, I’ve lowkey noticed the same thing.

Nuclearsunburn | Heat

12 | 6 hours ago

It’s this and it’s not even close!

Gradschoolmaybe3

9 | 6 hours ago

It’s giving fax.

dpete88 | Lakers

2 | 5 hours ago

I usually find myself to not care about new and upcoming slang, even embracing some of it but I will be the old man shouting at clouds with how dumb the phrase “its giving” sounds

ObeseKenyan | DEN

1 | an hour ago

Lol I know you’re mocking it but “if I’m being honest” and “not gonna lie” are used wayyy too much by Americans. Why would you keep stating you’re telling the truth?!?!

comeonmang126 | Pistons

7 | 7 hours ago

He’s above Luka idk why ppl parrot this. We have more wins and he’s played more

yeahright17 | Thunder

8 | 6 hours ago

I’d have Cade above Luka because of Detroit’s record, but Luka is averaging 8 more points and propping up a bad Lakers team. I don’t see an issue in people having Luka higher. That said, if Detroit ends up with the best record or is at least vying for it through the end of the season, I think Cade finishes higher. Just takes people a long time to come around.

comeonmang126 | Pistons

1 | 6 hours ago

The MVP shouldn’t go to a guy on a team that’s 1.5 games out of the play in. Luka also for sure gives up more than their scoring/assist gap on the def end as well

VarrocksFinest

7 | 6 hours ago

The MVP shouldn’t go to a guy on a team that’s 1.5 games out of the play in.

Are they giving the MVP award during the all star break now?

comeonmang126 | Pistons

-5 | 5 hours ago

You make it sound like it’s not ⁵⁴⁄₈₂ games so far. We all know basketball is the team sport with the most individual impact. Wouldn’t your top 3 candidate help the lakers be better than they are rn? The lakers are as far from the pistons record as the hawks are to the lakers

yeahright17 | Thunder

5 | 4 hours ago

You lost me here. No. I don’t think the Lakers would have a better record if they had Cade instead of Luka.

VarrocksFinest

1 | 5 hours ago

The lakers were the hottest team after the all star break last year. I believe they went 11-1 against western conference.

Again, using current record is very silly.

YpsitheFlintsider

1 | 6 hours ago

100% agreed

mostdumbidiot

-2 | an hour ago

Maybe they should become the Columbus Lakers and just play in the East instead so their best player can get better odds at winning MVP. Maybe Luka should be better at preventing his best teammates LeBron (old and missed 17 games) and Reaves (missed a month) so they can win more games instead of having to play with such winners like Ayton, Vando, Knect, Jaxson Hayes, Kleber, Hachimura and old Marcus Smart. It’s very smart of Cade to avoid those issues and he definitely deserves the MVP over Luka just for that foresight

DrFunkenstein93 | Pistons

4 | 5 hours ago

Luka fanboys will down vote you into oblivion, but let’s be real, Cade plays defense.

comeonmang126 | Pistons

7 | 5 hours ago

They just boil it down to PRA like his usage ist 7% higher than Cades lol

Salvalicious252 | NBA

4 | 6 hours ago

Because he simply hasn’t been better. Not that complicated.

ProfessionalBall9621 | Pistons

9 | 5 hours ago

There’s more to basketball than just scoring. He’s significantly better at defense, better at playmaking this year.

youngweeb111 | Pistons

8 | 5 hours ago

Yes he has lol

Salvalicious252 | NBA

1 | 12 minutes ago

Nope. Not box score wise, not efficiency wise, not advanced stats wise. But it’s fine you are a Pistons fan so you should root for your guy, it’s expected.

comeonmang126 | Pistons

8 | 6 hours ago

Im not gonna bother w this lol Luka already missed 12 games

mostdumbidiot

-2 | an hour ago

Cade has fewer PPG, rebounds/game, lower VORP, lower BPM, healthier roster and just better roster. He is having a great year but nobody should rather have Cade than Luka

HSBen | Bucks

4 | 6 hours ago

It’s low-key, people on here aren’t up voting Cade posts

bonersaus | Pistons

5 | 4 hours ago

When is Lukas defense gonna knock him down a bit? Cade is a good defender

Steridire | Knicks

2 | an hour ago

Shit I’ve already got him at 3. Luka is balling the fuck out but he’s arguably got two all Star level teammates and the Pistons record is significantly better

mojo-jojo-was-framed | Mavericks

1 | 16 minutes ago

Luka, AR and Lebron have played 10 games together this season. Hard to punish Luka for having two good teammates when it’s barely materialized

AtreusIsBack | NBA

1 | 3 hours ago

Jokić can only miss 1 more game while Luka can still miss 5. I think both make it for end of season awards tbh. Luka is expected to return after the All-Star break and Jokić doesn’t look like he’ll need to miss any more games.

mojo-jojo-was-framed | Mavericks

1 | 3 hours ago

Ya but there’s nothing stopping them from a new injury

HitboxOfASnail | Thunder

10 | 6 hours ago

Pistons play the same kind of basketball as the Thunder. You guys are basically the 2023 Thunder team. enjoy it. everyone will hate you in about 2-3 years when the ass beatings continue

actually-potato | Pistons

8 | 5 hours ago

I already know that my boy Ron Holland is going to be one of this sub’s most hated players a couple years from now

largehearted | Celtics

3 | 4 hours ago

For sure. I think he’s really fun to watch unless it’s against my team lol

largehearted | Celtics

4 | 4 hours ago

They both play great basketball but they target completely different ones of the 4 factors

OKC are stuffed with perimeter talent with just enough rebounding to operate vs physical opponents, DET win by rebounds so much that their mediocre offensive per-shot efficiency is almost totally overridden (they’re like 6th in overall offensive efficiency on cleaningtheglass)

The commonality is just that both options work, but they’re using totally different options

mwmiller93 | Thunder

7 | 9 hours ago

One round at a time my man

glen_ko_ko | Pistons

22 | 9 hours ago

Not saying we even make it out of the first round, just saying that our regular season record has a very very real shot to be number one in the league hence home court throughout

Nuclearsunburn | Heat

7 | 6 hours ago

Duncan Robinson effect

LordeFan762

3 | an hour ago

Who woulda guessed that going from a shooter that’s good about a quarter of the time in THJ to a shooter that’s good at least half the time in Dunc would be an upgrade lol

OUEngineer17 | Nuggets

8 | 5 hours ago

Same. The 1 seed and 60+ win pace is truly impressive.

Leavingtheecstasy | Thunder

6 | 6 hours ago

Injuries got us man.

And Pistons really turned it around.

sho0bydo0by | Bucks

3 | 6 hours ago

Wait until we make the Finals.

DrFunkenstein93 | Pistons

1 | 5 hours ago

LMAO

ianbits | Cavaliers

2 | 4 hours ago

The Pistons specifically, yes

But we all kind of knew with the East this weak that SOMEONE was going to make a leap. It’s just most people thought it would be Orlando or even Atlanta.

EarthWarping | NBA

2 | 3 hours ago

Raptors and Sixers replaced the Bucks and Pacers. The other teams in the top 6 are the same as last year.

Its not as deep as it once was, however the east isnt that weaker overall in top end teams. (Id probably take Detroit over anyone not named OKC/DEN)

jumpijehosaphat | Spurs

2 | 3 hours ago

the fact 4 of 9 guys from last years regular rotation (white, brown, pritchard, hauser) are playing and theyre balling is amazing

oswestrywalesmate

-9 | 6 hours ago

Cause the east is weak af.

Nuclearsunburn | Heat

19 | 6 hours ago

I dunno they keep beating the Thunder

DrFunkenstein93 | Pistons

9 | 5 hours ago

Bro this isn’t 2018 anymore

NuclearGhandi1 | Knicks

5 | 4 hours ago

Pistons looked good last year, nearly beat the Knicks who barely lost to the Pacers in the ECF. They’re legit

Hovi_Bryant | Pistons

213 | 9 hours ago

Crazy the Pistons are in legit contention for home court throughout the playoffs. I know the front office is correctly tempering expectations for the team, but it’s hard for fans not to set themselves up for disappointment if Detroit isn’t at least in the conference finals.

With how expectations are completely blown through the roof, it almost feels like gravity is destined to bring this team back down to Earth at some point. Right?

thewildlopez22 | Pistons

100 | 7 hours ago

They’re feeling a lot like the 2023 Lions where I’m sitting here watching them like…really? They’re really this good? I’m not dreaming? Could they actually win a playoff game? Holy shit is it really happening?

sho0bydo0by | Bucks

24 | 6 hours ago

What if we get the 8 seed and sweep you again? But seriously you guys have been fantastic this year.

PsychedelicConvict | Pistons

29 | 5 hours ago

Dont put that on me ricky bobby

Godscock | Bucks

1 | 37 minutes ago

You guys would sweep up with a plus 10 net difference don’t worry king.

Hovi_Bryant | Pistons

8 | 5 hours ago

Diabolical

NuclearGhandi1 | Knicks

4 | 4 hours ago

After I saw our Knicks-Pistons series last playoffs I knew the pistons would be top 3 in the east. Excited for our hopefully ECF rematch

shortpersonohara | Celtics

1 | an hour ago

I don’t know how confident I would feel in picking the Pistons to win it all, but I’d be surprised if they’re not in conference finals. I wouldn’t be surprised if they make the finals either. Most teams need a year of disappointment to level up as I’m sure you know but the Celtics and Thunder are two recent examples of this. I won’t root for them against the Celtics but I will be rooting for them against anyone else

anonymoususer6407 | Rockets

10 | 6 hours ago

Based on current seeding, Pistons would have to face the Heat, the Cavs, and the Knicks/Celtics.

judah249 | Suns

9 | 6 hours ago

How about winning a playoff series first

airplanealjefferson | Pistons

6 | 3 hours ago

for real, pistons fans have somehow developed a championship-or-bust mindset this year. folks calling the front office scared and complacent for not taking a big swing, it’s insane to me

i have no interest in those expectations right now. they’re a damn good team that’s set up to be a damn good team for a while, everyone putting the cart before the horse needs to chill

McClainWFU | Hornets

3 | 4 hours ago

A Pistons-Hornets series would be amazing.

KoalaOnABuilding | Pistons

3 | 4 hours ago

Id be more concerned if the core wasn’t still so young. We kinda saw it with OKC slowly building up to a powerhouse. I’d definitely expect these guys to win a round in the playoffs, but the last two seasons are just the start for these kids. Id love to see them make a deep run, but if they don’t they’re just going to get more committed than they already are, I think.

It’s also wild that they probably already clinched a play-in spot before the asg, at least

EarthWarping | NBA

1 | 3 hours ago

Cleveland has a cake SOS, so the 2 seed likely is better them/boston/new york.

Prestigious-Big-9189

1 | 3 hours ago

No ones clinched anything yet with 27 games left in the season. Technically the Pistons and OKC could miss playoffs if they lose 95% of their remaining games and the Grizzlies and Bulls win a crap ton of games and the remaining teams from seeds 2-10 win enough to surpass their records. Of course this wont happen, but no one has mathematically clinched anything yet

rusty512 | Pistons

2 | 3 hours ago

The shooting is gonna cost them at some point. Poor Cade gonna have a nightmare in the playoffs with zero spacing.

chakrablocker | Thunder

1 | 4 hours ago

it would be poetic if this team won.

Lusty-Jove | Heat

1 | 16 minutes ago

Eh, the Cavs were here a couple years ago. Depends on how things look in the playoffs

orwll

-5 | 6 hours ago

I know the front office is correctly tempering expectations

I disagree with this. Front office “tempering expectations” after making no moves to strengthen the roster at the deadline seems like a huge copout. This year might be Detroit’s best chance at a championship run with Cade.

If they don’t at least make the Finals it should definitely be seen as a disappointment.

Creepy_Cupcake3705

3 | 3 hours ago

Nah most of us know that no trades were made because they didn’t want to mess with our salary situation, the pending re signing of Jalen Duren affecting a lot. Next year it would make a lot more sense to do a picks for player swap, at which point I’d say we’ve gone all in. To make it seem like this is our last chance is insane though. Cade is 24, Duren is 22. That’s like saying Boston missed their window when they were LeBrons whipping boys.

orwll

-1 | 3 hours ago

That’s like saying Boston missed their window when they were LeBrons whipping boys.

Tatum was 19 then, by the time he was 24 he’d already been to the Finals. You don’t have as much time as you think.

The East is weak this year – two of the best players in the conference are recovering from Achilles tears right now. This is the time to take advantage.

Creepy_Cupcake3705

2 | 3 hours ago

Meh I believe in our coach and front office and that our team will remain good for quite some time. Cades play style should translate to a good long career.

orwll

-1 | 3 hours ago

Awesome yeah Detroit has historically had a great front office culture, built a lot of consistent winners

Creepy_Cupcake3705

0 | 3 hours ago

Thank you yeah, that run of 6 straight eastern conference finals in the 2000’s was nasty. Not to mention the bad boys and their near dynasty level. Gotta love being tied for sixth in nba history with 3 rings. Crazy that only 3 puts you behind only the Lakers, Celtics, spurs, bulls, and warriors.

Rough period after the curse of trading Chauncey billups away for crappy Allen iverson though, new ownership sucked after bill davidsons passing. But yeah we finally got a good gm and coach combo so like the lions I don’t think there’s a “window”. Overused term.

CarBallAlex | Celtics

142 | 9 hours ago

The Celtics are too far behind the Thunder

Thunder are 42-14. If they go .500 the rest of the way (generously low) they’ll finish 55-27

For the Celtics to match that, they need to go 20-8. Sounds doable, but that’s a .714 win percentage which is higher than their current .648 win percentage.

You’d basically be asking the Celtics to be even better, while the Thunder turn into some mid team for them to tie.

It ain’t happening.

yeahright17 | Thunder

49 | 6 hours ago

I think people tend to think there are more games left than there actually are once we hit the all star break. We’re 2/3rds through the season. Teams have between 26 and 29 games left. That’s not a lot of time to make up a bunch of ground.

EarthWarping | NBA

7 | 3 hours ago

barring H2Hs, anything more than a ~5 game gap in too hard to overcome at this point realistically

yeahright17 | Thunder

2 | 2 hours ago

Yep. Unless someone gets hurt. For example, if Grimes and Embiid stay out, I could see the 76ers getting caught by the Hornets.

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Big-Tadpole2058 | Timberwolves

59 | 8 hours ago

Reading the post is overrated

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NuclearGhandi1 | Knicks

4 | 4 hours ago

Record decides finals home court advantage

No-Goat5683 | 76ers

1 | 2 hours ago

Why are Celtics fans worried about the finals

chrysanthemum_beer

118 | 9 hours ago

Cade MVP campaign

Nuclearsunburn | Heat

14 | 6 hours ago

Taking on the league while half asleep

NoLivesEverMattered | Wizards

-8 | 5 hours ago

Definitely. The MVP should be his unless something significantly changes. I remember even two years ago how much hate Cade received. People saying things like he wasn’t athletic, wasn’t going to ever be a top player, or some even said he sucked.

trmp_stmp | Bucks

3 | 4 hours ago

I love Cade but is there actually any chance he wins the MVP? I haven’t been following that closely but doesn’t seem like he has a case over SGA or Luka from what I have seen

NoLivesEverMattered | Wizards

2 | 3 hours ago

I don’t see why not. He is the best player and the offensive engine on the team with the best record. I think it is similar to SGA’s season last year, though SGA did have an all time efficient season offensively.

trmp_stmp | Bucks

2 | 3 hours ago

MVP isn’t just best player on the team with the best record though… maybe if the Thunder’s record just tanks from here but as of right now SGA has significantly better output on an equally good team

FormalDisastrous2467 | Thunder

-37 | 7 hours ago

I understand this glaze but can we give credit to the defense first? This is the best defense in pistons history outside of 04 and if you ignore the thunder the best defense in the league since 2020.

Cade has played incredible but they aren’t a great offense and he is like the 5th or 6th best defender on the team. He could be mvp level but the record isn’t a good barometer.

Barylis | Pistons

31 | 7 hours ago

Lol you guys never stop moving the goal post. Cade has been a good defender and has literally won games on the defensive end. Ausar, Stew and Holland are elite defensively but someone has to cover for them on offense to make it work. That’s Cade.

Other than Cade, we have one guy scoring more than 15 ppg in Duren. And a good chunk of that comes directly from Cades assists.

comeonmang126 | Pistons

3 | 6 hours ago

He’s the most comparable to SGA in terms of importance on offense while having a slew of good defenders behind him. I’m aware SGA is much better but that didn’t ding him on his MVP run

DayMan-Ahah-ah | Celtics

2 | 7 hours ago

Yep, and this is why I’m a bit concerned for the pistons in the postseason when games slow down. They are going to need their role players to step up and score and that just hasn’t been the case most of the season.

If the pistons happen to make a deep run I’d guess we see a lot of games at or under 100 points per side

swizznastic

1 | 6 hours ago

I like ur username

yeahright17 | Thunder

-7 | 6 hours ago

100%. I don’t understand why the defense matters in this conversation. If you’re 40-13 and the offensive system runs through one player, that player should be in the MVP discussion. Would I put him over SGA at this point? Definitely not. He’s meant just as much to OKC’s offense as Cade has to Detroit’s while scoring more points and being a lot more efficient. But I’d have no problem with Cade being in 2nd right now given Jokic’s games missed, recent play, and Denver’s record.

Barylis | Pistons

4 | 6 hours ago

I don’t care to get into the Cade vs Shai debate right now, but you could argue the direct scoring difference is offset by Cade being +3.2 in assists. So it’s kind of efficiency vs facilitating offense for others more.

thetalkinghawk | Thunder

0 | 4 hours ago

But what if Shai’s other offensive players are a bunch of bums who can’t score off his passes?

swizznastic

8 | 6 hours ago

They said the EXACT same things about OKC last year, like fucking exactly. Shai is at most the 5th best defender on the team, they have a historic defense, etc.

And shai still won MVP, and he probably deserved it.

HitboxOfASnail | Thunder

-1 | 6 hours ago

the pistons are who the thunder were in 2023-2024. that’s why the narratives are similar, but Cade still isn’t going to win MVP the same way SGA didn’t win that year

PoonGo0n | Spurs

57 | 7 hours ago

Amazing turnaround by the Pistons. I still remember the losing streak from a few years back and how depressed those guys looked. Well deserved.

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Chopped_In_Half | Warriors

3 | 5 hours ago

Absolutely insane turnaround.

sorendiz | HOU

6 | 6 hours ago

imagine what it’s been like for the fans who were showing up to the game wearing paper bags on their heads with ‘sell the team’ written on them during the tail end of that streak

Cold_Library_9254

26 | 9 hours ago

Oh yeahhh!!!!!!!!!! Inject this shit into my fucking veins!! Let’s go let’s gooo

Finn_Flame | Bulls

25 | 11 hours ago

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be 74-8

SteamingHotChocolate | Celtics

33 | 10 hours ago

taking at least 4 losses off their record for being so cute and cool?

Tombomb1994

10 | 9 hours ago

1 TikTok dance = 1 loss less

Frosty_Dimension5646 | Nuggets

1 | 4 hours ago

They said better than the 72-10 Bulls and 73-9 Warriors…

😂

Leavingtheecstasy | Thunder

-4 | 6 hours ago

Who knows if they could’ve stayed healthy. Injury bug got us bad.

NoHacksJustTacos

5 | 5 hours ago

Lmao no, you guys had no chance at beating that record. You just had a really easy start to the season.

RedditUsersCrying

8 | 5 hours ago

We had the 3rd most injured team per game played dating back to 2 weeks ago. Our losses this year include Ls to some of the worst teams in the league. So yes, injury bug did play a massive part.

NoHacksJustTacos

0 | 5 hours ago

Everyone has injuries buddy, jokic has been out, Luka has been out, giannis has been out, Wemby has been out. L excuse, you guys had 0 chance of breaking that record.

RedditUsersCrying

5 | 5 hours ago

lol ok buddy. I’m talking about 5-8 people being out every game. Im not just talking about SGA. These are critical players to our success and more importantly, our defense ability to run plays on offense.

siphillis | Spurs

1 | 5 hours ago

Warriors were also defending a championship, with an older team to boot

pjtheMillwrong | Raptors

2 | 4 hours ago

Steph Klay and Draymond missed a combined 6 games. Shai Chet and Jdub have missed a combined 54 games.

qotsabama | DAL

15 | 6 hours ago

Oh yeah baby that thunder pick from AD trade looking mighty juicy!

KumingaCarnage | Warriors

16 | 6 hours ago

im so happy for pistons fans man

BananaRepublic_BR | Spurs

15 | 8 hours ago

Spurs are taking that number one spot from OKC. Believe!

ExpressFan7426 | Thunder

11 | 8 hours ago

With the way yall are playing, wouldn’t even be surprised at this rate!

here_for_the_lols | Thunder

2 | an hour ago

Well hopefully get some players back though. We were missing 4 of our best 5 players last night

siphillis | Spurs

1 | 5 hours ago

Rodeo Road Trip determines our destiny

starvs

13 | 6 hours ago

Holy shit did the Wizards trade the 29th pick for AD instead of the 30th pick?

FormerlyCinnamonCash | Heat

6 | 5 hours ago

Cade should be MVP

steph_hurry

5 | 3 hours ago

Their 15 is so deep.

Cade, Duncan, Thompson, Tobias, Duren. Jankins, Levert, Green, Holland, Stewart. Sasser, Huerter, Lanier, Klintman, Reed.

Sasser, Huerter and Reed would all be up there as the best 3rd depth chart choices out there.

If they fall short in the playoffs, they can absolutely run it back with upgrades pieces. The question is, what player should they target to replace Harris?

I don’t love the frequently mentioned MPJ fit. Markkanen is an interesting prospect. Is there a world where they traded for a younger piece like Tari Eason? Other fascinating picks that would be much more difficult are Camara, Herb Jones. Vet options like Harrison Barnes, Andrew Wiggins or Royce O’Neale.

I kinda think Dillon Brooks replacing Tobias in the starting lineup could be perfect.

Pristine_Purpose_230 | Pistons

3 | 2 hours ago

Klintman is unplayable, but this team is 14 deep, plus some solid two-way guys in Tolu Smith and Wendell Moore. Really want them to try a deep rotation in the playoffs…

webelieve925

4 | 6 hours ago

Pistons are good and young. They turned it around

WhatYouProbablyMeant | Warriors

5 | 5 hours ago

I got downvoted to hell early in the season when I argued that the Pistons were better than the Knicks this year

Cade is the real deal

ImHereMargaret

3 | 4 hours ago

Remember when they were going to win 74 games AND get the #1 pick courtesy of the Clippers? Animal Farm remebers

EnigmaForce | Thunder

3 | 3 hours ago

Super impressive turnaround for the Pistons.

PleasantTrust522 | 76ers

2 | 3 hours ago

With Luka, Jokic and Wemby all missing a lot of games, I expect Cade’s MVP campaign to start gaining steam post ASB. Deservedly so.

Winniedapoonbear | Jazz

2 | an hour ago

Thunder should be fined for Tanking tbh

Greenwalrus72 | Nuggets

1 | 5 hours ago

Spurs could catch up, Celtics have basically the same chance as the nuggets. Which is to say almost none.

FinancePro21 | Thunder

2 | 5 hours ago

Thunder are doomed…not sure it will be a good idea to go into the playoffs without your 3 best creators and best rebounder.

jakinatorctc | Thunder

2 | 2 hours ago

What makes you think everyone is going to be injured for the next 2 months? SGA’s getting re-evaluated after break and everyone else who’s hurt is on game time decisions for strains

FinancePro21 | Thunder

2 | an hour ago

Sarcasm. Everyone acting like the Thunder are in trouble or haven’t been one of the most injured teams in the league. The team they’ve been running out the last week can’t win a title, but if healthy they’re still a big favorite.

ThrowRa-zucchinizzc

1 | 3 hours ago

Wtf you talking about proportion? Why did you add in that snark? Nobody calls it that.

Edit: you’re correct. Winning percentage would be 75%. Proportion would be 0.750.

Both are mathematically correct.

Proportion = raw fraction or decimal of wins out of total games. 42 / 56 = 0.75 → proportion.

Percentage = proportion multiplied by 100. 0.75 = 75%.

Sports culture just prefers saying winning percentage even though teams usually report it as a decimal like .750. Sports are weird like that.

gottagotothebathroom | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

This team with one all-star, whose second best player is scoring 17ppg, isn’t one of the 3 best teams of all time? Embarrassing.

sonics_fan | Pelicans

1 | an hour ago

Interestingly, since one of the Thunder’s losses was in Las Vegas, they actually have a better home and better away record than Detroit, but worse overall record.

No_Caramel_1782 | Wizards

0 | 5 hours ago

The East has been great all year. The Pistons, Knicks, Cavs and Celtics are going to finish with great records.

oswestrywalesmate

-3 | 6 hours ago

The west is way more competitive than the east.

SammyAmico | DET

13 | 6 hours ago

everyone keeps saying this… pistons have dogged the west all season and have had a harder schedule than OKC. we swept the nuggets

oswestrywalesmate

-10 | 6 hours ago

They’re better rested because the majority of their season involves playing G league level teams from the east, unlike OKC

Rockerblocker | Celtics

13 | 6 hours ago

Damn, you’re right. Someone should go tell the Pistons to lose a few games to make it easier on poor ole OKC…

SammyAmico | DET

10 | 6 hours ago

right… meanwhile the west has elite teams like; sacramento, utah, new orleans, dallas, memphis

EarthWarping | NBA

3 | 3 hours ago

There are 3 non competitive teams in the east, 5 in the west

Top-Noise-7375

1 | 36 minutes ago

This is so stupid when you actually look at rosters, the east has great teams and players

Knicks Brunson/KAT/bridges/OG/hart/Robinson

Celtics Brown/white/pritchard/veuc

Cavs Mitchell/harden/allen/mobley

Sixers Embiid/maxey/edgecomb/george

And the rest of teams down to like the 12 seed are competitive

YpsitheFlintsider

0 | 5 hours ago

Good for them

T44120 | Spurs

-4 | 5 hours ago

The Eastern team records are irrelevant because they are predominantly built against other Eastern Conference teams, which is the weakest conference.

mambamentality29

7 | 3 hours ago

Pistons are 14-6 against the West, giving them a 70% win percentage

NorthBook1383

1 | 3 hours ago

Thread lightly, Wemby ain’t win nothing for you, yet!!

Top-Noise-7375

1 | 32 minutes ago

The east is 406-409 against the west this season, but sure obviously the records can’t even be compared the conferences are so different

Final-Ad-6694 | Wizards

-13 | 8 hours ago

i can’t take them seriously when they lost to a wiz team trying to tank

1shmeckle | Knicks

20 | 7 hours ago

In an 82 game season this is going to happen. This is like the NBA version of MMA math - it just doesn’t work.

Final-Ad-6694 | Wizards

-6 | 6 hours ago

Dude if they’re gonna lose to a team sitting their starters and playing gleaguers, yea I’m gonna doubt

1shmeckle | Knicks

4 | 5 hours ago

I’m pretty sure you’re 12 and haven’t watched a full season of basketball before.

Final-Ad-6694 | Wizards

-2 | 4 hours ago

I guess we resort to insults now

Top-Noise-7375

2 | 35 minutes ago

It’s not an insult lol you just made an idiotic statement that made it obvious you haven’t watched a lot of basketball

himtopp | Pistons

4 | 5 hours ago

Did you watch the game? Because I did. Wiz were unconscious from deep. last second heaves off the backboard going in. Pistons played at a clip consistent with their season. Wizards popped off

tweenalibi | Pistons

17 | 8 hours ago

On one hand we have the best record in the NBA, on the other hand a fan of one of the historically worst NBA franchise doesn’t take us seriously. Can’t win em all I guess.

Final-Ad-6694 | Wizards

-4 | 7 hours ago

Bruh we were sitting players trying to give you the win. Sorry if losing to our gleague bench makes me doubt your team.

tweenalibi | Pistons

11 | 7 hours ago

I do not care if you doubt us or not, you’ve never seen winning basketball

73-9 Warriors got blown out by a dogshit Pistons team too. Guess they must have sucked.

ovalseven | Pistons

8 | 6 hours ago

Much like how the 72-win Bulls folded after losing to the expansion Raptors.

Will we ever recover?

Final-Ad-6694 | Wizards

1 | 6 hours ago

Idk why you’re so offended lol

tweenalibi | Pistons

8 | 6 hours ago

“Ah man I was talking shit in a basketball forum and now I’m getting roasted for it”

Final-Ad-6694 | Wizards

0 | 6 hours ago

More like you type “I don’t care” yet clearly respond like you do care lmao

ButlerFromDowntown | Bulls

8 | 6 hours ago

72-10 Bulls lost to a horrid expansion Raptors team. 73-9 Warriors lost to a 17 win Lakers team led by the corpse of Kobe. It happens in the NBA. Any team can beat any other on any given night.

Final-Ad-6694 | Wizards

-9 | 6 hours ago

Bro we sat our starters and played our bench trying to lose. Sorry if that sows doubt in my mind.

DrFunkenstein93 | Pistons

2 | 3 hours ago

I know you are trying to grasp at any sort of relevance as a Wizard fan, but this is desperate.

sorendiz | HOU

2 | 6 hours ago

i mean you guys are obviously just giant killers, so if anything this simply further confirms that Detroit is a good team

Denver would be quaking in their boots at the thought of facing you in the playoffs last year

ovalseven | Pistons

1 | 3 hours ago

So who are you taking seriously?

Slim_Via23

-25 | 9 hours ago

Pistons second round exit lol

Made for RS not playoffs

Go_Terence_Davis | Raptors

8 | 9 hours ago

What team is beating them? You can’t tell me that any other team in the East has a significantly larger chance of winning 4 first.

Nosalis2

-11 | 8 hours ago

Celtics Cavs and Knicks. Hell, even the Sixers have a shot if they’re lucky with health. Why are you acting like they’re the 24 Celtics lol?

Duckney | Pistons

4 | 8 hours ago

The Pistons are 8-2 this season against those 4 teams. Their games against the Knicks have an average MOV of like 35. And the Sixers can stop being labeled as when healthy when it’s almost guaranteed they won’t be.

1shmeckle | Knicks

5 | 7 hours ago

The Pistons are awesome. Last year, watching the Knicks win I feared the Pistons would be as good as they are this season, it was kind of obvous to anyone paying attention that they would make a massive jump. However, the Knicks and Celtics shouldn’t be underestimated - the Knicks got really far last year with a terrible regular season record against all the teams they beat and they’ve been really streaky, so their regular season record makes teams underestimate the danger. The Celtics seemed like they’d be out the playoffs, and they’re playing like a championship level team. And if Tatum comes back to give even 15 quality minutes a game in the playoffs, teams are in trouble. Even the Sixers, Joel Embiid doesn’t need to be healthy all the playoffs, he just needs to be healthy when he’s playing your team.

Pistons might end up winning it all, or they might end up knocked out in the first or second round. I wouldn’t be too cocky about it.

SammyAmico | DET

1 | 6 hours ago

he’s not being cocky, he’s responding reasonably to another guy saying we’re a 2nd round exit

Nosalis2

-5 | 8 hours ago

Got it. Might as well pencil them in for the Finals now then. No one else has a chance.

Duckney | Pistons

0 | 8 hours ago

Not saying that, but if you’re going to say they’re behind 4 teams in the likelihood of a playoff run, it’s kinda dumb to pick 4 teams they’ve thoroughly beaten so far this year. Celtics and Cavs are a bad matchup for us. I don’t know what the Knicks have shown at all in either game of ours this year that would tell you they have a better shot in a playoff series than we do.

8sck | Raptors

3 | 8 hours ago

they said that about the Thunder last year

Nuclearsunburn | Heat

1 | 6 hours ago

That’s wild, the way they play is tailor made for the playoffs

rusty512 | Pistons

1 | 3 hours ago

Not sure why you’re getting downvoted, I’m praying it doesn’t happen but I’m not sure they will be able to get away with such glaring flaws in the roster in the playoffs, it’s a different animal. Hope I’m wrong.

orwll

-2 | 9 hours ago

Probably true. Can’t believe in a team winning four playoff series with those starting wings.

SammyAmico | DET

2 | 6 hours ago

ausar thompson will be holding your favorite player to 15% shooting come playoff time!

orwll

2 | 6 hours ago

What if Ausar Thompson is my favorite player?

After the OKC Thunder’s loss to the Bucks, the Detroit Pistons now have the best overall record in the NBA, with a winning percentage of .755 vs the Thunders’ .750.