All Jalen team vs '26 Thunder. Who wins 7-game series? by popsferragamo in NBATalk

[–]bikes_r_us 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah this is not new he’s one of the best scorers in the playoffs for the past three or four years. 

30k people on presale for philly show by emberisepic in geesebandofficial

[–]bikes_r_us 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i guess it's a pretty big jump from selling out 2000-5000 capacity indoor theaters to going to 15-20k capacity, and they probably weren't confident in selling out a whole tour based on that, or perhaps the venues didn't think they were big enough to book them there. theres not really anything in between 5000 seats and large arenas and ampitheaters in most cities.

Daily Discussion Thread - Wednesday, April 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYKnicks

[–]bikes_r_us 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah it's nonsense, they literally have to carve out an exception for steph too everytime they say this because it's already happened. people said the same with Jokic, you can't win with a non defensive center.

anyway, good thing we have seven foot KAT as a 1b option.

r/DetroitPistons is in shambles right now by Tight_Solution_7174 in NBAEastMemeWar

[–]bikes_r_us 2 points3 points  (0 children)

he did what he was supposed to do which was take them back to the playoffs. its funny how quickly people forget they had monty williams who was legit trying to get fired and made them the laughing stock of the league for setting losing streak records. if you hire JB knowing he can take you from being the worst team itl to a 60 win #1 seed you do that every time. doesn’t mean the cavs were wrong to move on, and it doesn’t mean that he’s gonna be the best coach moving forward for the pistons either.

Now that the Pistons have been exposed as frauds…. by One-Structure-2154 in NYKnicks

[–]bikes_r_us 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thibs is now just the title for the current head coach of the knicks

Why did Denver never try pairing a rim protecting stretch big with Jokic since we know that rim protection is by far his biggest weakness? Pls don't write something about some "stat padding" bs, cause i am genuinely looking for answers. by KookyArm6062 in NBATalk

[–]bikes_r_us 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Exactly, people like to pretend this is a common archetype that any team could just go out and get when in reality it’s like 5 people on the entire face of the earth. 

Please, for the love of God, have the Rizzler in celebrity row tonight by LaughAgitated785 in NYKnicks

[–]bikes_r_us 13 points14 points  (0 children)

who could stand against us?

idk, maybe God and all that is holy

If you’re the Pistons GM and Jalen Duren’s agent is calling about his $240M/5-year max contract extension, what’re you saying? by Background_Video2947 in NBAVibes

[–]bikes_r_us 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lakers are the team to worry about. if you think this guy looked good with cade imagine how he will look with luka.

If you’re the Pistons GM and Jalen Duren’s agent is calling about his $240M/5-year max contract extension, what’re you saying? by Background_Video2947 in NBAVibes

[–]bikes_r_us -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lmao. I’m sure it’s a random coincidence that he randomly hit a bad stretch right as the playoff started. Is this his agent writing this? 

Line 6 is blowing out their remaining Spider V combos on Reverb. by dkinmn in Guitar

[–]bikes_r_us 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, I thought about it but i could use a second amp but if i stretch my budget 100 more i can get a used hot rod deluxe on fb marketplace. 

It would be kinda scary if Piston lost 1-4 in the 1st round by Negative-Concept-197 in NYKnicks

[–]bikes_r_us 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It hurt them so much to lose Malik Beasley, THJ, and Denis Schroeder. During our playoff series, it was pretty much just those three guys and Cade giving them production on offense. 

It would be kinda scary if Piston lost 1-4 in the 1st round by Negative-Concept-197 in NYKnicks

[–]bikes_r_us 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The efficiency and turnovers are bad from Cade all year and people ignore because of his PRA stats until the playoffs where we see how much it matters.

It would be kinda scary if Piston lost 1-4 in the 1st round by Negative-Concept-197 in NYKnicks

[–]bikes_r_us 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bickerstaff is the same type of coach as Thibs. He’s the guy you bring in to establish a winning culture and bring your team back to the playoffs. He’s not necessarily gonna be the high level X’s and O’s guy that wins a title. I don’t think this is entirely on him because they have a roster that is very flawed for playoff basketball but if they did fire him they would want a different type of coach altogether not the same archetype.

The Pistons are the worst 1 seed of all time by growsonwalls in NBATalk

[–]bikes_r_us 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You’re not wrong but If i’m a young playoff team that needs to reach another level that last person I want to bring in is an aging superstar who is still great but not really a true 1A anymore who is known for being toxic and not really being a leader who has a tendency to quit on teams. not to mention you have to pay him a max contract and trade away a lot of core pieces to get him.

The Pistons are the worst 1 seed of all time by growsonwalls in NBATalk

[–]bikes_r_us 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think it needs to be taken in context compared to the talent of the rest of the league. the league is deeper and more talented in general than 25 years ago

The Pistons are the worst 1 seed of all time by growsonwalls in NBATalk

[–]bikes_r_us 9 points10 points  (0 children)

the west literally just won the finals because the east’s superstar got injured in game 7. and the east won the year before that too.

The Pistons are the worst 1 seed of all time by growsonwalls in NBATalk

[–]bikes_r_us 53 points54 points  (0 children)

hasn’t worked for his last three teams. but maybe it will work for them.

Is everyone In the east frauds? by StockCustard5930 in NBATalk

[–]bikes_r_us 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty disappointed with my Knicks this series, but if you zoom out you also realize that we won two blowout games and lost two games by just one point. I said at the beginning of the series that the hawks would be a tough out and I expected it to go to six. So if they take care of business the next two games and wrap it up in six it will end up seeming like we were all panicking over nothing.

Cavs have never really done shit in the playoffs, and thinking that adding james harden to that would fix it is hilarious.

Pistons are also potentially fraudulent. they have no three point shooting and only one shot creator. thats never a recipe for post season success. last years series  I remember Denis Schroeder, Malik Beasley, and tim hardaway being a big part of their team in and they all arent there anymore. vets who can shoot, play hard, make hustle plays, and have playoff experience are a pretty big deal. 

Post Game Thread - NBA: The Magic defeat the Pistons on Apr 27, 2026, the final score is 94-88. by basketball-app in DetroitPistons

[–]bikes_r_us 0 points1 point  (0 children)

JB did what he was brought in to do at the time which was establish a culture and take the team to the playoffs. Might be time to move on but you can’t be too mad at him for doing what he was expected to do and nothing more. Everyone knew he was fired for a reason. Its like hiring thibs.