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I believe Ausar, Ivey, and Cade can work but they're out of position l.
Wow! This guy can see into the…er…present.
I wonder if they could win the NCAA Tournament.
Dawg I literally can't understand why people are so down on these kids so early when they've all shown flashes of being great pros at times smh….can Cade Jaden and Asuar have at least 3 full seasons together starting before we blow the whole team up….its actually quite ridiculous to me
Lol. Sam Vecine makes a living talking so thats what hes going to do. Over the past 4 games, Cade+Ivey+Ausar on the floor have a positive rating.
And no, Stew is not the best 3 point shooter. He takes WIDE OPEN shots and is shooting below league average on such shots. Teams give him shots. He is not a floor spacer.
Starting five with 3 guys that dont score is NEVER going to work. Stew needs to be replaced with a true shooter that can also play some level of defense.
Stew is no doubt the weakest link and will never be a starting caliber NBA player. So that’s the first thing the Pistons need to come to terms with before even a hint of progress can be achieved.
Our “core four” of Cade, Jaden, Ausar and Duren can certainly develop into a more than competent unit as a whole, but once again, the organization’s inability to devise any semblance of a plan or an Identity to build towards is what will ultimately hold us back until changes are made.
The Pistons need to lay out a scheme that caters to your players’ strengths. In Ivey, Ausar and Duren you have 3 elite athletes with explosive finishing ability. Cade may not be on their level as an athlete but he still has good size and strength at his position with capable driving and ball handling abilities.
So what the Pistons SHOULD be doing is taking a page out of the Kings’ playbook. They recently sat firmly in our position within the realms NBA purgatory for just as long but they emerged as an up and coming contender when they implemented an offensive system that emphasizes pace. They run the floor at will, share the ball gracefully and look for quick shots created by excellent off ball movement and crisp, precise passing. Their defense may very well be worse than ours but their offensive explosiveness lessens the impact of their defensive deficiencies.
That’s what the Pistons need to do. We need an athletic, shot creating wing to fill the remaining void in the starting lineup. Ivey should be our primary ball handler in the full court (meaning he should be the one bringing the ball up the floor, to put things simply) with Cade playing off of him in any transition situation. Ivey needs to be the one pushing the break to maximize our ability to push the pace. Cade still has elite vision and passing abilities, so depending on opposing defensive schemes and matchups, Cade could effectively split the duty with Ivey as the primary ball handler facilitating the offense in the half court.
With the addition of an aforementioned wing, you can move Ausar to the 4 where he can play to HIS strengths. He can operate inside the 3P line. He’s adept at cutting to the basket off the ball, and while his outside shooting has been very poor, he has shown a knack for those little turn around fadeaway jumpers in the mid post area.
Duren can play at his natural 5 spot where he remains an elite rim runner and lob threat at any given time, while also collecting plenty of points off of offensive rebounds and put backs. This would remain his role offensively until he develops more or a well-rounded offensive game.
And while Cade and Ivey remain below average defenders, Ausar has already shown all the attributes of a DPOY and Duren, while raw and mistake-prone at times, has shown he can be a shot blocking machine and a solid help defender coming from the weak side when he’s engaged defensively.
Furthermore, each member of the core four is a plus in terms of passing ability, with Ausar showing PG skills at times and Duren making huge strides in that regard in only his second season. This makes the transition into a run and gun style offense all the more seamless given the speed and athleticism our young players have already shown.
If the Pistons can simply identify what they have and put this plan into practice, I truly believe we can contend much sooner than people think so long as the remaining roster spots are filled with the proper complimentary pieces.