Jaden Ivey Needs To Turn His Rim Pressure Into A Net Positive For The Detroit Pistons Next Season
Jaden Ivey will find himseld in a lot of trade rumors for the Detroit Pistons this offseason. If he’s on the team next season, the best pathway to being a impactful player next season is capitalizing his one elite trait: rim pressure.
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23 Comments
I don't think they should trade Ivey, or anyone. It is not because I'm in love with these guys, for I am not. The reason why is the team is selling low and probably won't get much back. They need to take that cap space and get a guy someone wants to unload who could help.
Next, it looks like the draft has guys who fit the mold of what the team needs. I know no one likes this draft, but it is what is there. There seem to be a few 6-10 guys who can shoot and defend…..exactly what they need.
Look, they will stink next year. That is the case. The only tradable asset is Cade, and no one wants to do that. So…..they will remain the same place.
ivey regressing is most probably due to coaching.
tobias for 20M per yr can be stomached. much better at 16M per year. but only for a maximum of 2yrs.
If you workout out night Ku make sure you pick a non-stim pre-workout so you can actually sleep afterwards lol. But nights can definitely work
I understand everyone wants to win now. It’s Iveys second season…. He will learn. His catch and shoot 3s at 36% is solid and we’ve seen improvement on defense plus slight improvement on finishing. His first season playing a new role with Cade. Let’s relax on selling low on Ivey lol
Ku, in an upcoming episode you should talk about if the the pistons draft 1-5 should they keep or trade the pick.
On Monty, once he takes a now head coaching position, his current contract is nullified aka voided.
Ivey needs to improve his decision making. That has been an issue since college.
Keith Smith is good! Can’t wait for you to get him back on. Very creative with cap situations.
In NO WORLD is tobias harris "a really good player" lmao he's NOT GOOD! He's not even OKAY, what do we need him for??!?! I'd rather stew and fonteccio just play his minutes.
Jaden Ivey needs to get in the gym and shoot the ball until his arm falls off.
I really like Trent Jr. I want either him or Monk in free agency.
what about trading for Ingram and CJ ?
Whether Ivey is in Detroit or not the third year is often critical for players.
Ku you gonna make me upload a rebuttal here. This constant Ivey bashing from you is really getting old and it’s disingenuous to not be providing context for some of his shortcomings this season.
I find that when I workout in the morning my day feels a lot better & when I workout at nighttime it’s harder for me to go to sleep right after
Malik Monk, Malik Monk💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 PLEASE 🙏🏽 send Ivey out
I disagree with using cap space targeting lesser talent. It makes more sense to acquire more youthful talent that u can flip for assets if it don't work out. No one is going to give u any meanigful assets for Tobias Harris 1 or 2 years from now
First segment: I propose like Cade missed his second year due to injury that we count Ivey’s second year as missed due to Monty since he was so undermined and misused. I’m actually pretty amazed that he averaged 15 pts with his usage. That being said, he does have much to improve on. Ku is right that the quickest thing to improve up one would be rim finishing and he showed this early when the Pistons were playing fast. But when Cade slowed things down and the lane clogged there is no way to finish well at the rim. Ivey has always been a rhythm guy with his play improving with usage. We saw his numbers and general play improve as Casey used him more his first year.
Second segment: I’d be all for Trent Jr. He sounds just like what we expect Grimes to be. Can never have too many of those guys. I’m not totally against Tobias, but think we can do better and it’s possible Stew can do the same things.
Last segment: Lakers please take Monty! Get him out of Detroit and if we can push part of that salary onto them to make parting more likely, all the better. It’s a perfect situation for Monty as LeBron will coach his team like Chris Paul did for him before and it will revamp his image as people may think he’s a good coach again. And clearly the Pistons would benefit hugely by his being elsewhere.
I don't remember you making these types of videos about ya boy Killian when he averaged 6 points after his second season! But you constantly downing Jaden Ivey now! That was year 2! Can we give this kid time to grow!
Gary Trent is a 👍🏽. He should probably be #1 on the guard FA list for the Pistons, right in front of Monk and D Russell.
There are a few forwards I'd go after before pulling the Tobias trigger. Obi Toppin and probably Patrick Williams – they at least have upside and probably give you similar production(check per 36). I think its safe to say that Tobias is at a point in his career where he has close to zero upside – therefore, why make him any sort of a priority or favorite??
If the Pistons were to come away with Gary Trent Jr. and Obie Toppin this off season for, let's say 40 Mil a year, is that win?? Throw in a relatively inexpensive Kuzma trade and I think we're in pretty good shape.