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The Valenti Show

HOUR 4: Can The Pistons Come Back Question Revisited

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Valenti and Rico wrapped the show with a revisit of their belief in the Pistons tonight and in the first of the series.

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0:00.0

Five o'clock, game five is on our mind.

0:03.0

And look, what I'm going to say will surprise some of you, but understand, I'm just,

0:08.3

there's no feelings.

0:10.2

I'm offering you my viewpoint.

0:13.0

And reminder, I'm not a cheerleader, right?

0:15.9

I'm not Costa or Doug.

0:17.8

I don't have this deep love for the Pistons.

0:20.2

You know, hell, I hate the way they play. But I'm going to shoot you straight. I haven't have this deep love for the Pistons. You know, hell, I hate the way they play.

0:22.6

But I'm going to shoot you straight. I haven't written them off. Not once they're in this series.

0:27.9

As pissed as I am at them. I spite them, basically. I hate that they make me watch their games.

0:33.0

But you had them winning game four. Right. My point is, I have five reasons.

0:39.0

They're not done.

0:40.9

And yes, one of the biggest reasons is this Wagner injury materially changes the series.

0:48.0

That is Orlando's second best player.

0:50.7

And in many stretches, he's outplayed Boncaro.

0:53.4

If he is out, and it sounds like he's out

0:55.8

tonight, uh, no offense to Paolo, he's not the team doctor, but he seemed like he's out.

1:02.4

Um, when a guy is a calf strain, that's usually not a quick fix. So if Wagner's out,

1:08.7

materially changes the series, that's one.

1:13.9

Two, I don't think Orlando's that good.

1:18.6

Now, while we talked about, look, Orlando could break your balls a little bit.

1:20.2

I'm not sure I'd love to play them.

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