Taking Your Calls On The Ideal Pistons' First Round Matchup

The Valenti Show

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🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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The people chime in on the Pistons' potential first-round opponent.

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0:00.0	Valenti Enrico, 971, Mark Ryan, in for Mike.
0:04.4	Great to have you guys with us.
0:06.4	NBA play in tournament.
0:08.4	Is that working?
0:09.8	Is it doing exactly what it was supposed to do?
0:12.5	Feels like that.
0:13.8	It was a little confusing when it first started.
0:16.8	Okay, how does this work again?
0:18.7	Right?
0:19.0	Nine plays 10 and seven plays eight.
0:20.6	It's still a little confusing.
0:22.0	Little clunky?
0:23.0	Like if you're, you know, Charlotte, you could celebrate, but then it's back to work.
0:28.4	Because you still got to win one more game because you finish last.
0:32.5	So, yeah, I don't care for that.
0:35.7	Does it reward mediocrity too much, the playing tournament?
0:39.9	Or is it exactly what you want?
0:43.2	No, it rewards mediocrisy because I don't think anybody goes from the playing tournament to win a series.
0:48.6	So it's like the NCAA with the playing games.
0:53.6	Okay, it asks a little extra drama and, oh, look at this.
0:56.9	They went to overtime, but in the end, they will tout the whole going back to when they first started with VCU.
1:05.2	And they made it to the final four.
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