All right, so we want to dabble a little bit with the Pistons, and we'll do it again at 5 o'clock. But I have a question, because I know what we're going to get at 5. We may as well do it now. I want to try to do my best Piston fan imitation. We got to play more B-ball Paul. Okay, so it's one thing to say that. He's an energy guy. if you give him seven minutes

he's going to give that. He's an energy guy.

If you give him seven minutes, he's going to give you everything he's got,

score a little bit, fine.

This is all fine.

But here's the part you're leaving out.

If you want, this is like the scales of justice, all right?

You want to play Paul Reed more.

Who are you getting rid of?

Because here's your problem.

And I want you to really think about this.

He's your third string center.

It's Duren, it's beef stew, it's B-Ball Paul, right? We are in a time where you're

trying to ascertain whether you're going to make Duren a lucrative contract offer. You also

have a love affair with the backup, which is beef stew, who's a bit of a cult hero in town,

who you do pay $16 million a year to.

There is no world.

Paul Reed, who's paid in Conies, is simply going to casually play more than these guys

without you needing to make a decision in the offseason who you're getting rid of.

But in the short term, Rico, okay, last game, Beefstool played eight minutes. Paul Reed played seven minutes. Dern for some reason. I don't know why they're playing Dern this much. I don't. Oh, did you enjoy the four rebounds in 30 minutes he offered you? The zero blocks, the four turnovers, and don't even hit me with offense.

Will you have 10 points?

I don't know why they even went back to Duren to close the game out.

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