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The episode spends most of its time reacting to viewer criticism and doubling down on three core takes: Michigan has not met the standard, Jalen Duren is not enough as Detroit’s No. 2 scorer, and the Lions should not settle for merely being “good enough” under Brad Holmes. It ends with a broader argument that fan standards should be championship-level, not just playoff-level.
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This b******, well I can't read that word, that's going to get me cancelled
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What is going on? I am Dustin Fiocco with Detroit Sports Nation, and since September I've been coming across your feeds with my brutally honest opinions when it comes to all of our favorite teams
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And with my brutally honest opinions comes your brutally honest opinions. Many times at my expense, and that is totally cool, I wouldn't have it any other way
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I don't want to be the only voice here at Detroit Sports Nation. Your voice, your opinions matter too, so I always welcome the criticism
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It's all in good fun. So I figured just for kicks, out of fun, out of love, we'd take a look at some of the not-so-flattering comments directed my way this past week
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when it comes to my comments on all of our favorite teams
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So guys, it's an all good fun. Let's dive right into it. Starting first, I want to take a look at the video I posted last week about Michigan's loss to Iowa
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I was very harsh on our Wolverines. Very harsh, according to Brian Webster, who was a man of few words
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but very effective words nonetheless. Brian writes, one loss, shut the F up, a-hole
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Well, Brian, let me comment on that. Because since that comment, Michigan has not just lost to Iowa, they've also lost to Minnesota
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They've not just lost to Minnesota, but given a bonus second, if you take that away, they would have also lost to Western
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And yes, they ended up beating UTEP, but let's not forget, they trailed UTEP for the bulk of the first half
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So maybe my standards are a little bit higher when it comes to the Wolverines
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but I have a higher bar set for this Michigan team. They should be better than a two-loss team
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They shouldn't have blown that game to Iowa. They shouldn't have had their little brown jugs twisted up by Minnesota
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And they shouldn't have struggled against Western and there should have been no struggle whatsoever against UTEP
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I stand firm. This is a bad football team. Now if you want to paint your face up in Michigan colors
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go to the big house and sing your little heart out screaming Mr Brightside at the start of the fourth quarter That your bag Totally fine with it Go blue all the way But I not going to fanboy over this Michigan team
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They don't deserve my fandom right now. They're playing terrible. They're not living up to expectations
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We don't have a quarterback that's worth the money we're paying them. So, Brian, I'm sorry if I upset you on my brutally honest opinion when it comes to the Wolverines
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but they are not good, and they should not be treated as such
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They are not a one loss team. Hate to break it to you too, they're not a two loss team
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They're going to have far more losses than just two on the season. So it's going to get way worse before it gets better
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Sorry if it's not your bag to be a little critical when a team earns that right
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but they're not a good football team. Now let's take a look at the comments about our Pistons
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Now I did a video when Jalen Durin got his bag. Jalen Durin getting paid a massive amount of money
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I wasn't a fan of him getting the bag, and, well, somebody disagreed with me on that stance
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Tyran Halsey. Tyran writes, this -ass na... Well, I can't read that word
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That's going to get me canceled. That is a racial slur. Let's move past that, but this -ass racial slur is a hater
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Trey knows what he's doing. Sorry to inform y'all. He is the number two
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F this guy. He can get his money. Well, Tyron, let's take the racism out of it and just look at your post as is
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And, well, yeah, Jalen Durant is our number two guy. He's got the bag
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He's being paid to be a number two guy. He is indeed our number two guy
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But like we learned with the Lions this past weekend, DJ Reed, he can be your number one corner
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That doesn't mean it's very good. Jalen Durant, he can be our number two guy
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He's being paid to be such. But that does not spell success for the Pistons
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and it is going to get so exposed this season. We need a number two scorer
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Now, Jalen Duren can put up double-doubles like a hot cake. He can have those streets where he's putting up double-double-double-double-double-double
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but I do not have confidence in him being able to score 20 points every game
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That's what this team needs out of a number two guy. And we were so fortunate and so blessed last season because everything was set up for the Pistons success And they capitalized in the regular season cracking 60 wins finishing with the one seed
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but there was no Tyrese Halliburton all season long. Tatum was out for the bulk of the year
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Giannis, he had his drama and injuries too. The Pistons were in a very weak Eastern Conference
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and because of that, they took advantage. But enter the playoffs, that's where it got exposed
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and we're not going to have that kind of season this year because Tyrese Halliburton is going to play
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Jason Tatum is going to play most of the year. And Philadelphia, they've got some talent this first too
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LeBron, Brown, now we have a really good Eastern Conference. And the Pistons are a good team, I'll give you that
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But the NBA, you do not win championships with a good team
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You need a great team. It's not like baseball or hockey where the right team can get a hot in the playoffs
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No, it doesn't work that way in basketball. You need a great team if you want to win a championship
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And the Pistons are a good team. Until they get a number two scorer, they will not be a great team
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and they cannot win a championship. Cade needs help. And right now we pay Jalen Duren to be our number two guy
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That's not going to cut it. We'll make the playoffs, but this is not going to be a team
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that can challenge for a championship. So if you want to be happy that Durant's our number two guy, here's to you
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But I don't think it's good enough. Now one more comment I want to look at
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Let's take a look at a Lions comment. This one coming courtesy of Bobby Buckley
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And Bobby, I'm not going to say you were mean or anything along those lines. You just had a little bit of a disagreement with my stance
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Me pointing out my questions as to whether Brad Holmes is doing enough as general manager for this Lions team
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and your response to that was some of you forget how bad it was before he got here
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You double down on it in the comments with others saying they have won more playoff games with him
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than anybody else in franchise history over the last 25 years. And Bobby, I totally respect your opinion, but I do have to warn you to tread lightly
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because it is a very dangerous area to romance the area of it's good enough
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because that the area the Red Wings treaded in for so long saying making the playoffs was good enough It was good enough until it wasn and when it became not good enough here we are 10 years later in a Dead Wings era
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Now, I was a strong proponent of we should have fired Caldwell well before we did. Not many people
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agree with that. They said getting to the playoffs was good enough, and you look who took over after
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Matt Patricia. Yeah, wrong hire in Patricia. I'll give you that all day, but Dan Campbell
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proved that this team has a higher ceiling than just making the playoffs
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I'm not doubting Dan Campbell, but I am doubting Brad Holmes. Did he have a great first few drafts
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Absolutely. He hit it out of the park with Jameer Gibbs. Campbell's kind of making me a little, Jack Campbell that is
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is making it a little harder to buy into that one. But he's still a solid piece
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Laporta was a hit. I say Jameau was a hit now. But it's been a while
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If you look at those names I listed, those were several years ago he drafted those guys
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He hasn't hit it out of the park with anybody else in a long time. And on top of that, he has not made a lot of off-season moves or in-season moves to improve this team
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So you might say it's been better than we've been used to as a Lions fan in past history
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but this team is capable of more than just being good enough or challenging for a playoff spot
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We saw it a few years ago. Dan Campbell can get this team to a Super Bowl
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I firmly believe that. He was one bad half away from getting us to the Super Bowl when it came to that game against the Niners
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I think Dan Campbell can get us to a Super Bowl. I don't know if Brad Holmes can
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He might not be good enough for my standards. And good enough is not just making the playoffs
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Good enough is not just winning the division. For me, and what I think every fan's bar should be, good enough is winning a championship
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I don't know if Brad Holmes has what it takes. Guys, those are my opinions
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I read some of yours and yours are always welcome. Even if they're not the nicest to me, I can take it, guys
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It's all in good fun. It's just sports. We're here to have a good time
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So feel free to fire away with your comments towards me at any point
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I will gladly accept them. I want your voice to be heard. Whether you agree or disagree, always drop them in the comments
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Guys, I'm Dustin Fiocco with Detroit Sports Nation
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