Richard Halprin

A Detroit based writer/artist/lawyer with crisscross addictions, from facets of faces to fact into fiction.

[Richard Halprin @Inklingfountain]

@ProFootballTalk Click bait. There’s really no story yet. He either rises to the challenge & makes a + showing or doesn’t. If he pouts and doesn’t perform, who else would want him? If this HC can’t fix him, who can?

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@uncGianci_knows @cmonarrez @EverythingxKing @freep Carlos does have some writing talent but doesn’t seem to want to use it anymore. The Freep apparently just wants him to provoke for the sake of provocation instead of promoting ideas and dialogue.

[Richard Halprin @Inklingfountain]

@cmonarrez @freep This proposal is somewhere between preposterous and ludicrous. By ignoring real world practicalities like the application of a salary cap, this column is worthess, no different than saying that the Tigers should trade Riley Green for Aaron Judge. Figure out how and try again.

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@cmonarrez @freep Your take doesn’t account for the fact that it is entirely possible that Alex Bregman didn’t want to play in Detroit. His offensive statistics at Fenway Park are only second to Ted Williams in the history of those hallowed grounds. Comerica isn’t a hitter friendly.

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@JimCosta_ With Chris Ilitch in charge, this team does not have a timeline. It has a flatline.

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@Pistons__Talk Why? What would be good about it? They need to add talent, athleticism and three point shooting.

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@nsitto2 Just wait until Tom Gores hands the team off to one of his kids. Until then, Pistons fans will suffer.

[Richard Halprin @Inklingfountain]

@ProFootballTalk Once again, Florio advancing his chaos campaign that would undermine the health, welfare and competitive balance of the league that he claims to love and has surely profited from over the years. Whether he actually believes it or not, Florio is a master click baiter.

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@JLEdwardsIII Good, comprehensive coverage here but, if they retain Troy Weaver in any capacity, it will show that they really don’t know what they are doing. Gores allowed Weaver to make a mess he’s not capable of fixing.

[Richard Halprin @Inklingfountain]

@Tigers_fan_2023 @MobHoops Troy Weaver is not Brad Holmes. He’s Matt Millen.

[Richard Halprin @Inklingfountain]

@MobHoops The Pistons aren’t really an NBA team anymore and won’t be until Tom Gores’ daughter takes over in 20 years.

[Richard Halprin @Inklingfountain]

@Pistons__Talk Now we just have to wait for the day that one of his kids finally takes over and presides over a re-organization that makes them relevant again. It only took the Fords about 60 years to hand things over to Sheila and we know how that turned out. Look out for the Pistons in 2069!

[Richard Halprin @Inklingfountain]

@ProFootballTalk Mr. Florio, you love to stir the pot. Might be your superpower. If your chaos theory becomes reality, it would damage the sport that brings you $$$. Rookies would avoid cold weather Midwest cities and skew competitive balance. Let them go where they want on the 2nd contract.

[Richard Halprin @Inklingfountain]

@Pistons__Talk The collective sorrow held by the Piston fan base can be summarized by this particular quote from Bill Simmons…

Not sure Detroit should be allowed to make trades, sign free agents or hire coaches.”

[Richard Halprin @Inklingfountain]

@Bluevoteyes @ProFootballTalk Here is the thing about offensive coordinators, their game plans don’t work when open WRs drop the ball, reliable RBs fumble the ball or the QB throws poor passes.

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@ProFootballTalk This may come as a shock to some, including the ever entrepreneurial, M.Florio, but not everyone in the US is motivated to leverage every opportunity into big $$. Some people actually value, relationships, stability and the idea of being happy with what they have.

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@springsteen

The Screen Door Slams…

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@ProFootballTalk Your analysis overlooks at least one other possibility-What if the coach wants to leave and the owner is ambivalent at best? In that scenario, a trade of some sort would be mutually beneficial.

[Richard Halprin @Inklingfountain]

@Pistons__Talk The Pistons need to fire Troy Weaver before he can do any further damage to the sorry, organization. Do not let him make another trade.

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@JimCosta_ During the bye week, Campbell opined that teams will either get better, get worse or stay the same as the season goes on. His team is definitely not getting better so…