Detroit Pistons offer Charlie V. and Rodney Stuckey to Raps for Rudy Gay?

[dh86]

I hear you, but you are saying that. Do they just continue playing average to bad until they finally draft a lebron? Who is detroits best draft picks in post bad boys history? Grant hill....and...tayshaun price...? You say nobody wants to play in detroit...Theyve always built conference contenders through trades and signings...rip, sheed, billups, ben wallace, jerry stackhouse, all were acquired.

At some point you need to combine your youth with solid experience. This is a step in that direction if it happens. Either gay, igoudala, or smith. Neither are tier zero players but they can make for a great ensemble team which detroit has always flourished in.

I dont want to give the impression, btw, that i think youre full of shyt or anything, you clearly know your stuff, we just have a different perspective it seems.

I remember in 2002, when the Pistons had Rick Carlisle and he was starting Michael Curry and Chucky Atkins, Dumars was pushing to acquire Rasheed Wallace and team him with his old UNC teammate Stackhouse. It would have flopped in our damn face. He would have gotten lazy,overpaid, and gotten the Portland attitude. Timing is everything. When the Pistons actually traded for Rasheed 2 years later, he was still overpaid for his production, but he and everyone else knew he was the last piece to a championship puzzle. In my philosophy, this is how you treat such acquisitions. Of course young teams generally need that vet (OKC didnt), or that move to put you over the top, but....even if the Pistons got Rudy Gay and Iguodala, are they in the top 4 of the East next year?
In a couple of seasons, Greg Monroe would be 25 and in his prime. Andre Drummond will be going on 22 and presumably an all star center, we'll have a couple more draft pick pieces around. Theres the wild card of Knight or KCP panning out, but with the bigs alone, I just feel that the Pistons would be better off to get that highly paid vet when he can put us over the top into championship contention. Not to get us in line for a Miami April slaughter.

 

[Miggs]

Who's the Pistons PG?

As long as its never Calderon you might have a winning season...

Calderon in his prime was not a starter on a good team he sure as hell aint now...

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Jose Calderon is the best jump shooter in the NBA and among the best facilitators there is. What the hell does Brandon Knight bring? Tell me basketball attributes, not excuses (youth)

Knight brings athletic ability, ballhandling, passing, scoring and youth.

at Jose Calderon being the best jump shooter in the NBA. You'd be the most retarded GM in the world to let go of a 21 year old lottery pick that's shown great potential for a mid level (at best) 31 year old PG

 

[dh86]

Knight brings athletic ability, ballhandling, passing, scoring and youth.

at Jose Calderon being the best jump shooter in the NBA. You'd be the most retarded GM in the world to let go of a 21 year old lottery pick that's shown great potential for a mid level (at best) 31 year old PG

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I never said Id get rid of Brandon Knight at all, id just place him in a different role more becoming of his present ability. If he gets better and can handle being PG, goody, but hes not someone im building around at all.

 

[eastside313]

Knight brings athletic ability, ballhandling, passing, scoring and youth.

at Jose Calderon being the best jump shooter in the NBA. You'd be the most retarded GM in the world to let go of a 21 year old lottery pick that's shown great potential for a mid level (at best) 31 year old PG

Ill give you the youth part

 

[eastside313]

I hear you, but you are saying that. Do they just continue playing average to bad until they finally draft a lebron? Who is detroits best draft picks in post bad boys history? Grant hill....and...tayshaun price...? You say nobody wants to play in detroit...Theyve always built conference contenders through trades and signings...rip, sheed, billups, ben wallace, jerry stackhouse, all were acquired.

At some point you need to combine your youth with solid experience. This is a step in that direction if it happens. Either gay, igoudala, or smith. Neither are tier zero players but they can make for a great ensemble team which detroit has always flourished in.

I dont want to give the impression, btw, that i think youre full of shyt or anything, you clearly know your stuff, we just have a different perspective it seems.

he had to build it that way cause his ass drafts Rodney white instead of joe Johnson or Jason Maxiel instead of David lee or when he gets a nice pick in afflao he gives him away for a bag of golf balls.


I give dumars his credit for building the team but a lot of that was luck. nikka didn't want Ben Wallace he wanted Jon amechi


lets keep it 100 in here they wouldn't have won a title if shaq and Kobe wasn't on that fukkboy shyt.

Expecting dumars to build another title contender that way is a long shot.

This team needs a new gm come in and blow this shyt up and build around Drummond

 

[dh86]

Expecting dumars to build another title contender that way is a long shot.

This team needs a new gm come in and blow this shyt up and build around Drummond

Another reason im glad Dumars struck out this offseason. Theres no lasting fukkups for the new gm to clean up after.