Comments on: As the roster turns http://www.pistonpowered.com/2009/04/as-the-roster-turns/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Sat, 25 May 2013 20:49:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2009/04/as-the-roster-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Dan Feldman Sat, 09 May 2009 03:25:50 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2009/04/as-the-roster-turns/#comment-461 Toaster, I like that strategy. I think you add the star later, unless you get a LeBron/Kobe/Paul/Howard/Wade-level player. But that's not happening. Another route I'd pursue is receiving draft picks or quality players in exchange for taking big contracts. And in this economy, the big contract might even belong to decent players. Toaster, I like that strategy. I think you add the star later, unless you get a LeBron/Kobe/Paul/Howard/Wade-level player. But that’s not happening.

Another route I’d pursue is receiving draft picks or quality players in exchange for taking big contracts. And in this economy, the big contract might even belong to decent players.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2009/04/as-the-roster-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Dan Feldman Sat, 09 May 2009 03:23:17 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2009/04/as-the-roster-turns/#comment-460 Ryan, the chances of winning the lottery are very slim. If the Pistons had just missed the playoffs, they'd have a 98.2 percent chance of getting the 14th pick. So, not much difference. And you are right. Detroit is a ways for contending. That's why it might make more sense to build a team now. Add a superstar later. Ryan, the chances of winning the lottery are very slim. If the Pistons had just missed the playoffs, they’d have a 98.2 percent chance of getting the 14th pick. So, not much difference.

And you are right. Detroit is a ways for contending. That’s why it might make more sense to build a team now. Add a superstar later.

]]> By: toasterhands http://www.pistonpowered.com/2009/04/as-the-roster-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-442 toasterhands Mon, 04 May 2009 05:23:57 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2009/04/as-the-roster-turns/#comment-442 Dumars would be best served to hold back on inking some of these more expensive players and instead going for the cheaper, youger guys who have the potential to be pretty good players--sort of do it like he did back before this great run. Make a trade or two that rids Detroit of Amir, or Tay, or etc in return for under the radar type guys. Acquire players like Julian Wright, Von Wafer, Jarrett Jack etc, you'll get em cheaper so the risk is smaller but yet get the guys who have SOMETHING to prove and will compete. Th draft should be very interesting. Dumars would be best served to hold back on inking some of these more expensive players and instead going for the cheaper, youger guys who have the potential to be pretty good players–sort of do it like he did back before this great run. Make a trade or two that rids Detroit of Amir, or Tay, or etc in return for under the radar type guys. Acquire players like Julian Wright, Von Wafer, Jarrett Jack etc, you’ll get em cheaper so the risk is smaller but yet get the guys who have SOMETHING to prove and will compete.

Th draft should be very interesting.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.pistonpowered.com/2009/04/as-the-roster-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Ryan Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:36:46 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2009/04/as-the-roster-turns/#comment-438 Pistons have to gut this team, even if they acquire Ben Gordon and David Lee, or even Gordon and Boozer, it is still not going to be even close to good enough to beat the best in the East. We are going to have to go the super star way and have some bad years and get a high draft pick. That's why this playoff berth was so pointless, we would have at least had a chance of getting Griffin in the draft. The league is about building around a superstar, so acquiring a couple of good players won't make us a contender anyways. Pistons have to gut this team, even if they acquire Ben Gordon and David Lee, or even Gordon and Boozer, it is still not going to be even close to good enough to beat the best in the East. We are going to have to go the super star way and have some bad years and get a high draft pick. That’s why this playoff berth was so pointless, we would have at least had a chance of getting Griffin in the draft. The league is about building around a superstar, so acquiring a couple of good players won’t make us a contender anyways.

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