Comments on: Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince are proving Joe Dumars made the right decision with Chauncey Billups

By: Emanuel

Emanuel — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:56:55 +0000

I have always loved Tay Tay and Rip Hamilton since that 2004 finals. Those guys play a lot of defense. But the Pistons are in a rebuilding status. They just need to make a lot of trades and they will be fine with their remaining core players.

By: brgulker

brgulker — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:28:02 +0000

Good post, Dan. And I’ve covered this many times, but the trade rejuvenated Billups. There was no way the Pistons would have had the same Billups Denver got. I think there's a flip side to this coin (even if it's just hypothetical). Who's to say shaking things up in Detroit wouldn't have similarly motivated Chauncey and/or rejuvinated his career? Obviously we don't and cannot know. But it's interesting to think about.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:23:43 +0000

The smartest comment has been ty look, I’m a Piston fan til I die but i have to understand all the ECFs we lost and the one chanpionship we won come on yall be real we needed a change. I loved chauncey being a Piston but were gettin old and we needed hunger we were gettn lazy yall lazy dosent cut it. So I agree with Joe D unfortunately we just have to wait and see where this goes, give them a year then you can harp on him but for now just take a seat.

By: bob

bob — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:24:22 +0000

If Dumars had kept Chauncey, we probably wouldn’t have Charlie and Ben ( do you mean gordon?), and we probably wouldn’t have drafted Jerebko, either (our draft spot would have been too low).

By: Ty

Ty — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:20:46 +0000

Im tired of hearing about the Darko bust. Do you really think that Larry Brown would have started D-Wade, an unproven NBA rookie, over Rip, a proven starter? Do you really think Melo would have started over Tayshaun, who’s ceiling was very high at the time? Larry Brown never plays rookies, except in garbage time. Plus, the Pistons won the championship the season they drafted Darko. What more can you ask for?
Also, the Chauncey trade, although maybe a little early, had to be done eventually. Nobody wanted to see the Pistons get old and rusty like the Spurs are becoming now. They weren’t going to win another championship. I remember the feeling of pity every time the Pistons lost in the ECF’s. They got lazy. This new team hasn’t proven themselves yet, they’ve been too injured. Let’s give them another season before we start chewing them out.

By: cut it out

cut it out — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:19:06 +0000

you people need to get a grip lol.. I guess you all think chauncy should be a piston untill he’s like 80 rolling the ball up the court in a wheelchair let it rest.. the team was old and stale and joe had to amke a move for cap space to try and make something happen… But here is food for thought which piston has had a hand in all three pistons championships… Exactly joe dumars so cut the man a break you can’t win forever let it go

By: The Rake

The Rake — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:11:04 +0000

Mat makes most sense here. Koz, keep in mind that Melo took a while to come around. His first few years (yes we had Prince and most thought he would become better than he is) Melo was a headcase. The Milicic thing hurt, no doubt, I actually think we would have been better served with Bosh or even Wade. Hindsight is one thing though, the Billups trade is the 2nd worst blunder JD has made, the Milicic draft tops. Claiming Chauncey wouldn’t be what he is is both assinine and self-serving. Billups always was and will always be, the best player from the recent Detroit era. He is more than a top 10 PG, he is top 2 or 3. Losing him still hurts, but getting CV and BG were poor moves with the team we had. JD really hurt himself by sticking his neck too far out for Stuckey and we will have a long haul ever trying to return to glory as a result. Thats why I appreciated the title so much, I knew that there was a chance that this could happen. Been a sports fan far too long.

By: koz

koz — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:17:48 +0000

Yeah, Billups was rejuvenated to go to Denver, it’s home for him, right? But weren’t the pistons 4-0 before he went? Weren’t those wins by a wide margin as well with Curry coaching? I never seen Billups dog it once here in Detroit or have anything less than a winning attitude. Detroit would have won with Curry coaching, with Billup’s experience it’s like having a coach on the floor. He would have made Curry look good just like he’s making Karl look good. The idiotic Milicic draft and this trade have killed Detroit basketball. With Melo in Detroit you would have had several titles to hang from the Palace rafters.

By: papa

papa — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:13:41 +0000

You are brain dead! If Dumars would have kept Chauncy, along with Tay, Rip, Ben, Will, Charlie, and Jonas, they would be a shoe in for the play off’s now. I watch every game. You must be watching a different channel.

By: aj "frazzizil" macksoud

aj "frazzizil" macksoud — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:51:12 +0000

even if stuckey does become a better player, you dont give dumars no break at all. how r u gonna trade the mvp of the 2004 nba finals 4 allen iverson whos out of his prime and literally did noting.that makes no sense at all. now look what billup is doin 4 denver. he is 2nd in points(behind carmelo anthony) and 1st in assists and he made the all star team.what kind of gm is dumars.