Comments on: Detroit Pistons so impressive in victory, Sacramento Kings coach Paul Westphal says Detroit’s a playoff team, but lineup questions linger

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:29:10 +0000

Dagledhill, that’s actually not a half-bad idea.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:26:38 +0000

Brett, Bynum has struggled, but as I wrote in my review of the Hawks game, the Pistons move the ball way better with Stuckey or Bynum in the game.

http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/11/detroit-pistons-chaos-watch-falls-from-high-to-sort-of-high/

I don’t think that’s changed. McGrady and Prince just aren’t good enough at initiating the offense, so the only thing to do is hope Bynum picks it up.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:23:11 +0000

Danny, an NBA coach's biggest job is managing egos. If Kuester stops starting Rip, Kuester loses Rip's respect. That could mean he loses Prince's, Wallace's and Maxiell's respect. That's an unworkable situation, and it's even less likely the Pistons make the playoffs.

On top of that, other players will be less likely to sign with the Pistons down the road. Hamilton has been in All-Star. He's had one injury-filled season and one slow start. That's not enough to justify benching him, at least in the eyes of players.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:08:18 +0000

Pcb, are you sure Daye had family and friends at the game? Sacramento is seven hours from his hometown of Irvine, Calif. I’m sure he had fans at the Clippers game, but Sacramento is far.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:04:53 +0000

Nuetes, I realized Gordon got more minutes than Hamilton. But the way Gordon is playing, he still deserves more minutes than he’s getting.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:02:29 +0000

PCB, Maxiell is a streaky rebounder. He has spurts when he's excellent and stretches where he can't grab a board to save his life. The difference is often whether he's focused on boxing out. Last night he boxed out, but it didn't matter.

Do you really think if someone besides Kuester was the coach, Hamilton and Prince would play less?

By: dagledhill

dagledhill — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:31:35 +0000

This game made me want to combine a couple of trade rumors I’ve seen lately on espn.go.com. Atlanta and Detroit were rumored to be discussing Teague and Crawford for Prince and Bynum (or other player to be determined). It has been rumored that Sacramento offered Jason Thompson for Teague. What about Detroit gets Thompson and Crawford, Atlanta gets Prince and Bynum and Sacramento gets Teague.
Wishful thinking, I know. I can’t really see why the Hawks would do it – just a little more in expiring contract and Tayshaun’s winning playoff experience. Sacramento would get the guy they are rumored to want for the guy they want to trade. Pistons would get another young big and Crawford’s expiring deal.
The only problem for Detroit is depth at point guard. they could use Daye and McGrady at SF, Monroe and Villanueva at PF and Wallace and Thompson at C. It”s evident they can’t handle big men and need to move Daye to his more natural position.

By: JoshB

JoshB — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:36:58 +0000

@Patrick
Yeah I agree that rip is not the only culprit of excessive shooting, but I used him as the example since he and gordon are so often tied together in conversation. I honestly don’t have a problem with how often any of them shoot, but their shot selection as a whole is terrible. Even during the years that we were contending there would be moments where the team seemed to just stand around, but this group takes it to a whole new level. I don’t care how good of a shooter someone is, they won’t have any sustained success without good ball movement, and good floor spacing. Stuckey should probably shoot less though, but I have appreciated him pushing the ball after makes by the opposition.

By: Danny D

Danny D — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:40:02 +0000

oops major faux pas! Sorry i usually just shoot off random thoughts from work. Seeing you answering the comments i made an assumption. albeit an incorrect one.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:57:35 +0000

@Brett:

Bynum has been terrible. Although McGrady looked serviceable in limited PG minutes, I'm not quite so convinced he can handle the backup PG spot full-time.