http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/01/lets-not-get-carried-away-with-richard-hamilton-praise/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Wed, 22 May 2013 17:11:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/01/lets-not-get-carried-away-with-richard-hamilton-praise/comment-page-1/#comment-17942 gmehl1977 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:22:41 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/01/lets-not-get-carried-away-with-richard-hamilton-praise/#comment-17942 Also as much as i want to see Rip traded for the sake of the pistons i want to see him traded so he can play again. It kills me to see Rip go through what he is now cause it is a crappy situation for anyone t be going through. Say what you want about Rip but EVERY game he has sat on the bench he has been cheer leading the guys that have been playing which i think says a lot about him. At least he hasn't done an Iverson and faked an injury and sat at home the whole time. That could change if things get uglier but i would be very surprised if Rip pulled that kind of thing.   <strong><em>At the end of the day by letting Rip play for the pistons again would be like going back to an old girlfriend after you got rejected by another girl. Going back again just seems like sloppy seconds!</em></strong> Also as much as i want to see Rip traded for the sake of the pistons i want to see him traded so he can play again. It kills me to see Rip go through what he is now cause it is a crappy situation for anyone t be going through. Say what you want about Rip but EVERY game he has sat on the bench he has been cheer leading the guys that have been playing which i think says a lot about him. At least he hasn’t done an Iverson and faked an injury and sat at home the whole time. That could change if things get uglier but i would be very surprised if Rip pulled that kind of thing.
 
At the end of the day by letting Rip play for the pistons again would be like going back to an old girlfriend after you got rejected by another girl. Going back again just seems like sloppy seconds!

]]> http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/01/lets-not-get-carried-away-with-richard-hamilton-praise/comment-page-1/#comment-17940 gmehl1977 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:14:20 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/01/lets-not-get-carried-away-with-richard-hamilton-praise/#comment-17940 @detroitpcb You are probably right that both are playing poorly but there are a couple of factors that make the decision to play Gordon instead of Hamilton easier. 1) Gordon spaces the floor better than Rip due to his range that defenders have to respect. It doesn't matter if he is 0-10 he can get hot like that. 2) They were/are going to trade Rip. 3) Gordon is obviously going to be here for the long haul unless something dramatically changes. 4) Gordon has never had a problem starting on the bench and doesn't need as many shots as Rip to be effective. 5) Look at the way Rip has treated Kuester even before he lost his starting spot.   I am not a BG lover but it is clear why Kuester is going with him instead of Rip. @detroitpcb
You are probably right that both are playing poorly but there are a couple of factors that make the decision to play Gordon instead of Hamilton easier. 1) Gordon spaces the floor better than Rip due to his range that defenders have to respect. It doesn’t matter if he is 0-10 he can get hot like that. 2) They were/are going to trade Rip. 3) Gordon is obviously going to be here for the long haul unless something dramatically changes. 4) Gordon has never had a problem starting on the bench and doesn’t need as many shots as Rip to be effective. 5) Look at the way Rip has treated Kuester even before he lost his starting spot.
 
I am not a BG lover but it is clear why Kuester is going with him instead of Rip.

]]> http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/01/lets-not-get-carried-away-with-richard-hamilton-praise/comment-page-1/#comment-17929 detroitpcb Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:43:58 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/01/lets-not-get-carried-away-with-richard-hamilton-praise/#comment-17929 The problem with benching Rip is that his replacement, Ben Gordon, is not playing one whit better. I do not have the stats in front of me but i bet there is very little difference between Hamiltons shooting percentege and Ben Gordon's. They both make bad turnovers, though i suspect Gordon has more based on minutes played. Neither is a great defender but Rip is certainly a better defender than Ben Gordon so.......this really comes down to Q. The problem with benching Rip is that his replacement, Ben Gordon, is not playing one whit better. I do not have the stats in front of me but i bet there is very little difference between Hamiltons shooting percentege and Ben Gordon’s. They both make bad turnovers, though i suspect Gordon has more based on minutes played. Neither is a great defender but Rip is certainly a better defender than Ben Gordon so…….this really comes down to Q.

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