Comments on: Greg Monroe’s first 20-point, 10-rebound game won’t completely overshadow Richard Hamilton’s inactive status

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:57:34 +0000

Ryan, you want Kuester fired because “the organization does not tolerate childish behavior or leadership”? And on those grounds, the Pistons should do what with Rip?

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:54:53 +0000

Brett, I’m with you. I like seeing this team play with effort — no matter the opponent. It makes the game so much more enjoyable.

By: rick

rick — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:57:40 +0000

r u serious dude? U really like that win last night against the next sorry team to us.? That really gets your blood pumping? Who is that line up scaring(theone u mentioned)? Dumars fired the coaches not the players. Get over what the media feeds you. Dumars traded Billups before signing a true point guard. How do you get excited over a guy who has micro-fracture surgery and did not help this team win anything, and not appreciate what one non injured veteran did for you for nine straight years? Just because Detroit is your team does not mean that they can do no wrong, and in this situation they are wrong. Lack of respect is when you sign Iverson and the coach benches you over Iverson that is blatant lack of respect. Respect is not saying that Rasheed gets a pass because of his high level basketball i.q. along with playing skills. Come on Joe allowed for these guys to reign free and now he wants to put his foot down by hiring a career assistant coach who should know better and look at how a old school coach someone like Chuck Daly who said this a players league. I belive half of the players wont be on the team and that includes Dumars as well as Q and Hamilton. So their is that and by the way Dumars will get another job if he pleases,but Q wont unless Larry Brown hires him.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:13:43 +0000

You’re right. That was complete insanity.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:12:55 +0000

Ryan, I can’t say that I disagree with you. But I would point out that Brian Hill has allegedly had serious problems communicating and relating to his players in Orlando (twice) and Vancouver, which led to his getting fired. Hopefully he’s learned from those things, but I think there’s a chance that if he’s the interim coach, he runs things pretty much the same way Kuester does.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:15:56 +0000

I hate the way we keep firing coaches and I’d love for us to find a coach we can stick with BUT it’s time to fire John Kuester. I don’t think that Richard Hamilton is faultless and I expected far more from him in terms of leadership, flexibility and consistent defensive effort (I won’t blame him for the largely crap offense of the whole team) for all of that Kuester has handled this terribly.
He should have been upfront with Rip way back when and said I’m benching you because you’re not playing as well as you can and it’s hurting us. Rip could have chosen to hear that very valid message and work his way back into the rotation or ignored it but either way it would have been on him. Instead Kuester hasn’t been direct and he hasn’t given a great player any road back.
The result has been that Coach Kusters has alienated one of the great Pistons of all time, the fans and probably handed over his own job along the way.
I’d love to see Kuester fired and a clear statement made that the organization does not tolerate childish behavior or leadership. Then I would like Brian Hill use the next two games as tryouts for the entire roster. We can finish the season on an up note, reestablish Rip as a cornerstone or at least get him some trade value and begin the search for a good coach.

By: jgk281

jgk281 — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 08:05:20 +0000

What was up with Kuesters comments praising Summers’ great play tonight?

The kid had ZERO’s all across the board, fouled a 3 pt shooter, and had a terrible TO.

What was Kuester talking about?

He was awful tonight. Literally contibuted nothing, but A few negative plays. smh

By: Brett

Brett — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 06:24:13 +0000

I was at the game tonight and if for night only, it was nice to see good effort by the 10 guys who suited up (although CV didn’t look right tonight)…It’s strange how all the old guard see to be openly questioning Kuester, just a blatant lack of respect, but I suppose its not that strange when you consider that same group ran coach after coach out of town when they were all starting and playing 35-40 minutes a game and winning. It’s apparent that Rip has played his last game as a Piston one way or another, and I’d be very surprised if Tayshaun is back next year (although the way he’s been playing, for the first time in a couple years I can’t complain about him on the court).

The new era may FINALLY begin in full next year with Monroe, Jerebko, Daye leading the way…this team needs a real point guard in the draft more than anything…benching Rip may have helped, but the biggest help to this team was the insertion of McGrady into the starting lineup…Rodney Stuckey just is not the answer at point guard.

Here’s to hoping that next year we can just talk about basketball…a young nucleus of Drafted Point Guard, Ben Gordon, Daye, Jerebko, Monroe, CV look alright, although far from great…I heard Matt Dery say on the postgame that he’s “tired of talking about talk” instead of basketball…I couldn’t agree more.