Comments on: Joe Dumars to Austin Daye: "There’s a possibility you could start next year"

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By: detroitpcb

detroitpcb — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:26:06 +0000

i am probably the biggest Austin Daye fan on this site but i caution you that the kid needs to develop a go to move off the dribble before he is ready to be a starter. he can obviously hit the long ball and will be one of the best in the league for many years. he has a great one dribble pull up off the three fake. He can take the ball to the hole with good body control but lacks the strength to finish. He is improving as a defender but still has major problems getting around screens. He is a good rebounder. He is a good passer (with real solid fundementals unlike Ben Gordon who is the worst passer i have ever seen). He sees the floor well and has a high basketball IQ. But he needs to develop a move he can rely on, the way Tay can rely on his little jump hook in the lane.

By: gmehl1977

gmehl1977 — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:26:31 +0000

Joe has obviously given Stuckey special treatment because he was all he had to show for the bungled Darko pick. I suppose you can call Stuckey the Darko redemption plan and Joe has been giving it every opportunity to work so we can all excuse him for not selecting 5-10 better players from that draft. The draft is always hard to get right so i don’t want get down on Joe for taking Darko. There is always one team that is made to look like fools for not selecting a player they could have whether it be Portland not taking Jordan or us not taking Melo, Bosh, Wade or even Golden State not taking Monroe.

As for Daye starting next season i would be happy to see that happen but the kid MUST put on some size. I follow Daye on twitter and he is always tweeting about eating food some place or just finishing a workout so you know the kid is trying. I just want to see him hit Tayshaun’s body weight and i will be happy.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:42:42 +0000

Like I said in the post, I support the theory of making players earn their way into the lineup. I fully realize the theory hasn’t been the practice over the years, with Stuckey as the most glaring example.

By: Laser

Laser — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:07:11 +0000

it’s a bad practice when you refuse to give guys a chance just because of their ages. and when it’s completely arbitrary who you FORCE to earn every last minute and who you HAND MINUTES TO based on no particular accomplishments. stuckey still hasn’t done a thing in his career here to warrant 1/10 of the commitment joe made to him with less than a full season under his belt.

also, if daye was even considered a candidate to start at PF this season (let alone get first crack at it), obviously he’s qualified to be our starting SF. ideally jonas will come off the bench behind daye and a legitimate starting PF.