Comments on: The NBA has changed around Rodney Stuckey, who can’t maintain early momentum against Pacers

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:10:49 +0000

Stuckey is a pretty decent player. Right now he is our best SG. He’s not as good as Joe D thinks, but he is a decent defender and just has to learn that he is not the man on offense. But since we have two others anyway who have way less trade value, and since if we keep him, Dumars’ overvaluing will turn him into just another millstone, we should get some value for him now.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:17:53 +0000

Couldn’t agree more.. I can guarantee there is a market for Stuckey.. Chicago comes to mind imeediately, they are said to be looking for a combo guard, one who can start at SG, and then backup DRose at PG when he needs a short rest..

I see no one else in the league that fits that mold, better then Stuckey.. He’s an upgrade over all of their SG’s, and of course has experience as PG.
I think Stuck would be a good fit in Dallas as well..

Problem? Dumars has a love fest for Stuck, and will likely resign him for big money in the offseason… Soooooo disheartening…

By: BIG MARV

BIG MARV — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:18:06 +0000

Man the NBA aint changed around stuckey, stuckey just has a garbage game and hes not smart enough to change it. Thats what you get when you draft a guy that damn near played at a juco college that drafted in the 1st rd That dude reminds me of chris childs that use to play for NY in the late 90′s Mediocre talent that was expecting too much.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:49:25 +0000

Yep. I never thought I would see a Pistons team with so many guys who have only one skill — scoring — and most aren’t even particularly good at it unless they get a huge volume of shots.

By: brgulker

brgulker — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:46:43 +0000

I’d say Stuckey was pretty terrible. He had 6 turnovers! Cut those in half (3 is still too many), and we win the game. Stuckey is not a good basketball player, but he scores points, so he gets minutes. As long as the franchise keeps following that stupid formula, we will keep heading into the lottery. It’s really as simple as that, IMHO.

By: acdctime

acdctime — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:37:02 +0000

I swear if i see CV have another lame smirk on his ugly mug after commiting dumb foul or turnover i will lose it.He shows no effort whatsoever on offense whatsoever. No pride or dedication.

BTW, i mentioned earlier Tmac and Bynum can play togther very well and last night tmac as the point forward allowed Bynum to play his natural game. Tmac for example setup Bynum for a 3.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:06:15 +0000

Will Bynum played 13 minutes last night. Hell, if Jason Maxiell would’ve scored 35 points they probably would’ve won too. Stuckey’s play in his 40 minutes, both positively and negatively, had a much bigger impact on the game than anything Bynum did in his 13 minutes.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:04:49 +0000

Exactly.

By: Steve K

Steve K — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:36:47 +0000

I think part of the Bynum vs Stuckey issue is that Stuckey was repeatedly given opportunities to be the focal point of this entire team. Bynum has experienced the opposite. He’s had to scrape, claw, and beg for minutes since he arrived, despite showing – at the very least – an equal ability to score and dish the rock.

Who doesn’t love the underdog?

By the way, with Prince’s injury, is there any hope at all for a trade? This team needs a change more than Fallujah. Is there a market for Stuckey?

By: detroitpcb

detroitpcb — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:26:24 +0000

It is interesting how this writer has love for Will Bynum when he blows more games than anybody on the Pistons but doesn’t ever give Stuckey a fair shake.
Maybe last night if Will Bynum played some defense – like keeping in front of his man to stop penetration and rotating when he gets screened the Pistons might win that game.