Comments on: Will Bynum sets up teammates more than anyone on the Pistons

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:06:50 +0000

Thanks. Fixed. That’s the price of late-night writing sometimes.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:06:20 +0000

I didn’t really take it as rude. I was just pointing out that I did address some of the points you were raising in the post.

By: RPM

RPM — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:51:13 +0000

Tracy McGrady has generally been panned by fans because his passing has added a dimension to the starting lineup the Pistons were lackin.

“Panned” means negative. I don’t think you meant negative did you?

By: acdctime

acdctime — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:40:05 +0000

Pat if i came cross as rude i’m sorry because that was not my intention

By: David

David — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:08:13 +0000

Resign Tay and Tmac: Yes – if we can
Trades that must happen: BG,CV,DS,RS those have to happen!!!!
Will Bynum is real: Yes sir!!!!
What about Rip Hamilton: I don’t know anymore – Let him tell you. I believe the moment we trade him (especially if he lands with CB) that team is on again – can you imagne Chauncy,Hamilton,Stoudemire,Anthony, and Mozgov for cleanup…in NYC!!!! Nobody tell me this team is too old (people are trying to get LA to drink that water the way we did in Detroit) – Look at Boston and the Spurs (they never drink the water – as a matter of fact the Spurs tend to get older – because old generally wins championships – haven’t seen a “young” team do it yet).

Young teams – unless they get a bonified superstar – are always bad teams.

Back to the subject – Will Bynum is good for the D, he is definately a keeper!

By: BIG MARV

BIG MARV — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:13:04 +0000

I think we can give the will bynum book report a rest because none of these guys are good and now the inmates are running the prison camp because joe is not putting his foot down and the players are cussing out kuester and disrespecting him. It reminds me of the movie “lean on me” in the begining of the movie where the students just took over the school beating up teachers and students selling drugs to the teachers. Its all bad now I think Joe should give Q a long vaction after all-star break cut him loose and let darrell walker coach the guys for the rest of the season.

By: Fennis

Fennis — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:10:00 +0000

re “dominating the ball”

i think p.h. makes a number of good points, but ultimately i agree with george and trav.

bynum is not a bad player and the pistons would be foolish to get rid of him. i think the frustration is that he has a lot of room to improve as a backup pg, but seems to be either getting little or no guidance as how to run an offense (and play stout d) or he is simply ignoring the guidance offered.

the guy should not be holding the ball as long as he does in the half court set. it’s bad basketball, plain and simple. i’m not sure numbers can refute this fundamental principle of the game. i honestly think that this is the bynum-bashers’ only gripe, but it’s a big one. it’s as though bynum doesn’t trust anyone else on that unit to make a play. either he makes the play or the play doesn’t get made. well, austin daye has a lot of skills — passing, shooting, and the guy can drive. but when playing with bynum he can’t utilize his skill set because bynum either sets him up for a jump shot or dumps it off in the paint late in the shot clock. and i think this is the point. the pg determines whether a team is able to utilize all of the talent on the floor. if there is only one guy handling the ball, the rest of the unit is relegated to one or two dribbles and a shot late in the shot clock. in that scenario you’re getting a lot of out your point guard, but very little out of everyone else.

will is an awesome full court player, and that should be acknowledged. his defense has been adequate over the past week. but his pg savvy is lacking, and it hurts the chemistry of the second unit, regardless of his individual statistics

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By: Laser

Laser — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:52:55 +0000

eh, i just don’t buy this “dominating the ball” complaint. you sort of covered your bases by adding that he’d probably play differently as the starter, and i think he would. but the guy’s actually maneuvering with the ball, getting himself into position to make a good play, creating diversions, allowing his teammates to get into advantageous positions. remember when stuckey dominated the ball? that usually consisted of standing at the top of the arc dribbling more-or-less in place. his penetration was rarely very effective when he spent much time dribbling around. sometimes bynum dribbles out the clock, but he’s much better at actually taking advantage of openings and opportunities that develop.

and we can’t forget that his role is to be a spark off the bench and create chaos. put the guy in the starting lineup and tell him it’s his team to run, and you can put some higher expectations on him. i bet he’d relish that chance.

By: trav

trav — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:24:10 +0000

I love bynum, but, you look at this in the wrong light. It’s not that he sets up field goals more than T-mac. It’s that he dominates the ball too much. when at point guard it’s likely that bynum will have the ball in his hands for 85% of the shot clock before he shoots or dishes it off to the other players. While T-mac sets up the offense and creates a more team oriented ball movement.
However, if Will started and played 35 minutes he probably wouldn’t play with the ball dominating attitude. He feels like he has to prove something every time he has the ball.