Comments on: Pistons could still trade Richard Hamilton to Cleveland Cavaliers – this season

By: Realist

Realist — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:50:36 +0000

They love you then they hate you then they love you again…….Piston fans for you…..I don’t see Ben Gordon lighting up the stats with his shooting percentage…..Still waiting on an article about Joe Dumars blunders…….I guess he gets a pass

By: gmehl1977

gmehl1977 — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:12:17 +0000

I guess some people feel it is there duty to stay loyal to players on the roster that are former all-stars no matter how bad they are playing. I think once Rip is bought out or traded (highly unlikely) a big weight will be lifted off his shoulders. He is definitely not worth what he is earning now but he did however earn it when he was previously being under paid. I also think Rips stats will jump from where they are now with a fresh start in the right situation. The guy will play well into his late 30s like Reggie did.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:53:33 +0000

No one is forgetting that. He’s also 33-years-old and shooting 40 percent for the second straight season.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:52:37 +0000

Laser is the world’s biggest ‘play Rip!’ advocate. I’m not sold playing him is the right decision based on his petulance earlier in the season.

By: PistonFan

PistonFan — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:05:26 +0000

@Patrick Hayes: I guess everybody forgets that Rip is a three time all-star

By: gmehl1977

gmehl1977 — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:50:22 +0000

Wow did Laser hack into you account and make that comment :0)

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:00:51 +0000

I’m thrilled in the sense that he gets a chance to rebuild some semblance of trade value. But in general, I don’t think it’s a good idea to invest big money in shooting guards who are not All-Star caliber, so seeing Hamilton (and Ben Gordon, for that matter) get traded wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world.

By: LEVI

LEVI — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:48:15 +0000

is anyone besides me elated to see Hamilton playing for the Pistons again. attitude shmattitude.
coach q is a bum. let the ownership situation get figured out, then give joe D a chance to reddem his mistakes. and please recall that redeeming mistakes is something that Dumars has proven he knows how to do. he is handcuffed by the ownership situation. – any thoughts??

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:20:11 +0000

There’s no exact science to predicting the future, and even an agent can’t do it. What if an agent breaks down the likelihood of how much money Rip will make in each scenario? Rip still must decide where his cutoff is to take a buyout or not. Rip still must decide about moving to a new city. It’s not a matter of Rip needing potential outcomes broken down into laymen’s terms. I think Rip is smart enough to understand that stuff. It’s a matter of weighing your options, and that takes time to do properly.

By: gordbrown

gordbrown — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:09:43 +0000

I appreciate that Hamilton was put on the spot. However … does he not have an agent? Doesn’t his agent have people who can break these things down? Can’t his agent put it in layman’s terms and written out and answer questions on the spot? If not, what the hell are agents for and what do they do to earn the big bucks?