Comments on: Tracy McGrady replaces Rodney Stuckey as Detroit Pistons’ starting point guard http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jason http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-24488 Jason Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:58:01 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/#comment-24488 I agree with that as well, but the point was that Stuck has been playing well lately. He would deserve the start.. It's so funny, this team just amazes me with its coaching decisions..   I've been such a critic of Stuckey this season, and literally just when i've started to respect his game again, and actually see a glimpse of an actual Point guard, he gets pulled from the starting lineup?   And match-ups have nothing to do with it.. The small, quick as hell Tony Parker cannot be the reason to put an aging Mcgrady in the starting lineup. In this game specifically it made more sense for Stuck to take the bulk of the PG minutes..   I'm just not understanding the decision.. Again, if Q was dead set on putting Mcgrady back in the lineup, he should have come off the bench as the backup PG. But you surely don't bench Stuck after having one of the best 4-5 game streaks of his season/career (as a PG).   And i don't mean to take anything away from T-Mac either, he had a great night.. But even though he had great offensive numbers, Parker/Ginobili made us look silly. I agree with that as well, but the point was that Stuck has been playing well lately. He would deserve the start.. It’s so funny, this team just amazes me with its coaching decisions..
 
I’ve been such a critic of Stuckey this season, and literally just when i’ve started to respect his game again, and actually see a glimpse of an actual Point guard, he gets pulled from the starting lineup?
 
And match-ups have nothing to do with it.. The small, quick as hell Tony Parker cannot be the reason to put an aging Mcgrady in the starting lineup. In this game specifically it made more sense for Stuck to take the bulk of the PG minutes..
 
I’m just not understanding the decision.. Again, if Q was dead set on putting Mcgrady back in the lineup, he should have come off the bench as the backup PG. But you surely don’t bench Stuck after having one of the best 4-5 game streaks of his season/career (as a PG).
 
And i don’t mean to take anything away from T-Mac either, he had a great night.. But even though he had great offensive numbers, Parker/Ginobili made us look silly.

]]> By: Trav http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-24484 Trav Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:17:01 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/#comment-24484 I think Starting McGrady and Hamilton would make more sense and put the gordon and stuckey off the bench to provide energy. I think Starting McGrady and Hamilton would make more sense and put the gordon and stuckey off the bench to provide energy.

]]> By: Jason http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-24478 Jason Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:16:36 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/#comment-24478 Why not start Mcgrady and Stuckey?? Seems like it would make more sense... Why not start Mcgrady and Stuckey?? Seems like it would make more sense…

]]> By: Jakob Eich http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-24444 Jakob Eich Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:15:31 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/#comment-24444 I think Dumars would like to fire Q but with the ownership situation he just can't do it. I think it's a shame to let Q coach through this, what is he supposed to do if he's really lost the team?? No coach can be good at his job without the veteran players having his back. When you look at the situation, it is almost impressive how many games Detroit has won this year with all the controversy going on. Think about what the Pistons have endured this year with the Rip saga, rotation shuffling, etc. I once admired the organization for its stability, now the entire NBA is laughing at the team! I think Dumars would like to fire Q but with the ownership situation he just can’t do it. I think it’s a shame to let Q coach through this, what is he supposed to do if he’s really lost the team?? No coach can be good at his job without the veteran players having his back. When you look at the situation, it is almost impressive how many games Detroit has won this year with all the controversy going on. Think about what the Pistons have endured this year with the Rip saga, rotation shuffling, etc. I once admired the organization for its stability, now the entire NBA is laughing at the team!

]]> By: Fennis http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-24425 Fennis Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:43:41 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/#comment-24425 I've seen coaches tank the season by playing the young guys, but I've never seen a coach tank by playing the washed up vets. Folks, we may be witnessing NBA history.   I’ve seen coaches tank the season by playing the young guys, but I’ve never seen a coach tank by playing the washed up vets. Folks, we may be witnessing NBA history.
 

]]> By: Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-24424 Patrick Hayes Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:49:39 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/#comment-24424 <p>I seriously hope that's Kuester's reasoning. That would be fantastic. "Hmm ... Parker and Ginobili are good. You know how we're going to go at them? By benching our best defensive guard."</p> <p>Please let him say this is the reason in his postgame comments.</p> <p>Also, the Spurs just shot 80 percent in the first half.</p> I seriously hope that’s Kuester’s reasoning. That would be fantastic. “Hmm … Parker and Ginobili are good. You know how we’re going to go at them? By benching our best defensive guard.”

Please let him say this is the reason in his postgame comments.

Also, the Spurs just shot 80 percent in the first half.

]]> By: bg8 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-24423 bg8 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:48:29 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/#comment-24423 its kind of mind boggling with the things that goes through kuester's head. there better be a good reason for stuckey to be coming off the bench and getting 9min only in the first half. and he's obviously afraid of the old guys, hence why they got the majority of the minutes, so what he should just do, to be fair to everyone, just split it in half like what he did in the begining of the year. young guys (bg,stuckey,daye)get 1st and 3rd (or 2nd and 4th, doesn't really matter), and old guys (prince,tmac,rip) get the other 2 quarters. it was pretty apparent that the old guys prefer to play with each other, like that second quarter where most of the time you got bg/monroe on one side, while the other 3 ran their play on the other side. so bg and monroe just stood around doing nothing its kind of mind boggling with the things that goes through kuester’s head. there better be a good reason for stuckey to be coming off the bench and getting 9min only in the first half.

and he’s obviously afraid of the old guys, hence why they got the majority of the minutes, so what he should just do, to be fair to everyone, just split it in half like what he did in the begining of the year. young guys (bg,stuckey,daye)get 1st and 3rd (or 2nd and 4th, doesn’t really matter), and old guys (prince,tmac,rip) get the other 2 quarters. it was pretty apparent that the old guys prefer to play with each other, like that second quarter where most of the time you got bg/monroe on one side, while the other 3 ran their play on the other side. so bg and monroe just stood around doing nothing

]]> By: gmehl1977 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-24419 gmehl1977 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:24:10 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/#comment-24419 Did you seriously mention Gordon and defense in the same sentence. Shame on you! Did you seriously mention Gordon and defense in the same sentence. Shame on you!

]]> By: Fennis http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-24416 Fennis Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:08:23 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/#comment-24416 I honestly think we'd have a better record if the players coached the team democratically. Outrageous.   Maybe Kuester decided that T-Mac / Gordon was the better defensive matchup against Parker and Ginobli.   Wait, what's that? "The Spurs hit their highest scoring quarter of the season!" Kue, Kue, Kue... You better call up the UNC alumni coaching network cause your NBA credibility is shot. I honestly think we’d have a better record if the players coached the team democratically. Outrageous.
 
Maybe Kuester decided that T-Mac / Gordon was the better defensive matchup against Parker and Ginobli.
 
Wait, what’s that? “The Spurs hit their highest scoring quarter of the season!” Kue, Kue, Kue… You better call up the UNC alumni coaching network cause your NBA credibility is shot.

]]> By: detroitpcb http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-24415 detroitpcb Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:02:22 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/03/tracy-mcgrady-replaces-rodney-stuckey-as-detroit-pistons-starting-point-guard/#comment-24415 this is insane. Stuckey has been playing great. Q is a joke. this is insane. Stuckey has been playing great. Q is a joke.

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