Comments on: Another Rodney Stuckey benching overshadows Pistons loss to Celtics

By: Allen

Allen — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:24:12 +0000

Stuckey is much better than his stats reflect. Were his team in either of the past two years to have shot worth a darn…he would have two or three more assists per game and another bucket or two. That is a reality. If you are looking to cut ties with a guy that will never live up to expectations…trade charlie and open up space for when Jerebko comes back.

By: Rodman4Life

Rodman4Life — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:24:33 +0000

let’s cut bait this offseason!!

By: BIG MARV

BIG MARV — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:11:07 +0000

All he had to do was shut the hell up for at least half of a season because not only you selling yourself to detroit but you selling yourself to other nba teams. They (other nba teams) will know when you cuss out a coach or refuse to come back in the game you just put another scar on your sub-par career. He has to go for the fact that friday he has no respect for the organization or the hall of fame players that paved the way for this team. Stuckey is a quiet west coast guy that you can tell dont like the east coast. let him go so he can fade away somwhere in portland, La clippers, or the Anaheim Kings.

By: gordbrown

gordbrown — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:59:07 +0000

I have mixed feelings about Stuckey. And I’ve defended Kuester in the past because I wanted him to do well. But frankly a coach that costs his team games by putting his own ego in front of winning doesn’t deserve to be paid either. It has already been demonstrated that performance in games is not the standard to earn playing time, which I think is insane. In a way, the circus was here before Kuester, but you have Hamilton playing poorly, berating his coach, being benched and then being rewarded by a stamped starting spot and disappearing after the first quarter in game after game. Statistically, Stuckey is still a better player this season than Hamilton and has contributed more to the team’s success (such as it is) and yet the double standard stands out vividly. The difference is I suppose Hamilton was able to put a team on his back and carry it in the past (although he was always more of a complementary player) and still can sporadically. Of course, Stuckey can do that too, albeit also sporadically. Further, Gordon has also demonstrated that ability in the past and look how he is treated. So a large part of the circus is on Kuester. You can’t make the players responsible and give him a pass. It’s his job to put players in positions to succeed and the reason the team is flailing is largely his inability to do that. To play Stuckey with Maxiel and expect him to get assists is a crime. No wonder Stuckey is frustrated. Our hope has always been Stuckey would outgrow the negative elements caused by his frustration. At times this season, I have seen him make some strides in that. Frankly, I would still like to see him in an atmosphere where the entire team shares that same ambition.

By: vic

vic — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:10:52 +0000

i’m very dissapointed with Stuckey… He’s displaying immaturity.
but to be absolutely honest he has the biggest pieces left in the chess match.
He’ll be a semi-all star with the right coach. He has talent and ability and he knows it. He’s not Derrick Rose but he’s not a benchwarmer either. He should not be overpaid, but he does have more value than what he feels Kuester is giving him. He can blossom with the Pistons new coach, or he can blossom with a c good coach from another tea.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:05:01 +0000

The best thing for everyone involved might just be a fresh start elsewhere. Frankly, the expectations for Stuckey in Detroit were raised to unfair heights by management. Stuckey is a rotation caliber guard who still has upside. But you’re right, his attitude has been terrible. He can control that, and he had every reason to control it better with free agency looming.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:03:11 +0000

Kuester’s lack of intelligence goes without saying. He’s as lame duck as a lame duck coach can get. But you can’t simply refuse to enter a game. You just can’t. Particularly when you’re heading into free agency and particularly when you haven’t been consistently productive over the course of your four year career. I don’t know what Stuckey’s intelligence level is. But for him to be disobedient to the point that he has now been benched three separate times this season for insubordination is a horrid business decision.

By: 2Tough

2Tough — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:35:09 +0000

I will not defend Stuckey any more. This guy is a malcontent and a loser, and quite frankly, he’ll be lucky to be in the NBA next season.

By: detroitpcb

detroitpcb — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:12:15 +0000

One would think that any observer of this season would by now have concluded that it is the intelligence of the coach that should be called into question and not the players.

By: Tim Thielke

Tim Thielke — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:01:15 +0000

Best failed alley-oop ever!