Comments on: Rodney Stuckey is the NBA’s 78th best player, according to Sports Illustrated’s Zach Lowe http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/08/rodney-stuckey-is-the-nbas-78th-best-player-according-to-sports-illustrateds-zach-lowe/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: brgulker http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/08/rodney-stuckey-is-the-nbas-78th-best-player-according-to-sports-illustrateds-zach-lowe/comment-page-1/#comment-34038 brgulker Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:35:38 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7177#comment-34038 @ Jason http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3553792/BG%20Facepalm.jpg @ Jason

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]]> By: brgulker http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/08/rodney-stuckey-is-the-nbas-78th-best-player-according-to-sports-illustrateds-zach-lowe/comment-page-1/#comment-34036 brgulker Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:33:02 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7177#comment-34036 <strong>But the fact he had Melo and Billups opening up things on his wing explains his great shooting last season. </strong> Arron has been a 40%+ three point shooter in three of his four seasons, man. <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/afflaar01.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/afflaar01.html </a>Seriously, look at a stat sheet once in a while before you say stuff like that. But the fact he had Melo and Billups opening up things on his wing explains his great shooting last season.

Arron has been a 40%+ three point shooter in three of his four seasons, man.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/afflaar01.html

Seriously, look at a stat sheet once in a while before you say stuff like that.

]]> By: Jason http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/08/rodney-stuckey-is-the-nbas-78th-best-player-according-to-sports-illustrateds-zach-lowe/comment-page-1/#comment-34034 Jason Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:14:20 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7177#comment-34034 I will never sit down and analyze and rank my top 100 players.  that is stupid.  I am just saying what I said above. I will never sit down and analyze and rank my top 100 players.  that is stupid.  I am just saying what I said above.

]]> By: neutes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/08/rodney-stuckey-is-the-nbas-78th-best-player-according-to-sports-illustrateds-zach-lowe/comment-page-1/#comment-34031 neutes Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:12:45 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7177#comment-34031 So according to you the Pistons have 3 guards that would be considered top 100 players? Shouldn't we be like winning games or something? So according to you the Pistons have 3 guards that would be considered top 100 players? Shouldn’t we be like winning games or something?

]]> By: Jason http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/08/rodney-stuckey-is-the-nbas-78th-best-player-according-to-sports-illustrateds-zach-lowe/comment-page-1/#comment-34018 Jason Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:53:31 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7177#comment-34018 I would rank Gordon and Hamilton above both of them right now.   Stuckey and Afflalo basically the same. And I said Afflalo should be ranked above Stuckey according to LAST year. Just because some article ranks Afflalo higher doesn't mean I have to. If the Pistons were fighting in the playoffs right now there would be no way I would put Stuckey and Afflalo ahead of Gordon and Hamilton.  Would you even have to think about it? But if you put contracts and future potential than things may change. I would rank Gordon and Hamilton above both of them right now.   Stuckey and Afflalo basically the same. And I said Afflalo should be ranked above Stuckey according to LAST year.

Just because some article ranks Afflalo higher doesn’t mean I have to.

If the Pistons were fighting in the playoffs right now there would be no way I would put Stuckey and Afflalo ahead of Gordon and Hamilton.  Would you even have to think about it?

But if you put contracts and future potential than things may change.

]]> By: neutes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/08/rodney-stuckey-is-the-nbas-78th-best-player-according-to-sports-illustrateds-zach-lowe/comment-page-1/#comment-34017 neutes Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:46:51 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7177#comment-34017 You just said Afflalo deserves to be ahead of Stuckey, and I would have to imagine you would think Stuckey is the best guard on our roster, hence, Afflalo is better than any guard on our roster. You just said Afflalo deserves to be ahead of Stuckey, and I would have to imagine you would think Stuckey is the best guard on our roster, hence, Afflalo is better than any guard on our roster.

]]> By: Jason http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/08/rodney-stuckey-is-the-nbas-78th-best-player-according-to-sports-illustrateds-zach-lowe/comment-page-1/#comment-34015 Jason Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:43:11 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7177#comment-34015 Lets not overrate Afflalo cause you are mad we traded him. Lets not overrate Afflalo cause you are mad we traded him.

]]> By: neutes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/08/rodney-stuckey-is-the-nbas-78th-best-player-according-to-sports-illustrateds-zach-lowe/comment-page-1/#comment-34014 neutes Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:26:30 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7177#comment-34014 Stats don't say Afflalo is a star or anything, he's just better than any guard we have on our roster. Denver was loaded and could easily absorb an injury to a guard. They had Lawson, Felton, Chandler, and Smith who is just as good as Afflalo, not defensively, but as a player. Stats don’t say Afflalo is a star or anything, he’s just better than any guard we have on our roster. Denver was loaded and could easily absorb an injury to a guard. They had Lawson, Felton, Chandler, and Smith who is just as good as Afflalo, not defensively, but as a player.

]]> By: RyanK http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/08/rodney-stuckey-is-the-nbas-78th-best-player-according-to-sports-illustrateds-zach-lowe/comment-page-1/#comment-34013 RyanK Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:17:10 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7177#comment-34013 Afflalo is a solid player who I wish would be here as a back up guy.  But the fact he had Melo and Billups opening up things on his wing explains his great shooting last season.  I really like Afflalo, but he's notch down from Stuckey.  If Stuckey would ever be coached to be more patient and pick his spots more he'd be an allstar.  I don't know if that ever will happen, but Afflalo doesn't have the type of ceiling.   Stuckey and the rest slacked off big time last year!  No one played hard defense consistently except Bynum and Monroe (second half/third of the season).  You admit he defended well in previous years...well Afflalo only shot well for one season...does that tell you all you need to know about him.  Should we offer him a huge deal because there's no risk it's a one time performance?   If you put a couple allstars on the perimeter with Stuckey you'd see a fair comparison.  But Stuckey with the ball in his hands and trying to create everything for himself is a total different than Afflalo taking outside shots that are wide open.   Again, I'd take Afflalo 8 days a week on our team.  He's a tough defender and that means a lot in my book.  He just doesn't have the ceiling Stuckey has. Afflalo is a solid player who I wish would be here as a back up guy.  But the fact he had Melo and Billups opening up things on his wing explains his great shooting last season.  I really like Afflalo, but he’s notch down from Stuckey.  If Stuckey would ever be coached to be more patient and pick his spots more he’d be an allstar.  I don’t know if that ever will happen, but Afflalo doesn’t have the type of ceiling.
 
Stuckey and the rest slacked off big time last year!  No one played hard defense consistently except Bynum and Monroe (second half/third of the season).  You admit he defended well in previous years…well Afflalo only shot well for one season…does that tell you all you need to know about him.  Should we offer him a huge deal because there’s no risk it’s a one time performance?
 
If you put a couple allstars on the perimeter with Stuckey you’d see a fair comparison.  But Stuckey with the ball in his hands and trying to create everything for himself is a total different than Afflalo taking outside shots that are wide open.
 
Again, I’d take Afflalo 8 days a week on our team.  He’s a tough defender and that means a lot in my book.  He just doesn’t have the ceiling Stuckey has.

]]> By: Jason http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/08/rodney-stuckey-is-the-nbas-78th-best-player-according-to-sports-illustrateds-zach-lowe/comment-page-1/#comment-34012 Jason Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:00:08 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7177#comment-34012 Afflalo deserves to be above Stuckey when you look at last year.  Stuckey is explosive and has way more potential for the future than afflalo. Hopefully we see that soon. Regarding stats though I am not convinced Afflalo is as good as his stats.  It may be part of the system ran in Denver.  Cause if you look at the the game log for the games he was injured late in the season Denver played just as good and probably better.  Afflalo deserves to be above Stuckey when you look at last year.  Stuckey is explosive and has way more potential for the future than afflalo. Hopefully we see that soon.

Regarding stats though I am not convinced Afflalo is as good as his stats.  It may be part of the system ran in Denver.  Cause if you look at the the game log for the games he was injured late in the season Denver played just as good and probably better. 

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