Comments on: Kyle Singler says Pistons were disappointed he decided to stay in Spain

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:57:23 +0000

You are missing the point. He honored his original contract in Spain. The contract was essentially written to end when the lockout ended. When it ended, Singler was free to come back and sign with the Pistons. Instead, he chose to sign with another team in Spain. He signed two contracts with two different Spanish teams at two different times. The second time, he could've come back to the US and signed with the team that drafted him since the lockout was resolved and chose to sign with a new club in Spain instead.

And that's not a criticism of Singler, it's a great chance to make more money in one of the best leagues overseas. But he's not staying in Spain out of loyalty. He signed there because the opportunity for him to play and to make money was better.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:54:27 +0000

Does she know how much time you invest in commenting on the Pistons?

By: gmehl1977

gmehl1977 — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:03:10 +0000

I am not buying that he didn’t want t play for us. I think a lot of it would of been that he was offered better money to play in Spain and guaranteed court time. In all essence i think the move will work out better for himself and the pistons.

By: Laser

Laser — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:35:27 +0000

Business is business, so when you sign a contract like NBA players do, you accept the possibility of being traded. What happened with Chauncey was rare, but a GM helping a player go somewhere he wants to play doesn’t outweigh a GM doing what’s best for the team. He should do his job first, then consider going out of his way to display loyalty.

I have a few thoughts on Singler, but raking him over the coals for taking more money and a bigger role in a good league doesn’t seem reasonable. I’d like him to want to be with the team and not fall behind the curve, but there is value in his choice. And it’s hard to judge a decision like this after looking at the career trajectory of DaJuan Summers. Being buried on the depth chart behind Prince and Daye doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for either player or team.

By: Laser

Laser — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:21:14 +0000

I have a girlfriend.

By: Laser

Laser — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:19:00 +0000

LMAO OMG ROFL

Can we keep him??

By: Coach_Ackley

Coach_Ackley — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:08:35 +0000

“Gotta love it when the least informed opinion shouts the loudest” Laser – So you think least informed opinion is what you think of me hahahahaha.. Son I know what it takes to build a winning team been there done that and still doing it.. Son I’d build a winning team before you can find a GIRLFRIEND….

By: Coach_Ackley

Coach_Ackley — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:03:36 +0000

And like I said he should and WILL honor that contract… Listen I build houses and coach for a living and if I bid a job and the client signs my contract I would hope they honor it and not look for another builder as is the same with Singler honoring his playing contract as HE SHOULD.. Now yeah I’m right on that……

By: Coach_Ackley

Coach_Ackley — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:59:33 +0000

Nope this is how I type.. It’s my signature typing…. lmao………..

By: Max

Max — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:59:10 +0000

Loyalty? He’s a traitor—trade his rights. I don’t like players who evidence a disinclination to give their heart and souls to the Pistons. And btw: no one ever brings this up, but one reason that I approve of the Billups trade to this day was that Billups approached Dumars about his desire to play in Denver to finish his playing days. If I’m the GM, and a player does that, he’s gone and I approve of how the Lakers handled the Odom situation even though they made a bad basketball trade. When a player asks out you trade him as soon as possible with no turning back in my mind. The only proof I require that Dumars has been handcuffed the previous couple of years is that in the past he always admitted his mistakes very quickly and just shipped players out and fired coaches. I’m confidant that Dumars will be back to that tact moving forward.