Comments on: Tayshaun Prince becoming a Pistons lifer driven by Joe Dumars’ comfort, not vision

By: Rudy Gay trade -- Rounding up reaction from around the web | The Point Forward - SI.com

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:44:32 +0000

[...] one fell swoop, Dumars upgraded the current roster and improved the salary structure. All it took was trading a player he’s clearly fond of, a move many thought Dumars was incapable of making. Now, who knows Dumars’ limits? After this [...]

By: jerry

jerry — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:06:43 +0000

You know this team ios lacking a true floor general. McGrady for the most part gave the team that last season but he is in Atlanta now and for the most part he looks alot better then last season.

By: Max

Max — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:58:21 +0000

He’s one of the best production versus turnovers players in NBA history. He currently possesses one of the best hook shots in the league and while he doesn’t do a lot of things on an elite level, he does everything on an above average level and is one of the league’s more complete players. Added to which, he could fit into any team easily and not a lot of players can say that.

By: Max

Max — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:45:35 +0000

Due, I’ just hating on LBJ who I believe should have won the last five MVPs so LeBum has nothing to do with basketball. I’m a Pistons fan and I love Stuckey and hate LeBum….that’s it.
BTW: I hate Wade too and I hated him long before “The Decision” or even his battles with the ‘Stones while paired with Shaq. Any Pistons fan who wishes Joe had drafted Wade should consider that he insulted the organization during the courting phase of the draft by refusing to work out for them along with sending the message that as a Bulls fan, he hates the Pistons. I actually respect his attitude, but I’d never want to see him wear the Pistons colors. F him.

By: Youssif

Youssif — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:24:31 +0000

I don’t think it’s as much an issue of whether or not Tayshaun is a good player or offers good value at that contract as much as it is him getting valuable minutes that could go to helping some of the younger guys developing and gaining experience. A previous poster put it well: would you rather have a 20-win team with your young guys getting more minutes and developing faster or would you rather have a 30-win team starting a bunch of veterans? Considering 20 wins likely nets a better draft pick, I don’t see why you go after veterans. And that’s without mentioning Tayshaun’s proven reluctance to serve as a mentor to the young guys, not to mention his pouty ways.

If he’s fine taking a backseat to Daye/Jerebko in the event that they’ve proven their skill level is at least comparable to his (and in JJ’s case, he’s already done that pre-injury), I’m all for this deal.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:15:53 +0000

I like Stuckey too. But I find it hilarious that you are writing a comment defending him in which you reference “LeBum.” Calling James a bum relative to any present player is ridiculous but at least I can imagine where people are coming from when they are talking about other superstars. But Stuckey? Lebron is better than ten Stuckeys.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:12:37 +0000

Prince is overpaid right now. He is an average player. He can do lots of things well, but nothing very well (much less great). He has not shown any tendencies toward leadership or mentoring or whatever else. And the one player he fits well with, Rip, appears to have been bought out.

By: Rants, References and Revelations | Hickory-High

Rants, References and Revelations | Hickory-High — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:56:41 +0000

[...] amount of money spent on them. I’d be feeling a little queasy today if I was a Kings fan.- Tayshaun Prince was re-signed by Detroit. What?- In the saddest news of the day, Brandon Roy announced his retirement. I legitimately feel [...]

By: ASwede

ASwede — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:39:43 +0000

Don’t see any superstars on the roster – do you?
Probably the first team ever to win a championship without any hall of famers on the team. And with (for several years) the lowest scoring best team-scorer in the league. It has been a balanced act and that culture remains. But without the chemistry needed, which is why they struggle, I think.

By: Max

Max — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:29:04 +0000

BTW: Stuckey is a combo guard and can play with any other guard on the team and even any other two since he can play the three and is, in my belief, their best defender on LeBum. Therefore, he doesn’t get in anyone’s way. Even if he did, I would only worry about the development of Knight and the simple truth is that you can never really expect a rookie point guard to be good or get a lot of minutes right away. if it happens great but even some all time great point guards were bad as rookies. This year is even worse in that regard because there was no summer league with a truncated preseason. It would be great if Knight could start next to Stuckey right away but if not, I think it would still be inevitable and I think theyu compliment each other well. I pray they resign Stuckey because he is versatile and a good defender and scorer. He has been given mixed messages the past few years about his role and has perhaps been too tentative but let me point out
a few things…….1)As a rookie, he stepped into the starting role during the playoffs and dominated the Celtics who eventually went on to win the title. Pierce singled Stuckey out as a player they couldn’t defend. Stuckey wasn’t overburdened that series with trying to get everyone involved as they simply isolated him on one side of the floor and let him go. 2) After the Pistons made the horrible Billups for Iverson swap, Stuckey still did manage to get the team to the playoffs through all of the chaos. 3) During that same year, Stuckey started at shooting guard at times next to Will Bynum and averaged nearly 25 points doing so. 4) Stuckey turns the ball over the less than nearly any starting point guard. 4) They have not had productive scorers for him to pass to or to open up driving lanes for him to score the past two years. 5) He’s still young and everyone loved him when he was on a good squad, but dislike him as the #1 guy on a bad team. Guess what, Greg Monroe has already eclipsed him and Prince as the Pistons best player. If Knight can do the same, the Pistons could be great again by next year.