Comments on: Greg Monroe plays well in victory, but if he had someone like Byron Mullens at his side, wins would be more common

By: Brett

Brett — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:36:08 +0000

He’s 7′ and in his last 5 games he has averaged .2 blocks in 30.6 minutes a game. We need an athletic shot blocker to pair with Monroe, not a guy that won’t go near the paint.

By: Ant

Ant — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:15:07 +0000

He was a steal for a second rd. pick but had they taken him in the first round of next years draft would you think as much of him or would you blame Dumars for another international bust? lol Jerebko is too inconsistant still to make him a steal but just because he was a second rd. pick and actually starting makes him a solid pick since most second round players dont even make a team! I just think international players get too much credit for how they play over seas than what they deserve.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:40:18 +0000

Right, Detroit got an international bust so it should stay away from internationals. Come on!! That’s like saying they shouldn’t draft a lefty if they got a bust of a lefty at some point. Besides, Jerebko is an international player and he was a total steal.

By: Ant

Ant — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:41:29 +0000

Im not sure about which international players are expected to be available for the draft but PLEASE stay away from them!!! Thats the last thing we need to happen again even though after Darko the team started playing in the finalls but we were a totally different team then!~ lol

By: tarsier

tarsier — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:15:14 +0000

Bynum and Villanueva are not assets. i love Bynum but he is paid what he should be as a change of pace guard off the bench. Villanueva is paid way too much, making him a negative asset. Daye right now has very little value. If he could get back to the level of play he had over the summer/preseason, that’s be another story. So of what you mentioned, really just Stuckey.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:10:01 +0000

Why does everyone keep talking about trading for Houston’s 6 and 16? We don’t have any idea where anyone is picking yet.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:08:18 +0000

Much as Daye doesn’t look too great, there are several other players who would’ve been much better picks than Mullens, most notably Holiday, Lawson, and Blair.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:06:12 +0000

Of course we put our hopes in unknowns. Unknowns could be great. you could go for a proven quantity like McGee and you will get a solid player, but that’s it. Improve a bit, make the playoffs a couple years, if everything breaks right maybe make the second round until Monroe gets fed up and leaves. No, adding proven quantities is for contenders (or teams one piece short of a contender), bad teams need to swing for the fences because then there is a chance of getting a franchise altering star, and if not, you just continue to suck and have another opportunity to swing for the fences the next year.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:59:01 +0000

JJ’s problem has been pretty simple, imho. he’s been getting into foul trouble and has not been able to settle into the game. one reason he’s been getting into foul trouble has been because he’s been physically overmatched often and has had to scrap to hold his own.
one reason he was able to stay out of foul trouble last night is that charlotte has a bunch of “hybrid” forwards -like detroit’s= and it was easier for him to stay out of foul trouble.
charlotte really didn’t have a single guy with a legitimate low post game. thomas and to some degree, biyombo, were the only guys that really attacked the rim, at all, and thomas played the 3 while ben was on biyombo, for the most part.
what is happening to JJ is pretty simple. he is playing out of position and having to foul bigger, stronger players in order to try to hold his own. the solution is also pretty simple: put him at a position – SF – where he won’t have to play against bigger and stronger players every night.

By: Talan

Talan — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:30:39 +0000

Kosta Koufos? Dudes played 90 minutes this year. Denver has Nene and Mozgov for center depth.
Utah has serious frontcourt depth, they can’t keep everyone happy there.
Pekovic has fallen out of the rotation in Minny.
Ryan Hollins isn’t playing this year.
Sean Williams from Dallas.
Are there any guys overseas?