Comments on: Kyle Singler didn’t give into Pistons pressure to play in NBA this season

By: Max

Max — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:49:22 +0000

Also, I can’t be sure but I think the Clippers would have preferred to sign Prince instead of Butler and since he got about 3 years and 24, Dumars could not really have offered Prince less then he did if he wanted to retain him.

By: Max

Max — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:34:33 +0000

LeBum made a business decision too; would you actually argue he is not a traitor to the Cavs?

By: Max

Max — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:33:00 +0000

I used the word “might” and don’t think it’s going too far since Dumars would have hedged his bets at SF if he had Jerebko, Daye and Singler and given that Jerebko missed all of last year, going into the season with just a slightly Daye and returning from injury Jerebko might have seemed just too risky. I was also of the opinion that it wouldn’t have been a big surprise if Singler had beaten them both out this year. Now I just hate Singler and he would have a lot of making up to do to get me back in his corner,

By: Max

Max — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:28:26 +0000

And the issue of Spain offering a more lucrative contract indicates that Singler doesn’t have confidence in himself to make it in the NBA since an early 2nd round pick is an excellent position to earn a lucrative contract very quickly if he shows he’s a player. Look at Wesley Matthews for instance or Jonas Jerebko here on the Pistons.

By: Max

Max — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:25:58 +0000

That’s even worse and the main thing to me is that he admitted he doesn’t care that he went against the Pistons wishes and didn’t have their blessing.

By: Max

Max — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:22:52 +0000

Teams are traitors to their players in a sense when they trade them and I don’t blame players for having hard feelings afterwards. When McDyess refused to join Denver following the Billups trade, I respected the anger he still felt towards them for trading him years before. It’s a two way street though and I think the organization has a right to feel spurned and betrayed by Singler whether they choose to or not.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:41:17 +0000

Singler signed his second contract in Spain in late November, right as the lockout ended and before NBA free agency had started, so Prince wasn’t under contract yet.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:40:14 +0000

You really think that Dumars said, “Oh wow, this second round pick who we were counting on even though we don’t know if he’s even good isn’t going to be here, so I better panic sign a guy for $30 million over the next four years!” I sincerely hope Dumars put a little more thought into the Prince contract than that.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:38:34 +0000

That’s incorrect. He signed a contract in Spain that ended when the lockout ended. He had the opportunity to come back, but another team in Spain offered him a new contract worth more than he would’ve made as a second round pick in the NBA this season, so he took that. When he first signed in Spain, he had every intention of returning to the NBA. He just happened to get a more lucrative offer on a second contract, so he took it.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:36:50 +0000

"He is a traitor."

Wow. Complete insanity. It's a business decision. He never once said he didn't want to play for the Pistons or play in the NBA. He's a young single dude probably having an awesome time and making a great living in a cool country. Who wouldn't take advantage of that experience if they could, then in a year go back to the NBA?