Comments on: Austin Daye and Will Bynum probably wouldn’t hate being traded from Pistons

By: frankie d

frankie d — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:54:41 +0000

@ max
bad move to bring up the odom trade.
that ranks up there with the dumbest trades in recent years.
even odom, rumor has it, is sorry he pushed the team to make the trade.
bad move, except for dallas. but, considering how things have turned out, even they might want a do-over.

By: Max

Max — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:31:30 +0000

Dunno why you don’t believe there was a spending freeze when it was perfectly obvious. She didn’t do voodoo. She did tell him he couldn’t add a dollar of salary or hire a new coach. Why is that so hard to accept? Dumars always made frequent moves before that period.

By: Max

Max — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:27:39 +0000

No.

By: Max

Max — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:26:12 +0000

It makes the organization look good to other players because it shows that the team values a player’s peace of mind and not just his ability to play. You’ll notice the Lakers acted similarly when Odom made his request. Also, I don’t know if it has been machismo on Dumars part or just the way things were done in Detroit under Davidson because for as long as I can remember, the Pistons have been accommodating such requests. It’s an acknowledgement that there are things bigger than basketball off the court and that there is no value more important to a team than each player’s commitment on the court. As long as it isn’t really hurting a franchise, I’m all for trading players who want out and Daye is too insignificant to hurt the team even if he was given away. It could even be addition by subtraction.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:15:44 +0000

joe d gets information out to the media that he wants to get out.
not entirely unusual, but in other media markets, the local press is much more aggressive about getting information.
the local media here basically sits back, waits for a press release – or probably a conversation with joe d – and then they publish information.
there are ways to get info on the pistons’ doings, apart from prying it from joe, but local media is too lazy to do those things. they’d rather wait on a press release.
if i want to know what joe d thinks, i comb through chad ford’s chats and columns and just about anything he says about detroit’s plans is probably informed by information straight from dumars’ mouth.
chad ford is dumars’ mouthpiece and has been for a long time.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:11:37 +0000

karen davidson has a joe dumars voodoo doll that she manipulates which keeps dumars from making trades.
doesn’t everyone know that she was and is the reason joe d can’t make trades.
that voodoo is powerful magic

By: frankie d

frankie d — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:09:11 +0000

the delfino trade was the best example of dumars getting a guy out of town.
i remember reading something in the press about deflino being unhappy and shortly after that, he was gone.
dumb trade and a good example of why a gm should never do that. its a dumb policy, that smacks of machismo, rather than smarts.
he should make trades based on his timetable, not because of a player’s outbursts.
what daye is saying, however, seems a bit different. he’s not actually saying i want to be traded.
as i recollect, delfino was definitely saying that he wanted to be traded and, if i’m not mistaken, he was using the threat of going to europe as leverage.
i may be wrong on that, but i do think that was in the air at the time.

By: apa8ren9

apa8ren9 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:50:09 +0000

@Patrick since Im not on twitter would you please tweet to Austin Daye. Dont let the door hit you in the behind on the way out.
I mean after hearing this I’m just done with this dude. Can you do anything right when faced with a bit of adversity. You cant even beat out freakin Damien Wilkens who is 2 steps from being out of the league. Keep your mouth shut. When I hear him speak it sounds as if he is implying that Frank is holding him back. With that attitude see ya later. Peace. Scram. Adios. Dude just go away. And I wanted this guy here.

By: Roit

Roit — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:09:48 +0000

Trading them for picks is ok.just let them go and get our roster more free

By: Roit

Roit — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:09:05 +0000

Trading them for picks is ok