Comments on: Move over Amir Johnson, Detroit has a new player to mythologize

By: Jocko

Jocko — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:19:48 +0000

The worst thing that would happen if the Pistons gave Macklin some minutes is that it would help them win meaningless games and they’d decrease their odds at the lottery. Not a bad downside.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:23:11 +0000

hmmm…macklin looked pretty much like he looks during garbage time in the nba.
he used that same little hook shot, he ran the floor and attacked the offensive glass. he did show a little more offensive awareness, making a couple of nice passes, and he showed better hands than i recall .
but he basically did exactly the same things he’s always done.
who knows whether he could sustain good play for 15-20 minutes a game – he did look winded and slowed noticably as the game wore on – but it seems really dumb to have a guy like that on the roster, and not play him.
especially when that position is the team’s weakest position and you’re playing one of the league’s oldest players as the key back up.
when they wouldn’t give amir minutes despite evidence that he could help, at least the pistons were chasing titles.
now, the team is supposedly rebuilding with young players.
what is wrong with a picture that has a guy like macklin glued to an nba bench, in those circumstances?

By: vic

vic — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:21:37 +0000

maybe they really know he’s a beast, and they’re just tanking

By: Adams

Adams — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:17:42 +0000

i stole this from realgm, but MACKLINSANITY!

By: frankie d

frankie d — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:05:04 +0000

“masturbatory celebration”?
i guess that is something you’d be qualified to identify….

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By: ottawa16

ottawa16 — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:16:06 +0000

Heck, I’d move JJ to backup SF and move Macklin to PF. Will be interesting to see if Frank continues with DWilkens or bring in Daye and/or CV

By: IsraeliPiston

IsraeliPiston — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:42:00 +0000

He should take jonas’ minutes and have jonas take tay’s minutes at the 3

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:14:31 +0000

Hey, that’s 2 straight comments you’ve managed to avoid turning into a 3,000 word masturbatory celebration of your own basketball knowledge and how John Hollinger agrees with everything you have to say. Proud of ya, buddy!

By: frankie d

frankie d — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:01:02 +0000

what an incredible and subversive thing to suggest…that he actually be given a legitimate chance to prove whether he can or cannot play.
don’t you know that if he could play, he’d already be playing 40 minutes in the nba?
btw, if you want to watch the game, it’s available on the nba’s d league futurecast. its free.