Comments on: Brandon Knight takes his turn to sit in crunch time due to lazy defense

By: apa8ren9

apa8ren9 — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:23:17 +0000

excellent analysis!

By: rick77

rick77 — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:54:28 +0000

I guess you have not taken the time to read, but if you havent allow me to give you an update. Opinions are ok its a problem when it becomes redundant. I know Joe D has made mistakes hell it doesnt take Stevie Wonder to figure that out, but when you constantly bitch about the same damn thing and the season its almost over it gets a bit tiring. I am here for great debate , analysis, and updates my man not a bitch session or to be called ignorant/stupid/ or dumb because I dont agree with someones opinion. So before you call yourself coming in here co-signing at least be someone who has at least commented enough in our threads to even know what is going on. If someone disrespects you when you dont agree with them I am sure you would have a very different opinion than the one you have now. Im not drinking any kool aid at all just being myself and not an @$$hole who tries to get everyones attention when offering my opinion. I will even say that in our brief interaction here you did not become combatitive but rather you explained your position w/o disrespecting me. I can appreciate that type of response even if I do feel like you dont know all the story.

Before I go I want you to know Im not being dismissive about Joe D and his performance. What I would like to say is how would you feel at your job if your performance was not what it was say 4 years ago and your peers were constantly busting your balls but your current employer(boss) liked you and had your back? How would you feel especially if you have a proven track record and have shown to be able to get the job down? Now at what point do those coworkers need to get over themselves at least untill your boss throws you out because your performance has not been up to par and how much more do others have to endure if its only one or two co-workers who are constantly complaining about the same thing? Get where im going with it? We all know whats going on with the team but I was under impression that this was a fan forum to discuss topics openly and not criticize the people who give us the analysis or the people who comment simply because they do not agree or share same opinion.

By: Desolation Row

Desolation Row — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:45:54 +0000

Damn. Ricky77 — chill out man. FrankieD can criticize Joe D if he wants. Who gives a $h*t? Joe D’s made some awful moves and is busting the team with his stubborn neglect of younger players in favor of Tayshaun “four-more-years” Prince. Pistons fans are so quick to defend Joe D unconditionally, but the guy’s laid more eggs than a golden goose the past three-four years. We all have the same interests at heart, and different perspectives give us a better understanding of what we’re seeing, which enhances our enjoyment of the games.

Not everybody on here needs to drink the Kool-Aid.

By: domnick

domnick — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:30:49 +0000

about brandon knight… maybe he hit his rookie wall… and monroe… maybe he needs add more beef in the offseason…

By: Max

Max — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:00:24 +0000

@Frankie D……….Will Bynum’s health has had a lot to do with how his coach’s have “handled” him. Also, it was surely not Dumars’ plan to draft Knight last year. The intention had to be be to pick a big but he picked him because he couldn’t pass him up. At the time of that pick, Bynum had proved to be too inconsistent from a health standpoint to spend a nanosecond considering whether he was going to get benched as a result.
@Prince Haters who are Piston fans everywhere: I’m ashamed when I think we root for the same team and I don’t respect your basketball acumen whatsoever. As far as I’m concerned, you might as well be Bulls fans in disguise who are mucking up the board.

By: Max

Max — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:48:27 +0000

Marv Albert “Yes!” @CNA5.

By: Max

Max — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:05:27 +0000

Most teams carry three point guards. I don’t care if Bynum’s contract was for 6 years because I’m confident he can be a good third PG for years to come. I don’t know how anyone musters any negativity about a player’s contract who is signed to 3.5 million a year. Did the Pistons use their midlevel exception this year? No. Could the midlevel exception have been used to sign a player who made more than 3.5 million? Yes. Therefore, did signing Will Bynum to his contract 3 years ago impact the Pistons adversely this year in any way? No. End of story. Unless: would the Pistons have been able to sign a better player than they would have with the midlevel if they had been under the cap? In my opinion, the notion is highly improbable because the Pistons can’t attract top free agents and the midlevel is the most they should ever spend on one. So in my view, I never, ever, want to see them get under the cap again. I challenge anyone to name me the championship team that was predicated on the team first getting under the cap. It has literally never happened.

By: Max

Max — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:44:41 +0000

@Rick77 Hell yeah!

By: Max

Max — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:42:43 +0000

You might notice that Prince routinely gets the toughest overall assignment while Monroe is frequently given the easiest possible defensive matchup. There are just about zero players in the league who can stay in front of everyone. Prince’s man wouldn’t score nearly as often if the defensive rotations from the bigs was even average,

By: rick77

rick77 — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:17:17 +0000

Thanks for the breakdown. I’m happy someone else understands the game is 5 on 5 instead of 1 on 1.