Comments on: Could a fan vote prevent Ben Wallace from retiring? http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/04/could-a-fan-vote-prevent-ben-wallace-from-retiring/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mark http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/04/could-a-fan-vote-prevent-ben-wallace-from-retiring/comment-page-1/#comment-62590 Mark Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:09:47 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9639#comment-62590 yeah, please somebody stop this fan petition. I didn't think there any fans that wanted him to return. Most want to move past the 2004 team. Ben's my all-time favorite player, and he's still solid, but its time for him to retire and time for the Pistons to move forward. He's ending his career on a high note playing some really good basketball, and is getting a lot of HOF love from the media and former players. I'd hate to see him come back and HAVE to retire because he just cant play anymore. Let him go out on a high note. And we need some new, fresh bigs in that frontcourt rotation. Time for Ben to retire and Maxiell to opt out and move on as well. yeah, please somebody stop this fan petition. I didn’t think there any fans that wanted him to return. Most want to move past the 2004 team. Ben’s my all-time favorite player, and he’s still solid, but its time for him to retire and time for the Pistons to move forward.

He’s ending his career on a high note playing some really good basketball, and is getting a lot of HOF love from the media and former players. I’d hate to see him come back and HAVE to retire because he just cant play anymore. Let him go out on a high note. And we need some new, fresh bigs in that frontcourt rotation. Time for Ben to retire and Maxiell to opt out and move on as well.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/04/could-a-fan-vote-prevent-ben-wallace-from-retiring/comment-page-1/#comment-62588 Jeremy Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:54:35 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9639#comment-62588 Ben should retire and go to law school as planned. He'll end up back connected to the league some how - agent, team attorney, players assocation position are all possible with a law degree. That will have a much larger impact on his post basketball life than a small period as an assitant coach. Ben should retire and go to law school as planned. He’ll end up back connected to the league some how – agent, team attorney, players assocation position are all possible with a law degree. That will have a much larger impact on his post basketball life than a small period as an assitant coach.

]]> By: John V http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/04/could-a-fan-vote-prevent-ben-wallace-from-retiring/comment-page-1/#comment-62579 John V Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:15:21 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9639#comment-62579 Here's one vote for him not coming back. Here’s one vote for him not coming back.

]]> By: frankie d http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/04/could-a-fan-vote-prevent-ben-wallace-from-retiring/comment-page-1/#comment-62577 frankie d Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:06:10 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9639#comment-62577 i'd hope that ben would come back for one more year. however, i would hope it would be as an emergency big man/quasi-assistant coach rather than as a player playing regular rotation minutes. imho, those minutes should go to [a big man to be acquired soon], or macklin. if ben is still the backup center, that will be an admission of failure, as the team desperately needs to find a young player to do the things that ben does.  and if he's playing that will mean that they have not found that young player or they refuse to give him a chance to develop. (and of course, no young player is going to be able to do the things that a 15 year vet who is a 4 time DPOY, but that young player can bring other things and he'll hopefully be able to learn from practicing against ben and then doing those things in games.) i’d hope that ben would come back for one more year.
however, i would hope it would be as an emergency big man/quasi-assistant coach rather than as a player playing regular rotation minutes.
imho, those minutes should go to [a big man to be acquired soon], or macklin.
if ben is still the backup center, that will be an admission of failure, as the team desperately needs to find a young player to do the things that ben does.  and if he’s playing that will mean that they have not found that young player or they refuse to give him a chance to develop.
(and of course, no young player is going to be able to do the things that a 15 year vet who is a 4 time DPOY, but that young player can bring other things and he’ll hopefully be able to learn from practicing against ben and then doing those things in games.)

]]> By: rick77 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/04/could-a-fan-vote-prevent-ben-wallace-from-retiring/comment-page-1/#comment-62570 rick77 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:13:56 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9639#comment-62570 Would really love that and I see the lottery balls dropping in a way that no one would have ever expected. I can see Jordan and Dumars the last two GM'S smiling for ESPN and then shortly afterwards they announce that Detroit has won the 2012 Draft lottery. I would hope that Wallace would come back and help mentor those young bigs and maybe do something next year unexpected. Hopefally the balls fall our way. Davis in Charlotte is not good for NBA. Jordan sucks as a GM and this probably could end teh Kwame Brown way because pairing him with Biyombo sounds good but whose gonna score. They have Tyrus Thomas so how many of the same big men do they need? Would really love that and I see the lottery balls dropping in a way that no one would have ever expected. I can see Jordan and Dumars the last two GM’S smiling for ESPN and then shortly afterwards they announce that Detroit has won the 2012 Draft lottery. I would hope that Wallace would come back and help mentor those young bigs and maybe do something next year unexpected. Hopefally the balls fall our way. Davis in Charlotte is not good for NBA. Jordan sucks as a GM and this probably could end teh Kwame Brown way because pairing him with Biyombo sounds good but whose gonna score. They have Tyrus Thomas so how many of the same big men do they need?

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