Comments on: Pistons, Vernon Macklin parting ways reluctantly http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/07/pistons-vernon-macklin-parting-ways-reluctantly/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Sat, 25 May 2013 17:29:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Player Capsules 2012, #223-225: Amir Johnson, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Vernon Macklin | The Gothic Ginobili http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/07/pistons-vernon-macklin-parting-ways-reluctantly/comment-page-1/#comment-88225 Player Capsules 2012, #223-225: Amir Johnson, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Vernon Macklin | The Gothic Ginobili Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:41:43 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10621#comment-88225 [...] consistent minutes overseas and trying his luck again next year. Patrick Hayes at PistonPowered touched on this earlier this summer, and noted something I think more people need to recognize. It was really hard to be a second round [...] [...] consistent minutes overseas and trying his luck again next year. Patrick Hayes at PistonPowered touched on this earlier this summer, and noted something I think more people need to recognize. It was really hard to be a second round [...]

]]> By: Kim Jong Skillz http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/07/pistons-vernon-macklin-parting-ways-reluctantly/comment-page-1/#comment-79011 Kim Jong Skillz Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:47:23 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10621#comment-79011 casper ware jr > will bynum casper ware jr > will bynum

]]> By: jacob http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/07/pistons-vernon-macklin-parting-ways-reluctantly/comment-page-1/#comment-78799 jacob Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:03:12 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10621#comment-78799 Exactly what i was saying, there is nothing special about Macklin. We just signed the dude from Ukraine who has played pro ball and is a year or two younger. NBA ready. Plus AD1. So where is there room for macklin? Plus why feel bad didn't he make like 750k last year? Exactly what i was saying, there is nothing special about Macklin. We just signed the dude from Ukraine who has played pro ball and is a year or two younger. NBA ready. Plus AD1. So where is there room for macklin? Plus why feel bad didn’t he make like 750k last year?

]]> By: Crispus http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/07/pistons-vernon-macklin-parting-ways-reluctantly/comment-page-1/#comment-78796 Crispus Wed, 18 Jul 2012 03:33:13 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10621#comment-78796 Rick Rolled Rick Rolled

]]> By: Venice http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/07/pistons-vernon-macklin-parting-ways-reluctantly/comment-page-1/#comment-78790 Venice Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:39:08 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10621#comment-78790 Hahahaha. Yeah. Rick is the one talking about REALITY here. Macklin has no place for us here in DP. I would rather have Wallace mentor Slava and AD1 than use it on macklin where he could hamper the development of our two young bigs . Hahahaha. Yeah. Rick is the one talking about REALITY here. Macklin has no place for us here in DP. I would rather have Wallace mentor Slava and AD1 than use it on macklin where he could hamper the development of our two young bigs .

]]> By: frankie d http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/07/pistons-vernon-macklin-parting-ways-reluctantly/comment-page-1/#comment-78784 frankie d Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:45:56 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10621#comment-78784 blah, blah, blah... nothing of substance. and i guess fans aren't supposed to express opinion contrary to yours or the organization.  yea, you are right...go figure...  and you still obviously don't get the sharpe and afflalo conection... blah, blah, blah…
nothing of substance.
and i guess fans aren’t supposed to express opinion contrary to yours or the organization. 
yea, you are right…go figure… 
and you still obviously don’t get the sharpe and afflalo conection…

]]> By: labatts http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/07/pistons-vernon-macklin-parting-ways-reluctantly/comment-page-1/#comment-78783 labatts Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:41:38 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10621#comment-78783 like like

]]> By: rick http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/07/pistons-vernon-macklin-parting-ways-reluctantly/comment-page-1/#comment-78781 rick Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:16:18 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10621#comment-78781 Typical is the uninformed fan who thinks he knows how to run a professional team. I never act as though I know everything but you sure can bet your last dollar when its a topic like this one you will almost assurdely jump the gun and give your two cents about what should have been done using the benefit of hindsight.( Go Figure) Typical is the uninformed fan who thinks he knows how to run a professional team. I never act as though I know everything but you sure can bet your last dollar when its a topic like this one you will almost assurdely jump the gun and give your two cents about what should have been done using the benefit of hindsight.( Go Figure)

]]> By: rick http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/07/pistons-vernon-macklin-parting-ways-reluctantly/comment-page-1/#comment-78780 rick Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:13:16 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10621#comment-78780 He is what he is, a second round draft choice which the last time I checked don't always pan out. So to Frankie, if we was as good as you seem to argue then why the hell all the other GM'S in the NBA pass him up? He was a late second rounder at that. So to try and validate your point to me about this dude isn't gonna work. I saw enough (sarcasm) of him in summer league to tell me all I needed to know, which in fact wasnt enough. Scouts probably feel like I do. Has no real low post moves, doesnt rebound great defensively, and is probably no better than number 12 on the team. If you wanna argue about going in the direction of youth then why grab a grabage big man who is 25 when you have at least three or four bigs right now who are incrementally better than him and younger? In my opinion he isnt even a situational big on a good team. So why should Detroit waste their time on him when they have their own young center who needs developmental time. It was not like he was gonna get that much burn anyway so why drag on with the charade? Let the man latch on to a team thats lacking big men. When you say Affalo, you state that as if he isnt any good(Denver begs to differ), but on the other hand you wanna knock Joe for drafting him and not playing him as if he's actually coaching.  Joe has a propensity to find better value for his picks in the second round, so you feel that Macklin is a gem, when in fact I think Joe just wanted to fill out his roster. If he got lucky and found that the kid was good enough I know he would have made reservations for him to be on the team. Stop questioning his every move as if youve been GM before. This is not NBA live where all big men rule. Miami just won with 6'10-11 240 pd Chris Bosh manning the center position. We do not need a big that does not seem NBA ready in my opinion. At 25 in this league either you have it or you dont. Its not really anyones fault he took the route he did coming out of high school . Things just have not panned out the way people may have thought they would. We have enough men to the man post right now and bringing back Ben Wallace as a player/coach/mentor only helps the bigs currently on teh roster. Having Macklin does none of that except slow down the growth process of guys like Drummond and the new guy. Why is everyone crying about the number 52 pick in last years draft like he is some bona find hidden gem?  Get over and only worry about players wearing that Red, White, and Blue. He is what he is, a second round draft choice which the last time I checked don’t always pan out. So to Frankie, if we was as good as you seem to argue then why the hell all the other GM’S in the NBA pass him up? He was a late second rounder at that. So to try and validate your point to me about this dude isn’t gonna work. I saw enough (sarcasm) of him in summer league to tell me all I needed to know, which in fact wasnt enough. Scouts probably feel like I do. Has no real low post moves, doesnt rebound great defensively, and is probably no better than number 12 on the team. If you wanna argue about going in the direction of youth then why grab a grabage big man who is 25 when you have at least three or four bigs right now who are incrementally better than him and younger? In my opinion he isnt even a situational big on a good team. So why should Detroit waste their time on him when they have their own young center who needs developmental time. It was not like he was gonna get that much burn anyway so why drag on with the charade? Let the man latch on to a team thats lacking big men.

When you say Affalo, you state that as if he isnt any good(Denver begs to differ), but on the other hand you wanna knock Joe for drafting him and not playing him as if he’s actually coaching.  Joe has a propensity to find better value for his picks in the second round, so you feel that Macklin is a gem, when in fact I think Joe just wanted to fill out his roster. If he got lucky and found that the kid was good enough I know he would have made reservations for him to be on the team. Stop questioning his every move as if youve been GM before. This is not NBA live where all big men rule. Miami just won with 6’10-11 240 pd Chris Bosh manning the center position. We do not need a big that does not seem NBA ready in my opinion. At 25 in this league either you have it or you dont. Its not really anyones fault he took the route he did coming out of high school . Things just have not panned out the way people may have thought they would. We have enough men to the man post right now and bringing back Ben Wallace as a player/coach/mentor only helps the bigs currently on teh roster. Having Macklin does none of that except slow down the growth process of guys like Drummond and the new guy. Why is everyone crying about the number 52 pick in last years draft like he is some bona find hidden gem?  Get over and only worry about players wearing that Red, White, and Blue.

]]> By: frankie d http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/07/pistons-vernon-macklin-parting-ways-reluctantly/comment-page-1/#comment-78769 frankie d Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:38:53 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10621#comment-78769 joe d does not appear to like guards like macado.  i cannot think of a single pass-first guard he's brought in and given a legit shot since he's been the gm.   maybe there has been one, but i cannot recall him.   joe appears to like hybrid/combo guards.   in fact, his fondness seems to be for guards who played the game the way he played it. he seems to have little tolerance for non-shooting guys who look to pass first. joe d does not appear to like guards like macado.  i cannot think of a single pass-first guard he’s brought in and given a legit shot since he’s been the gm.  
maybe there has been one, but i cannot recall him.  
joe appears to like hybrid/combo guards.  
in fact, his fondness seems to be for guards who played the game the way he played it.
he seems to have little tolerance for non-shooting guys who look to pass first.

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