Comments on: Khris Middleton’s contract guarantees more money than Kim English’s, 15 Pistons fully guaranteed for upcoming season

By: jerrific

jerrific — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:19:37 +0000

so he’s a better shooter than our overrated starting sf and two guys that struggle to come off the bench on a losing team? know what, you’re right, you win everything.

also, being good at getting steals doesn’t automatically make someone a good defender. sometimes it just means a player gambles too much, or is just good at getting steals.

By: Corey

Corey — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:26:24 +0000

Frankly, I think the Middleton contract is better for the Pistons than the English contract is. If he turns into a player, the pistons have him for four years at a pittance (for an NBA player) rather than only three. And as a young player, he will have more trade value based on “potential” for longer, if he doesn’t appear to be working out.
$1m players never break your team’s cap.
If the pistons need a roster spot for Flynn or Williams, they can cut Will Bynum, since those guys can play PG – at least as well as Bynum, probably.

By: Oracle

Oracle — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:01:32 +0000

This is the most reasonable comment I’ve seen in a long time. We don’t see practices, most of us haven’t seen Middleton play, and have little info beyond summer league box scores. It’s way too early to declare English a super sub and Middleton worthless. As fans, we just don’t know yet.

By: sebastian

sebastian — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:04:45 +0000

I sense that there will be a trade in October. Signing Middleton to his wages makes it easy to through him into a trade, if some chump change is needed to balance off the trade.
OUR small forward personnel situation has to improve, during the month of October.
Have you guys, seen the schedule through November 30. Take a look at it, if you haven’t already. It is brutal!

By: Lake Side Live

Lake Side Live — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:31:19 +0000

Williams true shooting percentage is better than Prince, Bynum, and Villanueva last year and his defensive rebound percentage would have him 4th on the team, defensively his steal percentage is better than Jonas Stuckey Knight and Prince. So where do did come up with your assesment?

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:37:56 +0000

Like everyone on here, I’m high on Kim English. Probably too high. It’s unfair for us to expect a 2nd round pick who has never played a game to suddenly becom Arron Aflalo. Also, we are all probably a little too low on Middleton.

By: Desolation Row

Desolation Row — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:17:10 +0000

“Ride this core to more than just one championship”

I’m stealing this forever.

By: danny

danny — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:18:54 +0000

worth every penny, remember we paid bg big bucks to be the 3 point threat. He did shot 40 percent but could not play well with this team. now we have someone for pennies on the dollar that can knock down the big shots.

By: rbaltes

rbaltes — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:42:19 +0000

James Jones part deux. Worth the contract on that potential.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:04:38 +0000

I’m not particularly surprised by this. Middleton is still making a pittance by NBA standards, and if he can provide any value at all he’s significantly outplay his contract. English, on the other hand, has already established himself a bit more. He is a great guy to have in the locker room, and at worst he’ll be a consistent 3-pt threat off the bench. He knows he’ll get another contract, so having a shorter rookie contract is ideal. I’m more surprised the Pistons didn’t try to push for a longer contract in English, keep him below market value for more years.

As for Flynn and Williams, there’s not much loss. Flynn has been abjectly terrible his entire career, the last thing this team needs is an inefficient scoring guard with poor court vision, especially one that was one of the worst defenders in the league. Williams I wasn’t excited about either – he’s a terrible shooter (even from the FT line), poor rebounder/defender, and overeager ballhandler. If the goal is to start picking up talent and skill, neither of those guys should make the team.