Comments on: Basketball Jones writer picks Pistons as least watchable team, obviously hasn’t seen enough Andre Drummond yet

By: Max

Max — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:19:29 +0000

Just another example of the media hating the Pistons. The proof is that he says the Pistons weren’t fun to watch when they were good. People just don’t like fundamentals and defense.

By: Otis

Otis — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:00:43 +0000

I voluntarily watch this team, know the players, and freely admit it’s among the most boring teams in the league. If I lived anywhere else I fully believe I would consider it the most boring. I love the point that when we were good we were still boring! LOL But the biggest problem for me is how slow and painful the rebuild has gone, and how this team looks a whole lot like the one that put me to sleep 66 times last season. This team needs a lot of help, and too few Pistons fans seem to acknowledge that. Having ten rotation quality players doesn’t make a good team, even if they’re mostly young finally.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:41:48 +0000

how exciting a team is will inevitably not be fact. it is, by definition, an opinion.

By: danny

danny — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:57:14 +0000

Then how are the kings, warriors, or wizards ahead of us? All these teams have been much worse for much longer. Oh well I never take these “experts” opinions espeically SI or espn. People need to remember what they say is not a fact its their stupid opinion.
With that being said I hope we pick up the pace a bit. I think next to knicks and some other teams we have some of the best running bigs out there.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:06:17 +0000

*MSG network. lol

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:05:55 +0000

well, I was going to agree with him, given that you;d have to be crazy to be a non-pistons fan and choose to watch losing basktball with Maxiell/Tayshaun playing big minutes.

But, then he said he didn’t even enjoy watching them when they were good, so he obviously just doesn’t understand or appreciate the game of bball. As the ’00′s Pistons played some of the most enjoyable bball to watch from a purist standpoint.

This writer should just save his money and sign up for the MSG betwoprk package so he can watch “stars” hog the ball and jack up jumpshots all night and be entertained.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:22:41 +0000

We have at least three players in any starting lineup that can move the ball well, even if not at an elite level (Knight-Stuckey-Monroe). If they weren’t coached to dribble out the clock for no friggin’ reason, and instead to pass the ball around until they actually created an opening, we might not see as much idiotic one on five play from our non-superstar players.

By: vic

vic — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:13:29 +0000

A pass first pg would help too.

Ball movement makes for fun basketball.

Taking turns dribbling into multiple defenders and jacking is not fun looking basketball, especially when they miss.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:23:20 +0000

CV has never been good here, no matter the minutes or confidence. Joe thought he would be a great 4 when he was signed, and we tried to play him that way. He failed… miserably. There’s no reason CV should even step on the court at this point. His outside shooting is wildly overrated. He has has exactly one year where he shot above league average from 3. Whereas his defensive indifference and inability probably can’t be overstated if you tried. He is a stretch 4 that doesn’t stretch the floor, doesn’t do anything a big man is expected to do, and is an abomination defensively.

If the Pistons have any intention of winning or developing players, they should keep CV as far away as possible.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:19:40 +0000

I hate to sound like such a pessimist, but this is probably the most accurate thing I’ve read about the Pistons from an outside source. We do play a maddeningly slow pace, and Drummond may not be a starter or even heavy contributor for much of the season (despite our greatest hopes). We were boring to non-fans even when we were winning.

There has been a distinct lack of flair and seemingly active decision to play a bad offense. Part of it is a distinct lack of teambuilding and personnel, but I also think it’s part of Joe D’s supposed hard working ugly win culture. I’m not sure Joe D wants the team to be exciting. For all his greatness, he was primarily a defender, a hard worker who put the team first, who didn’t care about mucking up the game as long as it resulted in a W. That’s a fine philosophy for a bunch of veterans competing for championship, especially a bunch of veterans that all came in with a chip on their shoulder, with something to prove, who didn’t care what they had to do to prove it. It’s entirely different with a bunch of possibly exciting rookies who were lottery picks, who were expected to be great, who aren’t ready to put aside dreams of grandeur.