Comments on: John Hollinger: Greg Monroe is one of the league’s most underrated players http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/john-hollinger-greg-monroe-is-one-of-the-leagues-most-underrated-players/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Sat, 18 May 2013 16:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/john-hollinger-greg-monroe-is-one-of-the-leagues-most-underrated-players/comment-page-1/#comment-89543 Patrick Hayes Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:19:44 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11288#comment-89543 <p>Oh no, Mayo is the prototypical Dumars signing, isn't he? I'd never even considered that. You just ruined my day. I know this is totally going to happen now.</p> Oh no, Mayo is the prototypical Dumars signing, isn’t he? I’d never even considered that. You just ruined my day. I know this is totally going to happen now.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/john-hollinger-greg-monroe-is-one-of-the-leagues-most-underrated-players/comment-page-1/#comment-89540 tarsier Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:17:58 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11288#comment-89540 And then over the summer, Dumars throws 8 digits at OJ Mayo. And then over the summer, Dumars throws 8 digits at OJ Mayo.

]]> By: frankie d http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/john-hollinger-greg-monroe-is-one-of-the-leagues-most-underrated-players/comment-page-1/#comment-89537 frankie d Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:43:03 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11288#comment-89537 yep, they do need a legit 3 point shooter. i guess that means that a guy like kim english, who at least shows that he <em>might</em> be able to fill that role, will be glued to the bench, except for garbage time.  yep, they do need a legit 3 point shooter.
i guess that means that a guy like kim english, who at least shows that he might be able to fill that role, will be glued to the bench, except for garbage time. 

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/john-hollinger-greg-monroe-is-one-of-the-leagues-most-underrated-players/comment-page-1/#comment-89533 tarsier Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:23:35 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11288#comment-89533 Dumars has always felt overshadowed by Thomas. He was never able to make as much of a household name of himself as Thomas did during their playing days. And now he has seen how well known Thomas became as a result of incompetent GMing and Dumars is trying to see if he can catch his former teammate in that area at least. Dumars has always felt overshadowed by Thomas. He was never able to make as much of a household name of himself as Thomas did during their playing days. And now he has seen how well known Thomas became as a result of incompetent GMing and Dumars is trying to see if he can catch his former teammate in that area at least.

]]> By: Mark http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/john-hollinger-greg-monroe-is-one-of-the-leagues-most-underrated-players/comment-page-1/#comment-89528 Mark Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:51:11 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11288#comment-89528 ya know I had forgotten all about Macklin. But with all this talk about Drummond outplaying Maxiell and deserving his starting spot...Is there any question that Macklin would also have been outplaying Maxiell for the backup spot, once Drummond gets the start? I don't get why they just let walk a great rebounding young big man with prototypical size. How great would a rotation of Monroe/Drummond/Macklin/Kravtsov been to watch this year? They would've owned the boards. Instead we got undersized Maxiell and undersized Jerebko, along with 6-11 SG's Daye and CV. wtf are they doing over there?  ya know I had forgotten all about Macklin. But with all this talk about Drummond outplaying Maxiell and deserving his starting spot…Is there any question that Macklin would also have been outplaying Maxiell for the backup spot, once Drummond gets the start?

I don’t get why they just let walk a great rebounding young big man with prototypical size. How great would a rotation of Monroe/Drummond/Macklin/Kravtsov been to watch this year?

They would’ve owned the boards. Instead we got undersized Maxiell and undersized Jerebko, along with 6-11 SG’s Daye and CV.

wtf are they doing over there? 

]]> By: Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/john-hollinger-greg-monroe-is-one-of-the-leagues-most-underrated-players/comment-page-1/#comment-89522 Patrick Hayes Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:30:33 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11288#comment-89522 <p>Gordon made 40 and 42 percent of his threes the last two seasons. He underachieved and was nowhere near worth his contract, but he was also the Pistons only natural 3-point shooter. They have no real perimeter threat with him gone, other than Knight, who hits threes but he's also streaky. They need a true floor spacer/spot-up shooter like Gordon, just hopefully not one they're paying $12 million per season for.</p> Gordon made 40 and 42 percent of his threes the last two seasons. He underachieved and was nowhere near worth his contract, but he was also the Pistons only natural 3-point shooter. They have no real perimeter threat with him gone, other than Knight, who hits threes but he’s also streaky. They need a true floor spacer/spot-up shooter like Gordon, just hopefully not one they’re paying $12 million per season for.

]]> By: tim http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/john-hollinger-greg-monroe-is-one-of-the-leagues-most-underrated-players/comment-page-1/#comment-89518 tim Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:24:47 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11288#comment-89518 uhm, losing ben gordon will hurt our shooting?  Am I missing something here?  uhm, losing ben gordon will hurt our shooting?  Am I missing something here? 

]]> By: frankie d http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/john-hollinger-greg-monroe-is-one-of-the-leagues-most-underrated-players/comment-page-1/#comment-89493 frankie d Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:04:47 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11288#comment-89493 hollinger also added these gems: "<a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3689/joe-dumars" rel="nofollow">Joe Dumars</a> seems re-energized by this whole GM thing after a half-decade run of baffling awfulness that began with the <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/63/chauncey-billups" rel="nofollow">Chauncey Billups</a>-<a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/366/allen-iverson" rel="nofollow">Allen Iverson</a> trade and culminated in the twin disasters of Gordon and Villanueva...." and, "...Instead, veteran retread <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2506/damien-wilkins" rel="nofollow">Damien Wilkins</a> played 922 minutes off the bench for a rebuilding team, in one of the year's more puzzling personnel developments..." good to see others have been as perplexed by some of the pistons' "baffling" and "puzzling" moves over the last decade. i just hope that joe d is truly "re-energized" and ready to move forward.  so far, the signs have not been promising. imho.  hollinger also added these gems:
“Joe Dumars seems re-energized by this whole GM thing after a half-decade run of baffling awfulness that began with the Chauncey Billups-Allen Iverson trade and culminated in the twin disasters of Gordon and Villanueva….”
and,
“…Instead, veteran retread Damien Wilkins played 922 minutes off the bench for a rebuilding team, in one of the year’s more puzzling personnel developments…”
good to see others have been as perplexed by some of the pistons’ “baffling” and “puzzling” moves over the last decade.
i just hope that joe d is truly “re-energized” and ready to move forward.  so far, the signs have not been promising.
imho. 

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