Comments on: NBA.com: Playing Andre Drummond now in Pistons best interest

By: MNM

MNM — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:36:54 +0000

Then when you ask Chauncey about “loyalty”…well… Im sure it’s a sore subject. Everyone, by now, should accept that there is no loyalty in sports. In the end, you root for the front of the jersey, not the back. It can be a hard lesson to learn, but a lesson none the less.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:22:00 +0000

So … NBA teams don’t start role players? I must’ve missed that. Also, if Jerebko can’t start because he’s a ‘role player at best,’ what does that make Prince? He’s been a role player his entire career, and now he’s an old role player. Jerebko looked a lot better than Prince did this preseason and his skillset, offensive rebounding, energy and moving without the ball, actually fit pretty well with Detroit’s starting guards, who both love to run, and their starting, franchise big man who loves to pass to cutters who are active around the basket.

By: bobby

bobby — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:04:15 +0000

yeah, im always curious whenever i see people saying how much they love JJ. he’s decent, but if I were creating a team I wouldn’t choose him as my second unit SF, maybe a third unit…

By: gmehl

gmehl — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:59:34 +0000

It always blows my mind when you think that Ben Wallace has a 9’3? standing reach. Without the fro he is more like 6’8″ then 6’9″. I hope and pray that Drummond brings similar excitement that body did.

By: bugsygod

bugsygod — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:47:42 +0000

Well thats basically what im saying a two yr plan. This year you reach hard for the playoffs, show your improving and have good young talent. This will attract FA’s and help improve the stock of our young players for trade possibilities. So in the summer, when some of the new harsher tax penalties start, those higher tax teams will be looking to dump salary. Most higher salary teams are the Better Teams, so the Better Teams will be looking to shed salary. Since these are the better teams in the league you would think the players they have and looking to shed sometimes have to be valuable really good players. So we will have all that cap space, have a young talented team, solid coaching, players values have gone up in a “successful” season we will be a very attractive trade partner. Now when these trades and FA decisions are made they need to be the RIGHT decision. So that is the direction i see for the team and really is it that” difficult to see?

By: Corey

Corey — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:38:34 +0000

It’s better if Drummond doesn’t start until he PROVES he’s ready for it. Frank can just keep increasing his minutes until he’s in the 28+ range. When he can handle that consistently he’ll start. Until then it doesn’t even matter.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:14:46 +0000

sheed came from atlanta.
portland had traded sheed to atlanta for rahim and theo ratliff and really didn’t save any money on the deal.
it was more like a “jailblazer” dump than a salary dump.
he’d worn out his welcome with fans and management, though most players on the team still loved him.

By: Jodi Jezz

Jodi Jezz — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:06:32 +0000

LOL @Jonas being a starter!..Jonas is a role player at best, lets be serious…

By: freywagg

freywagg — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:46:10 +0000

“the Wizards bring Beal of the bench?”
Yes.

By: sop

sop — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:35:38 +0000

All the arguments in the world can be made for Drummond deserving to start, but you need to understand Joe’s thinking. Allow me to enlighten with a repost:

“Maxiell would be really pissed if he doesn’t start and get lots of minutes in his contract year, but does that really matter? To Joe D it does. He thinks if you show players loyalty then vets will want to come and play for you because you’ll have that rep of being a players first franchise.”