Comments on: Pistons blow double-digit lead in season-opening loss to Rockets, barely use Andre Drummond, still look exciting in process

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:05:02 +0000

Stuckey for Affallo ….Now that would be a great trade! I was sad when we got rid of Affallo and Billups! I would love to see Singler start and Tay abuse second stringers. It will also be interesting wihen Magettee gets back. The other thing I would like to see is Drummond and Monroe on the court at the same time. I’m very excited about this Pistons team and very hopeful. Everyone that wanted our team to get younger – you got it, everyone that wanted a big time name to come here – you won’t get it, big names want big cities (NYK, LA, Miami), besides I think we nabbed 2 future big names in Monroe and Drummond. So lets learn to live with the struggles and support these young guys, new guys, and Tay (our old guy), because we will never get LBJ, CP3, DH, or KD.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:51:46 +0000

@MattG I totally agree with you. Adding Kim English to the starting line up alone will make Knight have double digit assists. I believe English has the potential to be a Joe Dumars type guard for the Pistons. I like Kyle Singler game too. Frank don’t have to start him, but I think he should be getting more minutes than Prince. I’m cool with Frank bringing Drummond around slowly, but like someone else said if Maxiell is not in the game Drummond should be in the game. It only makes sense to have a shot blocker in the game at all times. I like Stuckey but if he keeps playing the way he did last nite I say bring him off the bench as the 6 man. A shooting guard should be good at shooting.Im just saying

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:55:33 +0000

Because it probably would’ve required giving up Monroe.

Houston gave up a decent prospect in Lamb, a short-term replacement who is productive albeit not at Harden’s level and who expires in Martin and two future first rounders, one of which could be a lottery pick, with some filler both ways to make salary work.

If the Pistons were going to beat that offer, it would’ve had to be something like Stuckey, Monroe or Drummond and two future picks.

And to be honest, I’d probably do it — Harden looks every bit like a franchise player. It wouldn’t be an easy decision though, and I could certainly understand not wanting to give up Monroe.

It’s not like OKC just gave him away. Houston made a good offer that gives a replacement now and flexibility later. It would be tough for Detroit or any other team to beat that combination and I think Monroe is the only one on Detroit’s roster who would beat it.

By: MattG

MattG — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:48:56 +0000

Hey Guys,
Great comments. I am with everyone who wants to see more young guns, and less old style. I include Stuck in that old system. Kim English was out there and he seems to give a crap. That matters when watching a game. Frank needs to not stifle the young guys, let them play and grow with them. FYI to Frank, winning 37 games playing Stuck, Prince, and Max big minutes will not save your job. Just ask Flip Saunders and Rick Carlise about that. A line-up of Drummond, Monroe, Singler, Engish, and Knight is our best starting 5, and then having some of the older guys come in to play teams second units.

People, please get off BK’s back. He is growing each year, cares a lot about his game, team, and winning. More than we can say for a number of guys on this team. It took Westbrook, Rose, and most importantly Rondo a few years to get it together, SHOW SOME PATIENCE.

Thanks everyone, looking forward to Friday @ Suns!

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:46:30 +0000

All I could think watching the games was why didn’t Joe Dumars make a call to OKC for Harden?

That is the type of player the Pistons need.

By: Scott Free

Scott Free — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:59:34 +0000

Why on Earth is Monroe in the high post? He gets the majority of his points on tip ins and post play underneath… his midrange shot is too questionable to move him away from the paint. ESPECIALLY since they seem so intent on starting Maxiel who will NEVER be an anchor down low and actually DOES have a respectable mid range shot!

Its like Lawrence Frank seems obsessed with eliminating our competitive advantage by having people play away from their strengths!

Stucky shooting jump shots… Knight avoiding dribble penetration… Monroe away from the basket… Drummond on the bench and Jerebko at Power Forward with no plays being run for either of them… Endless ISOs from what should be a running team…

In an era of small ball, we draft big… but then refuse to use that competitive advantage by starting maxiel, playing Jerebko at PF opposite Monroe at C, and limiting Drummond’s minutes/touches to a laughable minimum… and not even dressing the big defensive minded Ukrainian. We might as well start Charlie V and Austin Daye if we’re going to waste talent so colossally.

I’d be surprised if the rotation Frank used last night goes much more than 4 – 20 to start again. Knight/Stuckey/Jerebko/Monroe/Drummond, Bynum/English/Prince/Maxiel/with a combination of Monroe, Drummond, and Kravtsov playing the backup C, would be much more efficient.

By: Scott Free

Scott Free — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:47:58 +0000

Then we wouldnt have Monroe, Knight, or Drummond… and we’d have a Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen who makes Prince look spry by comparison, and a handful of late 1st round picks.

By: Scott Free

Scott Free — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:46:04 +0000

Spot on Vic.

By: Otis

Otis — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:02:32 +0000

No mention of JJ? He had the best play I’ve seen from a Piston in five years with that assist to Singler.

Anyhow, same old same old. Team looks too much like last year’s, and the year before, and the year before, and so on…

I’d love to see more of JJ and Singler together, Drummond and Moose together. Pairings like this, I think, are our only real competitive advantage, even if they’re young. Tayshaun is not a good fit here, and I don’t think Stuckey is either.

Glad Gores is getting impatient. He should be impatient. With his cheap young talent (that we’ve all been patient a long time while we’ve been collecting them), expendable players who could be of value to contenders (Stuckey, Prince, Max), and cap space this summer that we spent a 1st round pick on, this needs to be the GM’s last chance to have a team that threatens in the East by next season.

By: gtg

gtg — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:06:46 +0000

I don’t know which is worse, the Pistons monumental 4th Q collapse (outscored 33-15!)–or that everybody seems to think, well, that’s kind of expected from the Pistons.