Comments on: Lawrence Frank on Andre Drummond: ‘We are going to make this a slow process’

By: josh chen

josh chen — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:51:43 +0000

Your assessment is correct. That is exactly what the pistons need to do.

By: josh chen

josh chen — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:49:24 +0000

glad you that you are on board with Frank and Dumars turning him into Darko.

By: josh chen

josh chen — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:46:34 +0000

Frank and Dumars both need to be replaced. Watch this pistons fan…..

Beal thrown into the fire. Kidd-Gilchrist thrown into the fire, A davis, Lillliard, Barnes, Jonas Val., and Crowder for goodness sake. “All of those players need to be brought up slowly” A strict regime of “15 min” or else. THE PISTONS HAVE BAD MANAGEMENT. I HAVE BEEN A PISTONS FAN FOR 20 YEARS. YOU PEOPLE NEED TO WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE. EVERY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE WORTH THEIR SALT ARE DEVELOPING THEIR FUTURE STARS RIGHT NOW. The pistons are the WORST team in the league next to the bobcats. Their is no reason not to play Drummond. Thy had an excuse not to play Darko and ruin his career, since they were a playoff team. Dumars can manage a championship team, but he can’t build a young team. He got lucky last time, when proven veterans just came together. His track record with young talent is just atrocious.

By: josh chen

josh chen — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:34:52 +0000

Yeah,
Greg Monroe and Rodney Stuckey are the only 2 players of consequence that Dumars and company have developed in 6 years. He has done a TERRIBLE JOB. This has Darko Millic written all over it. He ruined Darko’s career. Now look at what he is doing to Drummond. He veterans are all complimentary players. He is protecting his failed VET picks.

By: lindsey

lindsey — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:01:15 +0000

Here is my solution:
Sit Stuckey. I don’t care if he has had a few games, the dude is poison right now. Let him go back to his 6th man role, where it wont be so painful when he has an off game (which is offten).
Start Knight/Prince/Jonas/Monroe/Drummond. It shores up our rebounding, and gives us an INTERIOR PRESENCE. THAT IS OUR BIGGEST WEAKNESS RIGHT NOW!
Prince and Stuckey are ballhogs, and i can no longer take having both of them on the court at the same time. Yes, Tayshauns age is getting up there, but he can still defend most NBA shooting guards (second weakest position in the NBA besides centers), and on the nights he cant, Drummond will have his back to block shots, or at least alter them with his presence.
Maxiell is having a great year, but what he is doing is perfect back-up Center material. He is still too much of a blackhole, and he has really fallen in love with those McDyess range jump shots, that look great when he makes them, but make you irate when he doesnt. Jonas can bring you the same production, if not more. He’ had a great season so far, and should be rewarded. Drummond/Monroe/JJ attacking the glass will be a three-headed frontcourt monster, and a waaay scarier monster than Maxiell/Monroe/Prince.
This will never happen, it makes too much sense. I think the plan is to start Drummond around all-star break, just to make him feel like he really earned it. woopdee doo guys, glad we waited so long.
I do like Corey’s point thought too, that maybe the plan is actually working? Obviously not in the win column, it’s time for CHANGE.

By: Ozzie-Moto

Ozzie-Moto — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:57:40 +0000

I going to go off big time on this … The Pistons have protected there vets for years … making sure they never feel challenged by the younger plays .. I can only guess that this is pure Dumars. Joe been GM for i think longer than any other in the NBA 12 some years and for the LAST 6 he has stunk .. (Yes a few draft pick have fallen to him thats not building talent. AA Dalfino, even Amir have all played on teams with better records but some how they where worthless on the Pistons and worse the piston got very little in return. A Iverson was a total joke. Why you can argue about whether Chauncey Billups should have been traded or not you might think that getting at least something back for him was a good idea. Now to Drummond.. last time i checked there were a lot of minutes between 13 and 32. No one is say run the kid into the ground but any night he not getting at least 20 there is something really wrong and what is really going on is again Protecting Joe’s stupid rosters. Seems every year we are totally unbalanced. One year I thing we had 7 shooting guards. Now to many SF and PFs The only thing that WOULD make any sense is if he trying to showcase a player or 2 in hopes of a trade. Tay, Max, Rodney, etc and a lot of the rest all have such limited UP SIDES they will never get this team past the first round. So JD just trying to not look SO bad and well Frank seems to have fallen in or was picked because he fit this failed approach. I grew up in Michigan and I love the team but i have to say i see so many fans that keep saying give Dumars a chance, like he hasn’t had year at this point. Your not being patient your just enabling a nice guy that long long long lost what it takes to put together a modern team. (Hello T Gores WAKE UP)

By: Corey

Corey — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:27:26 +0000

Just to throw some gasoline on the fire… Hollinger’s PER rating for Drummond is 23.17, good for 15th best in the entire league. On the other hand, one can question it’s value for small sample sizes. As in: Jimmer Fredette currently leads the league.

Still… 15th suggests he’s doing something right out there on the court.

By: Corey

Corey — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:55:54 +0000

Most of last year at UConn?

I’m mostly playing devil’s advocate here, although I think the point is worth thinking about. I don’t care at all whether Drummond starts, but I think it’s unconscionable that he’s not getting 20+ minutes per game.

my fondest hope for Drummond is that Maxiel is traded before the deadline. Then Frank will have to play Drummond more minutes

By: EMBRACE THE PROCESS

EMBRACE THE PROCESS — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:00:39 +0000

Corey….Other than one Summer League game…when hasnt Drummond looked Good?

By: EMBRACE THE PROCESS

EMBRACE THE PROCESS — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:58:06 +0000

all of this just helped me to realize how screwed up this franchise is…..we finally draft a player with potential, who can play right away…but what do we do?

We dont play him… in favor of an undersized PF…who management was hoping would opt out of this contract no more than 6 months ago….