Stuckey is not a SG because he can’t shoot. But he’s also not good enough of a PG to be a starting PG. Backup PG though may fit him perfect. 
 
And Jerebko is not a PF whether as a starter or off the bench. His only chance for success in this league is likely as a backup SF.

Now we just have to get Drummond into the starting lineup and English minutes at backup SG, and the rotation will be good

I think you are right to say that we as Pistons fans have to be patient.  Hopefully the playing time that some of our veterans are getting now might help us in trade value.  If they are still playing as many minutes after the trade deadline, then it’s time to start the fire Frank & Dumars chants.

I don’t think the Pistons need a superstar.  Most don’t want to come here or we would have to give up too much to get one.

@bugsygod – Completely agree.

@Pratik – Most of your argument is a very vague assessment of how to beef up any team, not just the Pistons.  Don’t have great shooters, get better shooters.  That’s a no brainer.  But there was something you said that I kind of like but see both the good and bad in it.  Like you said, we don’t have game changers.  If we had two PG type players who could average 18 PPG and 7 APG then we could possibly play them together and make the other team adapt to our lineup.  But we don’t.  Most of our players are average skilled players.  Singler isn’t going to contain a start SG/SF with his defense and he’s not going to light up a quality defending SG/SF with his offense either.  The same can be said for the rest of this team.  If we had game changers, I agree, make the other team adapt to our lineup.  But until we have major game changers (Moose and Brahma Bull may become those types of players, but they aren’t there yet), we can’t do that.  It would more than likely result in more losses.

@I HATE FRANK – No, there are no excuses for an 0-8 start.  And Frank has had conflicting messages and actions at times.  But why dwell on 4-3 over the last seven games?  Because that’s what everyone does. How many times have you heard “The Pistons haven’t been to the playoffs in 3 years.”?  And then you hear someone say “But they’ve been in the playoffs 7 of the last 10 years.”  Also, it shows momentum.  If we won our first, then lost three, won the next, then lost 3 more, then won two, then lost the next five, that’s worse actually.  Going 4-3 in the last seven shows that there is progress being made.  And even though there aren’t excuses for going 0-8 to start the season, there are many things that can be shown to show why that was a VERY likely possibility between schedule (number of games in number of nights, miles traveled, etc.), player personnel, quality of opponents, etc.  If this was the 2003-04 team that started out 0-8, yeah, we’d be like “WFT?”, but this isn’t even close to that team, so it’s more understandable.  Look at the Lakers, they lost their first four with a not so hard start to the season which a beast of a lineup.  THAT is worse.

@TSPENCER – For the most part, see my response to @I HATE FRANK, but you’re already ready for the coaches head?  Technically, we’ve started out better this year (to this point) than we did last year, and all of that with 6 new players, 5 of them being rookies, on the team.  I agree, Joe D needs to be working on some deals, but what were you really expecting from the team this season?  Who would we trade for a superstar to change this team around?  The players we COULD give up for that superstar could end up turning into superstars themselves.  This team is counting on some internal improvement this year to go along with the cap space available this summer.  Yeah, they want to make the playoffs to please the owner and everyone to keep their jobs, but they know making a huge move right now could be more detrimental later.

Patience is a virtue.  Of the 30 teams in the NBA, over the last 25 years, there have been what, 6 different teams who have won a championship.  We’ve won 3 of those.  Well, I guess maybe that’s the problem.  Because we’re 1/6 of the teams that have won championships recently, maybe everyone has their hopes set too high (and believe me, I want us to get back up there, but know it’s a process).  But look at where our team is headed past just this season.  Moose, Knight, Brahma Bull, Buckets, English, Jerebko and maybe even Ctrl-V (if he ever gets to play).  Maxiell, Bynum, Maggette, Daye and Villanueva are likely gone after this season if not sooner.  Prince and Stuckey are available for trade as well.  I understand wanting to see wins and entertaining basketball.  It’s coming, and Singler has already made some of that happen.

I think Bynum was looking to explain his poor performance as something somewhat out of his control without throwing Frank under the bus.

We need to be able to decrease Prince’s minutes and find a trade partner for him.
We need to ship Bynum out somewhere where he can get an opportunity.

Can we package them both and send them to the Clippers for Eric Bledsoe?

How about:
2-1 in the last 3 games
3-2 in the last 5 games
3-0 in out last 3 home games
4-0 in the games that we out score our opponent

I read the article in the Detroit News today, (like I do every day)and Franks says we lost games because we didnt put defensive effort into it every game. FRANK this is why I HATE U! You BEST DEFENSIVE HOPE IS ON THE BENCH! You have a guy that rebounds, blks, protects the rim, you’d think that a coach who says he wants to be a defense first team, would look to find more minutes for Drummond, But you’ll watch 6-6, 6-7 Jason Maxiell get lit up game after game, but its okay, because he’ll throws down a MAD MAX DUNK!!!  on a putback or get a blk ever other game

Jonas is another solid-good defender, even if his shot isnt falling he hustles on defense, no ones ever questions his effort play after play,Jonas fights and gets more loose balls than any other piston, but you’ll now find minutes for Charlie V.

Kim English, just might be our best perimeter defender, he has great footwork and active hands, but you cant find minutes for him, however you find minutes for Maggette who has years of wear and tear on his body, and he’s not even in game shape, and when have Maggette and defensive energy been put into the wrong sentence.

Frank your actions and decisions, dont match your words!

We had no excuses for an 0-8 start, in the last 42 games of the season, our main players were Greg, Stuckey, Knight, Prince, Maxiell, Jonas, and Gordon. The only player no with the team is Gordon. So six of your key players return, throw in 5 rookies (only 2 of which are playing any quaility minutes), and Cory Maggette …. No lock out, no injuries, a full offseason to game plan, a full offseason to work with the players, Including Summer leagues, Basktball camps, training session, pre-season basketball …. and You as a coach have the nerve to say “We will get it once we are all looking through the same prism,”  PRISM!!!! WHO ARE YOU “BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY”

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121128/OPINION03/211280330#ixzz2DWgkEzq6

im happy that we are not the Wizards, but atleast they have an excuse with no John Wall, they traded their best defensive big last year, and they have almost a completely new starting 5.

It kills me that a coach or the media hangs its hat on a 21-21 finish to the season, after a 4-20 start from last year. Especially when in that 21-21 run, I saw team throw games against us to get better draft positioning, I saw play-off teams rest starters, us win games that we shouldnt have won.

But HEY! we’re 4-3 in the last 7 games with the Suns coming to TOWN!

Bynum might have been trying to explain his struggles, but I did take his comments as a criticism of separating the first and second units. I may have read it that way because I share that same criticism, but I doubt it…