Comments on: Ben Wallace: “I’m not retired”

By: tommy

tommy — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:56:50 +0000

Ben please try and find a coaching job, maybe with the Pistons so you can help get them back in the playoffs.

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By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:58:53 +0000

OMG! Dumars get your head out of your rear and get Big Ben back on the court especially now that you let Prince go.

By: Chris H

Chris H — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:37:10 +0000

CV is not going to get amnestied. It just doesn’t make sense financially for the pistons to do so before his deal expires. It’s something nice to happen incase the deal of a lifetime drops out of thin air and it requires Charlie to be amnestied, but that is doubtful. Now how to get rid of them? Offer up another first round pick, a decent player and maybe some potato chips or something… It’s not going to happen, except for everyone’s dreams.

By: MIKEYDE248

MIKEYDE248 — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:56:53 +0000

I agree with you that I don’t see any way we will be able to trade CV. Hopefull see them amnesty him this offseason.

Prince and Max could be good role plays (not starters like with the Pistons) and Maggette could be a good barganing chip in a trade.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:52:50 +0000

“transition” above should have been “transaction”.
my mistake.

By: Corey

Corey — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:49:16 +0000

I’d only want him back if they trade Maxiel and move Monroe to PF full time. Then Ben and Andre could platoon at center. That would be fun to watch.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:46:56 +0000

max and tay could probably be traded fairly easily.
they would be perfect role players for a team making a title run.
pistons fans would probably be surprised at how positively they are regarded in the western conference, where both are considered almost prototypes of a certain type of player.
maggette has a decent amount of value simply because of his expiring contract.
some team out there would want that contract just to make numbers work for some type of transition over the next 8 or 9 months.
CV is truly the only one who will be tough to trade.
in fact, i was astounded that dumars traded gordon, while tossing in the first rounder, as i thought CV was the guy he’d make that move with.
the only thing that will make sense – so far as trading gordon, keeping CV is concerned – is using amnesty on him somewhere down the line.
or maybe, some contending team will fall in love with CV’s outside shooting and take him off the team’s hands. wouldn’t count on it, but anything is possible.
bottom line is that there are possibilities for all of those supposedly tough to trade vets.
unfortunately, dumars has never shown a willingness to turn over veteran assets for future possibilities. it just doesn’t seem to be in his nature.

By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:42:06 +0000

Obviously he doesn’t have to be on the roster to help Drummond, but he’s obviously not considering himself to be retired so it’s highly unlikely he’d join the team in any other capacity. Drummond won’t be able to reach out to Wallace during the regular season to get help from him, and I’d bet money that they won’t reach out to one another to try and meet up during the summer for workouts.

So I guess the question becomes, do you really think that Austin Daye’s spot on the bench is worth more than Ben Wallace’s experience and mentoring of Drummond? Not to mention that Ben Wallace could very easily take Charlie V’s minutes as the backup PF which would be very beneficial. Most nights Charlie gives up just as many points as he makes through lazy D and lack of effort rebounding. I’d much rather see Big Ben out there playing D and rebounding than Charlie V sit around the 3 line and jack up shots only to allow offensive rebounds and easy layups on the defensive end.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:27:38 +0000

for some inexplicable reason, dumars turned down a great trade offer from dallas 2 years ago, just when tay was expiring and ready to leave.
why he refused to trade him – apparently for a late first rounder and a comparable expiring contract in the person of caron butler – is a mystery.
or maybe not, considering what ultimately happened.
fact is, teams make that kind of trade fairly frequently, for any number of reasons.
the wallace to new jersey trade – which netted portland the number 6 pick which became damien lilliard – is just the latest example.
a lot of hard work, a willingness to let favored players go, and some creativity is all that is needed.
this fan is tired of all of the excuses about why players cannot be traded, because of …. whatever….
guys get traded all of the time. guys with bad contracts get traded all of the time.
teams looking to make a title run are always happy to gamble to make risky trades.
dumars simply has to be willing to take that step.