Comments on: Pistons’ locker room reportedly has ‘obvious internal divisions’

By: Pepe Silvia

Pepe Silvia — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:02:15 +0000

Thia has got to be the biggest waste of time I have ever read. I’m getting more out of writing this in my life than the 55 seconds I wasted reading your nonsense! Go cover a gym basketball league or something, you may strike my interest a bit more

By: Zekekhaseli

Zekekhaseli — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:35:51 +0000

This is gonna be a long year pistons fans

By: MNM

MNM — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:29:02 +0000

Bingo. This is a non issue.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:51:22 +0000

If the young guys can’t force Frank to play them by outplaying these old stiffs then what does that tell you regarding their games?!! They are not ready (or Frank is obstinate)…
I would rather that they earn playing time by outplaying the vets rather than have playing time given to them.

lol!
i thought frank apologists had abandoned this tired old trope, especially in the face of drummond’s situation.
this evidence this year easily proves the falsity of this tired cliche.
if only it was true.

By: ShawnJ

ShawnJ — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:23:57 +0000

I would rather see the young guys but these moves are justifiable. All of the vets have a body of work. They are known for something. The youth have not developed their game. If the young guys can’t force Frank to play them by outplaying these old stiffs then what does that tell you regarding their games?!! They are not ready (or Frank is obstinate)…

I would rather that they earn playing time by outplaying the vets rather than have playing time given to them.

By: Tgill

Tgill — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:17:26 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgr7ompwzok

By: jake

jake — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:05:20 +0000

the only player who probably deserves a shot at the rotation at this point is english. i’d swap corey’s minutes out for kim who will player better defense and give us another shooter to spread the floor. everyone else either played themselves out of a spot, or just don’t deserve one to begin with.

By: I HATE FRANK

I HATE FRANK — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:49:27 +0000

Only person we can potential be showcasing is Charlie … The truth is Maxiell is only starting because of Franks pride and its the same pride that has maggette getting minutes, and Prince will not allow anyone to cut into his minutes because of his pride…

The vets and the younger guys have no chemistry…

The only player that looks decent with any line up is stuckey…

By: MIKEYDE248

MIKEYDE248 — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:20:24 +0000

Maggette will not get traded, unless we get something really good for him, since he is an expiring contract. Why he is being played though, I have no idea.

Frank keeps saying that he is playing the players that give him the best chance to win. If that is the case, shouldn’t we being seeing some wins. We could be playing all the young guys and still be getting the same results.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:10:17 +0000

“Bynum, JJ, and Daye bummed their way out of the rotation.”
if those guys “bummed” their way out of the line up, WTF do you call what maggette is doing?
and why is he playing?
he has a PER of 8.1, the worst shooting percentages of anyone in the rotation and the worst offensive and defensive rating of anyone in the rotation. all coming from a guy who is on the last year of a contract.
maggette is following in the sorry tradition the pistons have maintained recently: playing sorry, over the hill vets, while their young players cool their heels on the bench.
maggette has played every game since he came back from injury and he has been the worst player on the court, most nights.
the fact that he sucks up 14 minutes a night while a guy like JJ sits and watches should be enough to get frank fired, by itself.
it is just ridiculous, and i’ve yet to see anyone explain in a rational way, why this clown is set as a rotation player.
the only possible explanation is that he is being showcased for a trade, but i will believe that when i see it. such a move would be totally contrary to everything joe d has done over the last 6 or 7 years.