Comments on: Pistons waste Greg Monroe’s career game in loss to Raptors

By: I HATE FRANK

I HATE FRANK — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:21:38 +0000

he did torch Knight…

People kill me…. they get caught up in numbers rather than know what happened

By: Big Rick

Big Rick — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:51:06 +0000

Agree totally, just happens that same PG that torched our supposed PG of the future for 17 assists is at the top of my wish list.

By: T Casey

T Casey — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:44:12 +0000

I agree on Knight being hesitant. What seems to be the issue to me, is we’re running him off the ball so much the past few games that it limits what he can do as he’s not a good wing player. The moment he crosses into the frontcourt we almost immediately have him dish off to Tey or Stuckey and then he’s relegated to the corner three until like the last 10 seconds of the play when he flares back out to the top of the key. As a result he’s been shooting too many long shots and his confidence offensively seems to have taken a bit of a hit. Just my two cents, but I’d like to see him at the top of the key more. Although, he’s gonna have to become a bit better at distributing before the team has more confidence in him being the primary option.

By: Ozzie-Moto

Ozzie-Moto — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:36:04 +0000

Ridiculous thought. He is 19. Big men taker longer to develop offensive skills . He could be as good as Tyson Chandler is now in a few years with a lot of similar skills. He been a very important part of winning teams. A guy with his and TC skills feeds of a point guard that can break the defense down and ACTUALLY throw a pass / alley-oop, which he gets none of from this team. I only get to watch the pistons on away games and i can tell you that the opposing teams analysts are very impressed with his transition already. (more than the detroit ones)….

By: rick

rick — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:51:11 +0000

Thank you for detailing that small but astute obseravtion. It is what I have been trying to tell anyone who would listen about his role on this team. He has stated that he is willing to come off bench in reserve role but moving forward if Detroit does not add a stretch four then they will be who they are. I get why Frank doesnt use Drummond and Monroe together as they clog the lane and make it tough for team to operate. I bet he is not even the one who made that decision. The main problem though is the team/coach has no direction or anything to put their hat on. Why does everyone seem to want to go young and then when the results dont come to fruiation everyone is mad, but dont realize a team is more than just young guys playing minutes? I want some infusion of talent but not at the cost of constant losing. We could be losing just as much with a young lineup as we are today with the one we have. The bottom line is we need a point guard that can run an offense and slide guys over to their natural spots. That is when I will judge each member of this team moving forward.

Now this has nothing to do per sa with what is being talked about but I hate the way people dog Tayshaun. How do you go from being a cerabral, heady,defensive minded player whom everyone adored to malcontent in everyone’e eyes? Is it because he is the lasting memeber of a great era. If so how do we pin this all on him. We knew who he was when he was inserted into the lineup, not an allstar but a good role player on a contending team. His voice should be heard on a team of players who have not won anything.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:36:10 +0000

Saying his PER 36 numbers are dwindling with more min too is false.

He’s gotten 22 mpg his last 4, and avg 8 pts, 8 rebs, and 3 blks

PER 36 thats 13 pts, 13 rebs, and 5 blks/gm.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:57:07 +0000

Also, he must not be familiar with Bill Russell, who the Celtics built the greatest dynasty ever around, resulting in 8 straight championships.

He must’ve never heard of Ben Wallace either.

Most odd though is that he thinks Drummond has no offensive skill, when he giives you moves like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prz5JVSN63s

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:44:37 +0000

Either that or he’s mentally retarded

By: Vic

Vic — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:41:59 +0000

You must be a Bulls fan or something, you can’t be serious.

By: Vic

Vic — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:38:32 +0000

So the difference between the Pistons and Lions is that in football, turnovers are more random, whereas in basketball, it’s more a systemic problem with the players.

No wonder we just lost to a PG that controlled the game w/ 17 assists.