Comments on: 3-on-3: Trading Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye for Jose Calderon

By: G

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:49:11 +0000

I think you should wait and see what Knight the SG looks like. I know he basically played SG in the Orlando game where he scored 31 points… I think he’s similar to Stuckey in that the team has been trying to squeeze him into a position where he doesn’t fit, however I think Knight should be an NBA starter and Stuckey should not.

By: G

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:42:52 +0000

Totally agree with Martin over Mayo (sounds like a sandwich), plus I get the feeling Mayo would be a giant headache. As far as Stuckey getting to the stripe, he doing that MUCH less this year compared to last year, despite playing similar minutes. And his FT% dropped about 5%, which is unheard of for a guy his age.

By: frankie d

frankie d — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:47:16 +0000

just for the record:
my celebration beer at deschuttes was a smoked imperial por ter on cask.
very yummy, and something i would definitely recommend if you see it in your vicinity.
of course…unless you are lucky enough to be in beervana, it is pretty freakin unlikely that you’ll get a taste of that wonderful beer in your town.
it was, however, delicious.
and a fitting send off to a guy, tayshaun prince, who had a great run in the motor city!

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:31:10 +0000

I just have to chime in here, but we don’t want an Eric Bledsoe. Bledsoe is an inefficient scorer with a high turnover rate (worse in his first two season than Knight, barely better right now). He’s also a poor passer with limited vision and a shoot-first mentality. His only real value is defensive, where he’s quite good. Burke and Bledsoe shouldn’t be anything alike. Burke is likely to be an offensive creator with defensive problems – Bledsoe is a weak scorer/passer that defends like crazy.

I would appreciate a better defender at the point as well, but I’m still hoping Knight realizes what he’s good at and becomes a lockdown defender.

By: Crispus

Crispus — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:09:06 +0000

What do you think about trying to get Royce White while his stock is extremely low and hope he turns into the next Iggy? Too much risk and distraction?

By: piston moribund

piston moribund — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:04:20 +0000

The playoffs are only a secondary concern right now. The long term approach should be taken in the best interest of the team
1. Evaluate the current core group and designate key components of the roster. Now that the team has a proven and capable PG, what are the roles that the players will take and how do they perform.
2. Will the PG position determine the success of the team. With the trade for a PG, the team is now secure in 3 of the five positions. Although the lack of defense is still a concern for Bullwinkle, at least not, he does not have to be concerned with the responsibility of initiating the offense and concentrate on D and scoring….etc
3. If BK starts with Calderon, then the second part of the evaluation can start. Since his shooting skills are far more advanced then is PG skills, putting him in his more natural position should lead to more production. It doesnt seem like much different that what he does now so the difference shouldnt vary much in terms of his adjustments.
4. Is Frank the proper coach for this group of developing players. Now that the veteran of the team and bridge to the past is gone, I suppose Frank will have a bigger voice and will not have to concern himself with the possibility of a mutiny. The entitlement aura should now be gone and everyone will be on notice. I think now, the coaching will be a little different and free.
5. Since most of the remain legacy players from the losing era will be gone in a year or two, Who is the leader of this team? Captain Bligh has been traded.
6. Can Bullwinkle develop into a star and start winning for the team or is his game too flawed to warrant that kind of status, metrics aside.
Barring some amazing turn of events, the team is still 4 to 5 years away from becoming a consistent playoff performer. Squeaking into the playoffs and losing in the first round dosent count, really dont want to relive the post Bad Bays era of Mills, Hill, Houston, Stackhouse again.

By: Crispus

Crispus — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:01:26 +0000

I’m with you on hoarding the money. Unless some of the free agents out there aren’t commanding the interest that’s expected (I’d love to pick off an Okafor or Redick for 5-7 mil), I think the cap space will be worth more down the road when all the accountants start waving their arms about the luxury tax.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:54:30 +0000

If Knight get move to SG, I think drafting Knight was a failure, because the Pistons could of just drafted Klay Thompson, which was clearly a better SG. My opinion is this is no different than what Stuckey is currently going through right now, sometime u got to know when to cut your losses. what you think?

By: frankie d

frankie d — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:32:52 +0000

i’d avoid muhammed. seen him play a bunch of times and he has been extremely underwhelming. not really that explosive, and he is limited, skill-wise. he does, however, have a real nose for the basket. like a heat-seeking missle, when he gets close to the hoop.
heck, the big kid on ucla, kyle anderson, has usually been a more impressive player when i’ve watched them.
while he has huge negatives, anderson is an intriguing player. might be the closest thing to magic that i’ve seen in a while. he plays like royce white played last year at iowa state. nowhere near as good as magic – he’s about at austin daye’s level as an athlete – but he has great ballhandling skills, is a great passer and he is a very good rebounder. i’d take anderson off that ucla team before muhammad. but that is just me.

By: Brady Fredericksen

Brady Fredericksen — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:24:42 +0000

I’m not sure if you guys are aware of this year’s draft class, but it’s terribly underwhelming. Outside of UCLA’s Shabazz Muhammad there’s really no athletic wing scorer who can come in and make an impact. Guys like Otto Porter or Marcus Smart aren’t going to lift this team to exponentially new heights.