Comments on: Greg Monroe can mirror Roy Hibbert’s defensive progress

By: Worm

Worm — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:33:38 +0000

Technically Calderon already got traded twice this season. Once to Memphis then again to Detroit.

By: sloppy joe

sloppy joe — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:59:54 +0000

Isn’t there a rule that a player cannot be traded twice within a certain amount of time?

By: tarsier

tarsier — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:01:21 +0000

I’d be willing to give up Calderon, take back Green’s bad contract, and give up Max’s expiring deal and a promising young guy like Singler… in exchange for Rondo.

Unfortunately, Calderon cannot be traded with any other players. To make such a swap, it would have to be Rondo for Calderon straight up. And I doubt the Cs would go for that.

By: DasMark

DasMark — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:29:41 +0000

Tony Allen would certainly be a nice addition to the team, but he’s 31 years old. His athleticism will likely begin to slip very soon, and his aggressive defensive style with it.

I would sign him for the right price, but Detroit would likely have to overpay him to convince him to leave Memphis, or stop him from going to a contender.

As for Moose, the biggest factor on defense is effort. Can he be a better defender? Absolutely. He just has to decide to be one. He isn’t a scorer the likes of Kevin Love, where he kills his opponent offensively, and his D can take a back seat. Moose needs to defend.

By: DasMark

DasMark — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:25:19 +0000

Don’t ever suggest any trade that involves Jeff Green AGAIN.

We want + players, not -. Green is an overpaid rotation player at best. We’re already overpaying Villanueva, why would we want another useless overpaid guy?

By: Piston Moribund

Piston Moribund — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:12:52 +0000

Bullwinkle will never terrorize anyone on defense. His biggest attribute to playing defense is his height.
On a side note, if you want to shore up the defense, then Joe needs to sign Tony Allen. A proper stopper, if he cant score, then the he will make shore the opposing team wont either.

By: sloppy joe

sloppy joe — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:11:14 +0000

Greg Monroe is never going to be a “terrorizing defender that anchors the Pistons Defense”

Our Anchor is and will be Andre Drummond

By: Fallon

Fallon — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:05:40 +0000

All of that is interesting, but Monroe is going to be playing PF’s when Drummond enters the starting lineup!

In that case, he’ll have to guard a variety of PF’s, and these days there are a lot of spread PF which will draw him further away from the basket.

Greg Monroe needs more quickness, but he’s still young, and may develop better, but I’m still worried!

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:46:20 +0000

I know this is random, but here’s a quick trade idea. I didn’t think of this too seriously, but it’s a thought.
Detroit trades Jose Calderon for Boston’s Jeff Green. I’m sure more players would have to be added to make financial sense, but I thought it would work for both teams.