Comments on: Jose Calderon’s salary increased by trade kicker

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By: Mongo Slade

Mongo Slade — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:50:18 +0000

We have to hope Knight can play point because he is the only point guard promised to us next year besides Stuckey.

By: FireFrank

FireFrank — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:25:30 +0000

We don’t have any 6’1″ guards

By: DG

DG — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:06:36 +0000

Quite the moving allowance!

By: TimJCasey4@gmail.com

TimJCasey4@gmail.com — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:55:13 +0000

It seems to me the best lineup we can use to start games is exactly what we’ve been using since the Tey trade for positions 2-5. Then the team needs to decide whether or not they still believe in Knight’s abilities to be the franchise pg. If so, then Calderon should come off the bench and play bigger minutes on nights when Knight is struggling, and of course less minutes when Knight’s playing well. However, if they don’t still have faith in Knight figuring it out and turning the corner, then start Calderon and move Knight to the bench as a combo guard.

Any lineup with a 6’1″ guy playing at sg when he’s struggled to score even against smaller pgs is a dumb idea. I liked what we were seeing from the young Pistons in the last two games after the Tey trade and before Calderon was cleared to play, but now it seems we’re taking a step backwards making some similarly boggling personel decision like we made years ago when we traded Chauncey and blew up the team. I’m not a fan of some of the personel decisions the team is making atm.

By: apa8ren9

apa8ren9 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:10:15 +0000

Really what they need to do is just run the offense they have. NY bombed them last night and are a superior team so they should probably just forget that game, the Pistons offensive execution last night was atrocious. Now more than ever they need to focus on not turning the ball over. I think the rest will take care of itself. They can run and score in transition. Turnovers are the main culprit leading to losses right now. I believe they made the correct personel change and now they have to adjust. Calderon brings the skill set they need to help close out games without the turnovers.

By: G

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:23:29 +0000

HE’S NOT TOO SMALL TO PLAY THE 2! Average height of SGs is 6’5″, and I can name a handful of decent 2′s the same height or shorter off the top of my head.

By: G

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:17:16 +0000

This lineup would be (is) bad. They ran it a few times last night & got KILLED on the rebounds. Why do you put Calderon at SG? He’s a distributor first, scorer second.

Anyway, if you’re ignoring D for offense, why not just throw Charlie V out there as a SF? He shoots better than Stuckey (except FTs, apparently)

By: Pratik

Pratik — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:44:53 +0000

We need better shooters around Calderon, so I think Stuckey sits on the bench, and I’m fine with him coming in later for Knight. I think Frank should get super creative and think out of the box. Our biggest need is a the 3 (Singler is doing a good job, but he’d be better with Will Bynum in the 2nd group). I highly doubt Joe D will make anymore moves until the offseason, so why not start developing Khris Middleton and Kim English. I know Frank will probably not do that unless Stuckey and Maxiell get traded, allowing Drummond to become a starter and Slava to play minutes off the bench, and allowing English and Middleton to get minutes.

I really think Middleton can be a surprise for the Pistons. Yes he’s young and inexperienced but the kid can shoot, and his length is perfect to guard other SF’s. Drummond should also start so that our front court gets bigger, and hides the defensive struggle in the backcourt. Also I know that Stuckey hasn’t done a good job so far, but for some reason I think he might just be better with Jose Calderon then Brandon Knight. Knight has been inconsistent though, so I expect him to have a big game against the Nets, but he’s also too small to play the 2. If Stuckey could stick to his mid-range game and attack more, and not shoot 3′s we could use him in the starting lineup. But yeah my answer at the 3 would actually be Middleton. If we can’t trade now and upgrade we should look to develop our own talent and not waste them on the bench as Aaron Affalo, Carlos Delfino were.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:30:09 +0000

“My logic makes sense here”

That’s possible, but as I have yet to find any of it, doubtful.