Comments on: PistonPowered trade contest: Swing for the fences http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistonpowered-trade-contest-swing-for-the-fences/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Sun, 19 May 2013 00:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: JRock http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistonpowered-trade-contest-swing-for-the-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-121800 JRock Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:18:21 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12909#comment-121800 If Joe could pull this off...  http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=bgw24fb lol  If Joe could pull this off… 

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=bgw24fb

lol 

]]> By: Tim Waller http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistonpowered-trade-contest-swing-for-the-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-121722 Tim Waller Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:34:34 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12909#comment-121722 3 team trade:  Orlando gets: Corey Maggette, Joel Freeland, Luke Babbitt, Nolan Smith Portland gets: Kyle Singler, Rodney Stuckey, J.J. Redick Detroit gets: Nic Batum, Arron Afflalo, Josh McRoberts Orlando gets a ton of cap room and goes into full rebuild, Portland gets some semblance of a bench, Pistons complete their young starting lineup with wings that can do it all.  Calderon/Knight Afflalo/Knight/English Batum/JJ/Middleton  Monroe/CV/Max/McBob Drummond/Slava/McBob Scary right?  3 team trade: 

Orlando gets: Corey Maggette, Joel Freeland, Luke Babbitt, Nolan Smith

Portland gets: Kyle Singler, Rodney Stuckey, J.J. Redick

Detroit gets: Nic Batum, Arron Afflalo, Josh McRoberts

Orlando gets a ton of cap room and goes into full rebuild, Portland gets some semblance of a bench, Pistons complete their young starting lineup with wings that can do it all. 

Calderon/Knight
Afflalo/Knight/English
Batum/JJ/Middleton 
Monroe/CV/Max/McBob
Drummond/Slava/McBob

Scary right? 

]]> By: Tino http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistonpowered-trade-contest-swing-for-the-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-121672 Tino Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:30:05 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12909#comment-121672 <strong>Celtics get: </strong> PG Will Bynum, SF Kyle Singler, PF Charlie Villanueva <strong>Hawks get: </strong>SF Paul Pierce and a draft pick from the Celtics <strong>Pistons get: </strong>SF Josh Smith     <strong>Why this works:  </strong>       The Celtics get a PG who is smart and provides great energy in spurts. They also get better in terms of length. As the recent game against the Lakers proved that is an area where the Celtics can improve. Losing Paul Pierce will diminish them slightly in some aspects in the short term but KG's leadership along with Doc Rivers' coaching will allow this team to remain successful.        The Hawks get a veteran to help them win now and a draft pick for the future. I would say that Pierce playing with a true center in Al Horford and dynamic PGs in Devin Harris and especially Jeff Teague will improve the quality of his play for the remainder of the season. From a purely on-the-court standpoint what the Hawks only lose is blocks and some versatility. But, they gain a high IQ (assists, shot selection etc.) skilled shooter who will make an impact on the rest of the season, especially the postseason.         Finally and most importantly, for the Pistons we bring in a talented athlete on both ends of the floor who can help us in a variety of ways. For starters I honestly think with Josh Smith at the SF position and Andre Drummond playing C the Pistons would be at the top of the league in blocked shots. Also, Josh Smith can score the basketball in multiple different ways. Lawrence Frank would be able to utilize him in both in the post and away from the basket depending if we are in a fast look or have our other bigs on the court. Similar to Jose Calderon, the Pistons organization will see what Smith would bring to the team instead of blindly throwing money at him during the offseason. This trade was successful in the ESPN Trade Machine and I think it would be successful in real life too. Celtics get:

 PG Will Bynum, SF Kyle Singler, PF Charlie Villanueva

Hawks get:

SF Paul Pierce and a draft pick from the Celtics

Pistons get:

SF Josh Smith 
  
Why this works:
 
      The Celtics get a PG who is smart and provides great energy in spurts. They also get better in terms of length. As the recent game against the Lakers proved that is an area where the Celtics can improve. Losing Paul Pierce will diminish them slightly in some aspects in the short term but KG’s leadership along with Doc Rivers’ coaching will allow this team to remain successful.
       The Hawks get a veteran to help them win now and a draft pick for the future. I would say that Pierce playing with a true center in Al Horford and dynamic PGs in Devin Harris and especially Jeff Teague will improve the quality of his play for the remainder of the season. From a purely on-the-court standpoint what the Hawks only lose is blocks and some versatility. But, they gain a high IQ (assists, shot selection etc.) skilled shooter who will make an impact on the rest of the season, especially the postseason. 
       Finally and most importantly, for the Pistons we bring in a talented athlete on both ends of the floor who can help us in a variety of ways. For starters I honestly think with Josh Smith at the SF position and Andre Drummond playing C the Pistons would be at the top of the league in blocked shots. Also, Josh Smith can score the basketball in multiple different ways. Lawrence Frank would be able to utilize him in both in the post and away from the basket depending if we are in a fast look or have our other bigs on the court. Similar to Jose Calderon, the Pistons organization will see what Smith would bring to the team instead of blindly throwing money at him during the offseason. This trade was successful in the ESPN Trade Machine and I think it would be successful in real life too.

]]> By: Chris N http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistonpowered-trade-contest-swing-for-the-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-121599 Chris N Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:46:41 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12909#comment-121599 I thought the point of this exercise was to generate a trade that included Rodney Stuckey? I thought the point of this exercise was to generate a trade that included Rodney Stuckey?

]]> By: johnny http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistonpowered-trade-contest-swing-for-the-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-121585 johnny Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:42:39 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12909#comment-121585 this trade will really benefit every team except milwaukee, but they get their "big 3" in jennings ellis and smith. this also gets boston a young big man and a point guard. pistons starters: calderon knight dunleavy drummond monroe We still have singler, and next year charlie v and stuckey will be on their last year and could be coveted by teams next year if they can keep their value up. we would have re-sign calderon and dunleavy and let maggette walk this trade will really benefit every team except milwaukee, but they get their “big 3″ in jennings ellis and smith. this also gets boston a young big man and a point guard.
pistons starters:
calderon
knight
dunleavy
drummond
monroe
We still have singler, and next year charlie v and stuckey will be on their last year and could be coveted by teams next year if they can keep their value up. we would have re-sign calderon and dunleavy and let maggette walk

]]> By: johnny http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistonpowered-trade-contest-swing-for-the-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-121584 johnny Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:38:25 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12909#comment-121584 <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=b5dc8ph" rel="nofollow">http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=b5dc8ph </a><a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=b5dc8ph" rel="nofollow"> </a> http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=b5dc8ph
 

]]> By: Christian Young http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistonpowered-trade-contest-swing-for-the-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-121578 Christian Young Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:04:06 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12909#comment-121578 draft pick as part of the deal to Boston. draft pick as part of the deal to Boston.

]]> By: Christian Young http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistonpowered-trade-contest-swing-for-the-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-121577 Christian Young Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:03:35 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12909#comment-121577 The Pistons could add an early 2nd rounder. The Pistons could add an early 2nd rounder.

]]> By: Christian Young http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistonpowered-trade-contest-swing-for-the-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-121576 Christian Young Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:01:34 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12909#comment-121576 Thats what I thought, but I read that the celtics want a point guard and are willing to give up Melo who's been in the D-League. Stuckey always could start at guard, but Knight is the future of the team. Jeff Green would replace Bass. He's doing better than Bass statistically. Middleton would be a part of a platoon of backups behind Green.     Thats what I thought, but I read that the celtics want a point guard and are willing to give up Melo who’s been in the D-League. Stuckey always could start at guard, but Knight is the future of the team. Jeff Green would replace Bass. He’s doing better than Bass statistically. Middleton would be a part of a platoon of backups behind Green.
 
 

]]> By: johnny http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistonpowered-trade-contest-swing-for-the-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-121573 johnny Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:32:40 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12909#comment-121573 I like what you are thinking because it definitely benefits detroit, new york, and atlanta but boston not so much in my opinion. Boston would be giving up a a quality starting big man in bass plus a first round pick in melo. which leaves them an aged garnett and an injury prone sullinger who could end up like greg oden if the celtics arent careful. they have chris wilcox and jason collins on their roster but neither of them are worth more than 15 minutes a game at the most.  I like what you are thinking because it definitely benefits detroit, new york, and atlanta but boston not so much in my opinion. Boston would be giving up a a quality starting big man in bass plus a first round pick in melo. which leaves them an aged garnett and an injury prone sullinger who could end up like greg oden if the celtics arent careful. they have chris wilcox and jason collins on their roster but neither of them are worth more than 15 minutes a game at the most. 

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