Comments on: Pistons, after trade deadline passes, head toward The Summer of Truth http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistons-after-trade-deadline-passes-head-toward-the-summer-of-truth/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Sun, 26 May 2013 07:38:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Eric http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistons-after-trade-deadline-passes-head-toward-the-summer-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-122534 Eric Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:03:08 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12996#comment-122534 Joe D has traded the Pistons best player before : Grant Hill To me no one is untouchable for the right deal.  Monroe gets rebounds an okay scorer, but is not a good defensive 4 and the Pistons need to get back to the basics-Defense, defense leads to offense. Joe D has traded the Pistons best player before : Grant Hill

To me no one is untouchable for the right deal.  Monroe gets rebounds an okay scorer, but is not a good defensive 4 and the Pistons need to get back to the basics-Defense, defense leads to offense.

]]> By: Eric http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistons-after-trade-deadline-passes-head-toward-the-summer-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-122526 Eric Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:19:22 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12996#comment-122526 Draft: Cody Zeller Free Agency - Amnesty Charlie V, Sign O J Mayo, Josh Smith, DJ Auguistin, Trade Greg Monroe and Stuckey in a three team trade to obtain Loul Deng, Bulls need to get rid of a large contract and nobody wants Boozer's contract. Lineup PG Knight SG OJ Mayo SF Luol Deng PF Josh Smith C Andre Drummond Reserves: Augustin, Kim English, Singler, Jerebeko, Middleton, Kravtsov, Zeller, other draft choices, low value contracts,   Draft: Cody Zeller

Free Agency – Amnesty Charlie V, Sign O J Mayo, Josh Smith, DJ Auguistin, Trade Greg Monroe and Stuckey in a three team trade to obtain Loul Deng, Bulls need to get rid of a large contract and nobody wants Boozer’s contract.

Lineup PG Knight SG OJ Mayo SF Luol Deng PF Josh Smith C Andre Drummond

Reserves: Augustin, Kim English, Singler, Jerebeko, Middleton, Kravtsov, Zeller, other draft choices, low value contracts,

 

]]> By: vic http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistons-after-trade-deadline-passes-head-toward-the-summer-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-122377 vic Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:55:11 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12996#comment-122377 hex naw you'd bring Millsap off the bench. Evans would primarily be at 3 or 2. Talent is talent. Guy was rookie of the year and averaged 20 5 and 5. Get him away from that toxic situation and he could blossom. All you have to do is put the ball in his hands, he actually finishes. hex naw you’d bring Millsap off the bench.

Evans would primarily be at 3 or 2.
Talent is talent. Guy was rookie of the year and averaged 20 5 and 5.
Get him away from that toxic situation and he could blossom.
All you have to do is put the ball in his hands, he actually finishes.

]]> By: G http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistons-after-trade-deadline-passes-head-toward-the-summer-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-122351 G Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:20:44 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12996#comment-122351 *IF you put him on the Pistons... missed the 'F' *IF you put him on the Pistons… missed the ‘F’

]]> By: G http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistons-after-trade-deadline-passes-head-toward-the-summer-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-122350 G Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:19:44 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12996#comment-122350 Not sure who you're looking at, but it isn't Mayo. He's leading the Mavs in scoring, shooting pretty well, and while he didn't start in Memphis the last 2 years he played starters minutes. I you put him on the Pistons right now he'd threaten Monroe for best player on the team.  Not sure who you’re looking at, but it isn’t Mayo. He’s leading the Mavs in scoring, shooting pretty well, and while he didn’t start in Memphis the last 2 years he played starters minutes. I you put him on the Pistons right now he’d threaten Monroe for best player on the team. 

]]> By: Windy http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistons-after-trade-deadline-passes-head-toward-the-summer-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-122349 Windy Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:19:11 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12996#comment-122349 My summer would include resign Calderon, draft Oladipo who has got Piston written all over him, then try to pry Deng or Chandler away from their teams...a lineup of Calderon, Knight, Deng or Chandler, Monroe and Dre is solid with Oladipo coming of the bench My summer would include resign Calderon, draft Oladipo who has got Piston written all over him, then try to pry Deng or Chandler away from their teams…a lineup of Calderon, Knight, Deng or Chandler, Monroe and Dre is solid with Oladipo coming of the bench

]]> By: bball4224 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistons-after-trade-deadline-passes-head-toward-the-summer-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-122348 bball4224 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:12:45 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12996#comment-122348 I'm not that excited, he just one of three attainable free agents I actually see having much of any value. I loved Igoudala before too but he's getting older and his game relies on athleticism. So really I'm not excited about any free agents. Pretty much I was trying to get across the point of wanting us to use the money on trades and not free agency... I’m not that excited, he just one of three attainable free agents I actually see having much of any value. I loved Igoudala before too but he’s getting older and his game relies on athleticism. So really I’m not excited about any free agents. Pretty much I was trying to get across the point of wanting us to use the money on trades and not free agency…

]]> By: G http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistons-after-trade-deadline-passes-head-toward-the-summer-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-122344 G Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:59:39 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12996#comment-122344 ...and I didn't include "Grandpa Garnett" because I was only listing guys who score MORE than Monroe does. If you want to go down the list, Monroe scores more than Randolph, Boozer, Nowitzki, Garnett, Ibaka... Now of that group only Garnett and Ibaka are better defensively.  …and I didn’t include “Grandpa Garnett” because I was only listing guys who score MORE than Monroe does. If you want to go down the list, Monroe scores more than Randolph, Boozer, Nowitzki, Garnett, Ibaka…

Now of that group only Garnett and Ibaka are better defensively. 

]]> By: G http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistons-after-trade-deadline-passes-head-toward-the-summer-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-122343 G Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:53:58 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12996#comment-122343 I was just looking at the scoring leaders for this year. Love has only played in 18 games, so he doesn't hit the minimum qualifications.  If you read what I said, I said Monroe IS NOT VERY GOOD ON DEFENSE. He probably never will be, but he's equal to or better than David Lee, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, and Ryan Anderson on defense. Oh, and nowhere is it written that the PF HAS to check the opposing PF. He and Drummond can switch if the assignment is Aldridge or David West or somebody. My whole point was good defense does not require one to be a superior athlete. Greg Monroe could stay in front of most of the PFs on that list, if he had good defensive awareness. That "defense wins championships" line... god I get tired of hearing that. Is it true? Well, kinda. But you don't need every player to be a good defender. We won in '04 with Rip, who's a worse defender than anyone the Pistons have now except maybe Slava. Check the <a href="../../lawrence-frank-says-jason-maxiell-starts-because-he-keys-defense-but-andre-drummond-could-better-fill-role/" rel="nofollow">post about Maxiell</a>, the Pistons' best defensive line up is with Monroe and Drummond.  I was just looking at the scoring leaders for this year. Love has only played in 18 games, so he doesn’t hit the minimum qualifications. 

If you read what I said, I said Monroe IS NOT VERY GOOD ON DEFENSE. He probably never will be, but he’s equal to or better than David Lee, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, and Ryan Anderson on defense. Oh, and nowhere is it written that the PF HAS to check the opposing PF. He and Drummond can switch if the assignment is Aldridge or David West or somebody.

My whole point was good defense does not require one to be a superior athlete. Greg Monroe could stay in front of most of the PFs on that list, if he had good defensive awareness. That “defense wins championships” line… god I get tired of hearing that. Is it true? Well, kinda. But you don’t need every player to be a good defender. We won in ’04 with Rip, who’s a worse defender than anyone the Pistons have now except maybe Slava. Check the post about Maxiell, the Pistons’ best defensive line up is with Monroe and Drummond. 

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/02/pistons-after-trade-deadline-passes-head-toward-the-summer-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-122339 tarsier Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:46:12 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=12996#comment-122339 Why are PP commenters so excited about Mayo? He's having a nice contract year, but he is still only a slightly above average starter. And for the past two years, he was a well below average starter. Why are PP commenters so excited about Mayo? He’s having a nice contract year, but he is still only a slightly above average starter. And for the past two years, he was a well below average starter.

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