Comments on: Better outlook: Pistons or Cavaliers? http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/better-outlook-pistons-or-cavaliers/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Fri, 24 May 2013 02:36:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: G http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/better-outlook-pistons-or-cavaliers/comment-page-1/#comment-127092 G Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:41:14 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13158#comment-127092 MCW & Smart are combo guards. I'm sick to death of combo guards. We have Knight & Stuckey already, if we keep stockpiling combo guards, what is Orlando going to do? Again, I disagree about competent PG's being easy to find. There are MAYBE 20 in the league, and when a team gets a good one, they do their best to lock him up.   MCW & Smart are combo guards. I’m sick to death of combo guards. We have Knight & Stuckey already, if we keep stockpiling combo guards, what is Orlando going to do?

Again, I disagree about competent PG’s being easy to find. There are MAYBE 20 in the league, and when a team gets a good one, they do their best to lock him up.  

]]> By: G http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/better-outlook-pistons-or-cavaliers/comment-page-1/#comment-126403 G Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:37:39 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13158#comment-126403 Just naming REALLY good centers that never won a championship. For some reason there are a lot of people in this comments section that are under the impression that having a dominant center = championships. Just naming REALLY good centers that never won a championship. For some reason there are a lot of people in this comments section that are under the impression that having a dominant center = championships.

]]> By: G http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/better-outlook-pistons-or-cavaliers/comment-page-1/#comment-126402 G Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:34:44 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13158#comment-126402 MCW & Smart are combo guards. I'm sick of combo guards. We've had almost exclusively combo guards ever since we dealt Billups. I disagree about competent PG's being easy to find, I estimate there are less than 20 in the NBA and the teams that have them do their best to hold onto them. MCW & Smart are combo guards. I’m sick of combo guards. We’ve had almost exclusively combo guards ever since we dealt Billups. I disagree about competent PG’s being easy to find, I estimate there are less than 20 in the NBA and the teams that have them do their best to hold onto them.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/better-outlook-pistons-or-cavaliers/comment-page-1/#comment-126157 tarsier Sat, 09 Mar 2013 05:53:54 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13158#comment-126157 And what about great PGs? How have Paul's, Rose's, and Nash's teams done when they were healthy? A great player will always be incredibly valuable. But I see no evidence that a big is more valuable than a guard.  And what about great PGs? How have Paul’s, Rose’s, and Nash’s teams done when they were healthy?

A great player will always be incredibly valuable. But I see no evidence that a big is more valuable than a guard. 

]]> By: gmehl http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/better-outlook-pistons-or-cavaliers/comment-page-1/#comment-126069 gmehl Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:39:02 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13158#comment-126069 *correction...Patriick *correction…Patriick

]]> By: gmehl http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/better-outlook-pistons-or-cavaliers/comment-page-1/#comment-126068 gmehl Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:29:41 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13158#comment-126068 That is your favourite GIF of all time isn't it Dan :-) That is your favourite GIF of all time isn’t it Dan :-)

]]> By: T Casey http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/better-outlook-pistons-or-cavaliers/comment-page-1/#comment-126064 T Casey Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:02:39 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13158#comment-126064 Dwight, who only averaged woughly 20 and 12 with 2-3 blocks, I say "only" in terms of dominant centers, had his Orlando squad near or at the top of the east for close to 3 years. We may not have had many truly great centers in the league for a while, but the impact a guy who can give you 20+ points and dominate on the glass and defensive end is almost incomparable. Tim Duncan's dominance as a c/pf over the past decade or so is a big testament to that. Dwight, who only averaged woughly 20 and 12 with 2-3 blocks, I say “only” in terms of dominant centers, had his Orlando squad near or at the top of the east for close to 3 years. We may not have had many truly great centers in the league for a while, but the impact a guy who can give you 20+ points and dominate on the glass and defensive end is almost incomparable. Tim Duncan’s dominance as a c/pf over the past decade or so is a big testament to that.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/better-outlook-pistons-or-cavaliers/comment-page-1/#comment-126055 tarsier Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:25:27 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13158#comment-126055 There is still Knight and even Bynum. Yes, PG is a need. But only if the guy looks likely to be a star. A decent PG would not be worth adding at this point. There are so many good PGs floating around the league that replacing Calderon would be easy at almost any time. That's why I'd rather go for MCW or Smart than Burke. Definitely lower floors. But higher ceilings. And competent play at PG is too easy to come by to be wasting top 20 picks on. Star-level play is another story...  There is still Knight and even Bynum. Yes, PG is a need. But only if the guy looks likely to be a star. A decent PG would not be worth adding at this point. There are so many good PGs floating around the league that replacing Calderon would be easy at almost any time.

That’s why I’d rather go for MCW or Smart than Burke. Definitely lower floors. But higher ceilings. And competent play at PG is too easy to come by to be wasting top 20 picks on. Star-level play is another story… 

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/better-outlook-pistons-or-cavaliers/comment-page-1/#comment-126054 tarsier Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:21:29 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13158#comment-126054 A dominant center was more valuable 30 years ago. In today's NBA, do you have any evidence to support your claim? A dominant center was more valuable 30 years ago. In today’s NBA, do you have any evidence to support your claim?

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/better-outlook-pistons-or-cavaliers/comment-page-1/#comment-126053 tarsier Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:20:21 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13158#comment-126053 It would be foolish to assume, at this point, that Drummond will be better than that list. Those guys are pretty nice company. It would be foolish to assume, at this point, that Drummond will be better than that list. Those guys are pretty nice company.

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