Comments on: Piston of the Week: Greg Monroe http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/piston-of-the-week-greg-monroe-4/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Sat, 25 May 2013 02:44:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/piston-of-the-week-greg-monroe-4/comment-page-1/#comment-124625 tarsier Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:33:01 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13097#comment-124625 damnit cleveland, you had such a big lead damnit cleveland, you had such a big lead

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/piston-of-the-week-greg-monroe-4/comment-page-1/#comment-124613 tarsier Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:01:06 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13097#comment-124613 Teams to root for tonight: Cleveland (1.5 games behind) New Orleans (1 game behind) Minnesota (0 games behind) Toronto (1 game ahead) It's looking like a tight race for those ping pong combinations.  Teams to root for tonight:

Cleveland (1.5 games behind)
New Orleans (1 game behind)
Minnesota (0 games behind)
Toronto (1 game ahead)

It’s looking like a tight race for those ping pong combinations. 

]]> By: G http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/piston-of-the-week-greg-monroe-4/comment-page-1/#comment-124550 G Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:08:24 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13097#comment-124550 My guess - Stuckey. It'd be nice to trade him, but I'm not sure who'd take him right now. He's a waste of space most nights. My guess – Stuckey. It’d be nice to trade him, but I’m not sure who’d take him right now. He’s a waste of space most nights.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/piston-of-the-week-greg-monroe-4/comment-page-1/#comment-124500 tarsier Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13097#comment-124500 Obviously, that is the case for the coach. And the players should always be playing to win. But from the management perspective, it can be worth sacrificing the present for the future or vice versa. And from the fan's perspective, sometimes you're rooting for a win and sometimes for a loss.  Obviously, that is the case for the coach. And the players should always be playing to win. But from the management perspective, it can be worth sacrificing the present for the future or vice versa.

And from the fan’s perspective, sometimes you’re rooting for a win and sometimes for a loss. 

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/piston-of-the-week-greg-monroe-4/comment-page-1/#comment-124492 tarsier Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:06:19 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13097#comment-124492 The difference next year is that the Pistons will have had an opportunity to sign a big time FA, and, to successfully tank, they will need to get a top 8 pick, not just a lottery pick. But it's true that if Joe decides to not use his cap space and just wait until the following summer, I will probably be singing the same tune next season. But that will be the end of it. Because then Monroe is due for a raise, and the pick would only be top 1 protected. So another year of tanking would produce no dividends. For what it's worth, I was hoping the Pistons would make the playoffs this year. It wasn't until that became insanely implausible that I started rooting for the Pistons to lose and get the best pick possible. Personally, I'm hoping the Pistons sign Millsap this offseason, re-sign Calderon at $5-6M/yr, draft Oladipo, hire a new coach, and save significant cap room for in-season dealing. If they also decide they need another wing, ignore Mayo. He's not worth $7+M/yr. Get some role player for under $2M/yr. The difference next year is that the Pistons will have had an opportunity to sign a big time FA, and, to successfully tank, they will need to get a top 8 pick, not just a lottery pick.

But it’s true that if Joe decides to not use his cap space and just wait until the following summer, I will probably be singing the same tune next season. But that will be the end of it. Because then Monroe is due for a raise, and the pick would only be top 1 protected. So another year of tanking would produce no dividends.

For what it’s worth, I was hoping the Pistons would make the playoffs this year. It wasn’t until that became insanely implausible that I started rooting for the Pistons to lose and get the best pick possible.

Personally, I’m hoping the Pistons sign Millsap this offseason, re-sign Calderon at $5-6M/yr, draft Oladipo, hire a new coach, and save significant cap room for in-season dealing. If they also decide they need another wing, ignore Mayo. He’s not worth $7+M/yr. Get some role player for under $2M/yr.

]]> By: Jacob http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/piston-of-the-week-greg-monroe-4/comment-page-1/#comment-124488 Jacob Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:47:17 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13097#comment-124488 I say you play to win the game, but also play young guys more. Whatever happens, happens. I say this year it doesn't matter when we pick because Burke will be there. He's a great point gaurd. I say you play to win the game, but also play young guys more. Whatever happens, happens. I say this year it doesn’t matter when we pick because Burke will be there. He’s a great point gaurd.

]]> By: Mark http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/piston-of-the-week-greg-monroe-4/comment-page-1/#comment-124476 Mark Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:05:58 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13097#comment-124476 The pro-tank fans say the same thing every year. "Just get 1 more top pick and then we can start winning". They said the same thing last year, and the year before. And I don't doubt that if we get off to a bad start again next year, that they will be looking towards the draft again wanting to tank just 1 more year.  Monroe may not be an UFA, but that wouldn't stop him from demanding a trade if he were really unhappy, like other high lotto pick franchise type players have done recently.  idk, I just think if the Pistons don't do something drastic this offseason to put together a winning team for next year, things are going to get ugly as these players become fed up.  The pro-tank fans say the same thing every year. “Just get 1 more top pick and then we can start winning”. They said the same thing last year, and the year before. And I don’t doubt that if we get off to a bad start again next year, that they will be looking towards the draft again wanting to tank just 1 more year. 

Monroe may not be an UFA, but that wouldn’t stop him from demanding a trade if he were really unhappy, like other high lotto pick franchise type players have done recently. 

idk, I just think if the Pistons don’t do something drastic this offseason to put together a winning team for next year, things are going to get ugly as these players become fed up. 

]]> By: MIKEYDE248 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/piston-of-the-week-greg-monroe-4/comment-page-1/#comment-124475 MIKEYDE248 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:04:52 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13097#comment-124475 I  agree with you on the bashing, never understood it.  He has been the one constant good thing on the the team the last 3 years.  He started the year a little slow, but has been a beast most of the last month or so. Imagine if he had another couple of good players around him that could open him up to be even better.  Right now most teams are throwing everyone at him and he's still playing this good. I  agree with you on the bashing, never understood it.  He has been the one constant good thing on the the team the last 3 years.  He started the year a little slow, but has been a beast most of the last month or so.

Imagine if he had another couple of good players around him that could open him up to be even better.  Right now most teams are throwing everyone at him and he’s still playing this good.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/piston-of-the-week-greg-monroe-4/comment-page-1/#comment-124465 tarsier Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:29:53 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13097#comment-124465 It'll be quite a while before Monroe can leave in free agency. He'll be an RFA. I guess he could take the QO. But even that would leave him a Piston through 2015. I don't think anyone still wants to be tanking then. In fact, I don't think any Pistons fans want them to be bad even next season. Between another lottery pick (maybe Oladipo) and a ton of cap space, there would be no reason not to vastly improve the roster.  It’ll be quite a while before Monroe can leave in free agency. He’ll be an RFA. I guess he could take the QO. But even that would leave him a Piston through 2015. I don’t think anyone still wants to be tanking then.

In fact, I don’t think any Pistons fans want them to be bad even next season. Between another lottery pick (maybe Oladipo) and a ton of cap space, there would be no reason not to vastly improve the roster. 

]]> By: Mark http://www.pistonpowered.com/2013/03/piston-of-the-week-greg-monroe-4/comment-page-1/#comment-124459 Mark Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:17:14 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=13097#comment-124459 Like I've long said in response to the fans who want to tank forever. If they don't start winning, the guys you've already tanked to get, like Monroe, are going to get fed up with losing and leave in FA like all the other great players around the league do.  Pistons need to start winning if they want to keep these guys longterm. I honestly couldn't blame Monroe if he wanted to leave this mess. Like I’ve long said in response to the fans who want to tank forever. If they don’t start winning, the guys you’ve already tanked to get, like Monroe, are going to get fed up with losing and leave in FA like all the other great players around the league do. 

Pistons need to start winning if they want to keep these guys longterm. I honestly couldn’t blame Monroe if he wanted to leave this mess.

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