Comments for PistonPowered http://www.pistonpowered.com Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:34:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Austin Daye’s ankle still not 100 percent by domnick http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/02/austin-dayes-ankle-still-not-100-percent/comment-page-1/#comment-52587 domnick Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:34:23 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9110#comment-52587 btw.... if we can get kyle singler next season then its really time to give up Austin Daye.. btw…. if we can get kyle singler next season then its really time to give up Austin Daye..

]]> Comment on Austin Daye’s ankle still not 100 percent by domnick http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/02/austin-dayes-ankle-still-not-100-percent/comment-page-1/#comment-52586 domnick Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:33:17 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9110#comment-52586 what if we Package Daye and Tay for a young SF..? what if we Package Daye and Tay for a young SF..?

]]> Comment on All-Star Weekend Futures Game a ‘carrot’ for Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight by domnick http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/02/all-star-weekend-futures-game-a-carrot-for-greg-monroe-and-brandon-knight/comment-page-1/#comment-52585 domnick Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:30:36 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9117#comment-52585 until the Pistons come back to the playoffs... then Monroe will eventually become an all-star..   right now, i don't really think about All-Stars.. coz... i'm much excited about our future.. I got high hopes on Knight.. coz he will eventually become a very good player... i don't wanna look at the negatives... coz its the only way to improve... and to me.... he is doing good at it... so i would say that.. these guys should be all-stars in the near future... maybe if we are playing like Sixers (under the radar teams) or becoming like OKC Thunders with the exception of Durant... until the Pistons come back to the playoffs… then Monroe will eventually become an all-star..
 
right now, i don’t really think about All-Stars.. coz… i’m much excited about our future.. I got high hopes on Knight.. coz he will eventually become a very good player… i don’t wanna look at the negatives… coz its the only way to improve… and to me…. he is doing good at it… so i would say that.. these guys should be all-stars in the near future… maybe if we are playing like Sixers (under the radar teams) or becoming like OKC Thunders with the exception of Durant…

]]> Comment on Austin Daye’s ankle still not 100 percent by Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/02/austin-dayes-ankle-still-not-100-percent/comment-page-1/#comment-52584 Patrick Hayes Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:29:11 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9110#comment-52584 <p>For me, my issue with Prince isn't that he shot poorly. Guys have off nights, no big deal. It happens (although, at 40 percent, Prince is having an awful, awful season shooting the ball overall) to everyone.</p> <p>My issue is that he still acts like a focal point of the offense. He shouldn't be. He was off against Cleveland, fine. But why does he still have to get his 15 shots, especially when players like Monroe and Knight in particular, and Gordon in the fourth quarter, had it going? Why can't he defer to others and just simply shoot less? Percentage-wise, he's the Pistons least efficient scorer in the starting lineup, yet he's taking the most shots. How does that make sense? Stuckey, Knight and Monroe should all be getting more shots than Prince, that's been a huge problem for the team in my eyes.</p> <p>Do I think Prince is a worthless player who brings no value, tangible or otherwise, to the table? Absolutely not. There are still things he can help this team with. But scoring and shooting is just not one of them right now. He should be, at best, a fourth offensive option on this team.</p> <p>I do agree 100 percent with you that Daye is terrible, BTW. I'm all for playing young guys, but if Daye can't play well enough to take minutes from veterans in Prince and Damien Wilkins who honestly have not played very well this season, then he doesn't deserve minutes at this point.</p> For me, my issue with Prince isn’t that he shot poorly. Guys have off nights, no big deal. It happens (although, at 40 percent, Prince is having an awful, awful season shooting the ball overall) to everyone.

My issue is that he still acts like a focal point of the offense. He shouldn’t be. He was off against Cleveland, fine. But why does he still have to get his 15 shots, especially when players like Monroe and Knight in particular, and Gordon in the fourth quarter, had it going? Why can’t he defer to others and just simply shoot less? Percentage-wise, he’s the Pistons least efficient scorer in the starting lineup, yet he’s taking the most shots. How does that make sense? Stuckey, Knight and Monroe should all be getting more shots than Prince, that’s been a huge problem for the team in my eyes.

Do I think Prince is a worthless player who brings no value, tangible or otherwise, to the table? Absolutely not. There are still things he can help this team with. But scoring and shooting is just not one of them right now. He should be, at best, a fourth offensive option on this team.

I do agree 100 percent with you that Daye is terrible, BTW. I’m all for playing young guys, but if Daye can’t play well enough to take minutes from veterans in Prince and Damien Wilkins who honestly have not played very well this season, then he doesn’t deserve minutes at this point.

]]> Comment on All-Star Weekend Futures Game a ‘carrot’ for Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight by Shane http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/02/all-star-weekend-futures-game-a-carrot-for-greg-monroe-and-brandon-knight/comment-page-1/#comment-52583 Shane Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:25:46 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9117#comment-52583 Your reading comprehension ain't stellar either, Patrick. Your reading comprehension ain’t stellar either, Patrick.

]]> Comment on Austin Daye’s ankle still not 100 percent by domnick http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/02/austin-dayes-ankle-still-not-100-percent/comment-page-1/#comment-52582 domnick Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:24:12 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9110#comment-52582 Just Trade Austin Daye before anybody wants him no more...   We are on Rebuilding mode... so we need to keep on rebuilding and get some good pieces to build on... Austin, for me is not a good piece to build on.. because... 3rd year in the league and he hasn't shown any promise... so i give up..   we need to build on guys that are proven and useful.. and its not time to hope anything from young guys who can't be even useful at this stage.... liability on Defense.. inconsistent scoring.. those are the things that annoy anyone.. no IMPACT! Just Trade Austin Daye before anybody wants him no more…
 
We are on Rebuilding mode… so we need to keep on rebuilding and get some good pieces to build on… Austin, for me is not a good piece to build on.. because… 3rd year in the league and he hasn’t shown any promise… so i give up..
 
we need to build on guys that are proven and useful.. and its not time to hope anything from young guys who can’t be even useful at this stage…. liability on Defense.. inconsistent scoring.. those are the things that annoy anyone.. no IMPACT!

]]> Comment on Austin Daye’s ankle still not 100 percent by rick77 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/02/austin-dayes-ankle-still-not-100-percent/comment-page-1/#comment-52581 rick77 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:17:27 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9110#comment-52581 It's funny how everyone on heer always cherry pick the stats that they want to in order to preseve their particular argument. I mean yeah he shot poorly but what about the teams entire defensive strategy in the fourth quarter? What exactly did that have to do with his poor shooting? Again I am not an apologist just someone trying to figure out a fickel fan base. One whom is willing to turn their backs on the ones who got them a title not so long ago. I mean man what do you expect from him? Is the man not allowed to have a bad game? I did not exactly see the blog talking him up the other night when he scored an efficient 20 against the Kings,but then again we won that game. So I guess from heer on out anytime Prince shoots poorly we should expect to lose. Forget about the fact we just let Cleveland score 35 points in the fourth guarter and Irving had 17 alone and Gee 13. So again I ask why dismiss Tay when you know Austin Daye is not gonna bring it unless he hits his first shot. All of a sudden his ankle hurts but was it hurting him this past summer when he was playing street ball with all the other NBA players? I just know that Daye is soft and to say he would have done better than Prince is a joke. If that was thwe case he would be playing and he is not because the coach cannot depend on him. Guarantee everyone in the league is not 100 percent but that does not stop them from going balls out if they can for their teammates.  It’s funny how everyone on heer always cherry pick the stats that they want to in order to preseve their particular argument. I mean yeah he shot poorly but what about the teams entire defensive strategy in the fourth quarter? What exactly did that have to do with his poor shooting? Again I am not an apologist just someone trying to figure out a fickel fan base. One whom is willing to turn their backs on the ones who got them a title not so long ago. I mean man what do you expect from him? Is the man not allowed to have a bad game? I did not exactly see the blog talking him up the other night when he scored an efficient 20 against the Kings,but then again we won that game. So I guess from heer on out anytime Prince shoots poorly we should expect to lose. Forget about the fact we just let Cleveland score 35 points in the fourth guarter and Irving had 17 alone and Gee 13. So again I ask why dismiss Tay when you know Austin Daye is not gonna bring it unless he hits his first shot. All of a sudden his ankle hurts but was it hurting him this past summer when he was playing street ball with all the other NBA players? I just know that Daye is soft and to say he would have done better than Prince is a joke. If that was thwe case he would be playing and he is not because the coach cannot depend on him. Guarantee everyone in the league is not 100 percent but that does not stop them from going balls out if they can for their teammates. 

]]> Comment on All-Star Weekend Futures Game a ‘carrot’ for Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight by Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/02/all-star-weekend-futures-game-a-carrot-for-greg-monroe-and-brandon-knight/comment-page-1/#comment-52580 Patrick Hayes Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:14:12 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9117#comment-52580 <p>Are they giving Rookie of the Year awards based on one game against a lousy team now?</p> Are they giving Rookie of the Year awards based on one game against a lousy team now?

]]> Comment on All-Star Weekend Futures Game a ‘carrot’ for Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight by Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/02/all-star-weekend-futures-game-a-carrot-for-greg-monroe-and-brandon-knight/comment-page-1/#comment-52578 Patrick Hayes Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:11:47 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9117#comment-52578 <p>I'm not so much bothered by them talking about Knight, even if I think their assessments of his development as a PG aren't necessarily based on reality. What bothers me is I think they are selling Monroe short with the comparison.</p> <p>Like I've said many times before, it was an absolute PR fail by this organization that they didn't do a Monroe for All-Star Game campaign. Even if he doesn't necessarily deserve to be on the team yet, he's close enough that you could make a legit case he belonged. That's usually the types of things team PR departments do for their players. But when you have 1980s one hit wonders to promote, who has time for All-Star campaigns?</p> I’m not so much bothered by them talking about Knight, even if I think their assessments of his development as a PG aren’t necessarily based on reality. What bothers me is I think they are selling Monroe short with the comparison.

Like I’ve said many times before, it was an absolute PR fail by this organization that they didn’t do a Monroe for All-Star Game campaign. Even if he doesn’t necessarily deserve to be on the team yet, he’s close enough that you could make a legit case he belonged. That’s usually the types of things team PR departments do for their players. But when you have 1980s one hit wonders to promote, who has time for All-Star campaigns?

]]> Comment on All-Star Weekend Futures Game a ‘carrot’ for Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight by Shane http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/02/all-star-weekend-futures-game-a-carrot-for-greg-monroe-and-brandon-knight/comment-page-1/#comment-52577 Shane Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:08:58 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=9117#comment-52577 20 pts 10 asts ZERO turnovers in a win over SAC. First NBA rookie to have a stat line like that in 12  seasons. CLEARLY, Knight is nowhere near an impact player. 20 pts 10 asts ZERO turnovers in a win over SAC. First NBA rookie to have a stat line like that in 12  seasons. CLEARLY, Knight is nowhere near an impact player.

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