OT: Tracy McGrady to Pistons?
It says they are looking to sign him fro the veteran minimum....
That would be interesting. Have never been a big fan of McGrady's but I have nothing against him. The Pistons need some help and hopefully this would bring some.
Oh, wait, this isn't 2002?
Eh.
Not a big fan of McGrady but I think you do this all day. Pistons can't really go wrong signing a guy to a $1.3 million contract that has a ton of upside if he can just stay healthy.
Oh that's what we need, more depth at shooting guard.. I'm hoping this is just some sort of trade bait, where we can package McGrady and someone else in order to bring in a legit forward or center.
I think Joe D is going to petition the NBA to allow us to put one SG on top of another's shoulders and play them at center.
Something like this?
For the veteran's minimum, he would be a nice wing shooter or the leader of the second team. With what Ben Gordon, Charlie V, and Stuckey have provided offensively the past year, another scorer, even in spots, would be huge. Sure, defensively you lose something when he is out there, but he should at least be able to stay in front of his man and put a hand in a guy's face.
OT...
And here I thought the thread title made it hard to tell.
Doesn't matter. The rule exists. It should be followed.
But it isn't a major violation or anything. We need some MGoCompliance or something to regulate these OT threads.
August 9th, 2010 at 10:57 PM ^
All violations are major until Brian says they are secondary.
Joe just needs to put butts in the seats. Pistons aren't going to be able to think about contending until the team is sold. Mrs. Davidson doesn't want to spend big bucks and just wants to keep the franchise afloat so she can sell it.
If we get t-mac its gonna feel good getting to the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs
I'm just going to say:
McGrady is one of the worst players in the NBA, and has been the last two partial years he's played (before the surgery and after). He hasn't shot over 42% in years, and not over 39% in 3. He no longer passes or rebounds. He can't guard anybody on his knee. He's took 1 shot every 70 seconds he was on the floor last year.
In other words, he is now a terrible player that actually probably does more active harm than good.
No worries; he'll spend 60+ games on the IR, where he is unable to actively harm the team.
He's not that old yet. This is probably well worth that veteran's minimum.
McGrady can fill it up with anybody in the league when he's healthy. I realize that's a big If. But for the veteran's minimum, its worth a shot. The Pistons need help now.
Stop going after late 30 year old guys past their prime, i.e Iverson before him. They need a point guard badly too.
he's 31. Iverson was 33.
there are basically no more PG's in the FA pool
He's only 31?! Sheesh. Well he doesn't play like it.
I'm content with Stuckey playing point, his passing game has improved and his abilitiy to get to the basket is stellar. If he develops a little more range to his shot, he'll be the best player on the team hands down (if he isn't already due to the age of our veterans). I still think we need an athletic power forward with shooting range to compliment Greg Monroe, because I don't think he is going to be a very huge offensive presence. Hopefully Big Ben teaches him how to average 10+ boards a game, because Wallace sure doesn't have the legs for it anymore.
He has made a lot of big mistakes. But his gambles on injured players like McDyess worked out. I doubt this will pay off, but is worth the small gamble.
I'm afraid that T-Mac has just enough left to help "elevate" a healthy Pistons team out of the draft lotterty, but not enough to keep them from a first round exit in the playoffs. That would pretty much be the worst of both worlds. I have no faith in anyone on the team right now, and would prefer to see them get a lot of ping pong balls next year.
Becuase Detroit doesn't seem to be much of a destination for FA's, Joe is forced to build the "old fashioned way:" through the draft, player development, and astute trades with the occasional signing of an underrated FA. That is how he built the team that played so well in the aughts.
Sadly, I don't see a true core to build around this time, and it looks like he is going to have to start over. It's nice that he was loyal to vets of the championship team, but he, the Pistons, and fans are paying for it now. If the Pistons get another "go-round" as a championship team, I have a feeling that he won't get stuck with an aging core again.
For now, however, it is looking like another "lean" year or two.
Between Miami, Boston, Orlando, and Chicago no one in the 5-8 seeds in the East is going to advance. Boston is the most upset prone of those 4 because of injuries and age, but everything will be about rebuilding for at least 2-3 years with the way the conference is currently stacked.
Maybe Chicago should win a playoff series before you put them in a category with those three teams.
EDIT: How much better is Chicago than Atlanta even after the Boozer addition? He'll get hurt too like he usually does.
On a similar note, the NBA may want to expand the playoffs to like 20 or 24 teams (with some teams getting a bye), if only because the lottery has become too big. Originally, missing the playoffs meant a top-seven pick. Now it only guarantees you top-14. That second half of the lottery can be a black hole where franchises are stuck drafting guys who can't help them enough to get out. Maybe they should get a playoff shot. It would at least give them more meaningful games at the end of the season.