OT: Pistons vs San Antonio open thread
Ok, there may not be many people out there watching this game but I have to TiVo all my shows tonight and watch them later so what am I supposed to do? Pistons are getting rocked by 30 points to Spurs and the score isnt doing justice to just how bad this team is.
Pistons have been on a serious slide of late and now are resorting to young bench players to contribute. Calderon has been a great addition but no one else on this team has done much of anything all year. Knight looks more comfortable since moving to the 2 guard. Greg Monroe is a solid player who I think is under utilized. Lawrence Frank is a joke for a coach. I dont know what Joe D was think in bringing him in to move this team forward. Hes a below .500 career coach and his team is getting rocked by 15+ game in and game out of late.
Youre Tom Gores, what do you do? Fire Joe D and Lawrence Frank and start your vision of the Pistons or do you trust Joe and allow him to continue course? Pistons are the 2 worst team when it comes to attendance this year (only behind the Kings) Theres no star on this team that makes fans wanna come out to the Palace (a place that sold out every game during the great run in the 2000's).
Joe, if he stays around, must be active in the offseason. Charlie V and Stuckey must leave. I thought they both were going to be gone before the trade deadline but that never happened. Maxiell should be sent packing too. The starting guards look set along with the big men. Pistons desperately need a SF who can hang with the other big boys in the league.
Thoughts?
I think by the time I was done with this topic the Spurs were close to pushing their lead to 40.
We beat the Spurs at home. It hurts having Drummond out. I think you give Joe D more time and let Drummond develop and add one more good pick next year. ( Maybe a Gary Harris?) See if we can't make the playoffs next year without blowing up the team.
I mean he did get us to what 8 eastern conference finals?
Fair point. I am not defending his actions, just wouldn't fire him unless he fails to make the playoffs in the next two years.
Drummond's injury is a blessing in disguise because instead of being frustratingly close to competiting for the 8th spot and blowing our draft standing, Pistons have flat out sucked, thus ensuring they keep their lottery pick and at a better spot possibly.
You are aware that the most talented player on the team (Drummond) is injured, right?
Should have to wear the old pink and teal uniforms
isn't there already a Walking Dead thread right below this one?
Lawrence Frank needs to go. Drummond could've been a serious rookie of the year contender if he were allowed to start, but Monroe is our starting Center even though he was progressing so well at PF last year. Maxiell continues to average slightly over 2 points a game yet eats up large chunks of minutes. The team shows flashes of great basketball but their almost bipolar inconsistency lays at the coaches feet. I know moving Tayshawn was going to be a huge hit to the locker room chemistry, but right now it feels like nobody's driving this thing.
or towel boy for IU. How can he not be qualified to coach an NBA team??
As much as I like Josh Smith and wanted him in Detroit, we've already got a pair of bigs to clog up the middle. If we had 3 guys starting who score most of their points at the rim it wouldn't work.