It’s official: Rip Hamilton off the bench!!!!
Whats Going on Pistonscast Posse?
It’s official our Pistons Prayers have been answered. Michael Curry has seen the light and now my eyes can see the glory. The glory of beating Cleveland. The glory of beating Boston. They glory of winning the 2009 NBA Championship. Well let’s not go that far. Let’s take it one game at a time but please be thankful that Small Ball is no more and the Pistonscast Boycott has been avoided.
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DET NEWS: HAMILTON TO THE BENCH!
Pistons coach Michael Curry announced Tuesday that he will begin using guard Rip Hamilton off the bench, with guard Allen Iverson
and forward Amir Johnson starting.
The situation has been somewhat unsettled since Hamilton returned from a groin injury.
Curry said Hamilton, who has never come off the bench as a Piston, will start the second and fourth quarters.
The new starting lineup will be Stuckey, Iverson, Prince, Wallace and Johnson.
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21 Responses
Ryan January 20th at 5:26 pm
YES! NO MORE SMALL BALL!
I heard about there being some sort of team meeting to decide who would come off the bench on TNT last night.
I’m glad it was who I thought would be the best fit - Rippleton.
Pistonscast January 20th at 5:29 pm
They were scared of the Pistonscast boycott and decided to give in.
TADOne January 20th at 5:46 pm
Just because Rip is going to the bench does not cure all of the teams ills. Let’s not get carried away and also let’s not completely blame the small-ball lineup for all of these losses in the last week.
Bottom line: Someone needs to stepup and be the unquestioned leader or we will continue to struggle.
Sorry, continue your celebration John. I’ve been a disgruntled fan since last week. Ugh.
Ryan January 20th at 5:52 pm
The biggest problem ailing the Pistons was Small Ball.
Step one in the rehabilitation process is admitting you have a problem.
The Pistons admitted it, have been to Small Ball Rehab, and are cured!
Darian January 20th at 5:54 pm
u betcha!!! :)!!! now we can start FRESH!
Ryan January 20th at 6:23 pm
“Even though the Pistons’ defensive ranking has climbed to fourth in both scoring and field-goal percentage, he thought the defensive and rebounding tone set by the small lineup in the first quarter put the Pistons in a hole they had to fight the rest of the game.”
-Keith Langlois, True Blue Pistons
FINALLY he saw that.
More from True Blue Pistons (http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/truebluepistons.html):
“Here are the nuts and bolts and ramifications of the move:
# Amir Johnson, who didn’t play in Monday’s win at Memphis, will be the starter alongside Rasheed Wallace most nights. But against really big teams – Curry cited the Lakers, with 7-footers Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol – Kwame Brown will be the starter.
# Hamilton will anchor a second unit that will include Antonio McDyess and Jason Maxiell at the power positions with Will Bynum at point guard.
# It’s not an experiment. “This is for the rest of the season,” Curry said.
All bets are off in the fourth quarter. Many other teams also go small in the fourth quarter in an effort to put their five best players out to finish games. Hamilton will be just as likely to finish games as Iverson or Stuckey or anyone else. And his minutes shouldn’t change much, if at all.
Curry broke the news to Hamilton on Tuesday morning and Hamilton gave every indication he’s ready to embrace the sixth-man role.
“You want to win games and me and Allen both knew (what was being considered),” Hamilton said after Tuesday’s practice. “When they told me I was coming off the bench, it was something MC wanted to do and I said, fine. Bottom line, you want to win games and if that’s the best way that we can go out there and try to win a championship, then I’m all for it.” “
John January 20th at 6:40 pm
Every thing seems to be good now in Pistons land. I just dont want Coach to forget about his lockdown defender Arron Afflalo. I’d rather see alot more Afflalo than Will Bynum.
Its time to go 9-10 again and start destroying teams!
Richard January 20th at 8:27 pm
thank God
Steve January 20th at 9:48 pm
Yay, Michael Curry DOES have a brain!!
Matt January 20th at 9:53 pm
“# It’s not an experiment. “This is for the rest of the season,” Curry said.”
that’s about the best news i’ve heard in ages. The kwame/Amir switch is ok with me, too.
And thank god Rip took his benching like a man.
Steve January 20th at 9:59 pm
I still think AI would be better off the bench
Opposing starting SGs are gonna eat AI alive on defense
John January 20th at 10:54 pm
AI Defense doesnt matter cause Amir/Max/Kwame will be there to EAT ALL THE SHOTS!!!! BLOCK PARTY!!!
Mike Watson January 21st at 12:03 am
John I wanna know where u get your inside information from?
John January 21st at 1:19 am
@Mike Watson What do you mean… because I knew they would change the lineup before the Jan 21st game? LOL
Mike Watson January 21st at 3:01 pm
Yes Exactly! That was like perfect timing
John January 21st at 4:13 pm
Mike I can’t reveal my sources! What kind of reporter/journalist would I be!
Mike Watson January 21st at 6:27 pm
Lol I knew it! It was almost toooo perfect… hmmmmmm?????
John January 21st at 9:18 pm
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm………….
Ryan January 22nd at 12:34 am
Block party indeed.
Maxiell explosion.
And the Pistons win by 19.
Mike Watson January 22nd at 1:50 pm
LOL @ John!!!
John January 22nd at 4:57 pm
It’s really that simple Ryan. Big Guys play. We rebound and alter/block shots. Pistons win. (usually by 10+)