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What’s Going on World?

You know it was only a matter of time. Pistons 2009 Free Agency Discussion.

The first episode of Free Agent analysis is here.

I’m ready for it.

Let’s Comment it out! Who do you want the Pistons to sign in the offseason?

Peace,

John W. Davis

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Episode 111: Possible Pistons 2009 Free Agents.

Via Freep’s 15th pick analysis:

One of the more interesting points from Joe Dumars’ season-ending news conference was the evaluation that Rodney Stuckey is not a true point guard.  

“Playing the point can take your aggression away because you’re worried about the other four guys,” the Pistons president of basketball operations said. “What this year confirmed is he’s a combo guard. We have to play him on the ball and off the ball.”

How Rodney Stuckey will impact the 2009 NBA Draft.

“Start your discussion!”

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Episode 110: The Combo Guard Episode!

Here is your Episode 109 Comment Post.

Chauncey is in the Western Conference battling cousin Kobe to make it to the NBA Finals.

Are you still down with Mr. Big Shot?

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Also let’s get a little free agent talk going:

-Pistons Will Go After Utah’s Bigs It appears Lil’ Richard is right…

-2009 Mock NBA Draft: The Pistons taking a (Point) Guard!

Like I said on a recent show, I think we will draft a PG at 15 because will get one these potential NBA Starters: Jonny Flynn, Eric Maynor, Ty Lawson.

(Also if Tyreke Evans is there, draft him because he is huge athletic combo guard that you have to snatch up!)

I know we dont need one but you take what you can get.

We really need Blake Griffin or Thabeet lol but unfortunately the Pistons didn’t suck that bad.

All that said, I’m sure Joe D has a master plan!

Peace,

John W. Davis

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I want to comment on that you guys say that Rodney doesn’t play defense. As many faults I see with Stuckey, I actually disagree here to some extent - outside of that period where he just couldn’t get anything going.

Look at some games at the start of the year such as the first time they lost to Atlanta. He was their offensive and defensive spark plug in those games. He was rebounding, blocking dribble penetration, and forcing his way to the rim.

Perhaps you guys are correct that he became complacent after scoring 40 - I personally think its an issue between him and the vets, but that’s for another time. But regardless of why, we both agree that something just was not clicking in the middle of the season.

However you look at the second half of the season around the time that Rip went out again, he was actually doing a good job of staying in front of his defender.

The issue was that without athletic bigs to step into the lane, whenever people would run the pick and roll you’d see players run in between Stuckey and Sheed (which really isn’t Stuckey’s fault since he’s fighting through a screen). And the biggest thing to me is that he’s much bigger than Tayshaun - I can’t see why Curry was too stupid to notice this - but whenever they put Stuckey on LeBron, James’ numbers were much lower than his average.

Don’t believe me, look at game 3 third period, the only time they put Stuckey on LeBron for the entire quarter with Kwame in for Rasheed. The Cavs were held to a total of 9 points for the quarter, LeBron with only 4 points through the first 10 minutes. The way they were able to do this was by having Stuckey prevent LeBron from getting into the lane until there was under 5 in the shot clock, which forced a bad shot and allowed Kwame to get his 3 blocks in the quarter.

And of course, as soon as something works, Curry has to change it up, putting Bynum in for Stuckey. I like Bynum, but that was just a bad match up to put him in their, and the score reflected it.

Also don’t forget that Mo Williams couldn’t get going until the 3rd or 4th quarters of most of the games, and ended up shooting below his season averages (especially the from 3 and the free throw line, given that he was one of the best in the regular season, the only reason - since he was not injured - is because he could not get into rhythm).

I personally think that Stuckey does have a lot of qualities that are overlooked because he was struggling a lot in the middle of the season. Look back at some of the playoff games and you’ll notice that he also did a much better job of setting people up than his assist numbers reflected, people missed a good number of wide open shots.

Give him a guy like Chris Bosh and a good 3 point shooter and you’ll see 10 assists nightly in 2 to 3 years.

I’m only bringing this up because I feel that people often grade Stuckey a bit too hard, most likely because of his flashes of brilliance earlier in the season as you guys pointed out. That and you guys both understand that I take a third party view when I comment on players instead of just raving about them.

And as for his struggles, I still feel that a good part of them were because of leadership discrepancies between him and the vets, but once again I’ll bring that up another time when the occasion calls for it (you can only cause so much madness in one sitting :p) .

Peace,

Ali H.

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New Podcast Coming Soon!  (Episode 108)

Peace,

John W. Davis

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What’s Going on World?

We wanted to give you a true taste of a Pistonscast show before a Pistonscast show.

Deven and I always feel like there are two Pistonscast episodes.

The one you hear and the one you dont hear.

Check out the Pistonscast Behind the Scenes Episode in Show 107.

On this Episode we discuss the NBA Playoffs with Uncut and Unedited ideas on Chauncey, Kobe, Lebron.

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Also enter the contest announced on the show.

Follow the rules and you can win a chance to guest host Pistonscast with Deven Khrucell and John W. Davis.

To enter call (313) 384-8458.

Peace,

John W. Davis

www.pistonscast.com

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I really feel bad for Kobe (aw).

He’s not an original like Lebron is.

Kobe has spent his entire career trying to be like Michael Jordan. As we can all see, he’s no MJ.

*Here are a few areas where Kobe’s attempt to better MJ has failed:

First- It took Jordan only 4 years to understand that he could not do it by himself. Kobe is almost 30 and still, at times, seems to be playing his own game separate from his team mates.

Second- He doesn’t make players around him better. Sure others benefit from all the attention that Kobe gets, but how many player’s talent seems to flourish from being on the same court with Kobe?

*Because of Jordan, Scotty Pippen is one of the greatest 50 players in NBA history. Not to mention all of the extras that he had playing the best basketball of their freaky lives. Like; Paxton, Kerr, Perdue, Buechler, and Longley-just to name a few.

Because of good ole Mike, I don’t even have to say their first names. Otherwise, we wouldn’t even know who in the hell they were. If you can name ONE player that Kobe has made better, I’m listening.

Third- Kobe and MJ’s games are pretty much the same (Kobe has a slight edge in 3pt.shooting and ball handling). But, as much as Kobe’s game seems to mirror Jordan’s, they are totally opposite in the way they use it. Kobe, no matter how you play him, tries to do what he wants offensively even if it’s a bad shot.

Of course with his talent, he’s still good enough to make a lot of his ‘bad’ shots and it’ll make the ESPN highlights. But what that does is it disconnects him from the rest of his team and it also makes what they’re trying to do, a little more predictable. Jordan, on the other hand, adapted his game to fit however you were trying to play him.

*For example, if you stop the drive, he would kill you with a jumper. If you played him tight, he didn’t force up a Jumper, he would drive by you. He had developed his skills to exploit what ever you gave him (how many times have you seen MJ force anything?). Throw in his extras that made shots ‘or else’, and you see why he was the worse disease opposing teams had ever faced in NBA history.

*Kobe could have been better, and because of these 3 points, Lebron still can.

Peace,

Deven Khrucell

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So the latest Pistonscast Episode is out and we want your feelings!

Check this out: The Message Board Messiah call out Kwame Brown!

Episode 106!

Dont forget to call in at (313) 384 8458.

Leave your feelings via voice mail!

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Peace,

John W. Davis

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Also I just had to share this! Skip slaps Eddie House!

That’s what happens when your bustin someone’s BEEP! -Eddie House

by Mike Watson

Let’s just remember the good times! LOL

Seriously, where did the 40 point Rodney Stuckey go??????

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-Special thanks to Mike Watson for the great video!