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Here’s the Detroit Pistons latest trade rumor…

The Pistons reportedly turned down a trade with the Jazz that would have sent Carlos Boozer to Detroit for Tayshaun Prince.

A league source said that while the Pistons like Boozer, they simply couldn’t let go of Prince.

Via Boston Globe

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I never thought the day would come that I would endorse this trade…

Its such a sad day, but this must be done.

Its time for Richard “Rip” Hamilton to be traded to the Utah Jazz for the often injured Carlos Boozer.

If you listen to Episode 112, I emphatically said Carlos Boozer will never play for the Detroit Pistons.

The reason I said Boozer would not be Piston is I thought we were going to spend 12 to 14 million dollars to acquire him via the 2009 free agency market.

When a re-emerging team like the Pistons have 19 million in cap room and you spend 75% on Boozer that doesn’t equate to a logical acquisition.

But, Boozer opted to stay with Utah Jazz and I was relieved.  I knew we could pursue a great young talent like Charlie Villanueva who I think can be an All-Star by 2011.

As much as signing Charlie V makes sense, Ben Gordon creates a lot of questions marks.

Is he tall enough, is his defense good enough, and will he be happy coming off the bench.

These are all issues that you have to consider because the 6′1 ish Ben Gordon is now the highest paid player on the Detroit Pistons.  (Money=Stardom & Ego)

But as many questions as Gordon creates, he also provides multiple answers.

He can score on anyone in the NBA, he’s a deadly and consistent long range shooter and he’s only 26.

As much as experience counts for in the NBA, its a young man’s league.

Mr. Rip Hamilton is 31 years old and his play will only decline in the future.

I think your highest paid player, (Ben Gordon) should start for the simple economic fact of getting your money’s worth.

If I was the President of a company, I would not have my highest paid employee only work part-time.

That employee would work the long hours needed to get the job done.

Ben Gordon can’t help us win a championship off the bench. I need him to start and play 38 minutes a game, to go hard on defense and average 22 points a game.

I need him to be on the court as much as possible with Rodney Stuckey and Tayshaun Prince to establish the rapport needed to continue the championship culture that Joe Dumars started to create in 2002.

It’s obvious that Richard Hamilton will not be happy off the bench, remember when he said this… “Something’s got to give. I’m all for doing whatever it takes for the team, but coming off the bench with us not winning, something’s got to change”said Hamilton.

Rip’s already called his shot and for the Detroit Pistons to get another step closer to contending for a championship we need all the firepower we can get in our starting 5.

Right now our top five players are, Stuckey, Gordon, Hamilton, Prince, and Villanueva.

Doesn’t that look eerily similar to small ball?

How quickly do we forget that Pistons fans worldwide could not stand that lineup.

And you know what, the Detroit Pistons players hated that “Small Ball” lineup even more.

With all that said, how often in the NBA are trades for All-Star caliber players fair. (Not Often)

If we can trade Richard Hamilton for Carlos Boozer, WE MUST TAKE THAT DEAL.

Utah’s weakness has always been at shooting guard, and if they really love Paul Milsap then they should be happy to make this switch.

Rip should be happy to go to Utah’s because he can play with what he desperately needs, a point guard.

In my opinion, the young Deron Williams looks like a more polished, pass first version of Chauncey Billups.

If you’re Utah, a your starting five is Deron Williams, Richard Hamilton, Andrei Kirilenko, Paul Milsap and Memo Okur, then you are honestly ready to compete for the NBA championship.

Will you win one, probably not, but with the sometimes volatile Ron Artest and the often injured Andrew Bynum starring on the Los Angeles Lakers, anything can happen.

The new look Pistons would practically be complete, Rodney Stuckey at PG, Ben Gordon at SG, Tayshaun Prince at SF, Charlie Villanueva at PF, and Carlos Boozer at C.

Thats a starting five that would compete well against any team in the NBA.

Don’t forget the Pistons have one of the best, training staffs in the league.  If Boozer comes to town and listens to what they have to say, he should be able to stay on the court for 70+ games and most importantly be ready for the 2010 playoff push.

And remember if this Boozer merger doesn’t work, Carlos will still be a 2010 free agent…

Peace,

John W. Davis

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What’s Going on Pistonscast Posse?

John W. Davis here.

Let’s update my post from a few weeks, the Most Important Pistons: Post All-Star Break.

Remember, I’m not including our two Playoff whoopings.  This is strictly the regular season list.

7. Rasheed Wallace- Sheed missed alot of playing time after All-Star break and honestly didn’t do his part when did play and that’s a major reason why we earned the 8th seed.

6. Rodney Stuckey- Oh where Oh where has our Super Stuckey gone.  That’s the problem right there.  The kid was crowned a Superstar before he truly proved his worth. Hopefully 09-10 he will take it to the hoop. HARD!

5. Will Bynum- I couldn’t really put him higher than Rip, Tay or Dice could I.  He has played extremely well with the small amount of minutes he was given and the significant playing he has earned.

4. Arron Afflalo- You say, but John he hardly plays. I say to you when he plays we win nearly 75% of our games. At one point we were 17-6 when Arron got 15 mins or more.  Arron replaced Rip in that starting lineup and showed us he can be a starter in this league. That’s a huge asset going into 2010 Free Agency.

3. Tayshaun Prince- I mean he’s Tay. For the most part he is consistent as it gets.  I wish he gave us more but I am happy he hardly gives us less.  Consistentcy is underrated.

2. Rip Hamilton- For a while it looked like Rip turned the corner.  He honestly did.  He was a dominated go to scorer without Chauncey and that was good to see.  I wonder where THE CAPTAIN has gone in the playoffs?

1. Antonio McDyess- If anyone can debate him being the Most Important Pistons Post All-Star Break I dare you to pose your reply. Double after Double after Double-Double.  He was drinking that Kool-Aid aka the Fountain of Youth!

Well that’s my list.

Let me know what you think?

Peace,

John W. Davis

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13-8 Recap: 13. Allen Iverson- Why waste typing any more than this… My fingers deserve better.

12. Walter Sharpe (Check out the exclusive Pistonscast interview)-

11. Amir Johnson-   I thought this was going to be your year Amir!

10. Kwame Brown-  Fill in the Blank…

9. Walter Herrmann- Fill in the Blank…

8. Jason Maxiell-(I MISS THIS VERSION OF MAX)

Richard Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace and Allen Iverson (CLICK THE LINK) participated in a full-team practice with the Pistons on Friday, which hasn’t happened in over a month.

“They were all out there and they all looked good,” coach Michael Curry said. “I am saying that everybody is going to play (Saturday in Washington) because I want to be positive. I told Abs (athletic trainer Mike Abdenour) to make sure he brings everybody’s uniform.”

Hamilton is the only player of the three that is certain to face the Wizards on Saturday night.

“Realistically, Allen probably won’t play,” Curry said. “The one I am most confident about is Rip. We will have to see how Allen and Sheed respond. Allen hasn’t done anything for 15 games, so that’s tough. Sheed and Rip both moved around real good. So hopefully with treatment and some rest they will be ready to play, at least in a limited role.”

VIA DETROIT NEWS

Pistons guard Richard Hamilton is expected to return to the court on Saturday against the Wizards after missing six straight games with a groin injury.

Hamilton has been sidelined a total of 14 games by the injury this season.

Detroit coach Michael Curry also indicated that forward Rasheed Wallace might return from a calf injury against Washington.

VIA DETROIT FREE PRESS

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If the Pistons ever needed a starter more than right now… You get my point, my drift and I’m sure you share my happiness!  Rip is back against his former team!  LETS GO RIP!  Let’s go Detroit!

Good News, since we are the 7th seed 8th seed at the moment, we are still currently matched up right about there with Orlando in the 1st round because they have taken over the Number 2 Seed! So if we have to be the 7th seed I’m rooting for Orlando to be the Number 2!  Where ever you go Orlando… we will follow! LOL

I know we only have a handful of games left but if we can win at least 9 games to close out the season we can still get that Number 5 spot! (But I’ll take any match up against Orlando in the 1st round!)

Let’s start moving forward with this next one against the Wizards!

Peace,

John W. Davis

www.pistonscast.com

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What’s Going on Pistonscast Posse?   (Game Discussion:  Click here!)

It’s obviously the Pistons are reeling, from a combo of injuries and from just not playing up to par. Tayshaun Prince said it best after last game, “We really need those guys back, but at the same time we got to figure out a way; obviously with the situation that we have, that we almost got to play perfect basketball.”

Perfect basketball… for some reason I have a good feeling about this game.  Most of the time, it seems the Pistons are up for the big game challenge.  If we get Rip back and Afflalo is playing some tough Kobe D, then I smell a big time upset.

When you take on the Lakers, all you need to do is bait Kobe into not sharing the ball with his teammates and you are in business.  More often than not, when Kobe just relies on himself, he shoots too much. Anything over 20 shots is too much for Kobe.  The more shots he takes like 21 to 30 the worse the Lakers get and more often that not, THE LAKERS LOSE!  So… ball hog Kobe make sure you come out to play!

You can talk it up with your fellow Pistonscast Posse right here in the comment section!

Peace,

John W. Davis

www.pistonscast.com

VIA ESPN:

Richard Hamilton is known to have been upset when good buddy Chauncey Billups was dealt to Denver earlier this season, but he still wants to remain in Detroit for the long haul.

“Like I’ve said [before], Detroit was a city that changed my whole career around,” Hamilton told ESPN’s Marc Stein.

“I want to be here. I want to retire here. One day I want to get my name and my jersey put up in the rafters. I couldn’t see myself playing anywhere else. No matter who’s here.”

What’s Going on World?

John W. Davis here. Here is an experiment that I would like everyone to take.

Think back over this current 3-game winning streak and rank our Detroit Pistons starters from worst to best.

Here are the official Pistonscast Starter Rankings. (Worst to Best)

5. Rodney Stuckey
4. Tayshaun Prince
3. Rasheed Wallace
2. Antonio McDyess
1. Richard Hamilton

Luckily with Stuckey on the bottom of the totem poll we can expect alot of improvement from him.

Rank your Pistons Starters!

Peace,

John W. Davis

www.pistonscast.com

VIA DET NEWS:

ORLANDO, Fla. — Allen Iverson will not play tonight against Orlando, and he is questionable for the game Sunday in Boston.

Results of an MRI on his ailing back Friday came back negative, but the team has sent him back to Detroit for more tests.

Coach Michael Curry announced Friday that Iverson would be coming off the bench the rest of the season, with Richard Hamilton moving back into the starting lineup.

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What’s Going on World?

John W. Davis here.  The Pistons have finally made the shake-up that they desperately needed.  It’s not just because of his ailing back but Allen “AI” Iverson is going to the bench for good!  That’s right, for the rest of the season.  I can say I saw this coming… AH HA!

Check out an excerpt from yesterday’s post:

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” Stuckey will continue to start. I repeat he will continue to start.  (SIGH…)  Coach Curry says he’s not considering sending Stuckey to the bench.  Rip is obviously not happy coming off the bench and losing.  I know that Iverson is hurt right now with his back injury but could a starting lineup change be on the way?

Are the Pistons finally going take the reins away from Iverson?”

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The Pistons finally made a move.  Something had to give and I’m glad it did!

Peace,

John W. Davis

www.pistonscast.com

 
What’s Going on World?

John W. Davis here. It’s time for some drastic measures. I’ll get right to the point.

Here is the Pistonscast: Deven and John 3-point plan to salvage this season.

1. Let the young guys play every game. Afflalo, Amir, and Max need their playing time like Rip needs his mask.

2. Let AI lead. Simple enough. He wants to do it. At this point, we can’t get worse.

3. Rodney Stuckey: Don’t be afraid to sit him down to send a message to him. As super as Stuck was at the beginning of the season he is still a young player. Don’t be afraid to teach him a lesson.

Honorable Mention: Continue to let Rip Hamilton lead off the bench. Let Rip be Rip.

*Also listen to Episode 89 for a special edition of Calling Coach Curry.

Peace,

John W. Davis

www.pistonscast.com