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re ed. hoopsworld.
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=17804
i dont know what to think esp. after RJ's game! i say its too late we have to keep Rj hes finally got our system, and theres no way were going to give up three important pieces for 2 corpses!!! Yannis from hoopsworld folks said this:
Sending Rip, Prince To Texas: Charlie Villanueva isn't the only member of the Detroit Pistons that is upset right now, as Steve Kyler also went over this morning. Things are really starting to fall apart in Motown with Coach Kuester pointing fingers at the players and their fingers pointing right back at him.
In the NBA At 2 Bill Ingram dismissed any notion that Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks or Chris Kaman of the Los Angeles Clippers could be headed to Detroit in exchange for Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince, who are desperate to be in winning situations.
Pistons general manager Joe Dumars made the mistake of trading 2006 Finals MVP Chauncy Billups a few years ago thinking that he could keep the team in contention without him. He's failed miserably and it's time to do Hamilton and Prince a favor and send them elsewhere.
Two teams in Texas would be more than willing to give Dumars quality offers for the two players who were cornerstones on the Pistons' 2006 championship team.
The Dallas Mavericks have been in need of some help at shooting guard for quite some time, lacking someone who plays the position naturally. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban would have no problem taking on Hamilton's contract that has three years and $38 million left on it. He would probably be willing to give up the expiring contract of Caron Butler and either one of his young centers Alexis Ajinca or Ian Mahinmi to make things work.
Meanwhile there may not be a player that San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich would love to acquire more than Prince. Popovich has been longing for a lockdown defender on the perimeter ever since Bruce Bowen called it a career. Prince is an ideal fit for the Spurs' system and someone they'd be ecstatic to get in the program, especially this year to help make another championship run with Duncan.
The Spurs could put Richard Jefferson, who is looking much better in comparison to last year, and former Piston Antonio McDyess on the table for Prince. If that's not enough to get Dumars to bite, he could probably hold out for promising second-year forward DeJuan Blair if he wants him badly enough.
The time has come to start a completely new era in Detroit. Prince and Hamilton deserve better than what they have right now. They've been hopeful and patient for long enough, it's time to let them go. If Dumars picks up the phone he'll find two parties very interested in their services in Texas.
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pretty strange to hear, yannis does cover this area and ive seen him in our locker room. he soesnt seem like a guy who talks out of his ass ala eric pincus. WHAT DO U GUYS THINK?? prince does offer defense but for those 3 players ? i dont like it one bit.
re ed. hoopsworld.
way too high of a price tag for prince. and what's his salary this year? do those numbers even match?
what if pop pulled this move and said "what you guys said you wanted defense??" lmao
Terrible, just terrible.
With another yawn and roll of the eyes, let's all say it out loud, "It's Hoopsworld!"
i would think yannis would know better than to regurgitate this. it may sound really dumb but you guys better pray old man pop doesnt get a wild hair up his ass hahaha
Jefferson and Dyess.... for Prince?
Excuse me while I die of laughter
It's just weak...
Pistons crumbling leads to trade Rip/Prince and Pop has had interest leads to Prince to Spurs for RJ/Dice and/or Blair?
Mahinmi as a trading piece? What in the ing ?
I thought people were prohibited from posting junk from that website?
Don't undervalue Prince...HE IS the kind of long perimeter ball hawk/defender that would make our defense legit again.....
I agree, way too high of a price tag for Prince.
I actually thought he was a declining player. Haven't seen much of him in the past year or so.
oops my fault. i posted it asap cause i thought it was legit, once i started to think about it i felt like a dumbass for posting.
however it would be nice to see bonner/simmons 2 get traded for one of these guys
Too much of a price indeed, but for the right price, realistically...he may be the piece we need...
Can we just get rip hamilton (or prince) for free. That'd be nice.
if you look at his season stats from when he enterd the nba hes been very consistent about 14pts 5rbs 3ass his whole career. i mean if the price tag wasnt so high this would be amazing!
what sucks is this is the one season we dont have a bunch of dead weight or trade pieces... OF COURSE !DAMN! to have tayshaun is never a bad thing esp in our system
Dumb
Dumars: Okay, how about Jefferson, Dice, and Blair for Prince then?Jefferson and Dyess.... for Prince?
Excuse me while I die of laughter
There's no replacement for displacement...err wait, that's cars.
There's artistry in team chemistry. You can't put a price on Jefferson having a year under his belt versus a Tayshuan prince (hypothetically...hopefully in my nightmares) coming in and taking his spot.
Thoughts of a true madman.
Dumars: Ok guys, Ok I get it you don't want the short end of the stick. Prince for Ginobili final offer
He is. Still a solid over all player, but back problems, and getting long in the tooth. IMO not worth giving up anything substantial as far as draft picks, young players.
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