Trash the Draft and Stash Strategy

[JamStone]

Would Carmelo have made the Pistons worse?

My point in the quote you posted of mine was that picking Carmelo probably would have changed the course of the 2003-04 season. First, he probably doesn't get much playing time under Larry Brown. And, if Carmelo doesn't get playing time, he could have very well been a problem in the locker room. And, drafting Carmelo could have also changed the prospects of trading for Rasheed.

If any of those things happen or any combination of those things, the Pistons likely don't win the 2004 le, and yes, they would have been worse that year, the only championship year the core of this Pistons team had.

[angelbelow]

im sure our FO is aware.