Denver beating Detroit!!

[Tanya]

Dude I watch a lot of Pistons games and I think it wasn't a smart move. Many of your Piston fans agree except for that gay Pistonfan1 guy. I didn't know the Pistons were so bothered by salary that they trade their backup point guard and future center for a bum. Give me a reason why this was a good trade? The only thing I can think of is after the season when they have to lock themselves up for signing Ben Wallace and Tayshaun Prince. Detroit's salary will be so concentrated on those 5 players that they won't have a bench.

Hey mavsfan1000, do some research before you post.
Darko has not being used since he came to the pistons. The reason is that we already have Sheed, Big Ben and Dice. He needed a lot of minutes to develope but with the starting five the pistons have, he wouldn't and he won't get time. Should we trade one of the big man away to let Darko play more? Or should we let him sit on the bench for few more years because we know he is the future of the pistons? Evenif we want to he wouldn't. HE WAS FRUSTRATED AND HE SAID IN AN INTERVIEW THAT THE DAYS IN DETROIT WAS A NIGHTMARE. We have to accept this trade because it's a smart move that is both good to the pistons and Darko. And we signed Delk yesterday to be our back up PG. He is better than Arroyo.
And one more mistake in your post. Prince already has resigned with the pistons. We need to resign Ben and Chauncey.
Oh one more mistake. WE DO HAVE A BENCH. Maybe is not good as the DAL, but we do have help from the bench. Dice, Hunter are the playoff puzzel we can't miss. This year we also add Evans, Delfino, Dale Davis, Cato and Delk.

[SequSpur]

yeah a threat to win one or two games in a 7 game series...

pistons > heat

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Firstly, the stupid move was in trading Darko. We will regret this for the next 10 years at least.

Secondly, I fail to see how getting rid of him and Arroyo in exchange for Cato and a protected first is a good trade. Darko was a #2 pick, and we gave up a first rounder in acquiring Arroyo. And all we got in return is a guy who will probably not play except for maybe 5 minutes here and there against Shaq.

thats a big F in my book. If getting rid of Darko was in the plans all along, we could have taken up Atlnata on their Darko for Harrington offer. At least then we'd get a proven commodity in return. He could have definetly helped us this year, or we could have traded him. Either way, he has more value than Cato and their 1st. And when you consider Dumars and his drafting record, are you really all that excited to see who he drafts?

I never said it was a good or a bad trade. But remember, it's only been a week...


Strictly MO, I think Davidson had a little something to do with Darko being moved all of a sudden. I think the Pistons brass got fed up with the sulking/partying and forced Joe's hand...

[picnroll]

Compared to Dallas or the Spurs the Pistons have a cush schedule remaining. Hard to see them not having homecourt advantage. And the road to the east for the Pistons should be a cake walk. The West playoffs is going to be a mother.

[FreshPrince22]

Dumars got lucky in finding a gem in some players but trading Darko has to be the stupidest thing I've seen in a while. At least get something other than that bum Cato guy. You also lost your backup point guard.

Dumars has very little blame in this. Darko's agent came to Dumars over a month before the deadline and asked for a trade. He couldn't do much about it. First and foremost the blame falls on Darko himself. He is at a completely different level effort wise in Orlando. He was a lazy ass here. Had he worked this hard in his minutes in Detroit, he would have been playing. Second is Larry Brown. There needed to be a point when he saw some reward for what he did in practice. Once it gets to the point where it looks like Darko was giving up on the season, LB needed to do something to fix it. Third is Flip. Same situation as LB. He should have thrown in a bone here and there.

Dumars isn't the kind of guy that will force a coach to play someone, and you can't really complain about the results. That is a big reason why the chemisty on the team is so good. Because Dumars holds everything together, and doesn't try to coach from the front office. He puts the players in place, and lets the coach do his thing. At this point Dumars could see that Darko wasn't going to play, so he had to cut his losses and get what he could for him. That was the pick.

And losing Arroyo isn't a big deal. He was out of the rotation with Lindsey coming back anyways. The guy turned our defense to garbage everytime he came in the game anyways.

[mavsfan1000]

Hey mavsfan1000, do some research before you post.
Darko has not being used since he came to the pistons. The reason is that we already have Sheed, Big Ben and Dice. He needed a lot of minutes to develope but with the starting five the pistons have, he wouldn't and he won't get time. Should we trade one of the big man away to let Darko play more? Or should we let him sit on the bench for few more years because we know he is the future of the pistons? Evenif we want to he wouldn't. HE WAS FRUSTRATED AND HE SAID IN AN INTERVIEW THAT THE DAYS IN DETROIT WAS A NIGHTMARE. We have to accept this trade because it's a smart move that is both good to the pistons and Darko. And we signed Delk yesterday to be our back up PG. He is better than Arroyo.
And one more mistake in your post. Prince already has resigned with the pistons. We need to resign Ben and Chauncey.
Oh one more mistake. WE DO HAVE A BENCH. Maybe is not good as the DAL, but we do have help from the bench. Dice, Hunter are the playoff puzzel we can't miss. This year we also add Evans, Delfino, Dale Davis, Cato and Delk.

I really liked that part when you said Delk is better than Arrojo. Delk equals scrub. Dale Davis is old to and the rest Flip isn't given a chance to. Glad to know Flip is developing the bench.

[T.F. Storm]

I really liked that part when you said Delk is better than Arrojo.

I havent even seen Delk play here, and I think its already safe to say that he's better than Arroyo was (knock on wood)

He just didnt fit in here, he'll do much better in Orlando where he's a better fit. He has been solid there already.

[Tanya]

Compared to Dallas or the Spurs the Pistons have a cush schedule remaining. Hard to see them not having homecourt advantage. And the road to the east for the Pistons should be a cake walk. The West playoffs is going to be a mother.

I believe both DET and SA are well playoff tested teams. Either will win with or without homecourt advantage.
However the MIA and DAL haven't been through the playoffs and won anything together, so this is the pistons' and spurs' advantage.
Let's see if the DAL will be last year's PHX. If they really beat the spurs in playoffs then the pistons are in real trouble.

[Tanya]

I really liked that part when you said Delk is better than Arrojo. Delk equals scrub. Dale Davis is old to and the rest Flip isn't given a chance to. Glad to know Flip is developing the bench.

We don't need any more young and developing players on the bench in the playoffs. This is a champ contender so they need experienced player who have mental toughness to play with consistency. Arroyo is not the answer. Dale Davis and Cato will probably be used as defender when Ben Wallace and Sheed are in foul trouble. Delk hasn't played all season but he is not bad according to his stats. The pistons are a defensive team so Arroyo just don't fit period.
The Orlando Magic is really the right place for Darko and Arroyo. They need 20+ mins a game not 0-5 mins. I am glad to see them playing well there.

[rayray2k8]

Im starting to notice that more and more piston fans are joining the site...
Should i be worried?

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seriously, everyone has their nights off.
Look at this game for example, K-mart was hitting freaking 3's!!
so no need to worry..
Its still gonna be pistons and spurs in the finals

[Tanya]

Im starting to notice that more and more piston fans are joining the site...
Should i be worried?

( )

seriously, everyone has their nights off.
Look at this game for example, K-mart was hitting freaking 3's!!
so no need to worry..
Its still gonna be pistons and spurs in the finals

Hey rayray, other than the pistons board, only the spurs board worth my time to read and post. Have you been to the heat board? Those heat fans hate the pistons as if the pistons have killed their father. Most spurs fans talk with sense but they don't.
Well I will come here tomorrow night to pump the spurs up! Go beat the Dallas!

[TDMVPDPOY]

Seriously if darko was still with the pistons, the aura of the victory cigar wouldve gotten them over the line tonite. No cigar no win.

[mavsfan1000]

Detroit has lost their edge now that Darko is gone. It was a sad day when Darko got traded.

[milkyway21]

Detroit has lost their edge now that Darko is gone. It was a sad day when Darko got traded.

?

[mavsfan1000]

They no longer have the victory cigar. How can they get back the swagger?

[himat]

I really liked that part when you said Delk is better than Arrojo. Delk equals scrub. Dale Davis is old to and the rest Flip isn't given a chance to. Glad to know Flip is developing the bench.

glad to know that the mavs won't choke in the playoffs again too.

[Trapt1307]

I really liked that part when you said Delk is better than Arrojo. Delk equals scrub. Dale Davis is old to and the rest Flip isn't given a chance to. Glad to know Flip is developing the bench.

And you say you watch the Pistons often?

I smell jelousy.