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What else you gonna get for $1.7 mil?
I like this acquisition.
http://www.mlive.com/pistons/weblog/...07.html#161471
Damnit Joe... WTF?
This team is going down the ter.
What else you gonna get for $1.7 mil?
I like this acquisition.
Wow They Singed Flip Murray!!!!now They Are Contenders
For The 8th Seed That Is...
Nothing > Murray.
They will make it the playoffs and miss the fianls again next year.
http://www.mlive.com/pistons/weblog/...07.html#161471
Damnit Joe... WTF?
This team is going down the ter.
Hmm.. May I ask why would you think this sucks?
I think Flip Murray is an ok back up.
Flip is a steal for the BAE.....
Flip Murray = Cedric The Enternainer
Thanks for your suggestion. Thank you so much!
I can't stand those two heat fans no more.
In other words, no bench at all is better than having depth?
I bet by the all-star break you'll be changing your tune about Flip Murray.
Flip is a very good slasher, Which the Pistons kind of need because alot of there players are 3 point shooters
Have I made the cut?
If you ignore, I know the answer
They think they're 3 point shooters. Because they believed that it was their season, most of the brass were expecting miracle shots to go in, ala 2004 vs. New Jersey. The bad inside game also had something to do with it, *cough*Rasheed*cough*
Im not a troll....I havent said anything bad about a poster or team.....Redlion and awmyplace dont count
He's also been known to hit the clutch shots with the Sonics and Cavs. Averaged over 20 PPG at the start of the 2004 season when Ray Allen was out with an injury.
The SOB beat the T'Wolves on a buzzer beater that year. I was at that game.
What the Pistons need is an inside man. Someone to command attention when nessecary and open Rip or Chauncey up. Tay is good, but only because he is unorthadox and freakin' long as [arms]. He is too slow against an actual defense. Now if Rasheed stops jacking threes and works on bringing his old self back....
Flip is extremely streaky and hasn't been well liked where he's been.
In Seattle, Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen were begging to get him off the team. For example, when their point guards were hurt, Flip was getting a lot of minutes and Ray/Rashard asked the coaches if Damien Wilkins could start at the point instead
Only because he was taking shot attempts away from them.Flip is extremely streaky and hasn't been well liked where he's been.
In Seattle, Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen were begging to get him off the team. For example, when their point guards were hurt, Flip was getting a lot of minutes and Ray/Rashard asked the coaches if Damien Wilkins could start at the point instead
BTW, Bob Weiss deserved his firing if he was placing a shoot first player like Murray at the point.
That said, the Pistons got him for a bargain. It's a low risk gamble, IMO.
Problem is, we needed a Point Guard. Even Chauncey mentioned it, and the article talks about Flip being Chauncey's backup.
This is not going to work. I can feel it. And Delfino's likely already gone because of it.
They do need another PG. I understand that they brought Lindsey Hunter back, but only because he's been promised a front office job when he retires. It's still a wasted roster spot, nonetheless.
Honestly, who you gonna find at PG with $1.7 mil that Murray got? Marcus Banks is still out there, but he still thinks he's worth more than that.
Say what you want about Flip Saunders bombing as a playoff coach. However, his teams have always been about ball rotation and even he's smart enough to know that Murray won't cut it there.
Maybe you guys can trade Delfino for a back-up PG.
billups is a shoot first PG,if you want a good unit try a more pass first player,even though they are hard to find...
Flips not a bad player and we got him pretty cheap ... but as FP22 stated, we can't use him as a backup PG. He'll be total crap. That's exactly why Seattle got rid of him. They tried him at the PG when Ridnour went down because they had no one else, and he was terrible. I mean how do you average 2.5 assists when you have Ray Allen and R Lewis on your team?
I hope this doesn't have an impact on Delfino as FP22 commented on ... though I already expect him to leave anyways next year. If he doesn't get minutes this year, he'll leave. If he does get minutes, he'll treat it as a showcase to earn a bigger payday from another team. I'll be very suprised if we do manage to keep him.
In 2 or 3 years, we'll see Memo, Darko and Delfino (we must not like players whose names end in "o") all on different teams playing at a high level, and we'll all be asking why oh why don't we still have them on the Pistons roster
I'm not pissed about this signing. It does give us depth, and he can be a good scorer.
Unfortunatly, there is really no one of quality to sign this year. I would have prefered a veteran 4/5. I would have prefered to re-sign Delk to the pickup of Flip. But, oh well. What's done is done. This move may not help us a ton, but it definelty doesn't hurt us either.
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