NBA Playoffs... lets stick this suckah\'...

you really thing that Darko could play Center?  And I don\'t know if Ben would be as defensivly dominant at the PF spot, but then again, you are the  Piston fan.

I think they should keep what they have right now...Why change something if it works?

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Bill Davidson could be the only owner ever to own two championship teams in one year.  I assume they mentioned that on the little tv show, but I haven\'t watched a second of game.

Originally posted by square_marker
Well I see us (Pistons) signing Memo and letting Rasheed go at seasons end and also have Darko take over starting center and move Wallace to the PF.

The pistons are here because they got rasheed. Memo is garbage and darko will never amount to nothing. I just don\'t think darko has it. Everytime I have seen him in a game he has looked confused and out of sync.

The guy has not showed one reason why he should have gone second. Anthony is 50 times better than darko.


Rasheed has made the pistons defense even better and when it counts he steps up.


Anyways like I said all along  the lakers bench is just not as good as the pistons bench. Shaq and kobe have to play so much defense on this team and come back and score all the points.

Another thing I have always said phil jackson is not a good coach. I mean I don\'t even think he has a play book. He does not draw up plays or make adjustments nothing. He has always had the luxury of having superstars.

Quddus and Square, you\'re both wrong for misinterpretting what Darko is.  He was never expected to play well this year, he isn\'t NBA ready.  He isn\'t strong enough yet and he doesn\'t know the game well enough.  He\'s also only 18.  He\'s prolly gonna have to go through a maturing period similar to Jermaine O\'Neal, who looked like absolute garbage his first few seasons in the league, but learned and matured, and look what he\'s become.

Darko will not start next year, I guarantee that.  He\'s not ready, and especially with Larry Brown he will not be hurried into that role.  But saying that he won\'t amount to anything right now is stupid.  He\'s right on the course he\'s supposed to be on.

On top of that, I would be very surprised if the Pistons didn\'t resign Rasheed.  Everyone wants a ring...once he gets one this year, you know he\'ll want another, and this team is truly in good shape.  They\'ve got the best coach in the NBA IMO (and someone who can maintain that fire that \'sheed shows occasionally.)...I\'m not a stats person, but I\'d wager they have the best defense in the NBA...and with Rasheed Wallace they have a third scoring option.  As much as I\'d love to see the Sixers sign a big man like Rasheed, I really think Detroit is where he fits best and that\'s where he\'ll stay.

Originally posted by shockwaves
Quddus and Square, you\'re both wrong for misinterpretting what Darko is.  He was never expected to play well this year, he isn\'t NBA ready.  He isn\'t strong enough yet and he doesn\'t know the game well enough.  He\'s also only 18.  He\'s prolly gonna have to go through a maturing period similar to Jermaine O\'Neal, who looked like absolute garbage his first few seasons in the league, but learned and matured, and look what he\'s become.

Darko will not start next year, I guarantee that.  He\'s not ready, and especially with Larry Brown he will not be hurried into that role.  But saying that he won\'t amount to anything right now is stupid.  He\'s right on the course he\'s supposed to be on.

Oh please shocky give me a break. He is not NBA ready then what the hell was he drafted for second place for? Anthony is a great player and will be a superstar something darko will never be.

And oneal was not garbage he just was stuck in portland and road the bench until he finally got his chance to shine in indiana.
Unlike darko who show no talent at all.

He is only 18 and plays like a 10yr old

Originally posted by QuDDus
Oh please shocky give me a break. He is not NBA ready then what the hell was he drafted for second place for?  

His potential is through the roof.  Only a select few like Joe Dumars can see that.  It is hard for any Pistons fan to praise the choice of Darko when you see direct impacts from Anthony and LeBron.  Then again, you have to ask yourself, who made it to the NBA finals?  

If the Pistons can do what I want them to do, release memo and sign Rasheed, that would be a great thing.  I would see Darko becoming the new Memo in that he gets playing time game to game backing up one of the forwards.   Hopefully after 1 or 2 years of that, he will become a common household name.      

I have faith in Joe Dumars and the Pistons organization.   A man on his way to the hall of fame if his style continued, Grant Hill, is traded away for a couple of guys, one being Ben Wallace.  Then, a move I couldn\'t even understand, Jerry Stackhouse, our leading scorer and the leagues gets traded for this guy who looks like a bum named Richard Hamilton.  Now, he\'s my favorite player.  He has just made solid moves in the past and I am putting my faith into Joe this time.  The commentators who only talk about hyping up the Lakers even mentioned something about Darko being really good someday.

Originally posted by QuDDus
Oh please shocky give me a break. He is not NBA ready then what the hell was he drafted for second place for? Anthony is a great player and will be a superstar something darko will never be.

And oneal was not garbage he just was stuck in portland and road the bench until he finally got his chance to shine in indiana.
Unlike darko who show no talent at all.

He is only 18 and plays like a 10yr old

Wow, you have no idea what your talking about.

How do you expect him to show everyone his skill when he plays only the last few minutes of games when the Pistons are definately going to win?

Originally posted by Luke
Wow, you have no idea what your talking about.

Shut up luke what the hell do you even no about sports?
exactly shut up

How do you expect him to show everyone his skill when he plays only the last few minutes of games when the Pistons are definately going to win?

I mean from the day they drafted the guy I have seen nothing that warrants the choice.

square_marker you understand where I am coming from when you see melo and bron impact there teams right away. And not only that but damn show some type of NBA talent. The guy looks like he has no idea how to play the game.

 I have confidence in joe D but I just have a feeling this will turn out to be a bad choice. The pistons are stuck with the guy and I for one hope he shows something next year especially if rasheed does not sign back with us.

Detroit fans are pathetic.

I\'m sorry, but you know a city is pathetic when they have nothing better to do than heckle the opposing team\'s hotel. What a shithole.

Originally posted by QuDDus

square_marker you understand where I am coming from when you see melo and bron impact there teams right away. And not only that but damn show some type of NBA talent. The guy looks like he has no idea how to play the game.

Right, but the impacts meant nothing for their original teams.   Detroit doesn\'t use their draft pick because he isn\'t ready, but they are in the finals.  Melo and LeBron are playing golf somewhere.  Bottom line, drafting Darko has not hurt the Pistons.

I\'m sorry, but you know a city is pathetic when they have nothing better to do than heckle the opposing team\'s hotel. What a shithole.

Your right, the city of Detroit does suck.  Although what you don\'t realize is that the Pistons play in Pontiac, MI, about 35 miles outside Detroit.  They named the arena, The Palace of Auburn Hills, because Pontiac has to much other bad references towards it.

Well Pontiac then. I find that sad on so many levels.

*grabs a tissue*

Your bland and constant usage of sarcasm is appalling.

*barfs*