Is Rasheed on the block? Dumars says no

Hey NY Daily News— “The Pistons continue to fade with Allen Iverson”

“The Pistons continue to fade with Michael Curry”.

Fixed that for you. Our roster is just fine, thanks.

Frankly, I didn’t find Lawrence’s column particularly illuminating.

If I’m seeing it the way Dumars does, and this IMHO is a cleverly designed rebuilding project, no way Sheed gets traded. Not to Dallas, anyway. What can Dallas offer him other than Dirk?

Despite criticism of our GM here, you have to understand something. although I am a casual fan, and not as knowledgable as many of you, I do know greatness when I see it. Dumars’ vision and abilities of a GM only a couple of guys in the league (Burford, Presti) can match. So, I’m pretty sure he has something in mind for 2009 and 2010. What it is, though, just isn’t clear right now. The only thing that’s clear is that only rings matter to Dumars, and that’s the way it should be here as well.

There is a reason why Curry is coaching this team, and why he got a three year deal for less money than most coaches make. While it normally would be a big gamble letting him coach, the reality is Dumars has apparently thought all along he can’t get it done with this team, Flip or no Flip. So, now it becomes a balancing act between making the fans happy and keeping them coming to the Palace, and rebuilding the team on the fly. Seeing if Curry can develop as a coach and finding out Stuckey’s ceiling as a player are parts of that equation. It’s still too early to tell what kind of coach Curry will be.

We can revisit this 20 games from now, unless the equation becomes clearer by then, which I doubt.

Don’t forget about New Jersey in the LeBron sweepstakes:

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=136~883~1727&teams=21~17~8&te=&cash=

This trade might be possible only if the Pistons know they have no chance at getting LeBron.

Why would Phoenix want Vince Carter? They already have a younger, cheaper version in Jason Richardson.

I like your style, Fadel, though I doubt it would ever happen.

What do you guys think of trading Herrmann, Amir, and Kwame for either Gerald Wallace, or Antawn Jamison, or Chris Kaman?

pass on Antawn Jamison..

screw Chris Kaman

we already have a rich man’s Gerald Wallace in Tayshaun

Is Sheed on the block? No. He’s on the perimeter shooting threes.

snare snare, CRASH!

+10 for QD. :)

When I first read the title of the post, I actually did think it was going to be an analysis of whether Sheed has been playing in the post.

Resturc_It; I actually likethe Kaman idea. Gevies us a guy on the block with ability. Averages a double/double and that was with trying to get shots with BD, Mobley & Tim Thomas before the trade for Zach. That’s hard to average that with those three (except the rebounds).

I’d do this trade, if the money worked:
Josh Howard
DeSagana Diop

for

Rasheed Wallace

then I’d flip:

Tay
#1

for

Willie Green
Thad Young
Chris Kaman and
Eric Gordon

then I’d do:

Chris Kaman
Eric Gordon

for

All of the best basketball players in Indiana Hoosier history
except Calbert Cheaney, because we have enough guards

@Boney:
hahahahahahaha You can’t leave him alone, can you?

“This trade might be possible only if the Pistons know they have no chance at getting LeBron.”

Hey, Matt W.

Can you work with your fellow reporters to get someone to ask ‘Bron, on camera, whether he would consider coming to Detroit? The look he will have on his face should be enough to convince Joe D. that this isn’t going to happen.

I think the Pistons should find a way to exploit teams shedding cap room for 2010. I’ll take a jackpot over a lottery ticket any day.

@ MikePayne

don’t you know that anyone that has played for the Clippers or at Indiana University is the best ever?

Joe D. will rue the day that he traded DJ White!

MikePayne,

I’m still waiting for Mr. Watson’s excuses/reasons why kevin s. is writing the game previews.

I mean, I live in DC… how about your boy writing the one for Wednesday? ANYONE can read a stat sheet and say the Wiz suck… but living in the area, I feel I could give you a different view.

No offense to kevin s. but… I haven’t read any of those previews. they aren’t filled with enough random pop trivia or other things (like hatred towards wizznutzz or bulletsforever) like that…

that’s all.