Is Tayshaun Prince’s defense slipping?

Looking at Patrick’s analysis, it seems fairly obvious that last year is really the only year where PRince has significantly declined (on paper).

Personally, I’m hesitant to read too much of anything into last season.

That said, my concern about Tay is not his defense, because as Patrick rightly noted, perimeter defenders are often only as good as the interior defenders behind them. E.g., you can force your player to the baseline (assuming that’s the team defense strategy), and if you don’t have an able-bodied big rotating their to alter the shot, your efforts don’t matter — anyone else think that may have happened a time or two last season? My main concern is his lack of playoff performance. Obviously, he was hurt last year, but last year is hardly the only problem …

They need to trade him, they have a plethera of forwards on this roster now and he is not aggresive enough on offense or defense. We all need to face the fact that Tay is a roll player on a championship caliber squad and here, he continues to get lost in the suffle offenively. It looks to be pretty clear now that they are gonna be at there most dangerous when they go small and he is off the floor. So while his trade value is still reletivly high, Joe needs to stop over valueing him and see what he can get for him. Unless they want to continue to make “sweet” commercials with him.

I think Prince (and Rip for that matter) would have a lot of value to a contending team, which the Pistons clearly are not. If the right trade comes along, pull the trigger. I just don’t want Dumars to get desperate and hasty.

OT RE: FPCB

I am gradually souring on Bosh. Acquiring Villanueva, who is a very similar player, is a part of it. But quotes like these, from a Toronto Star story by Doug Smith (via TrueHoop) are, too:

“Toronto tried [moving practices on the days after home games from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.] two seasons ago under Sam Mitchell, …and the memories don’t sit well with at least a couple of players. ‘I didn’t like it, not at all,’ Bosh said. ‘I don’t like being at the gym for an extended period of time. I don’t like that sitting around and I don’t like that idle time. I like to get in, do my job. I get in right before it’s time for me to get out on the court and shoot; get loose, shoot and by the time I shoot and by the time I get dressed and the coaches speak, we’re out there for warm-ups,’ Bosh added.”

http://www.thestar.com/sports/nba/raptors/article/713390—raptor-players-want-tried-and-true-routine

Bosh is a prima donna. He thinks he’s max money, and he’s not. Max money players take their teams to the Playoffs in the East, by themselves when necessary (Dwayne Wade anyone?).

The problem is: if you pay him max money in this day and age, you’ve got so little left to go after other talent — talent that you need, because Bosh isn’t good enough to get you there by himself.

I’d take a true max money guy, but I’ll pass on Bosh.

BRGULKER: Maybe what we need is gettin Al Jefferson.. I Think that he could giv us the inside domination that we being lossing each year since we get that ring in 2004.

Back to the main theme.. I Liked Prince and I Still Like him..

I Hope he gets better and improve this year..