Antonio McDyess might leave

I posted this over on the “Dyess says Pistons lack leadership” thread but it really deserves its own thread. Seeing him go to another team, especially a rival like Boston or Cleveland, would be hard to stomach. If it gets him one last shot at a ring then he should do it. Dyess has more than earned the right to not waste the end of his career on a rebuilding team.

Go win a title Dyess, no one will look at you as a bandwagon jumper.

I second Jim. He, more than anyone on our roster, deserves to go to the ‘ship. He works harder than anyone else, and he’s got the best attitude.

Can you imagine how much he would enhance the C’s right now? Imagine if they had signed him, not Mikki Moore.

Or how about the Spurs? Or even Cleveland?

He would fit beautifully in all three of those systems, and he would bolster each of their benches considerably.

One must also wonder what could have been in Denver had he chosen to stay there.

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I’ll miss you if you leave, Dyess, but if we don’t make a serious move to improve our team early in the off-season, then I think you should go somewhere else, as much as I hate to see you leave.

c’mon guys, you know Joe D is going to pay Dyess $8 million next season to “make him whole”…

/Petey’d

Mark it dude: thats what I’m saying. I miss you already Dyess

He’s going to have his pick of many contenders so why not leave? Detroit isn’t very good.

This sucks.

McDyess did leave the Pistons an opening: if the Pistons gets some good new players this summer through trade and free agency, chances are he’ll resign with the Pistons. And the team has a couple of draft picks playing in Europe who’ll get a look in the summer league and training camp.

I think he’ll give the Pistons a shot at getting a good free agent.

Dyess or any good player does not want to play for a team with a coach that has no clue. Curry is the downfall of this season and this team. I think it is very sad to lose a player like Dyess because Dumars is too stupid to admit that he made a huge error by sticking with Curry. Dumars will not be able to buy, trade, or recruit any good player with Curry as the coach – for sure!!

Dyess or any good player does not want to play for a team with a coach that has no clue. Curry is the downfall of this season and this team. I think it is very sad to lose a player like Dyess because Dumars is too stupid to admit that he made a huge error by sticking with Curry. Dumars will not be able to buy, trade, or recruit any good player with Curry as the coach – for sure!!

agreed… i feel bad for dyess
he had his opportunity to join a good team… didnt even have to be a ring chaser… could have joined a team like the magic who are good but few believe will win the title… that we way if they won he wouldnt feel like a ring chaser, but rather one of the reasons they won

instead he joined the pistons…. how depressing it must be for him

I hated it when he was gone this season and I’d hate to see him go anywhere else, but at this point I just want the guy to have a real shot at a ring. If we are looking like we might not suck next season then I hope he stays. If this is the new style of Detroit basketball I hope he leaves and goes to some team that will care enough about winning to help him get a ring, because he has wanted it more than anybody else on the team the last few years.

‘Dyess Raw is my favorite current Piston by a mile, he could go anywhere in the NBA and I’d go hoarse cheering him. Anywhere. I hope he leaves next year and signs with whatever conference team has competetent coaching with a talented enough roster to win it all, and he will. That guy did the opposite of what 9 outta 10 NBA players these days would do, which is go where the money is. He came back out of loyalty and belief, and Joe Dumars, Michael Curry, and the Detroit Pistons let him down.

nothing but love to Dyess. go dyess no chances in pistons team to get you ring never. untill we hear bye bye to curry wichs it dont look like dumor is gonna make that happen.thats hes body, fine a good team that they will go for a ring you been hopping for ever with pistons. miss u already byess wish u the best next season.

I hope Detroit does the things necessary to give ’Dyess the realistic belief that he could get that ring with the Pistons. If not, and if he leaves, no thinking Pistons fan could begrudge him or fail to appreciate the skill, heart, and character he brought to the team while he was here.