This is so unlikely. He’s a decent guy by team accounts, but he’s also generally productive when he does play. The Pistons were what, 18-8 when he started? He’s paid like a moderately productive, championship-winning, almost 10-year NBA veteran big man, which he is.

If the T-Wolves wouldn’t take Nazr for Jaric, that’s just further proof that McHale’s lost his mind. Although Craig Smith’s a beast. If he posted up against Maxiell, or vice versa, I think the world would explode.

But Nazr. He’s not part of the long-term future and he thinks he’s a starter when he’s clearly not. And we are probably going to be stuck with him for the rest of his contract. Hell, we couldn’t even trade him for Marko Jaric.

Sure, Nazr seems like a nice guy, but he’s no Dice.

Techniq,

That is insane. He shot two fewer free throws in that series than he did the whole season.

I can’t see where you can look at those folks, weigh Dice’s demonstrated commitment to the team and the importance of the message to free agents that kevin s. pointed out and have too big a problem with it.

You tell me what stat jumps out at you and tell me how this is possible.

Thank God I finally read a full post All in good fun, and you make a lot of good points all around.

Although if there was one thing I would want to be, it’d be crispy bacon….mmmmmm…bacon.

Kevin S,

I agree that McDiggidy has a few less years under his belt and has stayed healthy with the Pistons, we all know who we can attribute that to *Cough*…Arnie Kander…*Cough cough* I just don’t see why we couldn’t have paid him less.

Were there any teams out there that were THAT interested in McDyess that we needed to offer him up that much cash?

I would add that injury situations have two sides. On one hand, McDyess is not able to do the things he once was able to. On the other hand, the pedometer has three fewer seasons than most. How many 32 year-olds have played 198 consecutive games?

50% shooters with unstoppable shots off the bench are hard to find. It’s worth locking up that sort of asset.

James B - I had a dream last night that you were going to die in a fiery auto crash and I knew I had to warn you somehow. Then I read your post and realized that since you don’t ever finish reading mine there was just no way to tell you. Sorry playa, you’re crispy bacon.

Who’s with me?

I’m not really sure what to think of the Dyess move. He’s been incredibly consistent over the second half of every season and was consistent in his first two playoff appearances with the Pistons (this year he looked pretty shaky at times).

I don’t really know that Dyess was worth 6.5 to 7 million a year seeing as he only plays consistently for half of it, but he’s one of the only veterans on this team that would do anything to get a ring and I like that. He deserves the money he’s being paid, although I’m also getting tired of Joe D’s “paying back” the player for all that they’ve done.

The Pistons will be fine this year. I expect Joe D to make a big move during the season.

How many trades, usually, get made at the deadline? 2 or 3, usually that affects a handfull of teams, 1/2 of which are out of contention teams looking for salary cap relief. Not only that, alot of those trades involve junk players. So, if you want to say its very uncommon to make a major trade at the deadline, I’ll agree, but to say it’s more unlikely to build a championship team via a huge deadline trade rather than not making any moves during the season.. I’d have to disagree.