“At the end of the second the way things were going I thought Tay would be our best guy to guard Dirk…..maybe looking back on it if we stayed with another big and kept one of the guards on the bench”
Chris McCosky of the Detroit News asks probably the most hard hitting questions of last night’s post game presser.
At the end of the 14-4 run you had three guards on the floor at the same time was there a problem with that?
It seems like you gave into frustration early.
Michael Curry post game press conference January 23rd 2009.
From most of your comments it looks like the ESPN broadcasters really ripped the Pistons. I don’t really want to revisit the 112-91 debacle, but I just may have to.
If you DARE, here are the FSN Highlights of the game by quarter. If the Jason Kidd high glass circus make late in the game didn’t tell the whole story of the game, nothing does.
Leave your thoughts on the game, the Curry presser and the ESPN broadcast if you need to vent.
January 25, 2009 at 1:06 am
why does Detroit need another guard in Stackhouse? Don’t we have Stuckey, AI, RIP, Bynum, Afflalo, and Acker???? Get some big center and sit Sheed’s ass on the bench! He obviously just wants to get through the year and retire, so let’s help him along by benching him. Seemed to do fine without him.
January 25, 2009 at 1:44 am
CURRY IS A BUM COACH JUST LIKE HE WAS A BUM PLAYER…….
January 25, 2009 at 3:01 am
OK fellow piston fans i know we are all tired of this bullshit disguised at DEEEETROIT basketball. IN my opinion we fire CUrry, and either bring back FLip who got us some where or hire some one not in there first year cuz come on we were a power house and then A hall of famer like Iverson to much to handle for a first year cocah. and then second of all…we need some one big that can score I am praying and hoping that we should get Amare Stoudemire he is a big player that can be a threat both D and OFFense..
what do i know i am only a Junior but something tells me i could coach better then CUrry
January 25, 2009 at 8:57 am
Sorry for my bluntness fellas, just a little fed up with this team right now. And really fed up with Sheeds lack of effort on a lot of nights. They got him to a dominant post player and he’s been the exact opposite for quite some time now. And maybe my opinion of the bench would change if they could actually buy some minutes.
And trade talks and rumors just don’t make sense to me because it’s not like you can do anything about it. They’ll get who they can get, so why get all excited about who you MIGHT be able to get. To me that’s just preparing for a let down when you don’t get who you want. Isn’t it ok for me to have my own opinion? And oh yeah, I know plenty about the NBA and how it works, just so you know.
January 25, 2009 at 9:07 am
I remember listening to some NBA show on Sirius, and Rick Mahorn seemed to think Laimbeer and Mahorn had a good chance at getting the job. Rick seemed excited about the choice and was called in for a meeting at the Palace. And then the bomb dropped that country-ass Curry got the gig. Bill and Rick want to coach in the NBA and I think they’re holding out for the Pistons gig over any other team. They’re strong minded, take no shit, and demand instant respect from the players. We’ve listened to them for years, they want Sheed in the paint. You know they would have Sheed in the paint all the time. No small ball with these guys. I’m just suprised Curry hasn’t experimented with an all Big lineup.
January 25, 2009 at 9:53 am
Everyone is saying “Fire Curry.” But would Dumars fire Curry? I’ve heard that their friends, so there is no light at the end of this tunnel.
T-wolves move over, the Pistons will need some space to be a bottom dwelling, perennial lottery team.
Solution: The Pistons need a mutiny. Tie up Curry and Dumars before the game and leave them in the locker room. Prince could be player/coach.
January 25, 2009 at 11:18 am
whoever said bring back flip is dumb too. the players hated him, and he was a joke. how about we bring in a good coach that can win, and has some experience.
January 25, 2009 at 11:55 am
You know it occurs to me that we keep talking about Curry and Joe D, and calling for their heads. But one thing we forgot to mention is that the owner Bill Davidson wanted Curry to. I’m not sure why, but he did.
Although one thing that does bother me is that Joe D and Davidson had such little respect for NBA coaches and so little respect for the things basketball people have learned over the years that they thought it was so easy, even a caveman could do it.
I’ve said before I think Curry could be a good coach down the road, but he is not ready. To think a man could go through one season of NBA basketball head coaching and be ready for the playoffs is ridiculous.
But anyway I doubt the team is responding well to all this critisism, so maybe we need to show them that we are still with them somehow
January 25, 2009 at 12:23 pm
TO Craig:
Ben Wallace actually did leave. If he really got traded than why did he put down the offer he got from the Pistons and went to the Bulls. And If he did get traded than who did the Pistons get in exchange for that traitor.
January 25, 2009 at 12:24 pm
When I Watch Sheed Play Looks Like Hes Trying Like 30% Of The Time He Lets People Run By Him.. And I noticed We Made A Big Run With Ai On The Bench WHY Did Curry Put Ai Back In During The Run? Then We Started Playing Like Shit Again. Ohhh Curry Put Ai Back In Bc He Was On The Bench For Like 7 Mins Already And Was Scared To Keep Him Benched
January 25, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Clinton, part of it is tired for Sheed, and it’s also the defensive schemes don’t really allow for any help, which is the way it used to be for Sheed. Michael Curry only wants the players to worry about their own man rather than play good solid team defense.
Plus take into account the fact Sheed and those guys are more knowledgable than Curry, it is very easy to assume he and the other vets see themselves in more of a coaching role this season than a players role
January 25, 2009 at 12:44 pm
meant tired legs
January 25, 2009 at 12:51 pm
I have no ill will against curry,but he seems in over his head.
Sort of feel for him really….seems we have been on a coaching carousal for a while.
It is not all the coaches fault.
The players must accept some of the blame too.
But aside from Prince it is true that we are left mainly with starters that are still immature.
If not by age then by attitude.
How do you address this?
Hope someone figures it out soon.
January 25, 2009 at 12:54 pm
I think with Sheed it’s about motivation. And apparently Curry has no clue how to keep him motivated. Sometimes I wonder also if he just doesn’t have the same skills that he used to have as a younger player. You have to believe that coachs are telling him to get on the block and produce. Maybe he can’t anymore?
January 25, 2009 at 1:26 pm
whatsittoya… ben left us(detroit) via free agency to the bulls( one of the worst moments in my life) i was responding to a comment before mine.. which said he made a good move and now he is in cleveland a bout 2 get another ring.. i simply was saying he didnt leave the d to go 2 cleveland.. he left for the doe to go to the bulls… he didnt leave us because he for saw us being this inconsistant in 2009.. he was traded to cleveland from chicago because he was unwanted and overpaid. thats all… im just not givin ben all this credit for winding up in a cavs uniform… BRING BACK STACK…. yes we do have a lot of guards but we clearly still need a backup for tay and whom ever we have ISNT filling that role.. heck there not even getting playing time… plus im a stack fan…
January 25, 2009 at 1:28 pm
If you we’re Sheeds teammate, wouldn’t you refuse to pass him the ball outside the arc? None of the guards are sending him inside. Flip was the one who called for sheed to shoot 3’s. And I believe Curry is just taking a page out of the Flip playbook. Lets act like Larry Brown came back today, that would end Sheeds 3 point shooting. Its obvious Sheed is standing outside because Curry wants to un-clog the lane for guards to get to the rim. By keeping sheed outside, it also keeps a big defender out of the paint to block a layup. Its stupid to do all the time but it makes sense why Sheed isn’t on the block.
January 25, 2009 at 1:30 pm
pistons 4 life I agree with you on the point that maybe he is being told to get on the block but just isn’t. Obviously there is a complex answer for this but some of the things all together that play a factor
1. Sheed’s getting a little bit up there in age
2. Has to constantly carry the load, with the small lineup and the month without Dyess.
3. Stuckey and AI are such great improvisational penetrators that Sheed is trying to get out of the way so they can play their game offensively. So he hovers around the outside to clear the inside.
4. Doesn’t touch the ball much in the post much after the first few possessions. (true part of it is that he’s not calling for it)]
5. He has had to try to keep himself in check because he has so many techs so he tries to keep out of areas where there is a lot of contact and could lose his cool if a foul is called. This has left him a little bit of a shell of previous Sheed incarnations.
6.Is trying to figure out how much to do himself and how much to let the young guys do on their own.
7. Is also affected by both Chauncey, and Lindsey leaving. Especially since Lindsey was his “fellow king of comedy”
And I’m sure there’s more that I forgot, add on if you think you know
January 25, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Sorry to Craig