Rodney Stuckey - Piston Starting PG?

[Blkbrd671]

We should trade Stuckey to the Suns for Beasley straight up?..

no jodi! bad jodi!

Beasley has been a complete and utter disappointment on the suns, not to mention distraction. its the last thing our locker room needs. Think Ron artest with out the defense and inconsistent offense

[qm22]

If he plays like last year, than obviously no. If he plays like two season ago, he should compete with Knight for the job.

As much as people loathe what Stuckey provided last season, the unsettling thing is those career lows for Stuckey were similar to what Knight provided. If Knight is *not* better than Stuckey, it makes no sense to dump a PG on a reasonable contract (again assuming last year does not signal a permanent trend). If we do than we are going to be short on guards as backups or starting role players.

"Role player" being what Stuckey should be looked for to do. People act like he has been to blame for everything that has went wrong, when last season he barely had any responsibilities with the team. He's the only guy I've seen where people have, in seriousness, pointed to his lack of all-star potential/production as a reason to buy him out. If we lose him we're going to be relying on guys like Bynum instead, or perhaps guys worse than Bynum.

At worst he is probably a good guy to bring off the bench. If he is a starter that is fine, as long as people realize he is a starter as a role player and not here to become a Billups. If his role is to distribute, slash, and make safe passes in an offense oriented around Monroe, Drummond, a possible FA or drafted wing player, with another role player in the offense, that is good.

I would definitely subscribe to the plan on improving his trade value for a trade, as it is a contract year for him and more than irrational fans hate him he probably rationally hates what he's experienced here. The plan should be to get value from assets and build around Drummond/Monroe. Giving him a role and trading him is likely the best way to achieve that, barring unlikely miracles.

[Pharaoh]

The organisation failed Rodney Stuckey

Too many coaches, too many role changes

In the best interests of both parties he should be traded.

[Piston Pete]

Question: Would you take on long-term contracts from Charlotte to get our pick back?

Stuckey to CHAR

Tyrus Thomas and Brendan Haywood (and the rights to our pick back) to us.


CHAR gets cap relief and insurance in case Gerald Henderson bolts via free agency. We take on salary beyond this season, but get our pick back.

[Blkbrd671]

Question: Would you take on long-term contracts from Charlotte to get our pick back?

Stuckey to CHAR

Tyrus Thomas and Brendan Haywood (and the rights to our pick back) to us.


CHAR gets cap relief and insurance in case Gerald Henderson bolts via free agency. We take on salary beyond this season, but get our pick back.

only problem is we get crap players and a pick that we shouldn't really need year after next

[Jodi]

We don't need a problem!!! We need a solution. Beasley is a problem!!

no jodi! bad jodi!

Beasley has been a complete and utter disappointment on the suns, not to mention distraction. its the last thing our locker room needs. Think Ron artest with out the defense and inconsistent offense

I admit Beasley defense is pretty bad, but he seems like one of those dysfunctional/teams-don't-want type of players Dumars would target...Knight and Monroe might help Beasley get his sh#t together...

[ImHeisenberg]

I would say Beasley is as dumb as a box of rocks, but that would be insulting rocks.

There's no redeeming qualities in Beasley, especially considering how overpaid he is.