Sign Bledsoe/Lowry-Stephenson/Turner-Ariza/Chandler

[Damon_3388]

So was Randy Foye playing a lot of SF for them last year, or was it Mo Williams?

Foye spent most of his time (89%) at the 2, and Williams spent all of his time at the point, like he has for pretty much his whole career, bar his season in LA. Why would you assume either of them played the 3? Doesn't logically follow from what I was claiming.

[wallace72]

I'll take Chandler/Ariza without a question.
Giving nothing up in defence and upgrade in offence.
Great work ethic also, something we need badly.

[sc8581]

So was Randy Foye playing a lot of SF for them last year, or was it Mo Williams?

Foye spent most of his time (89%) at the 2, and Williams spent all of his time at the point, like he has for pretty much his whole career, bar his season in LA. Why would you assume either of them played the 3? Doesn't logically follow from what I was claiming.

I was being sarcastic, my point was that they had so many other guys that clearly only played the 1 and 2 so most of Haywards minutes had to come at the 3.

[sc8581]

I think you are sadly mistaken, Lowry and Stephenson will both be unrestricted free agents, no way does Lowry stay and LS will probably leave for more money than Indy can afford given their current financial situation.

"...And I base this on absolutely nothing"

If you used your head a little bit it makes some sense. Lowry is finally on a team that makes the playoffs, Lance is on a championship contender, Turner is in the same boat, and Chandler now has Phil Jackson in the office and he can help recruit players to the Knicks just by mentioning his own name.

Wow, you really don't have a clue do you?

[ripchard32]

"...And I base this on absolutely nothing"

If you used your head a little bit it makes some sense. Lowry is finally on a team that makes the playoffs, Lance is on a championship contender, Turner is in the same boat, and Chandler now has Phil Jackson in the office and he can help recruit players to the Knicks just by mentioning his own name.

Wow, you really don't have a clue do you?

A "clue" to what exactly? That players ALWAYS want a bigger payday over a championship? That isn't always true and for guys like Lowry and Turner it's a great opportunity and makes them more attractive to other teams. When's the last time a team has said "Sorry we don't want him, he has NBA Finals/Playoff experience" You are basing this off of the fact that you think some or all of these players can be swayed by money the Pistons just don't have.

[MrBigShot]

I have to be honest...if I was an FA this team would be one of the last places I'd consider. We're a franchise with great history, but right now our team culture is garbage, and we aren't a very desirable place to live in the first place. I am a big lowry fan though. Would love to see him here.

[sc8581]

If you used your head a little bit it makes some sense. Lowry is finally on a team that makes the playoffs, Lance is on a championship contender, Turner is in the same boat, and Chandler now has Phil Jackson in the office and he can help recruit players to the Knicks just by mentioning his own name.

Wow, you really don't have a clue do you?

A "clue" to what exactly? That players ALWAYS want a bigger payday over a championship? That isn't always true and for guys like Lowry and Turner it's a great opportunity and makes them more attractive to other teams. When's the last time a team has said "Sorry we don't want him, he has NBA Finals/Playoff experience" You are basing this off of the fact that you think some or all of these players can be swayed by money the Pistons just don't have.

I doubt Lowry wants to be in Toronto, plus he will pay more taxes there, I'm not even sure Toronto wants him back, I think they are going with more of a youth movement. Turner stinks, so nobody cares about him, the Pacers have a ton of money committed for next season already and unless other teams avoid Stephenson like he's the plague they won't be able to come anywhere near what other teams will offer. Lance has made next to nothing in the league so far so he will want to get paid, it would be one thing if another team was offering 4yrs $48 million and the Pacers offered 4yrs $40 million but realistically the Pacers will not go that high, more like 4yrs $30-32 million if they even try to retain him. I never said the Pistons would be a landing spot for free agents but they will have money especially if they end up letting Monroe go, s&t or whatever.

[Clarity]

I have to be honest...if I was an FA this team would be one of the last places I'd consider. We're a franchise with great history, but right now our team culture is garbage, and we aren't a very desirable place to live in the first place. I am a big lowry fan though. Would love to see him here.

Yes & No

a team built on 23 yr old near All Star Greg Monroe & 20 year old All Star for the next decade Andre Drummond, that would definitely interest me especially if I was a scoring wing & I knew that's their sole desperate need. As far as wings go we have a couple role players (Singler, KCP & Stuckey are about it) otherwise we have next to nothing useful.

a team built around Jennings & Josh Smith, completely agree with you, would rather play in China.