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[chrbal]

Toronto fans will still try to move as they argue how Toronto should've gotten villanueva/stuckey and 1st round pick out of Detroit

[Blkbrd671]

Toronto fans will still try to move as they argue how Toronto should've gotten villanueva/stuckey and 1st round pick out of Detroit

currently on the GB some rap fans is trying to justify how the sac trade is better than what Detroit offered, which he may have a point, my point is crap is still crap. funny how some thought they could get a first or moose.

[pistontr]

what do you think about deandre jordan's all star chance. he is top five in %FG, rebound and bocking.

there are only howard and cousins ahead of him, i think. he is draw with marc gasol
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/playe ... on/centers

[ImHeisenberg]

what do you think about deandre jordan's all star chance. he is top five in %FG, rebound and bocking.

there are only howard and cousins ahead of him, i think. he is draw with marc gasol
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/playe ... on/centers

It's possible. But, I wouldn't necessarily bet on it. His offense is still pretty bad, but he has been rebounding really well.

[ImHeisenberg]

currently on the GB some rap fans is trying to justify how the sac trade is better than what Detroit offered, which he may have a point, my point is crap is still crap. funny how some thought they could get a first or moose.

Raps fans are one of the more delusional fanbases as a whole. They also made numerous threads and statements on how Jonas Christ was superior to Drummond. Well, I think those talks are done and over with.

[pistontr]

washington has porter, webster and ariza in the SF position. we can get ariza or webster who are good shooter and defender.

[Blkbrd671]

So apparently Jared Sullinger is the new upcoming big man and has a ton of value and is better than Monroe this season. or at least it is on the T&T. While I don't doubt Sully's a talented big man, I do question his health,its just funny how boston posters state he has health issues, but then continue to ignore it when valuating him

[pistontr]

goran dragic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brandon jennings

[sc8581]

goran dragic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brandon jennings

[Blkbrd671]

goran dragic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brandon jennings

where did this come from? and goran's problem has always been inconsistency, what makes you think he's over that hump

[pistontr]

Surprisingly productive defenders- KCP is one of them
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_ ... api_public

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
The Pistons' rookie hasn't gotten much attention this season, and rookie guards almost never have good defensive statistics.

But a quarter into the season, Caldwell-Pope looks like an exception.

The list of the NBA's top three-man defensive units so far this season are largely Pacers, as we'll discuss. At the time of this writing, nine of the top 25 are from Indiana, in fact. Which means players on 29 rosters are competing for the 16 remaining spots. So when I tell you that Caldwell-Pope is on the list five times himself, with a grab bag of Pistons ... well, something is up.

Worth noting: The Pistons, generally, aren't even good at D, ranking 20th in the league.
Dan Feldman and Rob Mahoney have both dug into this phenomenon recently. The gist is that the Pistons started the season terribly on defense, when Caldwell-Pope never played. They got a little better all in all, and then Chauncey Billups -- who has been terrible on defense at this age -- got hurt. So Caldwell-Pope earned his minutes by replacing a bad defender and while joining a lineup that was finding its feet.

He's also, to the naked eye, a wiry and active defender who gets around screens far more effectively than Billups or Rodney Stuckey.

Caldwell-Pope has played close to 500 minutes, during which time the Pistons have given up a stingy 96.9 points per 100 possessions.

When he has sat, Pistons are allowing 108.4. The difference is 11.5, at least some of which, you'd think, has to do with the fact that this rookie guard is living up to his predraft reputation as a committed defender.

[DBC10]

Surprisingly productive defenders- KCP is one of them
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_ ... api_public

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
The Pistons' rookie hasn't gotten much attention this season, and rookie guards almost never have good defensive statistics.

But a quarter into the season, Caldwell-Pope looks like an exception.

The list of the NBA's top three-man defensive units so far this season are largely Pacers, as we'll discuss. At the time of this writing, nine of the top 25 are from Indiana, in fact. Which means players on 29 rosters are competing for the 16 remaining spots. So when I tell you that Caldwell-Pope is on the list five times himself, with a grab bag of Pistons ... well, something is up.

Worth noting: The Pistons, generally, aren't even good at D, ranking 20th in the league.
Dan Feldman and Rob Mahoney have both dug into this phenomenon recently. The gist is that the Pistons started the season terribly on defense, when Caldwell-Pope never played. They got a little better all in all, and then Chauncey Billups -- who has been terrible on defense at this age -- got hurt. So Caldwell-Pope earned his minutes by replacing a bad defender and while joining a lineup that was finding its feet.

He's also, to the naked eye, a wiry and active defender who gets around screens far more effectively than Billups or Rodney Stuckey.

Caldwell-Pope has played close to 500 minutes, during which time the Pistons have given up a stingy 96.9 points per 100 possessions.

When he has sat, Pistons are allowing 108.4. The difference is 11.5, at least some of which, you'd think, has to do with the fact that this rookie guard is living up to his predraft reputation as a committed defender.

Looks like we got our Kawhi Leonard in SG form, quoting CGC. Lol.

[sc8581]

Love it, can't wait until his shot starts falling more consistently.

[BadMofoPimp]

The Knicks board is hilarious and delusional. Evidence = This Thread:

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1290169#p37817411

168 And 1's to the poster criticising their GM and was threatened to be banned, lol.

[ajaX82]

Should have been locked at 75 pages, whoops! I'll start a new one