Who is our biggest X Factor this season?

[kurtis48239]

Like almost everyone has written,thats a hard one to pick.

Dre could explode this season and up his pts to around 20 a game,or lower if some of the other guys take off

KCP could be that guy

I dont think your going to get much better than what jackson did the last 20 or so games

SJ if he plays good defense and puts up 10-13 pts a game

Erasn,I could see avg what moose did in stans system if he can stay healthy,I think he could be the biggest x factor,because if he goes down while putting up moose like stats,then were pretty screwed.I mean,toliver can man the fort,bu not at the production those 2 can give,it would definitly be a downgrade.

[mercury]

Some of you guys are changing my opinion... AD still is certainly on an upward curve.
According to S.I. Dre was doing very well without Monroe to bottle things up... "Drummond put up monster numbers last season (19 points and 16.5 rebounds per 36 minutes while shooting 55.6% from the field) whenever he played alongside floor-stretching power forward Anthony Tolliver"

[TPA]

I go S.J.
For all the other guys, we have an idea of what an expected/good season would be. They've all proven what they can do at this level. I think we all expect at least the same production, if not more from each of the starters.
Stanimal, in my opinion, could either come out as a ho-hum rookie, as some would expect, or he could burst onto the scene as a legitimate force on either side of the ball, right out of the gate.
We know that SF has (is) been the big need for this team, for quite some time. If SJ exceeds expectations, I think he will be looked back on as the X-factor that was a major contributor to this teams success, if indeed the Pistons realize their potential as a team.
Gonna be a very exciting season!

[Blkbrd671]

Some of you guys are changing my opinion... AD still is certainly on an upward curve.
According to S.I. Dre was doing very well without Monroe to bottle things up... "Drummond put up monster numbers last season (19 points and 16.5 rebounds per 36 minutes while shooting 55.6% from the field) whenever he played alongside floor-stretching power forward Anthony Tolliver"

passes eyeball test

[zeebneeb]

Some of you guys are changing my opinion... AD still is certainly on an upward curve.
According to S.I. Dre was doing very well without Monroe to bottle things up... "Drummond put up monster numbers last season (19 points and 16.5 rebounds per 36 minutes while shooting 55.6% from the field) whenever he played alongside floor-stretching power forward Anthony Tolliver"

See, this is excellent. If these numbers are indeed correct it completely backs up my theoretical numbers I threw out over a month ago, based on minutes drummond plays. I said (if I recall correctly)if he plays 38mpg he would grab 17 rebounds a game. He's just about doing that at 36mpg, and scoring 20ppg.

If drummond averages 20-17 along with his 2-2.5 blocks, that's not just all star numbers, that's superstar numbers man.

Hell if he does average 17rpg, that would be the highest rpg since the mid 90's.(1993-94 Dennis rodman 17.30) alongside 20ppg would put him in MVP discussions.

Man I hope those numbers you cited are correct. Got a link?

[Spider156]

Gotta define what an X factor is...

Boobi Gibson is an X factor against us. 3 3pters!!
Stephenson on the Pacers against Miami in that 7 game series was the X factor
Iggy in the Finals was the X factor
Ray Allen on Miami was the X factor in the finals
Robert Horry was the X factor in 2005 Finals and many others. Not the best example

Basically all I'm saying is the X factor is the player you don't see coming to step up like Delavedova in his 2 games or so in the Finals. You just didn't see him making those big plays.

My pick...Jennings. He's coming back from an injury and likely to come off the bench. His presence might make the bench very strong.

Stars can't be X factors. They're the beginning of the alphabet. So this poll is skewed depending on how you define X factor

[Blkbrd671]

Gotta define what an X factor is...

Boobi Gibson is an X factor against us. 3 3pters!!
Stephenson on the Pacers against Miami in that 7 game series was the X factor
Iggy in the Finals was the X factor
Ray Allen on Miami was the X factor in the finals
Robert Horry was the X factor in 2005 Finals and many others. Not the best example

Basically all I'm saying is the X factor is the player you don't see coming to step up like Delavedova in his 2 games or so in the Finals. You just didn't see him making those big plays.

My pick...Jennings. He's coming back from an injury and likely to come off the bench. His presence might make the bench very strong.

Stars can't be X factors. They're the beginning of the alphabet. So this poll is skewed depending on how you define X factor

how dare you mention his name on this forum....................too soon