Pharaoh wrote:GreekAlex wrote:Pharaoh wrote:Prefer Pau over Noah if we're going for the veteran locker room presence.
Maybe he could help Thon, maybe not but at the minimum he's a good dude to have on the roster
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He looked like the veteran corpses the Pistons usually sign last season.
Does it really excite you to have the “Big” version of Jose Calderon?
Using that roster spot to gamble on developing a young player sounds way more thrilling to me.
Do you believe that any young guy we give that spot to is going to get any reasonable amount of minutes?
If any young guy is gonna get minutes wouldn't it be Thon?
Getting Pau Gasol or someone similar doesn't excite me - not much about this team does. But I do value a veteran presence who is actually skilled as opposed to be a former athlete that now is busted cause his athleticism is gone
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If the former athlete that you’re referring to is Noah, I’m completely in agreement. I specially commented previously that he is a low character guy due to the fact that he didn’t get into shape until he wanted a new contract. I think he’s a low life and wouldn’t want him anywhere near the Pistons young players.
As for a young player, no, I doubt they’d get minutes but the potential of developing someone is more exciting than having “old man Pau” rot in a suit on the end of the bench.
Has Zach Randolph retired? I’d rather have him bang with the kids in practice and bring the “grit & grind” attitude than whatever pseudo-leadership Pau has because of his age.
Pau never had a reputation for being tough or a leader when he was a young all star. Why would he offer that all of a sudden?