Pistons vs Spurs 12-02-2008 Highlights

Rasheed is big time when you T him up.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• NBA
• Basketball
• Pistons
• Detroit
• San Antonio
• Spurs
• Rasheed
• Wallace
• Allen
• Iverson
• Arron
• Afflalo
• Rodney
• Stuckey

[RetarddHater]

wow ginobili is such a flopper

[enviops]

AI gets steals from gambling in the lane. He's very good at it. But he's a terrible man to man defender. Guards blow by him at will and that's death to a man to man squad.

[masterdudei]

are you nuts? ai plays great defense as much as those other guys, he has a history of being a defensive player and oh, btw last time i checked their stats, he's the leader in steals (1.70) then followed by stuckey (1.35).

[akieya02]

Oh, and Iverson has only averaged 12 shoots per game since being in Detroit, so I wouldn't say he is "shooting plenty". He doesn't need to shoot 25 times a night, but allow him to do what he was brought there to do which is help take over games when the team is struggling offensively. I highly doubt Dumars brought him there to be a spectator on offense. Him shooting 40% (when he shot 46% last season) is a sign that he is not comfortible, doesn't know his role and is struggling..duh.

[akieya02]

And by the way, McDyess just basically said the same things I am saying in a recent interview about Iverson. So I guess McDyess and Coach Murry are wrong too? Iverson is not your typical player that you can just throw in a line up and expect him to just fit in, you have to play off his strengths and allow him to create open looks for everyone else..otherwise, dont make a trade for him..its really that simple.

[akieya02]

For Curry to supposidly be a 'defensive specialist' it sure isn't showing as much in all his players so far this season, he even admitted that in a recent interview and said people need to stop blaming their defense on AI. And yes, they are handcuffing Iversons game, its more then apperent in some of the games people are watching, he is not playing as freely as he should and at times seems to be frozen out of the offense. Why make a trade for him if you're not going to utilize him?

[enviops]

The defense went down because Flip was a soft coach - brilliant offensively, but no defensive intensity. Coach Curry, a defensive specialist as a player, is supposed to bring it back. Admit it, AI is a defensive liability. And Detroit hasn't handcuffed Iverson's game. He's shooting plenty to be shooting 40% on his fgs.

[noumenasafe]

Why bring in AI if you plan on restricting severely his game? It would have been more sensible to keep Billups then. I think the front-office just did it for monetary reasons; they expect the fans to suffer a year of losing just so they can bring in LBJ come 2010. AI was a better fit with the Denver Nuggets than he is with the Pistons. Until Curry allows him to be the star player (all great teams in the league, with the exception of the Jazz have one), they will be a .600 team.

[DEEB0rider]

haha 6:13... sheed is the man

[akieya02]

As far as Stucky goes, he has been as inconsistant as anyone else on that team so far this season. He had a good game lastnight...does not mean he is ready to start. If Dumars or Curry thought Stucky was ready to start, he would be starting. I think him and Iverson work better together then AI and RIP though, or even AI and Afflalo look better together then him and RIP. All Curry needs to do is figure out a steady ground between the players, thats all.