For whom the Drum rolls: 2013-2014 Detroit Pistons Thread

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I would bet money that players and coaches was telling kcp to be more aggressive and shoot the ball and look for his shot. Lol hierarchy of the team, that's like still listening to the captain of the titanic when you know the ship going down. If will Bynum got the green light I woulda had the green light:mjlol:


They need to buy Jennings out his contract and singler got no business playing more than a 8th man off the bench roll.
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If will Bynum got the green light yo ass gonna be stuck at the intersection.
 
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Greg Monroe, in out-of-character move, acknowledges Pistons had bad chemistry | MLive.com

Greg Monroe, in out-of-character move, acknowledges Pistons had bad chemistry

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Greg Monroe, on the day his fourth NBA season ended and perhaps the occasion of his final Detroit Pistons game, was asked what the team needs to do to reverse its fates in the short term.

"Um. ... I mean. ... Ahm. ... Well, um."

He was saved by an offer to restrict the answer to personnel, and given that out, said more perimeter shooting would be nice.

Later, Monroe was asked if the Pistons had good locker-room chemistry this season, which ended Wednesday with a 112-111 loss at Oklahoma City.

"Honestly, I would say no," he answered.

Pressed for what the problem was, Monroe retreated.

"I will answer the question," he said, "but I wouldn't go further than that."

To understand how strongly Monroe's answer confirms what many believed about the Pistons' togetherness requires knowing how understated he is with cameras and recorders whirring.

"I don't really like to say things that are controversial, even though sometimes it may be needed," he said. "But I don't think it's beneficial. I believe, as a team, we should be able to talk. But in this platform, I don't think some stuff should be said, even though some people always choose to do it."

One of many big decisions the Detroit Pistons face this summer is how to handle Monroe's restricted free agency.

With Joe Dumars as president of basketball operations, it was a safe assumption the Pistons would match any offer to Monroe.

That was until Dumars was reassigned Monday to an advisory role and the Pistons launched a search for a new general manager, which created somewhat great uncertainty about Monroe's future with the team.

There was a time Monroe was expected to be the centerpiece the Pistons built around.

"If you had asked me two years ago do I think I'd be in this position, I would definitely have said no," he said. "But obviously, this is a business and things change quickly."

That was before Andre Drummond was drafted in 2012, Josh Smith was signed to a long-term contract in 2013, and the Pistons saw the big-three front line -- without the requisite perimeter shooting to complement it -- and the poor results it produced.

Drummond isn't going anywhere and there is some question whether Smith's contract can be moved yet. So the quickest way to break up the front line without keeping it together into next season is via Monroe's departure.

"This isn't the first time this happened to somebody," Monroe said. "It won't be the last. I'm just focusing on me, making sure I'm ready for whatever changes may come or may not come."

The final decision rests with the Pistons, who are not likely to let Monroe walk without compensation. It's far more probable that they re-sign him, or try to swing a sign-and-trade, even with the questions about who runs the franchise next year.

Monroe said he came into the NBA "optimistic" when the Pistons drafted him in 2010 out of Georgetown.

He never has played in postseason.

"Obviously, I was thinking that I would be, by this point, a little bit more successful than the team has been," Monroe said. "I definitely didn't -- and I don't think anybody would -- come in expecting to not make the playoffs."

Monroe has the reputation as a high-character big man -- the kind of asset teams generally don't let get away.

He is a consistent rebounder and scorer, though his mid-range game and finishes at the basket still could improve. What the Pistons must decide, as well as potential suitors, is whether those attributes overcome his defensive challenges, which were even more pronounced this season.

Through a difficult year, Monroe kept plodding and tried not to cause more waves within a locker room teeming with them.

"I just tried to make sure that I was as productive as possible," he said, "that I kept a straight head and that I stayed as positive as possible."
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greg big ol soft ass bout to dip
 
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Greg Monroe, in out-of-character move, acknowledges Pistons had bad chemistry | MLive.com



greg big ol soft ass bout to dip
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Get a 2015 first rd pick and buy Jennings out and see if they can buy a late first rd pick from a team that doesn't wanna add the guaranteed salary.


Get a good young smart forward thinking coach and gm that can get this team moving and playing some exciting basketball with our young core and hopefully a lottery pick and another youngster with some salary cap space where they can get more picks from being a salary dump destination ala Utah last year.
 
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