QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 13 2009, 09:26 PM)
Just a question...but to go after who? I know the obvious...but what FA would want to go to a really aging team without a very bright future and in an armpit like Detroit?
Well, they have Stuckey, Bynum, Afflalo, and Johnson which is a decent young core. Hamilton and Prince are 31 and 30 respectively next year. You add a Boozer and a Wade and in 2 years, you look like this:
Wade
Hamilton
Prince
Boozer
Johnson
With Stuckey, Afflalo, Bynum, Maxiell coming off the bench. If they do things right, they could be a good team again. However, from what I understand, they really want to add 2 legit big men and talks of Boozer in 09 and Stoudemire/Bosh in 2010 are abundant. They seem to have a lot of faith in Stuckey and they would optimally want to look like this...
Stuckey
Hamilton
Prince
Boozer
Bosh/Stoudemire
With Afflalo looking to take over for Hamilton a few years down the road, and probably an upcoming draft pick to replace Prince.
QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 13 2009, 09:28 PM)
How much better would Boozer make them though? They need another scoring guard. Prince doesn't count.
If he's healthy, he makes them a lot better. Rasheed Wallace has been incredibly inconsistent this season and has actually cost them more than he has helped them. Piston's fans are tired of him and can't wait to see him and Iverson leave.