Well at least the lockout helps us... [Archive]



WTFDetroit.com > WTFDetroit.com Sports Forums > NBA > Well at least the lockout helps us... PDA View Full Version : Well at least the lockout helps us... BIG BEN'S FRO 06-30-2011, 05:29 PM We suck, and need some contracts to come off the books. IMO Rip's value will increase with each game missed, as will Maxiell's in trade. Maximum value will be if somehow the lockout lasts after the trade deadline. In the meanwhile, hopefully Brandon Knight and Monroe don't do anything stupid and get injured. I am glad we drafted guys that seemingly have good heads on their shoulders at least. UxKa 06-30-2011, 10:56 PM In the meanwhile, hopefully Brandon Knight and Monroe don't do anything stupid and get arrested. Seems like that's pretty much par for the course these days. BIG BEN'S FRO 06-30-2011, 11:07 PM Plus it stops Joe from doing anything retarded with Stuckey. He still will, but at least it will be later. I think this lockout is going to go into the beginning of the season. They will want players to miss a few games for maximum negotiating power. If its true that 22 of the teams lost money, they will have nothing to lose. RegicideGreg 07-01-2011, 01:13 AM No way in hell only 8 teams are profitable. I smell cooked books. Higherwarrior 07-01-2011, 06:07 AM there's no way a deal gets done before christmas IMO, if at all this season. BIG BEN'S FRO 07-01-2011, 07:32 AM Well they all talk big in the beginning, but I sense the owners will want to break them. The NBA money is not like the NFL money. Imo one season and the players will completely buckle. There is too much of a separation in salaries that the guys on the bottom will suffer. In the end, the owners can make money off these teams for the rest of their lives, while the players can only do so for a decade give or take. Joe Asberry 07-01-2011, 11:29 AM the lockout will help the Pistons financially, but on the other hand it will certainly hurt the development of our young players, Monroe, Knight & Daye, Jonas don't get better sitting around and working out, they need real competition to get better BIG BEN'S FRO 07-01-2011, 12:06 PM Joe, Daye sucks. lospistones 07-01-2011, 01:38 PM Wish we'd drafted Ty Lawson instead of Daye >:( BIG BEN'S FRO 07-01-2011, 03:27 PM Don't open that door man. It's a long list of "wish we'd"s. Uncle Mxy 07-02-2011, 05:32 AM Wish we'd drafted Ty Lawson instead of Daye >:( If we'd drafted Lawson, Collison, or Holiday, then we'd just have had more of a glut of guards. I'm really hoping Daye gains some weight. I don't see him having a future at SF.