Yeah, I'm not drawing that on the court comparison, I'm just playing with how familiar the whole "he just needs time, don't worry" rationale sounds.Quote:
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Yeah, I'm not drawing that on the court comparison, I'm just playing with how familiar the whole "he just needs time, don't worry" rationale sounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by WTFchris
Nice try Chris!
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Pistons' Stuckey struggling since Iverson's arrival
by A. Sherrod Blakely
Saturday November 22, 2008, 12:10 AM
AUBURN HILLS -- When the season began, expectations were high for Rodney Stuckey.
He played great in the playoffs last year and followed that with a strong summer in Las Vegas on Detroit's summer league squad and later as part of a select group of players that helped prepare Team USA for the Olympics.
But with great expectations comes the great burden of living up to them.
And Stuckey, by his own acknowledgment, has not done that this season.
"I'm struggling right now," he said. "But I'll find it, though."
The "it" is his game, which has been inconsistent since the Allen Iverson trade.
In the games Stuckey played this season before Iverson's debut, he averaged 10.5 points with 14 assists and six turnovers.
His numbers are not nearly as impressive in the six games he has played with Iverson.
In those games, Stuckey averaged 6.5 points per game and tallied more turnovers (16) than assists (13). That includes a five-turnover, zero-assist performance in Detroit's 98-80 loss at Boston on Thursday.
"We're a different team now," said Detroit guard Richard Hamilton, who, like Stuckey, also is working through struggles since the trade. "Everybody is trying to find their niche, their rhythm and find what they can do to help this team. It's not just one person; it's everybody."
Stuckey's efforts to get back on track have been hampered by a dizziness spell Nov. 9 and sore wrists from a bad spill in Phoenix on Sunday.
But he is quick to dismiss both of those as explanations for his recent struggles.
"I just have to play," Stuckey said. "It's to a point now, I'm just thinking a lot instead of just playing like I did last year. I just have to go out and play."
Only by doing that can Stuckey regain the form and consistent play that made him one of the league's top rookies a year ago and a player the Pistons say is a key to the franchise's future.
"Stuckey, he'll be all right," Pistons coach Michael Curry said.
Stuckey is just pressing way too hard. I think that the "heir to Billups" thing is effecting him. He has too feel some pressure and at the same time, has to deal with a new teammate. Add this to his being overconfident and in my opinion, overrated, and it does not bode well. I think that he needs to be sat out a few games. Let his ego come back to earth, let his wrists heal, and let him think about the situation. I think that it might get him back on track.
Anyone else think that Stuckey, along with Dice, is the one who is making this team go right now? Without him, I think we'd be in a world of hurt. If he keeps up this level of play, which I fully expect, we're suddenly contenders again, in my opinion.
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15 PPG and 9.5 APG since becoming the starting PG 3 games ago is pretty solid. Oh, and %65 from the floor and 5-7 on threes are not to shabby either. Also 6 steals.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Glenn
Stuckey and Flip's physical games are similar, but Glenn takes no account of what's upstairs. Probably because he has nothing upstairs.
The only time Flip passed is when his shot was so off it landed in a teamate's hands.