Hammond leaving for Milwaukee (old thread)

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

Does anyone wonder if this gives insight into what he thinks of the future of the Pistons organization? Maybe he doesn't want to be around for a big rebuild.

I doubt thats the case. My guess is he's just been waiting for the right opportunity.

Maybe Hammond going to Milwaukee will help us unload our #29 pick for their 2nd rounder or something...

Thus we won't have to guarantee Draft Pick #29 a paycheck...

Or maybe a Michael Redd for Rip Hamilton swap...you have to think we'll have some trade connections with him (a la Randy Smith and the Astros/Rangers/Padres pipeline)

[Kstat]

(a la Randy Smith and the Astros/Rangers/Padres pipe

That would be the equivalent of us dealing Alex Acker for Ramone Sessions and calling it a pipeline.

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

That would be the equivalent of us dealing Alex Acker for Ramone Sessions and calling it a pipeline.

Ramon Sessions is a pretty damn good defender.

Do we still own Alex Acker's rights btw???

[Zekyl]

Yes we do.

[b-diddy]

my guess was hammond just went from making ~100k to making 1 M. thats incentive for anyone.

i also cant see anyone rebuild on its way. we should have a pretty easy transition from the old guard to new. i think that was what this year really was about, anyway.

kind of makes that last report about hte pistons cockblocking hammond confusing. maybe jh simply changed his mind. anyway, ill be watching the bucks team with interest, for once. i dont think theyre as far away from being decent as some do. they have some good pieces. not a ton, but i think its more a bad fit than a bad talent deal there.

ill also be interested to see if carlisle is the man. would SEEM to make sense. but then again, carlisle probably never viewed hammond as a boss or an equal. dont want to hire anyone that questions your athority. hammond wouldnt want to hire "prick" (not my words) carlisle just to be undermined. if wooden gets axed, that would make some sense.

[Timone]

This obviously makes the Bucks the 08-09 preseason favorite to win the East and face the Blazers in the Finals.

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

This obviously makes the Bucks the 08-09 preseason favorite to win the East and face the Blazers in the Finals.

How boring would that Finals matchup be??

At least Buckeyes fans would enjoy it (Redd Vs. Oden)

[Timone]

Extremely.

I'd rather watch Cleveland-SA again...ugh.

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

Extremely.

I'd rather watch Cleveland-SA again...ugh.

I'm not gonna lie, even though I love watching NBA more than anyother sport, I didn't watch a full quarter of the SA/CLE Finals series.

BRUTAL!

I don't even think the Cavs had a lead in the 2nd half of any of the 4 games.

[Timone]

I believe they had the lead in the 4th quarter of game 4, but I'm not sure (couldn't really care less either).