Comments on: Trying To Replace Delonte West

By: 12t

12t — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:33:12 +0000

My phone turned versa into versatile. Didn’t spellcheck so I missed it.

I have seen plent of basketball & a Cavs starting line-up of Mo Williams, AI, Parker, Lebron & Shaq would easily run the west. Lebron is an unselfish player. Surrounding him with outside scoring in Mo & Parker means he’d have consistant kickouts on drive, Shaq for the inside dumpoff and AI to assume a share of the crunch time buckets.

By: dwight coward

dwight coward — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:06:29 +0000

Play the Big Shaqtus at 2 guard. Problem solved.

By: karizmatic

karizmatic — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:23:03 +0000

Oh just to add to this they should have done a sign and trade and goy Ben Gordon in the offseason.

By: Reddi Red

Reddi Red — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:11:38 +0000

@ Dan Dickau -
“I read that Rip Hamilton said he wants to be traded to Cleveland,”

LOL

WHERE’D YOU READ THAT???? plus, what could we (Pistons) possibly want from CLE besides Bron or Shaq??
Maaaaaaybe Z, but thats about it.

By: karizmatic

karizmatic — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:09:11 +0000

Parker is going to have to step his game up. Boobie might do well in spots. I am adamantly against moving LBJ to the two because Parker has deficiences. Unless it’s against Kobe or Wade. In any other case I think it makes Cleveland a worse team.

By: BERN BROGDEN aka

BERN BROGDEN aka — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:05:55 +0000

You gotta see what Parker can do at the starting spot.
You gotta tinker with the line-ups to see what you have.

But, remember, the only team that gave the Cavs a problem was Orlando and the Lakers. That’s where Parker’s length (and Moon) will come in handy, no homo.

They won 66 games last year with one of the SMALLEST backcourts. Yeah, 66 wins with 6-footers running the offense. That’s saying sumptin. Delonte can hold his own but he can’t effectively gaurd Hedos and Rashards and others who fit that mold – for 48 minutes. He’s too small for ‘em.

Parker got a nice shot off screens and spot up joints, plus he’s a tough defender. But he can’t get it poppin’ off the dribble…something you want in an all around 2-guard. Something else you want, besides sanity and abiding by the law, is height/reach – something Delonte doesn’t quite give you.

I don’t think people are over-blowing the issue though. He’s definitely an important piece to the team.

MO, DELONTE, SHAQ, POWE and LEBRON — I could easily see that as a legitimate starting 5 or crunch-time 5.

Let’s not hype up Moon and Parker just yet. We’ve seen what they can do. They’re good pieces on a winning team. Are they starters on a championship squad? Verdict’s still out. But The Season’s right around the corner.

By: POPPI GEE

POPPI GEE — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:27:01 +0000

GM ain’t really that great. Coach is horrible.

Think most of the season will really be on how healthy and effective the Big Dookie can be.

Anderson Vagino gonna mess around and injure Shaq with that flippity floppin style of his.

Just like Atl. this team has a squad that is coaching themselves and I just don’t see them in the finals, perhaps they will go beyond expectations but I doubt it.

Personally just for the media frenzy alone I would have love to see A.I. added to the mix. Always videogames.

By: Dan Dickau

Dan Dickau — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:13:30 +0000

I read that Rip Hamilton said he wants to be traded to Cleveland, and if it doesn’t happen he’s going to call up Billups so they can get together and cry in a hotel room.

By: doc

doc — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:12:42 +0000

I aint hear shit about Delonte missing the season.If he had all this shit going on in his mind last year and play he gonna do the same shit this year.And even if he dont play he average 11 points.You put any fringe starting 2 guard next to Bron and he can do that shit.Yall asking yourself can bum ass Candace Parker replace him.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:53:47 +0000

Why didn’t they go after Von Wafer?? Makes you think.