Source: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009902020347 ********************************************************************* Pistons' best chance? Bring A.I. off bench BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG ‧ FREE PRESS COLUMNIST ‧ February 2, 2009 ********************************************************************* The Cavaliers beat the Pistons on Sunday, and this was predictable -- not just the what, but the how. The Cavs spread the floor and ran the pick-and-roll with LeBron James. "The tough thing about it is you know what's coming," Tayshaun Prince said, "and you still can't do anything about it." Let that sentence sit for a moment. Now flip it around: When was the last time the Pistons were playing a good team and their opponent knew what was coming but couldn't stop it? It rarely happens anymore. For years, you knew exactly how the Pistons were going to beat you. What is their bread and butter now? I don't know. But I'll tell you what I think it should be: Rodney Stuckey, Rip Hamilton and Prince. They should be starting and finishing games together. All the pieces should fit around them. And to explain why, let's go back to the moment this season changed, when they traded Chauncey Billups for Allen Iverson. President Joe Dumars did it for two reasons. One -- which Dumars openly acknowledged at the time, and most people around here understood -- was for salary-cap space starting this summer. The other reason was to give the Pistons a better chance this season, or at least a different chance. The plan was never to give up on this season. Dumars thought he had made his franchise better now and later. (For what it's worth, so did I.) Well, they have played more than half a season. And it seems clear to me that Stuckey, Hamilton and Prince give the Pistons the best chance to win now and later. That is not a knock on Iverson, who is doing his best to win a championship, in the only way he knows how. But the Pistons look disjointed offensively. Iverson dominates the ball too much when he has other great players on the court with him. He and Stuckey can be electrifying in the open court, but as Prince said, "Whenever we play a team and their offense gets going, it shows that our offense slows down. They get their defense set, and that's where we struggle." Iverson should not be starting instead of Hamilton. He should be a change of pace, a lethal sixth man who destroys backup guards. He should be playing with unselfish, athletic players like Jason Maxiell and Amir Johnson, using all his energy in 25 minutes a game and looking for his shot as much as he'd like. This would be a bitter pill for Iverson to swallow. He is starting the All-Star Game -- how can he come off the bench for his own team? But it is necessary. Stuckey, who shot poorly Sunday but might be the Pistons' best player, should have the ball when he is out there. Hamilton should play with Stuckey, the only true point guard in the rotation. If it works, the Pistons can salvage something from this season. And if it doesn't work? Then Iverson and Rasheed Wallace leave via free agency and the Pistons try to land a big man to play with Stuckey, Hamilton and Prince. And then it would have made even more sense to build around them anyway. In the locker room Sunday, Iverson expressed hope. The Pistons are playing so far below their potential that it is actually encouraging -- he knows they can be better. But the contrast between Iverson and the longtime Pistons was striking. Iverson said, "I still feel confident in my squad and my coaching staff" and "we just have some letdowns here and there." When Prince was asked about the Pistons' confidence, he said "Low. Frustrating. Whatever else falls into that category." I asked Hamilton if he looks at the calendar, realizes it's February and worries his team is running out of time. "Oh, man," he said. "You don't want to lose, even though you're learning ... it shouldn't be like this." Yet Iverson remains confident. This makes sense, when you think about it. Iverson is the only Piston who is used to playing with Allen Iverson. And he is the only one who is used to floating around .500, hoping his team suddenly starts to click. ********************************************************************* 這一篇個人認為大多算中肯，AI+小史真的球不夠用，照之前前幾篇 有論說到，個人是支持AI+RIP先發，或硬要小史先發也行，小史+RIP也不錯，希望 AI有比較多的持球時間。 -- Only the strong survive- Iverson ⊕ ═█┘ ⊕ ●╱ 　　　 Ｗ ● ●︵ ● ●)) ３╯ <３\ /３⊕ ／３﹚ ３ \\ />⊕ >/ ⊕ ╲> >> ========= http://www.wretch.cc/blog/AWEI3 ========= --

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