資料來源:http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008812160380 In crunch time, one of Pistons' top six has to sit Rodney Stuckey is the Pistons' point guard. Richard Hamilton and future Hall of Famer Allen Iverson are their leading scorers. Rasheed Wallace is the leading rebounder. And Tayshaun Prince and Antonio McDyess both are proven fourth-quarter performers. Six guys. Five spots. Who plays at crunch time? "It's a hell of a dilemma, but I cherish it," coach Michael Curry said Monday. "At the end of the game, you're looking at, for the most part, Tay at the 3, Dice at the 4 and 'Sheed at the 5. Then you're looking at two of the three other perimeter guys, Rip, Stuckey and A.I. "We're going to have a good guy sometimes sit out the last six minutes of the fourth quarter, or the whole fourth sometimes." At Charlotte on Saturday, Iverson sat out the entire fourth quarter. Against Indiana on Friday, Stuckey came out with 8:39 left and didn't return until only 14.6 seconds remained. Both games resulted in narrow Detroit victories. "That's just how it's going to be," Curry said. "It doesn't mean that a guy isn't playing well. It just means we got a really deep team, especially in certain areas. On the perimeter, we're really deep." Arron Afflalo has also played some late minutes and is considered one of the top defenders on the team. Finding the right unit to close games is key because the Pistons have had a tendency to blow big leads. On Dec. 5 and Dec. 9, the Pistons lost to Philadelphia and Washington, respectively, after squandering 15- and 17-point leads. Last week, Detroit built leads of 11 and 29 against Indiana and Charlotte and had to hang on for four-point wins. In past years, the Chauncey Billups-led Pistons always seemed to have a bread-and-butter play they'd use to stymie an opposition run. They are still looking for that solution since Billups was traded to Denver two games into this season. "We're trying to figure that part out," Prince said. Iverson ran the point when he first arrived. Since then, Stuckey and Prince have taken on that role, with Prince often taking the lead in more crucial situations. Tayshaun's tall task One of Curry's concerns when he began using a smaller starting five last Tuesday was the prospect of the 6-foot-9, 215-pound Prince having to guard power forwards. "Bigger guys and heavier guys probably will cause Tay a problem, but we're not asking him to do it the whole time," Curry said. "In those type of games, our first sub will be another big." The plus side, Curry added, is Prince's matchup advantage on offense, both as a scorer and a point forward. "Obviously, me being at the 4 has been creating things for Rip, has been creating things for Stuckey and has been creating things for Allen," Prince said. "So if that's what works, I'm going to stick with it." -- Only the strong survive- Iverson ⊕ ═█┘ ⊕ ●╱ 　　　 Ｗ ● ●︵ ● ●)) ３╯ <３\ /３⊕ ／３﹚ ３ \\ />⊕ >/ ⊕ ╲> >> ========= http://www.wretch.cc/blog/AWEI3 ========= --

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