I need to be positvie

I haven't posted in awhile since I was busy with camps and then was away a few days with the wife and kid to Higgins lake for a little relaxing, as much as you can when it is raining and 55-60. But today the Pistons fired Curry, who never should have gotten the job to begin with, just because a rookie coach and a veteran team, is not going to work, and also, I haven't posted since the draft. By now everyone has broken down all the big picks, and everything like that, so I will not say anything about anything other then the Pistons.

Being a Pistons fan we had a great run, and now that it is over, you have to regroup and start again. I believe that is what Joey D is doing. Curry is gone, so we need a coach, Bill Lambeer is a name you will hear a lot in Michigan, and I think he is the right choice for a few reasons, one, he doesn't take any crap, and two, he has head coaching, be it the WNBA, experience, and has done very well, also, until they hire him, we will here about how he should be coach, so you hire him, and if he doesn't do well, then you don't have to listen to another Piston fan on the radio talk about how he should be the coach.

It is also a big time because as of 12:01am tonight free agents can start signing, and the Pistons have oh 20 million dollars or so to throw around. The class isn't like it is going to be next year, but there is still some good players, Hedo, Boozer, Gordon, even Milslap and Charie V are not bad players. Also the goal for next year, has changed, I am not going in to the season thinking, we need to be one of the top 2 seeds, get to the conference finals and then hope for a good series, that we win, they need to get back to 500, and again make the playoffs, but not be the 8 seed, try to get to the 5th or 6th. 4th would be great, but you have to think the Cavs, Magic and Celtics already have the top 3 locked up, so it is between the Heat, Hawks, Pistons, Bulls, and 76ers for those next few spots. Also the Nets, Pacers, and even the Knicks are going to be a little better, and if Mike Redd stays healthy, the Bucks will be better too, not a playoff team, but better.

They also have pieces to trade. The biggest mistake that was made was if you were going to trade Billups, then blow up the team right there, you keep Sheed, cause of his expiring contract, but you trade RIP and maybe even Prince if you can. Or you keep him, and build around Stuck and Ta Ta. I like RIP but I think it would be a big mistake if he isn't traded. I would like him to be traded for Chris Kaman, for a few reasons. One, I went to CMU with CK and he is a friend of mine, and I would love to watch him play more. He also is a very good center, he averages around 14 and 10 a game, so as long as he is back to 100% next year, really besides Dwight Howard there isn't a better true center in the east. Sure Shaq is in the east now, but he isn't the old Shaq, he is just a old shaq. Sure he will still be a force as long as you keep him minutes in check, but CK is much more skilled then he is, just not even close to the force on both ends because of his size. I would love to sign Boozer because he is a 20 and 10 guy, now sure, you have to be worried about all the injuries he has had, so you hope you can maybe drive the price down a little on him, but you do have money to use. I do like Ben Gordon but the only problem would be his size, you then got from the start of last year having a back court with a 6'7 guy and a strong 6'3 guy who can post smaller guards, to having two smaller guards. It would be tough on the defensive end, but offense should not be a problem. Personally I would be ok with playing Stuck and Gordon in the back court, and Prince at the 3, with Daye backing him up, and then have Boozer and Kaman at the 4 and 5. RIP would be in the Kaman deal, actually making the Clippers a playoff team IMO with Davis, RIP, Thorton, Griffen, and Camby with Eric Gordon as the 6th man. I think that trade would help both teams.

Now on to Austin Daye, yes I have always liked him, well since college, cause he went to Gonzaga, and I like the Zags, but he is basically a 6'10 version of Prince. He is long, and can shoot the 3, handle the ball and move well enough to basically cover 3 or 4 spots on the floor on defense. Of course his major problem is muscle, or the fact that he has none. He is long and lean, so there is a fear that he will be thrown around a lot in the NBA. But that is why he isn't a 4, he is a 3, get him out on the wing and he should, key word should, be fine. He can use his length to become a good defender.. like Prince has, and could get his shoot off over any 3 in the league. I don't think he is ready to start right away, that's why I would love to have happen what I just said, sign Gordon and Boozer and trade RIP for Kaman.

Will any of this happen, who knows, but sure enough we will find out. This is exciting, this must be how fans of the Knicks and Bobcats feel like every off season, there is a hope. Free agent season is starting, you can always talk yourself in to the guys your team drafted, at least now you can, as long as you are a glass half full kind of a guy. I happen to be, and I am very much looking forward to what will happen this off season, and I am ready for the Pistons to be much better in the 09 season. I'm right, you're wrong.