Originally Posted by basketbills

Rodney White may be a guy who could fill this role...and he is versatile...he can play all five positions.

Originally Posted by Jackattaq

I guess LB's style really grates at me because he ALWAYS went with Lindsay Hunter. Hunter may be a great defender but, honestly the guy kills the offense so badly that his couple of great defensive stops aren't worth the trade-off.

I watch tons of NBA basketball during the season. I've had NBA League Pass the last two season (best money I've ever spent on entertainment). I watched alot of UTAH basketball (I like Memo and AK-47). Arroyo can play, He can shoot, he runs the pick and roll with good precision. He can get to the rim. He can create for himself and others. I remember right after the trade he came to Detroit on quite a little tear. I loved the look of Arroyo at PG and Billups at SG when they would sub out RIP. I never understood why we didn't see more of that. It allowed Billups to get going offensively. I know that Hunter is a "fan favorite" but come on, that guy kills the Pistons offensively EVERYTIME he enters the game. He jacks up ill-advised shots, he can't pass, doesn't feed the post and is weak at the Pick and Roll. We had Arroyo the whole 2nd half of the season. LB just plain refused to implement him into our offense. He could have been HUGE off the bench with McDyess. That kid can pass.

I think that Arroyo should have a role under Flip. I also think that Arroyo will feel more at ease NOT PLAYING for a "taskmaster" type coach (first Sloan then LB). I like Arroyo's game and he can shoot. I think LB got into his head so much that he became "afraid" to shoot or make a mistake.

Hopefully the young guys make huge strides and can give our VETERANS (our bread and butter) plenty of rest. I would love to see a 9-10 man rotation for the season and hopefully find a few "gems" that can be used during our next run for the TITLE.

GO PISTONS GO !!!!