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Warthog · #31 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 04:53 PM

we won in 04 without playing the bench much in the finals, and how soon we forget the 'soft' labels attached to okur, or 'scoreliss williamson' chants. we almost won in 05 with no bench.

armygirl · #32 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Warthog

we won in 04 without playing the bench much in the finals, and how soon we forget the 'soft' labels attached to okur, or 'scoreliss williamson' chants. we almost won in 05 with no bench.

I guess we will win iin 06 without one either.

Warthog · #33 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 05:01 PM

as long as we win that's fine w/me!!

**max** · #34 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by armygirl

Max, whatever you are smoking I will take a double.

I will be smoking a championship Cigar around June 20th

armygirl · #35 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by max

I will be smoking a championship Cigar around June 20th

As long as i's tobacco in that thar cigar

I thought you had been into the peyote again

mercury · #36 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 06:35 PM

Well Army does bring up a pretty good thought...
What if we weren't as fortunate with injuries...
Mo & Delfino as your starters? (get chills)
I'm not sure we coulda had a fair chance of landing Watson or Daniels and it doesn't seem like our reserves would fetch a trade that would be much of an upgrade.
I'm pleased with what Joe has been able to accomplish without depleting any of the current talent....
as Max says, it really looked like the plan was for Delfino & Darko to play a larger role... I'm not sure either did much to build confidence.
Hindsight indeed.

himat · #37 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by themicrowave

Believe me, this is one time when I wish I was wrong.

I think that Joe has been "playing it safe" since the Sheed trade and Dice signing.

He gets a pass because we love him for being the face of the franchise after Zeke retired, but just the same, he hasn't produced a draft pick that contributes since Tayshaun in 2002. Memo, Darko and Arroyo (via trade for this year's 1 st rounder) don't count. They are all gone with less than 3 full years on the books.

Lets hope one of the 3 rooks pan out

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brofmfa · #38 (**permalink**) 05-27-2006, 11:34 AM

The name of this thread remind me of Knicks who never shy to pay anybody.

**max** · #39 (**permalink**) 05-27-2006, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by brofmfa

The name of this thread remind me of Knicks who never shy to pay anybody.

Good point. They never met a player they did not want to pay.

Pistons started this season with around 20 mil allocated to the bench. We spent our mid-level on Dale Davis whom we thought we needed against Miami. All we had were the Mid and min levels and Dumars spent it on Daves and Evans to fit specific roles.

On Darko/Delfino. We have here a case of selective amnesia. I know there were 10,000 posts written last summer on what a great breakout season everyone was expecting them to have. After the fact you can't come in here and pretend like they were not going to factor into the team and that Dumars should have cleared cap room to sign some veteran players for the bench. Nobody here or at Det wanted vets - we all wanted to give Darko/Delfino and even Maxiel a chance.