Fulcrum points and misc. thoughts. - Page 2 - Detroit Pistons Fan Community

Slippy · #11 (**permalink**) 01-03-2007, 11:52 AM

We need to quit trying to get diamonds in the rough and just get diamonds.

IMO, we need to stop focusing on a backup PG and get an "heir apparent" PG. I'm pulling for Blalock but the guy is going to be a career backup point. Flip Murray is a stop gap only.

I think we should play out the season with the team at hand and if possible package Sheed and a pick to move up to select a good point guard. Sign Chauncey for whatever and groom your next pg under CB's watch.

TheeTFD · #12 (**permalink**) 01-03-2007, 04:02 PM

Max I think Amir needs another year. But how good is he?

**max** · #13 (**permalink**) 01-03-2007, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheeTFD

Max I think Amir needs another year. But how good is he?

Who me?

I don't really know. Amir looks good and he did great in the pre-season but I can't say for sure until I see him during an actual game when its still on the line.

What do you think?

BillLaimbeer · #14 (**permalink**) 01-03-2007, 11:30 PM

What's a fulcrum point?

pass99 · #15 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 12:47 AM

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What's a fulcrum point?

The point or support on which a lever pivots. The key and related impression you should have picked up was from the teeter-totter.

Most see the teeter-totter as having a center point of pivot (fulcrum point as called by me). I merely played a different center point length...by moving the point away or toward your particular perspective. Doing so might add a different insight by unbalancing emphasis.

If your pulling-my-leg...ok, I fell for it. If not and you did not catch the analogy, then I still lost. My bad.

pass99 · #16 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 12:53 AM

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Thing I have been wondering about. What does our team stand for now? They are no longer the leagues hardest working team, no longer boast a no-fly zone. No true superstar to take on the identity of.

Just kind of another good team that will make the playoffs and probably will get out of the 1st round. After that the East is up for grabs to the hottest team. So they can still do it, but they will need a lot of things to line up just right.

Immediate problems are with frontline defense. Where is it? Dumars used to pride himself on the frontcourt, and now we get Mohamed? That was his answer? Need to rebuild that frontcourt. More easily said than done but it has to happen. Bite the bullet and try to get at least one dominate frontcourt player and if he gets injured then he gets injured. Nothing is guaranteed in sports anyway. Can Sheed still be considered one of the leagues elite? How many 6 point 3 board games has he put up when we really needed him.

Not really sure what the direction of this thread was supposed to be. Fading league talent? It started to fade when so many HS players were plucked out of high school and were never given the chance to mature their games in college. How many potential stars were crushed by that?

This year is supposed to be a pretty deep draft which lines up perfecly with the age restriction 3 years ago so that should tell us something.

World talent? Bronze metal in the Olympics and a poor placement in last years games. That should speak for itself. Part of the problem is the American players getting too sloppy with the NBA style. This could be why things like travelling are being called so often now. You can't base your game around loose whistles in the International games. Time to clean up the NBA as we are no longer alone in the world.

The point of this thread was to stimulate some good thinking. You, my friend, are doing an excellent job.

BillLaimbeer · #17 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by pass99

The point or support on which a lever pivots. The key and related impression you should have picked up was from the teeter-totter.

Most see the teeter-totter as having a center point of pivot (fulcrum point as called by me). I merely played a different center point length...by moving the point away or toward your particular perspective. Doing so might add a different insight by unbalancing emphasis.

If your pulling-my-leg...ok, I fell for it. If not and you did not catch the analogy, then I still lost. My bad.

Just giving you a hard time. Sometimes, I think we tend to over-analyze things. I appreciate your effort, though, as well as your attempt to stimulate some thinking.