For those who watched the Piston game yesterday it was a treat to have Joe Myers Laker TV play by play guy call the game and Mike Smith Clipper TV game commentator give his usual insightful commentary.

Smith was saying that teams should wait until a player has played 3 years before judging his true potential

This wil JMax's third year on the team and 2nd with actual minutes. From what I have seen so far in the two SL games as well as what I saw of him the last half of last year I think he is going to do just fine and maybe even better than that this year.

The change of diet and weight loss is encouraging. I think he can more than adequately fill the role as Tay's backup on offense and defense.

I still remember being excited by Max's college game with the ability to post up, finish and hit the mid-range jumper.

I don't think people have seen his full repretoire yet. He has the potential to be a very dangerous situational scorer. The kind of guy who can come off the bench and give you 10~12 points in a quarter.

Also, his free throw shooting looks much improved in the SL. He seems to have settled on a form for his shot.

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Nov 13 LW Milan Lucic had an active night. He scored his first goal in eight games since his Oct. 25 hat trick and also pounded Michael Komisarek in a third-period fight. Lucic cut his hand in a fight with Michael Komisarek. "I'll be fine," he said. "(X-rays are) negative, but there's so many broken bones in there from before you can't really tell."

I see his weight loss as more a factor of bad choices during the season than and amazing off season routine. The trick is maintaining his wieght during the season. I hink if he can do that, he will be a real force.

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I suggested on another forum that perhaps Max is trying to broaden his game by adding quickness, and maybe play some at the SF position. I could see the Pistons using a wide variety of front court combos next season.

With Amir possibly working his way into the regular rotation at both PF and C, maybe Max sees that and, from what we have seen in Summer League, is working on his midrange game so that he is an option at SF. I think if Corliss could handle SF, Max can, as he is quicker than Corliss was.

So, depending on matchups, I can see Tay, Sheed, Max, Amir, and Dyess all getting substantial minutes in different configurations.

One person replied that Max is purely a PF, but I think that remains to be seen. If he can continue to improve his midrange game as well as his already good defense, I think he could see time at SF. He obviously is working on that in SL. He is more than just a dunker.

I think it will be interesting how Max and Amir play together and who plays what position. It may foreshadow what we see in the future

*in summer league

He certainly seems to sound like Corliss, although he's much more athletic and a better shot blocker than Corliss.

If he can get quick enough to guard LeBron in spurts, it would be a huge help. Players like him just give you flexibility, since he'll be able to be a big 3 or a small, but still strong 4.

I am not sure that Coriliss ocmparison is entirely correct. Corliss was never great on defense, and definitely not a threat to block a shot. His scoring mainly came from the paint and his jump shot was not entirely reliable. If JMax can keep that shot going and keep the SL free throwing, he should be a candidate for a 6th man of the year.

Improved quickness and he'll be our first choice off the bench..............

He passes like Corliss.

Is that good or bad?