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CloudWalker · #61 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Delfino Delivers

Amir looked to me like a player that is trying to hard to make a play to solidify his position in the starting role. It is almost like he feels he needs to make every possible play which is putting him out of position and in a hurry. Almost like a puppy that has been staring out the window on the back door for months and finally gets let outside without a leash. He is running all over the place not sure what to do first.

I guess with his recent history he may feel that if he doesn't make a huge impact immediately he will be relegated back to the pine for another season. I think it is imperative for MC to reiterate to him that he needs to slow down and try not to be a "superstar" right away. He can excel with the first unit but he needs to play under more control.

And might I add:

Figure out how everyone else is getting taller and making him look like he's still 6'9".

basketbills · #62 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Delfino Delivers

Amir looked to me like a player that is trying to hard to make a play to solidify his position in the starting role. It is almost like he feels he needs to make every possible play which is putting him out of position and in a hurry. Almost like a puppy that has been staring out the window on the back door for months and finally gets let outside without a leash. He is running all over the place not sure what to do first.

I guess with his recent history he may feel that if he doesn't make a huge impact immediately he will be relegated back to the pine for another season. I think it is imperative for MC to reiterate to him that he needs to slow down and try not to be a "superstar" right away. He can excel with the first unit but he needs to play under more control.

That's a good description of Amir. I like that about him though.

Darko, on the other hand, was the puppy who came out with his tail between his legs dribbling pee on the floor.

CloudWalker · #63 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by basketbills

That's a good description of Amir. I like that about him though.

Darko, on the other hand, was the puppy who came out with his tail between his legs dribbling pee on the floor.

And they still cheered him.

MrKent · #64 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Delfino Delivers

Amir looked to me like a player that is trying to hard to make a play to solidify his position in the starting role. It is almost like he feels he needs to make every possible play which is putting him out of position and in a hurry. Almost like a puppy that has been staring out the window on the back door for months and finally gets let outside without a leash. He is running all over the place not sure what to do first.

I guess with his recent history he may feel that if he doesn't make a huge impact immediately he will be relegated back to the pine for another season. I think it is imperative for MC to reiterate to him that he needs to slow down and try not to be a "superstar" right away. He can excel with the first unit but he needs to play under more control.

Amir looked normal to me. In fact, he puts himself out of position quite often ... just what people should expect from a player with limited on court experience who's finally getting a chance to play regular minutes.

Amir also makes great plays with his athleticism. He did a little of that last night as well.

MrKent · #65 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 11:26 AM

By the way, Amir cannot play "under control". He can't do that right now. He simply has to play up to the speed and level of the NBA game. Sink or swim.

Pistons Lover · #66 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MrKent

By the way, Amir cannot play "under control". He can't do that right now. He simply has to play up to the speed and level of the NBA game. Sink or swim.

He needs to move with his quickness, get some weight, and move his feet and keep his hands and arms in a certain position. He'll be ok. Rasheed and the rest of the team won't allow him to sink.

TWOTIMESRALPHI · #67 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by basketbills

Then we should have kept Nazr...he must be about 7'6.

with his hands, it wouldn't help him if he was 8' 3
I can't stand the height discussion about Amir- he doesn't look one inch taller than 6'9 and he's definetely way shorter than Sheed.

Latinoking90 · #68 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TWOTIMESRALPHI

with his hands, it wouldn't help him if he was 8' 3
I can't stand the height discussion about Amir- he doesn't look one inch taller than 6'9 and he's definetely way shorter than Sheed.

But we like to "fudge" the facts.

Mossberg · #69 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 02:56 PM

Curry: "Preferred Pistons rotation in place"

Curry: Preferred Pistons rotation in place | The Detroit News | detnews.com

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Chris McCosky / The Detroit News
AUBURN HILLS -- Pistons coach Michael Curry said, barring injuries, his primary rotation is just about set.
"We have the starting five (Rasheed Wallace, Amir Johnson, Tayshaun Prince, Rip Hamilton and Chauncey Billups), and then Max (Jason Maxiell), Dyess (Antonio McDyess) and Rodney Stuckey -- those eight guys are going to play heavy minutes," Curry said Thursday after putting the team through a rare light, no-contact practice. "I count anything over 15 minutes as heavy minutes, so those guys are going to play over that every night and I don't see that changing."

Curry said Arron Afflalo, Walter Herrmann and Kwame Brown would also work into the mix on a nightly basis.

"One or two of those guys will play big minutes, as well, depending on the matchups," Curry said. "We are going to have 10 or 11 guys that will be playing regular minutes and we want to try and keep consistent with that all through the season."

Here are some insights offered by Curry:

• On Johnson: "We haven't posted our offensive grades yet (after the 85-71 win over the Bucks), but defensively, he scored well. He shadowed the ball and he followed the game plan. The problem he had was he got caught under the basket a bit, but he contested shots and he was always there on the help side."

• On Maxiell (who had a rough night guarding both Charlie Villanueva and Malik Allen): "Max made some mistakes defensively. He didn't grade out good. What it was, sometimes the low man (on offense) was not a big man and at times our perimeter guys should've been the one to rotate out. They will get used to it."

• On Will Bynum: "He can bring something to the table. He can dribble penetrate, get to the paint and draw and kick -- that can be a weapon for us. Plus, defensively he scored very high. He's been in the top three defensively in both games. I think Stuckey is better now because of the summer he had against Will Bynum and I think Chauncey and Stuckey are both better because Will pushes them every day in training camp."

• On sitting throughout the game: "I never understood how you can coach using all of your assistants if you aren't sitting there by them. That's just me. I get a lot of input from those guys and I don't know that if I was away from them, I'd get that on every possession. They help me a lot and I depend on them. Plus, sitting there with them gives them more ownership of what we are doing. We are all in this together and I don't need to be standing out there for everybody to see me."

The Pistons are still listing Herrmann as questionable for Friday's game at Washington. His ribs are sore.

TaShawn · #70 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 03:09 PM

This dude's a dream.

Not sure the grading system will be a long-term motivater, but I do like how it allows the players to get credit for things that players don't normally get rewarded for.

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