What off-season moves should Detroit make? Fire Flip? Trade guys? New signings?

[picc84]

This team will never win another championship with Flip at the helm. NEVER. If he were back next year I would pretty much give up on the season, and Detroit is my second favorite team.

The Mavs and Pistons have really screwed themselves the last couple years. All those games they've won, with so much choking in the playoffs. No matter what happens in the reg season next year, they could both go 75-7 for all anyone cares, and it wont matter a gotdamn thing. People arent gonna be like "wow they are machines, they will roll through the playoffs" like they were fooled into this season and last season. It will be "oh, here we go again, beasting now and probably choking later. whats new? ".

I HATE LB with a passion but Detroit is not winning without him or someone similar. They could even hire Carlisle again, people forget it wasnt LB who just took the team to another level, it was the trade for Rasheed that pushed them over. Rick had the team balling.

Fire Flip and Hire LB back or Rick, or go through another great regular season with confrerence final exit again. That simple.

[Koolbreeze07]

If you can't win your job must end. Flip is gone will Paul Silas take his spot? Trade Sheed and Webber for young players (such as Gerald Wallace and Emeka Okafor). I know there are plenty of players who would'nt mind playing for a team that is in the upper echelon of the East. KG would be a welcome addition as well. Rumor has it that the Pistons have their eyes on Shawn Marion. This will be a busy offseason not just for the Pistons though.

[JoHnShOeZ1492]

give their starten five to the Celts for the Celts two picks and theo ratliff and szczerbiak

[final.wrath]

Please take Rasheed off our hands New York. We'll take David Lee and filler.

[Patrick27]

How about Sheed to Houston for Battier and Juwan Howard? Salaries match...

Houston could use a change of scenery Sheed, and he doesn't have to be a #1 option. He gets a pretty good chance to win a 'ship, which is what he's after.

Detroit gets two local guys that can start or (more likely) play good bench minutes.

[LA.MJ&KB#1]

I like Joe and hope he trade Wallace. Piston deserve better.

[MadeFromDust]

Dump that lame-duck they have as coach. That's their biggest problem.

[final.wrath]

How about Sheed to Houston for Battier and Juwan Howard? Salaries match...

Houston could use a change of scenery Sheed, and he doesn't have to be a #1 option. He gets a pretty good chance to win a 'ship, which is what he's after.

Detroit gets two local guys that can start or (more likely) play good bench minutes.

If Houston can't get Rashard Lewis they MAY take a look at Sheed.

[AtTheDriveIn]

How about Sheed to Houston for Battier and Juwan Howard? Salaries match...

Houston could use a change of scenery Sheed, and he doesn't have to be a #1 option. He gets a pretty good chance to win a 'ship, which is what he's after.

Detroit gets two local guys that can start or (more likely) play good bench minutes.

That doesn't seem like too bad of a trade for either side actually. Gives the Pistons more room to develop Amir Johnson and Maxiell in game situations and it gives Houston a good PF.

Very good trade, in my opinion.

[final.wrath]

and tayshaun plays PF? then he can't quite post up as easily... maybe his first step will have more of an advantage against PFs though. He isn't a consistent rebounder either.

[AtTheDriveIn]

and tayshaun plays PF? then he can't quite post up as easily... maybe his first step will have more of an advantage against PFs though. He isn't a consistent rebounder either.

Maxiell and Johnson rotate and maybe another guy that comes on for 10 minutes a game. Sure, they wouldn't be as good as they were before, but give it a couple years and they'll be back to dominating the East.

[timmyD]

most people are overreacting. i look at webber as the weakest link in the chain. the mofo cant play D which opened the skies for lebron to soar. ben was always up in the air knocking **** back and was an intimidator for the pistons. with webber, the guards had to collapse in to make sure no one made easy cuts cuzz they DIDNT trust webbers D. body language showed. and all this collapsing caused gibson to make all these uncontested 3's. it wsa like he was at a shootaround. webber doesnt deserve to start. dont trade the man, just get a big defensive minded center like chandler in a trade somehow and ull be in the finals again.

[reecedoc]

look people, trade rasheed wallace 2 phoneix for shawn marion....yes thats a good trade.. dont amare need more help back there.. him and rasheed wallace will kill the spurs.. then move tayshawn 2 the power forward position,and slide shawn marion in.... yes that would be the best move 4both teams, since both teams keep f**king up when they get 2 the playoffs.....

billups/hunter
rip/flip
matrix/prince
prince/matrix
cwebb/mcdyess


nash/barbosa
bell/barbosa
diaw/rose
wallace/amare
amare/wallace/thomas

[FPower]

Well,that would complete the transformation into a team lacking any sort of defense whatsoever. Webber and Prince patrolling the paint...

[blaccsteel]

hahahahaha we already had a taste of the smushster thank you very much. Id rather bring in Euros!

I dont think Smush is on the Lakers anymore. He got released the next week after they lost to Phoenix.