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Ben Gordon said:
I am such an overated player. I can’t belive old man Dumars signed me to such a riduculous contract, and for five years too! Hahaha! What a great way to eat up all your cap space – signing me, the second coming of Allen Iverson! I can’t wait to hoist up shot after shot! Defense? We talkin’ about defense? Defense? Man, we talkin’ about defense?
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# 1 July 2009 at 8:12 pm

Jake said:
Yeah just another small shooting guard except he can shoot bettr and that’s about it and he’s not washed up like a.i I’m not a big fan of what dumars is doing this offseason he needs just too wait and have a crappy year this year and sign one of those big names coming out free agency next year. the free agents he is trying to sign are not going to flow well together what the pistons have now. This is not how u rebuild a team at all
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# 1 July 2009 at 9:06 pm

The Piston Post (author) said:
Nicely worded Mr. Gordon.
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# 1 July 2009 at 9:07 pm

mike said:
haha! wait till next year….you know how many teams are saving money for next year to get the likes of King James, Bosh, Wade? you guys are nuts. half the league will be gunning for those names, and bet detroit won’t be at the top of thier list. Gordon is a good pick up, sure he takes some bad shots, then again, most scorers do….show me a better pick up that detroit actually has a realistic shot of getting. lets not forget, Dumars built the championship team of 04 from no names and journeymen, and what many thought to be mediocre players, so don’t be so quick to dismiss his credibility.
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# 2 July 2009 at 12:25 am

The Piston Post (author) said:
You make good points, but they paid him way too much, and for way too long. This isn’t about waiting for 2010, it’s about signing a quality player. Ben Gordon is far too streaky to dish that kind of $$ to.
Plus, they don’t have Larry Brown anymore.
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# 2 July 2009 at 12:36 am

Mike said:
I can dig that….Gordon is streaky, a little consistency goes a long way, perhaps a starting role would help him become more consistent (if he starts), but even streaky players can be contributors. besides outside of rip and chauncy they last few years, the pistons starting five have been somewhat streaky. sheed,25 points 10 rebounds, 3 blocks one night, 8 points, 5 rebounds, no blocks the next, they were all prone to dissappear at times. and perhaps dumars did overpay him a smidge, but Joe has built a reputation on taking chances, and it’s worked out so far….kinda.
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# 2 July 2009 at 11:15 am

The Piston Post (author) said:
I think he has the potential to do well. I just can’t grasp how a “me-first” player who doesn’t play defense can help this team in the long run.
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# 2 July 2009 at 12:22 pm

joe dumars said:
“i suck.”
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# 2 July 2009 at 6:00 pm

mike said:
well thats what coaches are for. defense can be coached….somewhat, and a little selfishness might help the pistons, thier lack of a superstar, or selfish player has made them get stagnent in recent years, they were all too willing to rely on each other to do it in crunch time, no one wanted to take over and just win the game….in my humble opinion.
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# 3 July 2009 at 12:33 am

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