Piston’s dilemma Iverson or Hamilton
January 13, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under Allen Iverson, Detroit Pistons, Michael Curry, Rasheed Wallace, Rip Hamilton, Rodney Stuckey, Tayshaun Prince
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Allen Iverson doing what he does best
So with Rip Hamilton coming back, who will it be? Allen Iverson or Rip Hamilton in the starting lineup?
Will it be Hamilton, guard Allen Iverson or power forward Amir Johnson?
After practice, Curry said a decision hasn’t been made but his comments seemed to indicate where he was leaning.
“We’ve seen just from the data in our games that we know defensively … it’s no secret when we got two bigs and (Tayshaun Prince) at the three-spot we’re our best defensively and at the end of the day that’s normally what’s going to drive most of our decisions,” Curry said.
If he keeps that line of thinking that would mean either Hamilton or Iverson would come off the bench.
Allen Iverson has been a surprise to many, as he has played well and the Pistons have been able to win with him in games.
One can’t help but notice that when the younger Pistons, Amir, Maxiell, Stuckey, and Afflalo are in the game the Pistons are much faster and play well with Iverson. When the older Pistons, Prince, Hamilton, and Rasheed Wallace are on the court, it is a much more half court game and the pace is noticeably slower. Iverson does not fit quite as well with that group.
The real question is not who should be starting, but how do you mesh both players into the lineup. The Pistons need the relentless scoring of AI and his up tempo game, but come playoff time the game goes more half court and the curl plays for mid range jumpers by Hamilton become very important to winning.
Coach Curry has to find a way to get both players involved.
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