Take LeBron over Pistons bench
April 24, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, LeBron James, NBA Playoffs
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For some reason or other Coach Michael Curry of the Detroit Pistons refuses to start his bench against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Why is that? After all, the starters are not only getting killed, but look lifeless. Come on, Michael. Please explain.
Pistons coach Michael Curry essentially dismissed the notion Tuesday night, but come on. He’s just a coach who has studied the game his whole life and desperately wants to win. What does he know?
So, again: Why not give the subs a chance? Here is why: They have all had their chance.
LeBron James and Rasheed Wallace
But we all thought the youth movement was on with the Pistons?
What about Amir?
Johnson is one of the most foul-prone players in the league — it has gotten to the point where he is going to start fouling his teammates. He has limited offensive skills. The Pistons have struggled to find an offensive flow in this series. Johnson is not the answer.
What about Jason Maxiell?
Maybe Curry can give Jason Maxiell more minutes. But Maxiell has played here for four years. He is what he is: a specialist, not a starter.
If not the bench then how about feeding the post a little more?
This brings us to another issue: Curry would love to feed a post scorer for easy buckets, but he has a first-year starter (Rodney Stuckey) doing the feeding. Also, he has no post scorer. You may detect the problem here.
Guess, Coach Curry will be looking for a miracle.
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