Not So Much With The Grabbing The Reins

Stuckey’s supposed to fill the traded shoes of Chauncey Billups at the point guard position, but he continues to show that maybe he’s just a two guard out of position. His assist numbers per 36 minutes are down by nearly two full assists a game this year and he doesn’t seem to have the point guard’s keen sense of his surroundings when he has the ball and drives to the hoop.

However, if he’s going to be a shooting guard, he needs to shoot better than 39%. Chauncey Billups has shot 44% in his career just once (42% career average), but he can get away with that because of the shots he creates for his teammates as their point guard. If Stuckey isn’t going to create shots, then he needs to make shots. It’s science.

via The Concerns About Rodney Stuckey – Motown String Music.

The Pistons’ best lineup is actually their small ball with Bynum at point, Gordon at the 2 and Stuckey at the 3. Something tells me that’s probably not going to work out long-term for them.

So Bynum’s pretty much a point, Gordon’s definitely a two, Stuckey’s probably a two, and Hamilton’s probably a two.

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Seriously, Dumars, that trade button ain’t gonna push itself.

Oster-Tags: Ben Gordon, Detroit Pistons, Rip Hamilton, Rodney Stuckey, Will Bynum