Free Agent Talk

After a strenuous few week holdout situation, I have decided to come back to detroitfab4 and help out. I'm still a little miffed about my contract situation though.

As you have hopefully heard, the Pistons are probably not going to sign Michael Finley. He is likely off to Miami or Phoenix. I don't know why he would want to go to Miami. Miami has loads and loads of guys who like to jack up shots. I'm mainly talking about JWill and Antoine Walker. Wade and Shaq did fine last year with nice complementary players such as Eddie Jones and Damon Jones, basically guys who took the open shots and didn't demand the ball. But with White Chocolate running the offense and Walker shooting 3's all day, it could become a circus real quick.

But back to Finley. He would be a perfect fit for this team. The Pistons need perimeter scoring off the bench; I don't know if their totally sold on Delfino yet.

Sprewell has been talked about also. I don't like the guy and I don't think Flip likes him much either. Remember, last year Spree didn't get the money he wanted, so he basically floated on by for the rest of the season, essentially quitting on the Wolves.

Derek Anderson is not available now, so who does that leave?

Lee Nailon, Flip Murray, James Jones (Rodney White-LOL) are the possibilities left out there still. I think Joey D. will decide to stand pat and go with what they have, hoping Carlos Delfino can have a fresh start with a new coach. The same can also be said about Carlos Arroyo. Coach Brown really messed with Arroyo's head and made him a player he was not comfortable being. Arroyo is a skillful passer with ok offensive skills, expect Arroyo to be a steady contributor this year.

Dale Davis signed a 2 year deal with the Pistons yesterday. He's a replacement for Elden Campbell and an insurance policy for Darko. Dale can still play decent defense and rebound a little bit. Dale's agent, Chubby Wells, said yesterday on WDFN that Dale isn't concerned about playing time, he just wants to be on a team that can win a championship. BTW, Dale and Rasheed are real tight.

And for a side note, Horace Jenkins signed with Hapoel Jerusalem from the Israel premier league. It was a great story that Horace finally made it to the NBA after his long and difficult journey, but I think we all could tell he was not quite an NBA caliber type player. But he's a definite inspiration to everyone.