Weasel wrote:Could someone who watches more NBA than I do please tell me whether or not the Pistons signing Josh Smith is a good thing?
all depends on how he is used.
less he has the ball in his hands away from the basket, the better he is. he's really good if he can play off the ball because he does other things really well (steals the ball, blocked shots, help d, gets to rim etc) but unfortunately looking at Detroit's roster and assuming he's going to play the 3, i'd guess he dominates the ball which is no good cause he'll be launching up 30% jumpers all the time that'll drive you nuts.
best case scenario for you is that he sucks this year, Drummond progresses a little and they land high in the lottery... if they can find a good PG/SG who can be the main usage guy it'll end up being a really nice signing in 2 years when Drummond matures and is able to demand more usage as well.
worst case scenario for you is that he is pretty good this year, Drummond plays well too, Monroe is Monroe and they finish like 8th in the East outside the lottery and don't really get a game changer next offseason and your stuck with this roster. you can't win without upgrading Knight or whoever the high usage guard is going to be.