I think RIP has seen his better days, and as it stands he's been DNP the past couple of games for complaining about playing time. I think getting him would hurt the team chemistry and he's just not effective. Nate has been great off the bench for us and J.O. has been ok, but at least he clogs up the middle. We need all the bigs we can get, as that was the reason we lost game 7 last year.
There's absolutely 0 substantiation to that rumor. Noone really knows why he's been DNP-CDed, other than the Coach saying the team is "going in another direction" but Tayshaun, Gordon, and other Piston players have come out in support of him and said they want him on the floor.
There is something weird going on in Detroit, no doubt. But there's been no substantial reports of Rip causing any problems prior to his benching, most of those rumors have started after his benching, as a way to give a possible reason.
He's still been a pretty productive player. Now obviously I'd want no part of his contract, which will pay him 13mil next year, with a player option for a third. But should by some miracle he end up free of that deal with a buyout, he'd be a great backup to Ray.
Topic: How about this Rip trade? (Read 2704 times)