Detroit locks up their two top FA on first day

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  1. The_Lillard_King

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    DETROIT (AP)—A person with the knowledge of the negotiations says the Detroit Pistons have agreed in principle to contracts with free agents Ben Gordon(notes) and Charlie Villanueva(notes).

    http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...YF?slug=ap-pistons-signings&prov=ap&type=lgns

    Why wouldn't Gordon shop to see if there are teams who will offer more? Same with Villanueva?

    Why can't the Blazers lock up Hedo in one day like the Pistons?

    :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:
     
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    pretty good pickup for the pistons, for what they have I suppose.
     
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    I like Gordon... hate CV's game though. I don't think he's a very good player or will win you ballgames. I guess Chicago will most likely try to keep Hinrich?
     
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    Because Hedo was considering going to the Pistons?
     
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    I'm with Ball Don't Lie on this one.

    I remember when we sold our house in a crappy little town in Arkansas that had just lost two factories in one month. Somebody from outside the area wanted to buy it for what we thought would be our high starting point. Our realtor looked us square in the eye and said: "You take this is and RUN." That is what those guys' agents are saying to them.

    1. Less cap room.
    2. Better player, more suitors.
     
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    In other news, where will Rip Hamilton be playing next season?
     
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    OddEnormous I'M FLYING!! I'M FLYING!!

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    locking up guys on day one usually means that you're overpaying for them.
     
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    Dumars is just throwing darts at the wall and hoping to find the target. He's lost it.
     
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    Jesus is a Piston? :crazy:
     
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    He can't even dunk, his hands are too small. :devilwink:
     
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    I agree with this. Dumars got lucky once. That's it. Take their one championship out of the mix and Dumars has been a disaster.
     
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    Depends on how many serious suitors he had. If his only options were the Pistons or taking less to return to the Bulls.....it may have been an easy choice for him.
     
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    Trading Billups for Iverson was the dumbest move of the past year in the NBA. Basically, Detroit gets Ben Gordon and Charlie Vwhatshisname for Chauncey Billups.

    Good luck with that.
     
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    Love that article. Read it while I was at work today. If I were the Pistons I would wait till next year. Yeah, this season would be tough, but next year they would have $25million in cap space to bring in SuperStars, not 2nd tier talent.
     
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    and if those were his only options, offering significantly more than the bulls should be considered overpaying him, right?
     
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    Some would rate Gordon as the top FA this summer.

    But I get what some are saying and maybe the fact Hedo won't commit to Ptd shows they aren't overpaying him or giving him a take it and run offer.

    Just seems like Gordon had a lot of leverage this summer with Chicago stating their #1 goal was to resign Gordon. Blazers are offering a contract to Hedo that is similar to Gordon's contract . . . oh well if we can sign Hedo without offerning something that makes him commit on day one, well more power to the Blazers.
     
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    I think Dumars and the pistons are putting together a pretty good team. They certainly aren't there yet, but will be getting close after these trades. A lot has to do with how the team gels. My bet is on Dumars.
     
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    Really? I'm not saying I disagree, but undersized SGs bring a pretty big set of problems on the defensive end of the court.
     
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