The Detroit Pistons canceled practice on Monday for unspecified reasons. One thing we do know is this leave’s Rodney Stuckey’s status up in the air.
Stuckey was benched for Sunday’s 104-102 win over the Orlando Magic, the Pistons’ 6th in 7 games in which Stuckey has missed. Head coach Lawrence Frank wouldn’t disclose the reasons as to why Stuckey was benched. Giving regular coach answers like, “We keep that in the locker room.” It came down to a “coach’s decision”.
The Detroit Free Press’ Vincent Goodwill decided to delve deeper into the story.
Goodwill via Twitter @VGoodwill:
Talking to the players re: Stuckey, they all appeared to be surprised when they found out he wasn’t playing via coach’s decision
Doesn’t seem like Stuckey and Frank got into a knock-down drag out confrontation, from everything I’ve gathered. A bit surprising
Prince, Monroe and Villanueva were all around for Stuckey-Kue, so they know what it looks like. Seems like something verbal at Sat practice
You have to wonder if this was a slight disagreement followed by some thin skin…
According to mlive.com, coach Frank talked about players who are specialists and players who are rotation players
“If you can only play well with certain guys, you know what you’re called? A specialist,” Frank said Sunday. “When you can play with anyone, you’re a rotation player.”
I don’t know if that comment was directed at Stuckey but you have to think it is. Stuckey earlier in the season made a comment while he was in the middle of a 1-for-23 start to the season that the position change to shooting guard has messed up his rhythm.
Stuckey has been struggling this season so far. His field goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage, and points per game are all down. Meanwhile his 3-point attempts have gone up. In his first five seasons, Stuckey averaged 0.9 3-point attempts per game. This season he’s avergaing 2.7 3-point attempts. He’s a career 29.5 percent 3-point shooter. So his shot selection has been in question. Those numbers are according to basketball-reference.com if you do the math.
Is this another John Kuester situation? I don’t think so but this is the worst time for a team to go through arguments and chemistry problems. Detroit is currently in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. 1.5 games behind 9th place Philadelphia and four games behind 8th place Boston.
I personally think the Pistons are better off without Stuckey. The ball seems to stop when it gets in his hands. He then proceeds to go the rim out of control and miss a wild shot. He then cries at the referees about not getting the foul call. As I said before, the Pistons are 6-1 without him and they beat playoff teams Miami and Atlanta without him. Stuckey’s status is uncertain for Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Good. Trade him already.
Stuckey has got to go!!
send him packing
Frank and stucky both need to go.
The The Detroit Pistons all need to go
Stuckey isn’t worth the money he is being payed
I agree dennis they do
Stuckey seen hanging out with Titus Young. True but not true.
JD
Fire frank and trade stuckey … Bring back Larry brown 🙂
Bring in Van Gundy
Will Bynum is all wee need!!!
Don’t let the door hit you in the ass Stuckey …
When we went on that 4 game win streak Stuckey didn’t Play. Shouldn’t that tell u something?
Trade Stuckey fire Frank start Drummond get Tyreke Evans and hire Stan Van Gundy
Can we just trade this guy already…
Latrell spreewell is gonna tell stuckey to respect his coach
frank is the man
Get Stuckeys’s bum ass out he’s garbage.. Won’t win anything with that chump hasn’t gotten any better since he’s been here bring back Chauncey!!!
Bye Bye stuckey
U right steezy!
yet another reason why I can’t stand douchey basketball