I’m stunned to say the least.

Rondo vs Iverson – should be fun (blurry) to watch.
But I think this takes the Pistons away from where they’d have to be to beat the C’s in the postseason. Good defense/smart basketball is not what you get. Plus Billups was giving the C’s a lot of problems with his imposing physicality. That is gone. I think the Cavs are still the other team to beat in the East – but that said, I’ll be watching the Pistons a lot more closely now, even if I think the trade won’t be their “answer.”

I’m not a huge Iverson fan, but this is a great move for Detroit since Billups appears to have begun his decline. Wow, the Pistons could be real tough. Should be interesting!
Denver is an absolute mess. They should have tried to get one of the young guys instead of those two.

Good Move has it right. This is a salary dump by Detroit in preparation for a complete rebuild. Iverson’s deal is expiring. Billups has 4 more years, McDyess two.

This trade has nothing to do with basketball, although it does make Denver a much better team.

The Pistons will still be a tough out in the playoffs this year. Iverson thrives on defensive minded teams.

Good move for Detroit. They are swapping $50 mil in salary for $21. AI for this year is a good deal. McDyess owed 12 mil next 2 years and probably behind A Johnson and Maxiel in rotation. Detroit believes a lot in their young gun, Stuckey so why not. Maybe AI sticks around another year for less money.
Good for us. I missed seeing AI. And other poster was right. Chauncey was more of match up problem for us.

Goodness, Detroit is going to be a major player during the summer of 09. The Truehoops article says that it’ll be able to afford 2 All-Stars (mentioned LeBron and Bosh). Looks like the title is going to be that much harder to attain next year unless Danny gets on the phones and find a way to cut Scal loose. Go DA!

Can we just give the pistons the championship now ?

When does the chant: “Get Mcdyess for the Celtics” start, now tht apparently Denver is going to set him free?

One of our toughest rivals just eliminated themselves. The thugster will never sniff a championship. To think of the thugster, a legendary coach and organization killer, playing for a rookie coach….As a rival, who could ask for more?

What the hell is Dumars thinking? He trades one of the league’s great clutch players and defenders for an overrated “superstar??” who guards nobody. The thugster can count the number of crunch-time shots he’s hit in his entire career on one hand. Why would Dumars, with a shallow window and a rookie coach, subject Curry to the thugster in his first season?

If it’s about money, Piston’s management would be smart to do with the thugster what the Knicks are doing to Marbury. It’d be addition by subtraction.