Curry: Stuckey to get 30 mpg
Posted by pistonsnationEven though Michael Curry is a rookie coach he already has all the right answers. In this Q&A he did with a Traverse City paper (via Need4Sheed) he says what all Pistons’ fans want to hear:
Do you see an expanded role for second-year pro Rodney Stuckey?
We look at Rodney Stuckey as a sixth starter. He’s capable of starting for most teams in this league. We have to find a way to get him 30 minutes a game. We expect a lot out him. He expects a lot out of himself.
I also like the approach he’s taking with these Pistons:
I’ll explain that 20 years ago, during the Bad Boys era, this team was really good. But the Bad Boys era didn’t carry over to the team that won the championship in 2004. There was a distance in between. I want them to understand there’s also a distance between 2004 and now. This is a new era. We no longer have meaningless regular season games. Regular season games mean something to us
I like that. It’s hard to make the vets forget that they already have a ring, but they probably need to. That’s what we all want, this team to show the hunger they had back when they had something to prove. Easier said than done, but I like what I’m hearing.
It’s a pretty interesting interview. ‘Stonz fans should definitely take time out to read it in its entirety.
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I like the approach he is using with the team. I think he is going do great as a head coach this year. I like the fact that he is going to give Rodney that many minutes because last season Rod had a short season and it didnt affect him at all and he deserves that number of minutes (just dont forget about my Arron and my Amir). Rodney is going to win 6th man of the year this upcoming season..please believe
September 15th, 2008 at 11:12 pm