Monday, April 6th, 2009 at 5:12 pm  |  116 responses

How Big Was Will Bynum’s Record Performance?

by Ryne Nelson

Strictly looking at individual bodies of work this season, Will Bynum has been the Pistons’ second-best guard. It took a Rip Hamilton ejection and an injury to Allen Iverson, but when Bynum got on the court against the Bobcats, he showed just how valuable he’s been.

In the 4th quarter, he was all buckets passing Jerry Stackhouse and Isiah Thomas en route to becoming the Pistons’ record holder for points in a quarter. Twenty-six points in the 4th. Pistons beat reporter A. Sherrod Blakely had this to say on WGHN-AM about the performance:

“As great a scorer as Allen’s been throughout his career, bottom line, if you look at the body of work for this season, in Detroit, Will Bynum’s played better. And Will Bynum, if you’re basing it on how he’s performed, Will Bynum should get some minutes even when Allen returns.”

With the hype around Rodney Stuckey leading into the season, Stuckey’s inconsistent play as starter has disappointed fans this season. But at least he’s playing, unlike Iverson. Will Bynum’s stepped in perfectly as the do-everything backup in every situation he’s been asked to play in. Could Bynum’s permenant place in Detroit’s record book be wake up call for Coach Michael Curry?

Sure, Bynum hasn’t played 60 games this season yet, so it’d be premature to anoint him as the next anything in Detroit. But Bynum does have one thing going for him: he’s just about the only exciting player on the Pistons roster right now.

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  • Tavoris

    I agree…people knew he’d be a superstar (remember Grant Hill was too before the injuries). They didn’t know he’d be THIS good, this soon.

  • vonkers

    Yeah, I wouldn’t mind seeing Andre Miller in Detroit, but Joe D is too sold on Stuckey to go for it. I agree about RIP, Prince not as much, I think he’s a more self suficient player than RIP. RIP tries way to hard to be Kobe when he doesn’t have a decent PG. Prince is player who will do anything asked of him and he’s been playing his guts out this season. He’s suffered a bit from not having a good PG, but who wouldn’t when they’re used to it.

  • Tavoris

    the cap is going down this summer, man. It get’s set in the beginning of July after the leagues revenues are tallied. With the economy being horrible right from the start of the season, revenues are in the toilet for every team not in LA or NYC.

  • Tavoris

    The cap will also go down again next summer too, which is why Lebron will re-sign with the Cavs. Nobody’s gonna be able to do the moves they need to make to bring him in. (have money and assemble enough complementary talent). and if Lebron re-signs, trust that Wade and Bosh will follow suit (don’t they always)

  • vonkers

    What is this agreeing nonsense? I thought we were supposed to be debating here…j/k Seriously though, they have a decent shot at a nice turn around over the next 2 or 3 seasons. They need a new coach for it to work, but it could work. I guess Mike Brown and Doc Rivers both sucked when they started coaching too…

  • vonkers

    I’m not so sure about Bosh, it’s pretty obvious he doesn’t like his situation in Toronto, then again, getting Steve Nash would make a pretty big difference to him I’d imagine. Of the three I would say Bosh is most likely to Split merely because they suck and organization sucks. The Cavs are on the top right now and Miami is on it’s way up there again, so I’m betting both Wade and LBJ are staying. I could see LBJ going to a bigger market I guess…but I kind of doubt it.

  • Tavoris

    I’m not agreeing with you. Things are looking pretty bad 4 Detroit. If the cap wasn’t going down, then yeah it would be looking rosy. Also, JD was counting alot on the Iverson experiment NOT crashing and burning (it did). The Piston’s being reasonably competetive this year (in addition to Stuckey proving a worthwhile replacement for Billups) was key in attracting talent this summer. Now that they have a lower cap, as well as a restricted free agent they will HAVE to pay this summer (Bynum), that flexibility is gonna look a lil shaky come July 1

  • vonkers

    Nah, They’ll still have more than about anyone else in the league. They’ll be one of the major players in the next two offseasons without a doubt. But they were reasonably competative this year. They droped off ALOT, but they’re still a playoff team. Maxiel, Johnson, and Rip all make some pretty good trade bait too. They have alot to work with, alot more that most teams.

  • Tavoris

    The Raps actually have ALOT of young talent…a halfway decent true center will go a long way toward keeping Bosh (and dont’ think the Clips aren’t shopping Kaman).

  • Tavoris

    they aren’t certain to be in the playoff’s this year. They have to win two of their next 4 games

  • Tavoris

    and they aren’t a .500 team thus far, so….

  • vonkers

    Just one and they’re in. Bobcats have to win too. They’re all but a lock.

  • vonkers

    Toronto keeping Bosh is dependent on alot of x-factors, LBJ and D-Wade are alomst certainly staying with thier teams. Utah is losing either Boozer or Milsap for sure (if not both). If they’re close to a .500 team and make the playoff they’ll be fine, one significant player would make a huge difference on that team.

  • Tavoris

    Rip is on the downside. nobody trades for 30 year old shooting guards who do little else but shoot (Ray Allen is different as he is a good passer a ball handler too)

  • Tavoris

    and realistically, Oklahoma City is a much more ideal destination for Bosh (they’ll have cap room, loads of talent, and are close enough to Texas). Rip benefits from the system he’s in, and there’s not really a market for him (which is why noone really inquires about his availability).
    Their only trade asset is Prince.

  • vonkers

    nah

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