Pistons Pay Josh Smith 28 Million to "Please Just Go Away."

[401don]

Only because they were playing Lebron and the Cavs, I flipped over to the Pistons a couple of times during the Lions game. End of 1st qtr. - Pistons down about 15. Flip back late in 3rd - Pistons up 20! What! Team is now 2-0 without Smith. The Pistons are not suddenly a good team but this is definitely addition by subtraction. It's not all Smith's fault either. Forcing him to play out of position and having him handle the ball on the perimeter forced the rest of team to play tentative. They can now relax and play their own games.

[Cincinnati_Kid]

Only because they were playing Lebron and the Cavs, I flipped over to the Pistons a couple of times during the Lions game. End of 1st qtr. - Pistons down about 15. Flip back late in 3rd - Pistons up 20! What! Team is now 2-0 without Smith. The Pistons are not suddenly a good team but this is definitely addition by subtraction. It's not all Smith's fault either. Forcing him to play out of position and having him handle the ball on the perimeter forced the rest of team to play tentative. They can now relax and play their own games.

Yeah..I agree. Smith was a horrible signing by Dumars to play SF, when he's a 4 man. Having him handle the ball isn't a big issue, since that's what helps make him a versatile player for his size. He does a lot of things well, he just didn't fit here with Monroe and Drummond. And since he was picked up Houston, he helped them win in his first game with 21 pts and 8 boards. Might end up being a win-win for both teams. Cleveland has problems as well, so I wonder if LeBron is having second thoughts coming back home.