2006-08-26 04:13:30 · 25 answers · asked by richardstz19 3 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Worse. He was the perfect fit to their system. The other players were expected to carry the scoring burden, while Big Ben was there for the rebounding and shot blocking.
Nazr Mohammed is not a bad player, but he needs to touch the ball more than Ben Wallace in order to be effective. I'm not sure he'll get the touches he needs with the amount of talent on that roster.
2006-08-26 04:21:40 · answer #1 · answered by RatherTallFella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pistons will, no doubt, be worse. Ben Wallace brought something to the Pistons that was irreplacable. He was the heart of the Detroit defense, that made them so potent these last few years. People might argue that Detroit made a good replacement with Mohammed, that the team is shifting toward a more offensive focus. However, ben Wallace is a much better, quicker, and offensively better player than Mohammed. Yes, Ben Wallace is one of the worst free-throw shooters in the league, but by saying that with replacing him with Nazi Mohammed, the Detroit Pistons become more offensive based is an understatement. I can't remember any time where Nazi MOhammed took control and dominated a game offensively. It is not to discredit Nazi Mohammed, as he is a pretty good player, but the Pistons might never be able to fill the void that was left by Ben Wallace.
2006-08-26 13:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by laker_pride 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nazr Mohammed has been starting on a defensive minded team for the past couple of seasons, so I think it's safe to assume that he isn't a slouch on defense. Obviously, he's no Ben Wallace, but he should be able to contribute enough to keep the defense stingy. The Pistons lost the luxury of having two shot blockers, but having Sheed as a shot blocker is better than having no one. Ask the Knicks. Offensively, Mohammed is an upgrade. He's not a dominant low post scorer, but Wallace couldn't score unless it was off of an offense rebound or alley oop. The fact that teams will have to pay attention to Mohammed will allow Sheed to face single coverage. Even if they choose to double Sheed, the double will have to come from the perimeter, and that will open up Billups, Hamilton, or Prince - all good perimeter shooters. So, overall, I think the Pistons will take a slight dip defensively, but that dip will be compensated for by improvement on the offensive end. Record-wise, I expect them to be about the same.
2006-08-26 13:17:50 · answer #3 · answered by 13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Ben needs a new start elsewhere, people will still remind him that he started that Brawl. I said this in the other post as well. Ben scoring average is much lower, than the previous two seasons where he posted a double digit average.
Flip Saunders is an offensive minded team, that's why detroit looks so good at the start of last season. They still have the defensive attitude from previous playoff run and the new offensive attitude of the new coach. Nazr Mohammed can knock those foul-line jumpers if you leave him open, something you can't say for Ben.
So this season, expect Detroit to be more offensive, which maybe a good thing, or bad considering the last team Flip coached IS Minessota.
2006-08-29 02:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by Onny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
better. ben brought the energy that will be lost forever, but he hurt their team in the playoffs last year by complaining (uncharacteristic of him) and by not playing great d.
the pistons will have more scoring options and the league is making a shift to offensive minded teams (notice the heat and mavs both made the finals). more fouls benefit high scoring teams.
the pistons can now have help in the post from more than just dice and sheed. they can count on Mohammed's athleticism to get buckets. the pistons still have great defense, but ben will leave a mark.
a blast from the past: notice how the bad boys were good in the 90s before chicago rose up. Rodman shifted from pistons to bulls. wallace is the modern day rodman without the piercings- rebs and def. detroit must not let the bulls overpower again.
2006-08-26 12:33:34 · answer #5 · answered by detroitsports_fan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely worse! Pistons only and only have 5 good players and they play like superstars when they all on the floor together.This coordination especially wallace x 2 is brought by ben's going.
2006-08-26 12:33:11 · answer #6 · answered by King 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will be worse since Wallace is a great player, but they would have been worse in the future if they would have given him the money he wanted. You always overpay in the free agent market. 2-3 years down the road, the Pistons will again contend for the title.
2006-08-26 11:39:47 · answer #7 · answered by Superstar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better. Now that Wallace is gone, the Pistons finally have options at all five positions on their end. A plus is that they're not weak on defense either, althogh they took a hit by losing Wallace.
2006-08-26 14:22:32 · answer #8 · answered by Special nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's really strange to let Ben go to the bulls and then pick up a Chicago native!!! Anytime you lose your leading defensive player and re bounder it is hard to be better... Nazi is not the same player in anyway shape or form but he was the best player available at his position at the time... He also played with a defensive minded team and did pretty well... I don't know but we will see!!!
2006-08-26 22:55:44 · answer #9 · answered by michael m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sucked before so what are you worried about. I hate the pistons and i was so happy to see Ben Wallace leave.
2006-08-26 16:31:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋