1. What was your initial reaction to the Pistons surprising signing of Jodie Meeks to a 3-year, $19 million deal?
Dan Feldman: They paid how much? What do Stan Van Gundy, Jeff Bower and Ken Catanella see in him that I dont? Im bullish on those three assembling a roster, but Im not sold on this move. It really seems Van Gundy the Coach wanted a shooting guard who can make 3-pointers, and Van Gundy the Coach doesnt care about how much that costs. Van Gundy the President listened to Van Gundy the Coach.
Brady Fredericksen: I actually heard about it while standing in line to board a flight. I saw the signing pop up on Twitter, got on the plane and had to fly two hours to Atlanta without access to the internet. That meant limited Twitter reaction, zero chance to look at stats and two hours to think about how convince myself the Pistons didnt overpay him. Well, I got off that flight and still thought the Pistons overpaid, but at the same time, I didnt really hate it. My logic is that I dont think this isnt like any other signing good or bad that the Pistons have had in recent years. This isnt Joe Dumars overpaying some player and telling INSERT BAD COACH HERE to figure out how to make it work. This is Stan Van Gundy hand picking guys who he thinks will fit what he likes to do as a coach. Thats a very important way to think about it.
Tim Thielke: That is way too much for a good but not great shooter who barely contributes in any other way.
