Does Stuckey still fit in the Pistons future plans?
Rodney Stuckey and the Detroit Pistons have had an interesting ride the past six seasons. After a promising first few years in Mo-town, Stuckey was awarded an egregious 3-year, $25 million deal, leaving many shaking their heads. It seemed as if Joe Dumars was handing over the franchises? keys to the young combo guard when he clearly wasn?t ready for it.
And he wasn?t.
Since signing the contract, Stuckey hasn?t lived up to expectations. After starting the majority of games early in his career, this past season Stuckey spent most of his time coming off the Pistons bench.
No player who makes $8.5 million a year should be coming off your bench.
But, to be fair, Stuckey hasn?t had any stability. Stuckey is already on his fourth new head coach and has been a pawn in a slew of different line-up changes over the past six seasons. It?s hard for any young player to find their game when the pieces around him are constantly changing.
Although Stuckey has und
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