Recently Pistons all-star guard Richard Hamilton was taken out of the starting lineup and has been given a role off the bench. It is nothing that Hamilton did to not start, it is what he can give to the Pistons off the bench. Coach Michael Curry wants to get away from his three guard lineup and get bigger to start the game.
Here is an article on the transition. Says Hamilton:
"I been here for a long time, and ever since I got here playing with Chauncey (Billups) and (Tayshaun Prince), we all had to sacrifice some for the one goal, and that is to win a championship," he said. "Sometimes, you got to sacrifice. Bottom line, I want to get back to the promised land."
Here is what Coach Curry had to say:
"It allows us to have the two bigs on the floor for the majority of the game where we are better defensively and rebounding wise," Curry said. "We also sometimes struggle to score at the beginning of the second and fourth quarters, and with being able to feature (Hamilton) at that time, we should be able to (score)."
"I wasn't worried about if Rip (Hamilton) wanted to come off the bench or Allen wanted to come off the bench. We just made a decision on what gives us the chance to be at our best," Curry said.
