[Wavy BagelsParticipant]

Brandon Knight is averaging 31.9 minutes a game (2nd highest among rookies this season after Rubio) and has started in 32 of 38 games he’s played for the Pistons so far. His rookie campagin is a fair one, shooting the ball well and shows that killer instinct he displayed during his tenure in Kentucky, but I believe his assist numbers need to rise and his turnovers need to take a slight decrease in order to advance to the next level. Mind you, I am aware the PG position is still somewhat new to Knight, who is more a combo, Jason-Terry type player, but it seems with the minutes he’s been given, the Pistons are truly confident that this their PG for the future, in which I believe so as well. Anyway…

My question is: Was it the right move to give Brandon Knight the green light in the beginning of his career? Should the Pistons have done what the Cavs did with Kyrie Irving and letting him ease into the starting lineup? I understand the Cavs’ method was due to them winning games early in the season and Ramon Session playing well, but should the Pistons have done the same even though they were losing? And more in general, should ANY rookie PG be given the keys to the car early in their careers? Does this benefit/hurt them in the long run?

[SwatLakeCityParticipant]

What else could they do? Who else could have played point guard for them? They already have experimented with Stuckey, that worked somewhat well, but we all know he is a better 2 guard then he is playing the point. We all knew that when Knight was drafted it was a sign that the Pistons were willing to either move Stuckey (meaning not resign him in the shortened offseason or move him to the 2. Who else could they have started, Will Bynum. That would have been a disaster. So the Pistons didn’t really have much of a choice in the matter. Either start Knight or endure pointless shame by starting Stuckey who is better as a 2 guard than as the point. My question is if the Pistons should start Stuckey or Gordon,  he isn’t not having that bad of a season and is starting to play like he did in Chicago back before Rose was drafted.

[WeavvvParticipant]

I think the real question here is, what is possibly the downside of letting him play? I understand in the NFL, if you have a top tier young QB, letting him sit behind somebody who clearly has the reigns now (ie; Aaron Rodgers behind Favre), but even so.. If he was going to get rattled by starting games in the beginning of the season, whose to say he wouldn’t get rattled starting games at the end of the season?

The decision was an easy one. They didn’t have a real PG to start, and they just drafted a top 10 pick at PG.. so why not play him for all they’ve got? 

[NotHamedHaddadiParticipant]

What did they have to lose? Their in a rebuilding process so why not let all their young players get as much experience as they can. Stuckey isn’t a point guard so they needed one anyway so thats why they played Knight. It’s actually worked out quite well as Knight has been playing decent and most importantly gaining experience and Stuckey is actually playing decent himself too and looks much more comfortable as a 2 guard

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