Stuckey struttin his stuff!!
Rodney Stuckey is really beginning to show why the Piston’s drafting him was a VERY wise decision. In Tuesday night’s win over the Atlanta Hawks, Stuckey scored 12 points in 19 minutes. During that time, he was the go to guy on offense, fearlessly attacking, and more importantly, finishing around the basket. Over the last five games Stuckey has averaged more then 10 ppg, including a 13 and 12 point performance over his last two games. Just as coach Flip Saunders had hoped, as Stuckey’s minutes have increased, so has his productivity. Not only has his consistency proved crucial while on the floor, it has also helped the play of Chauncey Billups. Tuesday’s win is a perfect example. Billups started the game missing his first eight shots from the field. After given a 19 minute breather however, Chauncey had fresh legs going into the fourth quarter. Fresh legs meant Billups scoring 12 of the Pistons final 15 points in crunch time to seal the 94 to 90 win.
If Tuesday night is a sign of things to come, Billups and Stuckey may turn into one of the most feared point guard tandem’s in the NBA. Maybe Joe D can draft after all.