Prince Calls Kuester A Buffoon

[RipCity32]

Detroit Pistons veterans Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince teed off after Hamilton received a DNP-CD on Wednesday night for the first time during his Pistons career.

Back in November, we described the Detroit Pistons locker room as a house divided, where young players and veterans didn't mix much, and where frustration ruled the roost. As rumors regarding an ownership sale continue to swirl and the team finds itself in the middle of mega trade rumors this week, the toxic atmosphere is only getting worse.

On Wednesday, the Pistons lost to the Memphis Grizzlies at home, 107-99, and veteran guard Richard Hamilton unexpectedly received a DNP-CD. As you might imagine, he wasn't too thrilled, and neither was his 2004 NBA title-winning teammate Tayshaun Prince. Following the loss, Hamilton implied that he was disrespected and Prince apparently took issue with the intelligence of Pistons coach John Kuester.

MLive.com quoted Hamilton saying that the DNP-CD caught him by surprise.

“Tonight was a different situation,” he said. “This is probably the first time in my career that, when I put on a jersey, I didn’t play. I really can’t answer that right now. All I know is as long as I put that jersey on, I’m going to go out and play hard and be ready when my number’s called.”

“I came to the game with my same routine, that I was going to play,” Hamilton said. “Nobody warned me or told me anything. I just came out ready to play the game. “I was definitely surprised. Do I think it was a level of disrespect or unfair or anything like that? I’ll leave that to y’all.”

"Buffoonery. Do you all know what that means?" Prince reportedly added regarding the decision, according to the Detroit News on Twitter.

The Detroit News also noted that Hamilton "stood away from his teammate during timeout, talking with longtime teammate Ben Wallace," during the game.

Kuester only said that Hamilton's benching was a coaching decision, according to the Detroit News. "We shortened the rotation and changed the lineup. That was it. Everybody's gotten a chance."

Hamilton's name has surfaced regularly in the Carmelo Anthony trade talks, and the Pistons were reportedly ready to send him to the New Jersey Nets for Troy Murphy. The deal was contingent upon Denver agreeing to trade Carmelo Anthony to the Nets, though, and those talks fell apart earlier this week.

Hamilton's situation is a frustrating limbo for any player to be in, especially one who has known much better days, is nearing the end of his career and understands that his role going forward is only going to diminish. For Hamilton, the Nets represent hope and change, if you can believe it.

With the loss, the Pistons fell to 12-26 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in the Central Division.

SMH. Prince and Hamilton need to go. Deserve better really.

 

[DJT]

Buffoonery? lol Is that even a real word?

Who says buffoon these days???

 

[RipCity32]

Prince apparently lmao.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Quiet man speaks his mind again!!! lol

 

[RipCity32]

Dude is definitely showing some emotion finally lol.

 

[Pugz]

they are not being treated fairly at all. at the same time, they kind of seem like they cant take this either. while most players try to accept the fact they wont play much during a rebuild this two cant. but i am NOT saying i dont like this, because i actually LOVE this. lol.

if we wanna deal rip then he NEEDS to play. and i love how tay is speaking up. its actually maybe maiing him look better. hes showing he can run a team better as a higher scoring option and now hes speaking up for fellow teammates.

and, kue fucking blows.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Dude is definitely showing some emotion finally lol.

With the way things are in Detroit right now, i would show some emotion too lol.

 

[RipCity32]

they are not being treated fairly at all. at the same time, they kind of seem like they cant take this either. while most players try to accept the fact they wont play much during a rebuild this two cant. but i am NOT saying i dont like this, because i actually LOVE this. lol.

if we wanna deal rip then he NEEDS to play. and i love how tay is speaking up. its actually maybe maiing him look better. hes showing he can run a team better as a higher scoring option and now hes speaking up for fellow teammates.

and, kue fucking blows.

I agree completely.

 

[DJT]

Hopefully the team will be bought before the trade deadline, then the new ownership will start whacking heads. (getting rid of people)

 

[Lake Louise]

Haha yeah Tay, you tell that Buffoon with all his buffoonery and his buffoonish ways.

 

[RipCity32]

Kuester really is a buffoon though lol.

 

[VC15]

Avery is the real buffoon.

 

[$tunna]

I've never seen Tay say something like this ha