The Lone Granger Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince and head coach John Kuester got into a heated argument on the sidelines during the team's loss to the Warriors on Monday night. "I hope it doesn't happen again," Prince said. "I can't say it won't because I'm the type of guy that if I don't see something right, I got to say something." The confrontation started after Prince didn't fight through a double screen in time to stop Warriors guard Reggie Williams from hitting a three-pointer that put the Pistons in a 25-point hole with 4:27 left in the first half. http://www.realgm.com/images/nba/4.2/wiretap/photos/2006/Prince_Tayshaun_det_090324.jpg Kuester called a timeout and voiced his displeasure to Prince, who barked back. As the argument continued, Kuester motioned for a Pistons security official to remove Prince from the bench. Kuester started to walk toward Prince, but was restrained by assistant coach Darrell Walker. "It's something that happens," Prince said. "You can call me the bad guy. I've pretty much said something to Flip [saunders], Larry [brown] and all my other coaches. It's part of the game. Maybe the way I handled it wasn't the right way. When you are getting beat by 30 early, strange things happen." A team source said Kuester and Prince didn't discuss the incident at halftime or after the game. "I voiced my opinion, and he voiced his," Prince said. "We were getting our heads bashed in, and I felt I had something to say and he felt that he had something to say. It's a situation where everything we were trying to do out there, nothing was going our way. They were picking us apart. "I felt I had something to say, he felt he had something to say and we left it at that. We came in here at halftime and put everything aside and said, 'Let's go out there and try to win this game,' because Golden State is the type of team with the way they play that they can let you back in the ball game." http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/70116/20101116/prince_kuester_get_into_heated_argument/ Is it just me, or do others see this as the beginning of the end in Detroit for Prince? There have already been rumors that he was on the block, but they weren't accepting trades that weren't in their favor for him, but after this, I just don't see much of a future for him. What do you guys think will come out of this? All that I get coming out of this, is that Prince is getting frustrated with the coaching, and losing in Detroit, and I'm guessing he wants out to pursue a Championship with a contender. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Damn he called security? lol I would not mind having Prince in Houston, but I do see him being moved after this. I thought him or Rip would have been traded before the season even started but I guess a mid season would also work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.1.A.K. Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 i think Kuester needs to go. how many arguments is he gunna have with his players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 The Pistons wanted to get rid of Prince anyway, but this will give them less leverage in trade talks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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