Terry Foster's Blog

Pistons should trade Prince for big man

My instincts tell me Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince is on the trading block. I have no inside information or anything like that, but the Pistons should look into trading him.

They need a big man desperately and their lack of talent and girth will show as the season progresses. Prince is the man who might be able to fetch that. The Pistons got away with their lack of size during an 85-80 victory Tuesday night against the Orlando Magic at The Palace.

Dwight Howard got into early foul trouble and wasn't even around when the game was decided. He finished with eight points and six rebounds before fouling out. The Pistons ran four guys at him for most of the night, but I believe it was more of a case that Howard played poorly rather than the Piston bigs contained him.

Prince might be able to fetch a decent big if the Pistons can swing a three-way trade.

Wouldn't Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kamen look good in a Pistons uniform? Go Chips!

The Pistons said Prince is injured with a lower back strain and will miss at least three games. That sent a red flag up in my mind. During my dealings in the NBA, guys disappear when they are being talked about in a trade. I do not know if that is the case with Prince, but it got me thinking about a possible trade.

Maybe nothing will happen. But President Joe Dumars needs to make some phone calls. The Orlando game was a nice case of fool's gold. The Pistons need help up front and Prince is the guy who can fetch it.

Why not Rip Hamilton? I actually like it when Hamilton plays with Ben Gordon. Those guys give teams fits. Why not see if it can work a little longer? Prince does not fit the system as well as he did before. He can still play a little bit but he looks more like a spectator than a contributor.

I can be reached at Terry.Foster@detnews.com or 313-222-1494. You can follow me on twitter.com/bigscoop.