Comments on: Detroit Pistons Draft Dreams: Bismack Biyombo

By: jj

jj — Tue, 31 May 2011 03:00:46 +0000

” If you want one guy past Kyrie who has a chance to be a franchise caliber game changer, Biyumbo is it, no one else is…”
What??? His best case scenario is Ibaka, who’s great but hardly a ‘franchise caliber game changer.’ Biyombo could be a terrific helpside shotblocker and a terrific energy guy but he has zero offensive game (unlike Ibaka, who has a nice 12-5 ft shot), and he’s not a world-class rebounder either.
I’m actually pretty high on Biyombo, but for him, ‘high-reward’ doesn’t mean ‘franchise player,’ it means potential Defensive POY who’s a minor liability on offense.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:29:55 +0000

I’m sold on this guy from what I’ve seen/heard. Whats the point of taking a Tristan Thompson or yet another above avg role player? We have too many of these ‘safe’ picks who arnt major impacts. Now is time to take the risk. This guy is just huge and a great athlete. 6’9 listing, but height is so overrated. He has a 9’3 standing reach, thats longer than most 7 footers. If you want one guy past Kyrie who has a chance to be a franchise caliber game changer, Biyumbo is it, no one else is… maybe Enes Kanter, but I dont think his ceiling is that high. Take Biyumbo, swallow your pride if he’s a flop. Its worth it.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:26:46 +0000

By: The Boourns

The Boourns — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:04:01 +0000

I’m not sure what it is about Kanter that makes him a “better prospect.” He hasn’t played competitive basketball in the past year because the NCAA removed his amateur status due to his play in Europe. Additionally, Draft Express has him playing in a total of 4 games where he averaged 2 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0 blocks in 7.8 minutes per game.
Enes Kanter has been on scouts’ radars for far longer than Biyombo simply because he was a highly touted Euro big who intended on playing in the NCAA instead of staying the course and continuing to compete at a professional level in Europe.
While Biyombo’s resume isn’t very extensive with only 15 or so games played, thats far more gameplay than what Kanter has shown to date. So I don’t think you can claim that Kanter is likely the better prospect at this point.

By: sop

sop — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:32:10 +0000

Sure he’s project and Kanter would be a better pick, but in this draft he might be worth the risk. What would the Pistons be passing on if they took him 7th? Not much, especially in the way of big men.
The questions that workouts would hopefully answer is does he have more upside than Jan Vesely and will he be easier to bring over than Jonas Valanciunas.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:00:49 +0000

I’m not too sure about this guy… in the draft I would much prefer enes kanter who has much more offensive firepower, which is what we need. But tbh I’d much rather obtain a big guy through free agency i.e. getting a guy like Tyson Chandler or Randolph (who seems to be a long shot now) and get a good PG from the draft instead.

By: detroitpcb

detroitpcb — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:31:39 +0000

i saw his clips from the Nike and he was impressive. I would be fine with taking him and letting him play in Spain another year. he seems like exactly the type of physical shotblocking presence the Pistons need.

By: Tom Y.

Tom Y. — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:21:24 +0000

I think why we may have a good chance of getting him at 7 is the kings are ahead of us, and they already have a stable of big men. I doubt Utah would take him either. But yeah, lets hope nobody else drops out…

By: neutes

neutes — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:04:30 +0000

I’m with you here. It’s not like the Pistons are going anywhere fast. There are too many bad contracts and the likelyhood they all get swapped for expirings or productive players is pretty slim. Waiting a year, waiting out Rip’s deal, sucking again and getting another high pick isn’t the worst thing that could happen. Trading Rip with next year’s pick would put the fork in that whole plan though.

By: gmehl1977

gmehl1977 — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:02:36 +0000

I love the way Biyombo plays. From the little footage that there is of him he seems like the second coming of Ben Wallace. He is exactly the kind of player that needs to be inserted next to Monroe. With a healthy Jeberko back and someone like this kid roaming the paint we would be well on our way back to pistons basketball. I really liked the part in his interview where he talks about how defense is what he loves about the game. He sounds like he knows his role and maybe he could even inspire CV. OK scratch that last comment