Comments on: Detroit Pistons Draft Dreams: Tristan Thompson http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/05/detroit-pistons-draft-dreams-tristan-thompson/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: need4detroit http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/05/detroit-pistons-draft-dreams-tristan-thompson/comment-page-1/#comment-31513 need4detroit Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:21:11 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=6168#comment-31513 Someone abbove falliciously said Williams was bigger than Thomspom in Draft Measurements. His standing reach and height were both marginally greater than Williams'. Someone abbove falliciously said Williams was bigger than Thomspom in Draft Measurements. His standing reach and height were both marginally greater than Williams’.

]]> By: Fryman24 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/05/detroit-pistons-draft-dreams-tristan-thompson/comment-page-1/#comment-30311 Fryman24 Sun, 29 May 2011 13:39:29 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=6168#comment-30311 I am actually a Thompson fan and I am surprised what a negative response he has been getting from Pistons fans on this site.  I would really like to get Kanter, but that is not going to happen, and Thompson is a defense first player, who is a shot blocker, which I thought is what was needed next to Greg Monroe.  At first I thought his size was bothersome, but he is nearly 6'9 with a good wingspan and I believe he will bulk up (unlike Austin Daye), and height isn't everything.  Isn't Ben Wallace around the same height as Thompson, while Charlie Villanueva is 6'11? I am actually a Thompson fan and I am surprised what a negative response he has been getting from Pistons fans on this site.  I would really like to get Kanter, but that is not going to happen, and Thompson is a defense first player, who is a shot blocker, which I thought is what was needed next to Greg Monroe.  At first I thought his size was bothersome, but he is nearly 6’9 with a good wingspan and I believe he will bulk up (unlike Austin Daye), and height isn’t everything.  Isn’t Ben Wallace around the same height as Thompson, while Charlie Villanueva is 6’11?

]]> By: detroitpcb http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/05/detroit-pistons-draft-dreams-tristan-thompson/comment-page-1/#comment-30096 detroitpcb Tue, 24 May 2011 10:49:34 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=6168#comment-30096 i do not expect Thompson to be a starting NBA four or five, though i think he will be a useful player off the bench for some team. I just hope it is not Detroit. Ed Davis is a very good comparison, but Thompson is much weaker than Davis. Thompson does get up and down the floor as well as any big man in the draft - he nearly always beats his man down to the offensive end so if the Pistons are going to look to push the ball he might be an asset. Would much prefer that they take Burks at this pick if the top two big men are gone. i do not expect Thompson to be a starting NBA four or five, though i think he will be a useful player off the bench for some team. I just hope it is not Detroit.

Ed Davis is a very good comparison, but Thompson is much weaker than Davis. Thompson does get up and down the floor as well as any big man in the draft – he nearly always beats his man down to the offensive end so if the Pistons are going to look to push the ball he might be an asset.

Would much prefer that they take Burks at this pick if the top two big men are gone.

]]> By: gmehl1977 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/05/detroit-pistons-draft-dreams-tristan-thompson/comment-page-1/#comment-30085 gmehl1977 Tue, 24 May 2011 02:54:09 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=6168#comment-30085 Agreed. They also said last years draft was weak and the one before that if i remember correctly. I guess some people feel unless you have at least 6 to 10 legit future all stars come out then it must be a weak draft. Agreed. They also said last years draft was weak and the one before that if i remember correctly. I guess some people feel unless you have at least 6 to 10 legit future all stars come out then it must be a weak draft.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/05/detroit-pistons-draft-dreams-tristan-thompson/comment-page-1/#comment-30075 tarsier Mon, 23 May 2011 23:10:21 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=6168#comment-30075 Wow. I don't want him with the 8th pick either. But it would be amazing, and impossible, to get him at 33. Did he steal your girlfriend or something? What do you have against the guy? And what is wrong with 6-9 and 225? Those are solid numbers for a PF coming out of college. Wow. I don’t want him with the 8th pick either. But it would be amazing, and impossible, to get him at 33. Did he steal your girlfriend or something? What do you have against the guy? And what is wrong with 6-9 and 225? Those are solid numbers for a PF coming out of college.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/05/detroit-pistons-draft-dreams-tristan-thompson/comment-page-1/#comment-30074 tarsier Mon, 23 May 2011 23:05:12 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=6168#comment-30074 Well he says that if a non-big were clearly the better prospect, they'd go for a non-big. Let's face it, most of the time prospects aren't clearly better than each other. There is a lot of guesswork. But some seem like they are probably better. And according to what Langlois says, it appears that he thinks that the Pistons would look for the best of Thompson/Morris/Montejunas if Knight, Walker, and Leonard were still available. He gives the example of 6 of the first 7 picks potentially being Irving, Williams, Kanter, Valanciunas, Vesely (who he for some reasons regards as a big), and Biyombo. And he says that at that point, the Pistons would probably look at the next tier of bigs. So yeah, by all indications, a player has to be blow-you-out-of the-water better than the best big left to be drafted by the Pistons ahead of a big. And of course, none of us are certain that other players will be better than Thompson. But we can still be certain that they are better prospects. Well he says that if a non-big were clearly the better prospect, they’d go for a non-big. Let’s face it, most of the time prospects aren’t clearly better than each other. There is a lot of guesswork. But some seem like they are probably better. And according to what Langlois says, it appears that he thinks that the Pistons would look for the best of Thompson/Morris/Montejunas if Knight, Walker, and Leonard were still available. He gives the example of 6 of the first 7 picks potentially being Irving, Williams, Kanter, Valanciunas, Vesely (who he for some reasons regards as a big), and Biyombo. And he says that at that point, the Pistons would probably look at the next tier of bigs.
So yeah, by all indications, a player has to be blow-you-out-of the-water better than the best big left to be drafted by the Pistons ahead of a big.
And of course, none of us are certain that other players will be better than Thompson. But we can still be certain that they are better prospects.

]]> By: rob http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/05/detroit-pistons-draft-dreams-tristan-thompson/comment-page-1/#comment-30056 rob Mon, 23 May 2011 19:13:14 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=6168#comment-30056 Thompson sucks, he looks like the next Amir Johnson, no offense, average rebounder, above average shot-blocker, and 220 lbs so he will be a defensive liability in the post in the NBA. Terrible pick at 8, I wouldnt even take him at 33. If athleticism is the only trait needed to compliment Monroe now, might as well go sign a gymnast. This guy is not an NBA basketball player with that size and lack of basketball skill. Thompson sucks, he looks like the next Amir Johnson, no offense, average rebounder, above average shot-blocker, and 220 lbs so he will be a defensive liability in the post in the NBA.

Terrible pick at 8, I wouldnt even take him at 33.

If athleticism is the only trait needed to compliment Monroe now, might as well go sign a gymnast. This guy is not an NBA basketball player with that size and lack of basketball skill.

]]> By: sop http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/05/detroit-pistons-draft-dreams-tristan-thompson/comment-page-1/#comment-30054 sop Mon, 23 May 2011 18:04:49 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=6168#comment-30054 It's also worth mentioning that although Thompson is a one-and-done Freshman, he's already 20 years old. It’s also worth mentioning that although Thompson is a one-and-done Freshman, he’s already 20 years old.

]]> By: neutes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/05/detroit-pistons-draft-dreams-tristan-thompson/comment-page-1/#comment-30053 neutes Mon, 23 May 2011 17:52:55 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=6168#comment-30053 Dumars via Langlois has said they would like to add a big man, but they would take the best player there. I believe they'd prefer it that the best player there be a big man, and so would I.   I'm not certain there are 8 better prospects than Thompson. There are players I'd rather have than Thompson, but I'm not certain that any of those players will be better than Thompson. Dumars via Langlois has said they would like to add a big man, but they would take the best player there. I believe they’d prefer it that the best player there be a big man, and so would I.
 
I’m not certain there are 8 better prospects than Thompson. There are players I’d rather have than Thompson, but I’m not certain that any of those players will be better than Thompson.

]]> By: sop http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/05/detroit-pistons-draft-dreams-tristan-thompson/comment-page-1/#comment-30050 sop Mon, 23 May 2011 16:57:45 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=6168#comment-30050 Chicago Combine's big risers: 1. Nikola Vucevic 2. Marshon Brooks 3. Jeremy Tyler any of these three look like great picks at 33 for the Pistons Chicago Combine’s big risers:
1. Nikola Vucevic
2. Marshon Brooks
3. Jeremy Tyler
any of these three look like great picks at 33 for the Pistons

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