Comments on: Brandon Knight was the right pick, but far from a perfect one for the Detroit Pistons

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:34:45 +0000

You’re making excuses for why Knight didn’t play better (fatigue, teammates), not actually claiming he played well. I never said there weren’t legitimate reasons Knight didn’t play better.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:32:49 +0000

You’re making excuses for why Knight didn’t play better (competition, age, teammates, players lost), not actually claiming he played well. I never said there weren’t legitimate reasons Knight didn’t play better.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:28:23 +0000

DSV, I agree that Knight’s stats are far from a be-all, end-all. Like I said, I would’ve picked Knight, too. The stats are just to establish a baseline for how much he must improve. I think he will improve, but it would be foolish to act like the Pistons drafted a finished product. He was a freshman last year and played like it.

By: nekk

nekk — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:42:13 +0000

Let’s be fair and only compare the first 8 games and the last 4 games for each of the top 3 point guards in this year’s draft. I say these games since it would only be fair for Irving since those are his only games played. And this that would not be fair for Knight since Kentucky player better teams during that time. So what i am really saying is your stats do not mean much if you do not go back and compare each players and during each games. You are lucky to have knight, if you do not want him please, please trade him to the Jazz.

By: Aike

Aike — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:31:56 +0000

I haven’t read through every comment, but I want to touch on the efficiency stats. Kentucky had zero bench last year, basically playing 6 guys all season. I am certain that Knight’s per minute efficiency would have been much better if he had played 28-32 minutes per game, instead of playing virtually the whole game night after night.

Add to that the fact that Kentucky’s secondary ball handler was a freshman 2 guard (Lamb) and you had an extremely overworked freshman in B.K. with no legitimate back-up.
You guys are getting a trooper. He is cold-blooded, and will work his tail off. He isn’t as flashy as Kyrie Irving, but it wouldn’t shock me if Knight has a better career.

By: nekk

nekk — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:52:54 +0000

i love to see that happen, just to see what Knight can do on the floor since they had time in the gym with each other for a year. I also think the stats here do not really reflex, the condition and where Knight put up his numbers. What I am saying is that when teams played Knight and Kentucky they bring their A-game to the floor.

By: Mack

Mack — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:48:06 +0000

If you think that Knight is that bad why not suggest a trade with Utah, maybe Knight and Prince for some combination or all of the following : Jefferson, Milsap, draft choice.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:25:40 +0000

LOL at this article and some of the comments. Ya’ll are lucky to get a player like Knight. What’s all this crap about him having an up and down season? He absolutely ripped the nets from treyvile virtually all season and he came up clutch time and again. I will give it to ya that he is turnover prone, but that is pretty much expected from a freshman pg. Brandon Knight is gonna be a star. I’m a UK fan and I was relatively happy to see him drafted by the Pistons as opposed to him having to play at Toronto or Cleveland. But some of you guys on here simply don’t deserve a player like this. One final thing I will say tho, is, that I would love to see what he could be at the 2 spot. JMO, but I think he might very well be a better shooting guard than point.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:13:00 +0000

A few stats that I don’t think were mentioned

Brandon Knight set the single season scoring record for a freshman at Kentucky with 657 points. He led the team in scoring which had 4 (nearly 5) players averaging double figure scoring per game. I believe someone mentioned this earlier but I do believe it is worth mentioning again. Brandon Knight was the leader of a team that rotated 7 players on a good day (only 6 that really contributed) and made it to the final four as a four seed after winning the SEC tournament and beating the likes of Ohio St. (number one overall seed – Knight hit the game winning shot with seconds left), West Virginia (Knight had 30pts), North Carolina, and falling one point short against UCONN. The kid played against the best teams and proved that he could lead a team (an undermanned team at that) to a win. It may not have always been pretty but I enjoyed watching him just as much as John Wall or any other played to ever wear Kentucky blue. I promise you will love this kid.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:50:06 +0000

I’m a Kentucky fan and a Pistons fan. I watched pretty much every second of every Kentucky game last season with Brandon Knight as the starting point guard. The season started shaky. He got his pocket picked on cross-overs, took bad shots, made bad passes but he worked hard and got better. By the end of the season, a lot of the bad shot selections were gone, his passing had improved, he was truly the team leader, and I don’t think I have to mention that he took games over in the post-season. I personally did not think that he was NBA ready quite yet. I thought another season in college would have served him well. However, with a weaker draft it made sense for him to go and get paid. The kid is smart, he is a natural leader, he can stroke it for sure and he will definitely work hard to improve wherever he needs it. It will take a couple of seasons for him to get comfortable and be a competitive point guard in this league. I think the article is dead on.