Comments on: Detroit Pistons Draft Dreams: Josh Selby

By: detroitpcb

detroitpcb — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:03:18 +0000

this kid is a knucklehead. He is talented, but he is not a real point guard and the last thing we need is another 6’3″ scoring guard

By: sop

sop — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:42:45 +0000

Selby would also be a better pick for a team that already has a solid older PG who could teach Selby about the finer points of setting up teammates, running plays and court vision.

By: neutes

neutes — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:03:31 +0000

I don’t care about going ‘big’ in the 2nd round. I’d like to get one of the big men with the first pick. Then we could fill a SF spot with Honeycutt or Butler in the 2nd. Or go PG prospect with Cole or Shumpert. Selby seems like a decent prospect from an athletic perspective, but I’d like someone that’s a little more efficient.

By: sop

sop — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:49:52 +0000

I agree that Selby is a strong talent but there’s no way he slips past Miami at 31. Your wrong though to assume Johnson and Benson are the only two longer Forwards likely to be available at 33. I suspect Leuer, Nogueira, and Jordan Williams will all be available as well. Leuer especially measured and shot well in Chicago. I highly doubt that Leuer, Johnson and Benson will all be gone by 33, but there all stretch 4s and I haven’t seen any evidence to make me think they will be better rebounders than Charlie V at the pro level.

By: Marvin Jones

Marvin Jones — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:41:28 +0000

You’re correct about those two but this is a “ big” friendly draft, if big is where we want to go then we should be able to find some help at 33. Also maybe for some reason they did sour on White or maybe he didn’t rehab as hard as they expected, it will be interesting to see if they pick up his option

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:22:15 +0000

Also, it’s worth noting with Selby that had he been able to go pro after high school, he would’ve been a lock for the first round. He was extremely highly regarded out of HS, then just had a bad freshman year, a lot like Avery Bradley last year, who was nearly as highly recruited as John Wall, then just didn’t play all that well at Texas, which is why he slipped to late first round.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:16:16 +0000

My only question: how do you know more important needs can be addressed with that pick? What if Johnson and Benson go late in the first round, a distinct possibility since both are having great workouts according to reports?

By: Marvin Jones

Marvin Jones — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:43:37 +0000

We drafted Terrico White last year at 36 and he’s bigger and just as athletic and played some point guard in college, plus he’s been with the team for a year, I don’t see the need to draft basically the same player two drafts in a row. Let’s see what White can do first before we start drafting his clone. We have other more important needs that can be addressed with that pick