Comments on: Detroit Pistons #DraftDreams: Jae Crowder

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By: sop

sop — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:29:55 +0000

1. Anthony Davis
2. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
3. Bradley Beal
4. Andre Drummond
5. Harrison Barnes
6. Thomas Robinson
7. Jared Sullinger
8. Perry Jones III
9. Cody Zeller
10. James McAdoo
11. Tyler Zeller
12. Terrence Jones
13. Jeremy Lamb
14. John Henson
15. Quincy Miller
16. Meyers Leonard
17. Terrence Ross
18. Damian Lillard
19. Kendal Marshall
20. Tony Wroten Jr.
21. Dion Waiters
22. Austin Rivers
23. Patric Young
24. Marquis Teague
25. Deshaun Thomas
26. Jeffery Taylor
27. Mason Plumlee
28. Doron Lamb
29. John Jenkins
30. Tyshaun Taylor
31. Arnett Moultrie
32. C.J. Leslie
33. Jarnell Stokes
34. Draymond Green
35. Doug McDermott
36. Andrew Nicholson
37. Kevin Jones
38. Myck Kabongo
39. Fab Melo
40. Scott Machado
41. Royce White
42. Tony Mitchell
43. Trey Burke
44. Will Barton
45. Jae Crowder
46. Darius Johnson-Odom
47. Marcus Denmon
48. Jordan Taylor
49. Moe Harkless
50. Orlando Johnson
51. Kris Joseph
52. Isaiah Canaan
53. Festus Ezeli
54. Mike Moser
55. Kenny Boynton
56. Jamychal Green
57. Mouphtaou Yarou
58. William Buford
59. Tim Haradaway Jr.
60. Andre Robeson

By: tarsier

tarsier — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:36:26 +0000

I agree that Carmelo is overrated,albeit a lot less since going to NY, since he hasn’t helped out much there. But it is blatantly false to say all he can do is score. Anthony is one of the best rebounding SFs in the game.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:30:27 +0000

As consolation, I have convinced myself that since the Spurs are the Spurs, if Detroit had taken Blair, San Antonio would’ve grabbed Jerebko at 37, and then the Pistons would’ve been stuck with Summers at 39.

By: Chris H

Chris H — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:40:50 +0000

I don’t have a problem with Detroit fielding guys that hustle, they could have a full team of them, as long as those same guys can do more than run around. Crowder can obviously shoot, something that usually translates well to the NBA. Now I’m not saying I’d pick him over a big guys like Ezeli and Melo, but if he is there and they aren’t well, I’d take that chance. That being said I don’t know if he’d be available, as a small forward he would present a definite strength advantage and I could even see him guarding someone like Chuck Hayes down low. Being able to switch like that on defense is a definite advantage. If D’Antoni was coaching I could see him picking up a guy like that in a second.

By: DG

DG — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:33:39 +0000

I think the thing I like most about this year’s draft is that it looks like the Pistons will pick up two or perhaps three players to help them. About a month ago I was thinking that a draft of Anthony Davis and Fab Melo would be perfect. Lately I’ve been thinking Harrison Barnes and Fab Melo would be awesome. I’m far less certain Melo will be around when they draft in the second round. Crowder looks like a great second option…has me thinking Andre Drummond and Jae Crowder. And I’m not a Drummond or PJ III fan. But on upside I’d love to see the Pistons do better than Drummond and Crowder. As a huge Prince fan, he’s gotta go for the stones to get better.

I really like the Knight-Stuckey-Monroe base they’ve composed so far. Daye’s a head case, but talented. Jerebko’s good off the bench.

Otherwise I think the Stones have nailed the best player available aspect of the draft. Seems like they’re going for the high basketball IQ type lately. Monroe was a steal. I like Knight, too. He’ll get better fast. He’s smart. And he seems to be meshing with Stuckey–HUGE for both.

Plus Melo round II seems almost perfect for the Pistons. BTW Carmelo is hugely overated. He can score,t anything else…just ask the knicks.

By: oats

oats — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:07:24 +0000

I thought I hit reply to what Hayes just said. That was about White, if that wasn’t clear.

By: oats

oats — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:49:29 +0000

I really like Crowder as a player. Crowder might actually be better off playing as an undersized power forward. I know it doesn’t seem likely, but I didn’t think it was likely that Chuck Hayes could play center. I wouldn’t want to do it for long, but I would rather go play small ball with Crowder at the 4 than Prince. Another thing I like about Crowder is how well he runs the court, something the Pistons should be looking for to pair with their up tempo guards. Crowder and Jerebko seem to do a lot of the same stuff though, so maybe the team would shy away from him for that reason. Personally I would like to see them playing at the same time and just driving other teams crazy, but a lot of people don’t like playing two hustle guys at the same time.

By: oats

oats — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:33:08 +0000

Ah, I missed that. I guess his stock is up a bit after the tourney. I see DraftExpress now has him going 19. He might be a lottery talent that almost certainly slips a bit due to his off court issues. It seems like someone with a mid-late first round pick should pick him up since he represents a chance to steal that kind of talent in that part of the draft, but I thought that of DaJuan Blair too. If Detroit passes on him in the second I’d be almost as upset as I was when Summers was picked.