Comments on: Detroit Pistons #DraftDreams: Anthony Davis

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:51:56 +0000

@MFMP and djunak:

Don't fret, Draft Dreams will continue through June. There are still a handful of second round prospects I plan to profile as well as one or two more possibilities at No. 9 (I haven't profiled Henson yet, for example, who is the early favorite to be their pick).

@bob:

I considered doing one on Waiters, but I changed my mind. First, virtually no one has him going in the top 15. Second, he's a shooting guard, of which the Pistons really don't need in round one, so there's little chance they'd reach for him at 9. Third, there's no chance he falls to them in the second round. The only wings I could see them maybe, maybe considering at 9 would be Lamb or Rivers. I think Waiters is a notch below those two.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:48:50 +0000

"So do you really think Davis is a more obvious first pick than Griffin?"

They are both obvious first picks. The difference is Davis is coming in with the hype of being this generation's Bill Russell defensively. He's been compared to everyone from Russell to Kevin Garnett. Blake was a known can't-miss star, but I just don't think he had quite the hype that Davis has.

By: bob

bob — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:09:01 +0000

should have done one on dion waiters

By: Desolation Row

Desolation Row — Wed, 30 May 2012 22:02:00 +0000

If we win the draft lottery I’m growing a unibrow!!!!

By: djunak

djunak — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:00:16 +0000

Great series I looked foward to it every week…….now lets win the lottery..

By: tarsier

tarsier — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:14:07 +0000

So do you really think Davis is a more obvious first pick than Griffin? They seem very comparable to me. Both are outstanding players aided by the fact there is nobody who really appears worthy of the 2nd overall pick. That is incidentally also why I would put Duncan over James. James was the more hyped of the two going in. But Anthony and Milicic were in his draft class. Who came anywhere close to competing with Duncan? Van Horn and Billups?

By: tarsier

tarsier — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:09:46 +0000

Ah, good point. I’m just used to thinking about it as cons in the players’ games.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:51:04 +0000

Definitely talking pre-draft, so the pro accomplishments are irrelevant. I know people thought Duncan was great, he was for sure the consensus No. 1. But let’s be real … Lebron was on the cover of SI as a HS junior with the headline ‘Chosen One’ and was called the ‘heir to Jordan.’ There was no way he wasn’t getting picked No. 1. Teams tanked for two years in order to get a better chance at Lebron.

By: Tom Y.

Tom Y. — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:43:03 +0000

Duncan over James, for sure. You could say James has had better numbers, but 4 championships (and a 5th probably coming) tops 0 so far. Or maybe you were talking about perception before the draft, but I’m pretty sure there was more certainty about Duncan than there was about Lebron.

Also, although Davis is amazing and clearly the right pick at #1, his slight frame could cause some problems, and maybe he’d be a bit at risk to get injured? Of course I’d be happy if we got him, just saying…

By: tarsier

tarsier — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:42:15 +0000

Kwame Brown came in a year with no obvious number one pick. Kinda like last year if more more guys had declared.