Comments on: 3-on-3: With the 44th pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons select … http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/3-on-3-with-the-44th-pick-in-the-2012-nba-draft-the-detroit-pistons-select/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: kamso http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/3-on-3-with-the-44th-pick-in-the-2012-nba-draft-the-detroit-pistons-select/comment-page-1/#comment-74555 kamso Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:43:28 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10364#comment-74555 doesnt buford remind you of austin daye doesnt buford remind you of austin daye

]]> By: Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/3-on-3-with-the-44th-pick-in-the-2012-nba-draft-the-detroit-pistons-select/comment-page-1/#comment-74492 Patrick Hayes Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:29:46 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10364#comment-74492 <p>No. By 'ideal size,' Dan meant ideal size for his wing position. Buford is 6-foot-7ish with a strong build. So physically, he looks like a prototypical NBA wing.</p> No. By ‘ideal size,’ Dan meant ideal size for his wing position. Buford is 6-foot-7ish with a strong build. So physically, he looks like a prototypical NBA wing.

]]> By: Rob d http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/3-on-3-with-the-44th-pick-in-the-2012-nba-draft-the-detroit-pistons-select/comment-page-1/#comment-74432 Rob d Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:01:20 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10364#comment-74432 I would love to see the pistons trade down with the Rockets and swap there #9 for the #12 and #16 or #18. This would only happen if the Rockets fail to get a big such as Howard or Bynum and if Henson or Drummond are off the board. They could possibly get guys such as Leonard, Sullinger, Jones, or Zeller. It may not make since to draft two rookie big men but that is something they are sorely lacking. Draft two and maybe you can get lucky with one. At this point the Pistons need to start gathering some assets to build for the future. I would love to see the pistons trade down with the Rockets and swap there #9 for the #12 and #16 or #18. This would only happen if the Rockets fail to get a big such as Howard or Bynum and if Henson or Drummond are off the board. They could possibly get guys such as Leonard, Sullinger, Jones, or Zeller. It may not make since to draft two rookie big men but that is something they are sorely lacking. Draft two and maybe you can get lucky with one. At this point the Pistons need to start gathering some assets to build for the future.

]]> By: George http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/3-on-3-with-the-44th-pick-in-the-2012-nba-draft-the-detroit-pistons-select/comment-page-1/#comment-74425 George Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:31:46 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10364#comment-74425 Buford is a big man now? In what world? Buford is a big man now? In what world?

]]> By: MNM http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/3-on-3-with-the-44th-pick-in-the-2012-nba-draft-the-detroit-pistons-select/comment-page-1/#comment-74410 MNM Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:33:08 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10364#comment-74410 Interesting convo about the draft. Pistons excerpt.. <a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8100861/ford-vs-simmons" rel="nofollow">http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8100861/ford-vs-simmons</a> <em><strong>SIMMONS</strong></em>:<em> Detroit deals Tayshaun Prince (expires 2015) and the no. 9 pick to Sacramento for the no. 5 pick and Salmons's contract (expires 2015). Sacramento stays in the top nine and adds an unselfish veteran swingman who won't really help them because it's not like they can compete for a title; Detroit sneaks into the top five and rolls the dice with a Drummond/Monroe tandem that will eventually fail. Everyone loses! <strong>FORD</strong>:  Joe Dumars already drafted Darko. He's not going to move up to do it again. At no. 9? Maybe, but Drummond is much safer at 9 than at 5.  </em><a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8100861/page/2/welcome-fourth-showdown-two-guys-care-nba-more-do" rel="nofollow"><em>http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8100861/page/2/welcome-fourth-showdown-two-guys-care-nba-more-do</em></a> <em><strong>SIMMONS</strong>:    Moving to no. 9, let's agree that it would be hilarious if Joe Dumars dumped Ben Gordon and took Austin Rivers 24 hours later. We're halfway there. Do it for comedy's sake, Joe D</em>.  <em>Anyway, everyone has Detroit taking UNC shot blocker John Henson even though he's 6-foot-11 but only weighs 216 pounds … which means he only weighs six more pounds than Grantland's Dave Jacoby. Who's in good shape, by the way. And probably has a more reliable offensive game than John Henson. The whole thing makes me nervous. I can't think of any super-skinny shot blockers under 7 feet who actually made an impact in the NBA. I thought long and hard about getting kooky and taking Illinois center Meyers Leonard. He's 7-foot-1, he's 20 years old, he's shockingly athletic for a white dude, and it sounds like someone accidentally reversed his name. There's just a lot to love. Then I saw Leonard's ranking on Hollinger's Draft Rater. Ouch. (Can I trade this pick? I can't? Crap.) I'll begrudgingly take <strong>John Henson</strong>. Repeat: begrudgingly.</em> <em><strong>FORD:</strong> Yeah, the Pistons are screwed. They need a big, athletic center to pair with Greg Monroe, and those guys are so rare, they're never going to get them where they're drafting and don't have the goods to find one in free agency. So they can either (a) take the elite shot blocker who is too skinny to play in the paint, or (b) the big, physical guy with maturity issues who doesn't scream "NBA starter." I'd take Henson, too. But it's by default right now. All the teams trying to trade up don't have athletic bigs to offer, either.</em> <em> <strong>SIMMONS:</strong> Plus, the Pistons just gave a future no. 1 pick to Charlotte just so they could flip Gordon's contract on Charlotte for Corey Maggette's Expiring Contract. Anytime MJ just beat you in a deal, you know you've hit rock-bottom. Pistons fans need an uplifting Eminem/Chrysler commercial and they need it now.</em> Interesting convo about the draft. Pistons excerpt.. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8100861/ford-vs-simmons

SIMMONS: Detroit deals Tayshaun Prince (expires 2015) and the no. 9 pick to Sacramento for the no. 5 pick and Salmons’s contract (expires 2015). Sacramento stays in the top nine and adds an unselfish veteran swingman who won’t really help them because it’s not like they can compete for a title; Detroit sneaks into the top five and rolls the dice with a Drummond/Monroe tandem that will eventually fail. Everyone loses!

FORD:  Joe Dumars already drafted Darko. He’s not going to move up to do it again. At no. 9? Maybe, but Drummond is much safer at 9 than at 5. 

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8100861/page/2/welcome-fourth-showdown-two-guys-care-nba-more-do

SIMMONS:    Moving to no. 9, let’s agree that it would be hilarious if Joe Dumars dumped Ben Gordon and took Austin Rivers 24 hours later. We’re halfway there. Do it for comedy’s sake, Joe D.  Anyway, everyone has Detroit taking UNC shot blocker John Henson even though he’s 6-foot-11 but only weighs 216 pounds … which means he only weighs six more pounds than Grantland’s Dave Jacoby. Who’s in good shape, by the way. And probably has a more reliable offensive game than John Henson. The whole thing makes me nervous. I can’t think of any super-skinny shot blockers under 7 feet who actually made an impact in the NBA. I thought long and hard about getting kooky and taking Illinois center Meyers Leonard. He’s 7-foot-1, he’s 20 years old, he’s shockingly athletic for a white dude, and it sounds like someone accidentally reversed his name. There’s just a lot to love. Then I saw Leonard’s ranking on Hollinger’s Draft Rater. Ouch. (Can I trade this pick? I can’t? Crap.) I’ll begrudgingly take John Henson. Repeat: begrudgingly.
FORD: Yeah, the Pistons are screwed. They need a big, athletic center to pair with Greg Monroe, and those guys are so rare, they’re never going to get them where they’re drafting and don’t have the goods to find one in free agency. So they can either (a) take the elite shot blocker who is too skinny to play in the paint, or (b) the big, physical guy with maturity issues who doesn’t scream “NBA starter.” I’d take Henson, too. But it’s by default right now. All the teams trying to trade up don’t have athletic bigs to offer, either.

SIMMONS: Plus, the Pistons just gave a future no. 1 pick to Charlotte just so they could flip Gordon’s contract on Charlotte for Corey Maggette’s Expiring Contract. Anytime MJ just beat you in a deal, you know you’ve hit rock-bottom. Pistons fans need an uplifting Eminem/Chrysler commercial and they need it now.

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