Comments on: Andre Drummond – great pick and probable bust – makes draft night marvelous for himself and Pistons http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Fri, 24 May 2013 06:14:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-76356 Dan Feldman Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:10:51 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/#comment-76356 <p>Oats, this is my favorite comment on this thread.</p> Oats, this is my favorite comment on this thread.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-76355 Dan Feldman Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:06:46 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/#comment-76355 <p><strong>I like to think positively and read positive articles about my favorite teams and players especially when reading a site dedicated to that team. I can get the non-biased and negative articles from the sites like ESPN.</strong></p> <p>If you want positive articles about the Pistons, you will like some on this site and not others. We're going to tell you how we see it, not paint a rosy picture. If you get enough Pistons coverage from national sites like ESPN, well, hey, glad that's enough for you.</p> I like to think positively and read positive articles about my favorite teams and players especially when reading a site dedicated to that team. I can get the non-biased and negative articles from the sites like ESPN.

If you want positive articles about the Pistons, you will like some on this site and not others. We’re going to tell you how we see it, not paint a rosy picture. If you get enough Pistons coverage from national sites like ESPN, well, hey, glad that’s enough for you.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-76354 Dan Feldman Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:03:09 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/#comment-76354 <p>Thanks, Faraz.</p> Thanks, Faraz.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-76353 Dan Feldman Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:02:21 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/#comment-76353 <p>Darrell, I agree with nearly all that. Drummond gets, and probably will forever get, flack, because he's not as good as what someone believes he should be. It's JaVale McGee syndrome.</p> <p>But, I believe Drummond is more likely to be a bust than some of the other players drafted around him, because he wasn't as good in college as they were. I love his upside and hopes he gets there, but he has further to go.</p> Darrell, I agree with nearly all that. Drummond gets, and probably will forever get, flack, because he’s not as good as what someone believes he should be. It’s JaVale McGee syndrome.

But, I believe Drummond is more likely to be a bust than some of the other players drafted around him, because he wasn’t as good in college as they were. I love his upside and hopes he gets there, but he has further to go.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-76352 Dan Feldman Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:59:11 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/#comment-76352 <p><strong>"Only thing I did not like was the term “probable bust.” There’s a difference between possible and probable and I would have liked “possible” better in that title."</strong></p> <p>Either word would have been fine. I picked probable because I think there's a >50% chance Drummond becomes a bust.</p> <p><strong>Plus, in my opinion, the discussion on Drummond being a bust or not is just plain dumb. He was there, we had to take him.</strong></p> <p>Drummond might be a bust. He was the obvious right pick. Those are not mutually exclusive ideas.</p> “Only thing I did not like was the term “probable bust.” There’s a difference between possible and probable and I would have liked “possible” better in that title.”

Either word would have been fine. I picked probable because I think there’s a >50% chance Drummond becomes a bust.

Plus, in my opinion, the discussion on Drummond being a bust or not is just plain dumb. He was there, we had to take him.

Drummond might be a bust. He was the obvious right pick. Those are not mutually exclusive ideas.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-76350 Dan Feldman Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:55:30 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/#comment-76350 <p>Crispus, this article was written for someone who can appreciate the nuance that Drummond was both a great pick and has flaws. If someone can't handle that and gets confused by not having Drummond's pros and cons neatly listed in columns, he or she was not the intended target. Sometimes, issues are black and white. Most of the time, there are shades of gray. This is one of those times.</p> <p><strong>I mean, that little thing about the bandwagon being full, is that supposed to sound snarky?</strong></p> <p>No. Pistons fans are, for good reason, incredibly excited about this pick.<strong> </strong></p> Crispus, this article was written for someone who can appreciate the nuance that Drummond was both a great pick and has flaws. If someone can’t handle that and gets confused by not having Drummond’s pros and cons neatly listed in columns, he or she was not the intended target. Sometimes, issues are black and white. Most of the time, there are shades of gray. This is one of those times.

I mean, that little thing about the bandwagon being full, is that supposed to sound snarky?

No. Pistons fans are, for good reason, incredibly excited about this pick.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-76347 Dan Feldman Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:49:32 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/#comment-76347 <p><strong>You write this, but you obviously do when you start reading into what wearing sunglasses at night and indoors might mean.</strong></p> <p>I wrote that it means nothing. The sunglasses are a symbol that we don't really know yet what we're getting with Drummond.</p> You write this, but you obviously do when you start reading into what wearing sunglasses at night and indoors might mean.

I wrote that it means nothing. The sunglasses are a symbol that we don’t really know yet what we’re getting with Drummond.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-76346 Dan Feldman Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:46:45 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/#comment-76346 <p>Super J, I think you will see that there are plenty of commenters here who believe I'm too positive. I'm happy to praise the Pistons for their positives and call them out for their negatives. This site launched during the 2008-09 season, so if I seem negative, that might be because more has gone wrong than right in the span.</p> <p> </p> Super J, I think you will see that there are plenty of commenters here who believe I’m too positive. I’m happy to praise the Pistons for their positives and call them out for their negatives. This site launched during the 2008-09 season, so if I seem negative, that might be because more has gone wrong than right in the span.

 

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-76344 Dan Feldman Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:42:00 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/#comment-76344 <p>Haan, completely agree with all that. The Gordon trade won't necessarily end badly, but I still don't like it. And I think you're spot-on with Monroe, Knight and Jerebko. It's great when you can get players like that, but sometimes you need to push someone without such a great attitude. By most accounts, Drummond needs that direction, and I hope the Pistons are better prepared to give it to him.</p> Haan, completely agree with all that. The Gordon trade won’t necessarily end badly, but I still don’t like it. And I think you’re spot-on with Monroe, Knight and Jerebko. It’s great when you can get players like that, but sometimes you need to push someone without such a great attitude. By most accounts, Drummond needs that direction, and I hope the Pistons are better prepared to give it to him.

]]> By: Dan Feldman http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-76341 Dan Feldman Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:36:46 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-great-pick-and-probable-bust-makes-draft-night-marvelous-for-himself-and-pistons/#comment-76341 <p><strong>As Dan says in the title of the article, he’s a great pick for Detroit, (partially because he’s there at 9).  I’m questioning the rest of the title, “probable bust.”  At 9, that statement just doesn’t make sense.</strong></p> <p>Drummond was a great pick primarily for his potential. If he develops, he could be great. His downside is that he's less likely to reach his potential than other, more polished prospects. I'm not complaining about picking him, but that's the situation.<strong></strong></p> As Dan says in the title of the article, he’s a great pick for Detroit, (partially because he’s there at 9).  I’m questioning the rest of the title, “probable bust.”  At 9, that statement just doesn’t make sense.

Drummond was a great pick primarily for his potential. If he develops, he could be great. His downside is that he’s less likely to reach his potential than other, more polished prospects. I’m not complaining about picking him, but that’s the situation.

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