Comments on: Detroit Pistons #DraftDreams: John Henson

By: MarkS

MarkS — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:02:52 +0000

Ok, even though Henson is more NBA ready now than Leonard its not like he’s going to step right in and play 30 mpg. I highly doubt that Henson is going to be the difference between us making or missing the playoffs next season. Henson will rebound and block shots. I don’t care about his weight he will bring those skills to whatever team drafts him.

But if Dumars sees something in Leonard that leads him to believe that there is a good chance he ends up being a better player in a few years why wouldn’t he draft him? It goes without saying that Leonard is not t a finished product. He had 1 year of college bball where he played significant minutes in college while Henson had 3. This matters because scouts think Henson is closer to his ceiling than Meyers is. I dont get the Cody Zeller comment. So Leonard is terrible because he wasnt better than a guy who will go top 3 next year and would probably go top 5 this year? Zeller is a better prospect than any of the guys we will be able to draft at 9 but unfortunately hes going back to school so I dont understand your point. Bottom line is if you are drafting Leonard at 9 it is not for what he has done but what you think he will do.

But thats the decision that Dumars has to make. Anyway, I like both players. We’ll see what direction he wants to go Thursday.

By: rick

rick — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:18:07 +0000

Jerebko at the three is a complete joke, but you go ahead and play him there and see how much he gets abused. No thank you on that. Name me the threes he will be able to guard? It is best to keep him as a rotation player subbing between the four and three with the four being his main position. Id grab Jeff Green from Boston since he will be a free agent and play him at the three before I play Jerebko. Just does not have the type of foot speed required to keep up with Durants and James of the world. Maybe backup threes, but not against starters.

By: rick

rick — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:12:25 +0000

Thank You Tom, you seem to be realtively sane in your opinion. Everyone seems to think that Leonard is great because of his size. My take is if hes that good then why is he not in the top three picks? Because he has just as many question marks as Henson but people know more about Henson becaue of where he played and who he played with. Leonard was not even better than Cody Zeller in the Big Ten. Why would I take a project when I can aquire what we are currently lacking? Henson would get the same pub as Davis if they switched teams period. So it is more people thinking ro assuming we are not good on offense when it was clearly defense that held us back no matter what the stats say concerning a new coach and his defensive system. Someone on here said that Ibaka was overated and that a coach could teach defensive principles but I say you have to have guys who want to play defense first. Henson can be anywhere from Camby/Chandler/ or even Rodman 2.0. People forget Rodamn weighed 210 pds and was a warrior on the glass. I would be perfectly fine with a defender over someone who will take time to develop, when in fact the last two guys we drafted played immediately. Why should they have to wait for the young fella(Leonard) to get it? Did Miami just win the the Title with any 7’0 footers? Teams like OKC and Miami will just small ball us to death. Leonard would make us vulnerable on defense and a plodding team. Need defense and athletcism and to those who think Detroit is a few years away you are probably more wrong than right but you all probably thought we woudlnt win we lost Grant Hill and you see how that turned out. NBA is all about who wants it and coaching. If the Pistons are hungry enough their is no reason to believe that they can become a contender. Its good to have faith and not be pessimistic. Its just basketball not rocket science.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:10:13 +0000

Daye? Offense? lol

By: Tom Y.

Tom Y. — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:13:55 +0000

Hi, first of all, I don’t mean to be petty, but he’s just been measured at 6’10.5″, 216 pounds.

I like Henson and think he’s actually more ready than many people think. Another guy who’s almost exactly the same size is Anthony Davis, who’s the consensus #1 pick who many people are already saying is going to be an all time great. I’m not saying Henson will be as good of course, but give him credit for playing well despite his lower weight. A couple of nice stats (apart from rebounding and blocking shots) are his very low TO and foul rates.

I do want to pair Monroe with a true center, but Henson would be a nice fit too, and I’m a little worried about Leonard. Drummond would be best but with all the trade rumours, it sounds like we won’t have a shot at him after all.

By: vic

vic — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:41:05 +0000

he’ll be a good player. I’d rather get a center for Greg Monroe’s sake – but Henson will be good. At worst case he’s an energy guy off the bench when we contend (after we pick up a center). At best case he’s Dennis Rodman 2.0.

By: Jodi Jezz

Jodi Jezz — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:27:05 +0000

No!!!! Don’t draft this bust!!!

By: BIGMARV

BIGMARV — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:50:11 +0000

Thanks pat! for the DD on henson I needed to know more before we decide to pick on him and I like what I see

By: Pistons04

Pistons04 — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:47:27 +0000

Why? We need more D not offense…Stuckey and Knight can do everything Rivers can, then u have Gordon, Daye, Prince, Bynum, and Jerebko…..the offense is just fine we just need more D down low….

By: ryan

ryan — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:05:28 +0000

If we pass on Terrence Jones (great all around talent), Meyers Leonard (good size and athletic ability, great potential) and Jeremy Lamb (very likely to be the best player available when we pick) in order to draft John “Late First Round” Henson I will be very disappointed.

The reason is that I just don’t see his upside. If John Henson is really good what are we actually getting? It seems to me that we’re getting a perpetually undersized 4/5 that can’t hit his free throws. Maybe he’ll be good on the boards and block some shots but is he going to dominate in either category? I doubt it.

If we take Terrence Jones and he hits we’re getting a two way power forward who can do almost everything. This is a guy who has a chance to be the most talented player on the floor some nights. He might not make it but the upside is worth the risk. I think the same thing is true for both Leonard and Lamb (the details obviously are different) and it just seems stupid to take a guy with such a low ceiling over any of these three.