Comments on: Detroit Pistons #DraftDreams: Kostas Papanikolaou

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:30:03 +0000

Papanikoloau measured at 6-9 at the NBA draft camp in Italy. So he’s actually 6-9 and not 6-8.

By: Draft Profiles on Piston Powered: Papanikolaou, Aldemir, And Shengelia | Betting-Site

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:21:26 +0000

[...] Energy. Whether it’s being a nuisance on defense, attacking the offensive glass, or launching off on the fast break, his energy is the best way Papanikolaou helps his team right now. Think of him as an Omri Casspi type player. He’s someone who plays with a lot of hustle, is a supporting offensive piece, and can guard both forward spots. He has a sound knowledge of the game after grinding his teeth at Europe’s highest level the past three years and developing under coaching legend Dusan Ivkovic. Read the rest on Piston Powered. [...]

By: AP

AP — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:20:00 +0000

Those are Papanikoloau’s Euroleague stats, not his Greek League stats. Also, he actually shot 49% from the field, not 60%.
Finally, any scout saying he isn’t athletic, has obviously never seen him play.

By: ozmania

ozmania — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:33:39 +0000

Yesterday Olympiakos won the title against Panathinaikos.

Kostas’ statistics: 8 pts 7 reb 1 ast 1 stl 1 to (2/5 FG – 4/5 FTG) played 26 mins.

By: DG

DG — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 03:35:11 +0000

1. PJ III
2. Leonard
3. Henson
4. Melo
5. Moultrie

This assumes that a Drummond or a Barnes don’t drop.

By: sop

sop — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:22:10 +0000

Who do you pick at 9? Let’s vote.
Here’s my ranking.
1. PJIII
2. Sullinger
3. Lamb
4. Zeller
5. Henson
6. Meyers Leonard
7. Arnette Moultrie
8. Terrence Jones
9. Damien Lillard
10. Dion Waiters

By: ozmania

ozmania — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:52:31 +0000

I watched Kostas several times this season. He is not a Batum, not a Hedo, not a Gallinari. If Singler will turn NBA, Pistons dont need Kostas. Tomorrow Kostas will play against Panathinaikos. You can watch the Greek League final game Olympiakos - Panathianaikos (seri tied 2-2) tomorrow at 7:00 pm for Turkey (maybe 12:00 for USA). Live TV http://www.ntvspor.net/canliyayin Or http://www.yildiz.tv/?act=dvr&chan=ntvspor

By: Roit

Roit — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:27:11 +0000

trade Stuckey and the 9th pick for Portland’s 6th pick for Drummond

By: Daye and Knight

Daye and Knight — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:33:30 +0000

Not trying to get off topic cause I’m sure EVERYONE wants Kosta Pikachu or whoever it was in that video but I realize there’s an outside shot we may be able to get Drummond with the 9th pick.

The Hornets will clearly pick Davis at one, but after that it can go many different ways and one of them has us getting Drummond at 9. Bobcats could select MKG, Wizards could scoop up Beal and have a nice back court tandem with Wall as his running mate. Then Cavilers will go with Barnes. That men’s Thomas is still available at 5 and the Kings would love to grab him and pair him up with Cousins.

Now the real obstacle is Drummond getting past Portland. Many people have Drummond landing here, but I think Damian Lillard will have a great workout as he’s already shooting up draft boards. I watched a video of his rigorous workout and he has skills that should easily make him the top PG in this draft, which is something Portland needs. From what I hear, they could go this route and draft Zeller with the 11th pick and if they do that (or trade their picks all together) all Drummond would need to do is get past the Warriors (who already have Bogut/Lee) and Toronto (who invested on a big man in last years draft…and the year before and so on) then we pick at 9 and Drummond is there for the taking.

Obviously it’s too early to make predictions but I can definitely see this scenario happening on draft day. OR I could see us trading Stuckey and the 9th pick for Portland’s 6th pick. Either way I can definitely see Drummond coming here…but then again I could also see a scenario that has us taking either Henson or Zeller and maybe PJ III since I see the Warriors as of now won’t take a chance on him according to Chad Ford

By: DG

DG — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:05:56 +0000

The Pistons have done better than most – outside of Milicic – at mining international talent (like Okur, Jerebko). I don’t even blame Dumars for Milicic. He swung for the fences – making the same pick 25 other GMs would have - and missed.

I am not however a fan of drafting one game wonders. He doesn’t really sound like the direction the Pistons seem to be going. It seems like his biggest benefit would be to stash him overseas. That being said, I’d love to see the Pistons combine their second round picks and move up the boards. Getting one stronger player is better than two weaker ones any day. Especially if one never even comes over to play in the league.

There are always some teams looking to trade their picks to the highest bidder.