Comments on: Detroit Pistons in ESPN #NBARank: Who has made the list so far? http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/09/detroit-pistons-in-espn-nbarank-who-has-made-the-list-so-far/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Thu, 23 May 2013 23:43:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/09/detroit-pistons-in-espn-nbarank-who-has-made-the-list-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-83915 tarsier Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:49:07 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10879#comment-83915 I'm 1 for 1 so far. I’m 1 for 1 so far.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/09/detroit-pistons-in-espn-nbarank-who-has-made-the-list-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-83894 tarsier Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:16:54 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10879#comment-83894 I'd guess Monroe is top 50 somewhere. Stuckey and Prince both right around 100 probably 80-110 range. Knight will be 150-200 ish. I’d guess Monroe is top 50 somewhere. Stuckey and Prince both right around 100 probably 80-110 range. Knight will be 150-200 ish.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/09/detroit-pistons-in-espn-nbarank-who-has-made-the-list-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-83892 tarsier Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:48:41 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10879#comment-83892 Why single out Billups and Wallace? In their championship season, Hamilton and Sheed were just as good. And in the next couple years, so was Prince. Why single out Billups and Wallace? In their championship season, Hamilton and Sheed were just as good. And in the next couple years, so was Prince.

]]> By: G http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/09/detroit-pistons-in-espn-nbarank-who-has-made-the-list-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-83883 G Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:55:01 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10879#comment-83883 Where do you think they put Anthony Davis? All the other rookies have been ranked Where do you think they put Anthony Davis? All the other rookies have been ranked

]]> By: DG http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/09/detroit-pistons-in-espn-nbarank-who-has-made-the-list-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-83874 DG Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:51:50 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10879#comment-83874 I'm with you on Wallace.  It always used to piss me off that people said the Pistons had no stars back in 2003-04 when they beat the Lakers for the championship.  If you look at their overall performance both Billups and Wallace should have been considered starsNeither had the offensive stats that the media glamourizes but Billups was one of the most efficient players in the league (especially as regards assist to turnover ratio) and Wallace just shut opposing players and sometimes it seemed teams down by himself.  But then efficiency and defense aren't generally recognized the way they should be. Billups and Wallace may not have been stars, but they have rings, and fans have happy memories.  I’m with you on Wallace.  It always used to piss me off that people said the Pistons had no stars back in 2003-04 when they beat the Lakers for the championship.  If you look at their overall performance both Billups and Wallace should have been considered starsNeither had the offensive stats that the media glamourizes but Billups was one of the most efficient players in the league (especially as regards assist to turnover ratio) and Wallace just shut opposing players and sometimes it seemed teams down by himself.  But then efficiency and defense aren’t generally recognized the way they should be.

Billups and Wallace may not have been stars, but they have rings, and fans have happy memories. 

]]> By: Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/09/detroit-pistons-in-espn-nbarank-who-has-made-the-list-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-83873 Patrick Hayes Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:19:06 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10879#comment-83873 <p>Somewhere in the 400s. As Dan and I mentioned in our previous posts, the voting in these rankings tends to be hard on rookies, particularly on second round or undrafted guys. Quite a few of those guys (notably Jeremy Lin) ended up drastically out-performing their ranking last year, but overall, it's just really hard to predict the 'current quality' of a player who has no NBA experience, so I think most people tend to err on the low side in their votes.</p> Somewhere in the 400s. As Dan and I mentioned in our previous posts, the voting in these rankings tends to be hard on rookies, particularly on second round or undrafted guys. Quite a few of those guys (notably Jeremy Lin) ended up drastically out-performing their ranking last year, but overall, it’s just really hard to predict the ‘current quality’ of a player who has no NBA experience, so I think most people tend to err on the low side in their votes.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/09/detroit-pistons-in-espn-nbarank-who-has-made-the-list-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-83870 tarsier Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:22:27 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10879#comment-83870 JJ isn't a starting level player, even on a bad team like the Pistons. If you figure the starting caliber players are the top 150, right around 200 is about right for Jerebko. He is a solid back-up, but not a top of the line one. JJ isn’t a starting level player, even on a bad team like the Pistons. If you figure the starting caliber players are the top 150, right around 200 is about right for Jerebko. He is a solid back-up, but not a top of the line one.

]]> By: sop http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/09/detroit-pistons-in-espn-nbarank-who-has-made-the-list-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-83866 sop Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:34:29 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10879#comment-83866 Several former stars got a lot more "historically good" points than Ben Wallace did, but really the only Piston ranked so far that got screwed was Jerebko. You're out of your basketball mind if you think Tristan Thompson or Eric Maynor are better players than Jerebko is. Several former stars got a lot more “historically good” points than Ben Wallace did, but really the only Piston ranked so far that got screwed was Jerebko. You’re out of your basketball mind if you think Tristan Thompson or Eric Maynor are better players than Jerebko is.

]]> By: Lake Side Live http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/09/detroit-pistons-in-espn-nbarank-who-has-made-the-list-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-83865 Lake Side Live Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:05:47 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10879#comment-83865 If you could put slava on the rankings where would he be?  Was there/has there been any talk with the ESPN people where he should have gone? If you could put slava on the rankings where would he be?  Was there/has there been any talk with the ESPN people where he should have gone?

]]> By: JT's Hoops Blog http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/09/detroit-pistons-in-espn-nbarank-who-has-made-the-list-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-83854 JT's Hoops Blog Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:51:27 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=10879#comment-83854 Jerebko and Villianueva will more than likely perform better than they rankingg show because it is a contract year for Villy and Jonas will look to get more minutes this upcoming season.  As for Daye, Detroit has no one to blame for his failures than itself essentially setting him up for failure since he arrived in the league. Jerebko and Villianueva will more than likely perform better than they rankingg show because it is a contract year for Villy and Jonas will look to get more minutes this upcoming season.  As for Daye, Detroit has no one to blame for his failures than itself essentially setting him up for failure since he arrived in the league.

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