Comments on: Slava Kravtsov shows Joe Dumars hasn’t forgotten how to mine an untapped market

By: adam

adam — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:48:55 +0000

I don’t get why everyone is so quick to write off Knight as not capable of cracking top-10 status. This is entire team is oozing with potential and is being coached to work to the max to get it out. Knight had nothing to go on as far as the NBA game is concerned to start last year. He has put on alot of muscle (10-12 pounds) on his already excellent PG frame. And do I even need to mention his age and the fact that he can blast the 3(a skill that will only improve)? He is obviously working hard on his handle and playmaking ability with the pass. I don’t know, i’m a nuthugger. Everything else has been said about this squad. Monroe is a legitimate all-star that’s still improving vastly. Locked down at all positions, imo. especially with the cap room that will be available in the summer for, say, a premier SF? English, Singler, Stuckey, Jerebko, can cover the 2, 3. Center is the big question mark. Both Drummond and Slava are, like Knight, just shining with potential. With the work effort that’s being demanded by the coaches and players, i see this squad getting very good.

By: jerrific

jerrific — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:05:48 +0000

corey maggetie will likely find his when into the rotation, assuming he stays healthy

By: jerrific

jerrific — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:03:51 +0000

ah i see, my apologies

By: Casey

Casey — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:15:42 +0000

What is the starting line up this year and depth chart?

BK / Will
Stuck / Kim
Prince / Singler / Daye / Middleton
Monroe / JJ / CV
Drummond/ Slav / Max

Max my play more in the first half for trade bat while the big men get there feet wet

By: tarsier

tarsier — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:26:15 +0000

If all three of those happen, yeah, the Pistons will be sitting pretty. Heck, I’d be ecstatic if two of them happened. But realistically, probably one of them will. If none do, that’d be a damn shame.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:24:33 +0000

Parker wasn’t my egregious error. That was completely forgetting about Rondo.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:23:19 +0000

Because I am talking about the time frame in which Knight could be a top ten PG–which is a few years down the road. By that point, it’s anyone’s guess if Parker will still be a phenomenal player. There’s a chance, so he’s in the second group. If I was talking about right now, Nash would have been in the first group too.

By: vic

vic — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:44:46 +0000

true, and were in aperfect position for both GMonroe and Drummond to be great, and get a star free agent that fits

By: Jerrific

Jerrific — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:48:36 +0000

Slava is the player I am most excited to see this season. He’s such an unkown. We basically know what we’re getting from everyone else. Drummond is incredibly talented but raw. Singler is skilled and has a high motor, but isn’t all that talented. The rest of the players are either second rounders (little likelihood of making an impact) or known quantities, albeit with potential for improvement (Knight and Monroe). Slava is the one player that has tantalizing potential, experience, and, because of the nature of his experience, is almost impossible to project at the next level.

By: Jerrific

Jerrific — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:43:15 +0000

So you’re ready to include Irving, Wall, and Curry in a list of great point guards above Tony Parker, a veteran who has won multiple championships and is currently the best player on his (very good) team? Not saying those aren’t talented kids, but man you have some nice perspective. How are any of those players you listed with Parker even in the same discussion with him?