Comments on: The Basketball Jones: Andre Drummond ‘could eventually be the greatest running big man in the game’ http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/the-basketball-jones-andre-drummond-could-eventually-be-the-greatest-running-big-man-in-the-game/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Thu, 23 May 2013 20:01:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Raspberry ketone Side effects http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/the-basketball-jones-andre-drummond-could-eventually-be-the-greatest-running-big-man-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-149230 Raspberry ketone Side effects Thu, 16 May 2013 03:31:51 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11336#comment-149230 If some one wishes to be updated with newest technologies after that he must be visit this website and be up to date all the time. If some one wishes to be updated with newest technologies after
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]]> By: Max http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/the-basketball-jones-andre-drummond-could-eventually-be-the-greatest-running-big-man-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-90477 Max Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:15:01 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11336#comment-90477 Hopefully he doesn't partake of the nose candy either. Hopefully he doesn’t partake of the nose candy either.

]]> By: Patrick Hayes http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/the-basketball-jones-andre-drummond-could-eventually-be-the-greatest-running-big-man-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-90469 Patrick Hayes Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:01:39 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11336#comment-90469 <p>Hopefully he doesn't get the <a href="http://www.answersfrommen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Shawn-Kemp-2.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">kind of wide the old Shawn Kemp did</a>.</p> Hopefully he doesn’t get the kind of wide the old Shawn Kemp did.

]]> By: Max http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/the-basketball-jones-andre-drummond-could-eventually-be-the-greatest-running-big-man-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-90466 Max Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:51:08 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11336#comment-90466 He reminds me of a young wider Shawn Kemp. He reminds me of a young wider Shawn Kemp.

]]> By: apa8ren9 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/the-basketball-jones-andre-drummond-could-eventually-be-the-greatest-running-big-man-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-90459 apa8ren9 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:57:53 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11336#comment-90459 The best running big man in the game - Im not feeling this at all.  Thats like saying you are the best knife fighter.  It's pure hyperbole and looks good on paper.   I do acknowledge that Drummond does run the floor with ease, but all that means is that he has tools/skills to work with.  There is so much in front of him - I know its nice to get excited now and I am getting excited, but lines like this jolt me back to reality cause its a bit over the top - for right now.   I probably will take all of this back at about game 10.  I hope so. The best running big man in the game – Im not feeling this at all.  Thats like saying you are the best knife fighter.  It’s pure hyperbole and looks good on paper.   I do acknowledge that Drummond does run the floor with ease, but all that means is that he has tools/skills to work with.  There is so much in front of him – I know its nice to get excited now and I am getting excited, but lines like this jolt me back to reality cause its a bit over the top – for right now.   I probably will take all of this back at about game 10.  I hope so.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/the-basketball-jones-andre-drummond-could-eventually-be-the-greatest-running-big-man-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-90427 tarsier Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:22:03 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11336#comment-90427 I don't expect him to be a Bogut as a rookie. But yeah, I feel like while it is fun to try to compare players in order to get an idea of how to project their careers, it is unfair to saddle them with overly high and rigid projections that aren't adjusted as evidence is obtained. I don’t expect him to be a Bogut as a rookie. But yeah, I feel like while it is fun to try to compare players in order to get an idea of how to project their careers, it is unfair to saddle them with overly high and rigid projections that aren’t adjusted as evidence is obtained.

]]> By: gmehl http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/the-basketball-jones-andre-drummond-could-eventually-be-the-greatest-running-big-man-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-90385 gmehl Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:29:32 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11336#comment-90385 I understand what you are saying and i respect your opinion. Some of the comparisons are unrealistic and only end up in disappointment when the player doesn't live up to the hype. Speaking of playoffs i think any chance we have of scraping into 8th will depend on our 1st 20 games or so. If we can play .500 ball in that stretch then i don't see why we can't make a run at the 8th spot. I guess if Drummond lives up to your Bogut comparison then 8th might become a reality :-) I understand what you are saying and i respect your opinion. Some of the comparisons are unrealistic and only end up in disappointment when the player doesn’t live up to the hype. Speaking of playoffs i think any chance we have of scraping into 8th will depend on our 1st 20 games or so. If we can play .500 ball in that stretch then i don’t see why we can’t make a run at the 8th spot. I guess if Drummond lives up to your Bogut comparison then 8th might become a reality :-)

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/the-basketball-jones-andre-drummond-could-eventually-be-the-greatest-running-big-man-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-90362 tarsier Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:15:44 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11336#comment-90362 "I think just watching Drummond evolve into Drummond 2-3 years from now is very exciting." I agree. But we are commenting on this blog to talk. We could just watch. And that would be fine. But then why bother posting anything here? Since this site (at least for me) is about a chance to converse about the Pistons (I live in Philly and don't know any Pistons fans out here), I talk about things. Like Drummond. Because he is the most interesting part of the organization at this moment. And conversationally, it is boring to say Drummond is Drummond. It would be like, instead of guessing how the Pistons will do this season, and who they will be competing with potentially for the last playoff spots, we said "Detroit's final standings will be whatever they will be". It's true. But it's not interesting. And if that's all you want to say or to hear others say, why bother joining the conversation? “I think just watching Drummond evolve into Drummond 2-3 years from now is very exciting.”

I agree. But we are commenting on this blog to talk. We could just watch. And that would be fine. But then why bother posting anything here? Since this site (at least for me) is about a chance to converse about the Pistons (I live in Philly and don’t know any Pistons fans out here), I talk about things. Like Drummond. Because he is the most interesting part of the organization at this moment. And conversationally, it is boring to say Drummond is Drummond. It would be like, instead of guessing how the Pistons will do this season, and who they will be competing with potentially for the last playoff spots, we said “Detroit’s final standings will be whatever they will be”. It’s true. But it’s not interesting. And if that’s all you want to say or to hear others say, why bother joining the conversation?

]]> By: gmehl http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/the-basketball-jones-andre-drummond-could-eventually-be-the-greatest-running-big-man-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-90359 gmehl Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:21:46 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11336#comment-90359 <em>'Saying Drummond is Drummond is boring and uninformative'</em>   I disagree with this. I think just watching Drummond evolve into Drummond 2-3 years from now is very exciting. Player comparisons of young guys to established veterans just set you up for disappointment. You were probably one of the guys on here saying Daye was going to be the next Durant or Stuckey the next Wade. You compare Drummond to Bogut which i think is a really bad comparison. Bogut can do so many different things that Drummond can't and vice versa. Bogut has range all the way out to the 3pt line and is a really good passer where as Drummond is an athletic freak that will try and dunk anything in sight. Being an Australian i have seen a lot of Bogut over the years and if you really had to come up with a comparison that i think you have shot a brick with that one tasier.     Something i guess we all agree on is that Drummond has the tools to be something really special, even better than Bogut i believe who i really rate and think will actually have a big bounce back season. People say he is injury prone but the poor guy has just been unlucky with freak accidents and it's not like he has glass knees. It's funny mentioned Bogut though cause i spoke to him in person last season during the lockout (at Sydney Kings game in the Australian league) and i said to him i wish he would push for a trade to the pistons. He just laughed and said he loves Detroit but he didn't think they would trade him to a central division rival :-) ‘Saying Drummond is Drummond is boring and uninformative’
 
I disagree with this. I think just watching Drummond evolve into Drummond 2-3 years from now is very exciting. Player comparisons of young guys to established veterans just set you up for disappointment. You were probably one of the guys on here saying Daye was going to be the next Durant or Stuckey the next Wade. You compare Drummond to Bogut which i think is a really bad comparison. Bogut can do so many different things that Drummond can’t and vice versa. Bogut has range all the way out to the 3pt line and is a really good passer where as Drummond is an athletic freak that will try and dunk anything in sight. Being an Australian i have seen a lot of Bogut over the years and if you really had to come up with a comparison that i think you have shot a brick with that one tasier.
 
 
Something i guess we all agree on is that Drummond has the tools to be something really special, even better than Bogut i believe who i really rate and think will actually have a big bounce back season. People say he is injury prone but the poor guy has just been unlucky with freak accidents and it’s not like he has glass knees. It’s funny mentioned Bogut though cause i spoke to him in person last season during the lockout (at Sydney Kings game in the Australian league) and i said to him i wish he would push for a trade to the pistons. He just laughed and said he loves Detroit but he didn’t think they would trade him to a central division rival :-)

]]> By: Tom Y. http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/10/the-basketball-jones-andre-drummond-could-eventually-be-the-greatest-running-big-man-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-90288 Tom Y. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:59:21 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=11336#comment-90288 In the preseason, he had way better per-36 numbers than Davis. He got less minutes, and I guess you could say Davis played more against starters and that affected his numbers. Anyway, the regular season is different, but I personally believe Drummond is totally capable of being one of the front runners for ROY, given the minutes. Davis has the buzz for now but that could change quick if Drummond is putting up great numbers, and you know his highlights are going to wow a lot of people.  In the preseason, he had way better per-36 numbers than Davis. He got less minutes, and I guess you could say Davis played more against starters and that affected his numbers.
Anyway, the regular season is different, but I personally believe Drummond is totally capable of being one of the front runners for ROY, given the minutes. Davis has the buzz for now but that could change quick if Drummond is putting up great numbers, and you know his highlights are going to wow a lot of people. 

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