JP Batista or Gerry McNarama!Hey, is that rumor regarding Ben Wallace and Toronto's number 1 pick still floating around?
JP Batista or Gerry McNarama both would be good fits in Detroit, but they will probably both be taken before we pick.
isnt taht what Maxiell is suposed to be? I think we just take a young player who we put in eitehr Europe or the NBDL for 2 years to have him develop there. I would like to take a gaurd with tons of up side and raw skills.
Your right, that's Maxiel's job. But he is short for a forward. Some other big man wouldn't hurt, Killingsworth hasn't been bad at Indiana.
This draft thread isn't very active but thats what happens when you have the last pick. But here is what I have read about what the pistons are planning on doing. I hear they are trying to move up, I read somewhere that Sonics #40 pick might be for sale because they need money to sign in assistant coach. There they would try to get a decent PG. I also hear there was a 7-footer from overseas the pistons told they his agent they would draft in the 2nd round if his agent hid him away until the draft but he came to the states. I also know they have worked out a lot of PG's. So my feeling is they are going to draft a PG. Don't know how much truth there is to it but I read in on the pistons message board.EDIT: Here is where I read thisPistons looking to move up?http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=1341<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Detroit Pistons could be looking to move up higher into the second round in order to land a legit backup point guard. They will conduct a big point guard only workout on Thursday featuring Jose Juan, Mustafa Shakur, Dwayne Mitchell, Will Blalock, and Walker Russell. A 2nd round pick that is reportedly for sale is Seattle?s, slated 40th overall. The Sonics would use that money to hire another assistant coach for next year, as they reportedly do not have the budget at this time to do so considering how much money the ownership there has lost over the past few years.The Pistons were reportedly initially hoping to draft Ukrainian big man Kyrylo Fesenko late in the 2nd round, and asked his agent to ?hide? him overseas with a 2nd round promise so no one else catches wind of him. Fesenko smartened up, though, and decided to make his way over to the States to work out for NBA teams, which likely nullifies his promise by Detroit. He reportedly measured out as a legit 7-footer in one private workout, but still looks like he has a long ways to go skill wise. He has an NBA body with long arms and great raw core strength. From the tapes we?ve acquired, it?s quite obvious that he is very athletic for a player his size, European or not. His quickness is especially impressive, as he's both nimble with his feet but also runs the floor extremely well. His leaping ability is just average, though. The impressive numbers he put up early on in the season in the Ukrainian first division before moving to a new team seem to be in spite of the little coaching he?s received, not because of it. His footwork, post moves, and go-to moves around the basket all need serious work, as does his overall feel for the game. He's also not a great rebounder, and his defense is terrible any way you slice it. Fesenko?s really getting by solely on the fact that he's very athletic, plays hard, and is that much bigger than anyone else. He doesn't shy away from contact and definitely has some fight in him. The best NBA comparison for him would be Mehmet Okur, but he is very far from making a similar impact. His best bet would be to pull out of the draft, go to a better league, and enter the draft again either next year or the year after, as he?s only a 1986 born prospect. Should he stay in, it wouldn?t be a surprise to see him drafted somewhere in the 2nd round, as his buyout is reportedly affordable. He wanted to play at the Eurocamp in Treviso, but requested to be added to the camp roster too late and was turned down.</div>
