Darko's rookie season: Better than it looked?

One thing about Darko that you have to consider (and this is compounded by his young age) is that every time he comes into a game, or there is even a hint he MIGHT come into the game, you have people in the stands chanting, "DARKO! DARKO! DARKO!". I mean, jeez! No wonder the kid has a case of the fumbles.

They keep saying that when Darko finally settles down and just starts playing the game, only then will we see what kind of player he can be - something they are seeing in practice that we don't.

Hopefully with his rookie season out of the way that can start to happen. They need to start "force feeding" him some minutes next year to get his game experience built up. Then he'll start to relax out there more and just play the game. If the Pistons can manage to beat the Lakers in the finals, that might take a little pressure off of the regular season next year to let Darko play more when it might hurt the team a little in the short term to do so.

 

First of all, I agree with Chungster that the kid should've stayed in Europe for a couple years before coming here. No matter how you look at it, it's better to get some pt/experience in real games than being here in the NBA cleaning up in garbage time.

Second, I agree with everyone else that those stats doesn't mean anything. Darko has not had a good season at all. One of the most horrible season I should say.

Yes, I've said it before, I'll say it again: Joe D should've gone with Melo instead of Darko. Sure Darko could be a good player in the future but he doesn't know that. It's a big gamble. Why not go with Melo who for SURE is a good player and would get you a ring this year or possibly more? By the time Darko develop, the current Pistons roster isn't gonna be the same anymore. Billups won't be there, who knows where Rasheed will end up, etc etc. People say T-Prince is good enough at the SF slot. Fine. He is good enough, but imagine having Melo backing up TPrince or vice versa.. the Pistons would be that much more of a talented and complete team.

Edit: I said Billups probably won't be in Pistons in the future even though he's only 28 is solely because he's been in 5 diff teams in the last 6 years. He might've found a permanent place in Detroit though.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting McGrady#1:</div><div class="quote_post">how do you know mate?
why be down on a player who hasn't had the chance to prove his worth </div>


This question has been asked so many times. I doubt Darko will get quality playing time within atleast the next 2 years. Jermaine O'Neal, Kobe, and Tracy never quality playing time in more than 2 years. Looking from a perspective of what these 3 players have done so far, you think Kobe and Tracy would be the next Jordan? You think O'Neal would be the next Malone or Duncan? Of course you wouldn't. Cnsidernig Darko won't get playing time in atleast the next 2 years or more like the 3 players mentioned above, do you think Darko would become the next Shaq or Olajuwon? I doubt it. Notice how the greatest players of all-time took college, unlike these players, who possibly won't be considered one of the greatest of all-time. Even if Darko was so ready for the NBA, I just wouldn't believe how you can dispute that Shaq and Olajuwon's level is unreachable, and you're actually questioning that. Darko will never be as good as them. In this case, wildly predicting someone's future is NOT lame.

 

All I have to say is this. When the Pistons put in all of the scrubs in the last minute of game 4, darko look like he was lost already, and lazy. I guess he thinks that was an insult? If he was as good as people say he really is, then he would have gotten playing time. There is a reason why he was not on the floor.

 

I think the fact that he did little next to nothing was a Godsend. You guys made it to the Finals didn't you? Dumars made absolutely no mistake. This was the right thing and way to go.

Firstly, had you signed 'Melo, your team would be corrupted, you'd have a superstar. What I love about the Pistons is the, everything for the team mentality. If you're open, take it. 'Melo would demand most of the ball handling time had he been a Piston.

Dumars knows what he's doing, he knows how to think towards the future. It's all about the longrun, once our guys start faltering, the new and improved, NBA ready superstar Darko will be at our disposal. So his not doing much I feel really helped the Pistons for the "Team" season's, until the day we actually get a superstar amongst the superstars.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chungster:</div><div class="quote_post">By the way, Darko won't be a superstar in the future, and NOT EVEN to an extent that Shaq and Olajuwon have gone.</div>



hahahahaha, biggest buch of Bulls*it ive ever heard, you must be ... really good at the telling the future ... ?

:mrgreen:

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Parni Valjak:</div><div class="quote_post">hahahahaha, biggest buch of Bulls*it ive ever heard, you must be ... really good at the telling the future ... ?

:mrgreen:</div>

Yeah, and you're convinced that he will be a superstar right... All those big men like Milicic and Podkolzine have bust all written over them... Did you see their stats against decent EUROPE competition... My freaking god, Darko couldn't get 3PPG... And the Pistons draft him second? I don't care whether he's a project or not, Biendriens has averaged 15, 10 and 2... That are solid numbers, even Europe... I don't get how a 7-footer as Darko only averages 2 rebounds... He played 15 minutes for crying out loud... Hell, if Earl Boykins plays 15 minutes he averages more... Maybe the Pistons wouldn't have won the finals if they had Carmelo, but seeing in the future, Dumars WILL regret his decision... Sig bet in 5 years anyone

 

Hey he has a ring, so his rookie season is better than it looked. . Now he doesn't have to worry about getting a paycut when he's 35 to get a ring.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting InNETSweTrust:</div><div class="quote_post">Hey he has a ring, so his rookie season is better than it looked. . Now he doesn't have to worry about getting a paycut when he's 35 to get a ring.</div>

Now , who has the guts to do that?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chucksta:</div><div class="quote_post">Now , who has the guts to do that? </div>

I wouldn't want to rub it in any further.

 

Technically Darko earned the ring, but he did not deserve any of it what so ever. Darkos rookie season sucked major ballz. This thread is about his rookie season not the future right. So my comment is that he was absolute shit. This scrub shuoldve stayed in Europe. His stats in the Euro league sucked too.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Ace-:</div><div class="quote_post">Technically Darko earned the ring, but he did not deserve any of it what so ever. Darkos rookie season sucked major ballz. This thread is about his rookie season not the future right. So my comment is that he was absolute shit. This scrub shuoldve stayed in Europe. His stats in the Euro league sucked too.</div>

That's what I'm trying to say a whole year now... You don't draft players with bad Euro Leauge stats... Especially not those who don't even play on their team Petrovic, Nowitzki, Stojakovic... You can tell me that they were considered a bust too when they came into the leauge but they all had great stats Europe, no matter what... I mean, IMO a team shouldn't draft on talent... It should draft on a player's achievements... But, who am I to decide that

 

well what guarantees that he will play so well for 48 minutes tho?
WHat , this guy doesn't get tired and run like a horse for 48 minutes straight?

 

and tell me if Darko has better future than Carmelo Anthony..
WIth melo, Pistons would have been invincible..and more years to come

 

lol not even that, per 24 minutes the guy's already averaging 5 fouls, and he's going to get tired, you can only use per 40, not even 48 because no one plays 48 minutes, on guys who actually get PT.
Maybe a sixth man, or a bench guy getting about 20 mins a game, but not on a guy playing garbage time and that would foul out in 27 minutes.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Parni Valjak:</div><div class="quote_post">hahahahaha, biggest buch of Bulls*it ive ever heard, you must be ... really good at the telling the future ... ?

:mrgreen:</div>

Darko's going to be a superstar? That's what they all say.

If you're saying it's BS that he won't reach the extent Shaq and Olajuwon have gone, then I don't know what to say

 

Darko may be a superstar some day i think but I still think that Melo, LeBron, Dwyane have much better future and that "some day" for them will be very near future. Darko? i dont know... maybe in years i mean YEARS

 

i think its hard to tell how he will become, i'm hoping for the best :thumbsup: