I haven’t written one of these in a while so the next few
posts, allow me to touch on some past events that I’ve been meaning to discuss.
Pistons Draft Recap
Joe D for the third consecutive year has had the best player
on the board for the Pistons fall right into his lap. Andre Drummond, the
seven foot center from
UCONN will anchor the middle for Detroit this
fall. As many of you know already, I do really like this pick. The ‘stones are going to have a very formidable young nucleus of players in Monroe, Knight and Drummond that should help the front office to build around these three musketeers.
fall. As many of you know already, I do really like this pick. The ‘stones are going to have a very formidable young nucleus of players in Monroe, Knight and Drummond that should help the front office to build around these three musketeers.
Drummond will provide much needed help side defense for Monroe and be a more typical shot blocking center. He has Tayshaun-like wingspan and is already big in size. I see all too often young centers out of
college getting drafted that are talented but lack the body mass to go up against NBA centers. Though very green, Drummond already has the size at 270 lbs. which will help him heading into this season.
Now the question begs, do the Pistons make the playoffs? Well, with the way this offseason has been, the likelihood of them getting a 6-8 seed is plausible. It still doesn’t change the fact that they need
quality players around their young core. The Pistons do not return to a playoff calibur team unless one of two things happens. 1. The threesome of Monroe-Knight-Drummond are actually really good and Joe D puts some average to above-average players with them or 2. They tank, get another high pick and strike it rich with the next Kevin Durant and build around that marquee talent.
Since 1984 only 8 teams have gone on to win the NBA
championship. There isn’t much parity in
the NBA and this nonsensical GM approach has eliminated any competitiveness in
the league. Look no further to this Dwight
Howard trade for a reason why nothing has changed in this league. The Pistons have history on their side so it’s
not an impossible quest for another championship. They weren’t supposed to do it in ’04 so who’s
to say they couldn’t do it again sometime in the next 5-10 years.
Check back tomorrow for a Red Wings season preview. Mike Pachla and Dan Chandonais have really been pressuring me to get another blog published. If you see them on the street, be sure to say HI and thank them for their endless support.
Fire up CHIPS – I live in Mt. Pleasant
I am also curious about watching the season unfold with the pistons. Coop brings up a good point about the NBA though and how the 'Stones chances of making the playoffs has increased exponentially. It's funny though that their chances increase so much due to the moves OTHER teams have made, not the moves they have made. Example: Dwight Howard is traded out of the east for a small coffee and a half-dozen timbits. Why you ask? Because players in the NBA are in complete control of the show. I don't think there's any question the Pistons are better with the addition of a big 7-footer. But if they really want to contend for a championship, they need to stay out of the playoffs for one more season. Amnesty-ing Charlie-V would help the cause too. But with the Magic filling their Arena with kerosene and flipping a dying cigarette butt inside, it will be a challenge trying to stay out of the playoffs.
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