Bu yılki draft gradelerinde Pistons için verilen en düşük not (B) (((Okuduklarım arasında)))
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Onun sebebi de Burke'ü geçmeleri. Ama zaten bu belliydi. Burke'ü seçmek demek Knight'tan vazgeçmek demek. Bir şekilde PG için Knight'a şans verecekler. Olmadı, Calderon'u tutma imkanı var. Onun için öncelik SG-SF idi.
Pistons'a gelen eleştiriler Burke'ün oyunundan ziyade Wolverine çıkışlı olması. Başka okuldan gelseydi bu kadar konuşulmazdı. MCW gibi... Hatta MCW'ın Sixers performansını çok daha fazla merak ediyorum.
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DETROIT PISTONS
New faces: No. 8 SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, No. 37 F Tony Mitchell, No. 56 PG Peyton Siva
The Pistons had an excellent second round, which isn't much of a consolation for all the Michiganders hoping for Trey Burke in the first. Burke made a lot of sense for the Pistons, who haven't had a good point guard since Chauncey Billups. But Caldwell-Pope should fill the starting shooting guard role admirably. He has all the tools for the trade. Given the pick, the Pistons probably were hoping Ben McLemore, a better prototypical shooting guard, would fall to them. Mitchell is very athletic and can play both forward spots, and Siva is a hardened winner who could be a solid backup. He's not Burke, though.
Grade: B
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USA TODAY
8. Detroit Pistons: SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia
Caldwell-Pope is a prototype shooting guard. He is a marksman from deep and can drive well enough to keep defenders honest. He also has the size to play the position and is really smooth with and without the ball. He's the replacement for Richard Hamilton the Pistons have needed for years. But an even bigger need was at point guard, where the local kid who was the best college player in the country, Michigan's Trey Burke, would have been a great fit. Caldwell-Pope should be a good player, but he doesn't have the upside of Burke and doesn't fit the team's biggest need.
Grade: B
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A+ Pistons select: Tony Mitchell, PF, North Texas
Great bench guy to bring energy and muscle. There were questions about Andre Drummond's motor,too. Look how that worked out.
B+ Pistons select: Peyton Siva, PG, Louisville
Had great workouts, terrific work ethic, good leadership.
Vb.
http://www.nba.com/pistons/nbapoll/results/72456 Bu da Pistons.com'daki anketin sonucu
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Buna da bir göz atmak lazım:
t’s the right pick. Detroit needed a SG more than they needed a PG out of this Draft.
Here is the reason why: What do Jose Calderon, D.J. Augustin, Beno Udrih, Jeff Teague, Darren Collison, Jarrett Jack, Brandon Jennings, Eric Maynor, Kyle Lowrey, and Eric Bledsoe all have in common? They are all available via Free Agency or Trade and they are ALL better than Trey Burke, MCW, and CJMc!!
I would much rather give Brandon Knight another season or trade for a guy like Bledsoe or work a sign and trade for Collison than have Trey Burke. I loved him at Michigan, I just don’t see it translating to the NBA. I hope he does well and proves me wrong, but I’m just not seeing it.
With Burke Going to Utah everyone is gonna see real quick whether he struggles defensively and if his offense can make up for it. Being in Utah’s pick-and-roll offense will definitely be good for Burke, but just out there in the Western Conference he is gonna have to put the D on Nash, Lillard, Curry, Westbrook, Linn, Parker, Paul, Lawson, Conley, Dragic, and now Holiday. On top of D-in them up, he’s gotta try to score on them and he’s giving up size to ALL of them except Lawson and Paul.
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Sözün özü... Trey Burke olayı Detroit için biraz özMichiganlılık meselesine dönüştü.
KCP'yi draft öncesi hiç izlemedim. Çok da fikrim yoktu. Detroit'in son dönemlerdeki büyük ihtiyaçlarından biri dış şutör. KCP'de drafttaki en iyi şutörlerdenmiş.
Pistons'ın ligde dış şut sıralamasındaki yeri
2012-13
Üç sayılık şut denemesi 24. sırada
2011-12
Üç sayılık şut denemesi 26. sırada
2011
22. sırada
2010
26. sırada
2009
28. sırada
Vs.
Pistons'ın genel oyun yapısında dış şut pek yer etmiyor, kabul. Ancak Jon Barry, J. stackhouse, R. Hamilton, C. Billups, B. Gordon sonrası iki üç sezondur topu çembere gönderebilecek gard/forvet yok (B. Knight'ın şutu var ama görevi o değil).
En iyi şutörü C-Vill olan bir takımdan bahsediyoruz.
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Ve ayrıca... Yeni koç Cheeks, Sixers'ta K. Korver'ı kullandığı gibi bir oyuncu istemiştir. KCP'yi o rolde deneyecektir.