The answer may change based on other moves, but as of today...?

a center.......you know, that guy that has post moves and boxes out

SF, based on today's roster. I would vote center with post moves but you won't find that outside the lotto and this vote has to be based on what is available at #29.

Well, those are the two that I am torn between, C and SF.

It would be a wet dream to find JaVale McGee, Roy Hibbert or Nicholas Batum available, right?

If it's a coin flip between two equal talents, I'll take the C and sign a backup wing with the MLE. However, it's going to be a choice between a highly flawed big man or a solid wing. If McGee is there, I take him though. I'd trade up for him actually if we could dangle Minny's 2nd or something. He looks like he needs a couple years of development, which is fine with me. He had bad workouts, but they suspect it's from him adding bulk to his frame in a hurry. I didn't know he is from Flint btw.

Can't for a second imagine that a center who would sniff the court for either of the next 2 years would be available at 29.

If the question is "where do we need a good young player", sure.

Chris won this thread.

Yeah, the poll question is positional need so I answered what position we need most. For the draft position we have you take best available but that option doesn't really make sense as to the question as its not a position.

So now we're parsing the verbiage of the question?

The "best player available" option was intended to mean that the Pistons should just take the "best player available", regardless of the position that said player might play.

Sorry, I didn't think it was that difficult.

Don't get defensive G, I'm just explaining my choice.

I thought you'd be happy I even voted.

The "best player available" option was intended to mean that the Pistons should just take the "best player available"


I don't get it, just give it to me straight man

No shit.

What position do we need? We need the best player available position covered like a douchebag needs a condom.

Best player available makes sense as an option, just not for us. If you have a team lacking most positions, or lacking none...then best available fits. It also fits if you are drafting really high (lets say top 2 in this case) and the talent at your position outweighs your needs.

Yeah, I think "best available non-SG or PF" would be a decent strategy.

I don't think you draft a PG unless you move Billups. You are choosing between Lawson and nothing pretty much at our spot. Plus that PG would get no PT anyway (especially if AA gets some run at SG). I would consider Chalmers there maybe, but he hasn't hired an agent and might not be in the draft.

I could see us spending our second rounder on a flier at PG. Maybe George Hill (another combo guard from a smaller school). Ronald Steele might also fit in the 2nd.

The problem I see is that if we get a C that late in the 1st, they probably aren't going to be that much better than Samb. Now, if we can move up into the late lottery, then we might get a legit guy, but 29 is a bit late for a center with legit size that has "post moves". We probably have a much better chance at getting a rotation guy at 29 if we go SF.

"best player available" at 29 is a fringe first rounder anyway...

might as well draft what you need...

I doubt Brandon Rush is going to drop to 29, but he would be perfect. That Bill Walker kid from Kansas St seems intriguing as well...

BPA out of SF and C... I would like Hibbert to go to us. Despite having a not-so-great year, he was gonna be lottery last season so I'd use that as a base.
Sometimes it helps to know SFA about college ball, because when I choose a player to love, he turns out to be a beast.

I liked Millsap cos he lead the league in rebounding for 3 years, and based on only that I wanted him...
I also saw Joe Alexander play for 5min and thought he had a nice turnaround j, now hes jumped 76 spots up the draft.

So on that massive Pre-draft history of awesomeness, we should get Hibbert.

Hes also tall as fuck.

I say center because we have a ton of PFs, and only Dice gets def boards. Also, I know we are saying "as of right now" but any trade we do will include a big man. Sheed may be gone or Dice, Max, or Amir along with one of the other starters as a deal sweetener.

Someone who can rebound. I'd prefer C, but SF works if they can rebound.