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Read the thread and you'll see exactly who was excited about him and who was not.
And yet you'll still defend the pick to this day, company man, lol.Quote:
In hindsight, the money Joe saved by trading out of the first round last year may net us one more nice free agent.
it was a second round pick. there's nothing to defend or attack. 2nd round picks are crapshoots by definition.
By "company man" I guess I don't have an irrational hatred of all things Pistons, nor do i have a desire to bash the hire of a guy that already played a key part in us winning a championship, without even giving him a chance.
Shit, I HATED Curry, and i even gave him a chance.
And yes, if that extra 1+mil Joe saved by trading out of the first round helps us lock up Big Baby (ironically one of the guys he could have picked up in the 2nd round in 2007), then it all comes full circle, and he's fixed his mistake.
But aren't we supposed to get stars with every single selection no matter where we pick or else Joe is a failure?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kstat
That seems to be the common belief...
I'm so glad we didn't have this board 25 years ago. McClosky would have been run out of town long before the bad boys ever got to the finals. He royally fucked up as many trades and picks as he nailed.
What made him great, and what makes Joe great, is the fact he isnt afraid to make another move to correct a mistake.
He was only a second rounder because we traded down. While 2nd rounders are a crap shoot, you can still draft a better player there. Those who opposed him wanted Chalmers remember. I also wanted DeAndre Jordan and would have been fine with CDR. Any of those 3 would have been far better than Sharpe and would be on the team right now for depth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kstat
I agree trading down could prove beneficial, but that doesn't mean he took the right player there. He could have had Sharpe with one of the other 2nd rounders (we've been through this).
Maybe if you stop spit shining 2nd round picks when we draft them, then you won't have your words brought back up when they bust?
Nobody expects 2nd rounders to all pan out, but nobody forced you to defend the pick, either.
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Originally Posted by WTFchris
You did just knock Plaisted for missing a year. The guy we picked in the 1st and traded also missed the year.
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Notes: Transferred from Mississippi State to UAB after his sophomore year. Has struggled with academic issues at both Mississippi State and UAB. Was diagnosed with narcolepsy.
Positives: Long, athletic big man. Explosive leaper. Good mid range shooter. Good ball handler. Can put it on the floor and get to the basket.
Negatives: Has played in just 18 games over the past three years. Very few scouts have solid scouting reports on him.
Summary: Sharpe has some upside and has drawn some interest from teams in the late second round.
Not a valid point. We made that pick for Seattle (doesn't mean Joe would have taken that player if he kept the pick).Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermy
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Detroit is selecting White for the Seattle SuperSonics, a Pistons source told me.
the 2nd round is a crapshoot. Every team that picks someone thinks they got a gem. Only a handful are right, and it typically isn't the same teams every year.
Sharpe was the wrong pick, but it could have easily been the right one.
It's like buying a scratch off lottery ticket and then being blamed for buying the wrong one after the fact.