Jerebko named to All Star rookie team

[Fool]

They had a rule against kids who put tape on their ears.

[Joe Asberry]

Jonas might be the last Piston at an allstar game for quite some time...

[WTFchris]

Jerebko joins Rodney Stuckey, Tayshaun Prince, Zeljko Rebraca, and Lindsey Hunter as the only Pistons ever selected to play in the game, which has been in existence since 1994.
http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.s...d_to_play.html

I find that disturbing. First round picks since 1994:

95: 8th pick, traded for #18 (Ratliff) and #19 (Childress)
96: 26th pick (JYD)
97: 19th pick (Pollard)
98: 11th pick (Bonzi), to Portland for 1999 pick
99: 17th pick, to ATL for Augmon/Long. 27th pick (POR), to ATL for Lattener
00: 14th pick (Cleaves)
01: 9th pick (White)
02: 23rd pick (Tay)
03: 2nd (Darko). 25th (Delfino)
04: 25th pick (gone in Sheed deal)
05: 26th pick (Max)
06: 30th pick (traded with EC for Arroyo)
07: 15th pick (Stuckey), 27th (AA)
08: 29th pick, to Seattle for Sharpe and Plaisted
09: 15th pick (Daye)

Average draft position: #17 (in 15 drafts)
Worthwhile players listed: Tay, Sheed (via trade), Stuckey. Probably Daye.

And you people wonder why Pharaoh and I harp on his bad drafting so much.

[Fool]

Will Laimbeer play for Minnesota in the Shooting Stars competition?

[Hermy]

Ratliff and JYD were good picks. Fino was hurt. We swapped away a bunch of the rest. 5 is about where we should be given our finishes.

[Fool]

I find that disturbing. First round picks since 1994:

95: 8th pick, traded for #18 (Ratliff) and #19 (Childress)
96: 26th pick (JYD)
97: 19th pick (Pollard)
98: 11th pick (Bonzi), to Portland for 1999 pick
99: 17th pick, to ATL for Augmon/Long. 27th pick (POR), to ATL for Lattener
00: 14th pick (Cleaves)
01: 9th pick (White)
02: 23rd pick (Tay)
03: 2nd (Darko). 25th (Delfino)
04: 25th pick (gone in Sheed deal)
05: 26th pick (Max)
06: 30th pick (traded with EC for Arroyo)
07: 15th pick (Stuckey), 27th (AA)
08: 29th pick, to Seattle for Sharpe and Plaisted
09: 15th pick (Daye)

Average draft position: #17 (in 15 drafts)
Worthwhile players listed: Tay, Sheed (via trade), Stuckey. Probably Daye.

And you people wonder why Pharaoh and I harp on his bad drafting so much.

6 guys made the team in 15. 6 years of which we were either in the Finals or in the Conference finals. That doesn't sound like failure to me.

[Kstat]

that article is incorrect. They're the only Pistons ROOKIES ever to play in the game.

Of course, Tayshaun competed in the game as a 2nd year player.

[GrantBell]

I was joking about Darko btw. He still wouldn't make the rookie squad.

[Hermy]

6 guys made the team in 15. 6 years of which we were either in the Finals or in the Conference finals. That doesn't sound like failure to me.

Pharaoh is gonna be so pissed at you.

[WTFchris]

6 guys made the team in 15. 6 years of which we were either in the Finals or in the Conference finals. That doesn't sound like failure to me.

First off, Joe became Exec in 2000. So Hunter and Rebraca don't count.

He only gets credit for Tay, JJ and Stuckey.

That is 3 guys in 10 years of drafting (average of 16-17th pick). Two lotto picks (#2 and #9) and 3 picks on fringe of lotto (#14, #15, #15).

Not good.