Jerebko named to All Star rookie team

[Glenn]

http://www.dallasbasketball.com/fullColumn.php?id=2492

[Hermy]

Good on him.

[WTFchris]

Those teams are pretty contrasted. The Sophomore team has a big size advantage (3 legit bigs in Love, Lopez and Gasol). The rookies have two PFs (Blair and Gibson) and a combo forward (JJ). Not sure how they are going to stop them in the post.

They'll have to try and run the Soph big men into the ground.

[Hermy]

This is not a slow down and feed the post game, not a big concern.

[WTFchris]

I've never watched it as you can tell (because Joe screws up draft picks and there is never anybody to watch). I might now just to see JJ.

Don't know why I didn't watch last year with Stuckey in it.

[Glenn]

Tay was in it one year too, right?

I seem to recall that the game basically turned into a dunk contest.

[Shoopy]

I think the rookies will pull the upset. Everyone on the rookie squad minus Blair can run all game. Sophomores have three slow-footed guys who are going to get tons of PT and aren't all that athletic in Lopez, Gasol, and Love.

[Fool]

Tay was in it one year too, right?

I seem to recall that the game basically turned into a dunk contest.

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

[GrantBell]

Darko didn't make the team?

[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.