[Ruff Draft]

Now I know we have better things to worry about now, but it will be here soon. Right now were sitting at pick 29 & 59. So who do you like? Who will we pick? What surprises can we expect? It's going to be a busy time around here. I hope to see a lot of you guys come here. I see a lot of our guys are slowly coming back, and I hope it stays that way.

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I honestly have no clue whos in this draft and for activity on the forum I should be contributing then too

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Why does it say LA Lakers draft lottery thread?

[Ruff Draft]

Problem solved!

As far as my choice goes...

I really think the only hole we have on the bench would be a 3-point shooter. I'm really hoping Joe grabs onto Brandon Rush. He's exactly what we need, somewhat of a good Jarvis Hayes. If Herrmann can produce, then I hope we grab a big man. A man bigger than Amir and Max. Ratliff wont last forever.

[Ruff Draft]

Robin Lopez would be awesome, but his stock has risen so much. He's going early.

[ChrisWoj]

http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/prof...oyhibbert.html - Hibbert has been slipping SHOCKINGLY FAR on many mock draft sites, if he slips any further Joe D would be an idiot not to draft him.

http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/prof...illwalker.html - But if Bill Walker is available I really really really really really want to see him in a Detroit Pistons uniform. Completely overshadowed on both the high school level (OJ Mayo) and the collegiate level (Michael Beasley) by fantastic teammates. He's a ridiculous athlete, works hard on his game, and has a fiery passion that would fit in well in Detroit.

[bball2223]

Originally Posted by Ruff Draft

Problem solved!

As far as my choice goes...

I really think the only hole we have on the bench would be a 3-point shooter. I'm really hoping Joe grabs onto Brandon Rush. He's exactly what we need, somewhat of a good Jarvis Hayes. If Herrmann can produce, then I hope we grab a big man. A man bigger than Amir and Max. Ratliff wont last forever.

Brandon Rush is a slasher not a three-point shooter. Who else would we look at for a 3 point shooter? Do you have anyone else in mind? I'm drawing blanks thinking of a great three-point shooter energy type guy.

[Ruff Draft]

Originally Posted by bball2223

Brandon Rush is a slasher not a three-point shooter. Who else would we look at for a 3 point shooter? Do you have anyone else in mind? I'm drawing blanks thinking of a great three-point shooter energy type guy.

I dunno man. His 2/5 3pt a game tells me he is quite a shooter, and watching him shows that too. He's got great size for defense, and I think he would make Hayes expendable. That's only if Herrmann doesn't keep it up.

Bill Walker would be an awesome pick for us as well. His athleticism and killer instinct would just cause havoc on both ends of the floor. Can you imagine him on the Zoo Crew? I really like this pick actually. He and Walter would answer any questions we had at the SF position.

How about Joe Alexander? The kid just screams pistons basketball. He is a lot like Tayshaun. He is a little unpolished though, and I think he's better off going back to school.

[Ruff Draft]

I can't see it happening, but if Joe can pull some magic... I would love to grab Chris Douglas-Roberts. For the obvious reasons

[scapegoat]

i will be shocked and thrilled if CDR, alexander, or hibbert fall to us. all three are no-brainers for the pistons, and lottery picks in my mock.

i'm not high on stuckey, so i'd like to see us draft jamont gordon, who should be available late in the first. richard hendrix has piston written all over him. as long as we draft for ceiling and character and not need (no wayne ellingtons or richard robys just for shooting) i'm happy.

i forgot to mention, watch for joe d to pull some kind of trickery and land an '09 first rounder from a crappy team. hasheem thabeet would look good in pistons blue.

[Goubot]

Hibbert strikes me as someone who would work on the Detroit more than most other teams, because of its slow pace. Even with his insane drop in stock, though, I doubt he falls to 29.

[ChrisWoj]

I agree fully with you both, Scape and Goubot, I don't think Hibbert will fall to us. But with the way his stock is dropping, one bad workout could put him in our hands, lets hope he sprains an ankle before his pre-draft workouts (Okay, that's mean... um... I hope he slips and falls during an agility drill? Ha.)

And I also agree on CDR... I would have mentioned him because I really like him but he won't fall to us. There's really no way he lasts to the 29th pick in the draft.

Really I think that Bill Walker would be looked at by some as a reach, but I don't get why. I think he has all the talent of a lottery player and everything I've heard about him says he works hard in practice and is constantly striving to improve his game. They say he has character issues (okay, he does) but his game would be perfect in Detroit as a backup slasher as from everything I've seen he works well away from the ball. And if Tayshaun can keep Rasheed Wallace under control, I'm certain that he can keep Bill Walker in check.

1 - Billups/Stuckey
2 - Hamilton/Afflalo/Dixon?
3 - Prince/Walker/Herrman
4 - Maxiell/Mcdyess
5 - Wallace/Johnson

With our Round 2 pick being sent to the DLeague, whoever he is. The more I think about Bill Walker the more I love the idea. Stuckey penetrates and curls off drawing a big away, Walker streaks to the hole... dish and dunk!

[scapegoat]

so, i know it's kind of an awkward topic to bring up with the pistons on the cusp of the ECF, but i can't ignore the idea of lotto teams looking to move down. what value would the blazers really have in adding another rookie deal? they don't want to end up like the bulls. the pistons may be able to profit here by trading a vet (say, dice) to a team like the blaze who can benefit from a veteran to help out the bench immediately as they are definitely playoff bound next year. the pick is probably late-lotto, which would be just the place to land a guys like alexander, CDR, and hibbert that are suited just enough to help us now and have room to grow later. dice is integral to our current team for his toughness and rebounds, but is close to being eclipsed by maxiell and could lose time to johnson and samb next year. thoughts?

[jvanbusk]

I wouldn't be opposed to trading up to get CDR. What, 2 firsts and a bench player like Jarvis maybe?