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"When the Pistons drafted Darko it was said he wouldn't play much because he is 18 and getting used to living in a totally different society, but I think what a lot of Pistons fans and just fans in general want is to see Darko at least get the chance to prove he isn't ready. Nothing is for sure until he is given the chance to prove whether he is ready or not".
I completely agree with this statement. Larry Brown is an idiot!!! Darko is playing like 1 minute a game hahah. For NBA scouts to say that Darko was the most ready player in the draft says something about Darko. Scouts were saying that he will be pushing guys around. If ppl say that about Darko then why doesnt Larry Brown just let him play for more than 3 minutes at least. Come on Larry Brown just give the guy a chance. No wonder Allen Iverson hated Larry Brown. IMO Joe Dumars never should have fired Rick Carlisle and his assistant Kevin O'Neil. I'm thankful he did cuz Raptors got a great coach in Kevin O'Neil and Pacers are also thankful cuz they got Rick Carlisle. Rick and Kevin liked using young players and maybe Darko would have been getting more pt with them as his coach. Ah well i guess we wont know Darko's potential this year at least.
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12-07-2003, 04:44 PM
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Newsflash: Jermaine O'Neal is an all-star for the Pacers while it was the Trailblazers who first invested their time and energy in him.
I can see a similar situation here... back then the Trailblazers were stacked, and didn't give O'Neal the opportunity to prove himself, or too few of it... right now, Pistons are filled up front, are contenders, and simply can't let Darko come in and screw things up. If Darko doesn't prove himself in 3 yrs, chances are he's gonna get traded or picked up by another team... and maybe then he'll shine.
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That's what I fear too, but then I calm myself by saying DArko was the number two pick and Jermaine was 17th.
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12-07-2003, 04:50 PM
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OMG this kid isn;t a bust...he turned 18 two days before the draft...and the only reason he isn;lt getting playing time is because Larry Brown hates rookies.... that's why he isn;t playing much.... u ppl that doubt this kid are morons... thepistons new right away that he wasn;t going to be able to conrtibute automatically.... dumb dumb ppl... u know nothing about basketball
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12-08-2003, 01:58 PM
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Newsflash: Jermaine O'Neal is an all-star for the Pacers while it was the Trailblazers who first invested their time and energy in him.
I can see a similar situation here... back then the Trailblazers were stacked, and didn't give O'Neal the opportunity to prove himself, or too few of it... right now, Pistons are filled up front, are contenders, and simply can't let Darko come in and screw things up. If Darko doesn't prove himself in 3 yrs, chances are he's gonna get traded or picked up by another team... and maybe then he'll shine.
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Some would say invested time and energy, some would say never let him play for 3 whole seasons. I doubt that will be the case in Detroit. And you are forgetting that not only did Portland fail to give Jermaine a chance to show his talent, they also did not think they needed them. The Pistons know what they have riding on Darko and will make sure he is given the chance to succeed, even if it doesn't happen this season.
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12-08-2003, 03:46 PM
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Originally posted by <b>Vintage</b>!
Newsflash: Jermaine O'Neal took 5 seasons to be an All Star. 5. Was he a bust?
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Ya but it took a trade to the Pacers to do it because like Darko he wasn't getting minutes in Portland
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12-08-2003, 05:10 PM
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Ya but it took a trade to the Pacers to do it because like Darko he wasn't getting minutes in Portland
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If he's still averaging only 12min after four years in Detroit then we'll have ourselves a J.O comparison.
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12-10-2003, 07:55 PM
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It's so funny. These Euro's get drafted because they've been playing pro ball for soooo long. And supposedly that makes them more prepared for the NBA. When in reality they're at the same level or worse than every other rookie that comes into the league.
Lebron, a high schooler, was more ready for the NBA, apparently than Darko the pro baller from europe...This makes me feel better about the future of American basketball.
But seriously, why won't Larry just play this kid somewhere, sometime, just so he can get his first NBA bucket. Just so we don't have to hear about everytime on Sportscenter about how the number 2 pick of the draft still has yet to score in the NBA.
FREE DARKO!
Maybe if the Pistons would blow somebody out one time, Darko could get some Garbage minutes.
I still have not seen this kid do anything, except once he got in the game for about 10 seconds and I saw him grab a rebound.
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12-11-2003, 08:11 PM
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Darko just got in the game and was rejected by the rim on the way to an open dunk. 
He looked so sad after missing that. I feel bad for the guy. Hopefully he scores soon. |
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12-11-2003, 08:12 PM
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he was so close. Ido feel bad as well. I was pulling for him to make a shot, and he missed a dunk 
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12-11-2003, 09:33 PM
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he missed a dunk...plain and simple.
just proves: DARKO = Worse pick than Bowie (at least Sam could score a point!)
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12-13-2003, 10:32 PM
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Give him time. Remember how bad Jermaine O' Neal was? Even Kobe sucked his first year in the league. If by the beginning of next season he shows no improvement then yeah maybe he wasnt cut out to make it in the league. But for right now let him develop. What ever happened to the NBADL(developmental league)? That would be a good place for him.
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12-16-2003, 01:09 AM
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He sure showed you guys, forget those games where it took Darko 2 whole minutes to start racking up blocks. Darko sucks, and is obviously a bust. Give up on him now. Listen to me a guy who averages two minutes a game, has no plays drawn for him, and only gets put in during garbage time is a bust. Trade him for some sandwiches, preferrably pastrami but not on rye.
Darko sucks, he should be scoring 10-15 points a game with the amount of minutes he is playing. Remember those games where he got 1-2 blocks in 1-2 minutes, that just shows you right there he is no idea how to play basketball or impact a game.
Forget his impressive workouts, his aggressive nature, his hard working attitude. Don't look at the way he played in the Euro-league as a gauge to how good he will be. Look instead to the two minutes a game and just trade him for Weatherspoon, or charlie ward and some sandwiches.
On a different note, I think Larry Brown and his get Ben Wallace some touches scheme is ruining your team. He needs to let Chucky Score a lot more.
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12-16-2003, 01:30 AM
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Originally posted by <b>gp366</b>!
he missed a dunk...plain and simple.
just proves: DARKO = Worse pick than Bowie (at least Sam could score a point!)
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did you even see sam bowie play in college? or are you another youngster who just associates bowie with bust? i still dont undedrstand why so many people are so anti-european. I aint saying people are racist, but its almost borderline discrimination how all these people want european players to fail. Wow LeBron is better than darko at this stage? HEY WAKE UP MAN, LeBron is better than any other rookie has even been in the history of the NBA outside magic johnson. I wouldn't really call it euro hype cuz darko is the first euro with hype to come to the nba. Nowitzki no one knew, peja had no hype.
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12-16-2003, 01:38 AM
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I hope he isnt that good so all of this Euro hype will die down.
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nah u just hate him u admitted it urself in another thread
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12-16-2003, 01:41 AM
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Originally posted by <b>gp366</b>!
he missed a dunk...plain and simple.
just proves: DARKO = Worse pick than Bowie (at least Sam could score a point!)
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i hope this is sarcasm because this has to be the worst thing i read on this board
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Darko = Sam Bowie bust
