Darko in 3 years will be better then CARMELO.. 7ft2 and 18 years old with alot of game... People use to laugh at alot of today's young stars there first year in the NBA... would you like me to name a few??
guys like DARKO don't grow on trees ace...
besides we already had Carmelo his name his RIP HAMILTON...
guys like DARKO don't grow on trees ace...
besides we already had Carmelo his name his RIP HAMILTON...
darko is 18 years old and will be starting at Center in the NBA.. Quality BIG men are so rare in the NBA that taking this kid was a no brainer.. Carmelo and rip hamilton play the same position and are very similiar in ability.. 3 years from now Darko will be the best Center in the East and Carmelo just another 3 in the west.. You guys read the headlines to much... lmao.. Neither of you have any IDEA!
you two probable expected him to be a ALL STAR this year lol.. Even though the Stones said they were drafting him and bringing him along VERY slowly prior to the season..
EGD.. I bet you thought Jermaine O'neal was going to be a bust after his first two years in Indi as well... lmao... you guys are CLUELESS!
EGD.. I bet you thought Jermaine O'neal was going to be a bust after his first two years in Indi as well... lmao... you guys are CLUELESS!
Yes I say we give up on this 18yr old over the hill crumb. Who cares if he plays the toughest posistion in basketball thats no excuse.
Mello is a year older then Darko and plays a far easier posistion. Dumars passed over Mello because he felt he had a good SF in Prince. If you have watched Tayshaun this year you know he is good and getting better. Comparing the 2 is like comparing apples to oranges in nearly every area. These players are like comparing a awesome young goalie to a awesome right wing in hockey, Who would you draft first? It al depends where you need the help. So lets revisit this silly thread in two years please
Mello is a year older then Darko and plays a far easier posistion. Dumars passed over Mello because he felt he had a good SF in Prince. If you have watched Tayshaun this year you know he is good and getting better. Comparing the 2 is like comparing apples to oranges in nearly every area. These players are like comparing a awesome young goalie to a awesome right wing in hockey, Who would you draft first? It al depends where you need the help. So lets revisit this silly thread in two years please
Dumars also knows his recent history. His chief international scout, Tony Ronzone, was in Dallas as a first-hand witness to the example I've used frequently to put Darko's trying rookie season in context. Dirk Nowitzki, in some ways, had a worse first year than Milicic, even though Nowitzki's numbers were far better. The Pistons made it clear from the outset that, with a veteran roster, they weren't expecting any significant contribution from Darko this season. Nowitzki? Don Nelson touted him as a Rookie of the Year favorite, only to see the German held to two points in his first pro game ... against countryman Detlef Schrempf, no less. For the rest of the season, Nowitzki struggled to cope with the NBA's physicality and the Mavericks were constantly reminded that Boston's Paul Pierce looked so much more NBA-ready.
Worse yet for Nowitzki: He didn't immediately have the acceptance in the locker room that Milicic has. Pistons veterans, Wallace and Chauncey Billups especially, openly root for the kid, as seen Wednesday night when Milicic was given a surprising six-minute stint to start the second quarter against Divac's Sacramento Kings. Nowitzki faced resentment from some of his first-year Mavericks teammates, and it wasn't until his breakout second season that the Pierce regrets were hushed.
Dumars feels, as the Mavericks feel -- and as I also believe -- that the tie goes to the 7-footer. There is no question that 'Melo has been even better coming out of Syracuse than his biggest fans expected, igniting a turnaround in Denver that could stand as one of the most impressive single-season transformations in league history. After a 17-win season, the Nuggets are on pace to win 46 games.
Darko Milicic got a start against the Kings, taking the floor to begin the second quarter.
But ...
That doesn't and shouldn't change the Pistons' perspective. If Darko eventually develops as the personnel experts projected, he'll give Detroit a potentially fearsome front line, even by Western Conference standards. Wallace. Mehmet Okur. Milicic.
Can't name too many trios that would be able to match them, with Tayshaun Prince as a more than passable choice to play Anthony's position.
And Darko, mind you, is progressing. He has bulked up noticeably, pushing his weight into the 260s. He is competing better in practice. He has moved past the embarrassment of that missed dunk in Cleveland in a national TV game against LeBron
Worse yet for Nowitzki: He didn't immediately have the acceptance in the locker room that Milicic has. Pistons veterans, Wallace and Chauncey Billups especially, openly root for the kid, as seen Wednesday night when Milicic was given a surprising six-minute stint to start the second quarter against Divac's Sacramento Kings. Nowitzki faced resentment from some of his first-year Mavericks teammates, and it wasn't until his breakout second season that the Pierce regrets were hushed.
Dumars feels, as the Mavericks feel -- and as I also believe -- that the tie goes to the 7-footer. There is no question that 'Melo has been even better coming out of Syracuse than his biggest fans expected, igniting a turnaround in Denver that could stand as one of the most impressive single-season transformations in league history. After a 17-win season, the Nuggets are on pace to win 46 games.
Darko Milicic got a start against the Kings, taking the floor to begin the second quarter.
But ...
That doesn't and shouldn't change the Pistons' perspective. If Darko eventually develops as the personnel experts projected, he'll give Detroit a potentially fearsome front line, even by Western Conference standards. Wallace. Mehmet Okur. Milicic.
Can't name too many trios that would be able to match them, with Tayshaun Prince as a more than passable choice to play Anthony's position.
And Darko, mind you, is progressing. He has bulked up noticeably, pushing his weight into the 260s. He is competing better in practice. He has moved past the embarrassment of that missed dunk in Cleveland in a national TV game against LeBron
Darko's Pistons jersey, after all, was hanging in the front window of the NBA Store in Manhattan immediately after the draft. Rest assured that Stern, after clearing the way for Darko's name to go into the draft pool as a 17-year-old, wants the youngest player in his world to prosper, in spite of the commissioner's well-known stance on the need for a minimum-age limit.
"Next season, I have to play," Darko confirms. "I don't care -- I have to play."
He will play and he will be successful... you guys and your Carmelo talk.. Its laughable... Great draft choice Joe, those of us that know better know as much!
Well love him at 20 years old at over 7ft and 300lbs... With a soft touch and a fierce downlow game... He'll be 20 in TWO YEARS!
"Next season, I have to play," Darko confirms. "I don't care -- I have to play."
He will play and he will be successful... you guys and your Carmelo talk.. Its laughable... Great draft choice Joe, those of us that know better know as much!
Well love him at 20 years old at over 7ft and 300lbs... With a soft touch and a fierce downlow game... He'll be 20 in TWO YEARS!
If Darko eventually develops as the personnel experts projected, he'll give Detroit a potentially fearsome front line, even by Western Conference standards. Wallace. Mehmet Okur. Milicic. And that is Ben Wallace.. If Rasheed stays after this year, all I'm going to say is............ SICK!!!!
NUFF SAID!
NUFF SAID!
please donot use norwitski as a comparison
norwitski is a 7 footer but not a postup player. he faces the basket and plays more of a small forward but plays the power forward because of his size
THERE WAS NO ONE LIKE HIM BEFORE AND NO ONE AFTER LIKE NORWITSKI
NO 7 FOOTER WILL DO WHAT NORWITSKI DOES
darko is a postup player. he might be a nice player
DO NOT UNDER ESTIMATE CARMELLO ANTHONY
big deal he is 1 year older
he will be a hall of famer
bernard king the the second coming
norwitski is a 7 footer but not a postup player. he faces the basket and plays more of a small forward but plays the power forward because of his size
THERE WAS NO ONE LIKE HIM BEFORE AND NO ONE AFTER LIKE NORWITSKI
NO 7 FOOTER WILL DO WHAT NORWITSKI DOES
darko is a postup player. he might be a nice player
DO NOT UNDER ESTIMATE CARMELLO ANTHONY
big deal he is 1 year older
he will be a hall of famer
bernard king the the second coming
Deniro, you should read the post over again..
NOBODY campared there game, just there first year in the NBA after coming from overseas..
Dumars also knows his recent history. His chief international scout, Tony Ronzone, was in Dallas as a first-hand witness to the example I've used frequently to put Darko's trying rookie season in context. Dirk Nowitzki, in some ways, had a worse first year than Milicic, even though Nowitzki's numbers were far better.
Nowitzki struggled to cope with the NBA's physicality and the Mavericks were constantly reminded that Boston's Paul Pierce looked so much more NBA-ready.
GOT IT?
NOBODY campared there game, just there first year in the NBA after coming from overseas..
Dumars also knows his recent history. His chief international scout, Tony Ronzone, was in Dallas as a first-hand witness to the example I've used frequently to put Darko's trying rookie season in context. Dirk Nowitzki, in some ways, had a worse first year than Milicic, even though Nowitzki's numbers were far better.
Nowitzki struggled to cope with the NBA's physicality and the Mavericks were constantly reminded that Boston's Paul Pierce looked so much more NBA-ready.
GOT IT?
Okay kodiak you stupid f u c k,
darko, 3.5 minutes each game, 1.3 PPG. Hes got Mehmet Okur starting infront of him. JOE DUMARS IS A F U C K I N G idiot. He made a mistake, and tried to make amends with getting wallace. Now think , they didnt take Anthony because they said they had Prince. WTF are they thinking. Prince had a series of good games in the playoffs but Anthony taking the orangmen to NCAA championship is by far more impressive and is making DENVER A CONTENDER. YOU PUT DARKO IN DENVER INSTEAD OF ANTHONY AND YOU GOT 2,000 people coming to the game again watching a 20 win team. Why did JOE DUMARS get wallace if this stupid white piece of shit Darko is good. HE SUCKS- he made a mistake.
If you are telling me Anthony doesnt impress you , you're either dumb or racist.
Anthony 36 min a game, 20+ points a game, 1 steal, 3 Assists. 6 rebounds
Anothny is not much older than Darko.
PISTONS ****ED UP. THEY SHOULD OF TOOK ANTHONY. DUMARS DID YOU GUYS IN.
STOP TRYING TO MAKE EXCUSES.
ANTHONY WILL BE BETTER THAN ANYONE ON YOUR TEAM. PERIOD
darko, 3.5 minutes each game, 1.3 PPG. Hes got Mehmet Okur starting infront of him. JOE DUMARS IS A F U C K I N G idiot. He made a mistake, and tried to make amends with getting wallace. Now think , they didnt take Anthony because they said they had Prince. WTF are they thinking. Prince had a series of good games in the playoffs but Anthony taking the orangmen to NCAA championship is by far more impressive and is making DENVER A CONTENDER. YOU PUT DARKO IN DENVER INSTEAD OF ANTHONY AND YOU GOT 2,000 people coming to the game again watching a 20 win team. Why did JOE DUMARS get wallace if this stupid white piece of shit Darko is good. HE SUCKS- he made a mistake.
If you are telling me Anthony doesnt impress you , you're either dumb or racist.
Anthony 36 min a game, 20+ points a game, 1 steal, 3 Assists. 6 rebounds
Anothny is not much older than Darko.
PISTONS ****ED UP. THEY SHOULD OF TOOK ANTHONY. DUMARS DID YOU GUYS IN.
STOP TRYING TO MAKE EXCUSES.
ANTHONY WILL BE BETTER THAN ANYONE ON YOUR TEAM. PERIOD
