Owner Real Deal Posted July 4, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 It was clear that, when Knight fell and was eventually drafted by the Pistons, he was angry. The interview had a weird vibe, and Knight's facial expressions were convincing enough. If you were Knight, would you be upset to be in Detroit? If not Detroit, what better place? Is it the fact that he's now going to have to fight Rodney Stuckey for the point guard spot, or split minutes with him, over having to snag those minutes from someone like an older Jose Calderon? Was he upset that Sacramento passed on him (had they not made the trade), and he knew that they were taking Jimmer just a few picks later? Did he want Utah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Well him being mad was obviously certain, idk who wouldnt be mad getting drafted in a mess like Detroit. Imo the new coach should come in amd say the PG spot is his to lose. Stuckey is a solid player but his actions and attituted are just not there especially as a role model for a younger pg. They drafted Knight now they really should, for him, make the commitment to stand by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 It was clear that, when Knight fell and was eventually drafted by the Pistons, he was angry. The interview had a weird vibe, and Knight's facial expressions were convincing enough. If you were Knight, would you be upset to be in Detroit? If not Detroit, what better place? Is it the fact that he's now going to have to fight Rodney Stuckey for the point guard spot, or split minutes with him, over having to snag those minutes from someone like an older Jose Calderon? Was he upset that Sacramento passed on him (had they not made the trade), and he knew that they were taking Jimmer just a few picks later? Did he want Utah?Salary man he could have went number 3 to Utah and been making like 2-3 million more each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 From watching him since he was in 8th grade, he's really not the type that shows a lot of emotion. He's got one of those boring personalities to be honest. I think if he was disappointed at something it was that he slipped a bit. Not that he was heading to Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Wouldn't you be pissed if you got drafted by a team you never even worked out for (because you were supposed to be top 5), not to mention the organization clearly has no idea what they are doing right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 It was a combination of falling so far and getting drafted by team that already has enough guards as it is. Regardless you have to be feeling good if you're a Pistons fan, sure the franchise is a mess right now but you have two very good building blocks in Brandon Knight and Greg Monroe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 I agree with the people who are saying it is more due to him falling to 8 than actually being picked by the Pistons. At one point in time it was looking like he was a lock to go 3rd to Utah, wouldn't fall past 5 tand absolutele worst case scenario was him going 7th to Sacramento. The Jazz decide to go with Kanter instead, Toronto has Valanciunas fall to them (and even if he was gone it sounds like Biyombo would've been the pick and not Knight) and then the Kings trade down to 9 because they'd rather have Jimmer than stick at 7 and pick Knight. He lost out on a decent amount of money and I would imagine that he was really looking forward to being a top 5 pick, so that is probably why he looked so pissed at the draft. At least, that is how I took it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 I think it's a combination of both. Who would want to go to a mess of a team like Detroit? I was disappointed when Singler got drafted there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 For a rookie who never sees millions, no. 3 to no. 8 is quiet significant amount of money to lose, up to $1.5 mil per difference? That's huge. Utah is the smallest market in NBA, it's not like he was dying to get there... and Pistons are top 10 most valuable teams in NBA, with championships and history. And he'd also be competing with Devin Harris for PG spot, it's not all groovy there. It'd be different for veterans who have cashed in $8-10 mil/ above per season... $1.5 mil per season less is okay. But for rookies who is about to get their first paycheck, $1.5 mil per season difference is a lot. It's the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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