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@BoxscoreUC @millystilly_ @mitxhelI He shot 41% FG before Monty.

He was never good. He was just another inefficient volume scoring combo guard.

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@DetroitSportsCT @millystilly_ @mitxhelI Anyone who thought Ivey had potential was proven wrong.

He's a bust.

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@DanMillerFox2 Average NBA point guard is 6-3. An inch below average is a non-issue.

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@millystilly_ @mitxhelI Your 5th pick was a bust.

Langdon turned your bust into a new Guard with more potential than Ivey had.

Dosunmu costs $22m/yr

Okorie costs $4m/yr

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@ownpstm 35% on 6 per game is an average 3pt shooter on substantial volume.

Whether it translates to NBA 3pt line, who knows, but if he's even just a 35% shooter in NBA that would be fine.

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@Traeshmaen Another difference is IQ.

Ivey had low IQ (and high turnovers) from the start and never improved either.

Okorie has high IQ and low turnovers from start.

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@Jayroberts9769 @KevinOConnor Are you stupid? Brunson just led Knicks to championship at 6-2. Isiah led Pistons to 2 titles at 6-1.
Ben Wallace led Pistons to a title as a 6-7 Center.

Talent always supersedes height.

Landenborg will be a role player at best in NBA.

Okorie has star potential.

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@KevinOConnor If he pans out, it would allow Pistons to move Cunningham to SG/SF, which is his ideal position imo

An elite athlete who takes care of the ball is exactly what you want at PG next to Cade to offset his weaknesses (athleticism/turnovers).

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@MobHoops His game reminds me of Reggie Jackson, which is a compliment. Reggie would've been an all-star if not for injuries.

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@eric_ikyg Sasser avg 17 PPG as a senior.

Okorie avg 23 PPG as a freshman.

Apples & Oranges.

Okorie's floor is Cam Thomas + better defense, but he has star potential imo

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@riger1984 Pistons fans are idiots.

Langdon got the 7th best scorer in the draft (a 23 PPG Freshman) with the 28th pick, and it only cost Ivey + some 2nd rd picks.

Pistons needed more scorers/creators and got one of the best in the draft. What else do fans want from a late 1st rd pick?

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@larrybaker171 @TheDetroitElite They got the 7th leading scorer in the draft with 17th pick (23.2 PPG).

He's also a pest on defense avg 1.6 SPG w/ elite athleticism.

That's star potential.

Can't ask for more of a splash than that when you had 21st pick going into the draft (which was originally 28th pick).

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@TheDetroitElite Cunningham is not a PG.

He's a playmaking SG/Point-Forward.

Turns it over too much & lacks downhill speed to play PG.

Okorie has speed + takes better care of ball.

NCAA
Okorie 1.9 TO on 31.0 USG
Cade 4.0 TO on 29.0 USG

Move Cade to SG/SF, develop Okorie into PG of future.

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@Argue_Det_Sport @RichardPrince_ No you trade Ausar too if necessary.

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@JamG_91 @RichardPrince_ Heat got Giannis for very little, in terms of special assets.

It was just Herro and a bunch of 1st rd picks (not even any top-5 picks). Every team has a player Herro's caliber and mid-late 1st rd picks to trade.

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@RichardPrince_ If Pistons could get Edwards, you trade everything but Cunningham.

Ausar, Duren, and all your FRPs.

Cunningham/Edwards is a duo you can build a dynasty around.

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@nsitto2 Dumars is their President. Weaver is just his assistant.

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@chellgod They just got him 5 min ago.

They will be contenders by the playoffs.

Anyone who thinks Pat Riley doesn't know how to build a contender doesn't know basketball.

Getting a star to build around is the tough part. Putting role players around him is the easy part.

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@ImJustKyle_ Keep Sasser, give them Holland

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@mc142609 Choosing Ron Holland over Herro is crazy.

Herro would make more of an impact on Pistons than Holland, Stewart, and 21st pick combined.

Holland/Stewart are unplayable bench players and late-1st rookie wouldn't even make the rotation.