[外電] Pistons grab Stuckey

[pennymarcus (De-troit Basketball)]

http://0rz.tw/392NR

NBA Draft

Pistons grab Stuckey

Eastern Washington guard taken 15th overall; UCLA guard Afflalo is choice
with 27th selection.

Chris McCosky / The Detroit News

AUBURN HILLS -- As it worked out, two of the players the Pistons had ranked
highest on their board were available when their 15th pick rolled around
Thursday.

Both Nick Young and Rodney Stuckey were available. Joe Dumars and his staff
had gone round and round all week about which player they would take if both
were there.

In the end, the Pistons chose the tougher, harder-edged more versatile player
over perhaps the more polished player. They chose Stuckey, a 6-foot-4,
205-pound scoring guard from Eastern Washington.

"We had Rodney rated pretty high the whole time," Dumars said. "It really
wasn't a hard decision. With his versatility, his talent, his athleticism and
the fact that he can play both (guard) positions, it made it an easy choice
to take him."

With the 27th pick, Dumars continued to stockpile perimeter players,
selecting Arron Afflalo, a 6-5 shooting guard from UCLA.

"He's a tough guy, a fighter, a guy who competes and is a winner. That's what
appealed to me," Dumars said of Afflalo. "This is a guy who can defend all
three perimeter positions and he's a flat-out tough guy. And he can score.
He's been on that big ."

The Pistons now have Billups, Richard Hamilton, Flip Murray, Will Blalock,
potentially Alex Acker and these two draft picks at the two guard positions.
Dumars indicated a couple of those players probably would be dealt before
training camp, but it was his aim to bolster the backcourt.

"Our struggles in the playoffs have been on the perimeter," he said.

"Either we didn't make shots or we didn't defend well from the perimeter like
we needed to. I have never felt we were outplayed in the paint in the
playoffs."

Stuckey most often is compared to Dwyane Wade, whom he modeled his game
after. But he plays with a ferocity on offense that perhaps is more
reminiscent of Jerry Stackhouse. With one noticeable difference -- Stuckey is
a more proficient shooter.

"Wade is my favorite player and it's a blessing to have some similarities
with him," Stuckey said. "I love watching him play. He's relentless and
flashy, and the way he carries himself on the court, that how I am going to
try to be."

Stuckey averaged 24.6 points and shot 47 percent in his two seasons at
Eastern Washington. He didn't shoot a high percentage from 3-point range (31
percent), but he shot it well during most of his workouts.

There will be questions about the level of competition Stuckey played against
in the Big Sky Conference. But as Stuckey himself said, those same questions
were asked about Dumars when he was drafted out of McNeese State.

"Me and Joe Dumars were kind of in a similar situation," Stuckey said.
"People doubt that I can play at this level. But I am going to prove that I
can. I am going to work hard every day.

" You know, Joe Dumars wasn't drafting a guy to sit on the bench for a couple
of years. He was drafting a guy that can come in and play right away."

Dumars seconded that.

"When you go to a small school, you have to do everything for your team,"
Dumars said. "You have to carry a tremendous load. I understand that what he
did was special. It's not easy and he did it and he did it with an edge. He's
a go-at-it guy with a high motor."


--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc)
◆ From: 61.229.133.193
→ pennymarcus:http://0rz.tw/f52LY 喬總在第一輪選完的記者會 影片
→ pennymarcus:中還穿插了第一輪兩位球員的比賽短片
※ 編輯: pennymarcus     來自: 61.229.133.193       (06/29 17:24)
推 jw55:Stuckey真的有一點Wade的感覺耶 不錯不錯
→ RAYBO:窮人版的WADE 或成為升級版的Murray...
推 RAYBO:這次選了一堆後場 似乎像在買保險 三個總有一個能打出來吧~
→ limitlesscit:沒有選個禁區很衝的傢伙很可惜耶XD
推 RICKY4430:窮人版wade是什麼意思啊?三分球更爛?中距離更爛?還是跑w
→ tooavg:是指便宜版的啦~~~~~就當作是還沒開始飆的飆股吧~~