The Darko era is about to begin...according to this article.

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OneBadMutha said:
Sorry about the article. I should've known better than post it based on the source. We can only hope that the comments by the players about Darko's development and how good he looks isn't as fabricated as the suggestion that he was going to play. Even Joe Dumars said in one of the papers today that Darko would have to earn his minutes over time and that he wasn't even guaranteed a minute next year. Maybe that's motivation -- or maybe Darko really won't play for a few years. It makes sense to make him earn his minutes however I do think Larry Brown needs to sit down with him and explain exactly what he needs to do. Based on the interview he gave with his hometown Serbian newspaper, he's confused and has no idea what steps he needs to take to get playing time. I think the problem is communication more than the end result of him not playing. They should also be consistant and when they tell him that he can only get minutes for playing the right way -- then they can't leave Campbell's fat a$$ in the game for 15 minutes when he does nothing and gives no effor out there. [/quote}

It was a good article anyway

In your opinion, whose game will he resemble most?

From his Euro games, I have friends there who say he's like a young Tony Kukoc (who was regarded as GREAT when young...). They felt he was more of a perimeter guy.

Detroit drafted him as an 'inside guy' though...

This could explain why he's so not ready...because they are basically starting out again with him in some ways.

It may have the potential to backfire. Darko is still going to play international games, and he'll be expected to step out...as all Euro big men do.

If he prefers that type of game (his heroes are KG and KUKOC)...then who knows how he'll feel about being told to play another style?

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monkey said:
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OneBadMutha said:
Sorry about the article. I should've known better than post it based on the source. We can only hope that the comments by the players about Darko's development and how good he looks isn't as fabricated as the suggestion that he was going to play. Even Joe Dumars said in one of the papers today that Darko would have to earn his minutes over time and that he wasn't even guaranteed a minute next year. Maybe that's motivation -- or maybe Darko really won't play for a few years. It makes sense to make him earn his minutes however I do think Larry Brown needs to sit down with him and explain exactly what he needs to do. Based on the interview he gave with his hometown Serbian newspaper, he's confused and has no idea what steps he needs to take to get playing time. I think the problem is communication more than the end result of him not playing. They should also be consistant and when they tell him that he can only get minutes for playing the right way -- then they can't leave Campbell's fat a$$ in the game for 15 minutes when he does nothing and gives no effor out there. [/quote}

It was a good article anyway

In your opinion, whose game will he resemble most?

From his Euro games, I have friends there who say he's like a young Tony Kukoc (who was regarded as GREAT when young...). They felt he was more of a perimeter guy.

Detroit drafted him as an 'inside guy' though...

This could explain why he's so not ready...because they are basically starting out again with him in some ways.

It may have the potential to backfire. Darko is still going to play international games, and he'll be expected to step out...as all Euro big men do.

If he prefers that type of game (his heroes are KG and KUKOC)...then who knows how he'll feel about being told to play another style?

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It's funny you mention Kukoc. It's the player that Larry Brown has openly said he doesn't want him to become. LB says that once he's finished growing he'll be anywhere between 7'2 and 7'3 and close to 300 pounds (and don't forget his wingspan that's already 7'5). The reason he likes playing on the perimeter so much is because he was actually a point guard a few years ago untill he got too tall. LB says that with his passing and footwork, he compares him to Sabonis. To most American fans, that doesn't sound exciting because everyone remembers the old Sabonis with bad knees however there was a point in Sabonis's career when he was still playing for his country that he was considered the best player in the world. If Sabonis was allowed to play in the NBA when he was younger, he probably would've been a Hall of Famer.

You are right in terms of why he's not ready for LB. It's not that he can't go out there and score. It's that Larry Brown won't let him play untill he starts playing more like a center instead of a small forward. In all his garbage time this season, he's only been allowed to shoot in the paint. The two jump shots he's taken got him yelled at.

LB likes him in the post because of his size, speed, footwork, and passing ability.

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monkey said:
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OneBadMutha said:
Sorry about the article. I should've known better than post it based on the source. We can only hope that the comments by the players about Darko's development and how good he looks isn't as fabricated as the suggestion that he was going to play. Even Joe Dumars said in one of the papers today that Darko would have to earn his minutes over time and that he wasn't even guaranteed a minute next year. Maybe that's motivation -- or maybe Darko really won't play for a few years. It makes sense to make him earn his minutes however I do think Larry Brown needs to sit down with him and explain exactly what he needs to do. Based on the interview he gave with his hometown Serbian newspaper, he's confused and has no idea what steps he needs to take to get playing time. I think the problem is communication more than the end result of him not playing. They should also be consistant and when they tell him that he can only get minutes for playing the right way -- then they can't leave Campbell's fat a$$ in the game for 15 minutes when he does nothing and gives no effor out there. [/quote}

It was a good article anyway

In your opinion, whose game will he resemble most?

From his Euro games, I have friends there who say he's like a young Tony Kukoc (who was regarded as GREAT when young...). They felt he was more of a perimeter guy.

Detroit drafted him as an 'inside guy' though...

This could explain why he's so not ready...because they are basically starting out again with him in some ways.

It may have the potential to backfire. Darko is still going to play international games, and he'll be expected to step out...as all Euro big men do.

If he prefers that type of game (his heroes are KG and KUKOC)...then who knows how he'll feel about being told to play another style?

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It's funny you mention Kukoc. It's the player that Larry Brown has openly said he doesn't want him to become. LB says that once he's finished growing he'll be anywhere between 7'2 and 7'3 and close to 300 pounds (and don't forget his wingspan that's already 7'5). The reason he likes playing on the perimeter so much is because he was actually a point guard a few years ago untill he got too tall. LB says that with his passing and footwork, he compares him to Sabonis. To most American fans, that doesn't sound exciting because everyone remembers the old Sabonis with bad knees however there was a point in Sabonis's career when he was still playing for his country that he was considered the best player in the world. If Sabonis was allowed to play in the NBA when he was younger, he probably would've been a Hall of Famer.

You are right in terms of why he's not ready for LB. It's not that he can't go out there and score. It's that Larry Brown won't let him play untill he starts playing more like a center instead of a small forward. In all his garbage time this season, he's only been allowed to shoot in the paint. The two jump shots he's taken got him yelled at.

LB likes him in the post because of his size, speed, footwork, and passing ability.

[OneBadMutha]

Re: The Darko era is about to begin...according to this article.

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monkey said:
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OneBadMutha said:
Sorry about the article. I should've known better than post it based on the source. We can only hope that the comments by the players about Darko's development and how good he looks isn't as fabricated as the suggestion that he was going to play. Even Joe Dumars said in one of the papers today that Darko would have to earn his minutes over time and that he wasn't even guaranteed a minute next year. Maybe that's motivation -- or maybe Darko really won't play for a few years. It makes sense to make him earn his minutes however I do think Larry Brown needs to sit down with him and explain exactly what he needs to do. Based on the interview he gave with his hometown Serbian newspaper, he's confused and has no idea what steps he needs to take to get playing time. I think the problem is communication more than the end result of him not playing. They should also be consistant and when they tell him that he can only get minutes for playing the right way -- then they can't leave Campbell's fat a$$ in the game for 15 minutes when he does nothing and gives no effor out there. [/quote}

It was a good article anyway

In your opinion, whose game will he resemble most?

From his Euro games, I have friends there who say he's like a young Tony Kukoc (who was regarded as GREAT when young...). They felt he was more of a perimeter guy.

Detroit drafted him as an 'inside guy' though...

This could explain why he's so not ready...because they are basically starting out again with him in some ways.

It may have the potential to backfire. Darko is still going to play international games, and he'll be expected to step out...as all Euro big men do.

If he prefers that type of game (his heroes are KG and KUKOC)...then who knows how he'll feel about being told to play another style?

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It's funny you mention Kukoc. It's the player that Larry Brown has openly said he doesn't want him to become. LB says that once he's finished growing he'll be anywhere between 7'2 and 7'3 and close to 300 pounds (and don't forget his wingspan that's already 7'5). The reason he likes playing on the perimeter so much is because he was actually a point guard a few years ago untill he got too tall. LB says that with his passing and footwork, he compares him to Sabonis. To most American fans, that doesn't sound exciting because everyone remembers the old Sabonis with bad knees however there was a point in Sabonis's career when he was still playing for his country that he was considered the best player in the world. If Sabonis was allowed to play in the NBA when he was younger, he probably would've been a Hall of Famer.

You are right in terms of why he's not ready for LB. It's not that he can't go out there and score. It's that Larry Brown won't let him play untill he starts playing more like a center instead of a small forward. In all his garbage time this season, he's only been allowed to shoot in the paint. The two jump shots he's taken got him yelled at.

LB likes him in the post because of his size, speed, footwork, and passing ability.