VSL Roster and coaches finalized

The Detroit Pistons 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League roster shook out as expected.

The Team Page indicates that the Head Coach will be Don Zierden, and his assistants will be Ron Harper, Bill Pope, Kevin Wilson, and Paul Rivers.

• #01 ~ Rodney Billups - PG 5′10″ 165 lbs., Denver
• #05 ~ Rasheim Wright - SG 6′3″ 190 lbs., District of Columbia
• #06 ~ Alex Acker - SG 6′5″ 185 lbs., Pepperdine
• #07 ~ Frank Williams - PG 6′3″ 212 lbs., Illinois
• #08 ~ Sam Hoskin - PF 6′8″ 245 lbs., DePaul
• #09 ~ Wayne Wallace - C 6′9″ 215 lbs., Virginia Union
• #10 ~ Will Blalock - PG 6′0″ 205 lbs., Iowa State
• #12 ~ Nik Caner-Medley - SF 6′8″ 240 lbs., Maryland
• #17 ~ Marko Jovanovic - C 7′0″ 248 lbs., Serbia & Montenegro
• #18 ~ Cheikh Samb - C 7′1″ 195 lbs., Senegal
• #25 ~ Amir Johnson - F 6′9″ 210 lbs., Westchester HS (LA)
• #54 ~ Jason Maxiell - PF 6′7″ 260 lbs., Cincinnati

• Pistons Team Page @ TVSL

Zierden? ... this is an outrage!

The Pistons are looking at another Wallace from Virginia Union? That is sad.

#9 Will now be referred to as the Guy whose brother bolted to another team.

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I thought Ben left because of disrespect to his Family. Seems the Pisons organization is very family friendly--at least with summer league rosters.

he is 6'9 as well.

anyone care to take a guess at a potential starting lineup? i thought amir was 6'11...

No Delfino.

WAYNE WALLACE-

One of the big surprises of the 2003 Draft field…from Division II powerhouse and NBA factory Virginia Union, Wallace has been taught the work ethic that his uncle Ben Wallace and VUU alumni Charles Oakley exemplify in their game…the long and lanky power forward’s strength, as per Wallace genes, is defense and using his length to block shots…doesn’t get in a hurry to swat shots, stays on his feet and is patient, waiting for the right moment to elevate…questions surrounded his shooting ability due to his 5-7 window around the basket at VUU, but in private workouts he has shown the ability to knock down the mid range shot and could possibly extend to three point territory, although he doesn’t necessarily need to…adding a baby hook would be a great addition to his offensive arsenal…has crafty footwork around the basket, can spin off a defender in the block to get to the hole…gets good position for rebounds and finds the open seam to get on the glass…has good stamina…one of the top rebounder and shot blockers in DII, ranking 10th in boards and fourth in blocks…physically, he must add weight and muscle to play the way he does at the NBA level…he can get frustrated by physical teams and lets the opponent get into his head when they throw players at him…not a player to build the offense around.

Season averages: 14.7 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 3 bpg led CIAA in rebounding and blocks, 53.8% FG

Notes: Measured 6-7.25 without shoes and 6-8.75 with shoes Has a 7-0 wingspan and a 9 foot standing reach.



Now I know why we let Ben go.

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"Will was rolling, wasn't he? I roll with the guy that's hot." MC

Lets hope.

hmm, I'm gonna guess this as the starting lineup:

Will Blalock
Alex Acker
Amir Johnson
Jason Maxiell
Wayne Wallace


Thats right, I got Wallace starting