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I think he was drafted at 6'9" and grew a bit. It wouldn't fit into the 'hiding ...

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Old 04-19-2007, 01:06 PM
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I think he was drafted at 6'9" and grew a bit.

It wouldn't fit into the 'hiding him' scheme if we re-measured him.
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Let's make sure we don't raise his value by saying good things about him here. I'm sure those other GM's are going to snoop on this board.

Keep calling him a project and point out all his faults.

It's hard work hiding a 6'11" power forward who puts up gaudy numbers at all levels.
That's a good point. Maybe I should point out that he reminds me of Tremaine Fowlkes ...yeah...he has that kind of potential. But Fowlkes has a championship ring (probably didn't get one of those belts) and he broke things in the locker room.
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I'll never bet against Joe. I might have mild reservations about some of his actions, though. The only reasonable explanation I can think of is that they think he really could be the x-factor in the playoffs, as several people have mentioned, ala Prince 2004. Also, Last year Sheed got hurt and that cost us, so another big body could be crucial. If Amir is ready to produce, it is brilliant to spring him on unsuspecting foes in the playoffs. But I think most people would agree that he is too green to make a huge difference.
Why is he green? Is he a Martian? Is he sick? What gives? Is he a green horn? I don't think anyone growing up in Los Angeles CA, especially his hood, can be a green horn. LOL

Sorry I couldn't resist.

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If AJ is that good, then you have to question Joe's handling of him this year.

If the goal is to win now, then shouldn't we have been playing AJ the whole year, so that he would be ready to help us this year in the playoffs? It's not like Ben was playing ahead of him.

Instead, Joe chose to sandbag him, so we could resign him cheap. Hopefully, we won't be wishing we had AJ ready for this years playoffs, but you have to wonder how much someone will be willing to pay for a 19 year old that would have been a lottery pick this year. And if the sandbagging really worked.
He needed minutes. He might have able to play with the Pistons, but he would never have gotten the minutes. He would have deferred to the vets and his numbers would have been low and so would his minutes. I think Joe D. is handling this just fine.

AJ is available for the playoffs. I haven't seen the list of twelve for the opener yet.

One other angle to look at is now that AJ has gotten some legitimate minutes in the bigs Joe D. and staff have seen what Amir can do in the bigs. This gives them more good information about what they can try and do regarding trades. I think to worry about these games raising his signing value by a lot is not warranted all. He was still a second round pick. He still hasn't played over 20 or so games in the NBA.

There is a pecking order in all pro leagues on what players can get and rarely is it broken. Unless AJ were to do something spectacular in the playoffs, like Magic did his rookie year AJ will get normal pecking order wages when he resigns with Detroit, though probably at the high end of the range. Nothing to worry about. We all should be happy that he has this much real potential that Joe D. has to fork over more of Mr. D's cash to resign AJ.

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Very intelligent post Buddhafan. Excellent.
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Re: Amir Johnson - Detroit Piston Tracker

Amir's NBDL page says he is 6'9": NBA Development League: Amir Johnson Player Info

Amir's NBA page also says he is 6'9": ESPN.com - NBA - Amir Johnson - Detroit Pistons - Player Card
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Amir's NBDL page says he is 6'9"
That sounds credible. He doesn't look anywhere near 6-11 on the court.
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Re: Amir Johnson - Detroit Piston Tracker

AJ will be on the playoff roster.

He was sent down to the D-League for seasoning, played in the last 4 games to substantiate what we were seeing while playing at Sioux Falls.

AJ will be our Secret Weapon for the playoffs.
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Re: PLAYOFF ROSTER SIZE IS 15 - Amir is on playoff roster!

What's the deal with Amir and the Skyforce's bid for a championship?

I thought I heard Blaha in the postgame interview say something about him going back to the D League for the championship?

Is that possible?

Looks like their schedule ends in April so he'd be back before the second round but then would it be too late to put him on the playoff roster?

Ok just kidding about that last question, but I am seriously asking about the D league championship? Did I hear Blaha wrong?
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Re: Amir Johnson - Detroit Piston Tracker

I would like to refer you all to the Pistons' website:

"Johnson, who has grown to 6-foot-11 after being 6-9 when drafted by the Pistons with the 56th pick of the 2005 draft..."

PISTONS: On-the-Job Training

Now, why would they say that if it isn't true? Is it safe to say that estimating a 2% difference in height on TV is not always accurate?

Dude is 6'11" and is has pogo sticks for legs.
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