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Bye Darko. Best of luck in Orlando! Jersey courtesy of themicrowave...

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Old 02-15-2006, 08:55 PM
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Re: Good Luck Darko

Bye Darko. Best of luck in Orlando!


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Old 02-15-2006, 10:23 PM
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As for the Saunders regime, Darko's permanent benching was fair and understandable. Darko was given a second chance and precious minutes to prove himself, and he exhausted both with apathetic and lackluster play. Nothing in the NBA is given, and dispirited and inconsistent performance is neither appreciated nor rewarded.

Darko lacks mental toughness and is the epitome of passivity. Milicic is consistently weak on the boards, and fails to chase loose balls or make hustle plays. When asked about poor fourth quarter performance, Milicic reasoned "I was cold. Coming in the fourth quarter, I have to warm up." As absurd as that comment is coming from a professional basketball player, it is apparent that Darko, and not anyone around him, is at fault for the current quandary he finds himself in.

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Hey man, whatever makes you feel better. You know you can't bare to see him go.
Darko was given a total of 30 minutes in our rotation this year. Six five minute stints scattered over the first 14 games of the season. That is no chance to speak of.
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Don't let the doorknob hit you.
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Bye Darko. Best of luck in Orlando!


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Darko was given a total of 30 minutes in our rotation this year. Six five minute stints scattered over the first 14 games of the season. That is no chance to speak of.
But Lee, what do you make of Darko's explanation of his bad performance in a game (quoted in your post)? That was indeed a very stupid statement, if he actually made it. I hope you are right about Darko's future. But the rather low value we are getting for Darko in this trade makes it clear to me that Flip and Joe have given up on him, and that they are just cutting their losses with this deal (perhaps thinking that his trade value may fall even more over time). And to my mind Joe and Flip telegraphed this a few months ago when they made their negative public comments about Darko's lackadaisical attitude and continuing "mistakes." You don't come down on a player publicly like that unless you are very disappointed in him.
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Re: Good Luck Darko

I dont like Darko but John Saunders' dumb @$$ just called Darko one of the biggest draft busts of all time. The kids 20! Kandi man Sam Bowie Kwame Brown Dajuan Wagner Jonathan Bender Tractor Traylor Ron Mercer Tony Battie Antonio Daniels Ed OBannon Eric Montross - All lottery picks all garbage. With the exception of Kwame Brown none of those players has a chance to do anything with their careers and Darko still has at least another 10 years to prove himself. Again I dont like Darko but calling him one of the biggest busts ever is ludicrous. Good luck proving yourself not to be the worst ever darko
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Re: Good Luck Darko

I think the kid can make an All Star team or two in his career, and I wish him well. It would be nice to see him enjoy playing basketball.
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Re: Good Luck Darko

i started a thread (which later got merged) on Jan. 11th about Arroyo and trades, and possibly the media buttering up his skills (even though he had a bad game)

http://www.pistonsforum.com/detroit-...royo#post15682

heh looks like there *was* more to it!
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Don't let the doorknob hit you.
....where the Good Lord split ya.
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Re: Don't be like the press. Get it right

Wow, Lee! Was that your first response to the news? I would have expected you to be more vocal. I'm not mocking you or anything, I'm just surprised that you haven't posted more about the trade.
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