Detroit Pistons & NBA Talk (Part 2)

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Monte was the original plan. He almost committed. Then his mom got frustrated that Michigan was pressuring him into committing early.

The fun of June 15th back in the day!

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Beilein offered Walton, Morris and Demetrius Jackson all at once and it was first come, first served for the PG spot.

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Monte and Derrick on the same day but Monte in the morning and Walton in the evening IIRC.

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Yup. If Walton didn’t jump at it, Morris probably would have eventually committed to Michigan.

It worked out for everyone in the end. All 3 ended up being good college PGs.

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They wanted Monte, Austin and Donnal to all commit the same day. Monte was going to but didn’t.

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now no one commits until June of their senior year(at the earliest)!

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June 15th used to be electric

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It was. But still doesn’t compare to Portal Month

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Interesting comp, I think if we sliding doors it, there are years we’d have been better off with Monte (probably their sophomore and junior years?) and years we’d have been better off with Derrick (freshman and senior?). Pretty different players though - Walton’s shooting probably plays better their freshman year, and we definitely needed his superior shooting (even if they ended up scoring about the same) as a senior. That 15-16 team though is probably better off with Monte’s superior play-making.

Both really good players though

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