Hope not. Emoni is an elite jump shooter with tighter handles than Jackson though. I think the skill set Emoni has is more coveted than what Jackson possessed as a prep player. Jackson is the more nimble/fluid athlete, but Bates has much more skill and polish offensively.
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It sounds like he didnāt have that much of an issue at Memphis which allowed him see PT and was able to contribute. Hopefully, itāll carry over for the Pistons. Itās a good gamble to sign him and if he does well, Weaver can flip him for assets down the road.
There wasnt a lot of issues with Jackson per say. Like he wasnāt a problem when the clock started. But he didnāt put in extra work and didnāt try to connect with teammates at all during the season. If you arenāt a top end player you have to be a good locker room guy and culture guy and Jackson wasnāt that. I know a couple people in the Memphis organization and theyāve said as much. His contract ran out and they knew in the bubble he wasnāt going to get resigned. The head coach wasnāt very high on Jackson either. The staff knew he was very talented, which is why he was with them in the bubble. But not good enough to keep around with how he acts.
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When he was in Phoenix , he sucked. I hadnāt heard that about Memphis though , I thought he turned it around
Anyone watch the game tonight? Sounds like Hayes wasnāt good?
He was up and down, but definitely more down. Had way too many turnovers. He must have traveled three times. Looked bad in a way youād expect a 19 year old PG to look in his first NBA action with no summer league and minimal camp. Had a couple nice plays too.
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Bey looked pretty good and Isaiah Stewart had some moments but only played the last 5 minutes of the game. The good part was, for some reason, the Knicks kept their starters in so it wasnāt your normal preseason garbage time.
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Hayes will probably be bad for most of the season if not the whole year. A rookie PG is a tough life.
If anyone feels compelled, Iāve been running a Pistons Over/Under Contest for the last 9 years on the longest-running Pistons message board (I do believe. Going back to pre-Teal, in one form or another) and Iāll be giving away two lousy seats to a Pistons regular season game (when fans are allowed back) to the winner.
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You get pistons tix at staples for me if I win, right??
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NOPE! (Not even against the Clippers)
How long is the season the Pistons are supposed to play?? 62???
There will be 72 games, if nothing is cancelled.
The Pistons are taking on my Minnesota Timberwolves tonight in the opener! I guess the good news would be that someone has to winā¦
Thereās still a few hours to get in the contest!
Andre had many critics but he did go 8-1 (as a Piston) against KAT. Heāll be missed tonight.
KAT has not done well against physically imposing centers. AD and Cousins from Kentucky have owned him as well as Embiid. At least he showed a little fight against Embiid last year.
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Heās a bit of a softie. Very talented player, though.
Great exchange of different viewpoints. To this Pistons fan, Andre was the least physically-imposing huge and athletic center Iāve ever seen. Embiid just toys with him. I took in a Pistons/Sixers game live in Philly a few years ago and Embiid put on a masterclass in baiting. After he baited Andre into a fifth foul; I have a very clear memory of Embiid standing at the FT line raising up his arms to egg on the crowd as Andre walked to the bench. Whole place loving it.
On the bright side, in the parking lot afterward I picked up a $5 tshirt that says: āTrust The Process: Simmons-Fultz-Embiidā. Knew at the time it would soon be a good way to troll Sixers fans.
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Did anyone have Andreās number more than Embiid? They had some good battles, but 'Dre was always on the short end it seemedā¦and Embiid definitely trolled with that lol
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