Comments on: More On Chris Douglas-Roberts

By: Michael Norwood

Michael Norwood — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:36:05 +0000

Well…I’m a University of Memphis fan, and obviously a CDR fan. It’s unfortunate that he slipped to the 40th pick in the draft but from here, all he can do is work his butt off and make all the other GM’s in the league regret passing up on him. CDR is a baller, an old school baller and had a great career at the UofM. I wish him the best and will be pulling for him this upcoming season. It’s the land of opportunity…make the most of it CDR.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:56:37 +0000

Perhaps Detroit took CDR’s thanks, but no thanks as a sign not to draft him. I am also curious as to why Boston Giddens over Roberts or the Bulls took Weems. I suppose it could be a talent issue, but CDR isn’t an athletic liability by any means. Futhermore, I’m curious if the reports of his few workouts and him being gassed towards the end of them are true.

If so, that couldn’t have helped his stock. Just look how an erroneous report about Darrell Arthur’s kidney affected his draft.

As for the airplane business, CBS Sportsline mentioned the same thing, although, I wasn’t sure when the reports of him not wanting be a Piston emerged. Thanks for clearing that up.

By: bobbo

bobbo — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:12:24 +0000

Utter bullshit. Chris Douglas-Roberts worked out for several teams in the mid-20’s including the Nets. The Newark Star-Ledger reported before the draft that Douglas Roberts had the best workout of any of the 30+ players who had come to NJ.

The Nets took Brook Lopez at @10 even though he repeatedly refused to work out for them. That happens all the time. At least one player taken after Lopez also had refused to work out for the Nets. The workout is not the defining part of any team’s decision on who to draft. By then, the player has been scouted multiple times by multiple members of the team front office, had his DVD’s scrutinized and sliced into segments by team video analysts.

Then, we have this pathetic story from some anonymous caller to some second-rate sports radio show in Detroit claiming that he had been at the Douglas-Roberts draft party, where Douglas-Roberts said he didnt want to play for Detroit. One problem, as the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported, Douglas Roberts had worked at Calipari’s basketball camp til late in the afternoon, then boarded a flight early in the evening DELIBERATELY timing it so he would miss the draft.

Who knows why Douglas-Roberts didn’t go in the first round. Maybe NBA teams didnt think he was quick enough. But it is silly to suggest that if had worked out for the Pistons they might have picked him. This isn’t about pique. It’s about analysis.