Tony Mitchell

[need4detroit]

Thinking a thicker Amir Johnson if his motor improves...which would not be bad value.

Hes a bit more explosive then Amir. Amir might have a higher motor though.

[Minas]

Watch the press conference vid and look at his ears. They're so different!

I noticed the same thing, he's a weird looking dude, which his posture didn't help either.

I really like this pick. In the second round it's definitely worth taking a risk on a guy with this much potential. I think that we are a good environment for him and hopefully he will quash the low motor criticisms the same way that Drummond did last season. Also, from what I've seen I think he is better suited to play at the 4, he seems to have a similar skillset to Josh Smith.

[Blkbrd671]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUHKU5zHzUg

[DetroitDon15]

Anyone else notice how quickly we made the Mitchell pick?

It was made almost immediately after Sacto took McCallum. No 2-minute delay

Dumars wanted him badly. I',m not surprised by it at all.

I did notice that. It was an easy pick at that point in the draft. Especially with McCallum off the board.

I liked it a lot. I don't believe Dumars when he says Mitchell can guard both the 3 and the 4. I see him more as a four overall.

[DetroitDon15]

Good pick. Could have had Burke. I hate this team.

Joe Dumars has to have a plan in place to bring back Calderon otherwise I don't see why he draft Caldwell Pope over the point guards available.

[Damon_3388]

Considering both were still on the board at the time, would have preferred Jeff Withey or Mike Muscala at this pick TBH.

[tbennett5438]

I like this pick, low risk/high reward.

[bennett13]

I think T Mitch will be a great back up 4 for us in a few years. Couldn't be any worst than CV.

[chrbal]

Considering both were still on the board at the time, would have preferred Jeff Withey or Mike Muscala at this pick TBH.

Really? Withey will be a decent backup center at best. Think Scot Pollard. Mike has some potential, but I don't really see the upside in either. Theres a little bit of risk with Tony, but the reward is a lot higher...potentially.

[DetroitDon15]

Considering both were still on the board at the time, would have preferred Jeff Withey or Mike Muscala at this pick TBH.

Really? Withey will be a decent backup center at best. Think Scot Pollard. Mike has some potential, but I don't really see the upside in either. Theres a little bit of risk with Tony, but the reward is a lot higher...potentially.

I felt Jeff Withey is a solid birdman type back-up center. He can block shots and make free throws. Value there. I thought he filled a huge need but Mitchell has clear more upside. Mitchell was a projected first rounder. I think he could be a good athletic 4 in this league if he applies himself which is the question.

[Redeemed]

I like the T-Mitch selection. He's got strength and explosiveness the team lacked for the most part. I look forward to seeing what he's able to do in Summer League

[HotelVitale]

Considering both were still on the board at the time, would have preferred Jeff Withey or Mike Muscala at this pick TBH.

Really? Withey will be a decent backup center at best. Think Scot Pollard. Mike has some potential, but I don't really see the upside in either. Theres a little bit of risk with Tony, but the reward is a lot higher...potentially.

I like our Mitchell pick but I think this perspective is skewed. Mitchell could be great but best case scenario he's likely to take years just to become a rotation guy. He's a worse prospect than Amir-- who utterly dominated in high school and who's substantially taller--and he was pretty lame at North Texas. What we're hoping is that he was in some mental or physical funk, because he should have been crushing that competition (he posted 13/8 on 44% from the field, PER of 20). And even then he has to learn some new NBA skills and figure out how to play at that speed and against those athletes. There's a very large chance that he doesn't get there.

With Withey you're getting a guy with limited skills but little chance his basic skills don't carry over to the NBA. He's as good a shot blocker as any recent prospect, including guys like Noel and A Davis, he's a legit 7-footer, he rebounds adequately, and he knows and performs his role on offense well (lay ups, dunks, wide open mid range shots). His chance of becoming a solid rotation guy in the next three years is probably five times higher than Mitchell's. (Also I see what you mean about Withey being at Pollard's level as a back up but he should easily block twice the amount of shots Pollard did at his peak).

[Minas]

Tony L. Mitchell Jr. ‏@TonyMitchUNENO 39s
Love These Dudes Already Man...Good Practice Today

Dre also tweeted that Mitchell was the second most explosive leaper he'd seen, after himself of course
He deleted the tweet though.

[Damon_3388]

Really? Withey will be a decent backup center at best. Think Scot Pollard. Mike has some potential, but I don't really see the upside in either. Theres a little bit of risk with Tony, but the reward is a lot higher...potentially.

Not everyone has to develop into a star, especially as we've already got our starting frontcourt for the next decade. Would have been better to get some solid backup on the frontline, who can consistently block shots and rebound, rather than another tweener 3/4 type.

I like our Mitchell pick but I think this perspective is skewed. Mitchell could be great but best case scenario he's likely to take years just to become a rotation guy. He's a worse prospect than Amir-- who utterly dominated in high school and who's substantially taller--and he was pretty lame at North Texas. What we're hoping is that he was in some mental or physical funk, because he should have been crushing that competition (he posted 13/8 on 44% from the field, PER of 20). And even then he has to learn some new NBA skills and figure out how to play at that speed and against those athletes. There's a very large chance that he doesn't get there.

With Withey you're getting a guy with limited skills but little chance his basic skills don't carry over to the NBA. He's as good a shot blocker as any recent prospect, including guys like Noel and A Davis, he's a legit 7-footer, he rebounds adequately, and he knows and performs his role on offense well (lay ups, dunks, wide open mid range shots). His chance of becoming a solid rotation guy in the next three years is probably five times higher than Mitchell's. (Also I see what you mean about Withey being at Pollard's level as a back up but he should easily block twice the amount of shots Pollard did at his peak).

Yep, this.