Darko Milicic

[sefant77]

Finally arriving in the NBA?

[KapitanTutan]

5 years too late

[endrity]

Still young enough to make a quality career for himself, 25 with few mileage on his legs.

[Pistons < Spurs]

I wish him the best. He came into the league as an immature kid who was told he's a can't miss star. Clearly he wasn't ready ... in every way. But he still has plenty of time to turn things around. He'll never live up to his being drafted #2, but clearly he does have some talent to go along with his 7 foot body.

[MI21]

Would the Heat be a better team with Darko rather than Chris Bosh?

:)

[KapitanTutan]

lol darko > melo

[Nahtanoj]

Darko > Kwame > Oden

[Darthkiller]

I wish him the best. He came into the league as an immature kid who was told he's a can't miss star. Clearly he wasn't ready ... in every way. But he still has plenty of time to turn things around. He'll never live up to his being drafted #2, but clearly he does have some talent to go along with his 7 foot body.


current darko > current bosh . so bosh must be an even bigger bust then

[Nahtanoj]

Darko is proven, he is an NBA Champion.

[ezau]

He's finally arrived. Too bad he didn't pan out when he was still with the Pistons

[JamStone]

nope. but he's good enough to have a pretty good game every now and then.

[baseline bum]

He'll always be a legend for the greatest postgame interview ever.

Sc5E3kVIs3s

[frodo]

lol darko > melo

he was drafted above wade as well.

shite > anyone drafted in 02 (e.g. Amare), accordingly. it's just where shit happens imo.

[Texas_Ranger]

He'll always be a legend for the greatest postgame interview ever.

Sc5E3kVIs3s

Serb basketball players are just morons.

At least Darko didn't throw a chair.

[Trill Clinton]

Darko impressed me tonight.

[Texas_Ranger]

Darko impressed me tonight.

He did OWN Duncan. :(

[HarlemHeat37]

I'm a fan of Darko's game, so I think it's a good deal, as long as he keeps his head on straight..he's a solid defensive player and he can rebound, he's also a decent scorer, he just has to keep his ego in check..

Al Jefferson asked for a trade earlier IIRC, and they've obviously been trying to move him..

I said this when they signed him during the off-season..I've been a fan of his game for a while now..myself and mogrovejo both predicted that he would be a successful player if he stayed in Minnesota, he has shown that he has talent ever since he joined Minny..he just needs to be reassured and loved all the time, he's sensitive..

22 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks vs. Tim Duncan..
23 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 blocks vs. Pau Gasol..
21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks vs. OKC..

Those are his last 3 games..his next game is vs. GS, so he has a good chance to keep it up..

[Nahtanoj]

Jackson revealed he told Gasol that "the best European center's on the other team today," because Darko Milicic outplayed Gasol.

[Trill Clinton]

He did OWN Duncan. :(

Indeed. What's worse is they kept running iso's and let him do work on timmy. I felt bad for the guy, he looked so defeated:depressed

[Pistons < Spurs]

he just needs to be reassured and loved all the time, he's sensitive..


This is spot on. He needs to be coddled and have some one continuously pat him on the back. Which is exactly why things went so wrong for him with Larry Brown. There was no way the 2 of them were ever going to be on the same page. LB was probably the very worst coach he could have had, especially as his first go at it in the NBA.

[JamStone]

Only to a certain extent. Larry Brown could have coddled and babied Darko all he wanted, it wouldn't have mattered because he didn't play him any minutes. Darko needed in-game experience as much as anything. LB could have been best buddies with Darko, but what would that have done if he still didn't play him?

But take nothing away from Darko's lack of patience and discipline. His work ethic was shit while in Detroit.

[ElNono]

He's moody as shit. He's the typical guy that becomes useless quickly if he doesn't get touches all the time. That's why the Minny situation works for him.

[mingus]

he has all the physical tools to average 20-10 in this league. too bad no one's ever averaged that on physical abilities alone.

like it has in the past, his midget brain will probably get in the way sooner or later from reaching his full potential, or even 75% of his potential. i can see him averaging 13-14 ppg 8 rbg 2 blocks for a whole season.

still really good, but far from his potential. we've seen guys like him before. Rasheed Wallace was one. never wanted to reach his potential.

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't think Darko really had any chance in Detroit..it was just a bad situation for him in many ways..a project player joining a contender, a coach that doesn't usually appeal to younger player, lack of a work ethic..

I agree with both of you that Brown could have obviously had a big impact on Darko in multiple ways, but there have been plenty of reports that have talked about his poor work ethic, as Jam said..

It would have been pretty interesting to have seen him work and learn from Ben Wallace and 'Sheed though..

You can tell how sensitive he is when you watch a Minnesota broadcast though..their announcers actually talk about "Darko smiling" or "Darko angry" throughout the game, commenting on his emotions as they change..I don't think a player with his mentality will ever be great or anything, but he can definitely develop into a good, reliable C in a league that lacks bigs..

[JamStone]

Rasheed's lack of reaching his full potential as a player is much different from Darko's. Rasheed didn't care about individual stats, but he cared about winning. Early in his career, Darko just didn't care period.

[j.dizzle]

He did look good vs Pau the other day & a couple minutes of the game I saw today. Phil ripped Pau so hard at halftime hahaha the zenmaster has the sickest job.

[mingus]

Rasheed didn't care about individual stats, but he cared about winning.

Rasheed cared about winning on his own terms, which isn't actually caring about winning. if he cared about winning he's have put his ass in the post.

[ohmwrecker]

I'm happy for Darko. Kid's had it rough.

[Red Hawk #21]

I've always thought Darko was super talented, idk why he's sucked for so long though tbh

[Gutter92]

I've always thought Darko was super talented, idk why he's sucked for so long though tbh

My brother is a huge Darko fan...he thinks it comes down to his confidence...he is getting very consistent touches now..

[pawe]

Darko wont survive with coaches like LB, Pop and PJ if he is that mentally soft.

[LkrFan]

Darko brought the goods against Timmy D. Now I don't feel as bad because he just took a wet dump on Pau Gasol. :lol

Check out this picture of Joe Dumars: :bang

[peskypesky]

i'm pulling for Darko myself. i hope he continues his effective play and takes his place as one of the league's dependable big men.

[FkLA]

tbh wasnt Darko billed as big man with range (all the way out to the 3 pt line) and handles when he first came into the league? I remember him being alot more perimeter oriented than how he played tonight. Which is surprising because his post game looks real fluid, and he's able to get his hook over just about anybody in the league.

trade for Darko RC!

[angelbelow]

He was damn impressive today... I kept thinking "no way" and "horse shit" but he just kept making them...