Darko who?

This year everyone has been talking about the NBA's 2 top rookies. They are, of course, Cleveland's Lebron James and Denver's Carmello Anthony. Lebron James,the first pick in the draft, has averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists a game. Carmello Anthony, the third pick in the draft, has averaged 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists a game. Most people don't remember who the second pick was in last April's NBA draft. The Detroit Pistons had that pick and they selected Darko Milicic. Darko is a 7 foot center from Serbia. He is only 18 years old.They could have drafted Carmello but they passed him up. Most people thought(and still do) how dumb the Pistons were for passing up Carmello. Joe Dumars was the main guy who drafted Darko. Joe said that he has never regreted his decision for drafting Darko over Carmello. He saw flashes of a future allstar. Darko played against much older basketball players while in Serbia. He played very well against those older players. Darko has only played in about 120 minutes this year. Joe D. and Larry Brown want to break him in slowly. They have no rush to put him in the lineup. They are already in contention for a NBA title. Even though Darko hasn't played much I think he getting a lot better. He is learning what life is like in the NBA and America. Larry Brown is teaching him how to be a great center. People just need to realize that Darko will be good like Carmello and James but it will take longer. He has all the tools and skills to be a great center one day in the NBA. Darko's time will come. When that time comes Darko will be ready.