I have received numerous emails from listeners and Pistons fans regarding Chris Douglas-Roberts.  Many want to know why Joe Dumars did not draft him in the second round, heck, even in the first round at #29.  CDR is a Detroiter and a darn good player and some felt like he would have been a good fit.  What you don't know, is that he had ZERO interest in playing here and felt he would be drafted a lot higher.

Shep filled in for Jamie yesterday on the WDFN morning show and one of the callers said that he was at CDR's house on draft night.  CDR told everyone there (according to this mystery caller) that he did not feel he fit with Detroit and had no interest in being a Piston and wanted to go to a team that ran more.  I was working that morning and heard this exchange and I decided to do a little research. 

It turns out that the caller (CDR's friend) was right on the money.  Douglas-Roberts believed that there was no way he would drop to #29 and likely felt like it was an insult to even believe that he would be available to play for a team like Detroit drafting that low.  I talked to someone who knows CDR and he told me that Douglas-Roberts thought he was a top 20 lock.  In addition, the Pistons did call CDR's people and offered to work him out.  There was no workout.  He did not come to the Palace.  Now you know the story and the kid ended up going to New Jersey at #40. 

During the show, conversation turned to a story about how suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones now wants to drop his well-known nickname. In the course of the segment, Imus is told that Jones has “been arrested six times since being drafted by Tennessee in 2005.”

Imus asks: “What color is he?”

“He’s African-American,” the host is informed by one of his on-air sidekicks.

“Well, there you go,” Imus said. “Now we know.”

HERE IS THE AUDIO
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/06/23/don-imus-on-adam-jones-what-color-is-he/