In today’s age of new fangled technology and social networking, anything that happens is met by an array of opinions from anybody and everybody across the globe. With Marquette’s own Henry Ellenson becoming the 57th player in program history to be selected into the NBA on Thursday night in Brooklyn, media, fans and casual observers took to the online forums to give their takes on the newest Piston. Let’s see what they had to say:

Detroit Pistons planning to select Henry Ellenson with the No. 18 pick, league source tells @TheVertical.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 24, 2016

That moment when you become a Piston. #DetroitProud https://t.co/h3fg6Lgub2

Pistons newest players Henry Ellenson and Michael Gbinije pic.twitter.com/tokfNYwk1e

— Jennifer Hammond (@HammerFox2) June 24, 2016

— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) June 24, 2016

Congrats to @HenryEllenson13 #mubb @NBADraft @DetroitPistons pic.twitter.com/DJC9gRu4ab

— MarquetteMBB (@MarquetteMBB) June 24, 2016

.@Tobias31 is in NYC and he has a message for @henryellenson13. #DetroitBasketball pic.twitter.com/yyWMv5bUwu

— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) June 24, 2016

So happy for @HenryEllenson13! Great pick for the Pistons! #mubb

— Steve Wojciechowski (@steve_wojo) June 24, 2016

More than excited to call Detroit my new home! #MotorCity #Pistons @DetroitPistons pic.twitter.com/49wiTIO1Yg

— Henry Ellenson (@HenryEllenson13) June 24, 2016

Welcome @HenryEllenson13 to an exclusive group of #mubb players in the @NBADraft @DetroitPistons pic.twitter.com/bZKM87mN9v

— MarquetteMBB (@MarquetteMBB) June 24, 2016

Love #Pistons draft – Ellenson – developmental 4/5, should start in a couple years – Gbinije is a back-up guard, ready to contribute

— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) June 24, 2016

Henry Ellenson is Marquette’s first Top-20 pick since Dwyane Wade in 2003. pic.twitter.com/6NOF5AAX3H

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 24, 2016

Ellwood Ellenson went for food & got mobbed. Ppl thought he was Henry. One kid “You’re gonna be rookie of the year!” pic.twitter.com/V4AQPltlz8

— Matt Velazquez (@Matt_Velazquez) June 24, 2016

@HenryEllenson13 Welcome to Detroit. Congrats!! Get ready to work!!

— Reggie Jackson (@Reggie_Jackson) June 24, 2016

“We loved him. We just didn’t think we could get him. We’re really, really happy.” – Stan Van Gundy on Henry Ellenson

— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) June 24, 2016

SVG says Henry Ellenson was ranked 10th overall on their draft board.

— Mike Sullivan (@MikeSullivan) June 24, 2016

SVG said Henry Ellenson has “a really nice stroke,” believes he’ll develop good mid-range jumper, eventually three-point shot.

— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) June 24, 2016

Just watched 2 minutes of @HenryEllenson13 highlight tape and am pretty sure we drafted the next Dirk http://marquettewire.org/3951252/tv/tv-sports/social-hour-ellenson-headed-to-detroit/
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