I gave him a D - honestly - he should have bought a pick - and he probably should have traded someone like Crawford.

His next move better be to dump some players. Nets move Jefferson, clear cap and don't get, in my estimation, equal talent back.

We need to do the same. Curry & Crawford should be moveable.

I'm worried that Walsh & D'Antoni won't move Crawford because they want to win as many pathetic games this season as possible, and if you dump Crawford, we're really going to suck.

I would give him a D. I don't thing Gallinari was the best player available and I don't think he was the guy his coach wanted. I think there will be alot of guys who the Knicks were rumored to possibly pick that fans will be talking about for a long time.

I gave him an F, but realistically it's a D. He completely wiffed on all of the trades he was pursuing, not completely his fault, but he doesn't get a pass for that either. They clearly thought they were moving Lee to Memphis or Portland which is why they threw him under the bus on MSG.

Gallinari is a decent pick, he's basically going to be a KVH clone but maybe with more heart. But there were guys with motors who played a running game available - Bayless, Alexander. Could have traded and tried to get some more assets.

Look at Portland. My god, they get an A. Bayless, Arthur and Dorsey. That's how you run a draft.

MSG gets an F doe their pathetic throwing DLee under the bus and trying to spin this draft like it was some sort of big ****ing win for the Knicks. I am so sick of the Knicks coverage on MSG.

Grade the obnoxious NY fans, who have never seen Gallinari play, who feel obligated welcome an 18 year old kid from Italy - to the United States - by Booing him

Posted by JayNYC:

I gave him an F, primarily because we don't know if he took the best player available! We mortgaged our future on an UNKNOWN...
[Edited by - JayNYC on 06-27-2008 09:31 AM]

I hate to break it to you but the Knicks defaulted on that mortgage a long time ago - they have been at sub-prime status for the past decade and we have been feeling the effects every season. Although I dont disagree with you on the passing on talent part - but DG is an uknown and we will see what happens.

Incomplete. I'm real pissed that we didn't buy a pick from anyone, at the same time, who's to say he didn't try? Who's to say that Spurs email was actually true? I'm in wait and see mode with Galliari. I like what he can possibly represent. I just want it to come true now.

I don't know yet so I say incomplete. My only concern is that this kid will be able to handle playing here.

Posted by McK1:

why take Bayless or Gordon when you have Crawful? like Randolph and Curry its likely he has little trade value due to his contract.

Why take Danilo as a PF when you have Zach Randolph or David Lee? The same logic applies here!

It's simple why you take those guys.. because they are PTP'ers.. we know that they are good. We need a facelift in our backcourt, Walsh has said that he selected Danilo because he doesn't know what type of contribution either of those two players would have given.. YET he selected Gallinari? Is that justified? They masquerade the true answer to that question by saying oh we've been watching Danilo for a year. Pure Fodder! You go with what you Know! Dick Vitale said it best yesterday, and Jay Bilas was on point as well when they questioned this selection. This is a mystery pick, we don't need to base our NYK future on an unknown.

Don't get me wrong, I ain't knocking Danilo.. because I don't know what he can do on the court. Everything is pure speculation when attempting to critique his game. By all accounts, scouts have cited that he plays no D, and what was also a little less than to be desired was Danilo's request to workout alone. Just a shooting drill, no physical contact against other players. He didn't want to decrease his chances of being selected. That is kind of suspect in my opinion. Quite Soft! Yet, This our PF.

I'll admit his highlights look superb.. but usually most highlights are impressive wouldn't you agree? Bottomline is, As a Knick Fan I hope that Danilo is nice like Dirk or Detlef. That being said, hope is the operative word in that statement. We wouldn't guess on what we'd be getting with Gordon or Bayless.

[Edited by - JayNYC on 06-27-2008 10:10 AM]