Undrefted Free Agents Worth a Look
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McK1
Posts: 26527 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/16/2005 Member: #964 |
6/27/2009 12:46 AM
Christmas will be in the Sixers camp
The Sixers extended an invitation to former Temple standout Dionte Christmas, who wasn’t picked in Thursday night’s NBA Draft, to join the team’s combined summer league team with the Nets at the Orlando Pro Summer League. http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/news/bct/tag/nba-philadelphia-76ers-pro-summer-league-dionte-chri/ the stop underrating David Lee movement
1. FIRE MIKE 2. HIRE MULLIN 3. PAY AVERY 4. FREE NATE!!!
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Finestrg
Posts: 27296 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 1/1/2006 Member: #1069 |
6/27/2009 10:09 AM
Posted by McK1: See this is what I'm talking about. Why can't WE be the ones for a change to bring in talent like this for summer league action? Christmas was a nice player for Temple last year. 6'5" and can really shoot the ball. Quality. Oh right, we're bringing in Dan Grunfeld, it's OK... We just do a piss-poor job of constructing our summer league teams ever year IMO. There's always quality guys out there every year, and every damn year we let them slip through the cracks by showing no interest. I mean what's the deal? Do your damn homework for Christ's sake and open your eyes to some other possibilities... For us, it just feels like it's always our draft picks and then a list of complete scrubs that have ZERO chance of making the team - the Walker Russell Jrs, the Brian Greenes, the Dan Grunfelds, the Paul Millers --- come on man. Pathetic. Those guys can't play. That's why I was shocked last year when we brought in Von Wafer. So against the grain for us... Christmas would've been nice man. We just need to do a little more homework and put in a little more effort after the draft is over - talk to some agents and just have a much better plan in place on how to proceed with summer league. It's like we seem content to just start the development process with our own pick or two or with our 2nd-year players and not even open our eyes to these other quality possibilites. I don't know who's directly in charge of this aspect, but we need to start doing a much better job of contructing our summer league clubs..  [Edited by - finestrg on 06-27-2009 10:20 AM] |
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Knicksfan
Posts: 33521 Alba Posts: 27 Joined: 7/5/2004 Member: #691 USA |
6/27/2009 11:41 AM
Posted by Finestrg:Posted by McK1: Relax. Too much time left to do it...  Knicks_Fan
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Swishfm3
Posts: 23324 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 3/28/2003 Member: #392 |
6/27/2009 11:51 AM
What happen to E.Davendorf? smh...kid was on top of the world coming out of High School
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TMS
Posts: 60684 Alba Posts: 617 Joined: 5/11/2004 Member: #674 USA |
6/27/2009 5:52 PM
Posted by McK1: that bites... he woulda made a nice replacement for Q Rich off the bench... wouldn't mind bringing Jeff Adrien in if we can... he's undersized for a PF but he plays w/energy & hustle... would add some good depth to our bench... i think he can be another Leon Powe. After 7 years & 40K+ posts, banned by martin for calling Nalod a 'moron'. Awesome.
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Paladin55
Posts: 24321 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/6/2008 Member: #2098 |
6/27/2009 6:13 PM
Posted by Paladin55:Posted by BRIGGS: An update on Harris: Paul Harris has summer league offers No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities- C.N. Bovee
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TMS
Posts: 60684 Alba Posts: 617 Joined: 5/11/2004 Member: #674 USA |
6/27/2009 6:28 PM
Knicks should invite these guys into Summer Leagues:
Josh Heyvelt - versatile bigman who can shoot the rock from the perimeter & block shots... would be a nice fit in MDA's system & perfect complement to Jordan Hill's inside game... please get me this guy & boot Jared Fishlips' useless butt off this team ASAP! Jeff Adrien - undersized but plays w/fire, energy & hustle... this guy would be a fan favorite in NY, a natural bring your lunch & eat it type guy... i see a lot of Leon Powe in him... would add some nice depth to our frontcourt off the bench & can fill Q Rich's minutes in the rotation. Nic Wise - sparkplug type player off the bench & would be a nice backup for Duhon (or possible future starter)... he was a leader on Jordan Hill's team & made big plays down the stretch for them in several games i watched them play... T. Douglas is not really a PG anyway After 7 years & 40K+ posts, banned by martin for calling Nalod a 'moron'. Awesome.
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Cosmic
Posts: 26570 Alba Posts: 27 Joined: 3/17/2006 Member: #1115 USA |
6/28/2009 9:09 AM
Posted by Swishfm3: He turned into a total spaz at Syracuse and he has a European contract lined up ready to be signed. Paul Harris is the more surprising one from cuse to not get a look. http://popcornmachine.net/ A must-use tool for NBA stat junkies!
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VDesai
Posts: 43296 Alba Posts: 44 Joined: 10/28/2003 Member: #477 USA |
6/28/2009 2:30 PM
Paul Harris is an NBA player IMO. He should be picked up pretty soon.
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martin
Posts: 78590 Alba Posts: 108 Joined: 7/24/2001 Member: #2 USA |
6/28/2009 5:36 PM
Posted by VDesai: I wanna see this guy on NY's summer league team. Official sponsor of the PURE KNICKS LOVE Program
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Finestrg
Posts: 27296 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 1/1/2006 Member: #1069 |
6/29/2009 1:35 PM
Posted by Knicksfan:Posted by Finestrg:Posted by McK1: Relax huh? So far it looks like Christmas, Paul Harris and AD Vassallo have already committed to NBA teams for summer action - it looks like Harris is going to the Cavs' summer team and Vassallo's set to play with the Bulls in Vegas. We couldn't have have used any of these guys?? Come on dude. I mean what the hell are we doing???? We're just asleep at the wheel when it comes to pursuing and putting together summer league talent... [Edited by - finestrg on 06-29-2009 1:36 PM] |
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Paladin55
Posts: 24321 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/6/2008 Member: #2098 |
6/29/2009 1:52 PM
Posted by Finestrg: Maybe Walsh has done his HW and that is not why he did not try to get these guys on our SL team. I thought Harris would be a nice guy for us to pick up, and there are some others I have cited before, but none of us really know what Walsh and MDA think about the guys who are available and can be a fit on our team. We have to have a certain degree of faith in the talent evaluation skills of our brass and just hope that they do the right thing. No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities- C.N. Bovee
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VDesai
Posts: 43296 Alba Posts: 44 Joined: 10/28/2003 Member: #477 USA |
6/29/2009 2:01 PM
We will probably have a few decent undrafteds. There honestly are better undrafted talents from last year than there are from this year. In any case, just b/c someone is on your summer league squad doesn't mean your the team that ends up with that player.
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nyk4ever
Posts: 41010 Alba Posts: 12 Joined: 1/12/2005 Member: #848 USA |
6/29/2009 2:29 PM
Paul Harris woulda been nice.. I'm lookin at Jerel McNeal, I think he can end up being a pretty good player.
"OMG - did we just go on a two-trade-wining-streak?" -SupremeCommander
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BRIGGS
Posts: 53275 Alba Posts: 7 Joined: 7/30/2002 Member: #303 |
6/29/2009 2:30 PM
I always believe that you just keep a keen eye open during the SL process. It doesnt really matter what team a player is on--you can swoop in and sign anyone. I would think the Knicks would be looking at guys who can shoot first--like Leo Lyons Hyfelt from the big positions and then guards like the two guys from Marquette. I would still like them to look at Morris Almond or Marcus Williams since we still need to look at PG's and shooting guards with size. Nevertheless--I think that you just keep your eyes open and not worry that much about who is on what team.
RIP Crushalot😞
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nyk4ever
Posts: 41010 Alba Posts: 12 Joined: 1/12/2005 Member: #848 USA |
6/29/2009 2:31 PM
Posted by BRIGGS: Almond would be great, he'd be a shoe-in for MikeD. "OMG - did we just go on a two-trade-wining-streak?" -SupremeCommander
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BRIGGS
Posts: 53275 Alba Posts: 7 Joined: 7/30/2002 Member: #303 |
6/29/2009 2:33 PM
Posted by nyk4ever: They just spent 4mm on Douglas--if McNeal came in and was superior--that might make them look a little foolish. I agree Id like to see him but I doubt it. I really think Morris Almond deserves a real good look--he can really shoot the ball--Jesus I really thought he was Alan Houston part 2. No one remembers just how good of a three point shooter the guy is with that great body. Sometimes other peoples junk is your gold. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=15209 [Edited by - BRIGGS on 06-29-2009 2:35 PM] RIP Crushalot😞
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Undrefted Free Agents Worth a Look