TMS wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:This draft was vastly vastly under rated--you can see some stars already coming out. Most people thought it was like 2000 but clearly that is not true

i could see that coming months ago... alot of u guys were sleeping hard on this draft... i ain't no draft expert but i watched my share of college ball last year & some of these kids are way more talented than people gave them credit for... Chase Budinger is a prime example of a sleeper that will make people eat their words this season.

I totally agree about Buddinger. I think he was the perfect fit for a D'Antoni team and I think like Lee his pro game will be better than his college game.

TMS wrote:my bad for getting uppity... i just get a kick out of everyone who rushes to judgement over our own prospects but gives other teams' prospects a ton of patience to grow into their own.

Personally after watching us get fcked up by 30 points against a very mediocre team--I will criticize our draft pick from 2014 before we even draft him-

I have to speak on this after 10 years--why cant we get a Ty lawson--why cant we be surprised by a good player once in awhile-- why cant we trade chandler for that pick 5 and get Curry? We did need a PG and I dont think TD is a future player like either of those guys or even close.
Who is responsible for picking Jordan Hill because they should be fired. A 6-10 235 junior PF picked 7th on a 30 win team should NOT be*raw* for a team that needed a PG. I just think this organization is continually run like sht and the losses back me up.

CrushAlot wrote:

TMS wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:This draft was vastly vastly under rated--you can see some stars already coming out. Most people thought it was like 2000 but clearly that is not true

i could see that coming months ago... alot of u guys were sleeping hard on this draft... i ain't no draft expert but i watched my share of college ball last year & some of these kids are way more talented than people gave them credit for... Chase Budinger is a prime example of a sleeper that will make people eat their words this season.

I totally agree about Buddinger. I think he was the perfect fit for a D'Antoni team and I think like Lee his pro game will be better than his college game.

i agree, i thought he'd make a perfect fit for MDA's system too & said as much in the weeks leading up to the draft... kid hustles, shoots the lights out, plays well above the rim & has a good understanding of the game & where he should be on the floor... also gives an effort on defense even tho he's not an instinctual defensive player... i woulda loved to see him on this team & we could have easily picked him up w/a purchased pick... woulda made much more sense to have a kid like that getting minutes over someone like Larry Hughes or *puke* Jared Fishlips.

BRIGGS wrote:

TMS wrote:my bad for getting uppity... i just get a kick out of everyone who rushes to judgement over our own prospects but gives other teams' prospects a ton of patience to grow into their own.

Personally after watching us get fcked up by 30 points against a very mediocre team--I will criticize our draft pick from 2014 before we even draft him-

I have to speak on this after 10 years--why cant we get a Ty lawson--why cant we be surprised by a good player once in awhile-- why cant we trade chandler for that pick 5 and get Curry? We did need a PG and I dont think TD is a future player like either of those guys or even close.
Who is responsible for picking Jordan Hill because they should be fired. A 6-10 235 junior PF picked 7th on a 30 win team should NOT be*raw* for a team that needed a PG. I just think this organization is continually run like sht and the losses back me up.

It's going to take a while to see if we did blow this draft, but I'm strongly leaning on that we did. I would just rather take a freshman project (Derozan or Jennings) than a Junior project. I like Hill's athleticism but I'm a bit worried about his BBIQ. And as you and others have said, why didn't we nab a guard with that first pick? I do like what Douglas brings on D and his hard work, but I don't know if he will be the great distributor that we need. He is sure fast and can penetrate, so maybe he can be a drive and kick type of pg, which is good, especially if he can start hitting that midrange shot more.

There is something about this organization and how terrible it's run. I still say this pain is to spiritually evolve NYers as there is clearly too much dependance on sports for our happiness, go inside grasshopper.

not to say players picked will not become all that good, but it takes a few years to really see how things pan out.

PresIke wrote:just to be fair, seems a bit premature to start claiming the strength of this past year's draft.

not to say players picked will not become all that good, but it takes a few years to really see how things pan out.

Yes, you look at last years draft and the year before and there are still some really high potential guys that we are waiting to see bust out.

PresIke wrote:just to be fair, seems a bit premature to start claiming the strength of this past year's draft.

not to say players picked will not become all that good, but it takes a few years to really see how things pan out.

So in a couple of more years, when Wilson is on another team, then we'll be able to analyze his draft?

You don't look back at your draft when your player is up for his next contract. You look at it when you're supposed to be getting value out of your young player.