sebstar wrote:I hope Jennings puts on a show. Rubs it in the face of Walsh and company.

Seb I have to believe there are many who carry our same feelings but are afraid to say so.

I don't know exactly what point they want but Jennings fell in the draft for reasons at theat time.

Marv wrote:

sebstar wrote:I hope Jennings puts on a show. Rubs it in the face of Walsh and company.

i'm hoping for the opposite. i have nothing against jennings and hope he does great against everyone else. but i hope he gets his ass handed to him here and i hope douglas and hill lead the handing. i don't even care about walsh, this is about the knicks.

Jennings should be a Knick, tho We're not making the playoffs, so there is nothing really at stake here.

I want this kid to make a statement if for no other reason than to prevent Walsh or whomever to think twice before they write off a kid prematurely.

Having Jennings come in and bust the ass of the Knicks is an investment in our future!

umynot wrote:

playa2 wrote:

sebstar wrote:I hope Jennings puts on a show. Rubs it in the face of Walsh and company.

Seb I have to believe there are many who carry our same feelings but are afraid to say so.

It's like your rooting against the Knicks!!

We drafted Hill.......

Root for your players !!

Fcuking Haters!!

Having Jennings come in and bust the ass of the Knicks is an investment in our future!

Andrew wrote:Honestly what does one players performance in one game mean? If Jennings does not play well should it change anyones opinion on if the Knicks should have drafted someone? Walsh has already stated very publicly that the Knicks probably made a mistake in passing on Jennings...I doubt tonights performance will change anything. I don't know if rooting for Jennings to kill the Knicks is anything more than people trying to feel good about themselves.

Nothin' like having the Garden faithful ooh and ahh just to drive the point home. Trust. One thing to see him do his thing on Sportscenter. Another to watch it live and in color.

And aint' nothing feel good about watching Duhon "play" the point this year. Nothing.

Panos wrote:

Marv wrote:

sebstar wrote:I hope Jennings puts on a show. Rubs it in the face of Walsh and company.

i'm hoping for the opposite. i have nothing against jennings and hope he does great against everyone else. but i hope he gets his ass handed to him here and i hope douglas and hill lead the handing. i don't even care about walsh, this is about the knicks.

Agreed. What's this hate for Walsh about?

SebbyBear

Are YOU a knicks fan?

Have you watched Duhon play this year? Thats why we're angry.

SebbyBear

sebstar wrote:

Panos wrote:

Marv wrote:

sebstar wrote:I hope Jennings puts on a show. Rubs it in the face of Walsh and company.

i'm hoping for the opposite. i have nothing against jennings and hope he does great against everyone else. but i hope he gets his ass handed to him here and i hope douglas and hill lead the handing. i don't even care about walsh, this is about the knicks.

Agreed. What's this hate for Walsh about?

SebbyBear

Are YOU a knicks fan?

Have you watched Duhon play this year? Thats why we're angry.

SebbyBear

So Jennings putting on a show will prove what? That he didn't get the BPA like he thought he was? So what?
Instead, you should be hoping that Hill puts on a show. But that wouldn't jive with your views does it.
Hill is not "urban" or "troubled" enough for your agenda.

umynot wrote: It's like your rooting against the Knicks!!

We drafted Hill.......

Root for your players !!

Fcuking Haters!!

it's probably tough for seb + playa to root for players that don't, well, play.

Panos wrote:

earthmansurfer wrote:

Panos wrote:F Jennings. Seriously get over it. Its not like he was the obvious pick, and I challenge anyone to show evidence that said we should have picked him before the season started.

The guy that was high on our list was Tyreke Evans. In our workout Jennings held his own against him. That was our first clue. Second, our scouts thought good of him (but clearly not enough). Third, our position of need was pg first, though Center might even be more important as they are harder to find, but take longer to develop (which we are seeing).

I hope we get to see something great from Hill tonight, as you know what's going through his and a lot of peoples minds...

But, if you want evidence, well this is sports, hard to find evidence. The closest thing to evidence regarding Jennings would be his ranking coming out of high school. The Knicks simply didn't do their homework. Then again, maybe Hill turns into something special...

That's not the evidence I'm talking about.
I'm talking about evidence that anyone realized that we missed out on Jennings before the season started and he had some good games. Otherwise, its all spilled milk.

This is evidence (by definition) that was available to all the teams:

High school

In his senior year of high school, Jennings averaged 32.7 points, 7.4 assists, and 5.1 rebounds per game[2] and set the school record for points in a season. This performance earned him some of high school basketball’s most prestigious awards: the 2008 Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award, 2007–08 Gatorade Player of the Year (Virginia), 2008 Parade Magazine Player of the Year and 2008 EA Sports Player of the Year.

He led his 2006–2007 team to a 41–1 record and the top ranking in the USA Today Super 25 list of high school teams.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Jennings

And note, in that year he was away he was playing with grown men and not getting playing time. He still went tenth. We simply didn't do our homework.

earthmansurfer wrote:More "Evidence"

Awards

* 2005 Press Telegram Freshmen Player of the Year
* Named the Most Valuable Player of the 2006 Les Schwab Invitational Tournament
* Co-MVP of the 2007 Elite 24 Hoops Classic (with Tyreke Evans)
* 2007 Las Vegas Easter Classic Most Valuable Player
* 2007 NBAPS Top 100 High School Camp Best Playmaker
* 2007 The Goazcats.com Showdown Most Valuable Player
* 2008 Naismith Male Player of the year
* 2007–08 Gatorade Player of the year Virginia
* 2008 Parade Magazine Player of the Year
* 2008 EA SPORTS National Player of the Year
* 2008 McDonald's All-American
* 2007–08 MaxPreps National Player of the Year
* 2008 Jordan Brand Classic Most Valuable Player for the East
* No. 1 rated senior by ESPN (2008)
* No. 1 rated senior by Van Coleman Hoopmaster (2008)
* No. 1 rated senior by Clark Franics Hoopscoop (2007 and 2008)
* No. 1 rated senior by Dave Telep Scout.com 2008

thats all high school related. even getting college awards is no guarantee of success (or real talent/upside/growth/etc). you did put evidence in quotes so...