BRIGGS wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:@ pick 38 he would be a steal but the interesting part is the Knicks got a workout and they dont have a 1 and multiple teasm who has one's who wanted him this week--did not get him to come in. I know the Knicks are his favorite team and he's from Glenns Falls.

lets pray we get him briggs. i absolutely loved watching him this year and i think under d'antoni he would be lethal. i think we need a late 1st rounder to do it though.

I found out he worked out for the Nets this morning.

that's really scary with the nets having pick #27... we really need to buy pick #24 from atlanta to pick him up.

nyk4ever wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:@ pick 38 he would be a steal but the interesting part is the Knicks got a workout and they dont have a 1 and multiple teasm who has one's who wanted him this week--did not get him to come in. I know the Knicks are his favorite team and he's from Glenns Falls.

lets pray we get him briggs. i absolutely loved watching him this year and i think under d'antoni he would be lethal. i think we need a late 1st rounder to do it though.

I found out he worked out for the Nets this morning.

that's really scary with the nets having pick #27... we really need to buy pick #24 from atlanta to pick him up.

the thunder have pick 26 and the celtics have pick 19. fredette is probably going to be a late first rounder. the fact that the knicks are even working him out makes you think they might be considering buying a pick again.

crzymdups wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:@ pick 38 he would be a steal but the interesting part is the Knicks got a workout and they dont have a 1 and multiple teasm who has one's who wanted him this week--did not get him to come in. I know the Knicks are his favorite team and he's from Glenns Falls.

lets pray we get him briggs. i absolutely loved watching him this year and i think under d'antoni he would be lethal. i think we need a late 1st rounder to do it though.

I found out he worked out for the Nets this morning.

that's really scary with the nets having pick #27... we really need to buy pick #24 from atlanta to pick him up.

the thunder have pick 26 and the celtics have pick 19. fredette is probably going to be a late first rounder. the fact that the knicks are even working him out makes you think they might be considering buying a pick again.

I can guarantee you that the KNicks are at least thinking about buying a draft pick. I can almost guarantee that they are considering trades that would get them a first rounder as well. I think the front office realizes it's building time and won't be as conservative as they have been in the past.

Knicks to work out BYU's Fredette

The Knicks are not going to turn their fortunes around in this June's NBA draft, but at the very least, team president Donnie Walsh is bent on finding a diamond in the rough with one of his two second-round picks.

Walsh would love to find a rotation player to fill out their bare roster heading into the free-agent feast on July 1. (The Knicks' lottery pick is the property of Utah.)

Today, the Knicks' draft search heats up when they begin pre-draft workouts at their Westchester campus, bringing in sharp-shooting guard, Brigham Young's Jimmer Fredette and Tennessee senior Bobby Maze, whom scouts do not believe will be drafted. But Walsh won't be at the workouts today because he flew to Paris for the European final four.

The Knicks have the 38th and 39th picks. Fredette is expected to fall in that range. One league executive said he is a Mark Price-type of player, and coach Mike D'Antoni always is looking for strong perimeter players.

Fredette, from upstate Glens Falls, averaged 22.1 points as a junior and has until tomorrow's deadline to pull out of the draft, because he hasn't hired an agent.

Walsh said he prefers free agency were held before the draft -- like in the NFL -- so teams would have a clearer idea on their needs and whether they need all their cap space.

Walsh faces a dilemma on whether to package the picks and trade up into the first round. Walsh said he will explore that option only if the Knicks fall in love with a player. The guaranteed salary for a late first-round pick is more than $1 million, which could be precious cap space used up. Second-round picks do not have guaranteed pacts and are slotted at an estimated $450,000.

The Knicks could use one of their second-round picks on a European and keep him overseas. Two European centers could be in the mix, 6-foot-11 Miroslav Raduljica and Germany's 7-foot Tibor Pleiss.

The Knicks likely would be thrilled if Cincinnati's Lance Stephenson, of Lincoln High in Brooklyn, fell out of the first round. Stephenson was a surprise early entrant and has until tomorrow to pull out.

Other collegiates expected to go in the second round are Louisville's Samando Samuels, West Virginia's Da'Sean Butler, whose stock has dropped because of an Achilles injury, and Syracuse point guard Andy Rautins.

iSergio wrote:I think we can't add a 1st Rd. pick salary and still have enough room for 2 MAX FA's. We have $34.52 in cap room and the Max contract is $16.8M. So after 2 MAX contracts, we only have $92K left which we need to use for Bill Walker.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

you are wrong. list out the players and salaries.

Andrew wrote:iSergio, your # of cap holds should decrease for every player signed. 8 is too many.

So assuming we sign 2 MAX FA's and keep Bill Walker, we will only have 5 cap holds equaling $2.4M.

#1 MAX FA $16.8M
#2 MAX FA $16.8M
Eddy Curry $11.3M
Danilo Gallinari $3.3M
Wilson Chandler $2.1M
Toney Douglas $1.1M
*Bill Walker $0.85K
Cap Holds .47K x 5 = $2.4M
Total = $54.65M

We would have $1.5M left for a 1st Rounder - thank you Andrew for clearing that up!

Our new motto should be: we no good - but we fun!

fishmike wrote:

Marv wrote:^ don’t you look at that 11.3 and just know that mda's gonna torture the s**t out of him next year. omg it’s gonna be unbelievable - put the marbury, nate and darko treatments to shame. the benchings, snarky comments to the press, ice-cold freeze-outs. i can't wait!

Our new motto should be: we no good - but we fun!

dude... he's coming back and will dominate. I heard he's training with the big game as I type this to you now

he should have ONE-TENTH of that dedication and professionalism!!!

fishmike wrote:honest to god I miss Jerome. Remember we all went to the garden loaded? Jerome comes in... runs down the court. Jacks up a shot, then raise his hand "coach.... need a breather."

Those are special times. Special.

that's in my mental highlight reel forever.