VDesai wrote:I'm shocked we passed on Singleton. Really shocked. Shumpert is an interesting athlete, but this isn't Russell Westbrook or something. The Suns do like him so it'll be interesting to see what happens.

I think you're wrong. Iman is a R. Westbrook type of player. He's a good defender, can run the point and play as a SG. He's big, quick, explosive, rebounds, creative with the ball... In what way is Iman not like Westbrook? When this kid gets it going I think he's going to be a special player. Iman got to the line almost 6x a game and hit at 80%. Iman is bigger than Westbrook, but almost as fast end to end and he's even more explosive than Westbrook, which is hard to believe, but true. Iman is a ball hawk and since he rebounds well, can start the break for this team and push the ball more than we've been getting from our PG's so far.

I'm curious to hear why he's not like Westbrook.

It was Hahn who wrote that he wouldn't be surprised if our pick was really made with NO in mind.

Given our history of using draft picks to build the team, I would not be shocked if there isn't an element of truth to the story - that at least could be part of the reason they took Iman over Singleton.

Not saying we had any kind of deal in place- but simply we were laying the ground work for a potential trade.

Would anyone be surprised at a Billups/Iman for Nash/Lopez type trade?

MDA may convince management that Nash can be like Kidd and play into his 40's.

MDA likes athletic players who can run......Don't see why this pick is a stretch. He plays "good" rookies also.

If Sun beat writers want to create a story its not foreign to us.

Knick fans are Sooooooo Media savvy we nevvvvvvvver take the bait!