Knicks1969 wrote:For all the KP lovers, can any of you please answer the following questions: was KP a dominant player in the Spanish league? If not, what makes you think he will be the great player you are all projecting?

The kid MAY end up to be a steal, but some of you need to stop banking on that kid

can you stop banking on Stein? And no one is banking on KP, we all just love his upside potential.

There is a reason why Knicks have been rejected by many FAs

Knicks1969 wrote:

s3231 wrote:I think if anything this proves why we did the right thing by going for best prospect available instead of trying to draft someone that was more "NBA ready" in year one (which is insane argument as is because KP only played in the 2nd best league in the world).

We need to stop with this "we're only one move" away attitude and patiently build a winner. People forget how bad of a situation this has been due to lack of picks, talent, etc.

Phil is restocking the cupboard.

Need I remind you all that we don't have a first round pick the next couple of years. If we stink next year, we will be tanking for another team to get better theft 10 years. Because, we traded our pick for the likes of Bargnani and others.

So because of the pick situation should Phil just do whatever is possible to build a 40 win team that has no ceiling? Is that what you want him to do?

I'm sure Phil is aware that we don't have our pick next season but there is nothing we can do about past deals that were made.

Knicks1969 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:For all the KP lovers, can any of you please answer the following questions: was KP a dominant player in the Spanish league? If not, what makes you think he will be the great player you are all projecting?

The kid MAY end up to be a steal, but some of you need to stop banking on that kid

It's not about "banking" on KP. We have to wait on any of the rookies from this draft. The thing is that he has a ton of talent. He is on the rise as a player. He was a plus defender for his team, which we didn't know before the draft. He's very skilled and tougher than we knew. We'll get a better idea of his ability in Summer League, Training Camp and Pre Season.

I am willing to wait on the kid. Knowing how Knicks usually do things, Phil and Fisher may not be here after next season; which will once again force the organization to push the reset button

who cares ... phil is "grooming" steve mills

Knicks1969 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:For all the KP lovers, can any of you please answer the following questions: was KP a dominant player in the Spanish league? If not, what makes you think he will be the great player you are all projecting?

The kid MAY end up to be a steal, but some of you need to stop banking on that kid

It's not about "banking" on KP. We have to wait on any of the rookies from this draft. The thing is that he has a ton of talent. He is on the rise as a player. He was a plus defender for his team, which we didn't know before the draft. He's very skilled and tougher than we knew. We'll get a better idea of his ability in Summer League, Training Camp and Pre Season.

I am willing to wait on the kid. Knowing how Knicks usually do things, Phil and Fisher may not be here after next season; which will once again force the organization to push the reset button

This was a great draft for the future, in getting Porzingis and Grant, and don't forget Hernangomez, who was slotted as a late #1 if he had been able to get out of his overseas contract. There was supposedly talk of SA showing interest in him.

We got him for a number of reasons, but he could be a decent rotation player in the future- not a star, but a solid contributor.

A real killer is not having our pick next year- something that would have made losing during the upcoming year a bit more palatable.

By the way, if you actually look at the Euro leagues, you don't have many "dominant" players... especially the kind putting up those Chinese league stats. GMs, talent evaluators, and scouts all believe Porzingis can be an excellent player over here.

I tend to put their assessments over any of ours- unless you know better, however.

nixluva wrote:It's entirely possible that the Knicks don't end up in the lottery next year. We have to see what the final roster actually is. That's why i'm not worrying about the 2016 pick issue. We know that it's possible that Phil can add a pick if he wants to.

With regard to FA, things wouldn't be substantially different had we drafted WCS, Mudiay or Winslow. It's not like they would make all the difference to FA's. We'd still be in the same situation just with a different rookie.

Wanna bet?

Knicks1969 wrote:

s3231 wrote:I think if anything this proves why we did the right thing by going for best prospect available instead of trying to draft someone that was more "NBA ready" in year one (which is insane argument as is because KP only played in the 2nd best league in the world).

We need to stop with this "we're only one move" away attitude and patiently build a winner. People forget how bad of a situation this has been due to lack of picks, talent, etc.

Phil is restocking the cupboard.

Need I remind you all that we don't have a first round pick the next couple of years. If we stink next year, we will be tanking for another team to get better theft 10 years. Because, we traded our pick for the likes of Bargnani and others.

So to prevent another team from getting a good draft pick we should mortgage our cap space by overpaying for some one dimensional scrub? What type of bass ackwards reasoning is that?

meloshouldgo wrote:

s3231 wrote:I think if anything this proves why we did the right thing by going for best prospect available instead of trying to draft someone that was more "NBA ready" in year one (which is insane argument as is because KP only played in the 2nd best league in the world).

We need to stop with this "we're only one move" away attitude and patiently build a winner. People forget how bad of a situation this has been due to lack of picks, talent, etc.

Phil is restocking the cupboard.

Excellent post - this knee jerk blame game is boring