fishmike wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:cant believe how many knick fans think Grant will be an All Star

what would be the limiting factor keeping him from that? He was a star in ND... what wont carry over?

travis ford was a star at kentucky. Does not carry over to the NBA 99% of the time (to become an all star)

for starters, we should hope that he is a positive rotation player that plays some defense. Whats wrong with that being are expectations?

TheGame wrote:I don't know if any of them will be an All-Star. But I know Grant can be a solid starting PG. Mudiay may be an All-Star if he learns to hit open shots, and Russell probably will get to All-Star level being in LA and given his college production, but he has a long way to go. It is way to soon to be trying to predict who will become an All-Star. I think they all will be productive players, and I think the drop-off between Grant and the other two will not be as far off as the scouts think. I saw the video of Grant scoring like 12 points in 20 secs to try and win a game. The kid is a baller who will be like a Chauncey Billups-type. Not flashy or overly athletic, but solid all around and clutch in the 4th quarter.

nixluva wrote:

TheGame wrote:I don't know if any of them will be an All-Star. But I know Grant can be a solid starting PG. Mudiay may be an All-Star if he learns to hit open shots, and Russell probably will get to All-Star level being in LA and given his college production, but he has a long way to go. It is way to soon to be trying to predict who will become an All-Star. I think they all will be productive players, and I think the drop-off between Grant and the other two will not be as far off as the scouts think. I saw the video of Grant scoring like 12 points in 20 secs to try and win a game. The kid is a baller who will be like a Chauncey Billups-type. Not flashy or overly athletic, but solid all around and clutch in the 4th quarter.

Yeah I mean Jerian has proven he can lead a team to success. He almost got his team past Kentucky. It was tooth and nail in the last minutes of that game and he was the leader of his squad on the floor. He has that kind of experience and confidence of a leader.

smackeddog wrote:You make the silliest threads- Why compare Grant (pick 19) to Mudiay (pick 7) and Russell (pick 2)? Shouldn't the comparison be Porzingis and Mudiay (Russell wasn't even available) since you are basically just wanting to say we should have picked Mudiay? You're always so busy trying to make a point disguised as a question, the whole thing is just a waste of time. Why not just say: I think we should have drafted Mudiay and state your case- that's much more engaging than some BS thread pretending to be something it isn't.

Fortunately for you, I am an even dumber GM- I am hopeless when it comes to scouting. Muddily was better than I expected, but maybe that comparison with Chauncy Billups was quite accurate in terms of his ceiling. Russell has major red flags at the moment.

You pegged FW exactly. I also wanted to pick Mudiay, but if KP was the BPA then I am fully on board. He certainly is a better fit for our needs. And I have been quite impressed with his defensive effort. Overall very happy, regardless of Mudiay (unless he turns into the next MJ, then I'll be bummed)

Cartman718 wrote:Mudiay shoots 14% from long range in summer league against dleague competition. Even Rondo is better than that.

That's an extremely small sample size.