ramtour420 wrote:Are you kidding me? We got a freaking steal at 8. We killed this draft, also got a sniper with a later pick to play with RJ. 43% from the three is just what we were missing.
Obi we could not have passed on. That is simply incredible value for the 8 pick in what's going to go down as one of the deepest drafts in a while. We got a legit Rookie of the year candidate. At 8.

This is how I feel and felt before the draft. Before the draft I would have been happy with Hayes, Haliburton, K.Lewis, Pat Williams, Okoro or Vassell. BUT if Obi fell I felt like we HAD to take him. The value is just immense. I know he has defensive shortcomings but he's probably the most talented offensive player in the draft along with Anthony Edwards. He can space the floor, he has great post moves, he can jump out the gym, he is an underrated passer, great in transition, doesn't need the ball to score (the ball doesn't stick to him like Randle). He can shoot the 3. He's great in the pick and roll.

Obi will be a great fit for the Knicks. They desperately need another scorer and someone who can stretch the floor and pull away attention from the defense. If Obi becomes a major scoring threat, it will allow RJ to continue to develop, get open shot and attack the rim without the defense collapsing. It will allow Mitch to free up on the inside for easy dunks.

And Obi has the UPSIDE to get better defensively. He's clearly a hard worker and has elite athleticism. He may never be an impact player defensively but I think he will get better.

As far as Quickley, I think they wanted Maxey at 23 and when he was taken by the Sixers at 21 the Knicks traded back and settled for Quickley. But they took the type of player they needed. A pure shooter with solid defensive fundamentals who has some potential to be a PG at the next level. Not my first choice, but I'm happy with the pick. They could have stayed at 23 and taken Pritchard, who I liked a lot as a NBA type scoring PG. I think they could have also take Bey from Colorado, who I believe was still on the board and would just be a great value pick.

BRIGGS wrote:While I’m alive. Out

Jmpasq wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:While I’m alive. Out

You throw this same tantrum every year when the Knicks don’t draft who you wanted them too- every year!

To be fair the players we draft and obtain suck. Obi is another empty numbers player that won't contribute to winning. His defense is atrocious

jrodmc wrote:When Leon signs Christian Wood, BRIGGS will be back with 9 different threads going at once...

Maybe in different personalities? "Sybil"!!!
Few of us see the awful compellation of Obi's defensive gaffs and freak out. This is the national player of the year and was the best player on a winning Dayton team that was kicking ass.
Think about that, player of the year from the Dayton Freaking Flyers!!!!
Quickly SEC player of the year.
Briggs can mope about in sadness.
As for "Amare2.0" I don't see it. Stat had a spring in his step that was explosive. I see a very fundamentally offensively sound player who looked bad in some video's on defense.
The CAA thing? Not sure if it means a damn thing at all unless we into conspiracy stuff. Not saying its a good thing, but not sure why its bad. Leon has to win more than lose over the next three-five years.
Simple.