Posted by misterearl:

djsu - c'mon doc, I can put together a highlight package of me in the eighth grade that would blow you away.

who has seen him play?

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by misterearl:

djsu - c'mon doc, I can put together a highlight package of me in the eighth grade that would blow you away.

who has seen him play?

I've seen him play--he was a freshmen when Bogut was @ Utah. Utah was on TV all the time @ 11PM. Colorado started a C named Matt nelson a real big dude--jason smith was a skinny athletic 7 footer who came off the bench on that team. Other than that you do get a good sample look at him on several draft tapes this year. There is no doubt that he looks fluid athletic he can shoot he slong he can handle and he s7 feet tall. He measured out well both physically and athletically. If I remember Randolph Morris was already in the draft and was bypassed at pick 60.

Posted by nixluva:

I think people are underestimating Morris and how he will handle playing on the NBA level. He's not a jumping jack like many of the prospects, but he's got legit size, strength and weight for the PF position. Since he's agile and quick he should be able to get off at the next level and draw fouls like he did in College. We'll have to see if he's driven to improve and if he is, he should be a solid role player for this team.

From what i've read Morris is a legit 6-11 in shoes, but that's not really the point. He did well against good competition, some of the very guys that are top draft picks this year. I'm not sure that Jason Smith faced similar comp.

Posted by misterearl:

which player would help the Knicks most immediately...

or in three years?

is 2007 the next stage of a total yoot movement or a run to the playoffs?

or both?

now I'm confused

therein lies the question - where does dolan stand on the team right now? he gave isiah an extension (rumored to be 4 years) but is making the playoffs this year imperative? or is dolan willing to give isiah more time?

from what dolan said on WFAN in december of last year, he said he doesn't expect to win this year (06/07) and maybe not next year (07/08) but expects to win pretty big the following year (08/09).

so we'll see how it goes.

Posted by misterearl:

djsu - i think that late one night in February, somewhere in the dark recesses of MSG, Dolan gave Isiah the secret handshake to embark upon a roster-cleansing, money-saving, bonafide yoot movement. Allan Houston's W2 is about to be history. According to the news, Thomas will not use his mid-level. Hmmm....

The team was playing inspired February basketball and a few fans were starting to get moderately excited again. The empty seats were fewer.

you were there before the rash of March injuries. didn't the mood change for the better?

I even thought i caught you cheering a few times.

If you take a quick glance at the ages of key players on the roster, it is dominated by guys that are 28 and under. Curry, Morris, Lee, Balkman, Collins, Nate, Frye and even Jamal are underage. That's eight. 2007 Draft pick, should he be kept, makes nine.

I'm witchoo, the fix is in for 2008

Posted by islesfan:

Every year Isiah brings in someone and proclaims them to be "an extra first round pick".

Every year that player turns out to be a fringe NBA player, at best, that ends up somewhere else.

This year it's Randolph Morris. Dis is da same guy who wasn't even drafted in the 2nd rd last year based on potential and who was signed as a free agent for peanuts.

But now the same geniuses, who got all giddy about the Butlers, Woods and Johnson's of the world, want to proclaim Morris as a borderline lottery pick.

Basically that makes this a very typical Knicks offseason. No real stud prospect to get all hyped about, after another pathetic season, so they build up any project and make them out to be much much more than they really are.