Posted by TMS:

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by Panos:

Posted by TrueBlue:

Allanfan20 did we not have reason to be a little hopeful the past couple of seasons only for our hopes getting drowned miserably?

I'm skeptical and you aren't. I have more reason to be so going by history/trends with this franchise than not to be. I'm glad you find yourself to be a little more on the optimistic side and for the sake of the most favorable outcomes that you're right and I'm wrong.

I do like Walsh a lot more than D'Antonio Banderas that's for sure.

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 05-28-2008 1:04 PM]

Bottom line: if its the franchise that you are down on, and not just Isiah and company, FIND A DIFFERENT ONE!
What are you doing here?

As if there aren't plenty New Yorkers who are standing at bay with caution. There's nothing odd or abnormal about being skeptical, none whatsoever.

the only thing odd or abnormal is pretending to know for sure a prospect is gonna turn out to be crap when you have absolutely nothing to base it on but a few highlight film clips like u & the rest of your bandwagon mates are doing.

[Edited by - TMS on 05-28-2008 1:59 PM]

Posted by TMS:

dude, i haven't heard u say a word to isles or BRIGGS when they claim to know this kid's gonna be a bust based on YouTube clips, but for some reason you have a real problem w/me or anyone else making vague player comparisons of the guy to other past Euro players, then call us all bandwagoners for being fooled by the Bilas hype as if you know something about this kid that we don't.

stop trying to moonwalk your way out of your own hypocrisy... none of us have an inkling whether or not this kid's gonna be great or a bust... so far the only one's making bold statements like that are the one's calling him a bust before he even plays a game in the NBA.

[Edited by - TMS on 05-28-2008 5:12 PM]

Posted by NYKPHINS:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=Orlandocampnotes-080528


For the second straight time I have Italy's Danilo Gallinari going to the Knicks with the sixth pick in my latest mock draft. It makes a lot of sense. Gallinari's father played with new coach Mike D'Antoni. D'Antoni likes European players and knows how to use them. Gallinari's style of play is perfect for the offense D'Antoni likes to run.


But there's a hitch. A Suns source swore to me Tuesday night that when they showed D'Antoni tape of Gallinari during the year, he wasn't a fan.


"Mike said he's just not sure the kid has what it takes to make it in the NBA," the source said. "He said he'd be very nervous picking him in the mid-first round. I doubt he's become converted since he joined the Knicks."


Another source made an even more compelling argument: "Whether Mike loves him or hates him, Donnie Walsh is making this pick. He's the guy who has to take the heat and he's not going to pass that decision on to anyone else. What matters most is whether Donnie likes him."


Sounds good to me. Don't want Gallinari at all.

Posted by VDesai:

Are you kidding me? YOu think NBA scouting tapes are youtube highlight reels?

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by Allanfan20:

You're something else trueblue. Believe me, I was just as down on the Knicks as you were a few months ago, but we have a new coach and gm with winning experience, and you strike me as trying to find every single reason they will fail, yet they hardly did anything yet. How about, lets see who they draft first, and lets see what their first trade looks like, before you say ANYTHING.

He's only a knick "fan" because Jordan retired, I wouldn't expect anything else.

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Posted by TMS:

I understand there just isn't any room left available and No I don't want to get on.

Posted by SupremeCommander:

By the way, is it just me or do the majority of these threads read like they were marinated in a tub of asinine overnight, then posted? I know it's important to be right or something on this board but everyone's OPINION about the draft is exactly that. If going on record is THAT important to you, just say who you think is going to be good or bad and let's move on. [/armchair moderating]

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by 4949:

Posted by playa2:

[quote]Posted by nixluva:


Reviewing Walsh's picks, whenever he picks hig in the draft 10 or under he seems to take a front court player the majority of the time.

That tells me if walsh and not D'antoni is calling the shots he will choose a frontcourt player like a Deandre Jordan 7ft 240 from Texas AM.

For once, you made a good point. I'd be okay with DeAndrew. He's on my top 9 list.

Would you take Desagana Diop at 9? I dont think I would. Taking Jordan this high is VERY risky, he has absolutely NO offensive game, but he can play defense. I seriously compare him to Desgana Diop.