martin wrote:Finestrg wrote:Vmart wrote:Finestrg wrote:I just don't understand the THJ pick at all for the life of me. There's some talent there but he's got a lot of work to do. Not nearly as polished as some of these other 2Gs that were available -- Bullock, Crabbe, Ledo, Glen Rice Jr.... Just got done watching the Clippers/ATL game -- Bullock looks better than THJ by a mile. That guy's not some streaky shooter with holes in his game -- that dude's a KNOCKDOWN shooter. That's the difference...You wanna laugh -- Bullock does everything else better too -- bigger, might be a better athlete, puts it on the floor better and he's a better defender...I mean with a win-now team wouldn't you wanna get the most polished player possible? That's not what they got here, man. They got a player that needs work...I mean by the time this kid finally gets to the level we need him at, the Melo/STAT/Chandler window may close up for good. It might be a slight exaggeration but not by much man..I just don't understand this pick we made. How on Earth did they have Hardaway rated that high?!? I wouldn't have even drafted a SG in this draft, I either would've went PG with Canaan or went big, but if I did it wouldn't have been Hardaway. I just don't get the thought-process.DaJuan Summers is a nice player. Thought that for awhile now, ever since G-Town. Very good feel offensively. Smooth offensive skills, can score it any number of ways..If we can't get Artest as a backup SF -- this guy wouldn't be terrible. He's a hybrid 3/4 that could help us out at both positions. The Knicks need to focus on fit & upping the talent level, not on how old these guys are. Older is not better. Last year's team proved as much. Go for talent, even if you have to go out on a limb and take chances on guys who haven't been playing in the NBA for years.
That Melo/Stat/Chandler window never opened for it close.
LOL. Well, that's the core 3 we're trying to win with here. Add Bargnani to that now...Now if you only had a limited amount of time to try and build around that to compete for a chip -- if you wanted a SG with this 1st round pick (keeping in mind we didn't have a #1 last year AND AGAIN next year), would you go for the unfinished project or the more polished, proven commodity? You just can't convince me that Hardaway Jr. is more NBA-ready than any of these other 2Gs that were picked after him. I mean who the F is evaluating the talent over there??
eval and conclusion after 1 SL game? come on man.
Come on nothing...I watched this kid enough during the year to the point where I had a good enough feel to not even consider him come draft time. When I eventually narrowed my board down, I never even gave him much thought honestly. I wasn't even thinking about taking a SG but I felt if the Knicks were, there were a handful of players I hoped they would've had pegged higher. I was wrong. And listen man, I hope I'm wrong on this kid. One team, one fight -- I'm all about the O&B -- I'm just going on the evidence -- what this team is, what shelf life our core has, who they ultimately took in the draft vs. who they left on the board, our lack of picks (last year and next--kinda had to get this pick right and make it count, no?), what this kid did in college and how long we might have to wait on him to develop properly, to the point where he's a consistent/fairly mistake-free player that can help us. Thorough, proper consideration of all the evidence involved.
A good buddy of mine stands by this pick -- calling it a 'safe pick.' Safe pick, to me, implies the player can be a factor right away. Does THJ look like a guy that can jump in right away head first and play 30+ mins a night at this level? I don't see that...Not yet.. I see a good kid whose game on both ends of the floor needs a lot of work. Fact -- there were more advanced SG prospects in this draft to choose from, bottom line. One of them, a good one--Reggie Bullock--was taken right after us in the draft and was on TV today right after the Knicks game. The difference between the players was on full display..If you have a different take, don't waste your time getting catty, criticizing what I say all the time -- give us your own thoughts.
7/12/2013 5:46 PM