Butler should be invited to Knicks summer league and hopefully he pulls an "Ariza" there so he can be signed up to a minimum contract of say 2 years with an option for a 3rd.

Posted by Cookdcokehop:

I think Jackie Butler is here to stay. We didnt see a full scrimmage of him or nothin but i can see potential. He is raw. But aguirre is gonna fix that. im not saying he's gonna be like pat or nothin but atleast better than mohammed

so tell me, what about him tells you he will be better than Nazr? Nazr's put up some pretty impressive games as a Knick in the past...what has Butler done to give you this impression? can someone point out the scouting reports on this guy that you're apparently basing your opinions on? i'd like to read them.

yeah, if this kid can score, rebound, defend & block shots, he'll be an allstar...let me submit that to Knicks.com & see if i can get it put on his player profile.

btw, the fact that he's 19 years old doesn't mean anything other than that he's young & very raw...how good he can be you'll never know until he shows you something on the court against NBA level competition, just as Trevor Ariza did this season.

we've all been through this same argument w/the entire Mike Sweetney discussion over on MSG...several posters projected him the next Elton Brand, & now all of a sudden people are questioning whether he'll ever be a good starting PF in this league...my point is, let's hold off on the projections until we see how good this kid looks on the floor in real game action...scouting reports are only good for 1 thing in my mind, & that's to see how much a player is worth taking a chance on...i think it's great that Isiah took a chance on this kid, but i'm not going to assume anything about his game until i see him in live action against some NBA level competition...there's been countless examples of guys who've been great college level players who haven't amounted to anything in the NBA.

I think the fact that he went to the CBA after not being drafted and put up huge #s at 19 instead of disappearing is very impressive. Add that to how good they say he looks in practice and the 8pts he scored so smoothly in only 2games. Hey I'm impressed..he's no travis knight/bruno sundov!

Posted by TMS:

Posted by Cookdcokehop:

I think Jackie Butler is here to stay. We didnt see a full scrimmage of him or nothin but i can see potential. He is raw. But aguirre is gonna fix that. im not saying he's gonna be like pat or nothin but atleast better than mohammed

so tell me, what about him tells you he will be better than Nazr? Nazr's put up some pretty impressive games as a Knick in the past...what has Butler done to give you this impression? can someone point out the scouting reports on this guy that you're apparently basing your opinions on? i'd like to read them.

People posted scouting reports on all of the Jackie Butler threads on this board. You can search through those threads if you're really interested in finding the info you're requesting.

Posted by fishmike:

Posted by gunsnewing:

I think the fact that he went to the CBA after not being drafted and put up huge #s at 19 instead of disappearing is very impressive. Add that to how good they say he looks in practice and the 8pts he scored so smoothly in only 2games. Hey I'm impressed..he's no travis knight/bruno sundov!

I agree. When you think about what happened you could see it really shaking the confidence of a young guy. He got bad agent advice. He went undrafted. He didnt get minutes w/ Minn in their summer league. Didnt make that cut. So rather then let it affect his confidence he tears up the CBA and wins Eastern Con. player of the month twice. Thats the kind of grit and determination you want in a young guy. The $125k he will make this year is probably 6x what his household's income was growing up.

These (like Dermaar) moves are good ones.

I agree with that too. DerMarr didn't work out but it was still a smart gamble to give him a shot.

These (like Dermaar) moves are good ones.

i agree...i'm not calling the kid garbage...just saying i'll hold off on any projections until i see him do something against NBA level competition...btw, DJ was dominating in the CBA too before Isiah signed him...plus he was a former high lottery pick...forgive me if i don't get too excited over some undrafted 19 year old who's played 4 minutes in the NBA.