Posted by Vmart:

Posted by fmoran:

- Elite or not (which he really isn't. He's good, but not great), I'd do Thomas, Knight and the 9th pick for Rahim in a second.

- Lang isn't deserving of a loterry pick, simply because he isn't ready for the NBA. You'd be nuts to take him over lottery worthy picks when he'll still be around in the second round. He isn't near as good as Curry was when he came out, and Curry sucked when he came out. On a team that needs a big guy from this draft, the Knicks need someone who can at least play at this level. Lang can't. He's fine as a second round project, but a complete waste at the 9 spot with all the other players available. Draft Lang, and we'll just be subjected to more years of Spoon n' O.

- Briggs, I don't think you can classify Sofoklis in that samne "Euro mold". He has an african mother, and his game screams Shaq, even if his size doesn't. At 6'9, he's already our biggest player, and being only 17, he could stand to grow some. But the most appealing thing is his aggressiveness down low. He wants to slam everything down, and loves competition. It's exactly what Amare has. And it's exactly what the Knicks need now. With his size (270 lbs), he might even get minutes at center. I'm completely sold on him. He's the man right now.

I'll take Lang with the 10th pick. Thank you. This guy is going to be like Shaq one day. With a great training program and a team of NBA trainers he will one day dominate the game. Remember instant gratification is the reason we are in this mess. I can wait two to three year for him to develope. He will be gone by late first round and when he makes an impact we are going to be yelling at Layden for passing on him just like Artest.

you're kidding. lang is not going to be shaq. curry might be close to him (shaq). Lang is not. you seen this guy play? Sad. You seen perkins play? sad too. mid-late first rounders for SURE. these guys won't be around in the second round though... HS'ers will get picked up earlier than that, because no one wants to lose out, and why not take the risk on a HS'er with the 20th pick rather than a euro who might never come over or some college guy who might have "hit his ceiling" - or not as much room to improve?