No trades but it was probably a good thing right now because we have three awsome picks. Sweetney may not have the talent or potential as some but he will come in and contribute right away and is definitely a solid upgrade over Weatherspoon and Harrington. Lampe will help if he gets out of his current contract and the knicks don't really need him to come over right now, but should because he can probably help right now. He is the steal of the draft and while many people wanted him with the 9th pick, its unbelieveable how this whole thing worked out and new york was able to get him with the 30th pick. Vranes is a solid pick because its not that often you get a 7'6 guy in shoes this late in the draft. If he can be half what Shawn Bradley is now than we've had another steal in the draft. I mentioned this guy a couple weeks ago on this board and felt he was an excellent pick for the 39th pick. I couldn't have seen this draft go any better. Thoughts?

Only a fool would come on here and say NY did bad in the draft. Layden came thru and people are mad because he did the right thing!

i was pissed after picking up sweetney. but it worked out with us gettin lampe at 30, and vranes.. he is tall. yea. i must say that im happy with the draft this year, layden didnt screw up this time, he got bailed out by lampe.

Pretty happy with the draft. Except for picking Vranes over Badiane.

i think that the knicks had a decent draft. no ignorant picks not really. i'm more happier that they didn't take kaman let it be known sweetney would not have been my first choice but better him than kaman.

we didn't get none of the young high schoolers. outlaw went to portland. i don't know about lampe but it is looking like the milos thing all over again. it wouldn't be the knicks if they didn't have people screaming wait unitl miols and lampe make it to new york.

vranes? some 7' 6 clown i imagine

if they can get milos and lampe to come over the hard-working image is gone forever

but overall i'm not upset with the picks. not really. i think they did the best with what they could do. at least sprewell will be back.

i couldn't stop laughing when they were chanting over-rated to lebron darko and t j ford.

OMG!!!
The knicks get a A++++++ from me!

I was so happy that our 9th pick was up and Lampe was still available. Then they took Sweetney who I liked but I wanted Lampe. Then as the draft moves along I noice we have a shot at Lampe at 30th I start going crazy. I was afraid Dallas would take him at 29 cause they like those euros but they didn't and NY got him!! So we got to Awesome players!! What was key is that we had the 1st pick in the 2nd round. The reason Lampe didn't go in the first is because 1st rounders get gauranteed money and no one wants to pay him while he plays in Europe for 2 years. So whoever had the 30th pick was gonna take him and that was us!! No wonder Scott Layden was so happy yesterday. I bet he payed Real Madrid to say that Lampe isn't going to the NBA for 2 years so the knicks could get him! Who knows maybe there's a way he can come over for next season, if not I don't mind waiting 2 years. We Got 2 great lottery players I can't believe this!

And on top of it They drafted Slavko Vranes who I wanted at 39! I don't know why does fools were chanting Marcus Hatten. I'm feeling so lucky, maybe I should go play the lottery!!!

Scott Layden you've made up for all the stupid moves in the past.
Go New York Go New York Go!!

The thing that dissapoints me is that sweetney is a duplicate of what we have now, maybe he will prove me wrong, but I don't think we have another Elton Brand here. I think sweetney is better than Othella and spoon but that isn't saying much..

Lampe could be the steal, if the knicks can satisfy Real Madrid, then Lampe can play right now, the kid has lottery talent and was supposed to be right there with Darko in the talent department. If this kid turns out to be close to what they say his upside is, then in 2 years we will have a nice player on our hands...

excatly....Spoon and Othella will be gone in the future sweetney will hopefully be a great knick for years to come. He is already our only low post player. Thomas, othella and spoon sure aren't. I can't see Sweetney playing center for us with his huge arms and great work ethic. I just jope dice plays next year. How does this sound?
c-sweetney
pf-dice
sf-spree
sg-houston
pg-eisely
bench: thomas, ward, othella, spoon, doleac and anderson

Then in 2-3 years
c-Sweetney
pf-Dice(if he's healthy enough hopefully)
sf-Lampe
sg-houston(who has move up to a higher level after last season)
pg-milos
bench:spree, Thomas, Vranes(he's gotta be better thank Travis Knight)

This is all assuming Spree & Thomas don't get traded. The knicks can even further improve by trading them or not resigning Dice and instead singing a Free Agent. Bottom line is its looking real good. I did not think the Knicks would be good again this decade. Lastnight changed that!

I give Layden high marks. Sweetney is better than Collison now and in the future too. Lampe fell in his lap. He needs to get him here now, that will take a GM.

Vranse - you can' teach 7'5", he will develop he is only 18!

Houston picked Badiane! Is that NY's for JVG? What ever happened to compensation????

Layden gets a A.

All - I'm assuming it was a good draft, then?

I think sweetney can be our best center assuming Vranes isn't ready. I know for sure that Sweetney will be great at PF, he's a legit 6-8, LJ was a 6-5 PF while Barkley was 6-4.