Posted by purple012870:

How would you compare his to Michael Beasley.

Posted by BRIGGS:

I watched AZ last night on Fox to get another look at Budinger and the guy who really impressed me the two times I have seen AZ this year is Jordan Hill--he doesnt get much play but he is a better prospect than Budinger imho--from what I have seen. He's faster bigger way more athletic and quite skilled for a guy hsi size. He really looks more of a true fire lottery pick than Budinger.

I have only seen one pure NBA C prospect --Thabeet but for this system--there are some good fast ballers who play 6-9 6-10 who are mutli skilled that could be very attractive to the Knicks.

[Edited by - BRIGGS on 12-11-2008 10:59 AM]

Posted by TMS:

what an absolute beast this kid is... putting up some dominant #'s (25 & 16) & leading the Sooners to an undefeated record so far this season... he's gotta be the consensus #1 overall pick this year w/o a doubt.

game logs so far this season:

11/14 vs. American W 83-54 - 24 pts. / 18 reb.
11/17 vs. MVSU W 94-53 - 20 pts. / 19 reb.
11/18 vs. Davidson W 82-78 - 25 pts. / 21 reb.
11/22 vs. Gardner Webb W 80-76 - 35 pts. / 21 reb.
11/26 vs. UAB W 77-67 - 32 pts. / 15 reb.
11/28 vs. @Purdue W 87-82 - 18 pts. / 21 reb.
12/4 vs. USC W 73-72 - 25 pts. / 6 reb.
12/7 vs. @Tulsa W 69-44 - 19 pts. / 9 reb.
12/10 vs. Maine W 78-52 - 22 pts. / 10 reb.


this kid is gonna be better than Carlos Boozer when he hits the NBA w/o a doubt in my mind... he's quicker off the dribble & has a better handle to get into the lane... combine that w/his NBA ready body & his athleticism u got urself another NBA Allstar.

I'm not sold on Griffin as a dominating player in the Pro's.

I only saw him one time but he reminds me of Chris Humphries who dominated with his strength and athleticism at the college level but couldn't do it at the pro level.

I don't see any go to move by Griffin and I see very little shooting touch.

He does however really hammer the boards and run the floor....just not sold that he'll be a big scorer in the pros but I could be way off on that theory.

Posted by Ira:

One guy who doesn't get talked about much here is James Harden. His numbers are very good plus he has the intangibles that make a good player a winner. Take a look at this guys numbers. He shoots very well scoring 25 a game at 57%, he goes to the line a lot and is hitting half of his threes. Plus he boards very well for a two - averaging more than 7 a game. He plays smart, he plays hard and he plays a team game. I'd be very happy to see him on the Knicks.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36072

Posted by BRIGGS:

I watched AZ last night on Fox to get another look at Budinger and the guy who really impressed me the two times I have seen AZ this year is Jordan Hill--he doesnt get much play but he is a better prospect than Budinger imho--from what I have seen. He's faster bigger way more athletic and quite skilled for a guy hsi size. He really looks more of a true fire lottery pick than Budinger.

I have only seen one pure NBA C prospect --Thabeet but for this system--there are some good fast ballers who play 6-9 6-10 who are mutli skilled that could be very attractive to the Knicks.

[Edited by - BRIGGS on 12-11-2008 10:59 AM]

Posted by TMS:

Posted by BRIGGS:

I watched AZ last night on Fox to get another look at Budinger and the guy who really impressed me the two times I have seen AZ this year is Jordan Hill--he doesnt get much play but he is a better prospect than Budinger imho--from what I have seen. He's faster bigger way more athletic and quite skilled for a guy hsi size. He really looks more of a true fire lottery pick than Budinger.

I have only seen one pure NBA C prospect --Thabeet but for this system--there are some good fast ballers who play 6-9 6-10 who are mutli skilled that could be very attractive to the Knicks.

[Edited by - BRIGGS on 12-11-2008 10:59 AM]

i don't really view Budinger as a lottery pick either, but he's a guy we can probably nab in the middle to late 1st round if we can somehow get another pick in a trade of Nate or D Lee who can give u some nice hustle off the bench & great perimeter shooting, & w/his size he can easily shoot over smaller G's trying to guard him... he's got great intangibles & is an awesome team player... very intelligent on the court & very unselfish... i think he'd be a great fit on this team playing w/guys like Duhon, Wilson & Lee.