This draft really doesnt have any guys that will be big time difference makers this year. Trade with Minnesota who will be in the lottery next year. You have bigs like Monroe, Favors, Aldrich, Aminu, and my favorite Ed Davis for next year. Who knows you could also win the chance of getting John Wall. Buy a late pick and I guarantee that picks 15-30 may do as well as picks 6-14.

There is some logic to that from a strict GM perspective although odds are the Knicks will get a difference maker where they are, but there won't be nay left after they pick.

In the real world though, Mike D is our coach, and to give him a bare cupboard this year would be a real kick in the nuts for a guy who didn't have to come here.

if there's any shot of getting Derozan we should take it & not trade it away... he'd easily be one of the top 3 prospects in next year's draft IMO

nah, let's draft Tyler Hansbrough at #8... can't have too many David Lee's on your team.

Lets draft guys that cant shoot the ball. Derozen is a great athlete and not a great basketball player. I live guys that can shoot the ball from the perimeter and score from the perimeter. Courtney Lee and Eric Gorden were my picks last year and I want Mills this year or I am really starting to like Wayne Ellington.

Posted by King1:

Lets draft guys that cant shoot the ball. Derozen is a great athlete and not a great basketball player. I live guys that can shoot the ball from the perimeter and score from the perimeter. Courtney Lee and Eric Gorden were my picks last year and I want Mills this year or I am really starting to like Wayne Ellington.

if u live guys that can shoot the rock then why aren't u gushing over Stephen Curry? he's the best shooter in this draft.. we don't need any more shooters on this team as much as we need a kid w/superstar type potential, & Derozan has that... don't tell me he's got no chance to become a Vince Carter / T-Mac type player in the NBA... he's every bit as athletic as those guys & demonstrates many of the same skillsets at the age of 19.

btw, ur boy David Lee is a piss poor shooter of the ball too... why did we draft him again? oh because he's a great athlete & a great hustle player... i guess u don't have a problem w/those types of players as long as you know them & have coached them in person.

[Edited by - TMS on 05-30-2009 9:45 PM]

The difference is Lee doesnt shoot shots he cant make all the time. Thus shooting 55% percent all the time. When you have Nate Duhon, Wilson, Harrington, shooting around 43% and Wilson shooting 30% from the three I have a problem with that. I dont mind Curry but I think you can go down in the draft and get the same player and more picks. Derozen to me is the Mike Mamula of this draft. He will wow you but get him in a half court game or make him shoot jumpers and he is dead

Posted by King1:

The difference is Lee doesnt shoot shots he cant make all the time. Thus shooting 55% percent all the time. When you have Nate Duhon, Wilson, Harrington, shooting around 43% and Wilson shooting 30% from the three I have a problem with that. I dont mind Curry but I think you can go down in the draft and get the same player and more picks. Derozen to me is the Mike Mamula of this draft. He will wow you but get him in a half court game or make him shoot jumpers and he is dead

Very good points King 1--that is why I want Mullens I think with Lee and Mullens shooting close to 60%--we can accept the rest of the guys shooting threes and a lower %--I think playing with Lee Mullens and hopefully Gallinari would really do well and give us a huge frontline that can compete in the nBA. Key here is resigning Lee and making smart moves at the draft--if that means moving down 5 spots and picking up a secondary pick etc

I have this feeling we are going to take a PG at 8 and try to draft Gibson as shotblocker--he's kind of small but atleast we would be addressing some issues[or trying too]
Thats my guess if they were really trying to get pick 27

If I was a betting man I think we will have Holiday and Gibson on our team by the draft.

Posted by King1:

The difference is Lee doesnt shoot shots he cant make all the time. Thus shooting 55% percent all the time. When you have Nate Duhon, Wilson, Harrington, shooting around 43% and Wilson shooting 30% from the three I have a problem with that. I dont mind Curry but I think you can go down in the draft and get the same player and more picks. Derozen to me is the Mike Mamula of this draft. He will wow you but get him in a half court game or make him shoot jumpers and he is dead

If you were drafting Derozen 30th then take him not a lottery pick. I will help you out TMS. Derozen wont ever put the numbers up Lee has so far in this league.

& i'll help you out King, Derozan shot 52% from the field last year... so what's the difference you're drawing here? we have Gallo who looks to be a very good perimeter shooter on this team along w/Harrington, Wilson, Duhon & Hughes who will be taking their fair share of perimeter J's as well this year & you want to add another shooter to this roster, an undersized one at that... whatever, u're free to have ur own opinion about Derozan but i will bet you that he averages more than 16 ppg. by his 4th season in the NBA.

TMS I will help you out he shot 18% from three so he would be a perfect fit for the Knicks. I would take Holiday before Derozen

Posted by King1:

TMS I will help you out he shot 18% from three so he would be a perfect fit for the Knicks. I would take Holiday before Derozen

I'm starting to feel that way too.. I like Holliday, he's explosive. He's gotta work on his shot, but so did Russel Westbrook and he had a great rookie year.