Posted by JohnWallace44:
Here are stat lines from Meeks and Curry versus common teams from last year
date opponent result min FG FT 3PT Pts reb A TO S B PF
CURRY 1/12 @App St W 70-52 18 7-13 0-0 2-8 16 2 6 1 3 0 4
MEEKS 12/20 App St W 93-69 34 14-21 9-10 9-14 46 1 3 2 4 0 2
CURRY 12/9 @W Virginia W 68-65 40 9-27 5-6 4-16 27 4 10 8 4 2 3
MEEKS 11/29 @W Virginia W 54-43 33 3-11 12-12 1-3 19 3 0 5 1 0 4
CURRY 11/24 FAU W 76-60 36 13-21 8-9 5-9 39 4 4 2 0 1 1
MEEKS 12/27 FAU W 76-69 37 7-12 2-2 2-6 18 2 2 0 1 0 0
Point of this is, why do you draft Curry in the Lottery when you can get Meeks at the bottom of the draft? Seems like a similar player to me. Meeks might even be a superior player.
JW44, don't hate on Curry. This is not a valid argument Meeks is not a PG and Curry is being project as a PG. As you can see clearly that Curry comes up big in the assist dept. Meeks comes off as an SG. On the defensive side you can see that Curry has the ability to steal the basketball. He is one of the most talented players and probably the most NBA ready.
I understand that there are good players out there but Curry has star potential. curry had the pressure of teams gearing up to stop him and still managed to perform well that has to be taken into consideration. If the Knicks draft Curry I really don't see how anyone can be upset with that pick.