playa2 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:That changes everything. At least he got paid

Can't stop him from knocking down the jump shot, he will be fine just like JR Smith.

gunsnewing wrote:Or maybe just an infatuation with combo guards and forwards

sounds to me like you are just throwing stuff out there to see if it sticks.

No doubt there are teams and GMs that don't put too much effort into what they are doing with draft picks but I would guess that a vast majority spend dollars and resources scouting, traveling, holding tryouts, going to games, working out players, etc before they select them. Team composition does matter. Player upside matters.

Maybe a GM likes to have 5 PGs on his roster, but those are whacky types that get fired.

I can see a scenario whereby the Knicks thought that JR priced himself out of the $6M range the Knicks could offer and wanted to draft a G/SF if - and this is the key - IF that player also had all of the upside and potential to make the team.

Recall that late first round picks are essentially guaranteed $3M over 3 years (and that doesn't consider the time and effort cost to have that player around or the upside potential if that player turns out to be Rondo or Tony Parker). That's a lot of dough to just throw away on a whim-like decision, even for MSG.

gunsnewing wrote:I don't think JR hid the injury from the Knicks. I think they knew but were waiting for it to get better on its own. But only the Knicks would sign a guy KNOWING his knee is messed up. Wouldn't be the first time. Mcdyess and Amare

This is NOTHING like McDyess. Dyce BROKE his knee...much, much worse injury. Not like JR is going to go up for a rebound and RESHATTER it like Dyce did.