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EnySpree wrote:Don't forget Philly has a stud at shooting guard in Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot.... but i can see them going for Monk especially is they think this guy Been Simmons can really run the point from the 3 spot....

If Simmons can distribute, Philly can get away with 2 SGs.

I actually like T.J. McConnell a little bit, but he is not a scoring threat, and you would only give him significant minutes if he was playing distributor.

Same reason I don't think Sixers would take Fox, who loses much of his appeal if he is not controlling the ball.

If you like Fox, and I like him a lot, if he gets by Orlando, I think he would be available for, because Monk is a good complimentary player for a Simmons, and Minny won't take a PG.

Hate having to depend on the choices of other teams to determine our fate, but we just have to live with it.

We will know more when we hear about team workouts, which make a difference, despite what some think.

Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot and Monk with Simmons, Embiid and Saric? Very sexy time yes?

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My take on all this: the NBA and the US college game are the world's best for a reason, and the best players - whether US-born or foreign-born - compete in the US. Europe or the Southern hemisphere can produce occasional stars, and if they come to the NBA while still very young - superstars. But expecting a 25+ year old savior to come over from Europe to come over and turnaround moribund franchises like the Knicks or the Nets - that's expecting too much.

Consider this: Alexei Shved is the highest paid basketball player in Russia, and, possibly, Europe. Therefore, one can suggest that he is one of the best there. It was fun to have him on the Knicks, but do you see him as a starting guard on a championship-caliber NBA team? Unless that team also has LeBron, which would make it championship-caliber regardless of who else are his teammates.

ESOMKnicks wrote:How do you draw conclusions about the Knicks' scouting efforts based on an article about the Nets? Or are you saying that our haul has been much better than the Euronames mentioned to be on the Nets radar?

My take on all this: the NBA and the US college game are the world's best for a reason, and the best players - whether US-born or foreign-born - compete in the US. Europe or the Southern hemisphere can produce occasional stars, and if they come to the NBA while still very young - superstars. But expecting a 25+ year old savior to come over from Europe to come over and turnaround moribund franchises like the Knicks or the Nets - that's expecting too much.

Consider this: Alexei Shved is the highest paid basketball player in Russia, and, possibly, Europe. Therefore, one can suggest that he is one of the best there. It was fun to have him on the Knicks, but do you see him as a starting guard on a championship-caliber NBA team? Unless that team also has LeBron, which would make it championship-caliber regardless of who else are his teammates.

The competition: Hard to tell, but Jazz, Suns, Knicks, Spurs, Rockets and Heat have all scouted him this season.

Edwin Jackson, 6’4” shooting guard, Movistar Estudiantes, 27 years old.

Twice in the last month, Nets front office executives have been on hand for games where Edwin Jackson, the Spanish League’s leading scorer, has played. Marks started off his March tour of Europe with a game where Jackson, a 6’4” shooting guard scored 27 points. On Sunday, Trajan Langdon was in Gran Canaria, Spain. It’s likely that he was there to take a look at Gran Canaria’s Anzejs Pasceniks, a 7’2” draft prospect. But Gran Canaria was playing Movistar Estudiantes and Jackson had another big game, scoring 26. Jackson has also said he will only accept a guaranteed contract from the NBA. Otherwise, he will seek a big contract from a Euroleague team.

CrushAlot wrote:Article on the Latvian big man the Knicks are scouting.
http://fansided.com/2017/02/06/anzejs-pasecniks-2017-nba-draft-center/

Interesting I wonder are they doing this because they plan to get a second 1st rounder or if they are hoping he falls to the second round.

Somehow Pasecniks does not sound too exciting. A KP without the blocking and the 3pt shot, which is what differentiated KP from "some typical European stiff". I wonder what his wingspan is. I thought part of the reason teams were high on Gobert was his insane wingspan to go along with his height.

wargames wrote:http://hoopshabit.com/2017/04/29/new-york-knicks-2nd-round-sleepers-set-alarm/

Here's a interesting article of 2nd round picks the knicks could pursue.

This is the type of article that gets my juices flowing... I know all the players mentioned. I agree with most of it. Scouting players is probably my favorite thing to do. This draft is filled with high character and highly experienced/decorated college guys projected to be second round picks. Nigel Williams-Goss is another guy that I'm intrigued with. Guys that are winners. High character, winners, made men.... I freaking love it

Zeek Woodley is the ONLY player coming into this draft who averaged 20 points and 5 rebounds while shooting 60efg 55% FG and 41% 3 OVER 4 years that also has a 40 inch vertical. And competition level had no material effect on his contribution. He got hurt this year and I think it will hurt him a bit--but when you can shoot like that with his power and athletic ability--there are not many people on the Earth like that. Hes like Chasson Randle on steroids--hes 6.2/5 215

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EnySpree wrote:

wargames wrote:http://hoopshabit.com/2017/04/29/new-york-knicks-2nd-round-sleepers-set-alarm/

Here's a interesting article of 2nd round picks the knicks could pursue.

This is the type of article that gets my juices flowing... I know all the players mentioned. I agree with most of it. Scouting players is probably my favorite thing to do. This draft is filled with high character and highly experienced/decorated college guys projected to be second round picks. Nigel Williams-Goss is another guy that I'm intrigued with. Guys that are winners. High character, winners, made men.... I freaking love it

This is why I can't take the NAYSAYERS who want to downplay the value of our 2nd rd picks! It just gets annoying after awhile! There are going to be some good players in the 2nd rd.

The fact some that good to great players have some from the second round does not mean that it is very unlikely to find a good to great player in the second round.

Those two facts are in no way mutually exclusive.

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nixluva wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

wargames wrote:http://hoopshabit.com/2017/04/29/new-york-knicks-2nd-round-sleepers-set-alarm/

Here's a interesting article of 2nd round picks the knicks could pursue.

This is the type of article that gets my juices flowing... I know all the players mentioned. I agree with most of it. Scouting players is probably my favorite thing to do. This draft is filled with high character and highly experienced/decorated college guys projected to be second round picks. Nigel Williams-Goss is another guy that I'm intrigued with. Guys that are winners. High character, winners, made men.... I freaking love it

This is why I can't take the NAYSAYERS who want to downplay the value of our 2nd rd picks! It just gets annoying after awhile! There are going to be some good players in the 2nd rd.

The fact some that good to great players have some from the second round does not mean that it is very unlikely to find a good to great player in the second round.

Those two facts are in no way mutually exclusive.

Anyone who marginalizes rd 2 or the D league is flat out wrong. The Boston Celtics two best players are 2nd round picks. There are quality 2nd round picks on every team--many of them core rotation players. The teams who seem to work harder--aka The Spurs the Heat--they tend to do better because they put in 110% to everything they do.

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BRIGGS wrote:This is my Jeremy Lin pick this year--although Ive been hyping him for the last 3.

Zeek Woodley is the ONLY player coming into this draft who averaged 20 points and 5 rebounds while shooting 60efg 55% FG and 41% 3 OVER 4 years that also has a 40 inch vertical. And competition level had no material effect on his contribution. He got hurt this year and I think it will hurt him a bit--but when you can shoot like that with his power and athletic ability--there are not many people on the Earth like that. Hes like Chasson Randle on steroids--hes 6.2/5 215

He looks slow in every way- is it the speed of the youtube video?

Hes actual quite an athlete. Hes a guy you dont need a draft pick to grab. At 6-2/6-3 215 pounds with his shooting ability the way the NBA is--hes going to get a good look. Hard to find 41+% 3 point shooters who have other physical abilities. If he trained as a PG wed be talking a top 14 pick.