Posted by MS:
Isiah had the number two pic, and camby was availble it was impossible to screw that draft up, marbury, iverson, ray allen, SAR, Kobe, Illgaskus, the talent pool was never ending. And Damon had a couple of good seasons and then went bust. McGrady was a great pick up but he was there and worth a gamble so Isiah took him lets not give him to much credit on that one, although it was a great pic.
I agree people want to play for Isiah which is nice but that doesn't warrant all his praise. He is a big if, if Crawford works its golden if he lives up to his rep they are in trouble, he just needs to be careful with his deals and all the players he tries to sign
nobody will argue that... I also dont see all the praise your talking about. I personally like the moves and the direction and type of players he's making commitments too (younger/athletic).
I agreed with Briggs the other day when he said that ISiah probably moved too quickly and overpaid (Lampe) for the Marbury trade.
But we are better, more skilled, younger and more athletic. As for Crawford when was the last time the Knicks signed ANY FA on the upside of their career? Probably Allan Houston... before that you would have to go pre-Ewing. And of course Crawford could flop but if you cant trust Isiah to judge a guard's talent and skill who can your trust?
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