StarksEwing1 wrote:Id love to get another pick and id be open to moving down BUT not at the expense of frank which you were talking about a few days ago. At 9 we are gonna get a good player and im convinced someone will fall that many arent expecting. At 36 you can also get a quality player

The only player Id use Frank and 9 to move up to is Bagley at 2. Id do that.

BRIGGS wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:Id love to get another pick and id be open to moving down BUT not at the expense of frank which you were talking about a few days ago. At 9 we are gonna get a good player and im convinced someone will fall that many arent expecting. At 36 you can also get a quality player

The only player Id use Frank and 9 to move up to is Bagley at 2. Id do that.

Briggs there are a ton of good NBA players in this draft. A few of them will be all stars. The things that separate Donovan Mitchell from Malik Monk are very small and very hard to quantify in the early stages.

Thing that jumps out at me about this draft is its loaded with athletes. There are a lot of really elite level athletic guys to choose from. There are going to be a couple guys who become real studs taken later in the first round and a lot of guys in the lottery who will be just good NBA players. Hopefully the Knicks can grab Carter or Mikal Bridges who have the lowest ceilings of everyone after them. You know you are getting a good NBA players, or as close to sure things that gets. Both have tremendous upside. Tons of wildcards out there as well including Knox, Miles Bridges, Sexton, Walker, ZSmith and Robert Williams are some guys who have some crazy physical attributes.

I think its wild draft. You have a few guys who could go anywhere from 3-12.. Doncic isnt working out and can pressure teams by staying in EU and playing for Real Madrid. Trea Young could go high or teams could pass. Porter?

Cant wait. I like our chance to get a very good player at 9

Nalod wrote:Briggs annual gig. Watch finals, replicate roster with sleepers from watching dozens of YouTube then impulsively rain man into frenzy we should trade down. Naturally “it's better than what we been doing” so it must be good. There is a time and place for this when high conviction rate on some players. Maybe Briggs is right. Maybe he is throwing spaghetti on the wall and see who sticks. Maybe I'm being a dick.

fishmike wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:Id love to get another pick and id be open to moving down BUT not at the expense of frank which you were talking about a few days ago. At 9 we are gonna get a good player and im convinced someone will fall that many arent expecting. At 36 you can also get a quality player

The only player Id use Frank and 9 to move up to is Bagley at 2. Id do that.

lol another scorer who plays **** defense. Did you hate being a Knick fan in the 90s or what?

Briggs there are a ton of good NBA players in this draft. A few of them will be all stars. The things that separate Donovan Mitchell from Malik Monk are very small and very hard to quantify in the early stages.

Thing that jumps out at me about this draft is its loaded with athletes. There are a lot of really elite level athletic guys to choose from. There are going to be a couple guys who become real studs taken later in the first round and a lot of guys in the lottery who will be just good NBA players. Hopefully the Knicks can grab Carter or Mikal Bridges who have the lowest ceilings of everyone after them. You know you are getting a good NBA players, or as close to sure things that gets. Both have tremendous upside. Tons of wildcards out there as well including Knox, Miles Bridges, Sexton, Walker, ZSmith and Robert Williams are some guys who have some crazy physical attributes.

I think its wild draft. You have a few guys who could go anywhere from 3-12.. Doncic isnt working out and can pressure teams by staying in EU and playing for Real Madrid. Trea Young could go high or teams could pass. Porter?

Cant wait. I like our chance to get a very good player at 9

Yeah..I see this as a draft where we can get a quality player at #9. Just have to trust our scouts and brass, but there seems to be some depth this year...

...Then again, this has been said before...The KP draft was supposed to be pretty deep, yet you see a lot of weakness in the top 10...with 5-10 being a pedestrian group of players, at best, so far, and OK4 being a disappointment, too. If Russell hadn't redeemed himself a bit, you could've made a case that only 2/10- Towns and KP, were quality players, and that Turner, Booker, and Rozier, should have been top 10 selections.

Hard to figure, sometimes.

Chandler wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:Id love to get another pick and id be open to moving down BUT not at the expense of frank which you were talking about a few days ago. At 9 we are gonna get a good player and im convinced someone will fall that many arent expecting. At 36 you can also get a quality player

The only player Id use Frank and 9 to move up to is Bagley at 2. Id do that.

Why Bagley? He can't shoot or defend. Literally the worst pairing with KP out there. Will clog space and KP will be relied on for chasing around everyone while we attempt to hide Bagley on defense. Seriously, do you only like 1-way players?

Me...I see Carter as the better choice of the 2 Duke bigs...

...Just saying.

I am forever skittish about Duke bigs, and to some degree Duke in general

I'd like to trust our FO in this draft, but still don't know the team's identity or who they're eye for talent is supposed to be.

Compounding the issue, I liked the KP and Frank drafts and if I understand anything about the team's direction now they would have not drafted those guys --- prioritizing athleticism etc

Maybe not, but very thankful KP was the pick. He still has a chance to be a game-changer. The ultimate stretch 5 who fits today's game perfectly. a 7'3 smallball center.

As far as Duke players, i am always hesitant in the lottery as well, but i do believe Carter will be very good. He is just a low-risk player who can do enough of everything to make him a nice long-term starter and i think he will do fine in today's small ball era.

Doncic would give NY a Point Forward and allow the guards to be free flowing players.

Bamba would work really well with KP. 2 Rim protectors on Defense allowing NY to pay more attention to the 3 point line defense.