knicks1248 wrote:
The knicks suck at developing, stop making excuses, plus they wind up trading their draft picks(after lowering their value) a few short yrs after they draft them anyway, NOT ONE HAS RESIGN AFTER THEIR ROOKIE CONTRACT..That has not happen since CHARLIE WARD..
There is very little actual "development" in the NBA. Some talk about it because it's an easier way to not have to discuss actual team building to the general public, much of whom have no clue about actual pro sports resource management ( Much like you)
You draft a guy, you hope he pans out. Sometimes he does, most time he does not. If he does not, he wouldn't for all of the NBA. That's it.
Things that help young players - Better competition/Building a rapport with the refs/Learning the grind and lifestyle of the brutal regular season schedule/growing into their bodies and frames more/Getting real time film work and scouting and game time against guys they will see all the time.
One of the reasons Jayson Tatum shifted over so quickly as a pro is because much of his earlier training was against NBA caliber competition and NBA players. This is the same reason many companies like to hire people already in their system. They are known quantities and those people already know the culture in place.
The Knicks do not lower the players value after drafted. The guy usually just doesn't pan out ( Most draftees don't) and they have to move on, most franchises have to deal with this.
For basketball prospects, where landing spots matter is the most critical from the high school to college stage. At this point, you do need to take real care in picking a place that has room for you but also has a system in place that will play to your strengths. At the NBA level, it's much different. At the NBA level, you have multiple years as a first round pick. At the college level, you can be One And Done.
The Knicks like most teams, NEED TO PICK BETTER. Development however is just a buzzword that means mostly nothing. But all teams struggle at picking better. That being said, WHAT OTHER CHOICE IS THERE? There is none.
You are, however, correct in that if the Knicks could get a Top 3 player, you do it, cost be damned.