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smackeddog
Posts: 38389 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 3/30/2005 Member: #883 |
8/21/2020 4:44 AM
BigDaddyG wrote:Okoro, Vassel, Nesmith in that order. The runts of the litter, but Isaac got some big paws. Also, wouldn't mind Cole. His shooting stats weren't great, but there were some extenuing circumstances. Best of those (can't decide which that is) Also look into Kira Lewis |
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TheGame
Posts: 26632 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/15/2006 Member: #1154 USA |
8/21/2020 5:03 AM LAST EDITED: 8/21/2020 5:03 AM
I like Cole Anthony, but he has not proven that he has the ability to lead an offense, and if he can't do that, then you are essentially drafting a 3rd guard/bench scorer, which is probably less than we want out of the 8th pick. I would feel safer with Okoro, Vassel, or Neismith at 8. At least, you have confidence in what you are getting with them, and they all could fill the hole at 3 that we currently have (assuming Knox does not prove he is a starter or they move Knox to the 4).
Trust the Process
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smackeddog
Posts: 38389 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 3/30/2005 Member: #883 |
8/21/2020 5:23 AM
Tyrese Maxey over Cole for me
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SupremeCommander
Posts: 34057 Alba Posts: 35 Joined: 4/28/2006 Member: #1127 |
8/21/2020 6:43 AM LAST EDITED: 8/21/2020 6:45 AM
I said the same thing here
http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=61150&page=1 Anyone who wouldn’t consider Cole at 8 is insane. People just want to say no thanks to the preseason #1 overall? If you’re not into him, fine, but it is a mistake you write him off... He had a pretty bad year, but no tournaments to redeem himself. And as a result, I think he’s fallen a lot farther in the rankings than is normal. But he still went for 24/11/4 against Duke. His TSP was 53.4. He’s one of the only PG that fits nicely into the “scoring PG“ bucket. He is not just an undersized SG DLeethal wrote:
Lol Rick needs a safe space
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Knixkik
Posts: 35445 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/24/2001 Member: #11 USA |
8/21/2020 7:34 AM
martin wrote:Knixkik wrote:martin wrote:Outside of name recognition I don’t understand how Cole is in anyone’s top 20. He has not done anything other than a few big games. But my concern is writing off the top ranked prospect coming into the year with the 8th pick because of a smaller sample size of games that can be easily explained (injury and poor supporting cast.) look at his numbers compared to Donovan Mitchell’s in college. No one can deny Coles talent. I agree he hasn’t proven anything but we are picking at 8 and in a poor draft it might be easier to gamble on the talent. Think of it another way. If we draft Nesmith or Vassell and they become good role players than that’s great. But if you pass over Cole Anthony and he becomes a star, it’s a repeat of 2017 and we can’t afford that. And Cole Anthony at 8 is much more justifiable than Mitchell was at 8 in 2017. |
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Knixkik
Posts: 35445 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/24/2001 Member: #11 USA |
8/21/2020 7:38 AM
SupremeCommander wrote:I said the same thing here Completely agree with all of this. I’m not so concerned with his position either. We are asking RJ to be a playmaker so Cole not being a pure PG is fine. I like the versatility of them sharing the backcourt or sliding to the 2 and 3 and playing next to Ntilikina or another PG at times. |
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knicks1248
Posts: 42059 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 2/3/2004 Member: #582 |
8/21/2020 8:06 AM
I said this before we drafted Frank at 8, Its a horrible spot to pick at.
Knicks need to trade up, down, or out fck that #8 pick, ES
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Welpee
Posts: 23162 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 1/22/2016 Member: #6239 |
8/21/2020 8:21 AM LAST EDITED: 8/21/2020 8:23 AM
People supporting Cole Anthony remind me of the folks supporting DSJ prior to his draft. The whole "ignore his college performance, look at who he was in high school" thing. I didn't watch him play this season so I have no opinion, but he seems to have significant red flags that some want to disregard because of high school. If anything, maybe we should find a way to move up with that Clipper pick if we really want him.
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