Here's Channing:

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Posted by crzymdups:

Also, as far as grabbing some size in the draft, it might be good to try to trade up to the early second round to grab Andray Blatche. If he could be taught some post moves, he could be a fantastic player. He's certainly skilled.

Channing has certainly put $$$$ in his pocket over the last ten games of the season. He played his way into middle of round 1.

id like to see us move up in the draft to take the 7-3 Russian kid, even if we have to sit on him, then if not,I would take Petro with our pick. Channing is still a little soft for me

Eds, please please,please put the thought of trading Sweetney and/or Ariza out of your mind. It's like selling your new carburetor to get a new radiator...it makes no sense. Briggs, you are correct and i'm 100% with you. Petro at Center....if we can get him.

Posted by gunsnewing:

we can easily trade Kurt for a mid 1st rounder and draft Petro since he's too raw or not good enough to go in the lottery.

Guns I wouldn't be so sure. Between now and the draft you know the scouts and pundits are going to get all over certain players' jocks. Petro could easily be among them.

Posted by Marv:

Posted by gunsnewing:

we can easily trade Kurt for a mid 1st rounder and draft Petro since he's too raw or not good enough to go in the lottery.

Guns I wouldn't be so sure. Between now and the draft you know the scouts and pundits are going to get all over certain players' jocks. Petro could easily be among them.

hopefully, but im not going to get my hopes up for nothing. I'm just gonna go with the picks I feel are safe picks right now. If Petro, Andreezy, vazquez, splitter impress Zeke then I will be thrilled that one of them is a Knickerbocker!

yeah, its impossible to say where guys like Petro and Frye and even Blatche will go until the workouts in Chicago where guys are measured, do the strength tests and play against each other.

as of right now, I'd rate the guys who will be available at the 9th/10th pick like this:

1) Warrick
2) Petro
3) Shelden Williams
4) Channing Frye
5) Charlie Villanueva
6) Eric Williams

I think Greene and Taft will go top five, as will the 7'3" Russian center. I think Vasquez and Splitter will be gone by the 9th pick as well. I think even one or more of the guys on my list will work their way into the lotto above our range. But if we come out of the first round with one of those guys I'd be happy. If we could swing a trade for a 15-21 pick or just flat out buy one and get TWO of those guys, I'd be ecstatic. If a guy like Greene enters the draft and slips to us, you have to think about him too, but again, I think he goes top five based on the success of high school swing men in the league.

I'm for Petro and Frye. I think that can be a big front court for the KNicks. I'm also for picking up Kwame "overrated" Brown just so he atleast gets a look in a new environment. I think he can change his way. Sweetney and Ariza are here to stay. There is no reason why next years lineup can't look like this:

Ariza sf
Sweetney pf
Brown c
Crawford sg
Marbury g

Posted by crzymdups:

yeah, its impossible to say where guys like Petro and Frye and even Blatche will go until the workouts in Chicago where guys are measured, do the strength tests and play against each other.

as of right now, I'd rate the guys who will be available at the 9th/10th pick like this:

1) Warrick
2) Petro
3) Shelden Williams
4) Channing Frye
5) Charlie Villanueva
6) Eric Williams

I think Greene and Taft will go top five, as will the 7'3" Russian center. I think Vasquez and Splitter will be gone by the 9th pick as well. I think even one or more of the guys on my list will work their way into the lotto above our range. But if we come out of the first round with one of those guys I'd be happy. If we could swing a trade for a 15-21 pick or just flat out buy one and get TWO of those guys, I'd be ecstatic. If a guy like Greene enters the draft and slips to us, you have to think about him too, but again, I think he goes top five based on the success of high school swing men in the league.

if we take shelden williams with our lottery pick, I will go crazy, probably go on a rampage, he is a good defender and shotblocker but has one of the ugliest offensive games I have ever seen, really, he has no business being picked before #20, plus he is 6'9 don't we have enough of those kind of guys around?

Posted by tkf:

Posted by crzymdups:

yeah, its impossible to say where guys like Petro and Frye and even Blatche will go until the workouts in Chicago where guys are measured, do the strength tests and play against each other.

as of right now, I'd rate the guys who will be available at the 9th/10th pick like this:

1) Warrick
2) Petro
3) Shelden Williams
4) Channing Frye
5) Charlie Villanueva
6) Eric Williams

I think Greene and Taft will go top five, as will the 7'3" Russian center. I think Vasquez and Splitter will be gone by the 9th pick as well. I think even one or more of the guys on my list will work their way into the lotto above our range. But if we come out of the first round with one of those guys I'd be happy. If we could swing a trade for a 15-21 pick or just flat out buy one and get TWO of those guys, I'd be ecstatic. If a guy like Greene enters the draft and slips to us, you have to think about him too, but again, I think he goes top five based on the success of high school swing men in the league.

if we take shelden williams with our lottery pick, I will go crazy, probably go on a rampage, he is a good defender and shotblocker but has one of the ugliest offensive games I have ever seen, really, he has no business being picked before #20, plus he is 6'9 don't we have enough of those kind of guys around?

Thankyou TKF, I've been saying this about Shelden FOREVER. This guy has no business of even sniffing the lottery. I think the guy is a pretty good defensive player but he doesn't have the athleticism that you need to have at 6'9 to be the shotblocker in the NBA like he does in college. I see Sheldens defensive game being VERY similiar to Kurt Thomas's in the NBA and his offensive game isn't nearly as good. I'd take him nowhere before pick 25.