Posted by Masterplan:

i really don't want us reaching for a center with pick #8. if the guys there are overhyped euros or lazy guys like curry, i'd just as soon address other needs and try to get a serviceable big later in the draft. i don't think we need to be fixated on getting the next shaq or yao. a slightly lesser version of dalembert (taken at #26 in a very weak draft) would be fine by me.

Posted by Masterplan:

i really don't want us reaching for a center with pick #8. if the guys there are overhyped euros or lazy guys like curry, i'd just as soon address other needs and try to get a serviceable big later in the draft. i don't think we need to be fixated on getting the next shaq or yao. a slightly lesser version of dalembert (taken at #26 in a very weak draft) would be fine by me.

Posted by Pharzeone:

Posted by gunsnewing:

Green will be gone if we pick 8th but imagine we pass up on a potentially dominant 6'10 260 frontcourt player like Chris Taft who might be available and draft the next Alek Redojevic or Frederic Weis instead.

Suppose Taft is the next Chris Wilcox lite.

Posted by diderotn:

I have been hearing the names of Taft and Warrick for a while now, can someone please post their stats on this board just so we can compare the two? While at it, how do they both look compare to Bogut???

Posted by Pharzeone:

Posted by gunsnewing:

Green will be gone if we pick 8th but imagine we pass up on a potentially dominant 6'10 260 frontcourt player like Chris Taft who might be available and draft the next Alek Redojevic or Frederic Weis instead.

Suppose Taft is the next Chris Wilcox lite.

Posted by Pharzeone:

Posted by gunsnewing:

Posted by diderotn:

I have been hearing the names of Taft and Warrick for a while now, can someone please post their stats on this board just so we can compare the two? While at it, how do they both look compare to Bogut???

Posted by Pharzeone:

Posted by gunsnewing:

Green will be gone if we pick 8th but imagine we pass up on a potentially dominant 6'10 260 frontcourt player like Chris Taft who might be available and draft the next Alek Redojevic or Frederic Weis instead.

Suppose Taft is the next Chris Wilcox lite.

you see..what makes Taft underrated depite him being a legit 6-10 260 not a Wilcox like 6-10 230, is that Pittsburg's coach mis-used him. They had this guard, I forget his name, who will not even make it in the nba, but is the kind of player who is decent in the guard oriented College game so he was their go to guy instead of Taft. But Taft still showed flashes of brilliance in on both end of the floor thatNBA teams will take notice of and he was only a Sophmore. Next year will be the equivalent of his junior year in College. He's going to breakout! And Marbury needs him in the worst way!

The only reason I would draft Bogut over him is because Bogut can be a top Center in the league where good centers are hard to fine. I have a really hard time choosing between Green or Taft. Taft might actually help Marbury and the Knicks more but its hard to pass up on an exciting flashy potential star like Green.

If those 3 guys are gone by the time we draft than I would evaluate Warrick(who is a winner and can impact us instantly and we would start building an identity), Splitter and Vazquez. I'm pretty confident Isiah will find a good player.

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 04/29/2005 14:39:02]

I agree with you about Taft but it concerns me with how content he was with losing his starting position to a "lesser" player, how his coach and teammates viewed him, his past weight issues, and his attitude which screams apathy. It is the same thing that I saw in Kwame Brown when challenged by Jordan and we don't have that type of competitor on this team. Maybe a JYD or Rose would be helpful but this guy and throw in Wilcox (I mentioned him because he is accused of the same apathy attitude). These guys have all the talent but aren't motivated until it is contract year (yeah throw in E. Curry too).
And as far as Warrick goes, I wanted this guy on the Knicks team 2 years ago, and even last year but now I really wouldn't take him. He proved that he has what it takes to play in some big games but in the pros he is a tweener without a outside shot. He doesn't have the body to bang against 4s and I don't see him really guarding 3s or 2s on the perimeter. He doesn't have great ball handling skills to efficently play the 3. I don't see him being a dominating force but a very good role player. Besides I think there are others who have better skills to develop at the next level.