Vmart
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Joined: 5/23/2002
Member: #247 USA
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I have absolutely no faith in the Knicks to play their young players heavy minutes. I personally feel they stunted Sweetney's growth by not playing him heavy minutes from day one. They should have been giving Ariza heavy minutes also. So does it really matter who the kNicks draft, I doubt that the players they draft get ample amount of time to develope properly. Its going to be the same garbage all over again. Start KT, play Taylor, more rose and TT, Penny and so on and so on. It doesn't matter what they do win or lose the vets have heavy priority over the young on this NYK team. Thats their down fall its not that they draft poorly its the fact that the young aren't given ample amount of time to develope into stars.
Other teams draft to make stars out of players. The Knicks draft to make role players out of draftees. I hate to say this but I personally think that players dread being drafted by the KNicks, why because I think they know the knicks reguardless if they suck won't play them heavy minutes to develope.
The Knicks are notourious for taking a 2 year process of development and making it into 3-5 year process and by that time if a player isn't developed he is automatically in the category of a role player or a bust. Excuse me if I'm not that excited anymore about the prospect of a NYK draft. I love the draft but I really dispise the Knicks with what they do to their drafted player. They have absolutely no intention of making thier drafted player into a superstar. Even if the KNicks draft say a Green, he will oh and ahh us with his 5 minutes of play and then we will be scratching our heads wondering why he isn't getting more PT. Just like Ariza why wasn't he getting 30 minutes a game when the kNicks were done. It makes you scratch your head. Then you have the wise guys on the board that will say he can't beat out TT, he just a 19 year old kid. NO no no if a player has superstar potential you want to give him every opportunity to bring it out fast especially for a team going no where.
I love the kNicks but do I have faith in them to do the right thing, HELL NO!
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