Posted by fishmike:

thats where I disagree. I think KT, JYD and Malik Rose are great players to have around a guy like Bynum. They are tough, they work hard, they improve their game every year, they respect the league and the game. If Bynum is the backup I would be very happy to have a guy like KT starting, not because of his game, but his approach to the game. He's a starter because shows up every year in great shape and beats out his competition. If her were a 7 footer we would be gushing "Thank god for KT"

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Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by Vmart:

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Posted by Pharzeone:

Posted by Vmart:

I'm gonna say go with Bynum rather than Curry. Because even if his heart is good to go you never know what could happen. So he is a big risk probably a bigger risk than Bynum right now. As for Bynum I have always been in favor of making the NYK ballers homegrown not necessarily from NY but drafted by the Knicks. I think atleast they should have a homegrown superstar. It goes a long way to bring someone up through the organization because I think they have pride in the organization. I think Bynum has that potential to be our Pat Ewing. Ewing had a lot of Pride in the Orange and Blue I can't say that these other guys have that kind of pride. Sweetney and Ariza I think have it, Butler might have it since he was taken and given a chance from outside the NBA. I would rather the KNicks deal with young hungry players than the fat cats that they go after.

Dude, Briggs who is crazy about Bynum, only compares him to a more steady version of Brendan Haywood.

Briggs also said he's going to be a 20/10/3 center in the league for a long time

Key word being Potential

Maybe he meant potential but that's not what he said yesterday. He flat out said the Bynum will be a 20/10/3 center in the league for a long time

[Edited by - Bonn1997 on 06/09/2005 11:16:15]

if i didnt believe he would be a 20-10-3 C in 3 years, I wouldnt have been barking up the tree so hard. Im not syaing he would potentially be a 20-10 player, im saying HE WILL BE a 20-10-3 player within 3 years. A much better bigger more skilled and consistent version of Brendan Haywood

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Posted by crzymdups:

Posted by fishmike:

thats where I disagree. I think KT, JYD and Malik Rose are great players to have around a guy like Bynum. They are tough, they work hard, they improve their game every year, they respect the league and the game. If Bynum is the backup I would be very happy to have a guy like KT starting, not because of his game, but his approach to the game. He's a starter because shows up every year in great shape and beats out his competition. If her were a 7 footer we would be gushing "Thank god for KT"

I think KT, JYD and Malik would be good for Bynum's maturation and mental approach to the game, but I think them being in front of him on the depth chart would hurt his physical development and his learning to actually play in game situations. I'd love to be proven wrong, but as a Knicks fan, I can envision only the worst case scenario.

J Oneal sat for what, four years and got no playing time- turned out ok. But, I will grant you that the Knicks have done a horrible job of developing talent.

Posted by Killa4luv:

Posted by franco12:

Posted by crzymdups:

Posted by fishmike:

thats where I disagree. I think KT, JYD and Malik Rose are great players to have around a guy like Bynum. They are tough, they work hard, they improve their game every year, they respect the league and the game. If Bynum is the backup I would be very happy to have a guy like KT starting, not because of his game, but his approach to the game. He's a starter because shows up every year in great shape and beats out his competition. If her were a 7 footer we would be gushing "Thank god for KT"

I think KT, JYD and Malik would be good for Bynum's maturation and mental approach to the game, but I think them being in front of him on the depth chart would hurt his physical development and his learning to actually play in game situations. I'd love to be proven wrong, but as a Knicks fan, I can envision only the worst case scenario.

J Oneal sat for what, four years and got no playing time- turned out ok. But, I will grant you that the Knicks have done a horrible job of developing talent.

J oneal sat for 4 years behind an all-star calibur PF, who was schooling him everyday in practice. That kind of experience is priceless, and No big man will be getting that from Kurt Thomas in practice.

Posted by gunsnewing:

But you have to look at the big picture. It is clear that Bynum is the best high school center prospect. So much so that the best college program in the nation was thrilled about having him. When a player is so highly recruited like that by a big time school he usually goes on to have a very good nba career and gets drafted high.

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Posted by MS:

Slam didn't have Bynum as one of the 15 best players in High school this year, that has to make you a little nervous about making him the 8th pick in the draft

im a little nervous too that he might not be significantly better than Brendan Haywood but like I said in the other threads lets work him out privately and see what he's got. I trust Isiah's judgement of youth