Posted by mattchless:
I don't know who this Briggs is, but I'm grateful that there's someone else out there that recognizes his talent. I watched him at the HS All-Star Games and was wowed with his upside. I then hoped he would declare for the draft and when he did I thought it was a miracle. Ever since, every freaking day I've googled for ANY information potentially tying Bynum to the Knicks and only prayed that he would have a private workout with us so that Isiah could see him up close. The thought was that he'd be so impressed with him that he'd give him a promise to take him at 8 and keep him in the draft. Well, it looks like this dream will not come to fruition, as another organization (Lakers?) have taken that route already. It's sad, really. We are going to take a low-upside solid player at best in Frye...yeah, those are the types you need to win championships...NOT!
We need to take someone with a chance to be a STUD. An ALL-STAR, a FIRST-TEAM ALL PRO. We missed on Amare, let's not miss on Bynum.
I can only pray at this point(shrugs)...
And honestly, if we don't get Bynum...I would want Chris Taft. He has the potential to be the 2nd best big man in this draft. You'll all see down the line. Bogut will be a very good, solid center, but both Bynum and Taft could be even better.
this is stupid. i had o real idea that bynum would enter the draft and i had ZERO idea Bynum would be the player he is RIGHT NOW until he lost his weight. Now I had some pereceptions, but those were not realities. Anyone who had the pereception fo him being pick 8 FOR SURE after the MCD game is a hallucinator. Go back and read some of my posts, I liked Bynum, but I wanted to see what he looked like AFTER he recovered from injury. He is MUCH better tha anyone here knows or would understand, Isiah Thomas has never seen the kid in shape or has 99% of the Knicks brass other than the 1 scout they sent over to Baruoch. Have I PERSONALLY seen Bynum play in the last month, YES I have, but that has to do with my involvement in another site. I wouldnt have been this boisterous without SEEING with my own two eyes.
To me there are 3 prospects in this draft
that interest me at the top
Bogut
Bynum
Granger in that order
yes I would take Bynum OR Granger over anyone not named Bynum or Bogut, INCLUDING M Williams D Williams, C Paul, French Frye Graham etc.... I dont give a F what mock drafts say, I say with my own two eyes.
Are we going to fck up in this draft? Well, I hope not, there is the ability to get 2 of these guys.
bye
6/22/2005 4:59 PM
