1989 was the last time two rookies on the same team had 2+ 30-point games in a season. I found this out yesterday, but forgot to post it. There were two players from the Clippers that had it 17 years ago. And to think Channing Frye and Nate Robinson, two heavily criticized draft choices from Isiah, happened to both have two 30-point games this season. And how could we forget David Lee, a rookie ranked 14th in the NBA in rebounds per 48 minutes, not to mention 11th in rebounds offensively. If only he got the minutes he deserved. Some considered him a bad pick because we had "too many power forwards". Looking back, I think we might have had the best rookie class of 2005. Frye should definitely be on the all-rookie first team and Nate Robinson might be on the second. Being a Knick fan this season, we don't have much to brag about, but we might have had the best draft class of 2005, contrary to what most thought on draft day.
I think its between the Raps, Celtics, and Knicks. Toronto got a surprising Charlie Villanueva, Joey Graham, Jose Calderon, and Roko Ukic. Boston drafted Gerald Green, a better than expected Ryan Gomes, and Orien Greene. And of course the Knicks have Channing Frye, Nate Robinson, and the solid David Lee. IMO, the Raps have the draft class with the most potential. I don't know if that stat you put up there means anything. There have been much better rookies who haven't put up 30 in their first year. Whether because of inconsistent minutes or lack of chemistry, the Knicks rookies haven't shown the same type of consistency that Gomes or Villanueva has.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chutney:</div><div class="quote_post">I think its between the Raps, Celtics, and Knicks. Toronto got a surprising Charlie Villanueva, Joey Graham, Jose Calderon, and Roko Ukic. Boston drafted Gerald Green, a better than expected Ryan Gomes, and Orien Greene. And of course the Knicks have Channing Frye, Nate Robinson, and the solid David Lee. IMO, the Raps have the draft class with the most potential. I don't know if that stat you put up there means anything. There have been much better rookies who haven't put up 30 in their first year. Whether because of inconsistent minutes or lack of chemistry, the Knicks rookies haven't shown the same type of consistency that Gomes or Villanueva has.</div> It's debatable and you'll probably get different answers depending on who you ask. I think the Knicks had the best draft so far because their rookies produced the most statistically, but you can definitely make an argument for Toronto and Boston. Of course the stat means something. It's usually tough for a rookie to have one 30-point game let alone two. For two rookies on the Knicks to both have two separate 30-point games I think is very impressive, especially when you consider the last time it was done was 17 years ago. It becomes even more impressive when you take into consideration the amount of criticism they both received.
