<div class="quote_poster">Quoting el_guasibiri:</div><div class="quote_post">I would draft guys like Aaron Gray,Josh Boone and Kevin Pittsnogle young big guys so we can get rid of that slopply Jerome James and his big contract.</div> Aaron Gray and Josh Boone are staying for another year I think. I wouldnt be mad if we drafted Pittsnogle. And it will be nearly impossible to rid ourselves of Jerome James until next season when he'll be able to increase his trade value with decent play. Anyway I think Isiah Thomas should be fired.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Tribute to H2O:</div><div class="quote_post">Aaron Gray and Josh Boone are staying for another year I think. I wouldnt be mad if we drafted Pittsnogle. And it will be nearly impossible to rid ourselves of Jerome James until next season when he'll be able to increase his trade value with decent play. Anyway I think Isiah Thomas should be fired.</div> I think Josh Boone is declaring this year. I'm not quite sure though. I'll look into it more. If we can get Boone, I'll be kind of happy even though he's extremely overrated playing at UConn and all.
The Raptors pick (currently 5th) will likely be up for trade, though I dont see anything the Knicks could offer of interest to the Raptors....short of Frye.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting 02civic:</div><div class="quote_post">The Raptors pick (currently 5th) will likely be up for trade, though I dont see anything the Knicks could offer of interest to the Raptors....short of Frye.</div> How about Starbury? Anyway I think Isiah Thomas should be fired.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting 02civic:</div><div class="quote_post">The Raptors pick (currently 5th) will likely be up for trade, though I dont see anything the Knicks could offer of interest to the Raptors....short of Frye.</div> they could offer their two mid range 1st rounders and an expiring contract. dont they have a lot of those?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Brian:</div><div class="quote_post">they could offer their two mid range 1st rounders and an expiring contract. dont they have a lot of those?</div> they do but who what bad contract would the Raptors rid themselves of? The only "bad" contract the Raptors have that they'd want to get rid of is Alvin Williams who's got 2 years left on his contrtact at 6.8 million per. The rest are either keepers, expiring this year, or expiring next year. At 6.8 million the Knicks dont have an expiring contract of that value...so i'm not sure if anything could be worked out for that. The 2 first rounders probably wouldnt (god i hope not) be enough to coax the 5th pick from Colangelo but who knows really. Maybe a 3 team trade could work in some fashion.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Tribute to H2O:</div><div class="quote_post">How about Starbury? Anyway I think Isiah Thomas should be fired.</div> God i would hope not...i'd have to
For the record, Aaron Gray and Josh Boone have both declared, but neither has signed an agent, so they have the option to return to school. I'd tell you guys who I think the Knicks should/will take, but the new JBB mock is coming out in the next day or two, so that'd kind of spoil it.
We only have 14 spots on the roster (Udoka is gone), so unless we trade someone, we'll need to package picks. Why not Mo' Taylor + our two picks in the 20's for a lottery pick?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MrJ:</div><div class="quote_post">We only have 14 spots on the roster (Udoka is gone), so unless we trade someone, we'll need to package picks. Why not Mo' Taylor + our two picks in the 20's for a lottery pick?</div> Because it's not going to happen. What team would do a trade like that? Qyntel Woods' contract is expiring this year, we can let him walk. If you dont want to do that we can simply draft an international player with one of our picks and let him stay overseas for a year or two. In fact Nemenja Aleksandrov could be a very good option for one of our picks. He is probably going to enter the draft. I think you know of him. He's young and hasnt played the entire year due to a torn ACL but he has a ton of potential. We can just let him stay overseas until he is ready to play. That'll solve roster space issues. Anyway I think Isiah Thomas should be fired.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Tribute to H2O:</div><div class="quote_post">Because it's not going to happen. What team would do a trade like that? Qyntel Woods' contract is expiring this year, we can let him walk. If you dont want to do that we can simply draft an international player with one of our picks and let him stay overseas for a year or two. In fact Nemenja Aleksandrov could be a very good option for one of our picks. He is probably going to enter the draft. I think you know of him. He's young and hasnt played the entire year due to a torn ACL but he has a ton of potential. We can just let him stay overseas until he is ready to play. That'll solve roster space issues. Anyway I think Isiah Thomas should be fired.</div> I want to keep Woods. I've been impressed with his play. When given quality minutes, he has produced well. I like Nemanja Alexandrov, but that injury he had scares me. Wasn't he injured last year too? I'm going to need to see if the injury has effected him. Maybe Mo' Taylor and our picks to Boston for LaFrentz and their pick? Just throwing it out there.
Shawne Williams from Memphis would be a good pickup for us. He has a lot of potential for someone projected to be in the late first round to early second. He can play the first four positions. It would have been best for him to stay in college for another year or two, but since he’s here and has already signed an agent, picking him at #20 or even #29 if available, won’t be a bad decision. We don’t need him, but he’ll add a solid piece to our young core. Rumor has it that Josh Boone from Connecticut has gotten a promise from Isiah. I like Boone; he plays to his strengths, has a good work ethic and attitude, and does all the dirty work. His offensive game is extremely limited, but the Knicks don’t need offense, they need defense. Boone will give us a solid role playing big man to go alongside Curry and make up for some of his deficiencies. We’ll probably be able to get him at #20. Another guy I’m looking at is Saer Sene from Senegal. He just turned 20 and is a pretty good prospect. He has a lot of potential, but will be a project for us, especially since he just began playing basketball three years ago. I don’t think Larry wants that (if he’s still around). He reminds me a lot of Johan Petro from the Sonics.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> The Brown-Isiah-James Dolan sitcom has overshadowed the Knicks' draft interests. Indications are they've zeroed in on Memphis small forward Shawne Williams, Temple sturdy guard Mardy Collins - who's compared to Aaron McKie - Michigan State shooting guard Shannon Brown, Michigan State combo guard Maurice Ager and UConn power forward Hilton Armstrong, of Peekskill, for their 20th pick. At 29, the Knicks have heavy interest in UConn junior 6-10 shot-blocker Josh Boone. A rumor running around Storrs is the Knicks gave Boone a commitment at 29. Last week, Boone, a solid shot-blocker with little offensive game, announced he would remain in the draft, leading to speculation he got a first-round guarantee. Pecherov, who's a terrific outside shooter, is an enigma. The mock drafts, which have him going between 15 and 20, like him more than many scouts, who claim he's not a good enough rebounder/shotblocker. A team that takes him in the middle of the first round likely would keep him in Europe an extra year so he can bulk up his upper body. In late April, Thomas saw Pecherov play in Paris for Paris Basketball Racing, which is owned by Connecticut-based agent Marc Fleisher. The Knicks may be looking at him more for their 29th pick if Boone is gone. The Knicks believe small forward is their biggest need and it's why they are hoping Williams drops to 20, which is no certainty. They don't need another guard, but that's where this draft is deepest. Thomas knows he needs more defenders on the roster, so Collins could be an intriguing pick. Collins, Brown, Ager all worked out for the Knicks. Today, guard Mike Gansey (West Virginia), 6-10 forward Damir Markota (Sarajevo) and guard Donnie McGrath (Providence) will also work out.</div> http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/knicks...marc_berman.htm
Boone? Doesnt NY have enough big bodies. You guys need a TRUE PG. A guy who can Unselfishly get your scorers the ball . Make jamal 6th man. Put Star at 2. Q at 3 (lol hes listed as 6'6). Frye at the 4 and CUrry At the 5. Trade your number 29 pick to chicago for duhon. Then you have a guy to set up curry. Star can focus on scoring. Q and Duhon are great 3 point shooters. And Ariza for the hustle and D. Bam sixth spot in the east in 07 GL NY
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MrJ:</div><div class="quote_post">Chad Ford has us picking Shanwe Williams at #20 and Boone at #29. Not a bad draft at all.</div> Oh God I certainly hope that's not true! I'm sure the Knicks can do better than that! Rudy Fernandez has pulled out of the draft and Souza didnt do well at all at the Treviso Eurocamp. So as far as I'm concerned they are no longer the best options that we have. With Denver's pick there are three players the Knicks should be taking a really hard look at: Alexander Johnson: He's just the type of big man we need. He plays tough defense, rebounds very well and just generally does all the dirty work. He'll be the perfect compliment to Eddy Curry. Thabo Selofasha: Defensive minded SG/SF. He'll also just do the dirty work like play great defense, rebound, run the floor. He'll knock down the open shots and always make the right play. Jordan Farmar: Pure pass first point guard. Need I say more? With San Antonio's pick the Knicks should be looking to pick up either Oleksiy Pecherov(dont know why he just caught my eye), Steve Novak(pure shooter to stretch the defense), Souza(potential is still potential), Bobby Jones(possible lockdown defender Knicks need), Joel Freeland(looks interesting) and Yotam Halperin(big point guard with very intriguing skills). These are the players I think Isiah should be considering. But knowing him he's probably going to draft Diaz, another shooting guard in a point guard's body, with Denver's pick and Josh Boone with San Antonio's pick. Anyway I think Isiah Thomas should be fired.
