<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"The Knicks, according to multiple sources, will take Frye at No. 8 in Tuesday's NBA Draft if he's there. If not, Thomas, a source said, will throw the mock drafts on its ear and snatch the 7-foot, 17-year-old high school senior center Andrew Bynum, as reported here yesterday. That is unless Houston high school swingman Gerald Green, who will work out for the Knicks today, falls to eight, which is very unlikely."</div> source
That's Isiah for ya. Hey, I can't complain, if the Raptors are to move up in the Atlantic, the Knicks will be in the way, and I don't mind this pick at all (from a Raptor fans point of view).
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting BobbyEscobar:</div><div class="quote_post">Bynum <u>COULD</u> be way better than Frye.</div> Only reason Frye will struggle in the nba level is because he is WEAK and bad post defender, I suggest him hit the weight rooms. But Bynum is 270 Pounds, he could stand still and people can't move him.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting knicksfan:</div><div class="quote_post">Only reason Frye will struggle in the nba level is because he is WEAK and bad post defender, I suggest him hit the weight rooms. But Bynum is 270 Pounds, he could stand still and people can't move him.</div> He has, and according to reports, he has hit 270.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">He has, and according to reports, he has hit 270.</div> Ok I can bring REPORTS too for FRYE. The knock on Frye has been that he's soft. Though he's a legit 6-11, he might have difficulty standing his ground defensively in the low post, so he could wind up playing as a big power forward. Lacks necessary bulk to bang with NBA centers night in and night out Lack of lower body strength occasionally leads to him getting muscled off his spot. Defensively, he does not have the strength to guard NBA post players right now, or the lateral quickness to take care of power forwards if they take him out to the perimeter. Physically, he has a very narrow frame that will likely not be able to carry too much weight. Right now he gets pushed around an awful lot and this hurts his potential as a big man in all aspects of the game. Took me 2minutes To Find
Frye will definetely bulk up. This guy just came out of college. He's probably lifting weights every day. I would pick Frye.They desperately need A Center. Aguirre will turn this guy into a beast.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting knicksfan:</div><div class="quote_post">Ok I can bring REPORTS too for FRYE. The knock on Frye has been that he's soft. Though he's a legit 6-11, he might have difficulty standing his ground defensively in the low post, so he could wind up playing as a big power forward. Lacks necessary bulk to bang with NBA centers night in and night out Lack of lower body strength occasionally leads to him getting muscled off his spot. Defensively, he does not have the strength to guard NBA post players right now, or the lateral quickness to take care of power forwards if they take him out to the perimeter. Physically, he has a very narrow frame that will likely not be able to carry too much weight. Right now he gets pushed around an awful lot and this hurts his potential as a big man in all aspects of the game. Took me 2minutes To Find</div> But the thing is all of these things aren't necessarily accurate anymore; he's bulked up to 270 as Banks said. So all of that weight stuff is not a concern anymore.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MrJ:</div><div class="quote_post">But the thing is all of these things aren't necessarily accurate anymore; he's bulked up to 270 as Banks said. So all of that weight stuff is not a concern anymore.</div> His nature surely is though? Frye developed a reputation in college as being soft and preferring to hang around the foul line than mix it up inside. Is that suddenly going to change in the pros because he's put a few pounds on? Whoever takes Frye in the lottery will be seriously disappointed; at least Bynum has the potential to be dominant.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Pwn3d!:</div><div class="quote_post">His nature surely is though? Frye developed a reputation in college as being soft and preferring to hang around the foul line than mix it up inside. Is that suddenly going to change in the pros because he's put a few pounds on? </div> But is it possible he can alter his nature? When he was in college, his physical build affected his play and now that he?s stronger physically, I think that will change the way he plays. Besides, the Knicks don?t need a prominent scorer; we need someone who can block shots the most. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Whoever takes Frye in the lottery will be seriously disappointed; at least Bynum has the potential to be dominant.</div> Frye is a hard worker and has a great work ethic and is exactly what we need; Bynum does have potential, but it will be in a while when he reaches it. With those expiring contracts, the Knicks need to win now and putting faith on a High School kid who needs development from college. He?s the next Desagana Diop to me.
How do you measure someones potential? I believe anybody can be better than anyone else if they try hard enough but some people believe that if someone has more potential than you u can never be better (Assuming both parties reach their full potential).So someone explain that please?
If the knicks can get Bynum to realize his potential he could be a huge steal in the draft... however he could turn out to be a huge bust as well. Isiah seems like a guy willing to take risks, And the 8th pick of the 2005 draft is Andrew Bynum?
^I don't even think he deserves 8th pick. When he finally makes an impact four years from now, do you think it will be worth it? He isn't guaranteed success and it's notlike he completely dominated high school big men either. He only averaged 17 points a game which isn't too great considering they're only high school stats and usually has over 50 pounds over his opponents. He still has miles to go in terms of maturity. Don't be surprised if Jackie Butler starts getting more burn than Bynum in the future. Bynum is a 100% potential - that's it. How he utilizes it is up to him.
