Donnie Walsh has got his poker face going.
He's letting us in on only a little of what he's actually thinking but allowing us to believe anything is possible. And, quite frankly, I think anything is possible. But what does he really want to do?
You'll find out on draft night.
“Don’t try to figure out what I’m trying to do with what I’m saying!” he laughed.
He talked openly about players such as Eric Gordon and Danilo Gallinari, which means you can eliminate them as potential picks. (Joking, OK, half-joking). He said you have to be careful when drafting for "need" because the player you take "has to be a player there that you feel can be way above what you got now. That’s our job is to see which one of these players can do that.”
He even talked about how much he loves shot-blocking and, therefore, will have his eye on the top shot-blocking big men (DeAndre Jordan and JaVale McGee) in the draft.
See what I mean? He was purposely all over the place.
Walsh got here Thursday and the entire Knicks contingent -- they have 14 scouts here along with Glen Grunwald and Brendan Suhr -- will remain in Orlando through the weekend for meetings. It is Walsh's first chance to meet with everyone in the basketball operations side as a group and they will plot the strategy from there.
Along with the draft, Walsh also said anything is in play during the offseason. He said the pursuit of trade possibilities begins now, because you have the No. 6 pick and can shop it around a little. You can try to move up or move down or add picks. You can try to package it with another player to get a good player. Or you can just make the pick.
Walsh did say he plans to be active in talks among team executives here.
“I’m hearing teams want to move, but you don’t know until you find out," Walsh said. "I mean, everybody’s going to talk . . . we’ll find out who really wants to do it.”
Do you think there are teams that want some of your players?
“I don’t know," Walsh replied, "so I’m not going to wait for them to come and ask me.”
So you'll be calling them first?
“Yeah, of course," he said. "That’s not heresy, is it?”
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Got to know several players in the meet-and-greet on Thursday here. Really like Jerryd Bayless' directness and confidence ("You won't find a player in the universe more competitve than me," he said). Michael Beasley will be a great personality in the NBA, very warm-and-fuzzy kind of guy. OJ Mayo did a lot of "Yes, sir" and "No, sir" with his responses and stayed consistent, even through some tough questions about his agent controversy. Derrick Rose already carries himself like a superstar, but not in an arrogant way. Just in thay way that tells you he knows what he is and what he is about to be.
Kevin Love was very talkative. And the one thing I got from each of them is a huge smile whenever the words "Mike D'Antoni's system" were mentioned.
“I love it . . . I think it’s a good situation," Love said of the Knicks. "And those outlets, just getting that going, I think I can fit into that system very well.”
Love has a workout with the Knicks next week. I asked him if he could show a lot of his full-court intangibles in these workouts, which are mostly 2-on-2 and 3-on-3 games.
“It’s tough, you don’t do enough, really, of that full-court stuff. I’m just going to try to show all the intangibles I possibly can," he said, "and hopefully there will be enough tape on me where they can see those outlet passes as well.”
I reminded him that D'Antoni also loves shooters and Love, who has been involved in a dedicated regimine to trim up his somewhat dumpy body, smiled.
“I think I’ll surprise them when I go into the workout," he said, "and they can see how well I can shoot.”
We probably won't know until next week, but you can expect others such as Mayo, Bayless, Gordon and DJ Augustin to be brought in, along with Jordan and McGee, for individual workouts at the MSG Training Center.
Comments (41)
I'm sure I'm not the only guy here who sat up in his chair when he read: "shotblocking" "extra pick"
From your mouth to god's ear.
I want the Knicks to do one of two things with the 6th pick. Either take the best player available or, if the player they really want is gone, package the pick with a big contract in a trade instead of settling for a player they mildly like. The 6th slot is not a spot that is guaranteed to produce a very good player, so again, unless a guy the Knicks really like is still on the board, they should deal it away.
Walsh is doing what every good GM does this time of year, he is exploring all options. Trade up? Maybe. Trade down? Maybe.
Package and get a veteran? Sure why not. Pick up a point guard? Yes. Draft a shot blocker. Sure.
Over the next few weeks there will be tons of rumors, some planted, some accurate.
At the end of the day, it is more likely than not that the Knicks will use their pick. And if they ended up with Dani, Kevin Love, Augustine, Bayless, or Mayo, they will have picked a guy who will ultimately be better than anyone on their current roster, other than maybe Lee.
The best news, for me, is that Walsh seems open to virtually anything. If he can't get a franchise player, I’m intrigued by the possibility of adding a second pick. We need so much. But, of course, it would depend on where the two picks would be.
Are two decent first-rounders feasible? (With the #6 and a player?) The impression I get about this draft is that it’s actually pretty deep. Not with super-stars, but with potentially solid role players who could evolve perhaps into solid members of a starting unit. I’d love to hear what others think about that. The draft seems particularly deep in big men – power forwards and centers. Again, any thoughts?
When a GM is looking at the Knicks, how much and what kind of weight do they give the fan boards? If we were smart as a group, could we sustain a consistent enough message to successfully influence GM conversations?
Ex. question: How can we get best avail. PG? or (insert alt. wish here)
As a group should we:
A. Talk up our need for PGs?
B. Talk down our desire for PGs?
C. Talk about anything other than PGs?
D. Forget it, we got no shoot at influencing GM talk and we sure as hell won't sustain a consistent message!
Trane: that's what I'm seeing online; lots of players who can contribute, very few stars. Eerily paralleling our team - lots of good complementary players, no star, and definately no leader. I assume that we are going to add the star with a Free Agent, so in drafting, we need to go after guys with the intangibles. Mental Toughness, Basketball IQ. We have enough talented flakes (Crawford - going to work on his shot selection, AGAIN, this summer, Nate) talented sociopaths (Marbury) talented also-rans (Randolph) and talented oxen (Curry). "Best Available Talent" better not just be a "talent".
Shot blocking? yes, but not just a guy who has length. We need a guy who takes it personal, who wants to punish anybody with the temerity to come into the paint, to dare to score. DeAndre Jordan - does he care? Joey Dorsey - he cares. Not saying he is the #6 pick, but that's the difference I'm talking about. We should never, ever, bring in players again (hear me Zeke?) who have to be prodded to play, who don't love winning more than they love the way the ball feels in their hands (hear me Jamal? Nate?).
I think we Knick fans overvalue our players too much. Lee is a good player yes, especially for a 30 pick, but he is not a franchise player, or even the second or third best player on a championship team. Why everyone refuses to incude him in a trade is beyond me (remember how hyped everyone was about Michael Sweetney and John Wallace)!!!
If Mayo and Bayless are gone and Denver won't trade Melo, I would package the pick and Randolph to NJ for the 10 and 21. I would take Augustine (10) and Lopez or Hibbert (21). I would also move M.Rose to Memphis for a longet contract (Miller maybe) and the 28th pick and use it on Dorsey. Memphis does not need any more young players (especially two first round picks) and could use the cap relief. You instantly improve your defense and shotblocking and get a PG who can run and is a leader in Augstine. That team won't win many games next year unless you keep Marburry but is a huge step in the right direction.
An alternative trade is Crawford and Nate or Lee to Seattle for the number four and try to grab Mayo (or Bayless) and then try and grab Lopez or A. Randolph (preferably Randolph) with the six pick. I know a four and six pick is alot of money to spend on draft picks in the same year but you'll be dumping Crawford and the extensions for Lee or Nate off the books. Unfortunately both Randolph and Curry would also have to be addressed in separate deals as well.
What about JaVale McGee, an agile 7 footer. Makes sense to me. You can play him along side either one of the fat boys. May make Lee expendable for further trades.
STAY AWAY FROM KEVIN LOVE !!! outlet passes my azz. and pleeeeease, no mention of that stiff roy hibbert. this is the nba we're talking about here. not the big east. donnie better pick anthony randolph or TRADE THE PICK, move down and get darrell arthur then chalmers or ty lawson.
..."talented oxen" great line, Willis.
NH - I don't think GM's make much of what fans are saying. And if they did, and they're checking the Knicks Fix, they would've seen your plan to trick them. Thanks for ruining it.. jk.
Willis – Certainly, our roster is made up of role players only. And yet, with maybe – maybe – one or two exceptions, I see our role players as exclusively bench/2nd unit material, at least on a decent/competitive team. (Zach and Lee are more complicated, but I even think this applies to Crawford. I think he’s best suited to come off the bench.) I’m wondering if this draft could provide another level of role players? Starting units need role players, too. It’s probably an unanswerable question. But we need virtually an entirely new starting unit. I just wonder if this draft could be deep enough to provide two solid, potential starters by trading down. If you’re telling me we’d just be getting more of the same . . . then, no thanks. We already have the deepest second unit in the NBA – the entire roster, in fact.
What about the 6th pick and Nate for Seattle's 4th pick and then Knicks can grab Bayless. That makes sense ... we need a big distributing PG (which Bayless will be in the NBA) and although Nate will "fly around" in D'Antoni's system he will never be a solid NBA player. He's energy off the bench, a defensive liability, a non-passing 5'8" dynamo who is a streaky scorer. Send him to Seattle (his hometown) and Seattle gets a fan fave (they need all the goodwill they can create w/ thei impending move hanging over them) who will streakily bury the 3 and they only drop 2 spots in the draft.
Makes sense to me.
Starks- it doesn't make sense because they will probably be playing in Oklahoma next year...but otherwise I am on board!
Upside:
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=8897
Hopefully he will be in for workouts. Consensus seems that you will have to gamble to find an all-star after Beasley/Rose. Randolph certainly is a gamble in the right package. Anybody seen him play?
Alan, how tall does Eric Gordon look?
Alan,
You should take a poll. Rose and Beasley are gone, who is the next best pick for the Knicks. Because I've heard just about everyone name here.
Like I said before, I don't like any of the guards coming out. We got enough shoot first point guards. Get me a tall Tyson Chandler type to play along side the fat boys (JaVale McGee).
UNLESS WE CAN GET THE PLAYER
WE WANT WE SHOULD TRADE DOWN.
and get multiple picks.
i see several players the knicks could draft later in the round that could fit d'antoni's system.
also i hope walsh is opened to the idea of cutting the dead wood on the knicks roster:
jerome james
mailk rose
jarred jeffries
q-rich
i would love to not see these on the team next year.
i want new blood.
Knicks4Life - You make a good point about overvaluing our players, but I want to tell you why I personally hate to see Lee go. He is athletic, versatile and energetic. He has the drive to win and to improve (note his contact with Steve Nash upon learning D'Antoni was to be the coach). He's also one of the best rebounders in the league. Is he "untouchable?" No, but you had better consider the intangibles if you trade him!
New York Knicks draft rights info from draft express:
New York owes a protected 1st round draft pick to Utah, due before 2010 (top 24 protected in 2007, top 23 protected in 2008, top 22 protected in 2009) [via Phoenix.]
trading lee would just add insult to what the knicks franchise has been the pst 7 years
i am a big lee fan an balkman yea balk can't shoot but he has something u can't teach heart an hustle an heart is everything same with lee..
pick the best available player or trade the pick.
well if we can get rid of a big contract an it costes us lee do it=only a dumbass thinks that way.
lee will be an allstar
balkman will be a good role player an if he develops an better handle an work on his shot he will be an allstar..
lets see what happens.
check my resume so everything i have posted.
stay tuned for more KnowLedge
pverne, I like Lee too. Why he didn't become a full-time starter is beyond me, especially when the Randolph-Curry tandem proved to be an utter failure, but you can't have untouchables on a team that has not won more than 40 games the past three years that he has been on the team. Knowledge if Lee is such an all-star why are the Knicks so bad and play with no heart. Lee is a very good role player. You must not have watched the same D. Lee I did last year, because I watched every game and D. Lee regressed big time. His jump shot, FG%, rebounding, explosiveness and defense all went down. Check the stats.
In order to get something good you have to give up something and the only real tradeable asset we have is Lee. If Curry is untradeable, which he seems to be, then we have to get a PF who rebounds, blocks shots (or at least alters them), and plays good help defense on the weak side. Lee only rebounds. If the plan is lose 50 games in 08' and 09' and keep the players we like then fine. But if we are going to make a change, a serious change, then the vast majority of our tradeable players that I love too have to go: Crawford, Lee, Nate, etc. will have to go. Remember in Boston, only Paul Pierce and Kedrick Perkins remain from their past playoff team.
On a side note, I also don't see how Lee, who can't take anybody one on one fits into D'Antoni's system. Watch Amare and Marion and Diaw who played the four in PHX. Compare their games to Lee. Even K. Thomas could hit a jump shot. Sorry guys, but while his stock is still high Lee's going to be traded before the end of 09'.
The question with Lee may be how good will he be 2 years from now. I still believe that Walsh's plan is to get under cap by 2010 while seperating the wheat from the chaff. So, with Lee, how much will he be costing us to keep and how much game is he going to be bringing? Lee's hustle, efficiency, and heart have been well documented here. And I believe Lee could be a valuable starter on a good team, although not a star. But everyone has to be evaluated on cost vs value basis. It's a cold and heartless business, but that's what needs to be done to get us out of this mess. Sell high, Lee is one commodity that another team may overvalue. Hard to imagine any one else on the roster being overvalued.
like most of us, i have been thinking about the upcoming draft a lot. while i am supportive of trading down (love knick4life's scenario of the pick and randolph going to jersey for the 10 and 21), i don't think that that is what is going to happen. instead:
rose, beasley and bayless will be gone in the top five. the knicks are looking for a high flier or assassin, and thus will not be picking either lopez or danillo. one of the group of mayo, randolph, or gordon will certainly be available and will be picked. after watching you-tube footage of these 3, i would have to say that there is virtually no chance that mayo will fall to six, he has unbelievable physical skills. that leaves randolph and gordon. i suspect the knicks would prefer to get randolph (he's got amare stoudemire written all over him), but gordon is a nice consolation prize, great nba 2 body, great release on the ball, he is a legit 3 point force immediately in the league.
D.Lee is one of my fave players on the knicks.
but he is not a star.
he is a role player.
to me a star is someone who affects the game in multiple areas.
not just one...that is why lee will never be an all star.
he has a limited offensive game
he plays no defense
great rebounder.great character
Lebron.Kobe,A.I,Paul Pierce,KG,Amare...these guys are stars.
and they all are versatile players.
they play defense,offense,and force defensive mismatches.
in d'antonio's system D.lee will be left wide open all the time while they double team the guy with the ball.
if someone will give us something good for him...i say trade him!
he is our most tradeable piece.so walsh might have to give up something to get something good.
maybe use him in a trade for monta ellis...he would fit in with Golden State's system.
@ knowledge - lee will be an all-star ?!! HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
thanks yo, i needed a good laugh.
I think Lee's ceiling is Horace Grant offensive numbers on a contending team. That makes him valuable, but he isn't ever going to be one of the 2-3 main stars. So keep him if at all possible within a sensible financial structure, but don't overpay. I'm not opposed to trading him in the right deal, but he is the Knick's most valuable commodity, so any trade that involves him had better pan out.
@ Knowledge,
Personally Lee is one of my favorite Knicks, and I agree that he is ne of the best players, a great teamate, not to mention probably our most tradeable asset, but his one and only sniff at an All-Star appearance is when he won MVP at the rookie/sophomore game.
That's probably the extent of his All-Star career..
That being said, he's still a very important cog in the Knicks' wheel.
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this may sound crazy, but i think beasley at No. 2 is out there for the taking. check out this, from hoopshype.com's rumors page today:
"Pat Riley was seated in the first row of the balcony Friday at the Milk House at Disney's Wide World of Sports, so it was difficult to get close enough to hear if that grinding sound was the Heat president gnashing his teeth. Below, Michael Beasley was having fun, kidding around on a side court with a few wild shots while other draft prospects were fighting for their pro lives. As a few top prospects joined the workout, Beasley remained alone. The former Kansas State power forward said he took the wrong bus over, was waiting for his assigned group. All the while, he joked with players, smiled, carried himself as without a care in the world. Considering he is viewed as either the most-talented player in this draft or one of them, why shouldn't the kid be having fun? It is, after all, a game. Yet high above, there sat Riley. And while Riley hates nothing more than people trying to read his emotions, it is difficult not to get this read: Michael Beasley is not Pat Riley's type of player. We're not talking skills here, just personality."
the heat have cap room after this year, and they've been rumored to be pursuing either elton brand or carlos boozer for a couple years now.
the guy riley really wants is mayo. go to draftexpress.com and read mayo's profile, and tell me that he's not a pat riley kind of player.
if mayo slips to No. 6, he could be packaged with david lee for beasley. that said, i think mayo is going to be excellent and NYK might need him more than beasley.
Then why not take Mayo straight up if you're Miami.
There is too much to risk in waiting or hoping he falls to the Knicks to cut a trade with them. Also the Knicks and Heat are conference and division rivals. Why would they want to help each other out.
Perhaps a long term short term help arrangement makes sense. But if Beasely is taking things as a joke it makes me wonder as a Knicks's fan if I would want him on the roster.
The Knicks have more than their fair share of players who didn't take their development seriously, which might be a result of the Thomas coaching environement.
But this is a new dawn, and whoever we get better come correct.
I'm for drafting Anthony Randolph, as his athleticism, shot blocking, ability to run the floor and mid range jumper, gives the Knicks a player who can fit in the "D'antonio" system, and address the teams need for a shot blocker.
He'll bring a better motor than Crispy Creme Curry. And he is more athletic than Zach. Sure he has to fill out and power up but there are few home run picks after the top thre (Mayo, Rose, perhpas Beasely).
Gallinari can't address all those needs. And his defense is still questioned.
Also with a player like Anthony Randolph, if he develops, he would free up the organization to trade some of the overglutted players, who still have some trade value.
I think doing that with the entice of a futer first rounder on our side for current first rounders from teams willing to trade with us might allow the Knicks to obtain young atheletic players who might fill "D'antonio's" sytem right away.
Of course it's all just speculation.
i'm a little worried about what i read about a. randolph: "high risk, high reward player," "raw," etc.
NYK can't afford to take on a project at this stage.
re:miami and mayo, they might be reluctant to just take mayo straight up, because beasley is the most talented guy in the draft. if you take a lower-tier prospect, you're giving away some value in the pick. they might look to deal with minnesota at No. 3 to see if they want beasley and see if they can get something out of them. (not that minnesota has much to give up.)
I feel like I have bball withdrawal. It seems like there’s been a great game on every night for weeks. I wanted the Lakers to win, but I was hoping for more than 5 games out of the west Finals. And I definitely wanted Detroit to pull out a 7 game series against Boston. They would have given the Lakers more trouble. (And, presumably, a longer series.)
What do you guys think about the Finals? As long as Odom doesn’t disappear (which he can do), I don’t think LA’s gonna have a lot of trouble.
Prediction: Lakers in 5.
This could be the year Kobe gets a grand slam. League MVP. Championship. Finals MVP. Olympic Gold. Far fetched? I wish I could find all those posts from last summer slamming Kobe as overrated.
I know Detroit missed a bunch of open 3s in the 4th quarter. But I hope this is it for Flip. I wish that team had a better coach. Brown was a moron for leaving. After all his travels, he’d finally found the ideal situation for him. I gotta believe that team has another ring by now if Brown had stayed.
time to break up the pistons? 'sheed's entering his final year ($13M). you have to think dumars is ready to move some pieces around and start going wth stuckey, amir johnson, maxiell, etc.
more on why riley will pass on beasley:
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-32-257/What-Brand-of-Crazy-is-Michael-Beasley-.html
tha_Prowler is aka Peaceman
just one of his many aliases
lakers in 6
kobe! kobe! kobe!
time for weed wallace to hang it up
@flyb – I think the Pistons have another season or two with that core group. Hunter and Ratliff are the oldest (37 & 35, respectively). Rasheed and McDyess are next at 33. The way McD was playing, he’s got another year or two. But you’re right – they definitely want to phase in the younger players in a much bigger way. Sheed is the big question mark. When he’s on, they’re a championship team. They can win when he’s not, but it’s a lot more work for everybody else. And his game probably has the wildest swings of anybody on the team. (Wasn’t it Sheed who missed the defensive assignment against Horry, who hit the 3 that cost them a play-off game, and maybe a ring?) I wouldn’t go out of my way to get rid of him, but I’d seriously think about replacing him if Joe D stumbles upon another A-level big man. It’s sort’a amazing, the way he’s picked up so many top big men over the years, for relatively very little: Rasheed, McDyess, Weber, Theo Ratliff (Nazr . . . just kidding). He’d need to pull another rabbit out of the hat before getting rid of Rasheed. But I wouldn’t be surprised if he wasn’t tempted.
As I suggested a while ago, it is starting to sound like Miami is taking a serious look at O.J. Mayo. The reports are that Beasley's shooting is off the charts, especially from three range, but Riley has always preferred big men who can work inside and players who can play multiple positions. Those of you out there, who have been watching Riley know what I'm talking about. Beasley is great, but is very tradable as a 2 Pick.
Check out this Hoopshype report on the recent draft workouts.
Hoopshype on the draft workouts
Friday’s activities were highlighted by the presence of this draft’s top 15 prospects. The session consisted of transition shooting drills, and then some position-specific work. While these drills don’t indicate much about a player, it is an easy way to gauge how much work they’ve put in recently, and how they approach practice.
Anyone who watched the Memphis Tigers play this year knows that Derrick Rose is a freak athlete, but nothing makes that more apparent than watching him participate in offensive drills again token defense. He may be the best athlete in basketball, casually attacking the basket at a speed that most players can’t even achieve in game settings. He didn’t shoot the ball particularly well, but made a few NBA threes and showed off his amazing repertoire of crossovers and change of direction moves. The fact that he not only participated, but went hard on every repetition is probably a good sign.
Anthony Randolph, on the other hand, struggled to hit anything, but it is his potential, not his current skill level, that has him slated as a lottery pick by most scouting services. He has ridiculous length and athleticism, and it shows when he attacks the rim, but he’s got a long way to go.
No player struggled as much as JaVale McGee amongst the lottery-bound participants, and while he’s a tremendous athlete, he needs to work on staying confident after he misses from the perimeter. His calling card is his jumper at this point, but he was struggling to hit anything.
Jerryd Bayless was essentially going through the motions, not trying to simulate game situations and looking generally disinterested. He was still hitting his shots consistently, and his ability as a shooter can’t be questioned.
Donte Greene went out of his way to show off his athleticism every chance he got, throwing down a number of impressive tomahawk dunks. His jumper looked decent, but his ballhandling still needs work.
Russell Westbrook is one of the most impressive athletes in the draft, and while he looked good in transition shooting drills, he went from making 1 of 5 shots in his first rep of shooting coming off of cuts to making all 5 on his second rep. He’s obviously got the raw tools to be great, and just needs the right situation to excel.
Darrell Arthur had a very nice showing, looking crisp in the post, and the mid-range, while managing to bank in a couple of three’s from the top of key on consecutive reps. Brook Lopez was the other big man in Arthur’s group, and isn’t the smoothest post player, but is effective nonetheless.
Kevin Love seems to have trimmed down a bit, and looked bouncier in transition drills. He’ll always excel in this setting, given the polish he has on his game. Joe Alexander is in a similar boat, looking effortless in almost everything he does.
DJ Augustin is a heck of an offensive player, knocking down his shots with consistency and showing a very quick first step. He shot the ball well, but not as well as OJ Mayo, who looked simply incredible from the mid-range. DeAndre Jordan is long and athletic, but he’s really raw, and it shows.
Michael Beasley can shoot the NBA three, which should render every team outside of the top-two worried. He looked scary good in drills. Eric Gordon can hit the three effectively, and has tremendous footwork for a player his age.
Though these drills may not mean much, they are a useful point of departure as we move into private workouts. Measurement results from the combine should be available soon, bringing with them even more insight into these players.
Walsh says he is not looking for a GM according to another local reporter:
"Walsh will do the evaluation without making another front-office hire. He refuted speculation he's looking to hire a general manager before the draft, going with senior vice president Glen Grunwald. The Knicks have 13 scouts in Orlando and Walsh will conduct meetings with them over the weekend here to discuss the draft.
Nuggets GM Mark Warkentien, who has two years left on his pact, likely would be the leading candidate if Walsh conducts a search this summer, because of their strong relationship. Friends of the two say Warkentien considers Walsh his mentor and has long wanted to work for him.
"I haven't said I needed a new GM," Walsh said. "I know there's a lot of interest because I get phone calls. I got people in place. I'm happy with what Glen is doing.""
i agree with Tha_Prowler. I think we think too highly of these kids in the draft. This is the NBA, not college. Even Carmelo Anthony, in my opinion isnt that great at all, ANYBODY can score what he scores given his amount of shots, there are already some players in the nba if given his amount of shots, might even be a bigger star than he is, (oh i could go on about Melo but i'll stop there..). I dont believe in Kevin Durant either, but given his length and ball handling, he MAY have potential. But I dont believe in him, never have and i may be eating those words later on in his career. But a lot of these "stars" to be; just dont look like NBA stars to me. Its a lot harder to block shots in the NBA than it is in college, so we'll see how Greg Oden does when he gets well, but quite honestly, i just dont see Greg Oden taking over a game either... remember these college players are just kids yet. ...Someone mentioned Michael Sweetney and John Wallace; my point exactly!
Starks Raving Mad: Why should the Sonics take Nate Robinson?
Robinson is kind of a negative factor, the Knicks would have to give Sonics #1, #2 or #3 pick that the Sonics trade Bayless for Robinson + a pick lol
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Tha Prowler IS Tha Prowler !!! i don't need no other aliases and i damn sure don't pretend to be somebody else or vice versa on a knicks blog..it ain't that serious homey. get alan to check tha IP addresses if u want.