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Don't really see the downside to this pick at 24.
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METRO... say whatever you like... I saw enough of both Hardaway and Bullock in college. I watch a ton of college hoops. But what's the point of arguing with you? This is all a matter of opinion. Let's look at this nugget from you back in June 2011: "I wish we kept Anthony Randolph. I really did. ****. Could of been our Marcus Camby and is the perfect player next to Amare." So, when you type stuff about Ledo... I'll just remember you loved Randolph. Regardless of whether or not we can escape the 1st round... When we dealt for 'Melo and then signed TC... we pretty much went all-in to win it now We probably would have been better served to suck and get Wiggins next year... but be that as it may... We were not going to draft a player b/c he had a higher ceiling. Grunwald said he wanted a player to help win now. Go rattle off all the All-Star caliber players picked after the 23rd selection. You have like a 5% chance of hitting... so why would we bank on Ledo? Is he the next Lance Stephenson? Maybe. All teams make mistakes. You think Indy would prefer K-Leonard to George Hill? Yeah, they made that trade. ALso, you say I believe what I read/hear? PLz... I am talking about what I have seen myself, my eye test. I imagine you have never watched a full game Franklin played, but mention him only b/c you heard he was compared to Leonard. Let's go on record right now: you would have taken Bullock or Ledo. Fine. I say Hardaway. This is like the Kenneth Faired - I. Shumpert debate. I get that. But it's not like we passed on Ben Maclemore or something. And, pray tell... how many games did you personally watch Ledo play in? Exactly!
Sadly, I don't see much ball movement at all with a Shumpert/Hardaway/Melo/Stat/TC lineup.
nyk_nyk , you act like NBA staff's are always successful. Fans have the right to voice their opinions against their moves...we don't have to be sheeps and back up everything they do because they're professionals. Even professionals make me mistakes, and you can't be so foolish to think Knicks don't make mistakes.
This was a pointless draft pick. Knicks have glaring holes at PG the front court position. Shumpert is our guy at SG, Hardaway won't play no more than 18 minutes at best. Knicks weakness is interior defense...we didn't address that.
Instead we got a SG who's on the same level as Alex Abrines, Allen Crabbe, Glen Rice JR., Jamaal Franklin, Ricardo Ledo and Reggie Bullock.
Now Knicks have to be desperate in this off season because they have a lot of hard contracts to move with Amare and Chandler, known as injury prone guys about to end their prime.
as a fan, you should be concerned if you have a pulse and you're not stressing yourself out over protecting the Knicks staff and their decisions.
Best Case Scenario: CJ Miles
Worst Case Scenario: DeQuan Cook
nyk, you provided no evidence that shows Hardaway Jr. is NBA ready. We won't know that until January. Stop making things up.
mafra , good info.
How was this a pointless draft pick?? #1 if JR leaves then we'll need a SG. #2 He was one of the best players available at that draft position. You say the knicks have a glaring hole at PG, but how when there's a chance Prigs will return? The knicks have always planned to address the PF/C positions through FA. We still have Camby and Martin may be resigned for the vet min. Also, they signed some 6-9 dude from NC State. Knicks will do the same thing they did last season but this time the players signed will be younger.
Look, they only had 1 pick and couldn't have addressed the PF/PG depth with someone who could contribute right away. The SG position was the most viable and they went with who impressed them in workouts. YOU felt they should have picked Bullock but they didnt. Why does that mean they made a mistake?? You haven't seen every Mich game nor were you in attendance at the draft workouts. Sorry but you're liable to make a mistake before NBA scouts with large resources will.
Who knew Jimmy Butler (30) would have more of an impact than Marshon Brooks (25)???
So, aside from the shooting... Franklin is good? Lol. Again, you cannot compare the level of competition and the fact that Franklin didn't play with Burke. When he was a freshman... playing on that great team... he barely played! Meanwhile, Hardawy started every game all three seasons at MICHIGAN. You may be right that Franklin is the better player, but based on their resume in college... Tim was the better player... and I bet had the better workout with us... and KNICKS WANTED SOMEBODY WHO WILL SHOOT, HIT BIG SHOTS, and this is something Franklin struggles with. Personally, I would have been fine with Franklin or BUllock... But Hardaway fits better with our roster. We need a perimeter threat. Franklin isn't that guy.
His scoring won't translate to the NBA. Easy to defend.
Glad you're so confident. You're setting yourself up for failure if he pans out.
Bottom line is the Hardaway has tangibles that will translate well in the league. He's a knockdown shooter, who's also athletic and can put the ball on the floor. He's played in big games under pressure and is well coached and coachable.
He's a player to place bets on.