I'm with Trill. I'm tired of the tweeners, and an undersized Faried is one of them. Where would he play? He can't fill our hole at center. At best, I see Faried as a 7th or 8th man. If he comes in to play the 5, that means Amare will be racking up some rough mileage going forward as NY goes small with Amare/Faried/Melo as our front court.
Yes, a 7' guy who can't rebound is not a better solution. But there are 7' guys who can rebound and bang and be good enough in their role at the 5 to let Amare be the physical beast he is at the 4.
That's why I'd rather get a sharpshooter like Klay to spread the floor for our elite front court. Or trade down for a solid backup PG with good NBA potential like Jenkins or Shumpert. Or trade up and kill two birds with one stone and get a sharpshooting PG who can spread the floor like Jimmer (I know, I know, no defense...).
I wouldn't be pissed off about getting Faried, but I'm not excited about him, either. Nonetheless, if he's the best guy on the board at #17, then welcome to NY!