I totally disagree with you on Lawson being our pg! You mean you're passing up on Willie Warren/Brandon Jennings if available at 8th spot? Willie Warren reminds me alot of Russell Westbrook and by adding Warren we can get rid of Nate Robinson via FA or Sign-and-Trade. Lawson is not a lottery pick, he is a first rounder though.
I doubt Jennings will be available at 8th. If he is, I'm open to either one. I like Jennings, Lawson's a great talent, I would be happy with either one. To me, I think I would rather have Lawson.
I also like Warren. He would be good in this system. But Lawson is better, IMO. He is one of the most underrated players in this draft. I think he will be a superstar in this league. He's got speed, passing, defense (8 steals in the championship game), and he will be a good shooter. He's the perfect PG for this system.
Dear D'Antoni: I have three things to advise you of. 1) Here in NY we don't like phony people, we like real people and you seem fake, particularlly when you speak. This isn't the Mid-west my dude we see right thru u. 2) Here in NY and in the East we take pride in Defense. I shouldn't have to quote stats or previous winners (ur the genius) so get a clue. Defense wins, we have none, thus we lose...hello! 3) I know our roster is trash so I can't blame you but If in the future Donnie acquires some talent you're going under the microscope. If you don't improve you have to get the f*ck out! We don't need instant gradification but positive results. If by the end of next season you don't produce pack it up. Have a nice off-season learning from your mistakes and experience in NY. The clock is tickin' motherf*cker!
Why would any team trade up with us? We have no assets for a trade into the top 5.
We got Duhon because he was the best available at the time. Besides maybe Carlos Arroyo, who I think was also available.
Marbury getting released had nothing to do with his performance on the court. Either way, that was a mistake, IMO.
PG's of Lawson's caliber are rare. There will be bigs available this offseason. Maybe we could trade for Bosh or Tyson Chandler. Sheed will be a free agent.