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hobojoe2131 wrote:Excellent defender, and a capable 3 point shooter. He is very close to the Afflalo mold. Probably a little more like Tayshaun Prince, which would be just fine.
Smoke24 wrote:If we find a way to get one Isiah Thomas, will that keep the other one away? We would have filled James Dolan's quota for Isiah Thomas' on the team...Its worth a shot...
Knicksfan20 wrote:Meh, i really dont like Honeycutt for our pick. We need to get Kemba or Knight if they fall, if not we need to go big.
Draft express/nbadraft.net has Terrance Jones slipping to around our pick, we need to draft him if he falls. He has a ton of upside. I know he is a SF, but he can play PF in this system and would be the best pick based on talent/upside alone.
If we go big, Markief Morris/Triston Thomas/Kenneth Faried in that order. No way should we be drafting a 2 guard with our pick. Unless Alex Burcs drops to us which will not happen.
Knicksfan20 wrote:Meh, i really dont like Honeycutt for our pick. We need to get Kemba or Knight if they fall, if not we need to go big.
Draft express/nbadraft.net has Terrance Jones slipping to around our pick, we need to draft him if he falls. He has a ton of upside. I know he is a SF, but he can play PF in this system and would be the best pick based on talent/upside alone.
If we go big, Markief Morris/Triston Thomas/Kenneth Faried in that order. No way should we be drafting a 2 guard with our pick. Unless Alex Burcs drops to us which will not happen.
Jmonty580 wrote:I've mentioned this more than a few times I'm going to stick to it and say Jordan Hamilton would be an excellent fit for us if he is still there when we pick. He kinda reminds me of a Wilson Chandler type. He can hit the three with ease. He can put the ball on the floor and get to the hoop and finish. I think he can play the 2 or the 3. Maybe we dont need a 3 but he's a good enough fit with this team that I'd consider him with our pick. If all bigs that we really want are taken already, I'd take him get a second round pick or a late first and grab some big man project type guy or a sleeper gaurd and look for a big man in FA.
Flaming Mo wrote:Jmonty580 wrote:I've mentioned this more than a few times I'm going to stick to it and say Jordan Hamilton would be an excellent fit for us if he is still there when we pick. He kinda reminds me of a Wilson Chandler type. He can hit the three with ease. He can put the ball on the floor and get to the hoop and finish. I think he can play the 2 or the 3. Maybe we dont need a 3 but he's a good enough fit with this team that I'd consider him with our pick. If all bigs that we really want are taken already, I'd take him get a second round pick or a late first and grab some big man project type guy or a sleeper gaurd and look for a big man in FA.
Prototypical NBA shooting guard if you ask me. Nice prospect, strong and versatile. He is kinda like the backcourt version of Chandler. He should look to shed a few pounds though, he looked a little heavy at the end of the year and not as quick and agile as earlier in his career.
A guy who I would love to see on the roster as a backup 2/3 is John Holland from Boston University. He propably will go undrafted but this kid is a talent, NBA ready body, great athlete and can get his shot off against anyone. Had a great showing against Kansas despite injury.
Jmonty580 wrote:I dont know much at all about John Holland, i'll have to read up, sounds intersting. I'm always excited to hear about the guys going under the radar that can make an impact.
On hamilton, the thing about him on the Knicks is that he'll be a role player. We dont need the complete package. A sweet stroke is worth a billion bucks to the KNicks. Gallo and Chandler provided that and a little more. If hamilton can come in and knock down wide open 3's thats the extent of his offensive requirements. Amare and Melo will be taking people off the dribble and playing inside and running isos. Someone like Hamilton is a guy you want standing inthe corner waiting to get the ball wide open for the 3. He's a guy that can knock that down consistantly imo.
Defense could be an issue. Work with him. I think if the team in general is motivated to play defense all players follow suit. I think he can play solid D if he put the energy in. Nobody wants to be the weak link on the defensive end of a good defensive team, he wouldnt be any different. And if we had to we could put him on 3s too.
Flaming Mo wrote:Well, I certainly agree with you that we dont need a star player next to Amare and Melo. But in the end we should still look to surround them with well rounded players, complete talents (which I see in Hamilton actually). We already got players who do one thing and one thing alone like knocking down an open three (Walker, Williams, Mason). But the reason these guys arent getting more minutes is that they dont pass well, they cant drive to the hoop, have almost no offensive game next to their shot. We just cant afford to have such players on the court for long periods of time since even if they hold their own on defense we suffer so much on offense (dont get me started on Jeffries). I want the kid that we draft to be multi dimensional, well rounded, skilled and versatile. He shouldnt be challenged on either side of the court. This is a reason why I dont really like Faried with our pick because I think we can get like him later and hustle forwards at 6-8 arent worth a mid first rounder, especially when we have Amare playing PF most of the time.
Fury wrote:In the 2nd round, we should get a pick and draft Ben Hansbrough. I know Andy Rautins is supposed to fill that role but I think Hansbrough is better.
hobojoe2131 wrote:Yes to Hamilton
Hell f'n no to Terrance Jones. Classic underachiever. Big pass.
Manhattan Project wrote:hobojoe2131 wrote:Yes to Hamilton
Hell f'n no to Terrance Jones. Classic underachiever. Big pass.
Just curious as to your thinking on this one. I like both players, but wasn't Hamilton essentially garbage his freshmen year? Jones was far the better player of the two considering freshmen years, carried his team for a while granted he cooled off. I think if Terrence is there on the board and we pass that would be insane given his talent. You may argue that he is a tweener, but he will be a small forward in the NBA or PF for us.
If he returns which is probably a long shot and plays with the team they have coming in, he is a sure fire top ten pick easily.
Jmonty580 wrote:I think he is a top 10 pick this year. I think he's soley a sf in the NBA, and I think he has insane potential. This kid has superstar potential. I see him being a better player in the NBA than he is in college. I dont care his position, we'd find a way to play a kid like Jones imo.
Manhattan Project wrote:Jmonty580 wrote:I think he is a top 10 pick this year. I think he's soley a sf in the NBA, and I think he has insane potential. This kid has superstar potential. I see him being a better player in the NBA than he is in college. I dont care his position, we'd find a way to play a kid like Jones imo.
Good chance he could fall a little once they start breaking down the tapes. It's obvious that his play faded down the stretch a little bit after his blazing start. That's also sort of why I was expecting him to have a big breakout game in the tournament to erase all those doubts, but thus far there still there. He still has one or two games to really make an impression. However if you just look at what he can do, his ability, athleticism etc he is a hard prospect to pass up. However there is also a good chance that he is the third Kentucky player off the board after Kanter and Knight.