Welcome to the Knicks Iman Shumpert

[Subway Token]

I like Shump, just not with Marshon and Hamilton available.

[spree8]

I like the pick...I just wish we were able to grab the #20 from Minny or something to take him. I wish we took Singleton at #17. Shumpert and Singleton would have been a great defensive combo to come away with in this draft. Man oh man I wish.

Iman is still a great addition though. Now we won't have Rondo driving to the hoop for wide open layups 5 consecutive times. And maybe Wade won't rape the hell out of us as bad. This guy will be our Tony Allen type at the 2.

[Smoke24]

Iman is athletic, yes we all know this. But will he have the ball in his hands all the time when we are running ISO's for Melo and Amar'e? At the end of the day I want basketball players, not to be the Oakland Raiders of the league.

Well to be fair, no matter what anyone tells you, the raiders won their division this year....

[EchelonNYK]

I like Shump, just not with Marshon and Hamilton available.

They worked those guys out, so i trust Donnie here

[Brownsville's Finest]

He was the talk of the combine, Knicks brain trust loved him. After his workout Knick people where raving about him. Thats why the Post had us picking him, a few days ago.

seems like the workout clouded the body of work at college

including how he couldnt do anything with favors + his weak shot

Always wary of guys who rise fast because of workouts. When's the last time that worked out well?

russ westbrook

[Day_Man]

NY has 2 prime-time scorers.. time to add some D with Shumpert.. good pick

He can also be a good back-court with TD, Shumpert guarding the 2 and TD on the 1.

[Starks]

Something simple...

Gratitude

[Manhattan Project]

I like Shump, just not with Marshon and Hamilton available.

They worked those guys out, so i trust Donnie here

Why trust Donnie here, IMO this isn't a Walsh pick but rather the "Group" pick. On top of that with Grunwald taking the interview makes me believe it was more his pick.

[atlnyk]

I live in Atlanta and have seen Shumpert play a bunch. Trust me, he is an ELITE athlete with game. He is an underrated scorer with a nice skill set. He is an absolute stud on defense and has superior size for his position. I think the Knicks had an eye on him last year. I believe that Georgia Tech's player turnover (Favors ect) required an adjustment from Iman. As their season played out he did adjust and I just think that at this time next year, many doubters will be singing his praise. Dude is an absolute horse. Do Your research. We have not had a guard with his overall physical make up in ions. GT's track record for great talent is well known, and this kid will not disappoint.

[TwelvePac]

The difference between picking Singleton vs Iman is that I think there will be more minutes available at SG to impact the game defensively that at the forward spots. I actually feel more comfortable that we went this route. Of course it all depends on him been good enough to actually deserve minutes, but so is the case for Singleton or anybody coming to the NBA.

[EchelonNYK]

I live in Atlanta and have seen Shumpert play a bunch. Trust me, he is an ELITE athlete with game. He is an underrated scorer with a nice skill set. He is an absolute stud on defense and has superior size for his position. I think the Knicks had an eye on him last year. I believe that Georgia Tech's player turnover (Favors ect) required an adjustment from Iman. As their season played out he did adjust and I just think that at this time next year, many doubters will be singing his praise. Dude is an absolute horse. Do Your research. We have not had a guard with his overall physical make up in ions. GT's track record for great talent is well known, and this kid will not disappoint.

[Manhattan Project]

Since Marbury?..........
Since Nate?...........

[Grinditout]

Since Marbury?..........
Since Nate?...........

Shumpert has size on both as well as defense. But we'll just have to see how he plays. It's all guessing at this point.

[Day_Man]

Dantoni................. FREE SHUMPERT!

[Subway Token]

He's the same as TD, just more athletic.

I'm on the border.

[Sir Knick Alot]

Either way, one pick won't solve our problems; why does it seem like all other teams are making trades and buying/swapping picks and we're doing nothing else? To make this a good draft we need something else.

[EchelonNYK]

He's the same as TD, just more athletic.

I'm on the border.

I'll take that.

[Jose7]

Perimeter defense.. uber athleticism and much room to grow.. I like it!

[Knicks_Fan2]

Knicks take a shot on Iman Shumpert
PG sold 'Bockers on his D, his vertical leap and by rewriting the book on his jumper
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By Chris Sheridan
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The book on Iman Shumpert was that he couldn't shoot. But when the New York Knicks saw him knocking down shot after shot when they worked him out, they determined the book was outdated.

Outgoing Knicks president Donnie Walsh raved about Shumpert's shooting ability, his defensive abilities and his 40-inch vertical leap Thursday night after the Knicks took the Georgia Tech combo guard with the 17th pick in the draft, passing over Marshon Brooks of Providence, Chris Singleton of Florida State and Kenneth Faried of Morehead State.

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Iman Shumpert showed the Knicks he can shoot -- and they grabbed him at No. 17.
"He shot the ball extremely well. His shot's not broke. Some guys you see, and you can tell right away they can't shoot and they're going to have to learn form. He has good form, he was hitting shots, he can defend very well. Very well. And he's got tremendously long arms, so I really liked him a lot," Walsh said.

Walsh said the Knicks had one trade in the works that would have allowed them to move up, but the team they were talking to ended up having the opportunity to draft the player they wanted.

He said the Knicks chose a defensive-minded guard rather than a defensive-minded forward simply because of the lack of playing time opportunities available at those positions behind Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire.

"As the draft went on, because there (were) other guys that could have fallen to us, and I was like 'Whoa, if he falls down, we're going to have to take him.' And they got taken right before us, and we ended up doing what we did, and I was happy with that," Walsh said. "At some point you look and there was three teams to pick, and you had four players there, so you know we were going to do all right."

Players Walsh was likely referring to include Southern Cal center Nikola Vucevic, who went No. 16 to Philadelphia, and Kawhi Leonard, who went at No. 15 to Indiana and was traded to San Antonio.

Walsh said the Knicks would still try to determine whether it was possible to purchase a second-round pick, but he said (late in the first round) there was no one left on the board who was going to be able to come in next season and be an impact player.

Shumpert worked out for the Knicks on June 9 and was assigned to defend Hofstra guard Charles Jenkins.

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"I shot it real well. I impressed everybody. They all said I couldn't shoot, and I shot it well," said Shumpert, who estimated he made 17 or 18 of 25 NBA 3-point shots during shooting drills.

The 6-foot-6 Shumpert, who played three seasons at Georgia Tech, shot only 28 percent from 3-point range and a shade below 41 percent from the field, but he did average 2.87 steals, eighth-best in the NCAA.

Walsh said he expected Shumpert to play at times in a two-guard alignment with Chauncey Billups in which Billups would man the off-guard position. His addition adds depth to a Knicks backcourt that already includes Billups, Toney Douglas and Landry Fields, but the Knicks still have a huge hole to fill at center, where Ronny Turiaf is their only big man under contract for next season.

"We did get to the playoffs, which I said was my goal for the third year, and we did have a winning record," Walsh said. "Once we made the (Anthony) trade, we got two stars but we lost a lot of pieces that need to play with stars. And the job now is to replace them. Because of the trade, we're not in a great cap position for (this summer), but the following summer we're in a great position.

"So the job now is to manage the cap and to add pieces that will cover up whatever it is we don't have out there, and obviously big people are that. And so we're very aware of that," said Walsh, whose tenure as team president will end in one week.
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D.Walsh said one of the reasons the Knicks selected I.Shumpert was because of the way he shot the ball in workouts.

per Sheridan.


Straight from the book "How to make a stupid draft choice for Dummies".

Shooting in workouts means nothing.