xxrainnn wrote:ManiaX I think you are understating the value of a scrappy big man. First of all, as everybody knows, our frontcourt defense is total trash. Remember the impact that Turiaf had when he was healthy enough to be in the game. He made a tremendous difference. Turiaf frankly isn't even that good. Jorts is essentially another Turiaf. These guys don't need the ball to be effective. His job out there is to basically rebound, defend, and give energy. He will not give people EZPasses into the lane. The guy also seems like he has a competent jumpshot and will rebound better than Ronnie.
You can make the argument that there are plenty of big men we can sign or trade for. My question is: who? It's a known fact that you must pay the premium for a big man (EC, Kwame, Dalembert, any other scrub, etc.) Any big man we bring in is going to be overpaid - period. It makes perfect sense to draft a cheap 2nd rounder who can do exactly what any other overpaid scrub will do. The Knicks strategy in regards to big men appears to be scrubs by committee, while hoping one or two will stand out. I think it's a pretty damn good idea until maybe we can make a splash at Dwight or something, a big man actually worth paying millions for. Another plus is that we have no more need for effries (well logic says so, but with MDA who knows).
Selby is talented, there is no doubt about it. Drafting him, however, would be pointless on this Knick roster. The kid is clearly a good scorer, but he will definitely need the ball in order to do so. His value on this team would plummet for sure. A healthy TD would give us basically the same thing Selby would. He has already proven that he is capable of scoring in this league.
The Knicks clearly went into the draft with the idea of bolstering their defense, an area in which Selby provides absolutely nothing. I honestly have no regrets in not drafting him (as of now anyways)
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