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Dantares wrote:

Clyde Frazier wrote:

Dantares wrote:I can't believe people are getting all pissy and stressed out. If Sacramemnto wins tonight and Minnesota drafts a forward(which I am 99.9% sure they will) then that means we get one of DSjr, Ntilikina or Fox.

Ball
Fultz
Tatum
Jackson
Isaac

Fox
Ntilikina
Smith jr

one of them is going to be there! actually we will probably have a choice between 2 of them.

yeah but Minnesota probably isn't drafting a a player that we are targeting. and if you guys really thought we were going to catch Orlando or Philly's tank than you were dreaming. even if we traded melo we probably would have won atleast 29 games placing us at 6th place still.

mpharris36 wrote:

robillionaire wrote:
We are a meaningless Melo buzzer beater away from being tied with philly right now. It isn't dreaming that much

and melo didn't play a role in the two embarrassing brooklyn losses? the ones where he shot like 28% from the floor?

Clyde Frazier wrote:

Dantares wrote:

Clyde Frazier wrote:

yeah but Minnesota probably isn't drafting a a player that we are targeting. and if you guys really thought we were going to catch Orlando or Philly's tank than you were dreaming. even if we traded melo we probably would have won atleast 29 games placing us at 6th place still.

Do you not remember how bad we were just a few weeks ago? Wins were impossible. 4 was in reach and 5 was realistic. Yes this draft probably goes at least 8 deep, but that doesn't mean having a higher pick would be insignificant.

robillionaire wrote:

mpharris36 wrote:

robillionaire wrote:
We are a meaningless Melo buzzer beater away from being tied with philly right now. It isn't dreaming that much

and melo didn't play a role in the two embarrassing brooklyn losses? the ones where he shot like 28% from the floor?

Oh yes, he played a significant role in most of the losses this year. But I'm just saying that's how close we are from being tied with philly, with a chance to overtake them today. We actually had a worse record than philly a couple weeks ago when we were 4th. It wasn't just a dream to be able to catch them, in fact, they caught us because we won a few meaningless games down the stretch

Dantares wrote:

TruthBeTold wrote:I would be surprised if the Timberwolves beat the Rockets on Wednesday, even if the Rockets rest James Harden. The Timberwolves have been playing with a serious lack of effort on offense and defense and the poor rebounding makes them look like the worst team in the NBA. This Timberwolves team has been screwing the Knicks since they out tank them in 2015. They went and grab Thibs Knowing he was the fan favorite for Knicks head-coach. I'm just glad that didn't work out for them so far. And now the T-wolves are back at it, trying to out tank and screw the Knicks in the draft AGAIN. I can see the wolves jumping all over Fox if he is available and they are picking ahead of the Knicks. And then you can expect Fox to go on to be a better player than whoever the Knicks draft at the 7th or 8th spot. The T-wolves have gotten what the Knicks fans have wanted in the past, but they still keep losing.


Despite the constant lack of defense from both the T-wolves and Knicks, Jeff has been a better coach than Thibs this season. If the Knicks had been fully healthy and playing all their players, they would be lucky to get a top 10 pick. I can't believe a Thibs coached team could be this bad. The T-Wolves are basically a 2 man show right now. I really hope the Knicks do whatever it takes to lose against the 76ers to secure their 6th worst record, but I just don't see them losing base how they have been playing lately.

I just don't see it. Their board is talking about markannen and Isaac. They know what their team needs just like we know what our team needs the most. They have Rubio, they drafted kris Dunn at 4th overall last year, Lavine will be back before the start of next season and he also runs point sometimes. they also have Tyus Jones who was actually better than Kris Dunn this year. I just don't see them drafting one of the guys we are targeting.

TruthBeTold wrote:

Dantares wrote:

TruthBeTold wrote:I would be surprised if the Timberwolves beat the Rockets on Wednesday, even if the Rockets rest James Harden. The Timberwolves have been playing with a serious lack of effort on offense and defense and the poor rebounding makes them look like the worst team in the NBA. This Timberwolves team has been screwing the Knicks since they out tank them in 2015. They went and grab Thibs Knowing he was the fan favorite for Knicks head-coach. I'm just glad that didn't work out for them so far. And now the T-wolves are back at it, trying to out tank and screw the Knicks in the draft AGAIN. I can see the wolves jumping all over Fox if he is available and they are picking ahead of the Knicks. And then you can expect Fox to go on to be a better player than whoever the Knicks draft at the 7th or 8th spot. The T-wolves have gotten what the Knicks fans have wanted in the past, but they still keep losing.


Despite the constant lack of defense from both the T-wolves and Knicks, Jeff has been a better coach than Thibs this season. If the Knicks had been fully healthy and playing all their players, they would be lucky to get a top 10 pick. I can't believe a Thibs coached team could be this bad. The T-Wolves are basically a 2 man show right now. I really hope the Knicks do whatever it takes to lose against the 76ers to secure their 6th worst record, but I just don't see them losing base how they have been playing lately.

I just don't see it. Their board is talking about markannen and Isaac. They know what their team needs just like we know what our team needs the most. They have Rubio, they drafted kris Dunn at 4th overall last year, Lavine will be back before the start of next season and he also runs point sometimes. they also have Tyus Jones who was actually better than Kris Dunn this year. I just don't see them drafting one of the guys we are targeting.

Their STARTING point guard is STILL Rubio. If Dunn or Tyus are better, then why are they not starting? If Rubio is the best the T-wolves have, then I can see them drafting Fox if he is the best available player on the board and they are drafting ahead of the Knicks.

Dantares wrote:

TruthBeTold wrote:

Dantares wrote:
I just don't see it. Their board is talking about markannen and Isaac. They know what their team needs just like we know what our team needs the most. They have Rubio, they drafted kris Dunn at 4th overall last year, Lavine will be back before the start of next season and he also runs point sometimes. they also have Tyus Jones who was actually better than Kris Dunn this year. I just don't see them drafting one of the guys we are targeting.

Their STARTING point guard is STILL Rubio. If Dunn or Tyus are better, then why are they not starting? If Rubio is the best the T-wolves have, then I can see them drafting Fox if he is the best available player on the board and they are drafting ahead of the Knicks.

those guys are just kids. and if they don't like rubio and they trade him then it will probably be to make more playing time for the kids. One of the reasons they almost traded Rubio was so they could find more playing time for those guys.

You're right there is a possibility that Minny could draft another PG for the 4th year in a row with Lavine, Tyus Jones, Dunn then Fox but its unlikely. I feel pretty comfortable because Isaac's talent level and potential are also very high and he is the prototypical modern power forward.

malik959 wrote:Whether we pick 6th or 7th I really don't see a change for I feel that Minnesota is picking outside our needs.If the draft stays the same as today I can see:

Bos - Jackson (Don't need a guard)
Phe - Fultz
LAL - Ball (won't pass on home grown)
Orl - Isaac (A lot of their fans want him, Tatum, Monk, or Isaac?)
Phi - Ntilitina (Philly can actually go in any directions so the rest is determined by who they pick)
NY - Tatum (Between Tatum, DSJ, and Fox....... I can't pass on Tatum)
Min - Monk (Monk/Bridges/Markanen)
Dal - Fox (Home grown)
Sac - DSJ (It's funny how Draft Express has Sac picking Smith and Frank)
Sac - Bridges
Char - Markkanen

I would still be excited to have a choice of Tatum, Fox, DSJ, or Monk ( Not a big fan but the kid can score). I like Frank and Isaac (High ceiling, but also have the highest chance of busting. I do hope that they go ahead of the Knicks pick.

whocares1 wrote:Why exactly are people confident that Minnesota wouldn't be taking a point guard? They already have Lavine, Wiggins, and Towns locking up the 2,3 and 5 spots. Rubio was trade bait and Dunn sucks. He really really really does. Not saying it's definite but to rule them out completely from wanting a point guard doesn't make sense.

Jay10 wrote:

Clyde Frazier wrote:

Jay10 wrote:
Who do you think the Knicks want on draft night?

I have no idea.

I think it was always going to be Frank.