Welcome to the Knicks Iman Shumpert

EchelonNYK · Post #981 » by **EchelonNYK** » Sat Jul 9, 2011 6:12 pm

And what's the hard on for Motiejunas!? The guy is 7-feet and weighs 215, there's shooting guards bigger than that :lol:

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #982 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Sat Jul 9, 2011 6:14 pm

echelonNYK wrote:And what's the hard on for Motiejunas!? The guy is 215, there's shooting guards bigger than that. Pfft.

I think he weighed in at 240+ actually lol..and a legit 7 foot. I loved the Shump pick though when we made it...completely agree with

echelonNYK wrote:People still arguing over the pick? Get over it, he's a Knick.

Post #983 » by **moocow007** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:08 pm

Falstaffxx wrote:Really it's probably going to come down to who the better player is, not who has the better positional fit. If the Knicks thought Singleton was clearly the better player, I'm sure they would have taken him regardless of being stuck behind Carmelo.

Whats interesting from a positional standpoint is that it appears that Kawhai Leonard (a SF type) WOULD have been drafted by NY (had he been around) but Singleton (also a SF type), wasn't enough for them to pass on Shumpert to take. So it could very well be that they just weren't impressed with Singleton and not just because they didn't see him with playing time because of the position he projects to play. Reports that Singleton's workouts with the Knicks were kinda blah (from an energy standpoint) probably didn't help him any.

Knicksfan20 · Post #984 » by **Knicksfan20** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:46 pm

moocow007 wrote:
Falstaffxx wrote:Really it's probably going to come down to who the better player is, not who has the better positional fit. If the Knicks thought Singleton was clearly the better player, I'm sure they would have taken him regardless of being stuck behind Carmelo.

Whats interesting from a positional standpoint is that it appears that Kawhai Leonard (a SF type) WOULD have been drafted by NY (had he been around) but Singleton (also a SF type), wasn't enough for them to pass on Shumpert to take. So it could very well be that they just weren't impressed with Singleton and not just because they didn't see him with playing time because of the position he projects to play. Reports that Singleton's workouts with the Knicks were kinda blah (from an energy standpoint) probably didn't help him any.

Well thats because Leonard is better and has a much higher ceiling then singleton does. Singleton ismt a great rebounder, isnt really that athletic, not really that strong, not much offensive skill...Not much upside. No handles... I think he is pretty much close to his ceiling.

Leonard on the otherhand is a gym rat and has a crazy high motor while being in great physical shape. He can also handle the ball and has some offensive skills. He is also a good defender, not as good as singleton but still good.

Leonard slipped, but at the end of the day i think he have one of the best careers in the draft when its all said and done.

Gregory151 · Post #985 » by **Gregory151** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:53 pm

I_Am_Iman Iman Shumpert
Core workout...gotta keep it right

I_Am_Iman Iman Shumpert
About to get some shots up in a lil...I'm wet from the corner three these days #chuuuch

Im happy this dude has been working hard everyday.. Im really missing the summer league right about now.. Stupid lock out

NoMoreThrees · Post #986 » by **NoMoreThrees** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:18 pm

wet from corner three these days? lol dantoni just creamed. now if shumperts makes sure to ignore defense so he can run back on offense he will be guaranteed big minutes from dantoni.

Falstaffxx · Post #987 » by **Falstaffxx** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:40 pm

Gregory151 wrote:I_Am_Iman Iman Shumpert
Core workout...gotta keep it right

I_Am_Iman Iman Shumpert
About to get some shots up in a lil...I'm wet from the corner three these days #chuuuch

Im happy this dude has been working hard everyday.. Im really missing the summer league right about now.. Stupid lock out

I_Am_Mike_D
Hoping our guys cough...imanshumpert...coughcough are practicing the corner 3.

I_Am_Iman Iman Shumpert
About to get some shots up in a lil...I'm wet from the corner three these days

See, the players can communicate with the coaching staff.

towelie · Post #988 » by **towelie** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:40 pm

This thread saddens me.

Cause it may be stickied all year.

foilfence · Post #989 » by **foilfence** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:29 am

Was browsing through DX and saw an updated best-case for Shumpert. DX now pegs his ceiling as a 6 5" version of Kyle Lowry.

For the 17th pick a "weak" draft, I would gladly take a 6 5" Lowry.

spree2kawhi · Post #990 » by **spree2kawhi** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:07 am

haha also add lowry asap!!!!!!! he'd be perfect

Falstaffxx · Post #991 » by **Falstaffxx** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:03 pm

foilfence wrote:Was browsing through DX and saw an updated best-case for Shumpert. DX now pegs his ceiling as a 6 5" version of Kyle Lowry.

For the 17th pick a "weak" draft, I would gladly take a 6 5" Lowry.

That's kind of a weird way to make a comparison, since being 6 inches taller drastically changes what a player can do. Imagine a 7-foot Reggie Miller ffs.

NoMoreThrees · Post #992 » by **NoMoreThrees** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:12 pm

Why does anyone read draftexpress? Adam morrison is larry bird. Deshawn stevenson is michael jordan. lol at that site. More lol at anyone who reads them.

NoMoreThrees · Post #993 » by **NoMoreThrees** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:14 pm

Oh and why cant we wait to see shumperts actually play a game first? Why all these stupid comparrissons? Jeez people let him put a jersey on first maybe?

Post #994 » by **GONYK** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:37 pm

NoMoreThrees wrote:Why does anyone read draftexpress? Adam morrison is larry bird. Deshawn stevenson is michael jordan. lol at that site. More lol at anyone who reads them.

Bro, you're talking about nbadraft.net, not DX.

Falstaffxx · Post #995 » by **Falstaffxx** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:04 pm

NoMoreThrees wrote:Oh and why cant we wait to see shumperts actually play a game first? Why all these stupid comparrissons? Jeez people let him put a jersey on first maybe?

The draft express guy watches these players all year. But he's just making predictions, he doesn't claim to be always right.

NoMoreThrees · Post #996 » by **NoMoreThrees** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:32 pm

GONYK wrote:
NoMoreThrees wrote:Why does anyone read draftexpress? Adam morrison is larry bird. Deshawn stevenson is michael jordan. lol at that site. More lol at anyone who reads them.

Bro, you're talking about nbadraft.net, not DX.

Oh lol.

NoMoreThrees · Post #997 » by **NoMoreThrees** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:35 pm

Falstaffxx wrote:
NoMoreThrees wrote:Oh and why cant we wait to see shumperts actually play a game first? Why all these stupid comparrissons? Jeez people let him put a jersey on first maybe?

The draft express guy watches these players all year. But he's just making predictions, he doesn't claim to be always right.

Predictions suck. Always gunna have one guy saying player is going to be awesome and another saying he will be a scrub. No diff than reading posts on here. Some got fields=pippen jordan=dikembe shumperts=kobe harrleson=lambeer and others got fields=brunson jordan=sene shumperts=deshawn harrleson=cardinal lol. So i mean cant we just ignore all that bullcrap and wait to see them play. Aint no use in predictions cause whose do you trust. At the end someone gunna be right but who knew that person was right back then. You dont. So let em play ignore this stuff. Not gunna get all excite because someone thinks shumperts is kobe and i aint gunna get all mad cause someone said shumperts is deshawn when we got no idea what its gunna be.

Falstaffxx · Post #998 » by **Falstaffxx** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:59 pm

NoMoreThrees wrote:
Predictions suck. Always gunna have one guy saying player is going to be awesome and another saying he will be a scrub.

So what? It's entertaining to read an expert's best guess.

Fury · Post #999 » by **Fury** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:13 pm

Draftexpress has had that 6'5 Lowry comparison for a while now. And yes, I'd take that easy.

SonOfMars · Post #1000 » by **SonOfMars** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:30 pm

Kyle Lowry is a very underrated PG, i think hes one of the best perimeter defenders in the league....if he can be more consistent on the offensive end, you'd hear his name more often...

And even though Lowry is more of a PG, and i'd like Shumpert to be a SG, i'd take that as well.