[2018] - DRAFT NIGHT THREAD! Currently #9, #36

BLACKFEET 2010 · Post #761 » by **BLACKFEET 2010** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:02 pm

Watching Knox vs. Schofield now.

SmoothLefty21 · Post #762 » by **SmoothLefty21** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:02 pm

Porter Jr is absolutely going to be the bust of this draft. Kid has been overrated for years.

Post #763 » by **DOT** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:02 pm

GEOLINK wrote:If Porter drops, I'm taking Porter.

That back injury takes him completely off my board

I am not f*cking with that, let some other team take that risk

Jstarks3 · Post #764 » by **Jstarks3** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:03 pm

as much as i don't want knox, i'll run with him if we go that direction. i'm man enough to say i didn't like the KP pick when it was made either, and now he's my fav knick.

ItsPajama · Post #765 » by **ItsPajama** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:03 pm

Can we just draft Mikal , holy sht Knicks fk we tryna get cute for (sorry if this is a smoke screen) but damn wdf....

SmoothLefty21 · Post #766 » by **SmoothLefty21** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:04 pm

K-DOT wrote:
GEOLINK wrote:If Porter drops, I'm taking Porter.

That back injury takes him completely off my board

I am not f*cking with that, let some other team take that risk

Even without his injury I'm not sold on the kid. I think his skill level is overrated and he's got that soft/diva vibe.

bringinhinkie · Post #767 » by **bringinhinkie** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:05 pm

Huey Freeman wrote:
GEOLINK wrote:If Porter drops, I'm taking Porter....

...to New York-Presbyterian's operating room.

unreal to me that they operated on this kid's back at 19yo

i know it wasn't a friggin fusion, but still .. 19 years old!

massive red flag .. not so much the surgery itself, but whatever he is doing that caused the issue in the first place .. aka did he FIX that issue?.. if not :-?

Juco24 · Post #768 » by **Juco24** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:05 pm

BLACKFEET 2010 wrote:Watching Knox vs. Schofield now.

Thoughts?

GEOLINK · Post #769 » by **GEOLINK** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:06 pm

SmoothLefty21 wrote:
K-DOT wrote:
GEOLINK wrote:If Porter drops, I'm taking Porter.

That back injury takes him completely off my board

I am not f*cking with that, let some other team take that risk

Even without his injury I'm not sold on the kid. I think his skill level is overrated and he's got that soft/diva vibe.

Yeah, true.

I'm in complete shambles rn. I have no idea who to choose (Mikal, Knox, MPJ, Sexton).

Post #770 » by **magnumt** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:06 pm

GREY 1769 wrote:

Read on Twitter

The rivalry between Lakers & Spurs continues! :lol:

--Mags

Post #771 » by **NoLayupRule** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:06 pm

dakomish23 wrote:
NoLayupRule wrote:
dakomish23 wrote:
That production is good value for a pick in the late teens IMO.

The 1% chance that this is just the beginning is what’s got me all hot and bothered

doesn't this guy have severe back issues?

Didn’t see anything about that

He has this severe bend in his spine

He looks like a hunchback. Might be a major issue in years to cone

Post #772 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:08 pm

dakomish23 wrote:And another team looking to use their pick to dump salary

The Milwaukee Bucks are exploring trade scenarios using the No. 17 pick to unload the contract of Matthew Dellavedova.

Dellavedova is owed $19.2 million over the final two seasons on his deal.

But the Bucks are looking to trade down and not use a deal as an outright salary dump.

The Bucks signed Dellavedova in the 2016 offseason.

to all those who didn’t want to keep cap space open to gain assets

your point has been made... many, many times over.

always good for a rebuilding team to have cap space. should be written on a blackboard many times over.

fatalogic · Post #773 » by **fatalogic** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:08 pm

Br00kLyn wrote:
fatalogic wrote:Knox better signal a true rebuild because he is going to need some time. I don't want them to pick Knox then start talking about playoffs next year. Knox has a lot of potential but he is raw as hell. I think he might be more of a project than Frank honestly.

There isnt a player we could take at 9 or anywhere in this draft that would get us to the playoffs next year. thats why i like knox, huge upside and we have the time to let him develop

Definitely. but I'm more concerned about how the organization/ fans will react when he doesn't come out the gate looking like Donovan Mitchell.

Post #774 » by **K_ick_God** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:08 pm

Knox has a good chance of busting though.

Post #775 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:10 pm

GEOLINK wrote:
SmoothLefty21 wrote:
K-DOT wrote:That back injury takes him completely off my board

I am not f*cking with that, let some other team take that risk

Even without his injury I'm not sold on the kid. I think his skill level is overrated and he's got that soft/diva vibe.

Yeah, true.

I'm in complete shambles rn. I have no idea who to choose (Mikal, Knox, MPJ, Sexton).

nah, lefty. without the injury you don't have the privilege to consider your feelings about drafting MPJ. he'd be firmly in that top 5 conversation with no chance of slippage. he was #1 preseason.

(sorry to talk over you, GEOLINK. i just didn't want to reach back and find that post.)

Post #776 » by **Deeeez Knicks** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:10 pm

KnickLeDime wrote:
Deeeez Knicks wrote:
KnickLeDime wrote:
Again, Mikal D is over-rated, he's long and doesn't get into a good defensive stand, your mama can drive by him although his length helps him recover. B- or B defender at best...slight build.

His defensive stance is great. They won 2 championships with Mikal being at the front of their defense...trapping and forcing turnovers.

Again, I watched him play a bunch, very good team defender with high IQ, his issues with his slight build and inability to stay in front of offensive player on drives will be further exposed at the next level.

Again, good defender but with some shortcomings that will be exploited at the next level.

It depends. If you ask him to defend PGs every game then there will be times he will get beat. If you ask him to defend SGs/SFs he will be able to stay in front fine. I watched almost all of his games. He was usually on the best perimeter guy or at the front of a trap, which a lot of times had him on the PG. More often then not Mikal won the battle. There were times he got beat, but it really wasn’t often. It’s taken out of context because he was on quick PGs which won’t be his primary position in the NBA. Even still, he did a great job defending PGs else Jay Wright wouldnt have had him in that position.

SmoothLefty21 · Post #777 » by **SmoothLefty21** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:10 pm

KnicksGod wrote:Knox has a good chance of busting though.

I wouldn't call it a good chance but certainly a higher chance than Mikal.

Meat · Post #778 » by **Meat** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:10 pm

SmoothLefty21 wrote:
K-DOT wrote:
GEOLINK wrote:If Porter drops, I'm taking Porter.

That back injury takes him completely off my board

I am not f*cking with that, let some other team take that risk

Even without his injury I'm not sold on the kid. I think his skill level is overrated and he's got that soft/diva vibe.

which modern day superstar isn't a soft diva?

ChaosHamster · Post #779 » by **ChaosHamster** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:10 pm

So Trae is really sliding out of top10?

DE FENSE · Post #780 » by **DE FENSE** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:10 pm

GEOLINK wrote:
SmoothLefty21 wrote:
K-DOT wrote:That back injury takes him completely off my board

I am not f*cking with that, let some other team take that risk

Even without his injury I'm not sold on the kid. I think his skill level is overrated and he's got that soft/diva vibe.

Yeah, true.

I'm in complete shambles rn. I have no idea who to choose (Mikal, Knox, MPJ, Sexton).

Let's just hope the guys who get paid millions to make these picks are making educated decisions.

Knox has so much potential but he's a project, so he makes me nervous that he'll never fulfill that potential.

Mikal I'm more comfortable with, but I'm worried the most he'll ever amount to is a great role player. Even then, I think he's the safe pick at 9, depending on who's on the board of course.