2019-2020 College/Draft thread (Part 4)

NYF13 · Post #21 » by **NYF13** » Wed May 6, 2020 4:36 pm

HarthorneWingo wrote:
NYF13 wrote:Edwards > LaMelo > Halliburton > Deni > Hayes > RJ seems to be the NYK pick. Hopefully!

At no. 6?

Wherever the NYK pick lands... whether it's 1st or 8th.

HarthorneWingo · Post #22 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Wed May 6, 2020 5:00 pm

spree8 wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
NYF13 wrote:Edwards > LaMelo > Halliburton > Deni > Hayes > RJ seems to be the NYK pick. Hopefully!

At no. 6?

Hey... that’s not guaranteed... we could drop even lower

Spree

HarthorneWingo · Post #23 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Wed May 6, 2020 5:00 pm

NYF13 wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
NYF13 wrote:Edwards > LaMelo > Halliburton > Deni > Hayes > RJ seems to be the NYK pick. Hopefully!

At no. 6?

Wherever the NYK pick lands... whether it's 1st or 8th.

Yeah, I don't think so.

HarthorneWingo · Post #24 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Wed May 6, 2020 5:03 pm

jvsimonetti0514 wrote:RJ Hampton is more of an athlete than he is a basketball player. You should definitely kick the tires on him but you’re going to need to have a good development team in place and that’s something we don’t have.

I did some reading on him. He's been labeled "a project." No thanks. Maybe this talk is just a smoke screen.

Richard4444 · Post #25 » by **Richard4444** » Wed May 6, 2020 5:07 pm

HarthorneWingo wrote:
jvsimonetti0514 wrote:RJ Hampton is more of an athlete than he is a basketball player. You should definitely kick the tires on him but you’re going to need to have a good development team in place and that’s something we don’t have.

I did some reading on him. He's been labeled "a project." No thanks. Maybe this talk is just a smoke screen.

I hope so. Or they are thinking about trade up the 27 pick for a 15-20 pick and they are monitoring possible targets.

Fat · Post #26 » by **Fat** » Wed May 6, 2020 5:12 pm

Still like cole or hailburton for the Knicks for the 5th/6th range. Different players but both are NBA ready talents who the knicks can find success with imo

3toheadmelo · Post #27 » by **3toheadmelo** » Wed May 6, 2020 5:15 pm

Why are people still falling for Berman?

WargamesX · Post #28 » by **WargamesX** » Wed May 6, 2020 5:27 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:Why are people still falling for Berman?

Sometimes he trolls sometimes you find out years later he was on to something.

Gravy · Post #29 » by **Gravy** » Wed May 6, 2020 5:56 pm

Who is the boo pick that everyone in the building will be mad at? Looks like Deni if we pass over a bigger name for him.

HarthorneWingo · Post #30 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Wed May 6, 2020 5:57 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:Why are people still falling for Berman?

The same reason we all continue to fall for the Knicks. :lol:

robillionaire · Post #31 » by **robillionaire** » Wed May 6, 2020 6:02 pm

Gravy wrote:Who is the boo pick that everyone in the building will be mad at? Looks like Deni if we pass over a bigger name for him.

The Knicks are in need of a PG. Cole Anthony and Killian Hayes are on the board Tyrese Haliburton may also be on their radar. Finally the Knicks will have an answer at PG. Knicks fans are going to have something to be excited about next year! ... And here comes Adam Silver to announce the pick.

with the 6th pick in the 2020 NBA draft, the new york knicks select, Aleksej Pokuševski, from Serbia, who most recently played in Olympiacos B Greece

malik959 · Post #32 » by **malik959** » Wed May 6, 2020 6:05 pm

Hampton is a lotto pick because of his potential alone, his current skills show that he is not ready for the NBA. His defense is horrible and I would cry tears of pain watching him guard players like Harden/Westbrook, Curry/Thompson, Wall/Beal. They would toy with him like "are you serious?" In any other draft he wouldn't even be considered a lottery pick. He kind of reminds me of Terrance Ferguson as far as potential goes, where they both have great skill when it comes to scoring, but their strength and inconsistency are their greatest weaknesses. In high school or even Euro league they're not going against brick wall players so scoring in the paint is easy without great shot blocking, but in the NBA where taking it in the paint use to be your strength has now become your biggest weakness.

Richard4444 · Post #33 » by **Richard4444** » Wed May 6, 2020 6:21 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:Why are people still falling for Berman?

We need to be deceived by someone... Do you have another name in mind? We want rumors!!!

Post #34 » by **Deeeez Knicks** » Wed May 6, 2020 6:23 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:Why are people still falling for Berman?

Just wait until he comes out with the Wiseman article :lol:

WargamesX · Post #35 » by **WargamesX** » Wed May 6, 2020 6:30 pm

Deeeez Knicks wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:Why are people still falling for Berman?

Just wait until he comes out with the Wiseman article

He’s Savin that for if we go up in the draft. That way it would be more believable

Post #36 » by **moocow007** » Wed May 6, 2020 6:30 pm

Deeeez Knicks wrote:Hands down the #1 guy for me. Make it happen Leon!!

Read on Twitter

Ball definitely should be no.1 on the Knicks list. He is what they need the most. A guy that can take their 28th ranked offensive (in)efficiency and make it immensely better. Allow guys like Barrett and Randle to not have to try to create shots beyond their current ability (which, at the end of the day, was a major cause of the Knicks overall inefficient and ugly offense if you really think about it). Yeah, yeah, he can't shoot but the Knicks offensive wows were not rooted in their inability to shoot, it was rooted in their inability to execute efficiently on offense. For those that don't want to keep watching Julius Randle try to channel his inner Lebron James, LaMelo Ball should be on the top of your Santa's Draft Wishlist. You want guys like Randle and Barret finishing the play (along with Robinson, Knox, Frank, etc.) not trying to initiate the play. It's infinitely harder to shoot when there's no flow in the offense (bad looks, late shots, off balance, out of position, rushed, etc.). Fix that first and my guess is that everyone (Randle, Knox, Barrett, Frank, etc.) will shoot better.

3toheadmelo · Post #37 » by **3toheadmelo** » Wed May 6, 2020 6:40 pm

Deeeez Knicks wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:Why are people still falling for Berman?

Just wait until he comes out with the Wiseman article

Richard4444 · Post #38 » by **Richard4444** » Wed May 6, 2020 6:41 pm

malik959 wrote:Hampton is a lotto pick because of his potential alone, his current skills show that he is not ready for the NBA. His defense is horrible and I would cry tears of pain watching him guard players like Harden/Westbrook, Curry/Thompson, Wall/Beal. They would toy with him like "are you serious?" In any other draft he wouldn't even be considered a lottery pick. He kind of reminds me of Terrance Ferguson as far as potential goes, where they both have great skill when it comes to scoring, but their strength and inconsistency are their greatest weaknesses. In high school or even Euro league they're not going against brick wall players so scoring in the paint is easy without great shot blocking, but in the NBA where taking it in the paint use to be your strength has now become your biggest weakness.

We dont know if he will be a lottery.

17th in NBA DRAFT https://www.nbadraft.net/nba-mock-drafts/

16th in Draft Room http://www.nbadraftroom.com/p/2020-nba-mock-draft.html

15th in NBC https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/kings/2020-nba-mock-draft-60-first-round-draft-pick-predictions-analysis#slide-18

15th in Fansided https://fansided.com/2020/04/30/nba-mock-draft-4-0-lamelo-ball-minnesota-bound/

22th in Complex https://www.complex.com/sports/2020/05/nba-mock-draft-predictions-warriors-knicks-cavaliers/rj-hampton

Post #39 » by **Deeeez Knicks** » Wed May 6, 2020 6:45 pm

Richard4444 wrote:
malik959 wrote:Hampton is a lotto pick because of his potential alone, his current skills show that he is not ready for the NBA. His defense is horrible and I would cry tears of pain watching him guard players like Harden/Westbrook, Curry/Thompson, Wall/Beal. They would toy with him like "are you serious?" In any other draft he wouldn't even be considered a lottery pick. He kind of reminds me of Terrance Ferguson as far as potential goes, where they both have great skill when it comes to scoring, but their strength and inconsistency are their greatest weaknesses. In high school or even Euro league they're not going against brick wall players so scoring in the paint is easy without great shot blocking, but in the NBA where taking it in the paint use to be your strength has now become your biggest weakness.

We dont know if he will be a lottery.

17th in NBA DRAFT https://www.nbadraft.net/nba-mock-drafts/

16th in Draft Room http://www.nbadraftroom.com/p/2020-nba-mock-draft.html

15th in NBC https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/kings/2020-nba-mock-draft-60-first-round-draft-pick-predictions-analysis#slide-18

15th in Fansided https://fansided.com/2020/04/30/nba-mock-draft-4-0-lamelo-ball-minnesota-bound/

22th in Complex https://www.complex.com/sports/2020/05/nba-mock-draft-predictions-warriors-knicks-cavaliers/rj-hampton

The Athletic has him 20th in their latest bigboard too

Post #40 » by **moocow007** » Wed May 6, 2020 6:55 pm

Richard4444 wrote:
malik959 wrote:Hampton is a lotto pick because of his potential alone, his current skills show that he is not ready for the NBA. His defense is horrible and I would cry tears of pain watching him guard players like Harden/Westbrook, Curry/Thompson, Wall/Beal. They would toy with him like "are you serious?" In any other draft he wouldn't even be considered a lottery pick. He kind of reminds me of Terrance Ferguson as far as potential goes, where they both have great skill when it comes to scoring, but their strength and inconsistency are their greatest weaknesses. In high school or even Euro league they're not going against brick wall players so scoring in the paint is easy without great shot blocking, but in the NBA where taking it in the paint use to be your strength has now become your biggest weakness.

We dont know if he will be a lottery.

17th in NBA DRAFT https://www.nbadraft.net/nba-mock-drafts/

16th in Draft Room http://www.nbadraftroom.com/p/2020-nba-mock-draft.html

15th in NBC https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/kings/2020-nba-mock-draft-60-first-round-draft-pick-predictions-analysis#slide-18

15th in Fansided https://fansided.com/2020/04/30/nba-mock-draft-4-0-lamelo-ball-minnesota-bound/

22th in Complex https://www.complex.com/sports/2020/05/nba-mock-draft-predictions-warriors-knicks-cavaliers/rj-hampton

Yeah I mean at the end of the day RJ Hampton is basically a very athletic "PG/SG' that can't shoot or create shots in the half court, isn't really someone that has shown he can run an actual offense and who has has his motor questionned. That's not something that will get a lot of teams excited.