Louis who? Lol I guess we can still sign Patrick Young as a free agent.
meloshouldgo@ 6/27/2014 12:10 AM
Whodat????
meloshouldgo@ 6/27/2014 12:13 AM
Phil goes French? 6'-10" center? Hmmm
GustavBahler@ 6/27/2014 12:14 AM
Looks like he was starting to breakout in Europe,but only played 6 games last season, injury?
Edit Scratch that looks like he was traded.
BigDaddyG@ 6/27/2014 12:15 AM
Son of Frederic Weis
Finestrg@ 6/27/2014 12:22 AM
Looks like an active 6'10" shot-blocker/run the floor type...No idea. We'll see..
If the plan was to buy a 2nd round big, I would've preferred 6'11" 240 Stanford PF Dwight Powell. Really like that kid's face up game...I wonder if this kid was on Phil's board late...I think the Bobcats got a player in Powell at 45.
BigDaddyG@ 6/27/2014 12:28 AM
Finestrg wrote:Looks like an active 6'10" shot-blocker/run the floor type...No idea. We'll see..
If the plan was to buy a 2nd round big, I would've preferred 6'11" 240 Stanford PF Dwight Powell. Really like that kid's face up game...I wonder if this kid was on Phil's board late...I think the Bobcats got a player in Powell at 45.
I would've been cool with inviting Patrick Young to call, but it's no biggie. French dude probably isn't expected to come this season anyway.
EnySpree@ 6/27/2014 12:28 AM
A little Zen to get rid of the curse of Fred Weis?
Knicksfan@ 6/27/2014 12:40 AM
Important point regarding this pick:
This was probably a pick to stash an euro player like many teams did in the Second Round. Point is, you have to draft him to have his rights, so this is probably a guy starting to break out that we will stash for a while. Nice.
Finestrg@ 6/27/2014 12:47 AM
Funny write up by Nick Prevenas of nbadraft.net on Labeyrie --
"Louis Labeyrie is a rail-thin 6-ft-10 forward who will likely never play a minute in the NBA. He doesn't possess the athleticism or the skill level and he's already 22 years old. It's OK. There are only 450 NBA roster spots. He'll be able to tell his friends and family he was drafted No. 57. That's pretty good!"
ROFL!
Knicksfan@ 6/27/2014 12:50 AM
Finestrg wrote:Funny write up by Nick Prevenas of nbadraft.net on Labeyrie --
"Louis Labeyrie is a rail-thin 6-ft-10 forward who will likely never play a minute in the NBA. He doesn't possess the athleticism or the skill level and he's already 22 years old. It's OK. There are only 450 NBA roster spots. He'll be able to tell his friends and family he was drafted No. 57. That's pretty good!"
ROFL!
Party pooper lol
nixluva@ 6/27/2014 2:18 AM
I'm sure this level of comp wasn't much to judge but it's something to add to the scouting.
Offensive Strengths Very good Offensive rebounder Very good Pick & roll game Strong Dunker in Fast Transitions Acceptable Footwork in Low post 1x1 action Able to score Mid range shots
Offensive Weaknesses Has to continue improving his Low post skills, especially in Left side Poor Free Throw shooter Has to be more decisive in Contact and Opposition shots
earthmansurfer@ 6/27/2014 5:17 AM
Gotta love players with Afros. The Afro is a lost part of the game, as they: intimidate - they make you seem bigger than you are, 4" or so. See Fletch below. block passing view Can be used as a semi weapon when close up
gunsnewing@ 6/27/2014 5:20 AM
EnySpree wrote:A little Zen to get rid of the curse of Fred Weis?
LOLLL
meloshouldgo@ 6/27/2014 6:41 AM
I think we give him to the bulls in exchange of their Euro in case Melo decides he wants to go to Chi.
CrushAlot@ 6/27/2014 6:46 AM
Sounds like Phil picked an 'asset' to include in a trade. Once he is moved I am sure his greatness will be immortalized.
RonRon@ 6/27/2014 11:20 AM
This pick was more about STASHING talent because of the limited roster spots we had I would have preferred Bachnsaski and/or a PG
DeAndre Kane Corey Jefferson
Semaj Christon Markel Starks Xavier Thomas Kendall Williams
Not sure if Doren Wright was in the draft or pulled out
Also for our first pick, Spencer Dwinwiddie would have been a great fit even though he is still recovering from his ACL injury If you watch him play, he doesn't rely on physical abilities but has a great shooting stroke, leadership, DEF, high IQ, confidence, and SIZE to defend 1-3 positions similar to Jarret Jack when he fills his body out
Also would have liked to get Dwight Powell as well somehow to go with Backnaski In any case, I would like to get some of these guys contracts and lock them in right now, focusing on development, cutting ties with Pablo etc...
BigDaddyG@ 6/27/2014 11:54 AM
RonRon wrote:This pick was more about STASHING talent because of the limited roster spots we had I would have preferred Bachnsaski and/or a PG
DeAndre Kane Corey Jefferson
Semaj Christon Markel Starks Xavier Thomas Kendall Williams
Not sure if Doren Wright was in the draft or pulled out
Also for our first pick, Spencer Dwinwiddie would have been a great fit even though he is still recovering from his ACL injury If you watch him play, he doesn't rely on physical abilities but has a great shooting stroke, leadership, DEF, high IQ, confidence, and SIZE to defend 1-3 positions similar to Jarret Jack when he fills his body out
Also would have liked to get Dwight Powell as well somehow to go with Backnaski In any case, I would like to get some of these guys contracts and lock them in right now, focusing on development, cutting ties with Pablo etc...
Yeah, I'm not too concerned with this pick. There are only so many spots on the roster and stash makes sense. Delon Wright didn't enter this year. The good news is that there are a decent amount of rookie free agents. We could probably convince Bachynski or Patric Young to play for based on our lack of centers. He has a roster spot if he outplays Cole or Tyler.
