There will be a lot of fallout. We're complaining about not getting barber and ferrell but isn't the point that by standing pat, Phil still had the chance to get them as udfa? There's some reason they didn't like him. Teams like Phoenix, Denver and celts are going to have problems now. Too many new players, not enough spots or minutes.
Sure it would have been fun to see some new faces but let's calibrate expectations.
WaltLongmire wrote:This is a list from Draft Express...and yes, I know that some have already been signed:
Alex Caruso
Alex Poythress
Andrey Desyatnikov
Brandon Austin
Brannen Greene
Cat Barber
Damion Lee
Derrick Jones
Dorian Finney-Smith
Egidijus Mockevicius
Elgin Cook
Emmanuel Malou
Fred VanVleet
Gary Payton II
Goodluck Okonoboh
Gracin Bakumanya
Isaiah Taylor
Jalen Reynolds
Jameel Warney
James Webb III
Jarrod Uthoff
Julian Jacobs
Kaleb Tarczewski
Kyle Wiltjer
Mamadou Ndiaye
Marshall Plumlee
Moussa Diagne
Perry Ellis
Prince Ibeh
Rasheed Sulaimon
Robert Carter
Ron Baker
Rosco Allen
Shawn Long
Sheldon McClellan
Shevon Thompson
Stefan Jankovic
Thomas Walkup
Tim Quarterman
Troy Williams
Wayne Selden
Yogi Ferrell
Zach Auguste
Where's sterling Gibbs. Isn't he one of those shooter-types we were interested in?
Second rounders are little more than right of first refusal. The D-League will be full up with most of them soon.
Lousy draft. Boring and the players selected even in the first round sounded like projects from the Island of Misfit Toys.
I do think teams like Boston [Ainge is delusional] will be shedding some quite useful bench players we can tap into. Meanwhile our own D-Leagers and Summer leaguers will provide interest enough.
And who knows who Gaines might be recommending under the radar.
Celts had 8 picks and will be lucky to get one starter next year (and honestly perhaps ever)
They have not had a particularly good run w all the picks they have compiled over the past several years.
Chandler wrote:Celts had 8 picks and will be lucky to get one starter next year (and honestly perhaps ever)They have not had a particularly good run w all the picks they have compiled over the past several years.
its true.. good assets, poor execution. They just have a ton of young guys with no playing time. This was a 2 man draft with some nice complimentary players just below. I was not impressed with this draft at all.
CrushAlot wrote:
Wow. Unreal. Good job, Phil. 
An even sadder thing for our SL team...Hernangomez will be with the Spanish Olympic team-I read that he would not be in Orlando.
WaltLongmire wrote:An even sadder thing for our SL team...Hernangomez will be with the Spanish Olympic team-I read that he would not be in Orlando.
Jesus...Why???
I mean what's going on here? We make this move for Derrick Rose, then completely take our foot off the gas pedal.
Brannen Green and Wayne Selden are both still available I believe. Both guys worked out for the Knicks.
fishmike wrote:Chandler wrote:Celts had 8 picks and will be lucky to get one starter next year (and honestly perhaps ever)They have not had a particularly good run w all the picks they have compiled over the past several years.
its true.. good assets, poor execution. They just have a ton of young guys with no playing time. This was a 2 man draft with some nice complimentary players just below. I was not impressed with this draft at all.
Here are his draft picks for the last 10 years, not including last night. Not exactly something to get super excited about.
Year Round Pick Name From
2015 1 16 Terry Rozier University of Louisville
2015 1 28 R. J. Hunter Georgia State University
2015 2 33 Jordan Mickey Louisiana State University
2015 2 45 Marcus Thornton College of William & Mary
2014 1 6 Marcus Smart Oklahoma State
2014 1 17 James Young University of Kentucky
2013 1 16 Lucas Nogueira CB Estudiantes (Spain)
2012 1 21 Jared Sullinger Ohio State University
2012 1 22 Fab Melo Syracuse University
2012 2 51 Kris Joseph Syracuse University
2011 1 25 MarShon Brooks Providence College
2011 2 55 E'Twaun Moore Purdue University
2010 1 19 Avery Bradley University of Texas at Austin
2010 2 52 Luke Harangody University of Notre Dame
2009 2 58 Lester Hudson University of Tennessee at Martin
2008 1 30 J. R. Giddens University of New Mexico
2008 2 60 Semih Erden Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey)
2007 1 5 Jeff Green Georgetown University
2007 2 32 Gabe Pruitt University of Southern California
2006 1 7 Randy Foye Villanova University
Finestrg wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:An even sadder thing for our SL team...Hernangomez will be with the Spanish Olympic team-I read that he would not be in Orlando.
Jesus...Why???
I mean what's going on here? We make this move for Derrick Rose, then completely take our foot off the gas pedal.
Really? Cmon man....stop complaining just to complain and think about it. Training for Olympics vs Orlando Summer league. Yeah the Knicks are dropping the ball by not forcing him to come play in the Summer League.
Finestrg wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:An even sadder thing for our SL team...Hernangomez will be with the Spanish Olympic team-I read that he would not be in Orlando.
Jesus...Why???
I mean what's going on here? We make this move for Derrick Rose, then completely take our foot off the gas pedal.
You're genuinely asking why he's going to spend the summer representing his country on one of the best teams in the world, to play in the Olympics against the best teams in the world, rather than play 5 games against D-minus League teams in a gym in Orlando?
Knickoftime wrote:Finestrg wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:An even sadder thing for our SL team...Hernangomez will be with the Spanish Olympic team-I read that he would not be in Orlando.
Jesus...Why???
I mean what's going on here? We make this move for Derrick Rose, then completely take our foot off the gas pedal.
You're genuinely asking why he's going to spend the summer representing his country on one of the best teams in the world, to play in the Olympics against the best teams in the world, rather than play 5 games against D-minus League teams in a gym in Orlando?
hahaha. exactly.
playing in the Olympics will be a great experience for him. Summer league is a joke - particularly for big men.
Finestrg wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:An even sadder thing for our SL team...Hernangomez will be with the Spanish Olympic team-I read that he would not be in Orlando.
Jesus...Why???
I mean what's going on here? We make this move for Derrick Rose, then completely take our foot off the gas pedal.
We don't get to see him, but I expect he gets more out of working with the Spanish Olympic team and beating up on Anthony in Rio.
Finestrg wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:An even sadder thing for our SL team...Hernangomez will be with the Spanish Olympic team-I read that he would not be in Orlando.
Jesus...Why???
I mean what's going on here? We make this move for Derrick Rose, then completely take our foot off the gas pedal.
I have a ~feeling~ the Knicks will be a little more active come July 1. Call it a hunch.
Look, we didn't have a pick - sometimes you can make something happen when you don't have a pick... sometimes you can't.
crzymdups wrote:Knickoftime wrote:Finestrg wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:An even sadder thing for our SL team...Hernangomez will be with the Spanish Olympic team-I read that he would not be in Orlando.
Jesus...Why???
I mean what's going on here? We make this move for Derrick Rose, then completely take our foot off the gas pedal.
You're genuinely asking why he's going to spend the summer representing his country on one of the best teams in the world, to play in the Olympics against the best teams in the world, rather than play 5 games against D-minus League teams in a gym in Orlando?
hahaha. exactly.
playing in the Olympics will be a great experience for him. Summer league is a joke - particularly for big men.
And not just in the Olympics.. I assume they'll be a warm-up tournament too.
He'll play in a lot more games against much better competition, not to mention a competition that not only actually means something, but means a lot.
I get people want to see new toys in SL, but to argue this is a negative for the Knicks or the player is really completely off the reservation.
