Put Some Hornacek On Our Game: 2016 New York Knicks Offseason Thread

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Derek Lee said:
That's not true. You can always find great value in the second round. In the last five years alone, the most notable second round picks include Parsons, Crowder, Draymond, Crabbe, Middleton, Powell, Jokic, Richardson and Powell. The cash itself doesn't even count the Knicks' cap like @I.V. said. It was a wasted opportunity for the Knicks to capitalize on.
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It's always gems in the 2nd round. This years draft is garbage though

I rather that roster spot be filled with a Vet
 
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I.V. said:
This is backwards thinking. Because either way you can still sign veteran nobodies to fill in your roster. The idea of grabbing somebody like Bentil, for example (who wouldn't be my first choice) - is that he has a chance to develop, and if he does, if he turns into more than roster filler -- which these veteran bigs will not, because they are known quantities -- you have him for the next 2-3 years, and have the advantage in re-signing him.

This team is rebuilding. They are not good right now. Which means you should be betting on potential, rather than X Veteran player as a 15th man.

And that 2 million doesn't count toward the cap, doesn't impact roster structure in any way. So there is no opportunity cost. If you are arguing over that money, you are basically arguing to protect Dolan's personal financials, which I can't imagine anybody here cares about.



That's fair, and totally up to you.

Personally, Phil Jackson has not showed me that he has a great critical eye for this kind of stuff, and actually seems to have some problems with attention to detail.

Like I said, though... none of this stuff is make or break. FA starts up soon, and we're about to be cooking in here.
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In a better draft that's a ideal situation. This draft is probably the weakest in the last 10 yrs tho.

I agree young live bodies are a asset, My point mainly was it's not really an issue that the Knicks didn't buy a pick with how weak the available talent was
 
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JerseyFinest! said:
In a better draft that's a ideal situation. This draft is probably the weakest in the last 10 yrs tho.
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Actually, from 25-60 this is probably one of the deepest drafts in a while, with a mix of guys that produced at a HIGH level both in college and in top Euro leagues.

It's moot, we didn't draft anyone... but this was NOT a week draft. Not by a longshot.
 
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I wouldn't be too upset about the second rounders except that some really nice players slipped. Jackson, Diallo, Stone, Whitehead, Felder...I'd have been pretty excited about any of those guys. Jackson is really surprising, slipped a mile and went to the C's who had way too many picks. We definitely made a mistake not grabbing one.

That said, the second round is always more misses than hits. If Phil scores an NBA talent in the undrafted pool, it will placate some of that frustration for me. He's managed that a few times already, so I'll wait for summer league to see the guys I wanted and compare them to what we wound up with to really get mad.

P.S. Low key, I think the Pelicans KILLED it in this draft. Hield is risky but the reward could be major and I like his game A LOT. Stone was a great value pick. Then they added that French cat who I can't speak on, but stashing a PG with a second round pick isn't a bad move for a team that grabbed two nice rookies already.
 
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I.V. said:
Actually, from 25-60 this is probably one of the deepest drafts in a while, with a mix of guys that produced at a HIGH level both in college and in top Euro leagues.

It's moot, we didn't draft anyone... but this was NOT a week draft. Not by a longshot.
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there was value littered all over the place....some of the guys who went high I disagree with(Ingram, Jaylen Brown) but this was a draft we didnt want to miss out on. Stop trading picks...
 
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