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2024 NBA Draft Thread
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This can not be said loud enough
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I don't think so. A lot of people don't realize the draft used to be like 5 rounds. There's still hardly any NBA level talent out of the 60 guys drafted
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Thon Maker was a lottery pick wasn't he?
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Hasheem Thabeet was also considered to be an elite athlete at the time...something Tacko Fall is not. He didn't get drafted over them because he was just 7'3...it was because of the "idea" of what he could be.
Tacko Fall is not, and has never been that type of prospect...which is why he played 4 years at Central Florida and you probably didn't know of him until March.
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man listen. if you'd been paying attention you'd know the current knicks management is really trying its hardest to stick to a script that is nothing like the previous knicks experience at all. would've been a lot easier if the knicks landed the #1 AND kd didn't get injured, but progress is being made (despite last year's record). all the team can do now is take small steps to achieve those goals, but yeah haha hehe knicks stink, etc, blah, blah, blah
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When Booker and KAT win 15-25 games year after year, NT thinks they got a great young core. Just until recently both those organizations never got **** for being run like garbage, always drafting the wrong guys, making dumb moves etc etc.
The Knicks of the past have...
1. Gave out terrible long term contracts
2. Traded away first round picks year after year
Sure KD's injury ****ed us and we had a 14% chance of getting the #1 pick, but the old Knicks would've signed Al Horford to a max contract and traded away this years pick for John Wall.
We've finally been rebuilding the right way the last 2 years not making those same mistakes. Sticking to an actual plan (clearing space, acquiring draft picks, developing players). If KD, Kawhi, Kyrie want to come here this summer then of course we'll sign them if it makes sense. What else can you ask for after constantly repeating the same mistakes for the last 15 years?
The Knicks of the past have...
1. Gave out terrible long term contracts
2. Traded away first round picks year after year
Sure KD's injury ****ed us and we had a 14% chance of getting the #1 pick, but the old Knicks would've signed Al Horford to a max contract and traded away this years pick for John Wall.
We've finally been rebuilding the right way the last 2 years not making those same mistakes. Sticking to an actual plan (clearing space, acquiring draft picks, developing players). If KD, Kawhi, Kyrie want to come here this summer then of course we'll sign them if it makes sense. What else can you ask for after constantly repeating the same mistakes for the last 15 years?
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I hear you bruh, I truly do. But y’all are the same ol Knicks until proven other wise. That’s the reality.
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Most def.
Obviously Jokic and Murray were slam dunks but filling out the roster has been nice to see
I feel you.
I'm saying low risk based entirely off draft position.
We gave up a 2nd for Bol. To me, that's low risk, if he doesn't pan out it's not like we passed on a bunch of talent. If given the opportunity that's the best time to swing for the fences, late in the draft on folks that have fallen for whatever reason.
Porter was drafted higher (around 14-15 iirc) but I still say low risk because it's getting a potential lottery prospect at a non-lottery draft slot. Was there any body drafted after him that, looking back, we should have taken instead? I honestly don't know.
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I don't know about all that
Sarver's been getting **** here and David Kahn was a laughingstock here his entire tenure.
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We went through that with Briscoe. The kids choose to go where the coaches won’t hold them accountable. With Briscoe Cal was on him, these others have just gone the route where they think they can do what they want on the court.
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The steps taken so far should be action enough to show the mindset is different but ppl want to hate so hard that they'll make **** up and use it to justify their hatred of ny.
I welcome all of it because itll be that much sweeter when things do go in our favor.
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No one hates New York, I’ve been there and it’s terrific. Fact of the matter is KD got hurt, so we have no idea if you would’ve gotten him if not (even if you would have) so you can’t get credit for that obviously.
When things change, like when they were able to get Amare and then Melo the next year, it’s of course going to be acknowledged.
As of now, New York and the Knicks apparently aren’t worthy of going to for Kyrie for example unless KD was going there. You all know this was true: He wanted to play with KD, and apparently he’s willing to do so in Brooklyn or ‘wherever’ that happens, not the Knicks, so it’s not like some sea change has happened YET with the Knicks just because of they’re not completely incompetent anymore... untilllll a big FA goes there.
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I don’t think we’ve proved anything. What have we proved?
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Why not Taco?
Tbh he’s probably more useful then a fringe #15. If I’m a team I sign him and strictly play him on inbounds plays when it matters. Situational.
Tbh he’s probably more useful then a fringe #15. If I’m a team I sign him and strictly play him on inbounds plays when it matters. Situational.
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Wasn’t good as the alpha dog? He upped his scoring from 22 to 27 in the 6 games Zion was out.
Trash take is trash.
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IDK how good RJ will be, but when Zion was out, RJ played even better. Small sample size, but it was good enough to know the type of player he could be.
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Did you watch?
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Where do you get 58%?
that’s not it, you know you have to include the game in which Zion got hurt a few seconds in...He was .496 from the field and .282 from deep, aka good luck. That’s a fine field goal percentage, that’s it.
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Whoops for some reason I had 72 FGM, not 62. Not sure what happened there. 50% from the field is still really, really good for a high usage wing.Where do you get 58%?
He was .496 from the field and .282 from deep, aka good luck. That’s a fine field goal percentage, that’s it.
Your take being atrocious still stands though.
