Owner Real Deal Posted August 23, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 1) Chicago Bulls - Derrick Rose2) Miami Heat - OJ Mayo3) Minnesota Timberwolves - Brook Lopez4) Oklahoma City Thunder - Russell Westbrook5) Memphis Grizzlies - Michael Beasley6) New York Knicks - ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDevil Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Im torn between Gordon, Love, and Randolph. Gordon would fit the system perfectly, and would be a great scorer on this team. Love would be a nice change of pace for this team, and bring rebounding and passing, and being paired with David Lee would give them a decent frontcourt. And Randolph just has so much upside, and would also be a great D'Antonni player that can play multiple positions. In the end I take Love, he brings a different look that would be opposite of all the other Knicks, and that can only be a positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Randolph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 I think Love fits the best, even though he's similar to Lee. Put them both on the floor at the same time, and you have two of the bulkier PFs in the game out there, which would help make up for the lack of height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Dre Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 i voted randolph because he was pretty good last season in an offense similar to NY. i would have picked bayless because he's a great scorer but they already have enough guards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Anthony Randolph, he has the most star potential and would fit nice in D'Antoni's system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I would still pick Gallinari he has potential to be a franchise. Anybody who follows Knicks closely should know this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I voted for Randolph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hawk Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Kevin Love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted August 26, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I don't see how you take anyone BUT Eric Gordon here. He's a potential franchise player (not in the same breath as Wade or Rose, though), and the Knicks need one, badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I went with Gordon as well. He had a great rookie year and is really young. Chris DuhonEric GordonWilson ChandlerDavid Lee That's a promising core for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I like Eric Gordan here as well. He has the potential to be the No. 1 guy and the Knicks don't really have a player that can lead the offense like Gordan can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 As soon as I clicked the thread, I knew who I was choosing..Eric Gordon. Dude is a tremendous player, and has got the potential to be a force in the future...type of player New York needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Eric Gordon without any doubt. He is easily the best player available and he fits in perfectly with the Knikcs and D'Antoni's style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Next Knick Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Gordon, we need a pure scorer who can actually be our number 1 option. I truly have no clue who our #1 option os right now, could be Wilson Chandler, but seriously it's a toss up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted August 26, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Six people have said Gordon, but he has four votes. You're going to lose it for himmmmmm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Gordon is an undersized SG who can score. He's one dimensional. No undersized SG is a franchise unless you're AI 10 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted August 26, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Gordon is an undersized SG who can score. He's one dimensional. No undersized SG is a franchise unless you're AI 10 years ago.You say that, but Gallinari is a Mike Dunleavy Jr. clone. Slow, weak, the opposite of an athlete, no defense, no post game, no decision-making skills...just your set shooter that plays with his hands down on defense, and his hands out and up on offense. The only reason Gallinari is in the poll is because he was a lottery pick, just like Yaroslav Korolev was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) Gordon is an undersized SG who can score. He's one dimensional. No undersized SG is a franchise unless you're AI 10 years ago. Eric Gordon is 6'3 and 222 pounds.Dwyane Wade is 6'4 and 216 pounds. So tell me again, can undersized shooting guards be franchise players? Gordon is 20 years old and coming off of a very solid rookie season, so it is a little early to be calling him one dimensional as far as I am concerned. How many players come into the league when they are 19 years old and have a truly refined, all around game anyways? I don't think that you are wrong by saying he is not a franchise player because I don't think that he is one either, but out of the players left to choose from, he is undoubtedly the one that posses the most talent and highest possibility of being a franchise player. Edited August 26, 2009 by Built Ford Tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) You say that, but Gallinari is a Mike Dunleavy Jr. clone. Slow, weak, the opposite of an athlete, no defense, no post game, no decision-making skills...just your set shooter that plays with his hands down on defense, and his hands out and up on offense. The only reason Gallinari is in the poll is because he was a lottery pick, just like Yaroslav Korolev was. Real you can't compare Gallinari with that stiff. That's a true stiff. No decision making skills, no post game, no defense? I am not saying you're a poor analyzer but this says a lot you didn't really watch the Knicks and didn't really get to watch him play. He is an above average passer, he has a above average court vision. He is a very good defender in terms of staying in front of his man and hustling. You don't really judge a baller's NBA success by his athleticism or rookie stats. Many thought Nowitzki was a bust after his rookie year. But to those who did not watch Gallinari and only looked at stats, no wonder, obviously it's the stats of bust. But he doesn't play like one. Watch him this season. Eric Gordon is 6'3 and 222 pounds.Dwyane Wade is 6'4 and 216 pounds. So tell me again, can undersized shooting guards be franchise players? Gordon is 20 years old and coming off of a very solid rookie season, so it is a little early to be calling him one dimensional as far as I am concerned. How many players come into the league when they are 19 years old and have a truly refined, all around game anyways? I don't think that you are wrong by saying he is not a franchise player because I don't think that he is one either, but out of the players left to choose from, he is undoubtedly the one that posses the most talent and highest possibility of being a franchise player. But Gordon doesn't possess the speed, change of direction, and ballhandling necessary to get to the rim at will like Wade does. Much of Wade's success is getting to the rim and generates free throws. His passing ability is not at the same level as Wade's. Being a franchise is not one dimensional. Those who do are quickly forgotten, e.g. Redd. I'll give Gordon this, a more explosive Ben Gordon minus the clutch accomplishments. (not because of their name sakes) Edited August 26, 2009 by Snake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted August 26, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I saw enough of Danilo Gallinari on League Pass, and it was enough to know he's not a franchise player in the making. This upcoming season, I'll see? Put that in your sig, like you did the Lakers/Nuggets predictions. There's absolutely no chance Danilo Gallinari becomes a Dirk Nowitzki, and his ceiling is Hedo Turkoglu, minus the playmaking (and he won't even get that far). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I see him as a go to guy at the end of games, not a penetrating & playmaking Hedo type, although he's a good passer, but a go to guy ala Nowitzki. Fine what should I put in my sig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastley Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Taking into account the type of system that is run in New York with D'Antoni Anthony Randolph seems like the good pick here. After Anthony my list is Eric Gordon Kevin LoveDanilo Gallinari (though I'm not very impressed with him)Courtney Lee Brandon Rush Mario Chalmers DJ Augustin Jason Thompson Jerryd Bayless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted August 26, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I see him as a go to guy at the end of games, not a penetrating & playmaking Hedo type, although he's a good passer, but a go to guy ala Nowitzki. Fine what should I put in my sig?There's a difference between a go-to guy, and a franchise player. Robert Horry was essentially a go-to guy at the end of games after a while, but we know he was never a franchise player. Danilo Gallinari will never be a franchise player, for any NBA team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) Did you think of that way about Nowitzki after his rookie season too? Because he played a lot more minutes and games than Gallinari did. Horry doesn't have the one-on-one moves, ballhandling to be the go-to guy in half court sets. He was a clutch, catch and shoot guy. Most of his clutch shots were created by a passer. Gallinari is capable of taking his man off the dribble, whether it's to the hoop or shooting over them. I find it a bit immature to judge a player's career after his rookie season where he got hurt and did not get to play much. And considering he is not a stiff by any means, and you look and compare him to one of the stiffest players in NBA history noone talks about (Korolev). He's not a Tskitishvili who can't get his shots off, who can't put down the ball without committing a turnover. He has the right focus and mentality. Obviously it's my observation to come up with the idea he's going to be a franchise... you have your observation he wouldn't. Fair enough. Edited August 27, 2009 by Snake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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