Have you heard anything about the Knicks bringing in Ewing, Jr. this season now that his MCL has healed?

May be biased, but I think he’d be perfect in D’Antoni’s system.

i was ready to lambaste hill with my unadulterated fury, but i decided to be in a foul mood instead. i can’t stand the fact that we let jennings go. he would have had the rowdiest induction directly into knick lore if we took him, showing up late. do you really understand what that would have done for this kid’s career? and also to our collective psyche? he was the one, luckily him and skiles will get arrested for bankrolling a human dogfighting ring between themselves.

to me this draft came down to jennings and rubio. and we had a chance to get one of them and we balked, man.

that said. jordan hill and darko does not give us the leverage to let david lee walk, run, leave, get traded, etc. lee might not be worth 10 mil a year. but he is definitely worth keeping on the team. let us pray that no one makes an over the top offer.

furthermore… i still don’t see nate as expendable. ghostface dunkless. and that’s the whole story there if you ask me. i need my guys on my squad. win or lose, i want my team. i’ll take lebron of course.

as for rubio. walsh should not chase him. but he should have someone follow him and see where he goes. stay a few cars behind. jennings will be available to the lowest bidder in december. the bucks are too stupid.

what else? oh yea.. my trade proposal

larry hughes, jared jeffries, eddy curry and jordan hill
for
steve nash, amar’e stoudemire, leandro barbosa

i think it matches.

i’m sorta sad to see quentin leave. he always wanted to win, and he worked hard and he didn’t complain. and he yelled at people. i respect that.

Last night, I really felt like the draft wasn’t great. I thought D Walsh did ok – but not great. Sure Hill looks like a nice addition (I’ll get to that in a second) but I thought that because Walsh didn’t get Curry/Rubio it wasn’t a great draft.

On to the actual pick: Although Hill was the obvious (though unimaginative) pick at #8, I actually don’t mind it. Before the draft someone, I can’t remember who, said something like, “If NYK comes away with J Hill, they will be very, very happy” – so it sounds like they got their man….sort of. Re: Hill, I think he’s less Channing Frye and more Amare Stoudamire. My good buddy, who is a degenerate gambler of Pac-10 hoops, texted me the following:

He’s a total beat, you and the Knicks fans will love him. A way more athletic Hakim Warrick in terms of D and blocks with a rapidly developing Offense. Great pick for the Knicks

Now, that seems effusive, but I’ll take it. If he has a motor, can get up and down the floor, block some shots, hit the open jumper, spread the floor, etc. I will love it. Actually, and maybe I’m talking myself into this, but I could see him being a great addition for speedball.

Now: on to RR. As I see it, the Knicks have to – HAVE TO – go after Rubio. It’s totally irresponsible for them NOT TO. He’s dangling out there for anyone to take.

and Im glad the Knicks got him.

Honestly the main Idea I get from him is that he’s a much more athletic David Lee, plus an actually developing jumper, + the guy has more than a clue on how to play D.

I mean this probably sounds nuts, but Hill actually seems like the better pro-prospect than that other PF taken in this draft, mainly because Hill is good at other things other than the alley-oop.

Ghostface Douglas hopefully develops at least into a Charlie Ward type, tho I see him more as a scorer so maybe he;s a Jason Terry type?

I am 100% glad the Knicks didn’t try to trade up for Curry, I think he’s a bust in the making.

I think the idea they might trade for Rubio is good, I still like Rubio even for all his problems.

Id rather the Knicks wait on that and hold onto Jordan Hill tho. Maybe they give up Lee for him? Id have no problem if the Wolves would take Lee.

what ive been saying since may. Knicks got a top 5 guy at 8, increased their depth at a position where they had none, made lee expendable (the dude with the highest trade value on the team as much as i hate to think of him on another squad…. ), and are no longer a sieve on defense in the paint. And another note on Jennings, what’s his upside? Poor man’s allen iverson? what if he just turns out to be Sebastian Telfair? I dunno maybe im a homer, but hill is fantastic and plays hard. Plus, every player loves to play for d’antoni. Thats gotta be a plus

While it was disappointing that Don Nelson stuck it in the nyk craw by taking Curry when GS so obviously needs a big, Hill was the right pick given the way it played out. Hill was a dub dub monster for UoA this year and should excel in MD’s system. Landing him will make the LeeLovers more easily forget DL when he’s gone via sign n trade next week.
As a tarheel alum/ACC fan I was a bit disappointed that Ellington was taken at 28 – but Douglas is a player and ballhawk who will surprise the Garden faithful.
It was a solid, if not spectacular, haul for the Knicks — and getting Darko for Q is gravy as they get a taller longer guy who just might emerge under Dantoni.

Given the lack of a first rounder next year, I think DW did about as well as could be expected – too hard to move up without a pick to trade (thx isiah)

whether there are any other moves on the horizon – as a longtime knicks fan (sufferer) – im pretty pleased with the DW/dantoni operation – at least there is a semblance of a plan and they are adding fresh (lacking micro fracture surgery) legs to the mix while getting the cap under control.

after having bailed on the team and not watching pretty much since the 100 mill deal given to houston, this is certainly a nice change – wins and losses aside – they are watchable and offer a glimmer of hope for future success

Isiah Layden

he said that the Knicks were probably disappointed to not be able to get Curry, but at the same time by drafting HIll and Douglas, they have two guys that fit into D’Antoni’s system. he went on to say that at least under Walsh, they now actually have a rebuilding plan – something they didn’t have under Layden and Isiah.

i like the pick. Hill is the replacement for Lee next season after the Knicks sign-and-trade or let him walk away. there were a couple of guys like Derrick Brown and Sam Young that i wanted at #29, but everyone seems to be raving about Douglas, so i guess i’ll just fall in line.

it could’ve been worse – could’ve had like Austin Daye (B-U-S-T) and that dude from the Congo with the two picks.

i think minnesota will take lee because he would help minnesota get better in a hurry, he would be there veteran presence along with jefferson, i think kahn is thinking of a grand scheme, he’ll probably take our first rounder in 2011 and/ or a protected first rounder in 2012 and/or lee and maybe duhon and release telfair, because flynn is a lock to become their starter, he fits in perfect with their offense