The Knicks will work out Foote, Gallon, and Slaughter, to name a few.
by Seth on May 26, 2010 2:53 PM EDT
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Print"Foote, Gallon, Slaughter" isn't some new, grisly alternative to "Rock, Paper, Scissors". It's three of the six draft prospects set to work out for the Knicks tomorrow. Via the Twitter of TKB's Tommy Dee, here's tomorrow's lineup:
Jeff Foote- 7'0'' Center, Cornell (22 years old)
Keith "Tiny" Gallon- 6'8'' Power Forward, Oklahoma (19)
J.P. Prince- 6'7'' Guard/Forward, Tennessee (22)
A.J. Slaughter- 6'3'' Guard, Western Kentucky (22)
Mikhail Torrance- 6'5'' Guard, Alabama (21)
Ben Uzoh- 6'3'' Guard, Tulsa (22)
That's an interesting mix of big folks, little folks, and "Tiny" folks. Recall that RobDiablo44 profiled Slaughter in his look at second-round point guards.
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None of these guys
looks to be anywhere near the first round and some probably won’t even get drafted at all.
Looks like there’s no current plans to trade up.
"Dishin' and swishin' in transition"
by Serious Garbage Time on May 26, 2010 3:59 PM EDT reply actions
A little early to jump to that conclusion eh?
You have to start looking at prospects some time. So why not start with small names, possible undraftees. I dont see this as a message of any kind….except.. its time for walsh and the crew to get to work!
Toney does what the douglas do. And no one can do what he does b/c doing it without being Toney Douglas just doesnt make it do what it do
True, true
I did say “current,” after all. But I agree with you.
"Dishin' and swishin' in transition"
by Serious Garbage Time on May 26, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Tiny Gallon
OK, I’ll admit that there are few worse ideas for the Knicks than taking a guy who’s listed as 6’11" and 300 pounds.
That said, there’s so much to like here starting with his name. (Isn’t a gallon a standard measurement? How can one be tiny?)
Even better, check out his nbadraft.net page. His birthday is unknown. He’s like D-Day from Animal House.
Just about all he has going for himself is his standing reach is outstanding. That’s good since I fear the seismic effects if he were to jump.
"Dishin' and swishin' in transition"
by Serious Garbage Time on May 26, 2010 4:06 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah can we get visual evidence
that Tiny actually exists? So far all I’ve found is that he accepted $3,000 from an agent during his freshman year and is anywhere between 6’8" 285 and 6’11" 300. That being said, he comes with a built in nickname and went to Oak Hill so he may not be that bad.
Foote’s mother is a nurse, and he’s improved greatly every year. Also, he measured at 7’ 0.25" barefoot. That would be 7’1 or 7’2 in shoes. How often do 7’2 guys not get drafted? The Knicks need him. Plus, they’d sell tons of tickets.
He also seems more of a fluid athlete then Eddy Curry even if he's that size.
Plus, who knows? If the guy’s a 2nd round pick..unlike Curry being a 4th overall pick out of High School, he doesn’t have any guarantees.
I wouldn’t be mad if he was one of their 2 2nd rounders. Especially if the other is Varnado who I think is polished enough to get run right away.
by FreeBradshaw on May 26, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
that was supposed to go up one
I was talking about Gallon
by FreeBradshaw on May 26, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
Do those measurements make him Big Foote?
Also, Hollinger’s ratings like him a lot. I think we may have found our Ghostface Przybylla.
"Dishin' and swishin' in transition"
by Serious Garbage Time on May 26, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, he shot incredibly well, but it helps when you play in a super efficient system surrounded by the best three point shooters in the country. Maybe he can do what Robin Lopez does, although he got destroyed by Robin Lopez in 2008. Foote played pretty well in the NCAA tournament this year, with the exception of a ton of turnovers. Of course, none of those skills or weaknesses make him any different from Eddy Curry, except maybe desire.
I really like Slaughter
Good length for a 1. I don’t know that Foote has the athleticism to make it, but like mentioned above, guys over 7’ find a home.
I was under the impression that Mikhail Torrance was definitely a second rounder who was getting some looks. I wouldn’t mind him coming to the Knicks along with Varnado with those second round picks.
Torrance, Slaughter & Gallon
Sounds like characters for the next G.I. Joe movie!
7 footers and 6’3 PG’s are always worth taking a look at … my only concern is that Walsh is still employing Isiah Thomas’ old scouts right? If he hasn’t fired them yet then I give NYK a 50/50 chance of landing a sleeper.
50/50?
for real? I’d think the best scout in the world would shit a brick if they had a 50/50 shot of landing a sleeper in the 2nd round
by FreeBradshaw on May 26, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I was speaking of the late 1st round
That group drafted Ariza, Lee, Chandler & Tony D, so they get a break from me a little based on those selections.
The blunders of drafting Frye (a role player) in the lotto and all the other stupid moves made by NYC I blame on the stupidest GM in the history of stupid GM’s.
Still I would have preferred that he upgrade the scouting department the moment he landed the job. No sense in settling for the old regimes men if you could do better.
Remember also
That the Knicks don’t have a lot of players signed for next year. There is a reasonably strong possibility that there will be one or more undrafted rookies on the roster.
As far as trading up, they don’t have very much to trade, do they?
It's not about trading up
People are reporting that Atlanta might sell their pick, for straight up cash, like LA did last year.
I think you all remember who we drafted with that pick, cause he be doing what he always do … every time he do what he do.
Ok I don’t think that came out right. :p
Columnists are "guess-timating"
five guaranteed contracts for next year…Chandler, T.Doug, B.Walk (apparently only if he loses weight), Curry, Gallo (plus Gallon…would be oddly fantastic, no?), so I think we can expect one of the two second rounders, or the first if they trade up, to be on the roster plus maybe one former D-League guy, someone from overseas (Pete Mickeal anyone???) or the like.
by Surujh Operator on May 27, 2010 8:18 AM EDT reply actions
I'd be really surprised if Lord Earl Barron doesn't get a contract for next year.
I’d say he showed enough to get a minimum deal. Can they do something incentive-laden for him? A “games played” kind of thing?
True, but
For that reason I think some other team is going to pay him more than the minimum, just slightly, but enough to keep us from signing him.
Like P&T Hall of Famer Jackie Butler.
"Dishin' and swishin' in transition"
by Serious Garbage Time on May 27, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
i miss jackie butler...
http://www.lostinbostonblog.tumblr.com
@lostinbostonRB
by viva_morrison on May 27, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
+1
I actually dreamt about Knicks training camp and preseason… and unfortunately Lord Barron wasn’t anywhere to be found and I was sad about that.
I guess that says how desperate the Knicks are for a legit bigman when I’m dreaming about the Barron… sigh
Foote
As a Syracuse fan, I’ve seen Foote develop over the past few years because of Cornell’s yearly visit to the Dome. He’s not filled with potential, but he has gone from a lanky, awkward 7 footer to a decently built, hard working, offensively aware individual in four years. That being said, I don’t know that he has played against very much “NBA type strength” in the Ivy League. The NBA is a 82 game grind, and an extremely physical grind for a post player. I think he’s a nice “project,” but I don’t think he’d be anything more than a slightly contributing bench player for a few years. Gallon though… he’s got the up-side, and the body, and probably saw more NBA type competition in one year in the Big 12 than Foote did in 4 in the Ivy League.
SHASHASHAA!!!
by RustyShackleford on May 27, 2010 6:35 PM EDT reply actions
But don't forget how well Foote and his team did against teams with lottery centers (Kansas, Kentucky)...
Though I do agree with you that his team’s schedule makes it hard to tell. Honestly, I think if the Knicks don’t draft him, he won’t get drafted, and then we can scoop him up when there’s nothing to lose.
Two Words
Chris Dudley
That dude can handle the physical grind.
"Dishin' and swishin' in transition"
by Serious Garbage Time on May 27, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, but that Cornell team is fundamentally sound and very smart
I wasnt surprised that they played well against other beefier centers.
Foote may be a project, but if he comes from Cornell, you know he can be coached and is smart enough to adjust as best he can.
"you're the Rod Thorn in my Chris Bosh side."
by Chris Child's Fist on May 28, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
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