Tuesday's Workouts: Booker, Rautins, and some Collinses
As the world turns, the Knicks continue to bring in second-round prospects to size up their potential in preparation for the draft. Some of yesterday's crew can be seen in this video at The Knicks Blog. Today's line-up (also via the ever useful TKB) is as follows:
Trevor Booker- 6'7" F, Clemson (22 years old)
Dwayne Collins- 6'8'' F, Miami (22)
Sherron Collins- 5'11'' PG, Kansas (23)
Matt Janning- 6'4'' G, Northeastern (21)
Tyren Johnson- 6'8'' F, Louisiana-Lafayette (21)
Andy Rautins- 6'4'' G, Syracuse (23)
That's not a terribly captivating list of names, although I'm very interested to see how Sherron Collins turns out as a pro. There is some precedent for little upperclassman guards from great college teams looking pretty sharp in the NBA. The Booker-Big Collins match-up will be one the Knicks play close attention to as well. If Donnie Walsh is looking for a power forward sleeper (perhaps to replace David Lee), then those two names are definitely in play.
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I was def a fan of Rautins at the Cuse
Nice 3 point shot….good FT shooter, could really fill it up when necessary. I’m not sure how his game translates to the NBA but at 6’4"…he’s taller than I though he was. Could be a JJ Reddick mold player, but maybe with a better motor…
agreed. Id love to see a hardworkin guy like Rautins find an NBA team
He wont be a star, but he could very well be an important guy off the bench. Solid defender I believe too. And he has to have a high IQ. Wes Johnson said Rautins was the leader at Syracuse. Thats big praise.
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by Chris Child's Fist on Jun 8, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
"Little" guard for sure
If he’s indeed 5’1". ;-) Certainly would be run to root for him as he ducks through Gallo’s legs on a drive to the hoop. I mean… how would you defend something like THAT on a pick and roll?? Would definitely be a unique weapon.
Funny thing is… he kinda DOES look barely a shade over 5’ in that pic. lol
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“run to root”… oops… but he’d better run pretty fast at that height. lol
Rautins
He has a great pedigree Dad being Leo Rautins( just in case you didnt know) My buddies and made a drinking game , every time they mentioned his dad was Leo on tv. I like Collins alot even tho I hate KU bball. Andy would be a great free agent add and will work hard,. Very solid on defense. and can shoot from Newark. Late loomer but, as a Cuse season ticket holder, this kid will make a team and be a better JJ Redick down the road.
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Since day 1 this has been the guy I have pushed for…. great basketball IQ, nice 3 point shot and he is very determined….. the guy dives after loose balls like he is a madman.
I would be very happy with Rautins on the Knicks! Please someone let me know how the workout goes
i'm dubious of everyone with the last name collins
and what little i saw of that guy was highly unimpressive.
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by stingy d on Jun 8, 2010 4:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Being a Jayhawk fan
I would love to see Collins as a Knick next year. He is tough, gritty, smart and can hit the big shots.
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But is he really 5'11
cause there are games where he looks shorter than that.
by Robert Currence on Jun 9, 2010 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Rautins Does Not Have a High Basketball I.Q.
I am a massive ‘Cuse fan, and I love Andy Rautins for all that he does. He never quits. He trains like a beast. He can hit shots from anywhere. That said, I this season watched a few big games in which Rautins made some extremely questionable decisions at critical junctures. Usually, his error took the form of a rushed three-point attempt, taken before even a single pass had been made. That’s a low-I.Q. play when your team needs to get a bucket to re-establish its offense. Regardless, he’d be good on these Knicks.
He made FAR more intelligent decisions than unintelligent ones.
He wasnt the best player on the team, but even Wes Johnson admitted it was Adny’s Team. Boeheim agreed too and hes been coaching far too long to let a stupid player run things.
The only prob with drafting him, is I wouldnt take him in the 30s. But if we can gain a slightly slower pick, then hell yeah I’d take a chance.
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by Chris Child's Fist on Jun 10, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe I didn't watch a don of Cuse games...
but I coulda swore that’s what Rautins was know for, his hustle and smarts
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by FreeBradshaw on Jun 10, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
well luckily for critical junctures
he most likely won’t be in them, in the nba. if he even makes it.
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