NBA Draft: What's Next for Donnie Walsh and the New York Knicks?

David Chu by Scribe Written on May 09, 2008
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- Don't get me wrong people, he has NBA ready game and fame but I just don't see him as a winner. He had a very capable team at USC but barely made it into the NCAA tournament. Wasn't he supposed to lead them deep into the NCAA tournament? Anyway, he reminds me a lot of Stephon Marbury. Yes, the can both play basketball, but not the type of basketball that gives you W's. He will rack up points, assists, and also even rebounds. But the assists that he racks up aren't because he is looking to get his teammates involved.

I call these assists, "fake assists". Also he doesn't really play defense well and although he is a freshman he is a year older than Jerryd Bayless and I wonder if he has much potential left in him to become an elite player at the next level. Even though he is athletic, he doesn't have elite athleticism that would enable him to become a star at the next level. There are also rumors that he didn't really get a long with a lot of his teammates and his teammates were angered by the numerous bad shots he would take (sound familiar Knicks fans?) Stay away from him Donnie!

2. ANY FOREIGN PLAYER IN THE DRAFT THIS YEAR!!! I just don't feel like ther are any elite foreign players in this draft this year, so don't waste any picks on them. I used to be in favor of Nicolas Batum of France, a 6-8 shooting guard, but he hasn't improved much from last year so that raises a few red flags to me. Look at Andrea Bargnani of Toronto.

He was drafted #1 overall with all the hype surrounding him and he's not even a consistent starter for Toronto. I just feel like there are so many college players available this year that it's a too big of a risk to draft a foreign player so high this year.

Well that's it for now, I didn't want to make it too long for you guys to read! I hope you had fun reading my article and some suggestions and comments (bad or good) are welcome!

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