I am not a pessimistic observer of The New York Knicks. I watch them  and believe they will win any team they hoop again. But, reality kicks in when the ball is put in the air. Draft day is closer and Blake Griffin will be a Clipper and Mike Dunleavy has himself the Elton Brand player he lost. The La Clippers, will have a nice squad in '09 and I think Baron Davis has another piece. They won't be a lottery pick again, and might win a playoff spot. On a side not, I wonder if the NBA will ever play to a .500 league winning percentage. Teams like Memphis, Minnesota, Oklamhoma, Sacremento, and even New York have fired their coaches because owners were tired of the losing. They vow to the fans to try and make the playoffs, and put good product on the hardwood. I wonder if the league strides

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I am well aware of the crap shoot that the NBA Draft can be. Especially, when you consider that the best talent may be deeper in the middle to late rounds, than in the top 5. I think I'll go out on the limb and say that the next rookie of the year, might be a Courtney Lee type of player. A polished player coming out of college, the type of player that contributes yo wins. Blake Griffin is a quality player, and put up great numbers at Oklahoma, but he is not Micheal Beasley. So, i don't expect Beasley's numbers from Griffin, and his numbers weren't that great. (13ppg/5.3rebs 47%FG) We don't have the Derrick Rose scenario, a proven floor general that can get his own shoot when ever he needed to.(16,3ppg 6.8ast, 47%FG)  I can see Sam Young going to a team that competes and get 6th man mi

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The Wolves have the 5th & 6th pick. They shipped out Randy Foye and Mike Miller. The KNicks are affected by this. I think that Donnie Walsh is upset by this move. Stephen Curry will be off the board by then. Tyreke Evans will be gone by then. Ricky Rubio will be gone too. James Harden wont be there then. I think that they need to go for a PG. I also think that Nate Robinson needs to stay with The Knicks too, but i also cant have both he and a player like Flynn in the backcourt as well. I would love to bring in Hasshem Thabeet, but he'll be gone at 2 based on my research. I'd like to see Jordan Hill, but the Warriors will have selected him if he's there. I am left with players  Flynn and Holiday. Donnie Walsh can't get creative and drop down in the Draft and get two picks, a Ty Law

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I sit and I watch the encore presentation of the Yankees game, thinking about The Knicks starting five last year, and try to project this years 5. Duhon will be in the last year of the contract, and the second year of D'Antoni's system. I think he's the starting 1. He's a Duke graduate, so i hope that he comes into the year ready to play major minutes, work on getting that gig to become a Derek Fisher type in the league. A solid point on a great team. Maybe even resign with the team, because, well do i really have to say it. Summer of 2010.

    At 2, you put Larry Hughes. I hope that he can be a consistent player, challenging for recognition for resurgent play. Wilson Chandler at the 3. I think he can just continue to get better. He doubled his points per game, 7 to 14, and i think he'll try for 18-21 this year.  I see him progress like Trevor Ariza would, with less defense, more explosivness, and w/out Kobe. Since Trevor went home, practice against Kobe, his skills have really shot up. (pun intended). He was the real Scottie Pippen out there, even though Derek Fisher hit the biggest shot.  Al Harrington and Jared Jefferies cross matching to full fill the four and 5. Eddy Curry is there, but I cant trust that he will be in starting lineup shape, much less opening day starting 5 shape. I think they need Chris Wilcox's, and maybe Darko Milic is partly the answer to the lack of size. I think Chris Wilcox brings some of that football toughness a playoff team need. I want the Knicks to challenge Chicago for the 8th spot at least, it's not Confrence Finals, but a rivalry is a rivalry right? 

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I am appreciating my job at CitiField more and more. I have a degree in English from Hofstra University, and i am a Hospitality Attendant at CitiField. It's not a bad job, but I don't get to see the game live because i work inside the Majestic store. i get to see a classmate of mine wear his suit and tie to the games. It is truly a humbling experience. But that is not the reason for my post.  I saw The Knicks draft picks Jordan Hill and Toney Douglass in the Media Relations office. I thought that was pretty cool. I saw Melkey Cabrera, Robinson Cano ,Sweeny Murdi, Joe Girardi, Susan Waldman, and Mike Crespino too. Back to the focus of me post. I like The Knicks picks. I'm happy that both were available, but I am happier that we don't have to deal with Stephen Curry not being able to live up to the hype and becoming a better player than Jamal Crawford. Curry wants to manage his team and be a leader on the court, making all the right passes for the team. Crawford hasn't been able be that type of player and I am not prepared for him to learn those skills in NY. He might get them(which i doubt), Lebron believes that he is the goods, but watching him play a few games, I expect him to become a player like Barbosa. I expect for him to play the game like a lesser Ben Gordon. A little bit better than T.J. Ford, and i mean a little, a lot less than Derrick Rose. Jordan Hill may not bring toughness, but can we say a little bit of Marcus Camby. Can we say Renaldo Balkman with more height, and more ability. (Sorry Staten Island Staten Island: "That's Ok, we didn't even know he from here" Only joking man) 

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