With the NBA arguably being the most competitive it’s ever been, the pressure is being put on teams to give their draft picks time to get the hang of the whole transition. The difference between college and pro ball is becoming more and more dramatic; the pros are much stronger, faster, and overall more athletic. I could bash franchise killer Isiah Thomas all day. He came in and got rid of all our players in order to fit the big picture that he had. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a backup plan and Eddy Curry is not the next Shaq. However, there is one thing he did right…draft. He stole Trevor Ariza, Channing Frye, David Lee, and Wilson Chandler during his tenure as the Knicks’ coach and manager. Despite this, he proceeded to get rid of his players, trading Ariza and Frye after a short period of time in New York. Both player are now big contributors on their respective teams- to think we got Steve Francis (retired) and Zach Randolph (spent a mere season and a half in NY) for them! Even when Thomas left the NYK franchise, they failed to learn from their mistakes. We dealt our high potential pick Jordan Hill for a washed up Tracy McGrady who will not be resigned this summer. Quite a bummer, our trades always come back to haunt us. The Knicks ought to take notes from the Grizzlies; there’s nothing wrong with sending Hasheem Thabeet down to the D-League to develop and he will be a contributor in due time.

Let me know what you think…

Fletcher