Iman Shumpert

Rookie Knicks' Guard Iman Shumpert is bound to receive some undeserved booing from Knicks' fans next year, as the Knicks picked him over other more obvious choices.

The Knicks made a typical Knicks move a month ago. They drafted Iman Shumpert, an unknown player who was not expected to go until the middle of the second round, if at all. Now, I’m not going to predict that he sucks, because he doesn’t. He can play defense, he’s athletic, and it seems like he’ll learn to run the point and shoot decently well. The problem is that he’s exactly what we don’t need. Bottom line, the Knicks needed size headed into the draft. Here the position by position depth chart to back that statement up:
 

 

PG: Chauncey Billups, Toney Douglas

SG: Landry Fields, Shawne Williams (assuming he’s resigned)

SF: Carmelo Anthony, Bill Walker

PF: Amar’e Stoudemire, ???

C: Ronny Turiaf, ???

Obviously, we have Jared Jeffries, Renaldo Balkman, and Sheldon Brown, but I don’t consider these guys to be contributors or even potential contributors. So, given that we need size, it made sense to draft the beast Kenneth Faried out of Morehead St., right? After all, he set a D1 record for most rebounds in a college career and stands at a robust 6’8”, 230 pounds. Despite the fact that Faried’s Morehead State went a couple of rounds in the NCAA tournaent, we passed on him. And it’s not like Shumpert was a winner – GA Tech had a terrible record this year, going 13-18! The Knicks are befuddling…

By: fman Date: July 28, 2011
3:38 am
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