Thursday, June 16, 2011

WRG 2011 Mock Draft - #17 New York Knicks

We were strongly considering PG Phil Gary.  He seems undersized and his shooting percentages aren't eye-popping, but our smartest and most trusted consultant recommended him.  Every day.  For the last year-and-a-half.

And hey!  We need a PG.  How bad could he be?  And we don't want to disappoint our consultant.  He is so valuable to us.  We need him.  We love him.  His advice is precious.

However, we are ashamed to admit we looked at players other than Phil Gary.

We need a big man, but the ones we liked are all gone.  We need a scoring guard and there are some good ones left we almost pulled the trigger on.  We need rebounding very badly, and there are some world-class boardsmen available that we had our eyes on.

But when we really looked at our situation, the one thing that we think will put more wins on the left side of the ledger is getting stops and shutting down opposing star players - things we completely failed at last season.

And here is a player we have graded as one of the best and most versatile defenders in the history of the draft, who can legitimately guard four positions and take a key opponent out of the game and who should fit in perfectly with the up tempo game we play.

So, with the heaviest of hearts, we eschew Phil Gary and all he can bring (according to one brilliant man) in favor of Chris Singleton.  Now excuse us while we beg forgiveness and promise to strongly consider DeJuan Wright next year.  We heard he's just fantastic.


A fine player with a great man.  This guy is probably better than who we picked. What do we know?

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