Recap of Alah Hahn’s Live Chat

Hahn has implemented this live chat stuff, and we think it’s great. He discusses several scenarios including Monte Ellis, Duhon, David Lee and Zach Randolph.
Ellis not be my ideal PG either, but who cares if he fits with Crawford. If we get Ellis we should move JCraw, stat. Ellis is a long shot at best, [...]

Draft Express- Gallinari’s for Real

Luis Fernandez, the European talent evaluator for draftexpress.com, has the following take on Gallinari.
The connection between D’Antoni and Gallinari has been generously voiced: the Knicks coach shared team with Danilo’s father, Vittorio, back in the eighties, when Olimpia Milano dominated Europe (the great Bob McAdoo joined them too).
Now, many can think this is a [...]

Sam Smith is a Clown…but we Already Knew that

Leave it to an out of town clown, er, “writer” to sum up Chicago’s feelings on the Knicks’ pick of Gallinari.
DRAFT GRADE: D
New York Knicks. It didn’t take the New York fans at the draft long to start booing. Welcome to New York, Donnie Walsh and Mike D’Antoni. They said it would take awhile, but [...]

Bobcats: No Truth to Felton Rumors

Off the bat we knew the Augustin pick made no sense for the Bobcats. But that doesn’t mean, apparently, that Ray Felton is going to be shipped. We speculated Lee and a player, but GM Rod Higgins shot that down today.
Charlotte Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins says drafting D.J. Augustin isn’t intended to supplant Raymond [...]

48 Hours After

Now that everyone has heard the analysis and had time to think about the Knicks selection of Danilo Gallinari at #6 here are some Saturday morning tidbits from the papers.
Ken Berger of Newsday discusses how Gallinari’s game will translate in the NBA
Marc Berman outlines some interesting information about the Knicks international scouting
Alan Hahn talks about [...]

The Draft Party…the video


The Morning After…

Great times last night. Thanks to the folks at Butterfield 8, and the SNY crew for coming together on a terrific night. My thanks to the TKB staff: Andrew, Steve and Mike, the Knicks could use such teamwork, already.
I was very pleased I got the chance to meet some of the fans of the site [...]

More Draft Night Thoughts

Greg Hutchins of the Garden Grasp had this to add after reading my take on the draft. Of course Greg was at the WaMu center and sat in on the Danilo Gallinari press conference after he was picked. Here was Greg’s take:
With optimism at a fever pitch heading into the 6th pick, David Stern’s [...]

Opinion: Draft Recap

I had the opportunity to go to the NBA Draft for the first time last night. The experience was interesting with all the “buzz” going on in the WaMu Theater.
Overall the NBA puts on a great show and knows how to market. There were plenty of stations, both inside and outside the Garden, where fans [...]

Danilo Gallinari Interview Transcript

We had a chance to listen to Danilo Gallinari speak right after he was selected at the draft. Take a read of the transcript given to us courtesy of ASAP Sports.
Q: Talk about your feelings about being picked.
DG: I’m so excited, I have no words. It’s a dream for me and I really don’t know [...]