Josh Smith can be scary good. He’s thrown down some sick dunks at MSG and I love the shot blocking. It would be nice to have a shot blocker/finisher at the 3.

Josh Smith is another player of this mold. Perimeter defense, can do help defense and block from the weakside, and can run the floor.

I think as well, you have to be kinda pessimistic about the possibility of Zeke landing either Rashard or O’Neal. My question is, with Riley looking at Artest, how long can Zeke wait to pull the trigger on Artest? He can be had without giving up major talent(Malik Rose + Nate Robinson or something of that ilk)due to Ron Ron fatigue, we have no unquestioned best option at 3, and his contract expires next year. He has a great year, we can keep him, he’s a disaster, we let him go.

Draft-wise, why not a shooter as Henry suggests. Looks like Sean Williams 75 blocks are valued over his blunts, and some suggest he has a wink on with a team high in the draft. Belinelli and Fernandez have been mocked for the Knicks for weeks now – Euro-shooters both, the Syracuse kid is being touted as the truth from long range. Why not get one in the draft, bring him up right, make him trade defense for shots, and let him and Curry develop synergy.

Do we need another 6’5” two guard (Balkman, Q, Crawford, Collins, Marburry, Francis and Nate), if we CAN’T get the BC’s shot blocker. Then let see what Morris can do and use that pick to get me a bigger 3 (6’8”, 6’9” range) in the draft or trade.

I’m all for a spot up European player, that can prevent doubling down on Eddy. We don’t need any more athletic types (see Balkman, Jefferies and Lee). Matter of fact I want a European/South American shooter. It seem every playoff team had at least 1 or 2.

I’m done with SOFTY Fyre and CIRCUS ACT Nate (see Carmelo Anthony scuffle IN BOTH CASES).

Yes, the Spurs are good at scoping out talent overseas. Good teams stuck with low picks have to get creativeand that’s what they did with Parker and Ginobili, they drafted them before most teams believed they were ready. It worked for San Antonio because they didn’t need either player to come in right away and help. It’s more difficult to do that now. Every team has overseas scouts, at least one. The Knicks have Kevin Wilson, who’s logged a lot of miles in Europe. The organization is probably a little shy about drafting foreign players and you can blame Fred Weis for that.

Dan,

I’m not ruling out a trade because there are so many young players already on the roster. Maybe he’ll just package it and move up. If he goes after Lewis, it will have to be part of that deal. I’m not sure Crawford is what Seattle is looking for. The hometown factor isn’t so important because the franchise might be moving. And his value to the Knicks has increased. He’s usually very durable, which is big since we don’t know how long Marbury and Richardson are going to last from season to season. I haven’t heard anything definitive, but there’s no way Isiah hasn’t called and inquired. I like Rashard Lewis a lot and think he would be a great fit with Curry, but I wouldn’t throw in Jamal unless there’s no other way to get the deal done.

The Spurs have made a good living off of late draft picks by knowing the International leagues and locking up NBA rights on good players. They almost have an international farm system that serves to back up the considerable depth they have on their active roster. Oberto is the latest guy out of the pipeline. What do the Knicks have in terms of international scouting? Dedicated personell? Wally Serbiack’s Dad? local guys they have on retainer? Like that Morris signing, there seems to be the possibility for alot of creativity in building a team outside of the traditional methods.

Also, speaking of the Spurs, what’s up with Butler?