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Originally Posted by Da Grinch
I think its more about egos than draft position , when you are drafted 50 something its a statement the nba is making about your prospects that you are a role player(maybe) so you have to fit in ...you dont have a guarenteed 3 years to get it together ...5 if you show any semblance of a game or talent.
the knicks have the most 1st round picks in the league on their roster , so they dont lack talent , they may lack humility , they lack the ability to want to fit in for the most part even the hustle players seem to have aspirations of stardom and big bucks , i dont know if that is the sort of thing that lends itself to team success.
the Jazz have an established system which aids them greatly , if you come in you have to fit in or you will get sent out , they know what they want out of players and the roles dont change , they run a pick and roll game and they want their other players to slash around the 2 pick and roll and space the floor...every1 defends, every1 plays hard.
the knicks dont have that , very few teams do ...but all the top teams seem to somehow , you dont see lazy 50 win squads
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That would suggest that we may be taking steps in the right direction by bringing in a guy like Donnie Walsh who has consistently built winners molded in a similar fashion; defensively oriented and scores in the paint. I've been a long time supporter of trading quantity for quality and have recommended condensing the talent on this roster. It would lead to an established rotation that in turn would promote chemistry and higher level of play on the floor (even though we would not be as deep). I think this is really the main issue Isiah failed to address as a GM. I do feel, however, that he had to build this roster in the manner he did in order to gain assets to lead to better trades. Somewhere along the line, he got confused and thought that this is close to being the final product (evident by the Randolph move). The players as individual still hold value in my opinion and can still help bring in the kind of players you mentioned to win.