Knicks haven't developed a Superstar since Patrick Ewing

by user DRE-LO

New York Knicks (1946 - ) Draft History 2005

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Channing Frye	Arizona 1	David Lee	Florida 2	Dijon Thompson	UCLA 2004

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 2	Trevor Ariza UCLA 2003

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Michael Sweetney Georgetown 2	Maciej Lampe Poland 2	Slavko Vranes Serbia 2002

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Nene Hilario Brazil 2001

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 2	Michael Wright	Arizona 2	Eric Chenowith	Kansas 2000

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 2	Lavor Postell St. John's	2	Pete Mickeal	Cincinnati 1999

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Frederic Weis	France 2	J.R. Koch	Iowa 1998

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 2	DeMarco Johnson UNC-Charlotte 2	Sean Marks California 1997

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	John Thomas Minnesota 1996

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	John Wallace Syracuse 1	Walter McCarty Kentucky 1	Dontae' Jones Mississippi State 1994

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Monty Williams Notre Dame 1	Charlie Ward Florida State 1992

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Hubert Davis North Carolina 1991

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Greg Anthony Nevada-Las Vegas 1990

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Jerrod Mustaf Maryland 1989

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 2	Brian Quinnett Washington State 1988

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Rod Strickland DePaul 2	Greg Butler Stanford 3	Phil Stinnie	Virginia Commonwealth 1987

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Mark Jackson St. John's	2	Ron Moore West Virginia State 3	Jerome Batiste	McNeese State 4	Mike Morgan	Drake 5	Glenn Clem	Vanderbilt 6	Howard Triche	Syracuse 7	Wayne Williams	St. Joseph's	1986

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Kenny Walker Kentucky 2	Michael Jackson Georgetown 4	Calvin Thompson	Kansas 5	Jerome Mincey	Alabama-Birmingham 6	Butch Wade	Michigan 7	Duane Kendall	South Carolina 1985

Rnd	Name	College/HS/Country	Note 1	Patrick Ewing Georgetown 2	Gerald Wilkins Tennessee-Chattanooga 4	Fred Cofield Eastern Michigan 5	Mike Schlegel	Virginia Commonwealth 6	Kent Lockhart	Texas-El Paso 7	Ken Bantum	Cornell

WWW.DATABASEBASKETBALL.COM Did you recognize at least half of the names that the Knicks have drafted over the past two decades? Ok, Mark Jackson, Greg Anthony, Hubert Davis, and Rod Strickland are the few you might be familiar with. However, the fact remains that Patrick Ewing's best teammates in his prime were John Starks and Charles Oakley. Neither of them were drafted by the New York Knicks. Starks was picked up from the CBA and Charles Oakley was acquired in a trade for Bill Cartwright I'll list a few more players that we picked up from free-agency and trades over the years: Derek Harper, Rolando Blackman, Larry Johnson, Charles Smith, Allan Houston, Antonio Mcdyess, Marcus Camby, Stephon Marbury and the list goes on and on and on. But the main problem for the New York Knicks as a franchise over the years despite the stupid trades and loaded contracts{Jerome James{$30 million} is that they've failed to draft and/or develop any superstars or impact players since they drafted Patrick Ewing. At times, the Knicks didn't have any first round draft picks at all.{Look at the draft history above} The Knicks have had a constant history of digging their hands into the proverbial cookie jar which is the NBA free-agent market. At some point, the Knicks have to make their own cookies. This is why they're in the worst salary-cap situation in the history of sports. Look at the San Antonio Spurs and their draft picks over the years, David Robinson, Avery Johnson, Sean Elliott, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginoboli. How about the Chicago Bulls completely rebuilding their roster with young players who are on the verge of stardom: {Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon, Chris Duhon, Andres Nocioni, Luol Deng. Let's not mention the 2 first round picks they have in this year's draft that they acquired from Oh........the NEW YORK KNICKS!!!!!!!!!!!! The New England Patriots:{Tedy Bruschi, Troy Brown, Drew Bledsoe, and digging all the way into the sixth round to dig up 3 time super Bowl Champion Tom Brady. How about the New York Yankees during their string of 4 World Series titles? {Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada, and Andy Pettitte} That was before they started digging into the cookie jar a bit too much themselves. Channing Frye may arguably the best pick the Knicks have had in over 2 decades. But how can he develop to his fullest potential on a team with no leadership on the court, no leadership in the front office, and no real plan to rebuild. How can David Lee develop? Enjoy seeing another year with the Knicks receiving no first round draft picks at all. Don't worry though, there's always a Lavar Postell, John Wallace or a Frederic Weis waiting in the wings.

Date
Sun 05/07/06, 2:21 pm EST