Upon examining the Knicks’ 2012 Roster, a Knicks fan has to be happy. That said, the absence of one “Jeremy Lin” immediately changes the attitude of many. If you can get past the reality of Lin leaving, you‘ll soon warm up to the squad Mike Woodson will lead to the court come October.
Sixty young men heard their names called Thursday Night as they started their NBA Careers, but only about a third of those men had the privilege of embracing the commissioner on-stage afterwards. The rest sat at home and enjoyed the moment with friends and family. Regardless of how the players were notified, they were all thrilled to be chosen by an NBA team as a player they thought could help their team, or in some players' cases, save it.
Here are the top 10 available players in this year's draft. You can hear why I picked them, and what they have to say about the draft by listening to the audio report below.
As LeBron James danced on the floor of the American Airlines Arena in Miami this past Thursday, there was a sense of disbelief that the Heat had actually won the 2012 NBA Finals. The hatred of LeBron James allowed for a misperception of the Oklahoma City Thunder as the heroes that would stop the reigning MVP cold in his tracks.
Tommy Dee, founder of TheKnicksBlog.com, joined Mack Rosenberg and Matt Sinise on One on One to talk about Jeremy Lin and Steve Novak's arbitration win's impact on the team, how the Knicks and Nets will go about the draft with their late 2nd round picks, and which draftees he expects to be a sleeper pick.
Howard Beck, New York Times Knicks and NBA beat writer, joined Mack Rosenberg and Mike Valdetara on One on One to discuss the game 7 between the Heat and Celtics tonight, each team's chances vs the Thunder, and more.
Mack Rosenberg and Eric Mollo were joined by Mike Breen, WFUV alum and play-by-play man for MSG Network and NBA on ESPN, to talk Celtics-Heat and Thunder-Spurs.
Alex Smith and Amit Badlani were joined by ESPNNewYork.com's Knicks beat reporter Ian Begley. They discussed the interim tag being taken off of Mike Woodson, the players association's big arbitration case next month, and what the Knickerbockers need to do over the off-season to improve.
Ricky and John were joined by Howard Beck, Knicks and NBA Beat Writer for the New York Times, to talk about the end of the 1st round and beginning of the 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs.
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