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Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Im not at all, you said similar then go off and name 2 forwards. The reasson I said get a clue is because the 2 bigs you mentioned are both productive NBA players. Personally I think the Jimmer is much better then Reddick.

They are similar in their perceived lack of NBA skill sets coming out of college. Position had nothing to do with the comparison. There is a place for blue collar types in the NBA, every team has them and they can contribute and have long careers.Time will tell if Jimmer is better than Reddick, he seems to have a more advanced ability to create his own shot but Reddick has certainly developed that. I'm not sure the Knicks would be the best place for him (as was suggested earlier as draft analysis). I've been following the NBA since the 50's, seen a lot of success stories and unfortunately a lot of busts. One of the best college players I ever saw was Archie Talley from Salem College, small college player of the year with unbelievable ball handling and shooting skills, drafted by the Knicks, tried to make the Globe Trotters and ended up playing in Europe...never made the NBA.