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Born Ready?

New York management took some heat over their first-round draft selection in yesterday's NLL draft. But only time will tell, whether selecting Lance Stephenson, New York's all-time high school leading scorer, at 26 was a major bust or maybe even a steal.

"There are a lot of question marks surrounding Lance right now," said GM dunadan. "Supposedly he has all kinds of baggage. Attitude, hanger-ons, lack of atheltism. Sometimes even weight is brought up. But he is a major talent with a lot of upside.
Right now he's just a kid. He only turns 20 next fall. But it wasn't a coincidence he was the Big East Rookie of the year."

"I hoped the Knicks were going to pick me and I am just glad they did," Stephenson said. "I am going to try to be on the team and try to be a better player and try to fit in with the program.

Lance Sr., his father, couldn't stop tears from flowing from his red and moist eyes.

"I just wanted to hear his name called," the overjoyed father said. "The hometown team ... I'm happy. I hope that no trades go down and he stays here."

In the second round the Knicks selected a big man with Keith 'Tiny' Gallon. Even younger than Stephenson, Tiny is listed at 6-9, 290 pounds with a 7'4" wingspan. Despite his frame he has nimble feet, a decent shot and surprisingly good passing skills for a big man. He was also a good rebounder (13rp40) during his one season at Oklahoma.

"Tiny was our main target in the second round, with Derrick Caracter the second option," said dunadan. We just needed two teams to reach a bit and we knew there was a good chance at that with guys like Warren and Alabi still around."

A cousin of Cleveland's Al Jefferson and former HS team-mate of the Suns' Brandon Jennings, Gallon is certainly a project, but he does have a shot at cracking the roster this year and if he gets into better shape, he could find himself a niche.

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