Andy Rautins of Syracuse and the son of Canada Basketball head coach Leo Rautins was drafted #38th overall.
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Definitely underrated. Jon Givony of Draftexpress was convinced he would go undrafted. Granted the Knicks don't always make the best decisions, but anyone who can shoot like that deserves to be drafted IMO.
But the title is misleading; he isn't a Knick yet, unless he makes the team or signs a GUARANTEED contract.aim low, score high
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No disrespect to Mr. Givony at DX, but Euroleague Adventures called Rautins to the Knicks:
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Rautins is surely a talent. Since I'm a Syracuse student I got to see him play for three years (one injury-shortened season) and he's got what it takes to make a roster and and even make an impact given the right situation. For instance, could he have a similar impact as Sasha Vujacic if he were on the Lakers? Absolutely. He just nededs to find that fit be it on the Knicks or elsewhere.Euroleague Adventures
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Originally posted by ajaxballer View PostI hope this means Rautins will play well in the World Championships this year. He hasn't exactly been on fire in his past National Team outings, His shooting will be very valuable to the team.
BTW, Ajaxballer, haven't seen you posting for a long time, whats up manaim low, score high
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I think the Canadian National team is still not being handled well but there may be problems with funding and what not when trying to put together exhibition games. I believe basketball is the #1 or 2 sport among youth in Canada right now which is why you see a lot of Canadian high school and college players getting buzz now but in terms money flowing to the program I think basketball is still not seen as a priority here.
I am also frustrated that I cannot find any info on a training camp roster or list of invites for the National Team, I am curious if Bonner and Maglorie are participating.
Sino: I've been good, I still lurk on the forums but don't post that much. How have you been?
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Rautins:
"I've always said I'm a little bit like Steve Nash and Dan Majerle," Rautins said by telephone yesterday. "Steve for the way he sees the floor and his passing ability and his vision, and Dan for the way he shoots the ball and his ability to grind it out on defense."Sacramento Kings
HERE WE STAY UNTIL THE COWBELLS COME HOME
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I actually think that the fact that he was drafted is pretty hard to swallow considering the quality of players who went undrafted.
Art Parakhouski
Matt Bouldin
Mikhail Torrance
Jon Scheyer
Charles Garcia
Manny Harris
Sylven Landesberg
Marqus Blakely
Omar Samhan
Ben Uzoh
Jeremy Wise
just to name a few......
I could literaly filled tow pages of name of undrafted player that are just better than Rautins in all aspects of the game.1
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Originally posted by vaslover View PostGuys, i,ve heard that Andy has lithuanian roots, is it true?
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