Comments on: 2009 David Lee Pre-Camp Interview

By: Z

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:52:31 +0000

It doesn’t work for everyone. Channing Frye put on muscle and lost his shot– the only thing he really had. He’d have been better laying off the weights and being a Robert Horry type over-long small forward. Just my opinion.

By: Knick with the Knack

Knick with the Knack — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:55:26 +0000

Robert, I remember reading that Lee tried bulking up at Florida and he just felt slow. Maybe he didn’t do it right, but it’s possible it just doesn’t work for everyone and his current body allows him to be as effective as he can.

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:11:53 +0000

Yeah I read about it in Hahn’s blog and also Berman had a note about it at the bottom of his article in today’s Post. D’Antoni said his goal for the team is to be in the Top 15 defensively in opponents’ eFG%.

By: cwod

cwod — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:09:30 +0000

I don’t know where BBA read that, but I saw that reported on Hahn’s blog.

http://www.newsday.com/blogs/sports/the-knicks-fix-1.812055/putting-the-d-back-in-d-antoni-1.1487101

By: Mike Kurylo

Mike Kurylo — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:31:23 +0000

BBA – Link?

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:52:34 +0000

How about Coach D’Antoni talking about having to improve the defense by lowering their opponents’ eFG%!!!! He might be reading this blog…..

By: Kikuchiyo

Kikuchiyo — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:01:41 +0000

Love the interview. As expected, Lee comes off as honest and intelligent.

But that picture…I think it looks like he’s about to take his SATs. He’s thinking “If train heading west leaves at 4 p.m. going 20 mph, and a passenger on that train gets on one hour later…”.

By: Nick C.

Nick C. — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:01:01 +0000

Awesome. You packed more useful questions and info in your 3+ minutes than I’ve gotten in five plus years from what passes as Basketball beat writers in NYC.

By: Robert Silverman

Robert Silverman — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:27:05 +0000

Something that I’ve never heard brought up – Is it just me, or does Lee (still) look like he could use some more upper-body strength than he has now?

Compared to the Howard’s of the NBA universe, he looks “soft”/about the same size since when he arrived in ’05. Certainly bulking up a bit would help his interior D, right?

Not that I’m questioning his work ethic, I’m just surprised he isn’t more cut.

By: Z

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:48:10 +0000

Great job!

(And here I was on the last thread complaining that you needed access to the players!)