Comments on: Memo to Isiah: YOU Drafted David Lee

By: Twisted Humor

Twisted Humor — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:00:57 +0000

David Lee is the stick that holds that Knicks’ sh!t popsicle together because he grabs boards, scores points and hustles on defense.

By: Caleb

Caleb — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:24:46 +0000

I love David Lee, and sure he could use more burn, but let’s put it in perspective. He’s not buried on the bench; he’s getting 30 minutes a game, more than Frye or Jeffries (26 each) and almost as much as Curry (34).

And even though Lee is an animal (in a good way!) he does have limitations. Most obviously, he’s totally overmatched trying to defend small forwards and has a shooting range of about 8 feet. To his credit, he knows his limitations.

I’m a big DL fan and I think he’s got All-Star potential, but right now he’s about the same player as Reggie Evans… maybe a little better, but not much.

By: EP

EP — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:02:57 +0000

one of the things that I keep noticing about Lee, which is really starting to bother me is that he never contests shots.

Last nights game alone I saw 3-4 occasions where a shooter went up right in front of him and Lee barely lifted his hand, let alone jump, to contest the ball.

That sort of poor effort doesnt really fit Lee’s personality (hustler, rebounder…), but I have seen this same thing in other games.

My point is that maybe Lee is a fantastic rebounded, but Isiah wants defense and he needs Lee to start making more of an effort there as well. Till he does, I think 25min a game is about right…

By: jon abbey

jon abbey — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:34:50 +0000

one other aspect of the Lee/Jeffries “who starts” discussion that I haven’t seen mentioned anywhere: Quentin Richardson had by far his best season for Phoenix in 2004-2005 when he was the 5th option on offense, he led the league in threes made for the season. when Joe Johnson got hurt in the playoffs and Q became the 4th option, his effectiveness went way down. with Lee out there instead of Jeffries, Q is going to be open that much more, that will give us a lineup in which every player is capable offensively and make it decidedly harder to double Curry as much as most teams have been doing.

I understand the offense/defense balancing argument, but sometimes you need to make the other team try to match up with you, not vice-versa. maybe Lee or Frye will have trouble marking some opposing small forwards, but almost every team is going to have a very rough time trying to rebound against a front line of Lee, Curry and Frye, not to mention the way Q has been pulling down boards from the 2 guard spot. START LEE NOW!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:24:26 +0000

That’s why I was irritated to see ESPN Magazine do a feature on her, like she was just a normal ref.

How do you just ignore the fact that she is known as one of the worst refs in the entire league?!?

By: jon abbey

jon abbey — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:04:31 +0000

yeah, it defies mathematical probability how often I’ll be watching a game, see a dreadful call, look to see who the ref is, and it’s good old Violet. sometimes I wonder if she does more than one game per night.

By: Seth

Seth — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 04:39:45 +0000

Marbury looked like he’d be missing some time. By the way, that was one of the worst-officated games I’ve ever seen on both ends of the floor.

By: jon abbey

jon abbey — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:31:42 +0000

any win is a good win at this point, especially with the thoroughly incompetent Violet Palmer singlehandedly killing the flow of the game and fouling out Frye and Curry, more than a few acting jobs. it’s all going to fall part pretty quickly if Steph has to miss much time with that knee, we got a little preview when he had to leave, three straight turnovers on the press.

By: villainx

villainx — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:24:32 +0000

Good win?

By: NShlain

NShlain — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:18:56 +0000

tonight was ridiculous:

Lee 31 min, 16 rebounds

Jeffries, 28, 3 rebounds