Give Lee a 16 million dollar contract and make him the Knicks' power forward of the future.Anyone who doesn't believe that Lee is the type of player that you could build your franchise around has little to no appreciation for home grown Knicks.Chris Bosh is a loser compared to David Lee.I don't care if you want to throw the stat sheet at me or if you try and pull out some Wikipedia page, the fact that the Knicks have a player who could win championships for them, if teamed with another max player, is something that Walsh shouldn't fall asleep on.
Have you ever seen David Lee laugh at the possibility of playing for the Knicks beyond 2010? Have you ever heard Lee say how much he prefers playing in the state of Texas over the city of NY? Have you ever heard Lee tell the media that he believes he should be the number one superstar on his team? These are things that you'll see a guy like Chris Bosh do but not Lee.Why? Because Chris Bosh only cares about himself and his big ego.He doesn't know how to carry a team on his shoulders and put them over the top.I'd rather give a max contract to a player like Anthony Mason or Hubert Davis, at least those guys didn't think they were above their team and were more concerned about winning than about their salaries.It's time to bring back players like that instead of this new generation of players who will quit on their coaches if they get their feelings hurt.
David Lee might not be the lights out defender who will shut down opponents and help a team hold another team under 90 points a game, but he would be a key piece on a championship contender.The last thing we need to see is another ex Knick make the playoffs on someone else's roster.We are already witnessing Channing Frye be the Suns' version of Robert Horry and Jamal Crawford dominate on a Hawks team that's in the middle of a playoff run.It would be very messed up if the Knicks allow Lee to walk and he ends up helping another team make the playoffs next season while the Knicks miss out on the playoffs with a roster composed of Chris Bosh and mostly D-leaguers.I really hope Donnie Walsh is listening to the Knick fans who want David Lee back and not these greedy agents who care nothing about the future of the Knicks.