Reading the above of some members comments make me leary of
their b.ball IQ of team performance.
David Lee was a Knick-KEEPER......especially in the Big Apple.
Lee was our best complimentary bigman since having Bill Cartwright.
Lee made all his bigmen teammates performance better.
A Knicks starting frontcourt lineup of F/C-Lee, F/C-Amare, and SF-Chandler,
wouldve been 10 times better than Phoenix frontcourt lineup of "Lopez or
Frye, Amare, Hill" in a running uptempo offense, and halfcourt offense.
Rookie Mozgov skills/talent coming off the bench to play with Amare or Lee
would become refine quicker to the NBA level of b.ball.
David Lee performance was outstanding on the Knicks the first day he put
on a Knick Jersey "Lee was consistent". There was not a team in the league
that could stop Lee's hustling talent from getting a 8 pts, 8 rbds, 2 ast,
performance in 24 minutes of playingtime during Lee's first two seasons in the NBA.
So only a nitwit or person who did not witness Lee's first 3 seasons as a
Knick would believe Dantoni's coaching excelled David Lee performance.
Dantoni's so-call system stagnated David Lee's performance.
PF-David Lee will give u WINS rather than stats if u put a center or PF in the
same lineup with him, which Dantoni refuse to do for 2 straight seasons.
Carmelo knows that Harrington is a SF.....
The first thing Knick-Fans shouldve realized about David Lee was that he
wanted to stay a Knick. David Lee wouldve excepted $7M to $9M per to
stay in New York. It was Donnie Walsh and Dantoni wanting to trade David
Lee for some stupid...ss or foolish "2010-Plan" which forced David Lee and his
agents hand into going to the media to announce Lee will test the FA waters
at $10+M per (Pure Bussiness) to stop any trade offers Walsh make to the
next team involving David Lee.
Recall :gony:
New York Fans turned on coach Larry Brown when he took rookie David Lee
out of the rotation, coach Brown put David Lee in the starting lineup for 8
straight games to win 6 straight games out of 8 the first week of January
(then DNP Lee for the remainder of the 2005-6 season).
David Lee became a Fan-Favorite at the start of his 2nd season by winning
the MVP of the Rookie All-Star game, plus putting the Knicks into the playoff
race, before catching a season injury.
Only a FOOL with very little NBA knowledge would think or believe that three
throw away GSW players (Turiaf/Randolph/Azu) could equal-up to David Lee's
complimetary performance in the frontcourt.
Donnie Walsh only had 4 players under contract, he gave Amare $20M per,
and Felton $5.5M per contracts which only gave the Knicks 6 players under
contract on July 9, 2010.
Donnie Walsh panic......it look like our St. Johns star the ex-GM of GSW Chris
Mullin working under Walsh co-signed the talent of 3 players (throw away)
from the GSW to add to our Knick roster to make it 9 players under
contract on July 15th, 2010.
The Knicks resigning Lee before the Bulls/Nets/Wolves offered him $12M to
$14M contract had Walsh in a panic of losing Lee for nothing. Its bad b/c
that was Walsh intention with his "2010-Plan" getting the next team top FA
for nothing. Doing to others what u dont want them to do to u WTF.
It looks like NBA teams and NBA Players cut Donnie Walsh off in the 2010
FA offseason.
:smokin: :gony: :smokin:
David Lee was more of a Keeper for the 2010-11 season than
Donnie Walsh/Dantoni
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: