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http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/antoni_takes_digs_at_lee_nuIB0TQaL9TIBrRCsZNzSP
D'Antoni takes digs at formers Knicks star Lee
With David Lee coming to town Wednesday for his Garden homecoming, Mike D'Antoni appeared to take a dig at the Knicks former big man.
With the Knicks having improved in blocked shots and interior defense over last season, D'Antoni said,
"I don't think it's not a matter of playing hard, just athletically. We got 7-footers who are very athletic. We used to have 6-8 guys who weren't athletic. (Ronny) Turiaf came to us as a shotblocker. (Timofey) Mozgov is 7-1. Amar'e (Stoudemire) blocks shots. (Wilson) Chandler always did. We just have better athletes and taller people. It allows us to play faster. It's not a knock on the other group. They played hard. They weren't athletic enough.''
Lee's downfall with the franchise was an inability to block shots and defend inside.
Eddy Curry, out since the second day of training camp, is supposed to finally return to practice in full today, participating in scrimmages.
Even though i dont really look at this as Dantoni taking any cheapshots, i was just paraphrasing the title. And i know some people might make something out of this, I kinda think D'antoni was just keep it one hunnid....
except one thing that I disagree with, David Lee is athletic. He's just a terrible defender. He can get off the ground real good for a white guy. I dont think athleticism has anything to do with why we sucked last year. I think its more along the lines of height and skill.