Comments on: What is Lee’s Fit?… 2.0

By: Dave the Rave

Dave the Rave — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:24:56 +0000

Lee is a great asset. The prob is there is too much pressure on everyone because the roster sux, and everyone looks bad when the team can’t win. On a decent roster he might be an all-star — his defensive flaws would not show as much, but he is no PF stud like an Oakley. I’ll take a defensive stud over Lee if they can get one.

By: Dave the Rave

Dave the Rave — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:21:23 +0000

Anywhere he wants. The team would be tailored around him. Any coach who does not do that would get fired, like Doug Collins with MJ.

By: Dave the Rave

Dave the Rave — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:19:23 +0000

LBJ — one player — make any team a complete playoff team? He plays all 5 positions at once and has won a championship?

By: traps9

traps9 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:27:01 +0000

True, but they’re great for filling up a roster that has 2 max contracts on it, though.

By: HaS

HaS — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:19:07 +0000

Chandler nor Lee were lottery picks and even with that draft to do over they still wouldn’t be. No way Utah trades that pick back to the Knicks knowing it is a lottery pick.

By: HaS

HaS — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:54:58 +0000

Edit:

[otherwise] he will be finishing his coaching career in europe.

By: HaS

HaS — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:52:27 +0000

You’re right and I realized my error as I pressed “Add comment” lol. My main point was that choosing player based solely based on a non-traditional system could get a franchise into trouble in the long run.

Marion is not a 4. Never was, never will be. It’s nice to have the ability to go small at times, but as the main idea for an offense it hasn’t proved it can make it into the Finals. It works in the regular season, as Don Nelson has proved by being one of the most winningest coaches in NBA History. However, what Don Nelson has also proved, or been unable to disprove, is that plaing unorthodox, fast-paced, high-scoring lineups, while entertaining, cannot make it to the Finals.

Furthermore _’antoni’s flippant attitude toward defense doesn’t mix with this city (he barely flinches when the other team score 110+ on his teams and points out only that his team “didn’t make shots” as the reason for losses, with a chuckle no less) and eventually that will wear thin on the fans (it already has with me). Deep down I feel he was hired to lure a top level free agent more than anything else, but if he does remain past the length of his current deal he will have to put a defensive scheme into place and demand it be executed, he will be finishing his coaching career in europe.

By: jho

jho — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:48:42 +0000

Utah is not dealing with us. Period.

By: jho

jho — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:48 +0000

Obviously you are discounting then the Knicks signing Lebron or Wade. I know at least in Lebron’s case, he makes ANY team he goes to a “complete” playoff team. You can legitimately argue that Lebron has been carrying the Cavs without a legit 2nd star all these years. Ilgauskas? Mo Williams? No, I don’t think so.

By: Jeff Cykiert

Jeff Cykiert — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:05 +0000

We’re not going to get a lottery pick from anyone, and we proved that we can buy a late first rounder whenever we want, anyway. So… drum roll…

Lee and Curry for McGrady. I don’t think Houston is in the hunt for 2010 cap space, and they could use another PF. This, of course, is just a fantasy, and not likely.

I also see Sloan loving Lee. Trust me if you throw him in as the third big (with boozer gone), as a PF in that offense, his defense will look fine. (boozer is a good defender, but he doesn’t block shots either, btw. That’s not a true measure.)

Also, Jazz have no room next summer no matter what. So either something like Lee and jeffries for boozer and our pick? Or Lee and Chandler for harpring, Korver, and our pick? i would straight up trade chandler for our pick back.

I haven’t really thought these through, just my stream of consiousness