David Lee interviews from Tanqueray's 200th Anniversary

my guess is that his eyes were opened to the reality of the business by being a RFA last year, and now he knows that he could really end up anywhere. obviously he still enjoys playing for the NY fans and loves the city – he just doesn’t want to get too disappointed if he ends up on some miserable team (i’m looking at you, Toronto).

i was actually more excited by his “you’re getting better or you’re getting worse” quote; maybe he’s gonna get even better, learn how to block shots or something. a world where d-lee is dropping 20-10-5 and getting 2 blocks a game for NY is a world that i want to live in!

and it kills me. but either he signs outright with someone else. perhaps oklahoma, miami, maybe chicago. or he gets signed and traded somewhere, phoenix possibly. i’m not gonna act like i know for certain. but my gut tells me he is gone for one reason or another.

I wish him the best. I’m hoping he stays, but I agree with stingy..it just doesn’t seem that Lee’s gonna be a Knick next season. In fact, I gotta good feeling that Barsh is gonna be a Knick instead..and it kinda makes me sick.

I hope Lee goes to a good team and wins. As long as it ain’t the Celtics and to a lesser extent the Lakers, I’ll be rooting for Lee and his team except against the Knicks.

But until its over, I’m still holding out hope they think he’s part of the solution.

but he isn’t sure if it’ll happen due to the Lebronathon. It’s a shame too, cause I hear peopl go on and on about he only puts up numbers cause the rest of the squad sucks but I think he could be a really strong contributor to a winning team.

 I would love it if that winning team could be us because if we let him walk and he ends up in the playoffs on some other team I’d be happy for him but at the same time sick to my stomach.

i just can’t resist true religion jeans. snark.

Keep Lee. What also is somewhat alarming to me is that some of the guys that showed promise and effort last season are the guys who may see the bench more oft than not if we do fork out max’s. Now I do like Bosh over Amare, but I’d sure love to see what David can do if we pick up a solid Center. I also find it interesting that a year ago, WilChan was our biggest rising young star, and now is garbage heap and trade bait. If his ankle continues to be a long running problem, then I see chucking him, but I say give the dude another year. I do see the problem tho that we’re potentially overloaded with wing/Sf players. It looks like a slimmed down Walker might/should be primed as our shooting guard. But here’s a thought, say we did enter Fantasy world, got Johnson, Bosh (or kept lee) and Lebron…we just spent two years priming one hell of a bench.As always with David Lee, you’ll always love his work ethic and O-game, but if he can’t develop better defense, he’s a liability. God Bless Manute Bol and his family…classy dude, too young to go.

I really don’t want 3 let alone 2. I was just “fantasizing” what would happen if that did happen. We’d most likely end up with Gallo, and the rest riding the bench for a few guys I don’t care too much about or for. I don’t like Bosh, like Amare even less, and tho I like Johnson, don’t really want him. I don’t like trash talkers who don’t back it up (Amare) or cry-babies who wilt under pressure (Bosh). Lee is a hard worker who generally keeps his mouth shut and strives to get better…I like that, especially if he works on his strength and positioning this summer. I did note he was starting to get a block a game towards the end of last season, or so it seemed – mostly cuz he was at PF with Earl in there. We were still bad, but this team showed promise. I see Lee and Gallo getting better, as well as Douglas and Walker, so yeah, Chan is an odd man out.

all i want is to have this conversation.

don’t really know what they have in David Lee. I dont think they really value him as they should. The only flaw we really ppoint out of his is his defense. Although, given that essentially no one on the team plays defense or does a good job helping Lee, that defensive flaw might be talked to be worse than it actually is.

I have this sinking feeling that NY is looking everywhere BUT in their on backyard on FAgency. And if we end up losing David Lee, it would probably be to a team that is a playoff contender already and we will find that Lee puts up the same numbers with his new team as he did in NY and will likely end up the catalyst to that team’s championship aspirations.

But if Walsh does indeed play his cards right and hold onto David Lee, I think it makes us a much better team and an easier one to root for. I also think Lee will continue to be fantastic for us too.

I really hope we don’t overlook him. The guy WANTS to stay here. And he is our BEST player and seemingly a great teammate. How could a team NOT want that? Especially from a guy who has improved significantly each year?

The more Im drinking the kool aid. D Lee gives pretty much comparable production to Amare and Bosh, and we dont have to spend the max to retain him. It makes sense, especially when you consider his growth over his career. Bosh and Amare have pretty much been the same player from early on (except Amare developing a mid range jumper.) Lee has always been a great rebounder, but his handle, finishing ability, and jumpshot have all improved markedly since his rookie year. And expanding his role hasnt hurt his game at all. He was the go to guy last year and all he did was make the All Star game. That’s the kind of sidekick who’s perfect for a LBJ or Wade. Add Gallo in the mix and you got your so called Big 3. And that core with the right pieces could potentially contend for the next 4-5 years.

so I can buy my first Knicks jersey. I’d buy his jersey over LeBron’s just based on the fact that it would be so common if he did sign with the Knicks.

resign dlee.. bring in barron :) those guys plus curry will take up the frontcourt

bring in lebron.. him and chandler will take up SF

move gallo to the 2guard.. keep bill walker.. toney douglas.

in the draft pick up a G and another big man.. and thats the team :)

barron lee lebron gallo douglas
   curry chandler walker
   38th pick 39th pick

it would be nice to trade curry and chandler for a good big man and than with the remaining money sign a nice starting guard and a depth guy

Barron, Lee, Lebron, Gallo, GUARD
BIG MAN, Walker, Douglas
38th pick ©, 39th pick (SF), depth guy

Dude is going to opt out of his contract and he’s exactly the type of guy who would play well alongside Lee. Next year will be his second after a major injury, which is often a way to get undervalued assets. He prob won’t average 12 and 12 like he did in 07-08, but I think he’ll be way better than last year.

I know a lot of people will be opposed to this, but I think he’s a guy you can with with and pair with Lee.

-David Lee is going to be able to shoot the corner 3-pointer this year; the most important shot in today’s NBA cliche’d!).
-Earl Barron, if resigned, is a capable jump-shooter and cleans glass proficiently.
-Gallinari is auto-aim from the wing three
-Bill Walker is, knock on wood, still excellent from the other wing three
-If those guys are there, what does that do for Douglas’s driving lanes?

Let’s not sign anyone. Let’s just play that team with no back-ups.
I’d watch that shit every night.

as for Pryzbilla, well, he is kinda majorly hurt right now. Knee surgery last season then a month later he reinjured it and had to have another surgery on the same knee.

If you are tired of Eddy Curry, I wouldn’t recommend bringing on Joel. He is probably going to be a FA for a loooooong time.