I think that's ridiculous, and I think it illustrates perfectly why he is not a winning player. Listen, I'm self-aware enough to realize that after all these years watching him, I kinda just hate this guy now, and that I have a stronger negative reaction to him and his game/attitude than most. I'll cop to a bit of just haterness towards him. But basketball-wise, I gotta think that more level-head folk than me would also be taken aback by his lack of self-awareness, and lack of any dedication whatsoever to shoring up a glaring weakness.

Sorry, I want him GONE.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/lee_sees_future_as_point_shot_KUq1SiVwVxqS3b0VWmuRTI

"Not saying I'll be [Danilo] Gallinari out there. That won't be the focus of my game, but I hit two shots [Wednesday in Toronto] with my heels on the line. I think I can be a decent 3-point shooter. I think that's the next step."

How about being a decent defender????

Play defense or play elsewhere!

Cosmic wrote:Lee...STFU.

Play defense or play elsewhere!

I REALLY hope we don't re-sign him. You are not winning a title with David Lee as your starting PF. I don't care if he adds a 3-point shot either. His weak D just takes away everything he does good imo.

Cosmic wrote:Lee...STFU.

Play defense or play elsewhere!

Exactly Cos. I really don't like what I've heard from Lee in the papers today. Taking up the damn 3 ball again instead of defense, saying the Knicks had 2 chances to lock him up long-term the last two years, saying the Knicks have to do what they have to do & he's gonna do what he has to do, saying he wants his agent to go out there and work, etc....Just little things but I'm not getting a good read on him today. He might wind up going where the money is...Maybe even Canada...I see more of a possibility of a Lee/Bosh swap today than I have before..

I like him and I want him back -- LeBron & Bosh is my plan A. If not, I want Lee back but I'm just not getting a good read on him now...

Bippity10 wrote:I think he'd be better served by developing his defense and try to develop a more dominant post game. I'm pretty sure that Kareem and Malone and Wilt did pretty well for themselves without ever developing a 3 point shot.

personally i think he needs to help out antoine walker and pay him to learn the 4 point shot.

Lee says his goal is to improve his ball handling and revealed that he thinks he can become a 3-point threat. But he also admitted that he must improve his most glaring weakness: defense.

"First and foremost I have to get better defensively," he said.

Finestrg wrote:

Andrew wrote:"First and foremost I have to get better defensively," he said.

Cool. Link?

http://www.ultimateknicks.com/outerlink.asp?id=1006977

Andrew wrote:"First and foremost I have to get better defensively," he said.

If David Lee can learn how to take charges, commit key fouls and alter shots better, especially against penetrators, he would be a keeper. We don't exactly need Dikembe Mutombo and Charles Oakley to be a good defensive team. Look at Oklahoma City. They are small and lack shotblocking but they are one of the best defensive teams in the league.

But sadly, I don't think Lee can become a decent defender. I've seen enough from him these 5 years. He has his habits and he simply doesn't have it in his dna to defend.