Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by Anji:
I think Lee is an Ok defender on the post. He had five fouls(three of them were total Bull****) and Okur posting anybodyon our team should get a double team. But I would have rathered Okur be guarded in the last 4 minutes by Balkman to take away the three ball and give up a couple of two point baskets. Refs still robbed the knicks though.
I don't usually agree with you Anji, but I do here. Holresh has a vendetta against Lee and will disparage him any chance he gets. No one is saying Lee is a good defender, but he's not dreadful. He can play the post decently, but he DOES get killed outside. Theres no way Lee should ever be guarding anyone on the perimeter. Ever.
The simply fact is Lee has to guard somebody if he is going to play. For weeks, all I have been seeing is statements like "Lee should be playing 42 minutes a game." Then IT plays him and puts him on Okur, a guy Lee should be able to guard even on the perimeter, and Lee's lack of defense contributes to the loss, and the first thing people say is it was IT's fault for playing Lee. I don't think it is too much to ask you athletic PF to guard a center on the perimeter. Lee just did not play good defense on Okur. It was a mistake and it happens and he will get better. However, if you are going to berate IT for not playing Lee (and nyk4ever I am not saying it was you) then you can't also blame IT for Lee not being able to guard someone that he clearly should have been able to handle. Now I will say that any defense that has Lee guarding an atlethic scoring SF on the perimeter for any significant length of time is flawed and IT should be blamed for that.
