Posted by WOODMANnYk:

you knicks fans that will be crying when lee leaves, makes me laugh. You act as if the dude is a superstar player. He was a role player for godsake.

All he could do is rebound.. he does not play both ends of the floor...

He's more athletic troy murphy... He can be replaced..

Posted by TMS:

Posted by WOODMANnYk:

you knicks fans that will be crying when lee leaves, makes me laugh. You act as if the dude is a superstar player. He was a role player for godsake.

All he could do is rebound.. he does not play both ends of the floor...

He's more athletic troy murphy... He can be replaced..

speaking for myself i was saying it for the past year that if Donnie lets Lee & Nate walk w/o getting back anything in return it's a serious gaffe on his part... this has nothing to do w/the fact that he can be replaced or not... it's about getting value for your best young players... in what world is it good GMing practice to let your best young talent walk for nothing in return? so what that he was a flawed player, so was every other player on this roster... would u like to see Wilson Chandler walk in a couple years for nothing too?

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by TMS:

Posted by WOODMANnYk:

you knicks fans that will be crying when lee leaves, makes me laugh. You act as if the dude is a superstar player. He was a role player for godsake.

All he could do is rebound.. he does not play both ends of the floor...

He's more athletic troy murphy... He can be replaced..

speaking for myself i was saying it for the past year that if Donnie lets Lee & Nate walk w/o getting back anything in return it's a serious gaffe on his part... this has nothing to do w/the fact that he can be replaced or not... it's about getting value for your best young players... in what world is it good GMing practice to let your best young talent walk for nothing in return? so what that he was a flawed player, so was every other player on this roster... would u like to see Wilson Chandler walk in a couple years for nothing too?

I think it sucks if Lee goes and we get nothing in return, but I think it was a risk that Walsh was willing to take and that risk was/is whether or not someone will overpay for Lee. Should Walsh have traded Lee at the deadline? I think so, but at the same time I can see where he was willing to take the risk on keeping Lee and getting him at 7 million per. If someone pays Lee 10million, that's great, I don't want him at that price.

It's not like this is a done deal either. Of course Lee's agent is going to say he's going to get his client a huge deal, he wouldn't be doing his job if he said Lee was going to have no market.

Posted by sebstar:

Whats this nonsense I'm hearing about Lee signing with Memphis! Didnt Lee sabotage the Mayo trade by refusing to play in Memphis?!?!

Walsh has to navigate through a few emerging land mines this offseason...Lee and Nate could develop into problems if they just walk with no compensation. In any event, the bi-polar ass Knick fans are hilarious. Ripping lee a new a-hole until the moment it seems he is ready to bounce, and now they're pining for him like a newborn child.

Posted by TMS:

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by TMS:

Posted by WOODMANnYk:

you knicks fans that will be crying when lee leaves, makes me laugh. You act as if the dude is a superstar player. He was a role player for godsake.

All he could do is rebound.. he does not play both ends of the floor...

He's more athletic troy murphy... He can be replaced..

speaking for myself i was saying it for the past year that if Donnie lets Lee & Nate walk w/o getting back anything in return it's a serious gaffe on his part... this has nothing to do w/the fact that he can be replaced or not... it's about getting value for your best young players... in what world is it good GMing practice to let your best young talent walk for nothing in return? so what that he was a flawed player, so was every other player on this roster... would u like to see Wilson Chandler walk in a couple years for nothing too?

I think it sucks if Lee goes and we get nothing in return, but I think it was a risk that Walsh was willing to take and that risk was/is whether or not someone will overpay for Lee. Should Walsh have traded Lee at the deadline? I think so, but at the same time I can see where he was willing to take the risk on keeping Lee and getting him at 7 million per. If someone pays Lee 10million, that's great, I don't want him at that price.

It's not like this is a done deal either. Of course Lee's agent is going to say he's going to get his client a huge deal, he wouldn't be doing his job if he said Lee was going to have no market.

i'm not gonna condemn Walsh until Lee actually walks, but you know i've been warning against this very scenario for a year now so if it comes to pass Walsh will definitely not be getting a pass from me.

Posted by sebstar:

I dont think there is a reason to panic...this is where a good, savvy GM comes into play. Walsh and co. should be able to manipulate the media and turn Lee into the hottest free agent commodity. Boozer not opting is a good thing! There are now more suitors, and its Walsh's job to make them bid against one another.

Posted by BRIGGS:

If the Knicks are willing to pay David Lee 6 years 42mm --tell me what exactly is 2 more mm a year?

If they frontload the contract in year 1 the cap hold could be around 7mm in year 2 anyway.

I dont get it Im willing to give you 42 but not 54--it makes no sense. I mean we just paid 4mm for the right to take a two year look at a 6-1 combo guard who cant dunk.
Think about it!