knicks1248 wrote:

TMS wrote:i'm hearing different sources reporting that Bosh wants to be the main guy on the team he's on, so that means he's not as open to playing second fiddle to Lebron in NY... i think dj mentioned this as well on a recent thread.

I can't believe he would say something like that, especially publicly. That's usually discuss in private during negotiations and if that's the case I don't want him. He's pretty much a soft ass big man who benefits from playing in era in which skilled rugged big man are almost extinct..

He's not better then Ewing, hakeem, or D RoB, and those were finesss big men who could also bang.

Lee has gotten better every single season since he's been in the league, why would he not be part of a big 3 or even part of a duo..I'm pretty sure he will be just as good as Bosh is next season

unless he starts knocking down 3's & blocking shots, i seriously doubt that, but anything's possible... it's also possible that Chris Bosh returns next year a better player than he is now also... D Lee is not the only player in the NBA that works on improving his game during the offseason & yet we act as if everyone else will stay stagnant while he continues to improve.

Moonangie wrote:

By HOWARD BECK
Published: February 19, 2010

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Tracy McGrady’s arrival on Thursday may lead directly to David Lee’s departure in July. The issue is salary-cap rules. By acquiring McGrady’s large expiring contract, the Knicks created nearly enough cap room to sign two superstars this summer. To use that cap room, they first have to renounce the rights to all of their free agents, including Lee.

That means the Knicks will forfeit Lee’s Bird rights, which allow a team to exceed the cap to keep one of its players. Once they are under the cap, they will also lose the midlevel exception, a salary slot worth about $6 million.

So if the Knicks sign two maximum-salaried players, say LeBron James and Chris Bosh, should they become free agents, there will be no cap space left for Lee and no way to keep him. They will have to fill out the roster with players making the N.B.A. minimum.

There are other possible situations. If the Knicks sign only one superstar, they would have about $16 million of cap room left. That would be enough to re-sign Lee (even without his Bird rights) and other players, assuming another team has not signed Lee while the Knicks were chasing bigger stars.

The Knicks could also use Lee in a sign-and-trade deal, perhaps in a dual sign-and-trade for Bosh. However, renouncing his rights negates the sign-and-trade option. Timing is an issue: The Knicks will not claim their estimated $31.5 million in cap room until they have renounced the rights to all their free agents.

I sort of like the idea of a dual sign-and-trade for Bosh. Then we can sign Lebron and possibly use McGrady's bird rights to resign him, as well. Anyone have thoughts on this?

i suggested the dual sign & trade idea for Amare already but the same can hold true for Bosh... since we have cap space we can make an inequitable deal in terms of dollars under the CBA, but i would seriously look to include Curry's deal in any contract talks because that is key to signing other players this season other than just 2 max guys, which we will need to do if we want to be a serious championship contender next year.

But David Lee is not the problem.

ItalianStallion wrote:Lee would be fine if we had a dominant C and he was switched to PF, but he can't be the C with guys like Chandler or Gallo as potential PFs. There has to be another big guy that can rebound, defend, block shots etc...

we cant keep hiding all the guys (not just lee) on this teams flaws... we need guys who will at least try to play some d, and not count on someone else to do it.

sidsanders wrote:

ItalianStallion wrote:Lee would be fine if we had a dominant C and he was switched to PF, but he can't be the C with guys like Chandler or Gallo as potential PFs. There has to be another big guy that can rebound, defend, block shots etc...

we cant keep hiding all the guys (not just lee) on this teams flaws... we need guys who will at least try to play some d, and not count on someone else to do it.

don't forget we also need a PG like Steve Nash to add to that dominant defensive shotblocking C along w/a couple good perimeter defenders & then we'll all see how good D Lee can really be... you guys are seriously sleeping on Jazzy Lee.