And that's why Portland wanted to trade the guy they once touted as their franchise player for Lee?
Portland wanted as much as they could get for Zach, that is why they wanted Lee.
They probably traded him too late. Lee would not have been there to 'replace Randolph' so much as support the guys they are grooming to replace him with: Oden, Aldridge, and Roy.
It's simply insulting to see people's good arguments for preferring one player over another dismissed on little but racial grounds. Or do you see where Holfresh has otherwise made an irrefutable case for Zach to bolster his race based claims?
I am not talking about Holfresh per se. I was insulted by Malik Rose starting over Lee 2 years ago, and the arguments defending that. But this is much different. I think the argument for Lee over Randolph is weak. Randolph has had about 3 games as good or better than the one Lee had last night already.
Do you remember Mark West and Tom Chambers? Mark West was one of the most efficient players ever in the game. But Tom Chambers was a "star". Like West, Lee shoots a high percentage. Chambers was less efficient, but he could regularly do things that West could never even attempt.
That is the way I view Lee and Randolph, except West was better than Lee, and Chambers is a lot better than Randolph.
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Based on the quote I am replying to, I would think that you don't believe that race influences the pumping-up of Lee to proportions that do not reflect reality. I'm still not sure because you haven't addressed that question directly.
I gotta shop for Turkey Day. I'll check later, I'm looking forward to reading your opinion.
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