Posted by tommydee21:

Posted by 4949:

Tommy, I'm a big Lee fan (I think as you well know). My question is 'is there a specific reason why the brass would be engaging in trading Lee?' The only thing I have to go by is what people here say and that's that they don't think his defense is worth keeping him.

Check us out 49, and thanks again Martin, you know I dig this site.

AS far as lee is concerned, Martin hit in on the head, he's been the biggest question mark in terms of what walsh is going to do because I'm really waiting for Walsh to add a contract past 2010. It could be lee it could be nate, it could be diaw it may be none.

Walsh doesn't want to commit so he passed on his chance with Nate and Lee and will let the market dictate their value. I think Walsh has a pretty good idea that lee will get between 7-9 mill per mid-to-long term.

If that's the case he may be better off dealing him.

Posted by martin:

Posted by GKFv2:

I want to be clear on a few things. TheKnicksBlog did not break the Randolph trade first, ESPN and the Daily News did.

I have never seen this site ever, EVER get anything correct with their "rumors." You want to look at it as me disrespecting your site, go ahead, but this is not what it is. Most of yours rumors are simply ideas passed off as rumors or a rumor you heard from the guy selling hot dogs in the corner. Unless you are 100% correct this is true, don't post this on our board or any board to try and create some buzz. We don't need fake buzz. We need real buzz.

GKF, seriously, back down. We welcome Tommy posting his stuff and wish there was a better way to include his blog items on our site. I have no clue where you come off as taking the position you just wrote about and think it's clearly way off.

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by 4949:

Posted by tommydee21:

Several sources with knowledge of the situation have told TKB that the Portland Trailblazers are getting serious about trading for David Lee.

Blazers ownership thinks Lee is the perfect 6th man, who will be 26 in April and can be part of their long term plans. As we know Lee has leverage because he doesn’t have to sign with a team he is traded to, but playing in Portland with their young core would be very attractive.

http://www.theknicksblog.com/2009/01/04/blazers-getting-ready-to-move-in-on-lee/

'Several sources told 'The Knicks Blog' this??? Where are the several sources? Unless I see this on the A/P, then it doesn't mean a thing!

Several sources probably means nobody is reading my website and I need to make sht up to catch some hype

Posted by tommydee21:

first off thanks martin, I know you're always paying attention.

Secondly guys in fairness, you can blast my site if you want. I have already built some credibility, but this is not about me, never has been. Let's just be clear.

I have sources around the league (not that difficult when you know the right people) and i had someone post the clippers deal in my comment section. I got on the phone and no one had heard of it but I heard plenty of rumblings that the Blazers have a man crush on lee for the reason stated. They appear to be interested in making a move.

For me there would have to be a third team involved, but I haven't confirmed with sources ( or the people who helped me break the Randolph trade 15 minutes before Alan hahn as well as Marbury suiting up. I also had Harrington for Crawford on the radar in July. It's on the blog check it out) about this clippers thing, so at this point I'm not putting my name to it.

Posted by islesfan:

Sergio, Bayless and their 2009 first rd pick for Lee.

Posted by King1:

Ewings I think Lee is a 7-8 million dollar guy if Walsh signs him before the year now he has played himself to 10 million a year. Look at all the guys that make more money than him he put up similar numbers.

Posted by tommydee21:

cos-

thanks for being fair and saying you liked yesterday;s Lee post.

What i'm saying is that I don;t really care what people think about me so long as it;s fair.

if you read the site you know what I'm about.

Anyway someone posted that wacky Clippers 3 way in my comments section and my sources never confirmed it, so as far as I;m concerned it's a fake trade hence why I never endorsed it.

I'm reporting (as a journalist first blogger second ) that the blazers have a man crush on the Lee which gives donnie some options. they think lee could be a big piece to their puzzle.

obviously some people take things and run with them...

Posted by Cosmic:

Posted by tommydee21:

cos-

thanks for being fair and saying you liked yesterday;s Lee post.

What i'm saying is that I don;t really care what people think about me so long as it;s fair.

if you read the site you know what I'm about.

Anyway someone posted that wacky Clippers 3 way in my comments section and my sources never confirmed it, so as far as I;m concerned it's a fake trade hence why I never endorsed it.

I'm reporting (as a journalist first blogger second ) that the blazers have a man crush on the Lee which gives donnie some options. they think lee could be a big piece to their puzzle.

obviously some people take things and run with them...

Now I see what you're saying I just think you don't need to fall back to a (rumour/source/early news break) that you may have gotten right to validate any future opinion. In fact it makes those who disagree with your opinion pounce quicker - like me for example. I guess since you feel the desire to engage people on forums you're going to open yourself to criticism and outright attacks. I assume you understand Knick fans can be a wacky bunch.

Ah, alright, I misunderstood then on the Clipper thing. Thanks for the clarification. I rescind my roasting of that lol.

As to the site I must admit there were several topics early on in the summer I shook my head at so I hadn't continued to go back. The Lee piece was really good though so maybe I'll check in more often.

i'm not one of those guys to run and hide...

I appreciate you giving it another chance.
thanks cos

TD