Posted by TMS:
Posted by NyKnicks89:
David lee = role player ,always hustles when playing but doest have a jump shot and doesnt play much defense
linas kleiza= haven't really seen him play but from what i herd he a nice young talent with a nice shot
Kleiza is seriously not all that... he's a marginally better player than Boki Nachbar w/a little more size... not even close to being a better player than D Lee.
I'm not sure about that TMS. Just my humble opinion, but I think Kleiza has the most upside of the 3. While not the rebounder Lee is right now, I think this kid Kleiza is actually better than advertised, which is a rare thing in a pretty overhyped NBA these days. The kid's about Lee's size and although billed as a PF all the way (plus moves down low, plus rebounder, a little slow, no mention of a perimeter jumper at all) I honestly can say I don't see that at all. I see a big talented kid that's actually quick enough and a good enough perimeter player to play the 3 fulltime in the NBA. No doubt about it. Have no idea where the 'poor footspeed' rap came from. That's garbage. I'd say he's VERY QUICK for a big man. He moves extremely well for a guy with his size, runs the court well, shoots it well from deep with excellent form and can take the ball to the rim strong. Very decent offensive player. Now it's tough to crack that rotation out in Denver with the talent they have on the wing and in the paint, so I don't even think Denver knows where this kid fits in long-term at this point, but I can honestly say that this kid, with 35+ mins. a night, has a chance to eventually be a really dangerous weapon for some team, whether it's ultimately in Denver or somewhere else. Has more overall talent than David Lee, sorry to say. Much more. Much higher ceiling.
Same for Kevin Love. I see a very similar player to Kleiza - a little stronger but slower version (here's a guy that I actually agree with the 'lack of quickness' label - a guy that can really shoot it well from deep when he finds himself on the perimeter but looks more comfortable operating down low because on the lack of quickness) but very similar inside/outside player with a higher overall skill level than Lee. Again, relax guys, not trying to get everyone in an uproar here over Lee. These are just some names me and my friends were tossing around today. "Who would you rather have Lee or...." type of stuff.
I said today that I applauded Isiah Thomas for finally showing some interest in the right type of player, a guy I think is perfect for our rotten team that's going nowhere - a young inexpensive talent with big upside. Too bad the deadline deal of Randolph to the Nuggets didn't go down. I think it would've been the first move that I would've been 100% firmly behind that Zeke ever made since he's been here. Too bad it didn't happen. Oh well.
[Edited by - finestrg on 02-25-2008 6:29 PM]
2/25/2008 5:06 PM
