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David Lee lesson revisited: tie up the youth?
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Panos
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10/14/2010  3:43 PM
Seeing our experience with David Lee, does it make sense to
try to extend our promising youth to reasonable contracts before they realize their potential?
AR? Gallo? Chan?
Do we approach these guys and offer them long term deals which may incentivize them to take a reasonable
amount for guaranteed money now?
Do you think players are willing to accept such a deal, or would they "Let it ride!" and hope for the big pay day?
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TymeLessKnicks
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10/14/2010  4:04 PM
Im really not sure you can say we 'learned a lesson' with David Lee. Donnie had to keep his options open.

In regards to extensions for current players - im on the wait and see approach.

Had enough Melo?
Panos
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10/14/2010  4:08 PM
TymeLessKnicks wrote:Im really not sure you can say we 'learned a lesson' with David Lee. Donnie had to keep his options open.

In regards to extensions for current players - im on the wait and see approach.

The lesson was, we might have been able to tie him up for less money sooner, and have the investment pay dividends in
that he would have been an even more attractive trading asset than he was. If we'd locked him in at $6M per two years
ago, he would have been a great asset.
Granted its a risk. You don't know what you'll have two years in advance, and yes, we had a plan to free up space.
But we're in a different place now, and perhaps its worth thinking about.

TymeLessKnicks
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10/14/2010  4:33 PM
Panos wrote:
TymeLessKnicks wrote:Im really not sure you can say we 'learned a lesson' with David Lee. Donnie had to keep his options open.

In regards to extensions for current players - im on the wait and see approach.

The lesson was, we might have been able to tie him up for less money sooner, and have the investment pay dividends in
that he would have been an even more attractive trading asset than he was. If we'd locked him in at $6M per two years
ago, he would have been a great asset.
Granted its a risk. You don't know what you'll have two years in advance, and yes, we had a plan to free up space.
But we're in a different place now, and perhaps its worth thinking about.

Would you say that not tying up David Lee worked in our favor? I say yes.

Agreed we are in a different place and the fan in me wants this team to win and all our starters locked in for a while but we dont know enough yet - Maybe we can revist this mid-season?

Had enough Melo?
David Lee lesson revisited: tie up the youth?

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