Your New York Sports Blog: David Lee Not On Knicks Roster?

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Garden favorites or not, more than a few Knicks' days are probably numbered. When the Suns had a chance to draft David Lee in 2005, Mike D'Antoni opposed it, citing Lee's lack of offensive skills. Lee hasn't developed much of a game since, and hustle and rebounding only go so far for the Knicks' new coach. In Phoenix, he wanted his big men to be scoring threats from all over the court, and that probably won't change. So that doesn't bode well for Renaldo Balkman or Randolph Morris, either. Despite his status with fans, Lee has limited range and trouble getting his shot off in traffic. When it comes to another member of the 2005 draft, D'Antoni is much higher on Nate Robinson, whom the Suns drafted and immediately packaged with Quentin Richardson for Kurt Thomas.

...Man that would piss me off if David Lee was not going to be on the team. You need guys like him to play like him and do all the little, dirty things to win games. His stats aren't pretty, but there is always a good chance he gets a double-double every game. On the other hand Renaldo Balkman can go I have never been a fan of him and thought that was just a waste of a draft pick and I am still unsure about Randolph Morris.