Comments on Golden State Worriers: Mr. Lee

Owen, on a losing team like the Knicks, wouldn'...

2010-08-26T06:48:34.801-07:00

Owen, on a losing team like the Knicks, wouldn't a high minutes player tend to have a higher negative point differential than the team as a whole during the time he was off the court? Not a stat phreak, just asking.

It's a fair point, Philip... thing is, I don&#...

2010-08-04T11:32:47.388-07:00

It's a fair point, Philip... thing is, I don't think moving Randolph for Boozer or Amar'e would've been a great idea, either. This team's core is too weak to merit adding a big-money guy unless he's definitely good enough to take you places, and I don't think any of those three guys is a sure bet to do that.

If we say that Lee is overrated, over paid, or doe...

2010-08-03T18:47:41.633-07:00

If we say that Lee is overrated, over paid, or doesn't help is team win, I think that we have to say that about some of the other top PF's on the market this offseason:
David Lee:
09-10 Net +/-: -1.54
2 yr. Adj +/-: -2.45
09-10 Win Shares: 10.3
09-10 WARP: 13.2
09-10 Wins Produced: 17.3
Age: 27
Contract: 6/80 Mil

Carlos Boozer:
09-10 Net +/-: -1.95
2 yr. Adj +/-: -1.75
09-10 Win Shares: 9.9
09-10 WARP: 11.7
09-10 Wins Produced: 16.32
Age: 28
Contract: 5/80 Mil

Amare Stoudemire:
09-10 Net +/-: -1.23
2 yr. Adj +/-: -3.54
09-10 Win Shares: 10.7
09-10 WARP: 10.8
09-10 Wins Produced: 8.63
Age: 28
Contract: 5/100 Mil

Basically, there's very little difference between the three except we're paying Lee less (although we did give up some nice pieces to get him). The biggest key to this team is Stephen Curry, because the biggest difference between the Suns, Jazz, and Knicks this past year was the Suns had Steve Nash, the Jazz had Deron Williams, and the Knicks had... um... Chris Duhon and Toney Douglas.

Great breakdown. There are enough positives that t...

2010-08-02T11:28:19.719-07:00

Great breakdown. There are enough positives that the team employees will have plenty of things to talk about publicly, but the fact remains the guy who's set to be the highest paid Warrior of all time has never been the reason an NBA team has won. Sure, the Knicks haven't have a lot of talent around him, but he's never sniffed the playoffs in the Eastern Conference and the Warriors are paying him like a franchise player.

To expect Lee to somehow lead the Warriors to greatness with defensive skills that are so lackluster is incredibly optimistic and probably irrational. They need to pray for the No. 1 pick in next year's draft, and hope the best guy available is better than Joe Smith.

You nailed it, Biff -- the David Lee experiment wi...

2010-08-02T10:42:25.840-07:00

You nailed it, Biff -- the David Lee experiment will almost definitely fail under Nellie, which is reason #7,420 why the Warriors need a new coach. Lee needs to be hidden on D, and that'll take some hard work and creativity. Cocktail-laden smallballmania ain't gonna do it.

Solid breakdown, O. I have the biggest fear that i...

2010-08-02T05:01:32.494-07:00

Solid breakdown, O. I have the biggest fear that if Nelson stays as coach, he'll do two things: 1) alienate and further kill Biedrins' confidence, which will lead to 2) playing Lee at center for an absurd number of minutes. After the euphoria of this ownership change, we dub fans need a healthy dose of skepticism.