How enraged was the mob at MSG last night? Even Jeff Lageman was booing the Knicks’ selection of Danilo Gallinari at no. 6 overall. While I personally would’ve loved to see New York take a flier on G D.J. Augustin (who might’ve been a stretch at no. 9), I’m still eager to see him regain the consistent form he flashed prior to his sophmore year in Austin . He’ll try to do so in a Bobcats uniform, however, and the Daily News’ Frank Isola predicts the selection of Gallinari means David Lee is a goner.
I™m hearing that the Knicks could be working on a deal with the Charlotte Bobcats to acquire point guard Raymond Felton for Lee, who played for Bobcats coach Larry Brown.
When Mike D™Antoni coached the Phoenix Suns he gave the front office a the thumbs-down to drafting Lee because he felt that Lee wasn™t a good enough shooter.
If Brown’s that commited to acquiring young talent he previously stunted nutured, surely Memphis would consider trading Darko Milicic?
Yes, Lee played for Larry Brown.
Yes, Larry Brown also benched Lee for no apparent reason (other than to lose games and force Isiah out in a power struggle, I submit) for six straight games in the 2005-06 season. More than the Bucks and Celtics last year, it was the most blatant case of tanking I’ve seen in the last three seasons.
That’s why I get such a kick out of hearing Larry described as a teacher.
It’s a measure of my own utter lack of perspective that I actually believed Lee was worth more than Raymond Felton on the open market.
so much for O.J. Mayo going into the Hall Of Fame in a Minnesota jersey.