David lee is doing well.
We got way bigger problems to worry about at the moment.
Lee is probably one of, if not the best performing Warrior so far. Consistant too.

Unfortunately the criticisms of Lee will continue if more of his 18/10 games do not result in more wins. Player’s weaknesses are going to be heavily criticized if a team is not consistently succeeding. And it looks like this team is not going to have a chance to build any momentum until Curry returns from injury.

can you name a better Warrior 4 since Webber?

Before that, what? Was Nate Thurmond a 4?

I am liking Lee a lot. If Kwame and Andris played a full season, Lee could make the All Star game again. And the “he’s overpaid” rant is getting tiresome when we continue to try to overpay for good players and no one else will even consider us.

But I was about to post a piece basically declaring David Lee not a starting Power Forward for a playoff team, and certainly not a championship team.

Here’s my point. Forget the stats. When they played the Lakers, and he was guarding Kobe, DLee was the same size as Kobe. DLee should be playing the position Kobe is playing for a “Big” team. Not Power Forward. Dear God not Center.

He’s too small. He’s just too small. He has great skills, and a big heart, but he is too small for power forward.

If he is used like Lamar Odom as a super 6th man leading the second unit, then I think you’ve got yourself a playoff team. But if he’s your starting power forward, well, Don Nelson would be proud. He’s too small.

Let’s compare a starting power forward/backup center from a championship challenging team to the Warriors.

I would give the nod to David Lee in terms of toughness, heart, and effort.

I would, as a GM pick Pau Gasol over David Lee for my team 100% of the time. Even giving away the toughness and energy and sheer heart. Because Gasol is legitimate 7’ and is actually large enough to defend the position, while putting up numbers comparable to Lee, though perhaps slightly lower. As soft as Gasol is, he’s still larger, and that makes him a better inside defender.

If you have Gasol as your starting PF and Lee backing him up, you’re going for the trophy and Cuban probably owns the team. That’s what I’m trying to say. Not that Lee’s bad, but what yo ask of him shows a lot about your teams chances.

If your PF is a horrible defender, you need a big, tough defender to offset his deficiencies. Unfortunately, now Lee is left to man the post alongside Biedrins. It’s not a pretty sight when they face teams like Orlando or the Lakers.

They comment about David Lee’s consistency, but I would call him very inconsistent. I thought at the time and still think his contract is horrible. However, David Lee in the game against the Heat played like a guy worth his contract and possibly more. When he first got here before Wilson Chandler bit him, he had me doubting my first impressions.
There is good David Lee and bad David Lee. Good David Lee could lead Warriors to playoffs. He is a slightly below average defender, but makes up for it on the offensive end with good passing, average to above average rebounding, and great efficient offense. This is the guy who showed up for the Heat game and seemed to keep it doing against the Magic… at least the first half.
Bad David Lee, the guy who plays no defense and is marginal offensively should not even start over Udoh. He spazzes out with horrible passes and gets only uncontested rebounds.

we can be competitive with a defensive minded Center.

When curry gets back maybe monta should come off the bench to give a HUGE change of tempo and start rush for his defense against twos. But i guess monta’s too good for that? i dunno. Sucks Kwame went down. we saw the potential of this team with a decent defender at the center position. I do not take those wins against bulls knicks and heat lightly. But its a headscratcher why the massive level of inconsistency.

Improving across the board.