<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">David Lee gave Isiah Thomas the game ball following the wild season-opening win in Memphis last night. Now Thomas could soon give Lee the starting power forward job. It was evident all training camp that Lee was outplaying and outworking Channing Frye, who got bulkedup over the summer but doesn't seem stronger basketball-wise. The Knicks don't beat Memphis in triple overtime without Lee's scrappiness. He posted a double-double in 30 minutes - 10 points, 13 boards and had one big block late in the fourth. Frye hasn't done much of anything. The only thing he has on Lee is height and a better jumper but now not much is falling and Isiah Thomas isn't finding a way to run pick-and-rolls for him. Frye was 2 of 10 with just four rebounds. His confidence looks shot. At today's giddy practice at Georgia Tech - and I mean giddy - Thomas danced around the topic and didn't want to heap too much praise on Lee for fear of disrespecting Frye. But the issue is not expected to go away. Lee got the final, tough rebound of the marathon night - a rebound Frye never would have hauled in. A lot of balls go off his hands and he still seems to get jostled around underneath. </div> Source
I certainly wouldnt mind having Lee start. He was always my favorite of the trio(Lee, Frye, Robinson) Frye is simply sucking it up right now. When his mid range jumper isnt falling he contributes little to nothing else. He's generally a pretty mediocre rebounder and an even worse defender. So far this season he has played without intensity which is something the Knicks need and something that Lee has in spades. Lee's rebounding ability and bball IQ will help make up for Curry's pathetic rebounding and bball IQ in the starting line up. Lee should be given the nod to start and Frye sent to the bench. And oh yeah I never liked Channing Frye. Anyway I think Isiah Thomas should be fired.
