[knicksfreakParticipant]

Where is everybody that said that they’d rather have Millsap over Lee now?

[the I in winParticipant]

I’ve never been to high on Millsap, not until he plays well without a top point guard. Lee has played good with nobody helping him out.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Nobody helping him out? How about D’Antoni’s friendly offense? Lee is a very good player, but would he put up these numbers on a more traditional type team? I’m not so sure…

I like him over Millsap, but it’s hard to say since Millsap plays behind Boozer. When he got starter minutes last season, he put up very good numbers.

[knicksfreakParticipant]

He was putting up similar numbers on a half court team next to Zach randolph and Eddy Curry.

[tli232]

I don’t think Lee’s value can be measured by his numbers. Call me a Fan Boy, but the man doesn’t complain in the locker room (from what I’ve read), defends the post pretty well, adds grit to any team, and absolutely EATS the glass for breakfast. He can step out and is money out to 18-19 feet. What more could you ask from a PF other than dominant Shot Blocking?

Millsap, IMO, is purely a hustle player. His mid range Jumper isn’t nearly as refined as Lee’s nor does he make plays for team mates nor handles the ball well, even for his position. Lee does pretty much everything Millsap does just as well, but can handle the ball and shoots better. (I’m pretty sure Lee has had 3 or 4 seven or more assists games).

Lee, in all honesty, is what Millsap WISHES he could become.

That being said. yes, Lee > Millsap.

[butidonthavemoney]

I’d still take Millsap over Lee.

The way everybody is talking, it doesn’t seem as though you people have watched Millsap play. I’m a big Jazz fan, but I watch the Knicks play a lot because Utah owns their draft pick and it’s fun to cheer against them (even though I really like Danilo).

Anyway, right now Lee has to play like a superstar. Millsap is a cog. Millsap is a much better defender. Millsap is absolutely automatic shooting the mid-range jumpshot on the baseline. Don’t sleep on his shooting ability. Millsap is a better rebounder in my opinion too. Lee is a better passer, but Millsap is a good passer on the best passing team in basketball.

tli232, Millsap is a very solid ball handler for his position. He doesn’t make plays for his teammates, but he does move the ball well enough for Sloan’s system. His jump shot is extremly underrated.

No matter who you would take, I doubt the Jazz would trade Millsap for Lee, and the Knicks wouldn’t trade Lee for Millsap either. Both are perfect fits to their coach’s system.

[knicksfan7Participant]

I hope Lee stays with New York first of all. Though, I am not a big fan of comparing players, I like to look at what they contribute to there team. I think that Millsap can be similar to Lee once Boozer leaves, though I don’t know how much Millsap works on improving his game each year like Lee does. Time will tell especially if Boozer is no longer on the Jazz in 10-11.

[butidonthavemoney]

Millsap playing without Boozer today. Deron Williams also is missing the game. So Millsap isn’t playing with a great point guard.

But…

He’s hitting the mid-range jumper.

He’s passing the ball well.

He’s rebounding.

I told you guys not to sleep on the vastly underrated Paul Millsap, who is playing behind two all-stars (Memo and Boozer have both made all-star teams). I think that you guys shouldn’t be so quick to judge players you obviously don’t know anything about.

I still think the Knicks would rather have Lee, and the Jazz would rather have Millsap. My opinion on this matter doesn’t change over one game, but your reasoning was just terrible.

3 Quarters in: 23 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

[butidonthavemoney]

knicksfreak you can’t compare Randolph (back then at least) and Curry to Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur.

[butidonthavemoney]

In his first start of the season, Paul Millsap had his best game of the season, while filling in for the injured Carlos Boozer.

32 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists in a win over the Sacramento Kings.

He did it without Deron Williams to set him up.

Thoughts?

[j1232eParticipant]

Millsap showed a solid offensive game tonight. We all know his defense and rebounding is what makes him, but tonight he showed he can be a threat on offense. Boozer out again for at least 10 days, but come on it’s boozer it could be weeks and weeks. By the way this boozer injury happend in bounding the ball. LOL!

[butidonthavemoney]

I should have known only a Utah fan would respond. Haha

I know, I saw the play. I hope he won’t be out too long.

Unlike most of my fellow Jazz chums, I harbor no ill-will toward Mr. Carlos Boozer. I actually love him as a player, he is very entertaining to watch and seems like a good guy. He is not nearly as greedy as people think. He has various charities and is always willing to donate to a good cause (see Haiti, Katrina, Sickle-Cell, Obama’s campaign).

He is likely to leave Utah this year, but I’ll be cheering for him wherever he goes.

[RUDEBOY]

David Lee was putting up double-doubles in a 6th man role..In limited minutes..When Thomas was their coach..He just didnt have an offensive game like he does now..Back then he mostly got his points off of fastbreaks and putbacks from missed shots….And he couldnt shoot from outside at all…

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