I'm still concerned about his actual height. "6-foot-5" at a smallish school could easily be 6-foot-2 when you break out the measuring tape. But this report is good to see because it puts another player on the board who'd make sense for the Spurs.
Rush, CDR, Batum, Budinger, Lee and Chalmers. Now hopefully few if any first rounders pull out of the draft today. If two or more pull out, that'd hurt the Spurs and the other teams at the end of the first round. Draft looks deep now but that could change in a few hours.
The interesting thing is CDR isn't working out quite as well -- just not that kind of player. I could see the Spurs going for Chalmers instead, as per your reasoning timvp.
I believe there will be enough pull-outs to cost the Spurs their choice of players, as per usual. If Ajinca and Hendrix move into the early 20s (at worst) then it might work out.
Wasn't Romain Sato listed at 6'5" in college and in reality only 6'2"?
Draft Report: Courtney Lee
Courtney Lee is a four-year, small-school shooting guard who was able to showcase himself during a three-game run in the NCAA tournament.
Lee only shot 39.7% from beyond the arc and it wasn’t like he was attempting 25-footers off his right foot and had to run off staggered screens because WKU had no other scoring options and had to do that to get him open shots.
He has really good elevation with his jumper and his lower body is almost like a pogo stick with his feet close together. He could bring his shot more to the right, but his follow through is good. He has awesome body control with the jumper.
Lee always seems to be more comfortable shooting off the dribble than in the catch-and-shoot.
This is where he is dangerous and so valuable.
His pull up jumper is impeccable and he loves to use it from the wing into the area of the free throw line. He jumps straight up with it instead of floating along with the movement of his dribble, which could throw off the shot. His lift allows him to shoot over bigger wings, though he has good length for the position.
Lee also utilizes tremendous spin moves off the dribble, which help him shake off his defender and carve into space.
He clearly is capable enough to consistently create off the dribble for a perimeter shot, but he occasionally struggles to beat his man into the lane and even when he does get in there, he isn’t explosive enough to finish close to the bucket. He will live or die in the mid-range.
Though he doesn’t get all the way to the bucket, he does a good job of drawing contact and is an excellent finisher when he gets fouled, seeming to thrive in that instant where he knows he has a shot for the old fashioned three-point play.
Lee doesn’t have the best handle in the halfcourt and it occasionally gets picked. His left hand is below average and has a tough time scoring if a defender overplays his right hand.
He also has a difficult time dribbling over the top on the pick and roll when a help defender pops out against him.
Lee’s off ball movement coming off screens is really good, but they rarely resulted in wide-open shots.
He has great floor speed and thrives in transition and on the fastbreak.
Lee has a decent defensive stance, but his effort and effectiveness is average.
He doesn’t work hard enough fighting through screens and he tends to overcommit himself with his on-ball pressure, which leaves him vulnerable to the dribble drive.
Lee gets into a good defensive stance and has good enough lateral quickness to stay in front of most offensive players, but his approach makes him a liability.
He also needs to get stronger because he could be a target for bigger wings to post up.
He improved as a defensive rebounder during his senior season, but most of those were long rebounds that he could chase down and he was rarely in the middle of the paint to tough out the ball.
Lee should be a small school success story in the NBA, but it is unlikely he becomes a starter for a playoff caliber team.
http://www.realgm.com/src_fromtheraf...tern_kentucky/
I'd like him at 26. His stranglehold on 22 seems to be waning a bit.How high (or low) will the top prospects go?
Courtney Lee: Nuggets at 20, Magic at 22, Spurs at 26, Grizzlies at 28, Celtics at 30, Clippers at 35. Lee has worked out well and is generating serious buzz, especially in Orlando. But with so many bigs falling, there is a chance that will push him down in the draft.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft...f ch-080625
linkCherry said Lee could be drafted anywhere between Nos. 18 and 30 in the first round. Orlando reportedly likes him at No. 22, and so do the Spurs at 26.
That troubles me a bit.Lee should be a small school success story in the NBA, but it is unlikely he becomes a starter for a playoff caliber team.
That's like you or me writing that . Relax.
Thats tough, if he and batum and hibbert and cdr are all available who do they grab?
Yeah the way the guy writes it he comes off as a scout.
I didn't see who wrote it. If it was me that wrote it, yeah it would be horse . If it was you or chump or someone else, then I would still be worried.
If its some stooge like a Sequ writing it, then totally worthless I agree.
He seems like a Chuck Person type -- a pure shooter at best. The Spurs could use a bit more of a slasher but he seems better than most of the names that come up at #26.
If they choose between Batum, CDR, and Lee, then honestly I'll be happy, with anything they pick.
I'll just hope said player plays next year.
I think Batum is the man.
What if Greene is available? That would make things interesting...
Quit selling short the big man TPark, lol
I'd take Batum with #26 and hope the Spurs could deal up for DJordan.
Batum seems like a budding George Gervin -- but he's a couple years away and waiting for Euros don't work anymore.
If he reaches his potential in Europe is there any way any NBA team could ever sign him? Please let me know if I'm missing how this might happen under the current rules.
That sounds like a couple of Austin Toros there.
He plays in France. Players are paid in Bordeaux. You tell me.
I think they might take Greene if he is available. I mean, I read that they had serious interest in him, but I doubt he will be available. I do not know, my head is about to explode, I think we are all getting our hopes up a little to high with regard to new impact players. At best a nice FA and a surprise regular 15 minutes from Ian.
Has anyone heard anything with regards to the Spurs re-signing KT? I know they can not formally negotiate with FA's until July 1st, but anything?
i agree, with reports today and all.
He's still on top of my Spurs wishlist.
FWIW, Jay Bilas just said Courtney Lee is the sleeper of the draft, will be a great NBA player, and will go somewhere between picks 20 and 30.
That means hes gonna suck ass.
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