Originally Posted by knicksfan

I wouldnt push much more than the MLE for Lee honestly, he's a good double-double off the bench, but he's not exactly a star. We can't overpay hustle guys, that's what screwed us up in the Scott Layden era with guys like Shandon Anderson and Howard Eisley and Othella Harrington. If he's really seeking this much, pack him up with Zach for expirings and a 1st rounder. We need to immediatly differentiate between potential solid core guys, and potential go-to guys. Lee is certainly the former moreso than the latter.

As far as Q-Rich goes, I don't consider him a "bad contract" per se. He sure gets hurt a lot, but he's a good shooter off the bench who also goes inside, rebounds and plays his butt off when given the opportunity to do so. Heck, if you want to go super-small ball on occasion, he'd even be an asset at power forward. I've always very strongly liked Richardson as a player, and was upset that he was not given the opportunity to show more. If he's stuck playing two-guard with other athletic superstars then he can't use the combination of great strength he has coupled with the athleticism, but in a post spot I think he would. I don't see him as a liability at all as a power 3/4 type player.

Heck, if Barkley played Power Forward in the league for so many years at 6-5, we can ask Q-Rich (who's an inch taller) to play the post. Not to sound like some crazy wishful thinker, he's no Charles Barkley, not even close, just my point is that we should use him as a backup post player, because of his strength and rebounding ability. I like him as a player.