Malcolm Lee -> Aaron Afflalo?

[southern wolf]

Lee must be the most hyped second round pick of all time.

He's not even the most hyped second round pick of the draft. Iman Shumpert hype >>>> Malcolm Lee hype.

I know, it just seems that way when reading this board.

[cpfsf]

Ya, I'm sitting this one out. Something about getting excited over second round draft picks just sounds kind of lame.

[shangrila]

Rubio, Barea, Johnson, Ellington and Ridnour are all in front of him. He is our 5th/6th guard at the moment. 6th/7th when Webster gets back.

He will see minutes only if there is multiple injuries.

Considering the praise he's gotten I don't see how Ellington is ahead of him. Also, considering Lee will know the system whereas Webster won't and if Johnson continues struggling...eh, it's not a lock but its not as impossible as you're making it out to be.

Lee must be the most hyped second round pick of all time.

He's not even the most hyped second round pick of the draft. Iman Shumpert hype >>>> Malcolm Lee hype.

Huh? Shumpert was the 17th pick in the draft.

[cpfsf]

oops

[Fire Mchale]

I will readily admit that the grand total of 4 minutes he received on Saturday might have been my favorite 4 minutes of the game among any player on the team. He looked quick, got his hands on 3 different passes on the defensive end, made his three and looked like he can handle it a bit.

Now maybe he'll graduate to 6 minutes Wednesday night.

[Swish4]

Lee must be the most hyped second round pick of all time.

As a Wolves fan I think we're just shocked that a 2nd round pick can actually be good enough to make the team. I've experienced every pick this team has ever made. I can think of maybe 3 2nd rounders that I ever thought had a good chance to succeed at the time we picked them. Lee is one of them.

[Fire Mchale]

We might have a ways to go seeing as Lee still hasn't played a pre-season game yet. We all HOPE that our players all turn into HOF talents, but it isn't going to happen. I think it's a good sign that they liked him enough to sign him for multiple years. As a 2nd rounder it either means we feel like we got a steal......or we're going to find out that we got screwed.

Afflalo's a HOF talent?

No he isn't, thus the reason I never said he was......

[Klomp]

Long before Kevin Love and Malcolm Lee became Timberwolves teammates, the two shared a sacred bond in the college basketball world. It was Love, a freshman at UCLA at the time, who acted as a host for Lee during one of his recruiting visits to the campus.

From Day 1, Love said he saw the potential in the 6-foot-5 guard. Lee's versatility playing both positions in the back court—and his knowledge of the game—beamed through even as a senior at John W. North High in Riverside, Calif. And even though Love left college before Lee joined the Bruins' squad, he knew the young guard had potential to do big things.

"I definitely saw it in him," Love said. "I'm glad he's playing at this level, and I'm glad he's on my team."

Head coach Rick Adelman said he's looking forward to seeing Lee, among others who got fewer than five minutes of playing time on Saturday, get some extra minutes. Assistant coach Terry Porter said Lee's biggest asset on the floor is his physical ability to perform both offensively and defensively—both parts of his game that can develop in time.

"He just plays. He does a lot on the defensive end," Porter said. "He's very quick, physical, explosive. Offensively, he can get to the basket. He is shooting the ball well off from the NBA three."

Part of that ability to adapt to the NBA could be his background with the Bruins. UCLA has produced several talented guards in the past 12 years, including Baron Davis, Russell Westbrook, Darren Collison and Jrue Holiday.

That Bruins back court lineage—as well as his longtime connection to Love on the Wolves—is making the transition a little bit easier for the former UCLA standout.

Now, he'll get his chance to contribute to youthful Wolves squad with high hopes for the winter.

"We'll have a lot of potential because all of the talent we've got," Lee said. "I think we'll be fun to watch, because we've got fresh legs and we can run out on the open court and can make things happen."

http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/Le ... 12_21.html

[BeasleyTheBeast]

good read

[miltk]

the problem with malcolm's O back at UCLA was he was a poor finisher. basically, he had no strength or mass, and he bounced like a pinball. i think it made him attack the basket while trying to kinda shield himself, so he finished wimpy. from the outside he was inconsistent towards the not-too-good-a-shooter end. all the quickness in the world and a better defensive player than Jrue, but he looked like a high school kid out there. he was a true tweener - built to outmatch other pg's and quickness to stay with them but he never expressed a desire to play the point,,,,hated it, he said. so he thought he was a sg but he had no dynamic O skills, like i said.

i would take arron over malcolm,,,,you get the complete package. malcolm is super quick but not a super athlete(in that dominating way that westy or rose are).

i don't know what he looks like now or how his game has changed but he needed to muscle up...i felt it would help his aggressiveness and confidence. jmho take care...now you have TWO bruins.

[moss_is_1]

^ Thanks for the input. Wasn't Afflalo a fairly mediocre shooting coming out and really worked on it? I'd kill to have Lee do the same.

I also like that you said Lee's defense was better then Jrue, how I really like as an NBA player.

[miltk]

^ Thanks for the input. Wasn't Afflalo a fairly mediocre shooting coming out and really worked on it? I'd kill to have Lee do the same.

I also like that you said Lee's defense was better then Jrue, how I really like as an NBA player.

aa was/is a catch and shoot shooter. he doesn't have quick athletic skills to make his own shot...that's why he was handcuffed by brewer in the finals(ironically, brewer is now a nugget) arron was a good 3 shooter but not an unconscious shooter with no guilt shooter. he's cautious. the only way he could have improved his shot was to put an arc on it, shoot at the apex, and get rid of that kick.

arron's shot was like a clothesline, and he tended to wait past his apex to shoot. i think he played with kobe too much at SAC....thing is he doesn't have kobe's lift. and he had this awful kick, as if he had a hard time reaching the basket. it was noticeable early in the nba because he was always short. i think he's fixed that now,,,,he'd a dedicated worker.

i always thought lee would be a dynamic defender on pg's...great length and height, and as quick as any pg out there.