David Lee or Carlos Boozer?

who has been pretty critical of boozer during his tenure as a bull: the timing of this post sucks. its unfair and its not likely to tell us anything about what people really think about this guy.

i think we shouldve traded for al jeff in that summer. hes more a low post threat/ back to the basket scorer than both of these guys which is exactly what we need

Boozer is better in the block (doesn’t get enough opportunities there) and moreso, he’s a willing passer, a solid defensive rebounder with a 27% career defensive rebound % (25% this year) and 18%+ overall to Lee’s 25% career (16% so far this year) and 17.6% overall.

What’s more than just the stupid stats, is that Boozer’s got gobs of experience, has actually been on some winning teams that have done well in the playoffs (not just here, but in Utah, where he was an even more vital cog).

He keeps his head up and centered through adversity, if he sits in the 4th, he DOES NOT COMPLAIN but says whatever the team needs to do to win that’s all he cares about.

Hell even after the Clippers game (before his big game in Memphis) Derrick was saying when talking of his team, Me and Booz got to keep going. He didn’t bring up jack of all trades Luol or Joakim, he brought up Boozer, his #2 man.

Sure Boozer’s been more decoy right now, but he’s fine. THe media makes too much a hype of the contract, ultimately is the contract high? On pure numbers side yes, but then again, Boozer’s shored up our PF position, and we’ve done quite well with him in his role, even if his individual stats aren’t there.

Boozer’s no Ben Wallace….he’s a true professional, he worked himself into great shape, and it’s up to Thibs to design more plays for Boozer to do what he can do best (put the ball in the bucket with some designed post plays)…

While I’m not ecstatic with Boozer’s individual performance (and lack of consistency) there are a lot of prima donna guys in the league who if they were not being integrated or at the $$ he’s making were sitting for the 4th, etc, they’d complain….which is more devastating to the team. Boozer still starts on all but maybe the top 7-9 PF teams….

this talk again

No way to tell just yet. Lee was playing Nelly-ball before. If his defense improves over the next few years, fine. But if not, I am happy with the Boozer choice.

If I had to make another (reasonable) choice, I would have tried to swing a trade for Ryan Anderson. Good 3pt shooter. His rebound rate is close to that of Josh Smith and less than 1% behind Pau Gasol and this is with him playing big minutes with Dwight Howard. He is a worse passer and back to the basket player than Boozer, but the paint would be wide open for Rose. He is also a better defender than Boozer.

But again, a choice between Lee and Boozer, if healthy Boozer is simply the better player.

because none of the above is a cop out. Boozer has more of the skills this Bulls team needs than Lee. I like his passing and the fact that he has a semblance of a back to basket game, he just needs to use it more. Lee doesn’t really have a back to the basket game, is just as big a defensive sieve, and doesn’t seem to think the game as well as Boozer. I think Lee’s production is easier to replace.

but I was happy with Boozer

We needed a more varied offense and Boozer had the pedigree for that over Lee. Plus, Boozer’s jumper was going to draw more defenders out than Lee… I did like Lee and thought more than twice about what he would look like on this team, but he didn’t offer enough and those NY years were just an unsure sample.