Lee Worley
Combo Forward
Offensive Game:
Lee is a multi-purpose offensive player.
He can serve as a ball distributor, pick-and-roll man,
low-post scorer, or offensive rebounder. Of all these
roles, the least comfortable one for him is low-post scorer,
as he tends to be somewhat intimidated by extremely tall
players.
Lee's perimeter game is extremely solid.
He has good range and serves as a legitimate 3-point threat,
although his passing at the top of the key remains a better
weapon. Having Lee on your team is the best indicator
that your team will have good ball movement.
You must also account for Lee's "Lee-fense,"
when he decides to stay in the back-court and cherry-pick.
While Lee is mobile, he isn't fast;
while he's strong inside, you can take him out of his game
by "playing big" against him; while he's a capable
scorer in the low-post, he's susceptible to a shot-block.
Defensive Game:
Lee isn't fast, and here's where it starts
to show. Due to his unusual combination of offensive
skills, he at times gets matched against a perimeter player,
and this is where Lee is most vulnerable. When matched
against a big man, he plays the defensive game of an
undersized big man - trying to knock the ball away, and
somewhat foul-prone. But when matched on the
perimeter, he's caught in no-man's land; forced to
play too close and allow the drive, or too far back and
allow the shot.
In addition, the game can be taxing on
Lee, which means he's going to let fast-breaks go and
concentrating on getting it back - often on "Lee-fense."
The big strength of Lee's defensive game,
however, is his rebounding. He has excellent hands,
very good strength, and works for rebounding position really
well. Unless you're capable of simply playing over the
top of him, he's going to get rebounds in bunches.
The Mental Game:
Lee has a huge mental block about playing
against exceptionally tall players, who take him out of his
interior game almost completely, despite the fact that he's
the best low-block passer out there and isn't affected
adversly by double-teams.
Outside of this, Lee's mental game is
really strong. He's got a scorer's mentality which he
turns on and off depending on the match-up. He has
very good game awareness, and is among the best on-court
communicators. He makes the big play, does not turn
the ball over much, and never gives up an easy bucket when a
foul will suffice.
At his best:
...he's the ultimate offensive skill-set -
a capable scorer from outside or inside, with exceptional
offensive awareness, and a strong, capable rebounder with
good hands on the defensive end.
At his worst:
...undersized and out-quicked, Lee is a
big-man playing guard on the perimeter and leaving the
heavy-lifting in the post to smaller and less-capable
players.
Strategy for playing with him:
Walk onto the court. If you can't
play with Lee, you just can't play. Let him use his
skill set, and he'll get the most out of you and your skill
set.
Strategy for playing against him:
Do whatever you can to "out-big" Lee.
If he takes a shot, work for the shot-block rather than the
strip. If he tries to post-up, play over him. If
you can take advantage of superior size - or perceived
superior size - you can do well against Lee.
Also, play at as high a speed as you can.
Lee isn't fast, and if you can exploit his speed, you can be
effective.
Comparable Pro: Brad Miller
Last updated: November 12, 2008
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