Recent content by essrog

Mr. J: These two statements of yours are hard to reconcile: and You'll have to choose between signing a 2nd max player OR signing Lee and Robinson -- no room for both options. Also, Chandler and Gallo play the same position as LBJ (as does Jeffries), so even if you think they're...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan @ Jul 23 2008, 12:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jerkstore @ Jul 23 2008, 01:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (infinet @ Jul 20 2008, 01:57 AM)...

Whatever you think of his development as a pg, we're definitely going to miss his 3 pt shooting. We were something like 20th in the league last year, this year we'll be even worse. Also, we're an injury away from VC as backup pg again. Hope we're not done.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (danxcr @ Jul 21 2008, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_War_Poet_ForLife @ Jul 21 2008, 07:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Trading Vince for good, young talent (that will lure LeBron), high...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (danxcr @ Jul 21 2008, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>In other words, the cap space is basically already there. The Nets will be looking at potentially only having Carter, Devin Harris, Yi Jianlian, and Sean Williams under contract, meaning...

Here's a challenge for you Brook Lopez lovers out there. Name one NBA 7-footer, in history, no matter how bad, who ever had a season in college, at any age, where they shot less than 50% from the field. Felton Spencer, Rafael Araujo, Matt Geiger, Olowakandi, Polynice, Bryant Reeves, Jason...

No rumors, but Shaq is one of the few vocal VC fans among players in the league so there might be something. Two problems with Barbosa/Diaw: their contracts run as long as VCs so they don't help clear space, and with our overfull roster we're in 2-for-1 mode, not 1-for-2 mode. But I wouldn't...

By no stretch of the imagination is Najera a SF. He was a PF and occasional C in Denver. Not to sound like a conspiracy guy, but by pitching Najera as a potential starting SF it seems to me D'Allesandro is just transcribing management spin so they don't have to answer questions about their...

28-53 Still no inside presence and now one less reliable scorer

VC + Marcus for Camby and a signed JR Smith (5 years $40M) Nets get a young piece and $9M more under the 2010 cap Nugs get one of the few SGs who it makes sense to pair with AI in the back court since he can initiate the offense and let AI play off the ball We may have to add a pick or...

Hollinger may be a good analyst, and he's a frustratingly accurate NJ Nets critic/prognosticator, but as a writer he leaves a lot to be desired. That article is a mess. He just throws a bunch of unrealistic scenarios out there, and then shoots them down himself, proving what? How smart he is...

Has a true "project center" EVER become a star? People throw around names like D Howard, Amare, Chandler, Bynum, etc but those guys were consensus top-5 prospects coming out of HS, not slow, uncoordinated, mistake-prone projects. No thanks.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ May 5 2008, 11:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's just too short to guard centers and he's fat.</div> Sold! To me his best hope is a slightly shorter Okur, and therefore a marginal 2014 all-star.

Sorry, I'm confused: Why would JON opt out of a 2-year $44M deal in favor of a 3-year $40M deal? Just to make it easier for Indy to trade him?

Counting guys like House, Terry, Stuckey, Farmar, etc, every elite team except maybe the Spurs has an undersized SG slash converted shoot-first PG as a key reserve -- so that kind of player definitely has value. But that doesn't mean you should spend a lottery pick on them. Probably best to add...