Anderson Impressing Vets Early

[#1_War_Poet_ForLife]

Anderson Impressing Vets Early

<small>September 27, 2008, 8:50 am</small> When Dave D’Alessandro asked the Nets point guards, Devin Harris and Keyon Dooling, which one of the team’s youngsters had surprised them, both tried to be diplomatic, saying more than one had. When Dave D. pressed, both pointed to Ryan Anderson, the 6′-10″ Cal forward taken at #21 in the draft. They talked about his shooting, his surprisingly skilled game and his work around the basket.

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The Underestimation of Ryan Anderson - Net Income - NetsDaily Blog

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Very excited about Anderson. He could definitely contribute as a 6th man in the future.

 

[#1_War_Poet_ForLife]

10 - Ryan Anderson
(drafted #21 in first round by New Jersey Nets)
Look for the former University of California sharpshooter to share minutes with former Bucks forward Yi Jianlian, just as Charlie Villanueva did last season.
Anderson, whom the Nets acquired with the 21st pick in the first round of the 2008 draft, is another new-age power forward with a face-up game.
At 6-10 and 240, Anderson was the Pac 10 Conference's top scorer (21.1 ppg) and third-ranking rebounder (9.9 rpg) in his sophomore and final season with the Golden Bears.
Not only did Anderson's 697 points in 2007-08 rate as the second-highest total in Cal history, but he also grabbed more rebounds (328) than any Bear since former Milwaukee Buck Mark McNamara had 341 in 1982. He also rank 64 3-pointers, falling just four shy of the Cal record and tied for second on the school's season list.

3 - Brook Lopez
(drafted #10 in first round by New Jersey Nets)
OK, so Lopez probably won’t win any local popularity contests after victimizing Marquette University the way he did in the NCAA tournament last spring. But even the Golden Eagles fans whose hearts he (and his Stanford teammates) broke will concede that the Cardinal wouldn’t have stood a chance without him.
The more accomplished of Stanford’s towering twins (his brother, Robin, was chosen by the Phoenix Suns with the 15th pick in the draft), Brook might see more minutes than any Eastern Conference rookie with the exception of Miami’s Beasley.
The 7 foot-1 inch, 258-pound Lopez averaged 19 points and 8.1 rebounds in his sophomore season at Stanford, competing against the strongest contingent of teams the Pac 10 Conference has seen in years. He is a fundamentally polished post player with a wide wingspan, great hands, a deft shooting touch from both the block and mid-range, and he made 78 percent of his foul shots last year.
Since Nenad Krstic left the Nets to play in Europe, Lopez should have a legitimate shot at starting on New Jersey’s young, rebuilding team and should become one of its cornerstones.

From the second article

 

[SportsTicker]

Anderson makes Michael Beasley look ill...

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=207187&cl=8297117&ch=244098&src=sports

 

[MisterMontross]

Please don't think I'm trying to hijack this thread, but I'm really hoping the Vets will still be impressed by RA later on during the regular season.

RA contributing would be something that would help Nets make strides towards being a playoff contender.