Nets Depth Charts: Then & Now

[Super John]

from today's 'Zone:

2008-09 Starters 2007-08
PG – Harris PG - Kidd
SG – Carter SG - Carter
C – Boone/Lopez C - Collins
PF – Jianlian PF - Krstic
SF – Simmons SF - Jefferson

Reserves Reserves
PF – Najera F - Nachbar
SF – Hayes F - Allen
C/PF – Lopez/Boone C - Magloire
PG – M. Williams PG - M. Williams
SG – Douglas Roberts G - Wright
F – Sean Williams/Swift/Anderson F - Boone
G-F – Hassell G - Darrell Armstrong

Inactives Inactive
Mo Ager Sean Williams
Anderson/Williams/Swift

Kind of makes you wish the season was starting tomorrow--is there any hope?

 

[danxcr]

there is always hope... i really think we can be competitive... but it all depends on our rookies...

 

[Uneek]

Is Simmons really going to start?? Im new here and hope he can get heathier.. but starting position for Simmons on this team seems a bit strange...

 

[danxcr]

bet u najera starts

but i really do hope simmons gets healthy to his 6th man award year...

 

[Uneek]

Can Najera play 3?? or he is supposed to be on 3.... i think he can be a decent fit on 3 but a bit undersized on 4...

 

[nets1]

I think he will play where ever the coach wants him to play

 

[GMJ]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nets1 @ Jul 15 2008, 12:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think he will play where ever the coach wants him to play</div>

Where do you think he should play, and with who? Bench or starting?

 

[nets1]

really doesn't matter much to me or probably the coach either if he starts. In fact doesn't matter much to Najera either.

You see Coach Frank in his tenure has always like to use hybrids and different combinations especially on defense. He like to mix things up a bit. He like to go with small ball, big ball, zones and sometimes will go back to the orginal traditional style of play. So it doesn't really matter to me, its who he will be put in for to guard. defense will be his number one focus and thats what the nets will need from time to time with all the young players...
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I think however he will come off the bench most of the time. The front line i think will be Lopez, Yi, and Simmons, with vc, and harris being the starters..

After that its all up to the injuries god, and training camp that will determine the rest of the rotation this year.




oh yeah, go nets!!!

 

[GMJ]

Under what circumstances do you think he could play the 3? what about the 4?

 

[cpawfan]

Najera can't handle extended minutes at the 3

He is a pesky post defender and banger.

 

[nets1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga @ Jul 14 2008, 11:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Under what circumstances do you think he could play the 3? what about the 4?</div>

Again it all depends on match ups. I think real speedy SF will not be his role, but average off the bench forwards will be. Now if the team is playing zone it really won't matter much. Man to man you probably want to keep him inside more, so a real outside SF might not be the right matchup. Now that being said, there is an opportunity here to do what the nets did with Kenyon Martin and KVH. They could have Najera play the 4 on offense and Ryan Anderson play the 3 on offense, while they switch on defense. Thus allowing Najera to get alot of offensive boards if Anderson was shooting alot from outside

 

[Uneek]

Just saw a few clips of Ryan Anderson, don't know much about the guy and never heard of him... sorry i know i suck... but seems like he's got a decent stroke as well... 6'10 is a decent size too.. quite a few PF/SF on this team this season...

 

[danxcr]

hey uneek... ya ryan has nice stroke... but its a FLAT SHOT... but hes my favorite rookie out of the 3

and yes we all know bout the logg jam at the forward spot

 

[Uneek]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (danxcr @ Jul 15 2008, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>hey uneek... ya ryan has nice stroke... but its a FLAT SHOT... but hes my favorite rookie out of the 3

and yes we all know bout the logg jam at the forward spot

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hey danxcr... i know his stroke isn't as flash as Yi's but if it falls it's all good to me..

and yeah i was just pointing the logg jam out since i am new... tough competition...

 

[J.S]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Uneek @ Jul 15 2008, 02:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (danxcr @ Jul 15 2008, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>hey uneek... ya ryan has nice stroke... but its a FLAT SHOT... but hes my favorite rookie out of the 3

and yes we all know bout the logg jam at the forward spot

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hey danxcr... i know his stroke isn't as flash as Yi's but if it falls it's all good to me..

and yeah i was just pointing the logg jam out since i am new... tough competition...

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Yeah but Ryan can play as a sf, and Yi can''t. Ryan will get his minutes somewhere