<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jizzy @ Jan 20 2008, 11:01 AM)
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<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jizzy @ Jan 20 2008, 10:33 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Jan 20 2008, 10:11 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>O'Neal isn't going to come here and want to be better like Kidd did. He's going to be a Magloire and think that he should get easy shots.</div>
to bad he's quicker and more athletic then magloire. you guys have problems. if we trade Vc and Marcus, we'd still get to keep Sean and Boone along with krstic. I'd rather have Boone, Sean, JON, and Krstic over some soft european like Gasol
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Do you have a required number of posts here? Does someone pay you to post a certain number?
Your analysis is just plain dumb and your grasp of the facts non-existent. JON said two days ago that he cannot play and practice and he does anticipate being able to do both THIS SEASON. He said this is the worst he has ever felt, that he did not anticipate how difficult this would be. We are not talking microfracture or torn ACL here. This was supposed to be minor knee surgery.
Don't know if you saw Bynum go around around JON repeatedly in his career best game two weeks ago. JON could not move. He is no longer quick...and he is owed more over the next two years than Shaq is. Shaq is owed $40 million. JON is owed $44 million. He has a player option this July and he has said he will opt out. If he does--and is not immediately committed to a mental institution as a result, then the Nets would have to negotiate a longer term deal with him. No thanks.
As Tim Capstraw said recently, he may only be 29 but he is an old 29 with a lot of wear and tear on those legs. Meanwhile, Josh Boone and Sean Williams look like they will continue to improve. The only saving grace of this losing streak is watching them improve GAME by GAME. Boone is averaging 13.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks the last four games. Williams is averaging 9.3, 6.8 and 2.8. Both of them have shown a level of mental toughness I was unaware either had. Williams gets blocked by Kaman and doesn't let it bother him. Boone same thing...does an excellent job defending him. Next week we will have an idea of what Krstic can do. Those three guys are 23, 21, and 24. Combined, they don't make one fifth of what JON makes.
Iannazzone has been pushing the JON stuff for months and if you read his posts closely, there are enough caveats in there to make it a non-story. Wudda, cudda, shudda, maybe.
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how many times do we have to go over this, sean and boone are not going to get you anywhere. They both only rely on dunks and shots 2 ft. in, the Nets offense will always be that way until they add a big man who can score. JON has been playing well of late as well. whatever, this is just getting to redundant. if we do make the playoofs, the GREAT teams like Boston and Detroit will simply sag off Boone and Sean and they'll be left open with no idea what to do.
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If you've watched Williams, he is slowly developing a potentially good offensive repetoire (that is already light years ahead of Boone's, unfortunately). I firmly believe that he'll be a capable offensive player by his third year.
I like the core we are developping. I don't really believe we may win much with the Big 3 anymore, but I'm trying to enjoy it while it lasts, and I'm concentrating more on how are young core is growing up, and it's exciting. I think Marcus, Boone, Sean, and Nenad pose for a good future.