<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Henacy:</div><div class="quote_post">^Walter McCarty is not a brusier tho, he is a perimeter big man. Scott Pollard probably the only guy you really listed thats a brusier and honestly I dont want him. Jarron Collins,hmm..interesting I have seen him play on the NBA level but not enough to truely define his game. The Jazz are one of the few teams I just dont watch unless they are playing against the Nets or Sam. But it would seem like a comfortable spot here for him to want to come here...but with Utah trying to get rid of Boozer, I would think Collins, who has proven to be solid, would be someone they would want to keep at the right price.</div>
I did not say McCarty is bruiser (not that I was clear either
). I think that he could be used to an advantage if he can be got cheap. Scot Pollard has been very solid for Indiana, and I think he would be a perfect man to bring off the bench. If he can be had for half the mid-level, that's perfect. Jarron Collins can be had for mid-level (in don't think that Utah would match that). Jarron has a game very simular Jason, he plays defense very well and does the dirty work like boxing out. I think that he would be the perfect big man aquisition this offseason.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Henacy:</div><div class="quote_post"> Lorezen is the best big of those you listed, but with the bigman market being so slim this year, he might comained more then the mid, I definately disagree with you on the fact that it is a strong free agaent year for bigs, its pretty weak if you ask me. Their are about only a hand ful of quailty unrestricted bigs </div>
I agree with you that Lorenzen will not be cheap and thus out of the Nets' price range, however, I think that the bigmen market is very strong this year for a team looking for back-up bigmen. Sure a market can be filled with a surplus of good enough bigmen to start for many teams, but that does not mean that its a strong market for big men because once the starters are gone there might be no good role-bigmen left.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Henacy:</div><div class="quote_post">
The Really Good
Al Harrington(but he is way out of our price range)
Zo Mourning(But he wont play of anybody but the Heat,definately not us)
The OK
Lorenzen Wright(due to the Market probably end up over paid)
Kieth Van Horn(To be honeslty, offesively he wouldnt be to bad here becuase he would be counted upon to be a top 2 or 3 scorer like he was when he was here 98-02, but cant guard, I still wouldnt be a against him as a last option)
Tony Battie(me personally, I have always liked him, he doesnt do one thing great but he has a bit of everything, he is definately a guy that would fill out the rotation nicely, my personal favorite for this offseason)
That is pretty much all that is out there, I mean you got trash like Kandiman, but never would Thorn make that mistake....The young bigman talent are all restricted Nene, Chris Wilcox, even Elson who is solid, are restricted so it would take probably sign and trade to aquire them, what would we possibly have to offer a team.
If we could get Battie and you put him with Collins, Krstic, and Boone maybe even Cliff then I really like the possible rotation we could create.</div>
Al Harrington is not a real bigman. He is more of a small forward. The Nets cannot realistically even dream of getting him either way. Even if they did, I really have reservation's about this guy ability to think team basketball.
Van Horn is washed up. I don't think that he would be a 2nd or 3rd option. The Nets have too much firepower with VC, RJ, and Krstic. Van Horn would be a 4th, 5th option realistically. The Nets do not need what he offers. If fact what he offers is going to be useless on the Nets, unless there is a big injury.
Tony Battie - I am not sure if he is a free agent (correct me if I am wrong). If he is a free agent, then that strengthens my argument that this is strong bigmen market.
Another guy I totally blanked on is Jake Voskuhl. He is a big body who can play defense and dirty work like Collins. He is also a hard working guy who would be able to be that bruiser that I think the Nets need.
