Thorn More Optimistic About Schedule Than Adding a Player

I hope he’s right

I agree on his scheduling comment.

Dump Sean and bring on Mikki.

Oh Rod, What will you say next?

lets play a game called SPIN SPIN SPIN around the Rod

Pathetic, Pathetic. Pathetic. Rod Thorn from 2001-2004 was an A+ GM. Since then he gets a C-minus, and that folks may be generous.

And yes I realize his ability to do anything of consequence has been totally crippled by this pathetic excuse of an owner but he needed to get creative and has not been able to. Brook Lopez was a godsend but he fell into Rod’s lap. The Kidd trade probably will pay no real dividends and Thorn is still allergic to power forwards that can play in the NBA for some reason. Please get Boozer!!!!!

The owner was around in 2005 – 08 when the Nets were among the top five to seven payrolls in spite of huge losses. There’s plenty of blame to go around.

Mikki Moore is worthless.

INCREDIBLY pathetic statement from Rod Thorn. He should really fall on his sword or just plain SHUT UP! This team is all the talent that no money, no interest, and no future can buy. Either DO SOMETHING or SU, ROD THORN!

We’re going to win a few handfuls of games, yes, of course…… the worst teams always do. We’ll catch someone off guard, there will occasionally be a confluence of luck and more luck…. stuff like that.

But basically, this team STINKS, and will unless and until they open up the purse-strings. How PATHETIC that they couldn’t even come up with a bid for Glen Davis. SICK!

After we start losing to a couple of stiffs early on, you think Thorn will still be happy about playing the good teams at that point.

Thorn about Yi and his domination;

“He never has been the big scorer or the big rebounder for them, so that is encouraging,” Thorn said.
Averaging 15 and 7 against d-league competition is domination?
He can’t play D so whats exactly does Yi do well?
Just keep spinning.

You’d think by now people would have caught on that the team is rebuilding and saving money this season. yet people are still acting shocked and surprised, and even offended. go root for the Lakers.

As Mark Jackson would say, “Come on, Rod, you’re better than that!” Is there any other sport where you just put up the white flag and give up on the season this far in advance for some uncertain future? Pathetic….

This season is all about the rebuild for 2010. The fear is that they fail so badly that no big names want to join as they will be the only thing going for the team. However, if this young team can prove its potential then I think they may only be a couple to top players away from being a very good team. Give these guys another year playing together and add some proven talent in 2010 and there is a good chance they will be back in the playoffs as a force.

It’s all about improvement. If the guys develop as hoped there is a bright future for the core of this squad. It will be tough for them this year – especially if they take a few too many early heavy defeats, but if they can be mentally tough and keep focused on the goal it could be the making of something special.

Keep the faith in the players. The ones that want to play will prove themselves. Think about weather Lopez will be stronger this year than last? Yes he will. Will Yi be stronger this year compared to last? Yes, he will. Can DH improve again this season? Yes he can. Did the Nets win any games last year without VC, yes they did. If Dooling is fit he will make an even greater contribution than he did last year. Hayes is looking to step it up also. CDR looks very hungry to get going and have a significant season and Lee shows great promise and if he keeps on improving who knows how important he could be. Add TWill as the secret weapon and you have a young team that is at least heading in the right direction.

This season will be tough and they amy not win too many, but for the sake of one bad year for building the foundation of a team that will be contenders for the next 5 to 10 years it may well be worth it.

Well said Scott^^….Well said.

lets hope we can do something this season and the next couple of seasons

Uh, actually the Nets never won a single game without VC as long as he was a Net, unless you count one or two instances when he didn’t play the 4th qtr

bring back Mikki!

At least Mikki likes it here in NJ.

Scott: Finally, a post that is positive!! I’ve gotten so tired of all the doomsday predictions. Thanks, I needed that!

@Scott — smart post. Funny how the board’s rocket scientist was the only one to see that so far.

@ISpartan — bit misleading given that the highest number of games he’s been out for a Nets season is 6 — in a season where the Nets lost way more than 6 games. Last season he was out for only 2… like to give Scott the benefit of the doubt and think that he was saying VC wasn’t the star in every win.

oh yea, big ups joanne

Hm, Mikki Moore? Actually wouldn’t mind him coming back for cheap. I liked his fire when he played with us. Only thing that would worry me is that he could barely crack the Celts rotation even with Garnett and Powe out.

But I’d take him over Najera in a second!

Mikki wasnt given a fair shot from the start in Boston. They all hated him before he even got here(I live in Boston). It got to his head. Let him come back to the Nets, hear the crowd on his side, and you’ll see the old Mikki again.

Mikki Moore won’t have Vince Carter and Jason Kidd to draw the defense for him to hit the wide open J and he can’t rebound to save his life. I’ll pass.

Yeah, sorry, I meant the Nets did win games even when VC wasn’t the main show or even scoring. In no way detrimental to VC, love the guy, but when he was having a off game others upped thier game and they came through.

Its sad that we’re talking about Mikki Moore when the Cavs just signed Leon Powe for the LEAGUE MINIMUM

Keep inhaling the smoke being blown from the Nets front office.

How about we trade Devin Harris for David Lee and then WE sign Ramon Sessions?

LOL @ Mikki Moore being the new highlight of our 2009 off-season. I think signing me would be bigger news. So many teams loaded up the guns and we cant even get blanks. SMH @ ppl still believing in 2010, It would be one thing if these moves were made with the 2010 free agency in mind, but they werent. These moves were made to save money PERIOD, End of story. They arent trying to sign your favorite superstar, they’re trying to save a penny off of every dollar. You think Brian Hill left and Roy Rogers is going to a COLLEGE program because they dont wanna be here for the big LeBron, Wade, or Bosh signing? Wake up, please wake up, some of you are in a coma.

I’d rather sign Josh Heytvelt instead of Mikki Moore. …Then trade Boone and Dooling for Travis Outlaw. (Think that’s doable?) With my accompanying Lee for Harris and Ramon Sessions signing your roster looks like:

Sessions/Alston
C. Lee/T-Will
CDR/Travis Outlaw
David Lee/Heytvelt
Lopez/Yi