We better not be cheated out of this draft, John Wall will be a Net. Everyone hope and pray, then we trade Harris for a SG or PF.

I wish we could say all this losing was on purpose…

Yeah it’s Not like we are trying to lose…that’s what happens when most of the starters are more like bench players.

There is no debate regarding the Nets. Even if the TWolves lose all of their games on purpose, chances are we would still be last when the season ends.

In other words, it’s sad to be a nets fan at this very moment…

I don’t watch the Nets anymore

I know the players are trying, however there isn’t a competitive team in NJ right now. The players aren’t cool with that, but you know management is. Unfortunately they started looking to 2010 in 2008-2009.

So yeah you can say the lottery works, but if you don’t sign any play makers and you trade away your best veteran players than thats saying something. Who wants to watch the Yis, Hassels, Boones and Courtney Lees run around the court trying to play catch up from 17 down every night?

Yi is getting the Jamarcus Russel treatment and that’s not cool (coming from an oakland fan)

“But that chance is mathematically no better than 1-in-4 and historically it’s even less.”

history doesn’t make any difference in random chance statistics. if a flipped coin comes up heads 99 times in a row, the chance of it coming up tails for the next throw is still only about 50%.

of course, given the number of nets fans who are assuming that we’ll get the #1, maybe the history line is worth keeping anyway.

Obviously, the Nets are not intentionally tanking. They are just a historically bad team. If the Nets finished with the fewest wins in NBA history, and were awarded the #4 pick, it would be a total joke.

If we can’t get him, I’d be pissed.

that lottery in may is going to be intense…hopefully luck will be with the nets.

The Nets better not finish with the worst record in nba history, because no players were that bad and won the championship.

I want to see John Wall in Nets Uniform in June.

I will be happy with a 1-4 draft pick.

Sure you would like the #1, but if we don’t get it, I won’t be crying any tears.

I just hope we get the #1 so we won’t have to hear all the whining on this message board.

It’s crazy that a number of posters are already pouting that are chances are not that good. That’s why it’s called a Lottery!

Plus it will be more interesting, exciting and fun if we don’t get the #1. Think of all the talk and intrigue leading up to the draft if we have the #2 or #3.

If we have the number #1 there will be no suspense at all.

John Wall or bust !!!

Hey, I just happy we have our 1st round draft pick.

Imagine being a Knicks fan come draft day. I bet a lot of Knicks fans will be jumping on the Nets bandwagon even if it’s
just for one day… It’s called having a “rooting interest”.

Maybe David Stern will let his newest and richest owner, Proky, load the ping pong balls into the hopper backstage.

That would be a very nice gesture. LOL

Thorn made sure we had the worst record this year when he traded VC and made sure Big time was our best PF. Thats why our coach always talks about how hard we played and we have nothing to show for it. While Wall might be the best college player, this team will not improve unless we get two great defensive forwards otherwise the same problems we had last year and this year, we’ll have next year.

I don’t need suspense. I’d be good with a nice boring, predictable, and planned start for the Nets

Can anyone provide a scouting report on Demarcus Cousins? I have read he is putting up 31 pts and 20+ rebounds per 40 minutes, but he routinely gets in foul trouble which limits his opportunities. But he is young, huge, and seems to be astoundingly productive when he is on the court. Any chance he is considered a top 5 draft choice by June?

I’ve been watching all of Kentucky’s games since it appears that Wall is the consensus first pick. I see Wall as a very good player but I don’t know that he can transform a franchise. He’d be very good piece to a puzzle. But he doesn’t seem to dominate. He has great athletic ability and great spreed to get up the floor. But I don’t know that he’d be much different than Derek Rose. Now don’t get me wrong because Rose is a very good player. But he’s not a dominant player. I don’t think there is a dominant player in this years draft. It would be sweet to have a Kevin Durant type player. I hope I’m wrong and Wall is dominant but I haven’t seen it yet.. And if not Wall, who would be the number 2 and 3 picks?

guys John Wall is going to be a net. quote me on it. Stern have something to do on why Lebron is a Cavalier now. We have a new owner coming in after this season so be patient.

uhh, why would we need to tank? We can lose 60 games without trying to lose. Is losing supposed to be some sort of challenge to the Nets?

Demarcus Cousins is a pretty big risk as of now. He’s predicted to be a first round draft pick, but is barely a lottery pick. He’s got attitude/performance problems. Theoretically he’s a monster, but doesn’t have it all together yet.

In other news, if we don’t get the first pick, which is likely who do we take? I like Evan Turner, he’s a walking triple double and his passing would blend well with Devin who like to score. Derrick Favors’ upside should maybe come after him.

C’mon. Wall is the uncontested unchallenged number one pick. No comes within a hair of him. If Utah were magically getting the number 1 pick, they’d still pick him. Because he could be better than Deron Williams. Yeah he could be. He’s crazy unbelievable athletic. He’s a great great passer and floor general. And he’s proven many times in recent games that he is as clutch as they come. This guy is a lock to be a multiple time allstar. No matter who their point guard is, every single team in the league will pick Wall 100 times in 100 instances.

And before you get yourselves too excited, just think about how Minnesota and Indiana fans are saying the exact same thing you are right now. The number one pick is by no way shape or form a lock for anyone.

Is Wall even coming out?

Just read the CDR tweets.Who does this nitwit think he is.He is starting on the only team in the nba he could start on and they may be the worst team in the last 40 years.He is a prima donna, his attitude stinks, and next year he will be on someone elses bench or right next to bsimmons.This clown is a big part of the reason nets are 3-36.What,does he think that if the offense flows thru him they would be 36-3? Now I realize why he fell to the 2nd round.Trade him for Najera

CDR’s got a huge ego an incredible me vs the world complex. Rather than constant talking about it, why doesn’t he do something besides scoring if he’s sick of losing? Maybe that would help more. Last time I checked he doesn’t contribute much except points

Wall or Turner with our lotto pick

Monroe or Cousins with the Mavs pick (I dream one of them will fall to us)

Varnado or Jordan with our 2nd rounder (#31)

No team can out-tank the Nets. Losing right now is the DNA of this team.

1990 NBA Draft: Derrick Coleman (Nets)
2000 NBA Draft: Kenyon Martin (Nets)
2010 NBA Draft: ????

It’s NJ’s turn again. Have a little faith. I’m sure Wall or Favors will be the pick, but as long as they pick Manny Harris with 1 of the other 2 picks I’m good. I think he would be a great addition to to the team if he comes out.

john wall babbbbuyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
this guy is a nj nets next year

If u guys say that u would be happy with anything other then the #1 pick then your out of your mind. All this pain and suffering I’ve gone through watching this team, they better reward me with john wall atleast!!!if we don’t get john wall then we should trade the pick! That’s the buttom line.

draft Wall, S&T Bosh, sign Lebron.

Turn Lopez into a two way center, focus more on defense…

turn Harris and Yi into supersubs…

John Wall= Nets Book of Eli=our last hope

nice name drop, Russ

you forgot “In Theaters Now!”

It would be nice if we do get a #1 pick after every 10 years…
90 derrick coleman, 00 with Kmart, and this year Jwall.

How about this:

PG: Harris/T. Williams/ Shved (in Second Round)
SG: LeBron/Lee
SF: Turner or W. Johnson / CDR
PF: Bosh / Yi
C: Lopez / whatever center falls in 1st to Mavs pick, preferably someone who can step in and provide minutes early.

That possibility would be enticing to LeBron and Bosh, it would be a younger version of the Lakers. They would still own future first and could package younger players for veterans if the mix isn’t right. I don’t think any team could really match that package. We don’t need Wall, I personally think that Johnson would would well with LeBron. Think a future J. Smith with a better outside shot and attitude.

I don’t want Chris Bosh. So it is written.

Do the nets own the 2nd round pick? or is it seattle who own it?

This is supposed to be one of the better and deeper drafts in years.

So far we have 3 out of the first 31 picks. One of our picks will be a number 1-4.

How much more can you ask for?

I wouldn’t be surprised if we traded up for another top 10
ten draft pick.

Unless we trade some of our top picks, this years draft should be a hoot.

This message board will be going bananas…

Can’t wait…

Do we own our 2nd round pick? Wasn’t it traded back in 2006 to the Sonics for Mikki Moore, and is now with Charlotte?

The Nets own their second round pick.

The second round of the NBA draft is done strictly by record.

If the Nets finish with the worst record, they will pick first, #31 to be exact.

@chris2

I don’t think Cousins makes it into the top 5 but he should go in the lottery. Most mocks have had him going in the late teens to early 20’s but his size and productivity will be too much to ignore come draft day.

The reasons he’s not projected to go earlier are that he’s not a great athlete, perceived immaturity and lack of conditioning. If he’s overweight at 19, teams will worry about him eating his way out of the NBA.

@supreme

I agree with you about Wall, while he will definitely be a good NBA player, some people are going way overboard about him. I’ve heard some analysts proclaim him to be the best freshman since Jordan which is absurd. Durant and Anthony among many others were much more impressive than Wall has been so far as freshman.

He has been better than Rose was as a freshman but I’m not sure I would rank ahead of Kidd, Marbury or Iverson at this point.

I believe the Sixers won the NBA championship four years after finishing with the worst record ever.

@muwu,

Last year’s (2009) 2nd rounder was traded for Moore. We have no future draft picks traded.

Wall will be great but I am really hoping we can get that 4 position locked down too.

I thought we would be drafting #1 in the 2nd round. That is #33 right or am I missing something?

I have a question.
What happen if the Timberwolves get the 1st pick?
Would they draft John Wall? Trade Rubio? How about Flynn???

@Panareal

They would still draft Wall and they would most likely trade the rights to Rubio for another 1st round draft pick in 2011. They will keep both of Wall and Flynn. Flynn is a good player and I think they can work together.

Three potential lottery teams could consider passing on Wall or trading down if they got the 1st pick…Utah, Chicago & Minnesota. The Wolves may shock again, draft Wall & attempt to deal Flynn and Rubio, but since they’ll be desperate to move the latter two, they will likely not get anything close to fair value.

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I don’t think we have a choice here. We are not tanking. We are just bad, have a bad coach, and have bad ownership. Sad to think we could be this bad and NOT get the top draft. But, really, we need a PF more than anything. I hope Kiki and Thorn are smart enough to realize that Lop and Yi are not tough enough and only one of them should be playing at a time with Boozer or Bosh!

It will be great that we get the #1 draft pick, which is Wall. But even if we don’t, we can still make a lot out of our first rounders. Not every #1 pan out to be a difference maker,e.g. Oden, Bogut, Brown….There are 59 players to be picked and a few difference makers are among them. It sure won’t hurt if we get a Manu or a T. Parker. So keep an open mind.

On a 3-34 team, there is a need to every position. Forget about drafting for need, take the best player available. Wall seems to be the answer now. But who knows, they all look good in college. Hate to admit this, luck does play a part in this business.

I hope Proky will pay 20 millions to Stern for a guarantee to get the first one pick.