Armor Take Johnny Thomas at #17; Add Ex-Warrior Chris Taft at #47
by Net Income on Nov 3, 2011 6:33 PM EDT
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The Armor brass (meaning the Nets brass) gathered in Springfield Friday evening for the D-League Draft and used their first pick to take Johnny Thomas, a 6'6" shooting guard who graduated in three years from North Carolina State, then played a year at Marshall while pursuing a masters degree in sports management.
Thomas averaged 9.1 ppg for N.C. State in his last year in Raleigh, then 9.1 again for Marshall last season Described as a "character guy". Strong and athletic, Thomas is defensively oriented.
Then, in a surprise, the Armor took 6'10" Brooklyn native (and former Warrior) Chris Taft after grabbing similarly sized Dennis Horner, a teammate of Thomas at N.C. State. Taft, 26, hasn't played professionally since a stop with the D-League's Rio Grande Valley in early 2008. His NBA career had been troubled by back problems.
In later rounds, the Armor went for 6'7" forward Brandon Bush, who last played in Iceland and 5'9" guard Marcus Hill, who played in Mexico this summer after four years at Minnesota State. Michael Sturns, a 6'5" guard played for Tulsa (as well as in Japan. Finally, the Armor took Akeem Bennett, who played for St. Francis of Brooklyn.
The Armor will fill out the roster with four players from their local tryout: 6'6" forward David Akinyooye from Adelphi, 6'2" guard Travis Cohn from Jacksonville, 6'8" forward Alejo Rodriguez of Iona and 7'0" center James Smith, a veteran D-League player
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LOL
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
How nice of them...
To clear out a closet for them to have their “war room” in…..
by Christopher Manchesi on Nov 3, 2011 6:44 PM EDT reply actions
i like the dry cleaning in the corner
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
That looks like my fantasy football draft
Timeless - The 2001-2003 NJ Nets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nima3dmLrcw
Jamal Tinsley will be taken first
supposedly there will be a lot of trades. However, you can’t buy or sell a pick.
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
learning how to box out. gotta start somewhere i guess
“Yeah Throw them ’bows brook”
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
R.I.P. Big Homey Nate Dogg: "Cuz Iiiiiiiiii have ne-evv-ver met a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll tha-at I loved in the whole wide wooorrrlllllddddddd"
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Nov 3, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Hump does MMA training
Brook does this…
by bronxbombers2 on Nov 4, 2011 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
it's like
nets fans are always looking for ways to criticize brook lopez
Most of us are joking for the most part
and EVERYONE here wants him to be traded for Howard so you can see the love-hate effect.
"Most people on this board are like a broken clock, Only right two times a day"
"_________ has a face of a Star, and that Star is Lassie"-Jeff Ross
Me two, but its the only way to make the team better
Everyone wants to be the Yankees and not the Rays
"Most people on this board are like a broken clock, Only right two times a day"
"_________ has a face of a Star, and that Star is Lassie"-Jeff Ross
Sidenote
But this is a great article about B.Lo and the other players who recently went to Hawaii. I remember some posters here were hating on this. They did it for the right reasons and without media coverage. Kudos!
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7185880/nba-players-participate-uso-tour
by djeterfan on Nov 3, 2011 7:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Isn't this media coverage?
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
"Your 2010-2011 New Jersey Nets - It Is What It Is"
I'm seriously excited for this.
But didn’t jamaal tinsley play for the grizzlies?
I find it strange how the D-fenders have the first and last pick.
I mean how did that happen?
Jon Thomas (6'6, 210, Marshall)
theres your pick
and this kid isn't 40
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
DeronWilliams Deron Williams
RT “@HeatPhin1: @DeronWilliams 20-25 mill” So if that’s the case he makes more than 99 percent of the Players?
Pointless question...
regardless of what Stern makes the truth is owners have the players where they want them and the more the players push back the hard its going to get. Not to blame anyone on this but Lebron and other stars should have better business etiquette.
he doesnt make that much
Woj reported the $25 million number which Stern denied. He makes less than the NFL and MLB commissioners.
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
If a Shane Battier or a Grant Hill was at these negotiations
rather than Fisher and Mason, I truly believe there would have been a season by now.
The more I hear players tweet and speak, the more many (not all) of them continue to show ignorance...
This was a dumb and pointless question. AND… someone gave the wrong answer. Last I heard, i believe stern makes anywhere from 5-7 million a year.
Chris Taft is interesting
projected as overall #1 his freshman year at Pitt. Kept dropping and went @ #42, just before Mile Ilic.
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
what if the nets drafted the 2nd generation team?
Ralph Sampson III
Tim Hardaway jr
Austin Rivers
Marcus Jordan
and someone else kid? that would be kind of hilarious. then you have to have bill walton calling each game so he can give Marv or Verne or someone real old a bunch of mid-game stories
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
R.I.P. Big Homey Nate Dogg: "Cuz Iiiiiiiiii have ne-evv-ver met a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll tha-at I loved in the whole wide wooorrrlllllddddddd"
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Nov 3, 2011 9:11 PM EDT reply actions
As much as Brook Lopez gets love/hate on this forum
He is one classy guy with his head in the right place
I always liked Taft when he got drafted
but then i forgot about him lol
"Most people on this board are like a broken clock, Only right two times a day"
"_________ has a face of a Star, and that Star is Lassie"-Jeff Ross
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