Do Nets Like Leuer, Lee, Garrett?
by Net Income on May 24, 2011 8:52 AM EDT
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PrintIn a somewhat cryptic tweet, Chad Ford wrote late Monday the Nets like Wisconsin big man Jon Leuer and two big point guards, 6'5" Malcolm Lee of UCLA and 6'4" Diante Garrett of Iowa State. But apparently neither that nor Ford's claim that the Nets have begun individual workouts at PNY Center is quite as Ford tweeted.
The front office is in Minnesota for a two-day group workout and did get a look at the 6'11" Leuer Monday at the Timberwolves' training camp. All but five of the NBA's 30 teams gathered to watch 12 players. But, say team insiders, it's more that Leuer worked out well than they "like" him at #27 or #36. Leuer, a Minnesota native, was the headliner. The two day group workout continues Tuesday. The Nets haven't officially scheduled their first individual workout.
- Former Orono standout Jon Leuer could benefit from NBA's 'stretch four' trend - St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Workouts help Leuer boost his draft stock - Jerry Zgoda - Minneapolis Star-Tribune
- Orono's Jon Leuer works out for Timberwolves (Video) - KARE
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Can we please have some illegal workouts?
It only costs $250,000 and a few player’s careers.
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by eLonepb on May 24, 2011 8:56 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Why does every jump shooting big man get compared to Dirk? There will never be another Dirk. Compare him to Bargnani if you want to, the way Dirk scores is unfathomable.
On June 29th, 2001, the New Jersey Nets and the Phoenix Suns agreed to a trade involving Stephon Marbury and Jason Kidd.
On February 23rd, 2011, the New Jersey Nets and the Utah Jazz agreed to a trade involving Devin Harris and Deron Williams.
A new beginning. LETS GO NETS!
For the record, I think Steve Novak is a better comparison.
On June 29th, 2001, the New Jersey Nets and the Phoenix Suns agreed to a trade involving Stephon Marbury and Jason Kidd.
On February 23rd, 2011, the New Jersey Nets and the Utah Jazz agreed to a trade involving Devin Harris and Deron Williams.
A new beginning. LETS GO NETS!
Yeah Malcolm Lee!!
Marshon Brooks was also at the workout right?
Nets seem to have many options…They don’t need to trade up, IMO. But should be exploring all possibilities.
@Al_Iannazzone: BREAKING NEWS: Nets are close to acquiring Deron WIlliams from Utah, sources told The Record.
-Feburary 23, 10:54 am.
i dont know anything
about any of those guys. oh well.
Lee!
My top choice among those 3 of course. Followed by Leuer. Don’t really know anything about Garrett.
Leuer’s got good size, he’s around 7 feet in a draft starved for size. Pretty low body fat at 5.4% too. He’s got a lot of Brook’s strengths and weaknesses though. He’s got a decent post game and shooting range, but doesn’t have the strength or athleticism to get position inside. Not a great rebounder too. You’d pretty much be getting Brook Lopez light
i wouldnt mind picking lee with the 27th and whoever falls with the 36th…Like a lucas norgueira, jeremy tyler, Justin harper or kyle singler.
@Al_Iannazzone: BREAKING NEWS: Nets are close to acquiring Deron WIlliams from Utah, sources told The Record.
-Feburary 23, 10:54 am.
dropped to the 2nd round in draftexpress’ latest mock draft.
http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2011/
@Al_Iannazzone: BREAKING NEWS: Nets are close to acquiring Deron WIlliams from Utah, sources told The Record.
-Feburary 23, 10:54 am.
good the same way cd-r dropped
hopefully the nets can swoop him up in the 2nd round
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on May 24, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
a bigger Ryan Anderson?
If we can get this guy late…I would love it. Pick & Pop big. If he gets stronger, can learn to go underneath more.
Why does this guy look like prototypical SA Spur to me?
by Whoop Dee Damn Doo on May 24, 2011 9:19 AM EDT reply actions
Trading away Ryan Anderson was a HUGE mistake
And maybe this new regime is acknowledging that. If Leuer is anything like Anderson, it would be a huge pick up for the Nets.
(We all know that the Nets had the opportunity to keep Anderson – it was not necessary to throw him into the VC trade. The only reason the Nets had to give Anderson away was that Thorn mistakenly wanted Courtney Lee, and Orlando required Anderson in order to give up Lee. Nets should have just done the first iteration of the deal, which was to trade the Nets Redick instead of Lee, with the Nets keeping Anderson.)
would be a good big...
to play alongside DWill. We would still need a banger. But those guys a tougher to predict. Its all about work ethic and heart when once you make that jump to the pros. A lot of guys weren’t known as “hustle guys” coming into the league, but became that.
by Whoop Dee Damn Doo on May 24, 2011 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Ryan Anderson
has solid upper body strength and was the leading rebounder in the Pac-10 coming out of college. Leuer is very lanky and does not have a reputation of being a tough nosed, grind it out type of guy. He’s got the 3 pt shooting ability, but don’t expect him to be cleaning the glass for us.
I forgot Anderson was such a good rebounder in college
He didn’t rebound all that well first couple of years in the NBA, but I thought he did a pretty good job last year, for the minutes he played.
As to Leuer – I didn’t see him play all that much in college, but I suspect that the system that Wisconsin plays detracts a bit from his game (not to mention the slow pace hurting his stats).
yeah he was a beast rebounder at cal
although i credit his lack of rebounding in the pros due to kiki not playing him, he has looked much better when the magic dumped rashard lewis and gave him all the backup minutes behind brandon bass
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 May 24, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
blame KiKi
KiKi said RAnderson would hurt Yis development….
That was Brooks best friend. he is a good rebounder and shooter
by DJ HeavyDuty on May 24, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Kyle Singler Buckets 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBSQf0wWiKw&feature=player_embedded
@Al_Iannazzone: BREAKING NEWS: Nets are close to acquiring Deron WIlliams from Utah, sources told The Record.
-Feburary 23, 10:54 am.
If hes there...
you are probably in for some hurtin’
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by NetsMets4Life on May 24, 2011 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I've seen a decent amount of Jon Leuer
as I’m a fan of the Big 10. He’s got a good shooting touch for a big man and can be a stretch 4, but there’s no way he’d be able to guard opposing 4/5’s on the other end. He lacks strength and athleticism and often disappeared during big games/crunch time. Jordan Taylor was really the catalyst behind the Badgers success this year.
IMO, not worth our draft picks. Might be worth a look if we buy a pick late.
I agree with your opinion for the most part
BUT I don’t think you look for clutch guys at this spot in the draft. At this spot you’re looking for “specialty” guys. A good rebounder, shooter, shot blocker, etc. The clutch guys who can do it all are usually not around that long unless you get lucky.
What can anyone tell me about Garrett? Not sure if I’ve ever heard that name before
On June 29th, 2001, the New Jersey Nets and the Phoenix Suns agreed to a trade involving Stephon Marbury and Jason Kidd.
On February 23rd, 2011, the New Jersey Nets and the Utah Jazz agreed to a trade involving Devin Harris and Deron Williams.
A new beginning. LETS GO NETS!
So the Nets like bums?!
Hope it’s smoke screen . Not one person mention these clowns . If there drafted, smh @ F-O.
by Zartan on May 24, 2011 11:01 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
What? Not one person mentioned Lee? I’ve been saying Lee’s name for months and theres a lot of people who like Lee. I agree, I’m not interested in Leuer or Garrett, but you do realize the Nets pick at 27, correct? I hope you weren’t expecting to come out of this draft with Enes Kanter
On June 29th, 2001, the New Jersey Nets and the Phoenix Suns agreed to a trade involving Stephon Marbury and Jason Kidd.
On February 23rd, 2011, the New Jersey Nets and the Utah Jazz agreed to a trade involving Devin Harris and Deron Williams.
A new beginning. LETS GO NETS!
I think if Lee went to any Pac 10 school other than UCLA we could realisitically expect him to be there in the second round at 36 and have no worries (and I still think he falls into the second round). However, with the success of UCLA guards in the NBA (being superior to their stats in college) – I am a bit worried that Lee goes higher than expected. That might not necessarily be the 27th pick – but could be the 32nd pick.
Nets have 36th pick
and that would be lower than Farmar, Collison, Westbrook and Holiday.
There is virtually no risk to taking a UCLA point guard in the second round of a really bad draft.
There is also no risk in taking Singler.
Always a risk
you risk missing out on a better player. Singler doesn’t look as if he’s going to be a good NBA baller
Kyle Korver shot 48% from 3 his senior year in college (45% from 3 for his college career). Singler shot 32% from 3 as a senior, and 36% for his career. Comparison isn’t valid, it’s not even close.
The Redick comparison isn’t even valid either imo, and not just because of Redick being a much better shooter than Singler (41% from 3 for his career). Redick was on a whole different level in college (in the same system) and showed consistent improvement, while Singler showed no real improvement since his sophomore year, getting worse if anything.
On June 29th, 2001, the New Jersey Nets and the Phoenix Suns agreed to a trade involving Stephon Marbury and Jason Kidd.
On February 23rd, 2011, the New Jersey Nets and the Utah Jazz agreed to a trade involving Devin Harris and Deron Williams.
A new beginning. LETS GO NETS!
its not even UCLA guards its UCLA in general
even if some of these guys arent good most of them have been able to stick around going back to the baron davis/earl watson days
matt barnes, trevor ariza, mbah-a-moute, ryan hollins, dan gadzuric, aaron afflalo, kevin love
whereas duke on the other hand: mike dunleavy, chris duhon, shelden williams, jj redick, jay williams. see the trend? want talent have to look at shane battier, carlos boozer, corey maggette, elton brand, and grant hill and the latter two get a pass for injuries and shane battier was traded for rudy gay
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 May 24, 2011 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
... Ed O'Bannon ...
Oooops. Never mind. Guess he was a few years before BD anyway.
Who was saying that this was a crappy draft......
I see alot of sleepers here……..
It’s crappy at the top. You get really poor value for your pick at say 12 for example. You can get good value at 27 though.
On June 29th, 2001, the New Jersey Nets and the Phoenix Suns agreed to a trade involving Stephon Marbury and Jason Kidd.
On February 23rd, 2011, the New Jersey Nets and the Utah Jazz agreed to a trade involving Devin Harris and Deron Williams.
A new beginning. LETS GO NETS!
Hurts the most for teams picking 6-10
They’re getting players that in other drafts might go 15-20 instead of being top 10 players
Maybe this is why BK...
…is confident that he can move up in this draft.
by Whoop Dee Damn Doo on May 24, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Is anyone else surprised by how Kyrie Irving has been annointed the top pick in the draft yet he doesn’t seem to have the measurables, etc to be a All-Star PG…..If I were Cleveland, I wouldn’t take him first.
Derrick Williams is the safer pick. Heck, even Kemba and Chris Singleton might be safer picks than Irving (not saying either Kemba or Singleton should go first).
The concept of Kemba being somehow safer in any capacity than Irving is absurd. He’s a 6’0" shooting guard.
On June 29th, 2001, the New Jersey Nets and the Phoenix Suns agreed to a trade involving Stephon Marbury and Jason Kidd.
On February 23rd, 2011, the New Jersey Nets and the Utah Jazz agreed to a trade involving Devin Harris and Deron Williams.
A new beginning. LETS GO NETS!
I wouldnt take Irving either if I were Clevland.
- How mich better is Irving then Knight. Knight should be there at 4?
- They already have Davis and Sessions at PG.
- Derrick Williams fills there biggest need at SF.
If they take Irving then Minny takes Kanter and Utah takes DWill. That leaves Clevland with Knight who is also a PG (sounds like Minny a few years ago) or Vesley who I think is overated.
If they take DWill then Minny and Utah take Irving & Kanter leaving them Knight or maybe even Walker
Irving/Vesley<<<<<<<<<<DWill/Knight
by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on May 24, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Knight over Irving?
LMAO, okay. For highlights maybe. Irving shoots 10% higher from the field and has a better assist to turnover ratio. Irving is a far superior floor general.
by Anthony Perez on May 25, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
How much of a difference is there between them.
Irving play in 11 games so I wouldnt take his 10% high to seriously. The difference between getting DWill over Vesley is huge.
by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on May 25, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
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