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Brook Lopez Shoots Without Boot; O.J. Mayo Talks Have Ended

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Brook Lopez was on the court at the PNY Center Thursday, launching shots a bit gingerly but it appears that his recovery from foot surgery is on pace. As Stefan Bondy tweeted, "Brook took his boot off two days ago. Today he was shooting w/ minimal elevation, grabbing rebounds in practice. Will make next road trip".

Lopez also spoke about his contract status, saying he wasn't even aware of the January 25 deadline for extensions. He added that while he would like to play in Brooklyn with the Nets, there is "a lot of uncertainty".

Lopez's original 6-to-8 week prognosis would put him back in uniform in early to mid February. Under the new CBA, Lopez could agree to a short rehab tour with the Armor.

Bondy also reported that despite "rumors and reports" of trade negotiations regarding OJ Mayo, a "league source indicated that -- while such talks existed -- they were brief and have stopped".

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LETS GO BROOK!

WE WILL WIN MORE WHEN HE RETURNS! MARK IT DOWN!

by NetsBall4Real on Jan 19, 2012 1:35 PM EST reply actions  

You know what..

Its the only thing I can predict this year. Cant wait until 2012…(I think)

by NetsBall4Real on Jan 19, 2012 2:05 PM EST up reply actions  

u got it...

The Future is Not Written For Us, But By Us

by LBJOSH on Jan 19, 2012 2:06 PM EST up reply actions  

no Dwill and D 12.....

Lopez and Brooks and 30+ cap space and #1s picks isn’t so bad…..

by kupalski on Jan 19, 2012 1:36 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

The point is about winning, how do we know brooks can wins games with just him and Lopez

by GameTime on Jan 19, 2012 1:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

This is good news

Heard he was 4 weeks in his injury which means, he can be back in 2 weeks. If that is the case, then send him to the D-League for
a game or 2 and then bring him back to play 1month and 2-3 weeks before we trade him, brooks to Orlando for superman

by GameTime on Jan 19, 2012 1:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

Not likely playing in a Nets game for another 1 month.

That gives plenty of time to showcase him before the trade deadline.

by jerry25 on Jan 19, 2012 2:01 PM EST up reply actions  

Agreed

Nets do need Lopez, but don’t rush him. Too important for so many reasons.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 2:03 PM EST up reply actions  

I miss

the navy blue jerseys.

by MayLAy on Jan 19, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions  

ahh me too, the red are hideoussss

"Some things you just can't question. Like you can't question why two plus two is four. So don't question it, don't try to look it up. I don't know who made it, all I know is it was put in my head that two plus two is four. So certain things happen. Why does it rain? Why am I so sexy? I don't know." - Shaquille O'Neal

by CinnamonToastCrunch on Jan 19, 2012 2:20 PM EST up reply actions  

I miss the Grey Jerseys 02-03

I really hope our new Jerseys bring back the grey! Grey Jerseys with Jay-Z Blue print and blacj piping!!!! Sick!!

by Rp15x on Jan 19, 2012 3:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

that’s alot of pictures…lol

"Beware the Ides of March."

by Andy. on Jan 19, 2012 2:21 PM EST up reply actions  

I still think he will if lopez comes back and start beasting - 24,25 pts with 8-10 boards, 2 blocked shots.

Deron, Brook, Marshon, high first round pick in a talented draft, a lot of maoney to go after, say…..a Gerald Wallace or Batum (make Portland choose one), Beasley, maybe Gallo or Chandler (make Denver choose there-either one in Brooklyn after they played for the Knicks would be sweet, from that standpoint)….

by bkfire on Jan 19, 2012 5:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Key words
playoff quality team

We’re trying to build a championship team not a team, who goes to the playoffs and get knocked out in the 1st

That’s why we NEED Dwight we don’t NEED brooks or brook or 1st picks

by GameTime on Jan 19, 2012 1:48 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

This isn’t carmelo Anthony with no D
This is Dwight howard who is by far one of the best players in the game

It’s once in a lifetime to pair a very good PG with a great center and have a chance at a ring

Also let me add this is a Boston celtics situation were these guys only have 3 good yrs in them, there is going to be a lot of yrs with dwill/d12 in brooklyn, just think about the wins, playoffs every yr, eastern conference finals app., finals app and so on

So let’s cut the crap with “we can’t trade brooks” why not? How do we know we will be able to get to our goal with brooks? Did we all say brook Lopez was going to lead us there and what happened? He isn’t a guy that wins games

by GameTime on Jan 19, 2012 2:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions   1 recs

100% agreed

This is about going for a title.

What GM in their right mind says ‘Well, I’m looking forward to building a 4-5 seed. That’s my goal’.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 2:04 PM EST up reply actions  

Otis GM of Orlando Magic

And their owners apparently do…..

by Roccor420 on Jan 19, 2012 2:13 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Getting a couple of big names is no guarantee of a championship. Try making a good,

playoff quality team and then add a couple of missing pieces. Dwight doesn’t guarantee any more rings than our team being put together now.

by panet on Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions  

You kidding right?

Howard and dwill + billy kings smartness to add other good pieces wouldn’t win championships?

by GameTime on Jan 19, 2012 2:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Agreed

BK has already shown he has a knack for finding talent late in drafts (MarShon) and did the same with the 76ers. If you can put two legitimate Top-10 NBA players together and retain a potential Top 30 player like MarShon, you don’t do that?

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Deron is not playing like a Top 10 NBA player right now

IMO, he’s the best PG in the league and has the skill set to be a Top 10 NBA player. It is a debatable topic regarding Deron being a Top 10 player.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 4:14 PM EST up reply actions  

it’s debatable whether deron is a top 3 pg let alone a top 10 player in the NBA

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 4:18 PM EST up reply actions  

And the NBA is very PG heavy right now

There’s tons of talent and all three that you’re speaking of (Rose, Deron, Paul) could all be considered Top 10 players.

Remember this: Top 10 is totally subjective. The best way to say it is that there are about 20 players that have Top 10 talent, which I think is a fair statement. It’s a pointless argument otherwise.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 4:19 PM EST up reply actions  

whose spot is deron taking?

lebron
kobe
wade
dirk
blake griff
durant
rose
dwight
cp3
melo

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 4:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Dirk in a while

probs griffin.

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:25 PM EST up reply actions  

griffin is only getting better

dirk will fall off in a few years but i’m talking about right now

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 4:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Like you said

right now. Griff is a highleet reel with his monster dunks. Dont think he’s quite top 10 yet.

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions  

he’s not even the best PF in Staples either.

by JimmyLips on Jan 19, 2012 7:35 PM EST up reply actions  

Dirk or Melo

and I’m serious. Dirk is on the way out, he’s a champion defender but he’s not a Top 10 anymore. He is a incredible basketball player but not top 10, I would put Dirk at 11-15.

Melo is a one dimensional scorer. Don’t get me wrong he’s incredible at what he does, scoring. And that’s about it. I wouldn’t put him in front of Deron.

Everyone else on that list has an all-around game (including Dwight because he CAN score even though he doesn’t use jump shots).

by Roccor420 on Jan 19, 2012 4:32 PM EST up reply actions  

one can argue that deron can take both melo and blake's spot

blake is a highlight reel, but he’s not quite a top 10 player yet, there are still holes in his game. I would say Lamarcus Aldridge is a better player right now compared to Blake.

Melo is a top scorer, but all around top player. Deron and him can be interchangeable (and both are having horrible seasons right now).

by domininaldo1981 on Jan 19, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions  

melo

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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 19, 2012 5:34 PM EST up reply actions  

He's 15th in the NBA in scoring right now shooting 37% from the field

Once he gets some better pieces around him than the junk he has to work with right now, he’s easily a 20 PPG 10 AST PG.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 4:18 PM EST up reply actions  

he didn't say it wouldn't

it just doesn’t guarantee it.

Now, obviously, Dwight and Deron gives you the best shot at making it to the finals compared to any other scenario except the one that Magic don’t trade him, and he comes in FA.

by domininaldo1981 on Jan 19, 2012 3:28 PM EST up reply actions  

There is no such thing as a "championship team"

neither is there a “1st seed” or “2nd seed team”, either your great, good, or bad

look at the warriors that year when they beat the mavs who were considered a " championship team " in the first round, what would you call the warriors then ??

i could careless if dwight comes here. Keep Deron, Develop Brooks & Lopez, draft wisely

NJ/Brooklyn Nets or Die ! ... or get smacked

by Lambo English on Jan 19, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

Brook lopez is my favorite player….and MarShon is becoming a favorite too. So i can easily agree with you.

"Beware the Ides of March."

by Andy. on Jan 19, 2012 4:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Join the club

it is slowly growing

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:11 PM EST up reply actions  

i'm in that club now

Dwight is great, but don’t want to give up 3 legitimate assets for 1

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 4:26 PM EST up reply actions  

This

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:11 PM EST up reply actions  

i agree

look at the knicks this year, then look at the nuggets

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 4:12 PM EST up reply actions  

the thing is

Does Deron stay if we don’t land Dwight?

If Deron stays I am more than happy with the develop Brooks & Lopez and draft wisely approach. Not sure Deron is though

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:22 PM EST up reply actions  

If he's smart he would

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Yea but he is also probably impatient

he tried for years with Utah, and after all that came up with nothing. He wants to win now. Brooks + Brook + lottery pick will take a while to get us anywhere

FRANKS AND BEANS FRANKS AND BEANS

by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:27 PM EST up reply actions  

If he can wait one year after the next

we have a very legit team most likely. Maybe even next year we could be a good playoff team

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

If i was a ball player i would stay with the nets and im not being bias

I always tell myself, if Deron is wise enough to see whats going on here, he’d stay. He gotta learn to sacrifice a little bit to gain a big reward in the end ( Hopefully a ship ) but we will see. I agree with him being impatient tho so that might be a problem

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by Lambo English on Jan 19, 2012 4:28 PM EST up reply actions  

BROOK!

I can’t explain how happy I am to see this picture. Back at it! Can’t wait to have him back.

by djeterfan on Jan 19, 2012 1:44 PM EST reply actions  

Brook comes back or we get D12

Our record won’t be quite as bad…I love Thomas Robinson (KU).

by netsfanbq on Jan 19, 2012 1:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

what do you think about Kris Joseph from Syracuse?

He is an SF and we are sorely in need in that position.

granted I do not know much about college ball, it’s not my area of expertise so please excuse my untended ignorance if I’m speaking out of turn.

by Roccor420 on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Kris Joseph

Seems like a late first rounder to me…plays on a good team and that may inflate interest in him, but doesn’t do as much for me as others. Could be a good second round choice though.

by netsfanbq on Jan 19, 2012 4:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

We are 4-11, lets say Brook comes back Feb 10th

That will be 12 games from now.. and we play:

vs OKC
vs CHA
@ CHI
@ PHI
@ CLE
vs TOR
@IND
vs DET
vs MIN
@ NYK
vs CHI
vs DET

try not to be biased, but what do you think our record will be?

FRANKS AND BEANS FRANKS AND BEANS

by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 1:52 PM EST reply actions  

cha, cle, tor, det, min,nyk

I don't speak English

by RussianNets on Jan 19, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions  

If we play well my guess is

OKC – L
CHA – W
CHI – L
PHI – L
CLE – W
TOR – L
IND – L
DET – L
MIN – L
NYK – L
CHI – L
DET – W

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions  

OKC -L
CHA -W
CHI-L
PHI-W
CLE-W
TOR-W
IND-L
DET-W
MIN-W
NYK-W
CHI-L
DET-W

12-14

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by Claud on Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions  

you are cray

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 2:14 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm with you Claud, that's what I think, and we may lose to a bad team and win against a good one.

I see 7-5 or 8-4. Brooks will be that much better, Lopez will give us the big we need, makes our bench better, and Deron will be back to being Deron.

by bkfire on Jan 19, 2012 5:30 PM EST up reply actions  

we're very similiar but i think:

OKC – L
CHA – W
CHI – L
PHI – W (they’ve won too many with a good squad but not great)
CLE – W
TOR – W (i can’t believe we’re playing them again, but i think we have what it takes to win. especially if we’ve played them 3 times already)
IND – L
DET – W
MIN – L
NYK – L
CHI – L
DET – W

by Roccor420 on Jan 19, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions  

Umm...

We only played TOR once. You are thinking of ATL.

by dwill8brooklynbound on Jan 19, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions  

DOH

I stand corrected. Yes you are absolutely right, i was thinking ATL.

by Roccor420 on Jan 19, 2012 3:26 PM EST up reply actions  

there's only one game

i really care about in that entire schedule. Of course I want to win ALL of them to help the franchise and the Nets but the one game i would be very annoyed at losing (even if it’s reasonable for us to lose) is the New York Knicks game. It’s too personal.

I don’t hate the knicks, nor their players but I can’t stand some of their fan base and that includes most of my friends.

If we can beat New York Knicks this season without Lopez and with them having Chandler / Melo / Amare (and who is their rookie again? Some chucker named Slumpert?) I would be incredibly happy.

This is not logic or reasoning here, this is die hard nets fan at it’s best/worst.

by Roccor420 on Jan 19, 2012 2:54 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

i agree.

max win is 4.

both cha and det.

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by NETFAN on Jan 19, 2012 3:02 PM EST via Android app up reply actions  

OKC – L
CHA – W
CHI – L
PHI – L
CLE – L
TOR – W
IND – L
DET – W
MIN – L
NYK – L
CHI – L
DET – L

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions  

You and eLone are going to have to battle it out over which game the Nets lose to the Pistons LOL

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 1:59 PM EST up reply actions  

I think we just agree, we'll probably lose one of the 2

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 3:13 PM EST up reply actions  

6 of those are very winnable

vs Cha, @ Cle, vs Tor, vs Det, vs Minn, vs Det.

Inevitably we’ll blow at least 2 of them, but maybe we can catch a team like NY or Philly on an off night & pull an upset. I’ll go 9-18, but that might be a little over-optimistic.

by TheNetsFan on Jan 19, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions  

I think 9-18 or 8-19

either way, I don’t know if getting Lopez back can turn that into an 8th seed. We might be too far down with that kind of record.

But that’s why they play the games!!!!!!

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 2:10 PM EST up reply actions  

hmmm

vs OKC – possible, but L
vs CHA – W
@ CHI – Is Rose still out? W if yes
@ PHI – L
@ CLE – W
vs TOR- W
@IND -L
vs DET -W
vs MIN – L (we’re gonna get abused inside)
@ NYK – W
vs CHI – L
vs DET – W

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Great post!

NI can we make this a Weekly feature?! I know that’s asking a lot…

by NJNETS29 on Jan 19, 2012 7:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

The guessing the records thing?

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 8:07 PM EST up reply actions  

No

I meant updating us on our opponents schedule prior to playing us as it seems to have a big impact on results.. Were 2-0 when the other team played the night before and 0-6 when only we played the night before

by NJNETS29 on Jan 19, 2012 8:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Oh

That’s be good to know.

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 8:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Seven games Nets should be competitive...

… CHA, @CLE, TOR, DET, MIN, @NYK, DET should get at least 3, probably 4, maybe 5.

Maybe squeak an unexpected win in the other 5.

9-18

by fly75 on Jan 19, 2012 4:42 PM EST up reply actions  

10-17

We beat CHA, CLE, IND, MIN and DET twice.

by breaking20 on Jan 19, 2012 6:12 PM EST up reply actions  

I say about 3-9 or 2-10.

by MrDollarBills on Jan 19, 2012 7:37 PM EST up reply actions  

I wanted Dwight more than anyone but..

With the emergence of MarShon, I’d like to keep Both Brook(s) and work with our pick. Try to bring in Billups or Arena(who I hate). If Deron wants to walk , get a good pick for him.

by Zartan on Jan 19, 2012 1:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

in addition to Brooks and Brook

you can bring Bosh, Jones and Cole for Dwill..

not that i want it bad, but thats one of the best options you can build from if D12+D8 isnt happening.

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by NETFAN on Jan 19, 2012 3:08 PM EST via Android app up reply actions  

I might take this now..

Certainly as a sign and trade after the season if dwill wants to walk

by NJNETS29 on Jan 19, 2012 8:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Not a bad guess

I’m sure they won’t rush it though. While we want him to get back in action, the last thing we need is for him to not be fully healthy and trying to push it.

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 1:57 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm with you on that guess

That’s just past the 8 week time table. I don’t think we bring him back for the full 6 game in 8 night stretch coming off a stress fracture. The Milwaukee game would be half way through that stretch, although I can see us waiting for the following game @ NY., to avoid the back to back. That would give him @ NY, day off, vs Orlando, All Star Break. Then again, that may not be the optimal set of opposing centers for him to deal with in his first games back.

by TheNetsFan on Jan 19, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions  

MarShon changed everything!

D-Will, Brook & Swag with good picks & lots of cap space is all of a sudden sounding like a great option. I don’t think BK would ever pass on Dwight, but I don’t think the fans would be as upset of that trade never happens.

by eopanther8 on Jan 19, 2012 1:55 PM EST reply actions  

I will be upset if

they trade both Brook(s).

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by NDTony on Jan 19, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Sry to break it to you but we’re trying everything we got to get Dwight

by GameTime on Jan 19, 2012 2:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

U don't need to break anything,

everybody knows that we are after DH12. I just don’t want us to trade both.

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by NDTony on Jan 19, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions  

agree

matter of fact we might be better off. deron would probably want out and could be traded for a SF in a 3 team deal and then draft a PG.

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 1:57 PM EST up reply actions  

You have Deron Williams, you do everything to keep him

Plan hasn’t changed. Nets are 4-11.

Do you guys still want to be mediocre?

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions  

LOL come on now...

two (normally) top 10 players on a team will never let a team go garbage… especially the best big man in the game. they will be AT LEAST mediocre

by bronxbombers2 on Jan 19, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Though they may not be Top 10

but the Knicks havent become this Juggernaut with Amare and Melo.

They gutted the team to get Melo and look at denver now.

LOL look at Utah too.

SMH!!!!

by SIC One on Jan 19, 2012 2:47 PM EST up reply actions  

this

knicks are a perfect example. look at the jazz and the nuggets.

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 3:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Just because you have stars doesn't mean it's going to work

But for the Nets, it will be the best combination of stars. Deron and Dwight will be a deadly pick and roll combination, both can play on both ends of the floor and both are widely considered to be at least Top 3 at their positions.

The Knicks are not well constructed. They have a bad coach with a bad system and selfish stars who don’t know how to work without the ball.

Furthermore, this season is a joke, universally. No training camp, no time to get together, tons of injuries, ridiculous schedules. This season should have an asterisk next to it.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 4:25 PM EST up reply actions  

ORL right now would be better than the Nets next year

lol @ deron being a top 10 player. They would be a middling playoff team imo. It’s not like I’m alone in this thinking, just look at what every analyst has said about this. Dwight would look crazy forcing his way to the worst team in the league. He has a better team in ORL point blank period. If he comes here as a FA it’s a different story but that isn’t happening.

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions  

You have to understand that a Nets roster with Dwight and Deron isn't a finished roster

There will be solid players that will take the vet minimum to come to Brooklyn. Shane Battier is the best example.

The Nets may not need to trade Brooks and get a third and fourth team involved. That’s Billy King’s specialty.

Deron and Dwight together is a lethal combination. Keep Brooks around by adding talent from another team in a trade and you’ve got a very good threesome to start with. See if you can get Kirilenko on the cheap to play the 3 and you’re looking good to start.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions  

really? shane battier is leaving MIA to take the vet minimum in BK??

you’re right, it would be a work in progress. That’s why I said they wouldn’t be good for 2 years. Brooks is going for any trade for Dwight, there’s no way they don’t get him.

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 4:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Shane Battier going to Miami is the example

Not being good for two years is pretty ridiculous when you have two elite players not just at their positions but in the NBA as a whole. I don’t understand how you can say that. I also don’t understand how you automatically assume Brooks is going over in a trade for Howard. If you involve other teams, there may not be a need. It’s not pre-determined, so anything you say like ’there’s no way they don’t get him’ is purely speculation.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Maquis Teague

Nets should draft this guy if Deron leaves but not with our pick. Hopefully it’s a pick from another team.

http://www.netsdaily.com/2011/5/13/2168930/in-mock-drafts-no-consensus-yet

by jasperjarrod on Jan 19, 2012 2:47 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

This is not exactly a Doomsday scenario:

DJ Augustin
Marshon Brooks
Nico Batum
Anthony Davis
Brook Lopez

Granted, Batum and Augustin are both restricted.

by Coach Joe on Jan 19, 2012 2:03 PM EST up reply actions  

How about Steve Nash, Marshon Brooks, Nic Batum, Anthony Davis and Brook Lopez?

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:04 PM EST up reply actions  

Steve Nash would go to a contender no point coming here

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 2:18 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't think the Nets ever even think about trading D-Will.

If he’s not playing in Brooklyn next year, it’s him walking away.

by Coach Joe on Jan 19, 2012 2:06 PM EST up reply actions  

Felton is FA this summer.

Would love to have him if we don’t get Dwight at the trade deadline and also if D8 ask to be traded after that. If we have another top 18 pick this upcoming draft I would like the Nets to draft Marquis Teague.

http://www.netsdaily.com/2011/5/13/2168930/in-mock-drafts-no-consensus-yet

by jasperjarrod on Jan 19, 2012 2:44 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

Great were going to have to suffer for another 5 yrs!

by GameTime on Jan 19, 2012 2:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Great News!!!

Glad to see him at the game last night and that he’s feeling better to start taking practice shots!!! Get better soon Brook!!! We need you and miss you!!!

by lizmac62 on Jan 19, 2012 1:57 PM EST reply actions  

Time to become a Magic fan and start the #FreeBigDisney campaign

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:01 PM EST reply actions  

All this trade talk is making me sad

Brook’s one of my favorite players of all time. It bums me out to think that he may not be in a Net uniform for too long.

You couldn't handle my undivided attention.

by jerseykid11 on Jan 19, 2012 2:08 PM EST reply actions  

I'm with ya.

I posted this in another thread:

Marshon Brooks makes me feel like I’m a 10 year old hoops fan again.
He is by far my favorite player. It’s very refreshing to have a favorite player you love to watch play basketball.

by Coach Joe on Jan 19, 2012 2:09 PM EST up reply actions  

I think you guys are talking about different Brooks. (MarShon and Lopez)

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Oh shhzz, my fault!

Brook Lopez makes me feel all the warm fuzzy stuff too!

by Coach Joe on Jan 19, 2012 2:13 PM EST up reply actions  

This is what ppl don't understand

I know basketball is supposed to be about winning a championship but if you can’t relate to the players then what’s the point? I like Howard and respect Deron but I’m a MarShon Brooks fan. My favorite player for a long time was V.C( why I’m a Net fan) and then LeBron. LeVron ruined basketball for me and Vince is getting old. MarShon gets me excited to watch a game win or lose.

Getting Dwight and giving up Brooks is like letting your true love walk away and to marry a girl for what ever reason.

by Zartan on Jan 19, 2012 4:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

this is how I feel

in fact I was rooting for LeBron NOT to come to the Nets (even though i knew there was no chance), because I hated him so much as a person and didn’t want my team to turn into “LeBron James and the Nets”. irrational, but most of sports fandom is irrational. we’re rooting for laundry.

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 4:27 PM EST up reply actions  

I can’t believe your sad because we will be giving up losing, brooks for Howard and championships!

by GameTime on Jan 19, 2012 2:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

We can trade for championships? Who’s giving theirs up?!

by Coach Joe on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM EST up reply actions  

The point is with Brooks+current nets=losing mindset

With Howard+other valuable pieces= winning mindset and championship

by GameTime on Jan 19, 2012 2:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

don't get it twisted

there has been no mention of Marshon being traded, this is all just fans talking on this website. We haven’t had any indication of any trade involcing MarShon. Although it seems likely that he would be in a trade for Dwight Howard, don’t get sad yet because we haven’t heard of any trade scenario involving him yet.

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 2:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Once again, he’s talking about BROOK. BROOK LOPEZ.

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM EST up reply actions  

RIght?! I’m guilty of mixing the two up a few time myself.

by Coach Joe on Jan 19, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions  

,,,and I sent us down the wrong path here. My fault. Sorry jerseykid, and everyone else!

by Coach Joe on Jan 19, 2012 2:18 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm a girl lulz

You couldn't handle my undivided attention.

by jerseykid11 on Jan 19, 2012 2:19 PM EST up reply actions  

Haha it's ok

You couldn't handle my undivided attention.

by jerseykid11 on Jan 19, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions  

haha

seriously a girl who posts on netsdaily forums and is a fan of the nj nets?

Times do change. =)

by Roccor420 on Jan 19, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions  

AGREED

Please let’s not rush him back and hinder/impede the rest of his career in any way. don’t get me wrong I want to get Dwight but if we rush it and ruins his career by re aggravating his broken foot I would be very upset.

I don’t like Melo or Amare or even Bynum but I wouldn’t wish them personal injury regardless of what team they play for.

by Roccor420 on Jan 19, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Important question:

When, if at all is the screw going to be removed from his foot.
When did Robin have the screw removed from his foot?

We have been told that DJames had the same procedure, but that he still has the screw in his foot and it recently became irritated. I’m not sure why it was required for DJames to keep the screw in his foot. Was his fracture worse?

by jerry25 on Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM EST reply actions  

Brother still has it in

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Curious...

Would people rather trade the house for Dwight Howard (both picks, Brooks, Lopez, taking on Turkoglu & Duhon’s contract) or risk him being traded to another team and having that team retain him?

Obviously, in an ideal world, you’d have the Magic hold onto him and add him in the off-season, but there’s a lot of uncertainty there.

Personally: I’d rather trade the house for Howard.

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM EST reply actions  

I would trade the house

because it gets you Howard for sure, waiting for the off-season a lot of things can happen.

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 2:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Felton
Marshon
Wilson Chandler
Sullinger
Lopez

by ItsAllNets on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Lol we would continue losing for the next decade with that team

by GameTime on Jan 19, 2012 2:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Trade the house.

D-will and Dwight is an amazing combination to start your team with and you fill in the blanks fromt here. Obviously we’d all love to keep Brooks but if it’s impossible than it’s impossible. Gotta get Dwight.

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Mid-level contracts I suppose. We’d have Williams/Morrow/Turkoglu/Humphries/Howard and a pretty thin bench.

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Of course you trade the house

The nets are a laughing stock, and how do we change that by getting Dwight, not keeping brooks and Lopez and continue losing

by GameTime on Jan 19, 2012 2:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

honestly

it may be irrational, but if it means giving up Marshon, I wouldn’t trade, even if Dwight went to the Lakers and there’s a chance Deron left because of it. We never entertained the idea of giving up Lopez in a deal for Melo, why should we have to throw in Marshon because Orlando demands it? IMO Lopez, Brooks, a #1 pick AND taking back salary is too much. We’ve seen what’s happened with the Knicks when you give up the house for one max player.

This is where feelings get in the way, but there’s also something to be said about homegrown talent as a fan. We’ve watched both Lopez and Brooks grow up before our eyes, so if we traded them both I’d find it hard to still identify with the Nets. I know players change all the time, and you want to win more than anything, but I’d take the risk of trying to get Dwight in free agency instead if it meant keeping at least one of Lopez/Brooks.

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 2:25 PM EST up reply actions  

I agree

Obviously, selling the farm for Dwight sounds like the right thing to do. It guarantees Deron and Dwight into Brooklyn. But giving up two potential stars, and possible high draft pick, AND taking back a horrible contracts. That is too much.

more and more, Denver looks to have gotten the better deal than the Knicks. Y must the Nets follow suit.

by domininaldo1981 on Jan 19, 2012 3:55 PM EST up reply actions  

the Melo situation honestly worries me

I know Dwight and Deron would be a much, much better fit than Melo/Amare, but our contract situations would be the same. They’re stuck with a vastly overpaid Tyson Chandler and the inability to add more pieces, as we would be with Hedo.

I’m just hesitant to sell out the team for that super team. I want a real team, preferably with some guys we actually picked ourselves, not tampered with to obtain.

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Make the trade

If you can get him, get him. The rest of the roster will take care of itself with those two superstars in place. For example, Shane Battier. Could start for the Nets but took less money to backup LeBron in Miami because he wants to win a title.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 2:25 PM EST up reply actions  

risk it 100%

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by Claud on Jan 19, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Good question

i’ll have to go with trading the house for howard because then we definitely know we get him. As much as I love lopez and brooks and ammo, they can ALL be replaced (howard replaces lopez, there’s more than one SG that can score in the league, and more than 1 sharpshooting 3 point shooter in the league).

HOWEVER, in terms of our best chance of winning a championship quickly?

It might actually be hoping dwight goes to FA and comes here as a free agent. We keep lopez our rook and our picks and right there we have a deep team that can be contenders.

by Roccor420 on Jan 19, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Sounds like he got stronger

Ledger_Nets: Lopez remains on target — he’s 4 weeks into a 6-8 week recovery — and his arms look muscular after all his weight lifting.

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

No way.

Brooks + Lopez + (1st round pick) + whatever we can get for deron still looks pretty solid if we don’t get dwight.

by iambryan on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM EST reply actions  

Bogdanovic

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by Net Income on Jan 19, 2012 2:18 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

What are the rules for having the rights to an international player.. do those rights ever expire?

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:19 PM EST up reply actions  

ask the Magic

they know best because of Vazquez LOL.

but seriously, i think you retain them forever

by bronxbombers2 on Jan 19, 2012 2:25 PM EST up reply actions  

They don't expire

The issue will be signing him. 2nd rounders aren’t bound by a rookie scale. Teams often have ti use their exceptions or cap space to sign a foreign draft pick to enough money to persuade him to come over. I doubt Bogs comes over for the typical minimum salary a 2nd rounder gets.

by TheNetsFan on Jan 19, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't see it

he will want a multi-year contract. As far as I know we are only giving out one year deals right?

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions  

He'll get a multi-year deal in the offseason

My guess is that he comes back before the end of the season on a cheap deal so that he can gain unrestricted FA status in the offseason.

by TheNetsFan on Jan 19, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions  

risky

but could be a good move if he plays well

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 2:24 PM EST up reply actions  

It's not that risky

He’s not eligible to get out of his Chinese contract until their season is over (I think that’s March, but I’m unsure). He’d only be playing for like 6 weeks at most. He’d more likely get better offseason offers as an unrestricted free agent than as a restricted free agent, so it’s a worthy gamble.

by TheNetsFan on Jan 19, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions  

I would like a small forward, period

"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.

by Net Income on Jan 19, 2012 2:18 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

I see a little PF, Uncle Cliff Robinson in Shawne Williams these days.

by Coach Joe on Jan 19, 2012 2:20 PM EST up reply actions  

anyone, any one.

I had high hopes for Shawne Williams but now wonder how much Nets knew about his legs. Knicks obviously wanted him.

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by Net Income on Jan 19, 2012 2:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Still early

he could turn his season around quickly.

But yeah, I’d like an upgrade.

by NetsKiNG on Jan 19, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions  

I wanted no part of him

He burned us in the past. He had one fluke year with NY last year. He’s been a bust the rest of his career. We got taken. I’d gladly hand him back to NY when he’s eligible to be traded.

by TheNetsFan on Jan 19, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Wasn't a fluke year last year he played well

Was a beast in College, to me its the injury and him starting camp out of shape but he can play.

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions  

College was years ago

He set career highs in PPG, Rebounds, Steals, Blocks & 3 point shooting percentage in D’Antoni’s system. It was a fluke season. It’s no more indicative of his talents than his prior year which was his worst as a pro. He also never played more than 65 games in a season.

by TheNetsFan on Jan 19, 2012 2:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah but hitting open shots are hitting open shots

Thats like saying Hump had a fluke season as well, when Shawne gets healthy I guess then we can tell.

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 2:49 PM EST up reply actions  

What does college have to do with anything?

He was a filler for the Nets Devin Harris trade and was then cut. Played in D’Antoni’s offense first system and has suffered since. He’s never been good and I have no idea why the Nets offered him that contract. None.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Outside issues hurt him in the league in the beginning of his career

To say he’s never been good makes no sense when the last time he was good was last year it wasn’t smoke and mirrors he played well. Lets see what happens when hes healthy and in shape.

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 5:52 PM EST up reply actions  

This is a fluke

A fluke

Plan A all the way: Brook, Brooks, Deron, Dwight and a top draft pick SF

by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 19, 2012 8:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Nets doctors fault, or Shawne's teams fault?

I would love to void the contract if it were somehow withheld information.

by Jack Handy Jr on Jan 19, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Speaking of injured SF's...

How in gods name did Damion James score 18 points a game his senior year in college?

by Coach Joe on Jan 19, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Because the college game is completely different from the NBA.

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:33 PM EST up reply actions  

I realize that.

One could be led to believe that someone scoring that many points could in fact be a, “scorer”. A little hustle appears to go a long way in the college game. I understand I saw how he scored his points, —Put backs, fast breaks, dunks, with a little bit of an outside game. We just haven’t seen much scoring from the kid.

by Coach Joe on Jan 19, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions  

He was hitting threes in College

What I don’t understand he had a good mid range game dropped 30 easy in summer league within 2 and half quarters hitting jumpers everywhere and in following games. Not sure if his confidence wained after his first injury.

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions  

In Summer League the defense is lax, you can get your shot off with time to spare. Damion has terrible movement in the pro game, and can’t create space to get a comfortable shot.

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah but an open jumper is an open jumper nobody is crowding him

He was hitting them in peoples face why I’m not sure what happened but guys were scrapping to make the team.

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 2:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Some of the video in one of the games like he lost confidence regressed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAmor_YMxvc

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 2:52 PM EST up reply actions  

After we traded RJ

we are still searching for a serviceable SF. We could have had Granger….. Oh well….

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by NDTony on Jan 19, 2012 2:21 PM EST up reply actions  

just have to keep it close till he returns

and then hopefully he doesnt take to long to get in shape

by mightymosdefinition on Jan 19, 2012 2:20 PM EST reply actions  

hey as bad as we've played we're only a few games out

woohoo

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by CinnamonToastCrunch on Jan 19, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Westbrook resigned for the max

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by LBJOSH on Jan 19, 2012 2:23 PM EST reply actions  

I am not a fan of Westbrook.

I don’t think he deserved a max deal.

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by NDTony on Jan 19, 2012 2:25 PM EST up reply actions  

do half of the players who get the max deserve it?

nope

you would think the CBA would fix that, but it’s done absolutely nothing

by bronxbombers2 on Jan 19, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions  

upper-middle class players will always be overpaid

there’s too many teams out there and not enough upper level talent, so someone will overpay.

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions  

The 25% max

If he made another all-NBA team he would have been eligible for a 30% max. OKC potentially saved some money with the deal.

by TheNetsFan on Jan 19, 2012 2:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Crook Lopez
Swag
’12 #1

by Dolphins_Nets on Jan 19, 2012 2:32 PM EST up reply actions  

Brook Lopez

12 #1 (if it is top 5)
MarShon

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by NDTony on Jan 19, 2012 2:32 PM EST up reply actions  

12 #1
Lopez
Marshon

high lotto picks are in a class of their own right below established prime superstars

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 2:33 PM EST up reply actions  

TBH I dont know if Orlando has high value for any of them

Lopez coming off surgery
Orlando doesnt want to rebuild with picks
They may not be entirely sold on Brooks

by NJ Champ on Jan 19, 2012 2:36 PM EST via Android app up reply actions  

Lopez

MarShon
1st rounder

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 2:37 PM EST up reply actions  

Call me crazy but:

Brooks
Lopez

  1. pick

I expect this team to improve significantly, especially as the schedule soften and they have a chance to play Detroit a couple times, another game against Cleveland, Toronto.

As deep a draft as this is, you are talking about MarShon Brooks so far being the 3rd best rookie in his class. The Nets #1 pick probably doesn’t stand much chance of being in the Top 3.

So I say Brooks, then Lopez, than the #1, but I think they are all very good assets.

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:38 PM EST up reply actions  

You are crazy

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by NDTony on Jan 19, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Only reason I ain’t mad is ’cause I told you to do it!

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Right but this is the Rookie class of 2011-12.

Regardless that’s a significant point.. he is outplaying everybody picked above him save Irving

by mytoemytoe on Jan 19, 2012 2:48 PM EST up reply actions  

I agree

Lopez will get paid this offseason. Some team will pay him $10+mil per season with a very limited sample size of games post surgery. I think Orlando looks at him & wonders if they are comfortable giving him a 4 year, $50mil deal in the offseason.

Brooks is proving to be a very good player, and he’s locked up dirt cheap for 3 years beyond this one.

by TheNetsFan on Jan 19, 2012 2:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Lopez>>>swag>>>lotto pick

but this can change

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by Claud on Jan 19, 2012 2:58 PM EST up reply actions  

Lopez>’12 #1>MarShon

the Houston pick is lookin’ good too.

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by Andy. on Jan 19, 2012 3:53 PM EST up reply actions  

WELL

Looks like we wont be getting westbrook if things go downhill since they signed him to a multi-year extension

by BrooklynKid19 on Jan 19, 2012 2:34 PM EST reply actions  

come on guys

we never were getting Westbrook, ever. that was never anything more than making a pipe dream out of a doomsday scenario.

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions  

LOPEZ!!!!

:D

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 2:38 PM EST reply actions  

I want to keep Marshon and our #1 pick...

Let’s try to get Howard in free agency. If he doesn’t come, we are still in good shape for our future. If Dwill wants to leave, so be it. We can trade him for more assets to put around Lopez, Marshon and our first round pick. Deron will not just walk away. He is not leaving that money on the table. So if he wanted out, it would have to be through trade.

I agree with what someone posted earlier, Marshon has changes everything in my opinion. He is already showing to be a good scorer. He will only get better. We are not as desperate as people think…

by aug93 on Jan 19, 2012 2:39 PM EST reply actions  

100%

Agreed!

by scrapin240 on Jan 19, 2012 3:15 PM EST via Android app up reply actions  

I do not think Brooks is going anywhere, and I hope not...

but I’d be ok with it if so long as it’s not both Brooks and our #1 pick. With the new CBA you can’t sign 3 stars so I like the idea of sign 2 and develop one. The Lakers have shown no interest in topping our offer and the later we get into the less likely it seems. So why up our offer?

by SovietBrooklyn on Jan 19, 2012 3:37 PM EST up reply actions  

Great news

as some one said the emergence of Brooks and the Nets cap situation has shown that the Nets with or without Deron and Dwight are in a great situation. I admit I was wrong about the Knicks. They made a lot of moves but for their cap and roster to have a 6-8 team is crazy.

by outkast on Jan 19, 2012 2:40 PM EST reply actions  

Ledger_Nets Colin Stephenson
Lopez said he’d like to play in Brooklyn. “like to be, but you know – a lot of uncertainties. I don’t know.”
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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 2:47 PM EST reply actions  

Mayo talks finished it seems

Despite rumors and reports that the Nets are involved in trade negotiations for OJ Mayo, a league source indicated that — while such talks existed — they were brief and have stopped.

The Grizzlies are trying to unload the former fifth overall pick, who will become a restricted free agent after this season.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/nets/2012/01/brook-lopez-back-on-the-court-working-toward-uncertain-future

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 2:58 PM EST reply actions  

just give them farmar already

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by Claud on Jan 19, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions  

farmar for aminu

in a 4-team deal

okur+djames for harrington+mozgov – DEN is a 3pt shooting team; I’m assuming they’re good with this.

morrow+picks for kevin.martin – PER-wise, they’re almost equivalent.

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by NETFAN on Jan 19, 2012 3:31 PM EST via Android app up reply actions  

I hope this means they have decided to go after a 3

but Mayo has been playing well as of late, so I’d imagine they want to see what else he does.

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by JerseysFinest. on Jan 19, 2012 4:01 PM EST up reply actions  

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7otbckd

add a pick!

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by Claud on Jan 19, 2012 3:01 PM EST reply actions  

It's a lose / lose per Hollinger!

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 3:15 PM EST up reply actions  

That

Is a very welcome site!

by scrapin240 on Jan 19, 2012 3:14 PM EST via Android app reply actions  

Knowing the nets luck don’t be suprised if he has a set back

by netter on Jan 19, 2012 3:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

lol i hate Farmar so much

i’d trade him for a 2nd round pick just to get him off the team

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 3:40 PM EST up reply actions  

yea i really cant stand the dude

im sure lakers would take him back with open arms

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Take their 1st rounder

itll be like #25 or so anyway

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 3:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Farmar almost never passes it to Brooks

But as I rewatch a lot… Brooks rarely passes to Farmar either (not that I blame him).

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 3:46 PM EST up reply actions  

Brooks has yet to prove he can kick it out to the open 3 point shooter during penetration

but considering how much his ‘dump it off to Humphries down low’ passing game has come along in the last week, I think he’ll get there

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 3:54 PM EST up reply actions  

Brooks has a ton of potential

For someone with his experience being asked to do what he does, it’s quite impressive. Playing like a Top 5 pick.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions  

never throw a rock at a farmer!!!!

farmar is greedy and selfish. he always looks to shoot first and the problem with that is, hes not skilled enough to knock those kinds of shots consistently.
marshon has been shooting and passing really well and its been showing on the box score.
oh and btw sheepareevil, marshon can do just about anything on the court especially offensively. he’s a beast

by NJDevilsFan on Jan 19, 2012 3:56 PM EST up reply actions  

i'm not doubting him

i’m just saying i don’t recall him doing the drive and kick all that often yet.

but considering how little plays he actually gets per game, compared to many he should get, I’m sure we’ll be seeing that from him soon.

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 4:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Here you can see the master chef cookin swag

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by GMJigga on Jan 19, 2012 3:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Thank god Marshons confidence is like out of this world

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by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 5:57 PM EST up reply actions  

I've forgotten myself...

…and wanted to see Deron pass to him, since we haven’t seen it this season.
Brook on offense…D12 on Defense.

If I can just hide, the sinner inside, and keep him denied.
How sweet life would be, if I could be free, from the sinner in me.

by BrooNets on Jan 19, 2012 3:54 PM EST up reply actions  

just brutal

excuse my bad english please

by -Seiti- on Jan 19, 2012 3:54 PM EST up reply actions  

i was looking for that

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions  

so you lost your iphone

and everyone in the stalls stared at you?

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions  

hahaha no

my iphone was fine. when the shot went in.

and it was a private bathroom. game was on the line but i couldn’t wait…

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 4:29 PM EST up reply actions  

lmaooo

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Now that's a true Net fan

LOL

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by BrooNets on Jan 19, 2012 4:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Brook Lopez

now that brook is focusing more on his shooting, he better be able to knock down the 3 when he comes back.

by NJDevilsFan on Jan 19, 2012 3:53 PM EST reply actions  

he can hit the three

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by Andy. on Jan 19, 2012 3:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Since when?

He can usually extend to a few steps below the 3-point line…but not at the 3-point line.

I don’t really want him doing that though. He should stick to the mid-game, he’s good where he’s at now.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 4:11 PM EST up reply actions  

uh I think we have enough three point shooters

and they all depend on Brook being a beast down low. the only scenario in which I’d want Brook to develop a 3 point shot is if he somehow ends up playing with Dwight

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 3:57 PM EST up reply actions  

Just want him to return to his old form offensively

thats all i ask.

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:00 PM EST up reply actions  

When he comes back,

Marshon is going to be going on a tear, they won’t be able to double him as muhc.

by iambryan on Jan 19, 2012 3:59 PM EST reply actions  

OT: i don’t know if anyone has brought this up but danny ainge is willing ot break up the big 3. so we go after Pierce?

by avilanets85 on Jan 19, 2012 4:03 PM EST reply actions  

no, no and no

to all of the big 3. unless we get Dwight and they’re willing to come for cheap, but i’m not gonna even think about complimentary players in that case until it actually happens

by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions  

pierce has always kind of had an old man game

he’d probably be pretty good for 2 more years, still wouldn’t do it though

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 4:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Nets should not go after anyone not named Dwight Howard

Until this is over, there’s one goal and one goal only.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 4:12 PM EST up reply actions  

can't stand Pierce

he plays dirty. He’s always been one of my least favorite people in the NBA.

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by Taylor Made on Jan 19, 2012 4:13 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

I also have always hated Pierce

I would love his offense on this team. Just not coming from him. Plus the price would be too high.

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by BEB on Jan 19, 2012 4:16 PM EST up reply actions  

What SF would you be willing to go after?

Diaw is available right? But I heard he’s lazy…

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:09 PM EST reply actions  

Diaw just got benched in leiu of a rookie point guard

the Bobs would rather play small ball than start him. Pass. There should be some solid wings in this year’s draft, most likely better than anyone that might be available on the open market.

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by Taylor Made on Jan 19, 2012 4:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Diaw is already too fat to play PF.

The only way he could keep up with small forwards is if you put him on his side and rolled him around the court.

by CurlyBeast on Jan 19, 2012 6:19 PM EST up reply actions  

I seriously dont mind this…anything over Petro.

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by Andy. on Jan 19, 2012 4:19 PM EST up reply actions  

try this again

Sorry ND about my other post, figure a disclaimer would help but let’s try this again.

I’d rather have Petro over Yi for numerous reasons. Petro is at least a big body and physical presence in the paint. Yes he is horrible on offense and even when he does score you’re surprised if anything else that the ball went in but at the very least he can put a big body on someone driving into the lane and/or box out against opposing teams. His skill set in scoring is extremely limited but at least he has the physical presence needed to at least contribute.

Yi Jian Li is almost a 7 footer, 6’9 or 6’10 realistically. But he’s so skinny I attribute him to Popeye’s girlfriend. I understand he can shoot, he can shoot in China very well, he even was able to shoot on the wizards (not very well though) but his defense and EVERYTHING else lacked tremendously. I don’t know if you guys remember when he played for the nets but he was terrible in all categories.

so if you ask petro vs Yi, I’d have to go with Petro.

Again, sorry about my previous post, was trying to reflect the same thoughts with some humour in racial tones and failed miserably. Won’t happen again. Apologies.

by Roccor420 on Jan 19, 2012 6:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Petro is making $3M this yr….and the same next.

What a waste.

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by Andy. on Jan 19, 2012 4:19 PM EST reply actions  

Guess which NBA star MarShon Brooks compares to here

In predraft measurements. MarShon is on the top.

Link to the pic: http://i.imgur.com/7lPim.jpg

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 4:22 PM EST reply actions  

HIs body fat is 5.2?!?!?!?!!?

thts ridiculous

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:24 PM EST up reply actions  

who is it?

d-wade?

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Bingo

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

wow

D-wade must’ve increased his vert over the years

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:31 PM EST up reply actions  

I dunno

Look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLfSwb_LUUE

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions  

hmm

we haven’t really seen MarShon fly around like this, but he hasn’t really tried. But I have seen MarShon sky for some rebounds, maybe the dunks are coming

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions  

MarShon can jump higher tahn Wade?

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions  

Interesting.

I see Wade in another stratosphere in terms of athleticism, but those numbers would suggest otherwise.

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 4:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Maybe goes to show that numbers aren't everything

You can’t teach the way Wade uses his body to get around defenders.

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 4:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Also Wade is a better one legged jumper

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by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 6:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Off-topic.

Since my previous submission of a nickname for MarShon Brooks ( “The Dreaded”) didn’t stick, I’ll give it another shot.

What do we think about “The Cook?” I don’t deny that the boy has swag, but “Swag” is not a nickname. I’m sure many of you know that “cooking” is, for lack of a better phrase, swag in motion. For instance, one could say that last night, Brooks was cooking. So, he’s “The Cook.”

Yay or nay?

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 4:33 PM EST reply actions  

The Cook....

meh. i could give it a try

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:34 PM EST up reply actions  

I like "The Dreaded" more, but...

It obviously hasn’t caught on.

Maybe I’m just a curmudgeon, but seeing him referred to as “Swag” causes me to cringe.

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions  

It's aiiiite

but I think “swag” is going to stick, unfortunately. Anytime he does something good there are 20x comments in a row that go something like this “SWAGGGGGGGGGGGGG”

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Its swagtastic

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah...

I do it too. That doesn’t mean it’s the nickname. You can’t use “Swag” as a nickname — it just doesn’t make sense.

Whatever. I tried.

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 4:41 PM EST up reply actions  

yea I know

how about “Cookie” or “Alien”

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Nahhh

Crooks?

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Mini Mamba?

Dr. J~Super Buck~Draz~JKidd~Deron

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by NJ4Life on Jan 19, 2012 4:49 PM EST up reply actions  

What about just, Swish

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by NJ4Life on Jan 19, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm startin a fanpost about this, unless there already is one

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by NJ4Life on Jan 19, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

We had one once

didnt really go well

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

No correlation to Kobe

please

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

MarSmooth

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Too much like JSmoove

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by NJ4Life on Jan 19, 2012 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

True

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

He steals other players shine idk

Kills the opposition? maybe

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

i like it i think it's funny

but usually nicknames just pop up and stick, i think by the end of the year we will have something

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

yay

one person approves!

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

why can't you use "Swag" as a nickname?

that makes no sense. you can use anything as a nickname.

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by Taylor Made on Jan 19, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions  

nah sounds too crack related

somebody said Money Marshon (like mayweather) in a thread the other day. anything is better than SWAG though. I’m pretty glad ian eagle hasn’t started calling him that lol.

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 4:42 PM EST up reply actions  

why cant marswag work?

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions  

What about....Mister Fantastic

  • Genius intellect [on the court]
  • Extreme superhuman elasticity
  • Near immunity to most physical assaults by blunt force

LOL

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by Andy. on Jan 19, 2012 4:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Too long. No pun intended.

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by NJ4Life on Jan 19, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

lmao

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by Andy. on Jan 19, 2012 4:55 PM EST up reply actions  

"Dark Horse"

“25th Pick”
“The Jersey Devil”

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by NJ4Life on Jan 19, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions  

sign him up!

would never double dribble as he doesn’t need to move his feet.

by kiemurphy on Jan 19, 2012 6:27 PM EST up reply actions  

haha

i was just thinking this as well yesterday!

by WuSwarM36 on Jan 20, 2012 12:05 AM EST up reply actions  

Hmm MarShon buckets

How about the Chef?

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by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 6:12 PM EST up reply actions  

reminds me of chef boyardee

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 6:29 PM EST up reply actions  

The Ladies' Man


…because he’s got a million ways to score.

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by calling all toasters on Jan 19, 2012 11:08 PM EST up reply actions  

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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by outkast on Jan 19, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions  

i think

the big problem with megaupload was that they were making money off other people’s content by charging subscription fees.

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by Taylor Made on Jan 19, 2012 5:09 PM EST up reply actions  

they went to mainstream

brought more attention to themselves, pretty much painted a larger target on their backs.

by domininaldo1981 on Jan 19, 2012 5:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Key word being "trolled"

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 4:45 PM EST up reply actions  

i hope they dont take our sports stream sites away…

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by Andy. on Jan 19, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions  

didnt realize how many countries had already banned their IP addresses

i used to go there to watch movies. I remember first time i used it was to watch Fast & Furious(4th one) at home the week it came out in theatres.

The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists

I was in Baghdad before these little B.G.'s was in they daddy-bags.

by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 19, 2012 5:55 PM EST up reply actions  

moiso moiso moiso

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by Claud on Jan 19, 2012 6:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Wasnt sopa tho the justice department

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by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 6:18 PM EST up reply actions  

No thanks

Injuries will eventually derail his career. Still will be a great player when healthy but wouldn’t be a good move IMO.

by Mikepop1027 on Jan 19, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions  

i think wade dwill brook lopez is a potential contender

Not as much as dwight Dwill combo but anyway I know wade ain’t going no where

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Yay Coon
@whatucantsay: What do you think the percentage chances are that the Lakers land DH-12?

@LarryCoon The problem is, the way I analyze the situation is apparently different than the way the Magic do. From what I hear of the Magic’s thinking, chances are low.

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 4:44 PM EST reply actions  

uhhh

wish he would explain what he meant by “Magic’s thinking”

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:45 PM EST up reply actions  

I asked him to and he did :)

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Now this is interesting

LarryCoon: Not so high on Bynum and not so high on sending another franchise C to LA. RT @eLonePB: can you explain what you mean by “Magic’s thinking”?

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by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 6:24 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

as the countdown dwindles. i think orlando is going to have no choice but to trade dwight to us or lose him in free agency

by avilanets85 on Jan 19, 2012 4:47 PM EST reply actions  

i really can't wait until next month

when this smoke starts to clear

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Larry Coon
No, I think they’re still in it, both at the trade deadline & offseason. RT @AlphaCoolio: Hey Larry! So are my Nets pretty much screwed?

by ItsAllNets on Jan 19, 2012 4:48 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

might have to give more unless the trade deadline is getting close and orlando has no one else to trade with

by avilanets85 on Jan 19, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

elone!

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Yea Coon!

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions  

had the same question

thanks for asking sir

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by JerseysFinest. on Jan 19, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions  

Well...

If we’re talking strictly about a trade, then the Mavs aren’t even in the top-5.

(Even if the teams ahead of them aren’t on Dwight’s list.)

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 4:58 PM EST up reply actions  

to dwight it is a distant third. Never has it been reported to being a 3rd to Orlando.

I think in this case it comes down to:
Nets
LAL
Mavs (Mavs have nothing to offer)

by ItsAllNets on Jan 19, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Mavs are the threat if Dwight stays all year with Orlando

There is little doubt in my mind that Deron will explore free agency, as part of a ritual of courtship for elite players. Who wouldn’t want to be courted?

So you’d have Dwight & Deron being courted by Cuban or Prokhorov. Prokhorov will offer the most money, #1 media market, “global superstar” pitch, and a chance to be the guys who put the franchise on the map forever.

In Dallas they’ll get paid a bit less per year (and Deron no 5th year), get to play with a HOF guy in Dirk, play for basketball-passionate Cuban, in warmer weather, and Deron’s hometown.

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 5:02 PM EST up reply actions  

And ... *Clears Throat*
Texas – no individual income tax.

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 5:08 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah

The Nets want to, and should, get this done by the deadline. If Orlando holds onto him, we’re in for an interesting free agency.

The Nets would be pretty instant contenders with flexibility to make moves while the Mavs would be 3 superstars and nobody else… but who knows!

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 5:10 PM EST up reply actions  

If the Magic were to hold onto him,

I still don’t see them ending up with the Mavericks. If the trade deadline passes, and Howard is still on the Magic, I’ll be celebrating.

Obviously that’s just the opinion of someone who has little-to-no connection to the situation.

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 5:12 PM EST up reply actions  

that's the interesting point

Dallas, with only Dirk and then try to fill out the roster…or

Brooklyn with MarShon, Brook, Morrow, and fill out the roster. Take into consideration, Brook, DWill, MarShon, Howard..that 4 right there will have at the very least 4 years together in Brooklyn and still competing.

by domininaldo1981 on Jan 19, 2012 5:14 PM EST up reply actions  

To expand on this...

I think it’s something that a lot of Nets fans overlook. I constantly read (not hear because I don’t get to talk to any Nets fans) about how the Nets can offer the two more money — that’s actually not true.

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 5:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Can offer Deron more money no question

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 5:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Excuse me.

Correction: The Nets can offer Deron Williams more money, yes. With the Mavericks he will net more money.

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 5:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Explain that plz

With a 5th year, 7.5% bumps on a max contract versus a 4 year deal for about $15M / per.

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by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 5:16 PM EST up reply actions  

Well...

If we’re counting what the Nets can offer as an extra $27 million — counting the fifth year — as opposed to the extra $5 million it really is, then yeah, Dallas will net him more. (Barring a major injury or a sustained regression, Williams will command another near max contract following the upcoming one.)

That is, assuming that his accountant isn’t managing to pull his tax rate down to the Romney-level.

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 5:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Sorry.

That should read:

If we’re counting what the Nets can offer as an extra $27 million — counting the fifth year — as opposed to the extra $5 million it really is, then yeah, the Nets will net him more.

by Dopeness on Jan 19, 2012 5:25 PM EST up reply actions  

how is it REALLY an extra 5?

he may not be getting a max contract next time around.

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 6:47 PM EST up reply actions  

The next contract is not a consideration at all.

Injury-guaranteed money is all that counts.

Plan A all the way: Brook, Brooks, Deron, Dwight and a top draft pick SF

by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 19, 2012 8:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Net more money?

How So? are you talking about market size?

by Sparklespice on Jan 19, 2012 5:18 PM EST up reply actions  

he wouldn't net more

but the difference would be a whole lot closer than $20+ mil because of the taxes.

by domininaldo1981 on Jan 19, 2012 5:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Texas - a whole lot of nothing

Plan A all the way: Brook, Brooks, Deron, Dwight and a top draft pick SF

by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 19, 2012 5:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Woo!

Not exactly hard concrete news but to me it’s a good one. I’ve always thought that Orlando is bitter against LAL because they alreayd lost SHaq to them once. Are they areally going to send ANOTHER center to LAL to win the championship so ORL can miss out? I hope not. So really it’s Nets…and uh…..Nets.

I’m just hoping, I’m not concrete on anything till Dwight is in a NJ uniform.

by Roccor420 on Jan 19, 2012 5:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Does anyone think ORL will do what St Louis did last year with Pujols?

They knew they wouldn’t be able to afford him in the offseason, but didn’t trade him and made a playoff run and actually won it all. Of course pujols left anyway but you can’t argue with St Louis logic, it worked out for them. Do you think ORL will be too set on making a playoff run to trade Dwight? I could see it happening the more I think about it. 85 year old owner wants to win and doesn’t want to wait through a rebuilding process.

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 4:52 PM EST reply actions  

woah that is a good perspective

haven’t really thought of that. Denver wasn’t a high seed and new they were not contenders so they didn’t have this choice on their hands. If Orlando is a top 3 seed then maybe they go for it.

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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 4:53 PM EST up reply actions  

I pray that happens bro

If I can just hide, the sinner inside, and keep him denied.
How sweet life would be, if I could be free, from the sinner in me.

by BrooNets on Jan 19, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Can happen

I just don’t see him staying if he gives Orlando the Championship. Its like his duty is done type of thing

If I can just hide, the sinner inside, and keep him denied.
How sweet life would be, if I could be free, from the sinner in me.

by BrooNets on Jan 19, 2012 5:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Valid points and definitely possible

Best case scenario for the Nets:

No trade at the deadline and Orlando has a first or second round exit in the playoffs.
Nets sign Howard as a FA and retain all important assets, including draft picks.

Starting lineup opening day 2012:

Deron Williams
MarShon Brooks
FA or Top Draft Pick
Brook Lopez
Dwight Howard

That team is easily Top 3 in the East and a legitimate Finals contender from Day 1.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 5:02 PM EST up reply actions  

that team would win 72 games. LMAO Jeff van gundy style

by avilanets85 on Jan 19, 2012 5:04 PM EST up reply actions  

agree

and that’s not even counting the rockets pick, and the MLE that would be available to Hump or whoever else they want

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 5:07 PM EST up reply actions  

This is definitely the best scenario

and I think it is the one DWill and Howard have agreed to. It is the absolute best win-win for both of them. And of course the Nets(win-win-win).

Call it the Big Five

Plan A all the way: Brook, Brooks, Deron, Dwight and a top draft pick SF

by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 19, 2012 5:08 PM EST up reply actions  

win the lotto, resign hump

so you have anthony davis and hump coming off the bench

FRANKS AND BEANS FRANKS AND BEANS

by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2012 5:09 PM EST up reply actions  

The problem is

I actually think Dwight likes Orlando and if they do go all the way, he may actually resign

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 5:08 PM EST up reply actions  

Oh I agree

I just don’t expect them to go all the way. Then again I didn’t expect St Louis too either. The $27 million he’d be leaving on the table is another issue.

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 5:10 PM EST up reply actions  

I think

His agent will get Adidas to pay the difference. Remember he was in Brooklyn during the summer. Correct me if I am wrong, I think it was for an Adidas promotional trip. Maybe Dwight and Agent was meeting with companies to see what type of endorsements he would be able to get.

by SIC One on Jan 19, 2012 5:14 PM EST up reply actions  

rose just signed a $250 million lifetime deal with ADIDAS

we’ll see what happens. he’s not sniffing anything close to that in ORL.

by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2012 5:16 PM EST up reply actions  

Not a chance he gets that $$ in Orlando

If he wants to maximize his off the court revenue and really become an international superstar, he’ll come to Brooklyn. It’s the best place for him.

He’ll be on every talk show on a more consistent basis. He’ll host SNL etc. If Carmelo and Amare could be in an episode of Law & Order, Dwight could do so much more.

He’s already stated he wants to do SNL: http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=7446

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 5:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Nah

He is being a professional.

Lebron liked Cleveland too. Remember before he got bounced by Boston, The Cavs had the best record in the NBA that year.

by SIC One on Jan 19, 2012 5:11 PM EST up reply actions  

He likes certain things about Orlando, per reports

He loves the city and the fans. However, I think he hates the organization. With the Nets, he’ll be in a bigger market and have massive input into the direction of the team. You can’t put a price on that.

Plus, DeVos is not a proactive owner and Otis Smith has shown nothing to prove to Dwight he can turn them into legitimate Finals contenders.

by ZR on Jan 19, 2012 5:24 PM EST up reply actions  

problem is St. Louis low-balled Pujols, Orlando i doubt will

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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 19, 2012 5:57 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm surprised nobody pointed this out.
Colin Stephenson
@Ledger_Nets

Lopez remains on target — he’s 4 weeks into a 6-8 week recovery — and his arms look muscular after all his weight lifting.

https://twitter.com/#!/Ledger_Nets/status/160076667862261760

by canofan42 on Jan 19, 2012 5:08 PM EST reply actions  

Great - he'll probably lose his shooting touch

Just beating all the “realists” in jumping to the this conclusion. Not worried at all.

Plan A all the way: Brook, Brooks, Deron, Dwight and a top draft pick SF

by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 19, 2012 5:10 PM EST up reply actions  

Its possible

look at Morrow. Plus now Lopez has been injured. I really hope not

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 5:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Well its Lopez

why would anyone here actually credit Lopez and make him look better?

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 5:13 PM EST up reply actions  

actlly Atronic posted it way above

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 5:40 PM EST up reply actions  

And RIAA

Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
"Your 2010-2011 New Jersey Nets - It Is What It Is"

by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2012 5:22 PM EST up reply actions  

and UMG...

these guys are gangsta..we should sick em on the orlando magic site

by ItsAllNets on Jan 19, 2012 5:23 PM EST up reply actions  

It's incredibly exciting to me how quickly this franchise can go from being a joke

To being a legitimate contender almost over night if Dwight Howard really does have a pact with D Will for this summer.

The JKidd era just seems like a lifetime ago and if the pieces fall together as most of us are hoping we will be a dominant force in this league for years.

I think the most exciting part of all of this is how its going to catch the whole world by surprise.

Fans around the country think the Nets are putting a final product on the floor and just really really suck. I can picture jaws dropping when they realize just how perfectly BK might pull all of this off. How we can bring in the right pieces at the right times and still maintain flexibility in the draft and with the cap space.

I know it’s gut-check time right now Nets fans, but you should be THRILLED at the prospect of what could lie ahead if March comes and goes and Dwight is still in a Magic uniform.

Cheers.

by acg5001 on Jan 19, 2012 5:32 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Doesn't matter if he's traded or not.

He will be a free agent in July, if only for 5 minutes, no matter what team he is on after March 15. Just like Deron.

Plan A all the way: Brook, Brooks, Deron, Dwight and a top draft pick SF

by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 19, 2012 8:35 PM EST up reply actions  

Why can't Deron pull a Rubio once in a while and do some

fancy pass/move or something. Rubio is NBA entertainment. Makes me wanna watch his games

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 5:49 PM EST reply actions  

Deron does not have the IQ or the vision of Rubio.

Rubio has court awareness on par with Kidd. Just wait until he gets familiar with his teammates.

Dr. J~Super Buck~Draz~JKidd~Deron

What I wouldn't give for it to be '03 again

by NJ4Life on Jan 19, 2012 5:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Kids so good

i never thought he would live up to the hype. I want Rubio lol

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 5:53 PM EST up reply actions  

You and me both.

Dr. J~Super Buck~Draz~JKidd~Deron

What I wouldn't give for it to be '03 again

by NJ4Life on Jan 19, 2012 5:54 PM EST up reply actions  

Wade gets more assists,... BUT

Brooks 15.1 ppg/4.6 reb/1.4 assists/20.12 PER .. almost 23 yeas old
Wade16.0 ppg/4.0 reb/4.5 assists/17.6 PER/22 years old…

by orangeeater on Jan 19, 2012 6:26 PM EST reply actions  

How is PER measured?

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 6:30 PM EST up reply actions  

The season just started

I can see Brooks ending the season averaging 18 PPG and 6 RPG. That is, if Avery continues to play him like he has been, starting him, and giving him the minutes he’s been getting.

by breaking20 on Jan 19, 2012 6:34 PM EST up reply actions  

17-6-2

IMO

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 6:35 PM EST up reply actions  

I think he will get 3-4 assists per game and 4-6 rebounds

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by Claud on Jan 19, 2012 7:46 PM EST up reply actions  

Brooks assists are going up each game

Plan A all the way: Brook, Brooks, Deron, Dwight and a top draft pick SF

by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 19, 2012 8:37 PM EST up reply actions  

Check this out

johnschuhmann: The premier of Air Check, where we highlight the best & worst of NBA broadcasts: http://t.co/xOeINWcT

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 6:31 PM EST reply actions  

Heh

Good stuff. We really are lucky to have one of the best in the biz working for our guys. Very few broadcasts I enjoy other then the Nets.

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 6:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Some of my favs… obviously, Ian and Jim… also Ralf Lawler is awesome to listen to. Bill Walton is a riot, and I love the Knicks guys as well.

Some of the worst… The Raptors, Heat, Spurs, Jazz, and the God awful Celtics!

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 6:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah Spurs Rockets and Celtics announcers are such homers you can't listen to that

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jan 19, 2012 7:05 PM EST up reply actions  

I sadly havent watched many bulls home games for some reason, but i do recall hearing that.

I think The Raptors maybe annoy me the most. Guy sounds like someone they just dragged off the street! At least Tommy Heinsohn has actually been around basketball his whole life, even if he has no clue about what he is talking about!

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 7:53 PM EST up reply actions  

lol… yeah one of my clients is from Chitown… says that King has a catch phrase of some sorts for every guy on the team. Ugh, poor fans.

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 8:10 PM EST up reply actions  

League Pass… you dont have a choice as to what teams broadcast you watch. They used to be pretty good about picking the Nets crew, but now it seems more strict to picking the home team.

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 9:08 PM EST up reply actions  

You know, I havent listened to any of Ralf Lawlers games this year(since being good) but he was always one of my favs. “OH ME OH MY OH!”

I didnt find him to be a homer at all either.

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 9:07 PM EST up reply actions  

my favorites

top 3: Nets, Lakers, Hawks

bottom 3: Celtics, Spurs, Bulls(they take homerism above and beyond to new levels)

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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 19, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions  

I hate the Lakers actually. Guy is 1000 years old

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 9:07 PM EST up reply actions  

A few thoughts…

1. Cant believe how fast time has flown by. Only a few more weeks!?

2. I hope he is not jumping around too soon. He DID just have his foot operated on. Maybe some pool work before he is doing what he is doing. Don’t want him to become D James.

3. Thanks to Brooks, the OJ deal has gone away, but if we get Dwight, one can only assume they want MarShon. That deal might have to be put back on the table.

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 6:36 PM EST reply actions  

Brooks has been working in the pool.

"Next year, with a full training camp, I think he can go after that Scott Skiles' record of 30." - Billy King

by shea23 on Jan 19, 2012 6:37 PM EST up reply actions  

With a boot on?

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 6:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Dunno I guess so read back the comments he made about working in the pool sometime ago.

It was before it came off I believe.

"Next year, with a full training camp, I think he can go after that Scott Skiles' record of 30." - Billy King

by shea23 on Jan 19, 2012 6:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Interesting….

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 6:41 PM EST up reply actions  

I assume hes getting the best treatment so its possible.
“We’re going to work more in the pool this week with the underwater treadmill and hopefully by the next week I’ll be standing up doing some workouts, maybe even some spot shooting if I’m lucky,” said Lopez, still in a massive boot and on crutches.

That from nets daily Jan 8. Implies he was doing pool work even before that.

"Next year, with a full training camp, I think he can go after that Scott Skiles' record of 30." - Billy King

by shea23 on Jan 19, 2012 6:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Great to hear!

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 6:49 PM EST up reply actions  

Boot instead of cast cuz you can take it off and put it back on.

Plan A all the way: Brook, Brooks, Deron, Dwight and a top draft pick SF

by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 19, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Says he took his boot off 2 days ago, I was hoping for more then 2 days worth of pool work before he ran around.

"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"

Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...

by Tim823 on Jan 19, 2012 6:39 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't see the value of legit nba players like Brook going to d league for rehab.

Certainly not with a team as bad as nets. I’m sure you can say they can play competitve ball at a lesser level but they’ll only play limited minutes aren’t they just as well playing limited minutes in the nba. Maybe if its a not a great player but is on a good team so won’t get miinutes. But I don’t see the value of the likes of Brook leaving his home and his good doctors to play limited minutes in springfield. No it wasn’t said its likely but just stating my opinion of this whole d league rehab thing..

"Next year, with a full training camp, I think he can go after that Scott Skiles' record of 30." - Billy King

by shea23 on Jan 19, 2012 6:36 PM EST reply actions  

Dump Farmar for cap space.

"Next year, with a full training camp, I think he can go after that Scott Skiles' record of 30." - Billy King

by shea23 on Jan 19, 2012 6:37 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Boston Celtics Garage Sale

since the celtics are breaking apart what they got over there, i think the nets can swindle their way into a few good moves.
so what players can we use?
i was thinking guys like Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, Jajuan Johnson, Greg Stiemsma,

by NJDevilsFan on Jan 19, 2012 6:41 PM EST reply actions  

They're not giving up Rondo

I’d take Allen tho

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by netsareboss on Jan 19, 2012 6:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Pierce is going to be a Celtic for life a la Reggie in Indiana

for better or worse

would like to scoop Ray Allen for the bench next year though.

Who under the cap got the talent to take on KG.

also i’d swap Petro for Jermaine too

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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 19, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions  

MarShonn's #s are even better than I thought vs Wade

MarShon as a starter:
16.9 ppg/5.4 reb/2.6 assists (only a 7 game sample)

Wade’s stats (I’ll use November.. games 4-15 of his career)
14.7/4.7/4.7

by orangeeater on Jan 19, 2012 6:46 PM EST reply actions  

this is the closest comparison

lynch’s games 7-14 vs wade in a similar point in his career.

Not saying MarShon will be one of the NBA’s best players,…
BUT

I am really excited to see how he plays with Lopez and Deron

by orangeeater on Jan 19, 2012 6:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Im happy

Brook is making progress
Brook doesn’t seem too concerned about $
Brook WANTS to stay
Brook knows its just business not getting an extension offer
Brook is working on his weakness(es)
Hopefully someone breaks into his crib and steals his comic books, disney DVDs, figurines, and superhero tshirts

by DJ HeavyDuty on Jan 19, 2012 6:55 PM EST reply actions  

Starshon?

Inevitable association with Starbury would make that a no-no.

by stenpoint on Jan 20, 2012 4:35 AM EST up reply actions  

I would trade Morrow for Klieza

Lopez
Hump
Klieza
Brooks
Williams

"I think I’m the best point guard in the league. No reason. I just think I’m the best.’’-Deron Williams.

by JJ25 on Jan 19, 2012 7:58 PM EST reply actions  

His shot is wet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s628k7pKk34

"I think I’m the best point guard in the league. No reason. I just think I’m the best.’’-Deron Williams.

by JJ25 on Jan 19, 2012 7:59 PM EST up reply actions  

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