China Update: Marcus Williams scores 40; Josh Boone available now?
by barrypopik on Feb 12, 2012 2:44 PM EST
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The regular season in China finishes this week. Players on non-playoff teams can be signed immediately for the NBA. The playoffs finish in March.
JOSH BOONE & J. R. SMITH
Josh Boone's and J. R. Smith's team has been losing a lot lately, and the play of both of them tailed off, as they have not much left to prove in China. The team didn't make the playoffs and plays its last game in two days, so both could be avalable for the NBA in four days.
According to today's boxscore, J. R. Smith scored a piddly 18 points and Boone didn't even play. I don't know if Boone is injured or what.
If the Nets can sign both J. R. Smith and Josh Boone (Smith is in an NBA bidding war, but Boone can come cheap), that would greatly help the Nets. Boone plays defense and can have all of Petro's minutes. Does Shelden Williams have a wrist injury? Boone can have Shelden's minutes, too. How can you not bring him back on the cheap?
MARCUS WILLIAMS
Marcus Williams--the Williams who must be a Net, completing the "Full Williams" lineup--continues to be one of the very best players in China. Plug this guy into the gaping hole at small forward and it's instant help. The problem is that his team keeps on winning; today, it beat the top-ranked team in the CBA. He might not be available for several more weeks.
According to today's boxscore, Marcus Williams's team beat Aaron Brooks's team. Williams was 4-5 from three and an un-Boone-like 20-22 from the free throw line. 40 points, 2 blocks, 2 assists, 2 rebounds.
OTHERS
Wilson Chandler is restricted and is supposedly heading back to Denver. The Nets could talk to Denver, threaten to make a bid, then trade Anthony Morrow for his rights, but Denver needs Chandler back. I don't see any way to get him, and Marcus Williams has been playing better or at least as well for a nuch lower price.
Shavlik Randolph says that he's healthy and has played a few decent games. Gani Lawal's play was gangbusters, then dropped off considerably. I don't know if either power forward can help the Nets.
Stephon Marbury, anyone?
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Free Williams, Free Boone, Free Earl, Free Brook
Free JR smith
He's not talking about the ex-UCONN player
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full agree @ josh boone
he is easily a more useful player than petro and would come for the vets min, i haven’t seen him play since he left but i hear his free throws are looking better
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 12, 2012 6:34 PM EST reply actions
Yes, lets bring in Boone, Williams, and dare I say JR Smith....
if Brooks goes to Orlando, we need another dynamic scorer who could finish above/around the rim, create own shot and run with Deron.
Deron/Gaines
Smith/Morrow
Hedo/Williams
Hump/Boone
Howard/Petro or Shelly
You still have guys like DSteve, Shawne and Shelly that can float between 2 positions and still have JWill.
ESPN's latest on J.R. Smith, available Wednesday
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7568856/source-los-angeles-clippers-jr-smith-suitors
Updated: February 12, 2012, 6:00 PM ET
Source: Clippers after J.R. Smith
By Ramona Shelburne
ESPNLosAngeles.com
The Los Angeles Clippers are one of a handful of teams vying for free-agent guard J.R. Smith, who will be eligible to return to the NBA on Wednesday after his Chinese team’s season concludes, according to a source with knowledge of the team’s thinking.
(…)
The Knicks are the presumed favorite to land Smith because they can offer him both a large role on the team, and their pro-rated $2.5 million mini mid-level exception. Exceptions are only pro-rated after Feb. 10, so Smith wouldn’t be losing much. Most of the other teams reportedly interested in him, like the Lakers or Clippers, can only offer him a veteran minimum contract, which would be pro-rated from the beginning of the season.
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I hope this is one of those times where BK is working on something
on something not letting it leak out. JR running with Deron would be sick.
Presently, I would play him at SF with Marshon starting at SG with Deron.
Deron/Farmar
Marshon/Brooks
Smith/Stevenson
Hump/Shawne
OKur/Shelden
JWill, Gaines, Petro – but it would be nice if they could bring in Williams and Boone as consolation if we don’t get Smith
Agreed
Bring in somebody(ies) we needs bodies right now. We need a lift… And definitely can use a true SF
I LOVE IT!!!
The JETS/NETS are coming!
Nets can't make a bid on Chandler
they are $2 million over the cap.
"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.
Nobody cares about these bums
Boone and Williams are scrubs and will never play in the NBA again. China boxscores mean absolutely nothing.
Jeremy Lin was a scrub; we're talking minimum salaries here
We’re talking minimum salaries for a roster decimated by injuries. We have Shawne Williams, Shelden Williams, and the immortal Petro, don’t forget. I doubt any of these three could do what Boone and Williams (both players of the week this year) have done in China.
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Jeremy Lin was never given a chance
Marcus Williams and Josh Boone were well known up and coming stars in college and started MANY games in the NBA which amounted to NOTHING. They ARE the example of Nets draft busts. Thank you Rod Thorn!
Uh, the Marcus Williams from Arizona, not the one from Connecticut.
We’re talking about the Marcus Williams from Arizona, who is the third leading scoring in the CBA right now. He was drafted by the Spurs, not the Nets.
He hasn’t started “many” NBA games and he was never given a chance with the stacked San Antonio Spurs (who had Manu in his prime at that role).
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Big deal
Like i said, China box scores mean absolutely NOTHING to me. The China league is miniscule…. garbage….
Further proof of that...
Andre Emmett scored 71 in the CBA
by netsfanrasmus on Feb 14, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
So you don't know who we're talking about and have never seen him play...
but you know that he’s garbage because of where he plays — and that Jeremy Lin’s situation was completely different?
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