Humphries Switches Agents
by Net Income on Feb 21, 2012 12:58 PM EST
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Kris Humphries, who looks like he'll have his second straight double-double season, is switching agents for the second time in a year, and has returned to the fold of superagent Dan Fegan. Sports Agent Blog broke the story and a league source confirmed the switch.
According to writer Darren Heitner, Humphries has left Marc Cornstein, who negotiated his $8 million, one year deal. Fegan of course reps Dwight Howard. At one point or another over the past three years, Fegan has had nine of his clients on the Nets roster.
Meanwhile, Hump spoke to ESPN's Rachel Nichols about Jeremy Lin and the booing at the Garden. Humphries said Lin told him before Monday's game that he couldn't understand the booing.
- On To The Next One: Kris Humphries - Darren Heitner - Sports Agent Blog
- Lin seeks out Hump, calls boos 'unfair' - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
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This could help facilitate a trade to Orl. involving Hump.
Considering many trades are put together by agents, I can’t imagine Hump refusing a trade with Fegan at the helm.
by nynjlawyer on Feb 21, 2012 9:56 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I can't imagine Hump wanting to play anywhere but Brooklyn with Deron and Dwight.
by Belarus4life on Feb 21, 2012 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
I'd love to see The "Hump" be a life long Net and then retire his number.....
by NetFan48 on Feb 21, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He would go down as one of the biggest fan favorites in Nets history
But i don’t know about his number being retired lol I really hope he takes less to play with us next season. Even if he is involved in a trade he will be a FA next season. Hopefully he would take 3mil less to play here and take the MLE.
He could always sign with the nets
just stick it out with a possible playoff team for a little bit and then come back after a trade. That would be nice
How does your favorite Feagen compare to Dan Fegan?
Official Member of DO NOT TRADE MARSHON Society!
To be successful, apparently Avery's Defense System requires it to be manned by NBA All-Defensive Team.
Fegan will want Hump to be part of Brooklyn
This could mean Hump will veto a trade to Orlando so the Nets not only keep him but also retain his Bird rights. This would force the Magic to take other salaries in his place like Farmar, Petro (oh please!), James, etc.
At the right price
Understand his job is to get the most $$ for his clients. If the Nets can’t re-sign Hump, he’ll leave, it’s that simple.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
I was wondering if this will help us as far as resigning the Hump.......
No Way I trade him to anyone for anyone……Dwight will be here as a free agent….There will be no need to trade anyone although even when we get Dwight I would still try and trade " Lead feet Lopez" to another team for a lottery pick if we can find a team dumb enough…..Then we would keep our present players ,acquire Dwight and have THREE 1st round picks in this draft two of which are Lottery……..
I like the thinking
But if they have a chance to get dwight via trade..:
Done deal! You can not take that risk. Magic are going to move him.
Need some D-12
@mviola24
by Mike Viola on Feb 21, 2012 11:54 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Well I guess if Humps contract is up at the end of this year...
We can just sign him right back……
I'd rather keep Marshon than Hump
Look, I LOVE Hump, but there are Humps around the league. Look at Illyosha and Pekovic. Marshon is a rarer talent, IMO.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 21, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
Keep Both...Wait until free agency....
I think thats the plan …Keep our picks here……
we would be pulling a Diop like the Mavs did to us in the kidd trade
they let him come to us and resigned him in the offseason knowing he was coming back no matter what..
This is not up to us...
We are trading for Dwight if Orlando offers a deal
by anothernetsfan on Feb 21, 2012 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
fegan will rep every net soon
Mets/Jets/Nets/Lakers OFWGKTA. FREE EARL. twitter @ampatel11
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Feb 21, 2012 11:51 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
DWill's agent must be worried
Don’t remember who but I don’t think it’s Fegan
Nets new logo finally revealed...
FACE OF THE BROOKLYN NETS !
by M I K E on Feb 21, 2012 11:55 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
THAT'S FEGAN AWESOME!
Mets/Jets/Nets/Lakers OFWGKTA. FREE EARL. twitter @ampatel11
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Feb 21, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
this.Guy fegan is a smart guy
by KillaHoose on Feb 21, 2012 11:52 AM EST via Android app reply actions
It'll make the transition easier
if Hump goes to Orlando.
RIP baby. I love you forever. Our dream of seeing D12 with the Nets is getting closer.
There's no way
that i can figure out how to make a Dwight/Hedo trade w/o involving Hump
we would have to involve another team to make it work
I am all for keeping Hump. He’s a legit double double player, is an absolute brute, and draws heat from the road team crowds.
maybe Portland is still willing to trade Wallace???
by MrDollarBills on Feb 21, 2012 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah we're still open to that.
Send us a couple of picks and do what you want with Wallace.
We need to blow it up.
The smarter you are, the more likely you are to be tripping balls at any given moment.
/keep Batum and Aldridge/ /BLOW IT UP/
If Hump has to go
He has to go.
RIP baby. I love you forever. Our dream of seeing D12 with the Nets is getting closer.
He doesn't
After March 1st we have the salary needed to make a trade work without him.
by Jack Handy Jr on Feb 21, 2012 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
According to some Orlando fans
Moving Turk may not be a priority.. or as much as one as G.Davis, Q.Rich, Duhon.
I say do this:
Dwight, G.Davis, Duhon, Q.Rich, Orton, Liggins
for
Lopez, Okur, Farmar, Petro, D.James, Shawne W. or Stevenson (Orlando’s choice)
’12 HOU #1, ’14 #1, ’16 #1
’12 NJ #1 OR M.Brooks
Nets
D.Williams / Duhon / Gaines
Morrow / (Brooks) / Liggins
Q.Rich / Shawne or Stevenson
Humphries / G.Davis / Jordan W.
Howard / Shelden W. / Orton
by Jack Handy Jr on Feb 21, 2012 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
I think I'd rather have Turkoglu
At least he can give us minutes at our weakest position.
i don't want his contract and i wouldn't wanna wait a year for get that cap space back
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
After getting Howard there's no such thing as cap space
We’ll be a capped out team with or without Turkoglu. After Howard, we’re done in free agency outside of using the MLE & bi-annual exceptions.
Can we trade James?
isn’t he out for the year? or can you trade injured players?
Could work
ESPN’s trade machine grays out Hump’s name because he has a player veto but it works on RealGM’s trade checker (not sure how reliable) (Trade ID #6033538):
It’s Dwight, Hedo
for
Lopez, Marshon :(, Okur, Farmar, Petro!, Damion, plus the picks
think outside the box
memo, hedo, and capt jax can all be swapped for each other in 1 for 1 deals or a separate 3 team deal
but there would likely need to be a 4th team to give Magic some compensation for losing Hedo
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
Use em and throw em away, see a pro a day is essential. If you want a piece of the rock, trick, go to Prudential
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Feb 21, 2012 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
My interpretation
FEAGAN: “Yo Hump, we’re really going to need you to accept this trade. Don’t worry. I got you in the offseason”
Translation
Don’t worry we’re not gonna trade you for Dwight.. we’ll use other pieces, and then be able to go over the cap to resign you.
by Jack Handy Jr on Feb 21, 2012 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
Heads Up!
Morrow will be WFAN. Hump will be on the Scott Van Pelt show on ESPN radio. I think Avery was there too (probably wrong tho). And Marshon will be on the ESPN 1050AM with Ryan Ruocco (the Nets announcer). See, winning cures all! And at least gets some notoriety. lol
HUMP is a MUST RESIGN!!!!!
dude is a BEAST
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 21, 2012 12:09 PM EST reply actions
Dude smacked amare and Chandler two games in a row
he was putting pressure on all pf.
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 21, 2012 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
I see Fegan choosing to veto the Hump trade to ORL, when that time comes.
Otis and BK (wink) have no choice but to move forward with other scenarios.
Fegan will know in’s and out’s of the trade, D12 will not be angry if Hump decides to stay in NJ.
Once that is done, wrap Hump up with a decent multi yr deal.
For those who say Hump can not play together with D12 must be crazy.
Offensive rebounds by our opposition (killing us right now) would be at premium.
by d2d on Feb 21, 2012 12:17 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
+1... I agee.
The longer Orlando waits the better deal the Nets may have when time is running out on trade clock.
What do you think is the price tag for Hum next season?
I don’t see him agreeing to anything below 10M.
I don't think he'll get that much tbh
He’s making 8M this year b/c it’s a 1yr deal; so it obviously is going to be inflated. It really depends on how he finishes the season.
Thats awesome
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by eLonepb on Feb 21, 2012 12:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Was a bit frustating getting the screen grab, took me a while to pause it in the right spot and it not be blurred
by Heisenberg. on Feb 21, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
Im on the site everyday...
guess im going for quality over quantity!
by Heisenberg. on Feb 21, 2012 1:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
what was the score and time when this happened?
ima see if i can upload a video
Around what time was that on the game
Clock?im gonna check
My DVr
by dagamewidattitude on Feb 21, 2012 12:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I am not a big fan of Hump
but this is exactly what the Nets has needed. Swag.
Official member of the "DO NOT TRADE MARSHON "SWAG" BROOKS" Society!
The Sooner You Accept the Reality, The Easier the Transition!!
by SIC One on Feb 21, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Deron has been showing his Swag lately...
and of course MarShon is King of Swag…
MarShon has been the quiet man lately but he’s been quietly busy disturbing the other team. MarShon is now the wild card in the Nets deck…
i tweeted this moment to Hump
he should frame it,
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
It’s funny, I was just thinking about Hump and his future last night after the game.
I remember arguing early last year that the Nets should offer Hump a 3-5 year deal and lock him up then rather than wait. At that point, many people thought he was a flash in the pan. Now, we all know he is more than legit. And much more expensive…….Imagine if the Nets had gotten him for a 5 year deal worth $4m per year?
In any event, I don’t see how it will be possible to resign Hump, Lopez, ink our first round picks and sign Dwight as a free agent and extend Deron.
I was wondering if DWill and Dwight go the Miami Heat (Lebron/Bosth route) of taking less money to leave extra money for other guys – to ensure a stacked cast around them? If Dwight and Deron each left $2.5m per year on the table – that might leave enough for the Nets to get creative with keeping both Brook and Hump. I definitely get the sense that Hump would prefer to stay with the Nets than go elsewhere (as Minny already has him in Kevin Love).
And if I were the Knicks front office, I would try and sign Lin to a multi-year extension now rather than wait until the summer. Lin needs NY’s system and the Knicks need Lin (marketing as well as potential) and would make sense for both parties to get something done (cap wise for Knicks, guarantee wise for Lin).
Your hate for the Knicks is strong my young Padawan. I love it. Come to the darkside……
by power_njerz on Feb 21, 2012 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
Probably called a foul smh
"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 Feb 21, 2012 12:29 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
MarShon Brooks will be on 1050 next
Lumberg and Rucco shoe
"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 Feb 21, 2012 12:28 PM EST via Android app reply actions
I can see it now
“What was it like playing against the superstar PG Jeremy Lin?”
“How many hours did you guys gameplan for Jeremy Lin before the game?”
“You guys did win, but you have to remember, they didn’t have Shumpert or Harralsen…”
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 21, 2012 12:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So I have been thinking
Dwight might put on a big show for the All Star game, a going away party for Orlando fans. He is going to be involved with everything this All Star Weekend.
I think it's fine.
You guys weren't kidding.
Cowherd was asking the Nets coach Knicks questions. Ridiculous.
I think it's fine.
Just wanna re-post haha
DeShawn Stevenson torched them from outside early to dissolve a double-digit difference and Deron Williams, vindictive little toad that he is, took it from there.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 21, 2012 12:45 PM EST reply actions 10 recs
Toad was the strongest guy
to use in Super Mario Bros. 2
by MrDollarBills on Feb 21, 2012 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Who do you want back?
I def would like to have Hump, Sheldon and Deshawn back.
Those 3 bring it. My respect level for Shelden is high, dude cant finish to save his life but he bruises people in the paint and is a tree stump down there.
Who would you want back?
If Dwight is traded to the Nets then Humphries can be resigned.
If Dwight signs with the Nets then the Nets can hold on to Lopez, MArShon, and our picks. No Humphries though.
"Beware the Ides of March."
Shelden can't make layups
Hump is what the team needs he outplayed Chandler. Hope he stays with the team.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov thinks he should be president of Russia because he's tall
Dwight Howard wouldn't start over Johan Petro
That's really funny
Because Prokhorov supporters—and super-famous Russian singers—Alla Pugacheva and Andrei Makarevich have written and recorded a pro-Prokhorov song (they call it a ‘hymn’) for his campaign. The song’s called, “The Tallest.” It was released last week (sorry, I don’t have the time to transcribe/translate):
ugghhhhh
couldnt catch the game last night. ready to watch rerun on MSG. Are there any videos of Jay-Z’s reactions? I’d love to see them.
Here is one reaction
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Feb 21, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL...
Looks like Deron is waving to Spike Lee…and Spike is trying to ignore him.
by M I K E on Feb 21, 2012 1:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
if beyonce and Jay-z are courtside...
where’s blue ivy?
by giantsnetsmets on Feb 21, 2012 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
With the white butler.
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Feb 21, 2012 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
with the richest babysitter
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
by netsareboss on Feb 21, 2012 1:32 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Lol
beside b and j every one else like we lost
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 21, 2012 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
Look at that blonde next to Beyonce holding her head with one hand ...
and a drink in her other hand…(LOL)
Lol, looks like she's saying: "I could of had a V-8" or in this case a "D-8"
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven"
he was calling out the play during the back2back2back 3 pointers
That’s why the lady next to Beyonce is stressing lol.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
Thinking about it now, if (well actually when) Nets get Dwight, i'd rather keep Hump.
His offense is vastly improving, he has better D than Brook, and has more of an impact emotionally on the other team, which i absolutely love.
sned lopez to atlanta for josh smith if deron knows dwights coming
That way we could keep hump smith and have howard
by Pure baller15 on Feb 21, 2012 12:52 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Can’t risk it, don’t think Hump is signing up as a backup either
Dwight Howard wouldn't start over Johan Petro
Don't want Smith nowhere close this org
especialy when you got better player with less contract
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 21, 2012 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
i love lopez but i think smith would suit d will better runs the floor catches balls and plays defense
by Pure baller15 on Feb 21, 2012 12:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
We don't know how good B Lo and D Will can improve each other , last year we just sow blink of it and we were winning
there only 3 teams out there that would take their c over b Lo rest of those teams will take b Lo ask bulls fans. You don’t give up better talent for average talent
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 21, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
Dollars and cents aside...
I’d rather have Andre Iguodala.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
and we pick up a decent small forward
That way we could swift j smoove to four if we have him start
But free throw shooting would be ugly at leats we have probly the best defense in the league at least inside
by Pure baller15 on Feb 21, 2012 12:54 PM EST via mobile reply actions
ESPN mentioned "Lin" about one time per minute in the past week
RIDICULOUS
MOST-MENTIONED ATHLETES
Rather than break down the amount of time a specific sports figure was covered, we counted how frequently names were mentioned in the transcripts from the week. The 15 most-mentioned sports people for Feb. 10-16:
Jeremy Lin: 350 mentions
LeBron James: 70
Tiger Woods: 61
Peyton Manning: 56
Phil Mickelson: 46
Kobe Bryant: 44
Blake Griffin: 42
Carmelo Anthony: 37
Amar’e Stoudemire: 32
Dwyane Wade: 30
Chris Paul: 26
Jim Irsay: 24
Rajon Rondo: 23
Tim Tebow: 22
Randy Moss: 20
by Anthony Perez on Feb 21, 2012 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Randy moss?!?!?
350 mentions for Lin? That’s a Lin too much
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
by netsareboss on Feb 21, 2012 1:33 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Crazier stat
SportsCenter Said “Lin” More Often Than “If” Or “But” Last Week
by Anthony Perez on Feb 21, 2012 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
Colin Stephenson @Ledger_Nets Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
MarShon asked about being included in a Dwight Howard deal says, “That’s something I can’t worry about.”
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Colin Stephenson @Ledger_Nets Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Added in Rising Stars game, “I’m going to go out there and play my game and try to score as many points as possible.”
More MarShon Please
Score he will.
I hope he has a great All-Star weekend. Is there an MVP for this rook/soph game?
Morrow will win the 3pt contest
Deron will win the skills challenge like he did in 08 when he set the record for the event.
derons ball skills are insane
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
why does
This guy get all the big names
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
by netsareboss on Feb 21, 2012 1:05 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
It's very obvious that Deron had a great time last night...
He now has a taste of what playing in NYC can be like if you have a winning team. He has seen Linsanity up close and personal and he knows how this city can make the ordinary extraordinary…
Deron looked so happy last night and I believe that bodes well for our Nets team going forward…
Damn it…Even with all the losing,, craziness and uncertainty surrounding this franchise over the years….I still love being a Nets fan. Hope I always will…
by M I K E on Feb 21, 2012 1:10 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
With all star weekend coming up there's more to come Mike enjoy the moment of us winning nyk city is going crazy of the last nights game
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 21, 2012 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
+1
I’m running into Knicks fans left and right this morning and they are all upset.
There acting as if Deron Williams and the Nets stuck a pin in their party balloon.
I love it !
Years from now we might look back at last nights game as the “turning point”…
yeah i was scared watching the first encore didn't know who was gonna win
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
I wanna watch this game again
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
by netsareboss on Feb 21, 2012 1:12 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
call us the Brooklyn Fegans
Our motto: “We Fegan’ rock!”
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
by netsareboss on Feb 21, 2012 1:17 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
why?
Did someone already do this?
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
by netsareboss on Feb 21, 2012 1:34 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
word
U sounded sarcastic
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
by netsareboss on Feb 21, 2012 1:59 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
last night was the best game of the year
I dont practice Santeria
by nets14 on Feb 21, 2012 1:26 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
yet they talk about the Knicks....
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
by netsareboss on Feb 21, 2012 1:36 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I don't think Hump is going anywhere. Maybe they dangle him to ORL in good faith
after talking to Hump first and telling him behind closed doors to just refuse the trade. If Hump would take the MLE next year with or without Dwight he would def be worth it. I could see another team like GS offering him a big deal though. Guy brings it every single night. Bully ball. #iLoveIt
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 21, 2012 1:34 PM EST reply actions
you think GS would offer him a big deal they do have lee
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
they did offer Deandre Jordan that huge contract
and went after Chandler hard. I think they are desperate for tough bigs.
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 21, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
yeah they desperately need a tough center they can have petro haha
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
I like how Knicks in 60 skipped the good part on our behalf in the third quarter
"I love my Ducks (wait 'til you see my O)"
yeah don't worry full games on next
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
If Dwight Howard comes to the Nets in FA, the team I want on the floor (realistically but not perfect cap knowledge)...
Deron Williams/Jason Kidd/Sundiata Gaines
Marshon Brooks/Anthony Morrow/DeShawn Stevenson
Andrei Kirilenko/(1st Round Draft Pick)/Damion James
Brook Lopez/Jordan Williams/(2nd Round Draft Pick)
Dwight Howard/Shelden Williams/Veteran FA
This is assuming Farmar opts out and the Nets find a way to rid themselves of Petro and Shawne Williams’ ridiculous contracts. Okur and Humphries are gone (sorry Hump). This is what I’d like to see happen, but a lot of things would have to fall in place.
No I typed it myself
Where would I have copied it from?
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know about everyone else
But this is what I want to see. Hump, IMO, is a goner. Many above were talking about how to keep Hump, I don’t think it’s possible.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
It's possible
He’s a free agent next season. Basically the ball is in his court. If he wants to play for this team he will have to take a pay cut because we will be over the cap with Dwight and Deron. We can sign him for the MLE which would be roughly a 3mil pay cut a year. Based on his love for the team and the endorsement deal opportunities… he may very well do it. You don’t have to be a star to be on a billboard in NYC lol. Not to mention he is already well known as being the most hated player in the NBA and because of the Kardashian fiasco.
I’m not saying he will stay but it is very possible. I also don’t know how the bird rights thing works. We may have to let his bird rights go to sign Dwight and Deron because of the cap hold. If not, we can sign him even with being over the cap since we would own his bird rights.
My thing with Hump is that
He’s averaging almost 14 and 10 coming off a season where he averaged 10 and 10 and made $8M. I just feel like he’s going to get a pay day from somewhere – look at what Nene got.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
Not that I disagree with you
If he takes a paycut, I’d love it. I just don’t see it happening. This is still a business and he has to take care of himself.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
I don't agree with that
The more I thought about Lopez and Howard together, the more I liked it. I was originally against this idea but I think Lopez is far more athletic than people give him credit for and his polished offensive game can only help the Nets moving forward. Smith is a great player but I like the Twin Towers concept.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
This is the second time you've done that with no analysis to back it up
Make some credible points or you lose credibility.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
don't forget houston pick that looks real and bogs from euro league
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
Good point on Bogdanovic
Forgot about him…it’s between Bog and Damion James
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Neither is...that's the point
You’re surmising that Bogdanovic is better than James when he hasn’t even played a second of basketball in the U.S.
James has been unhealthy, if he can get it together you never know.
It’s too premature to automatically say that someone is better than another. Prime example – Jeremy Lin and Kris Humphries.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
He was injured!!
Damion James started 9 of the 25 games he played in his rookie season. He then started all of the 7 games he played this season. He was a positive contributor on the floor when he played, which was minimal.
If you can’t see that, then this is going nowhere.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
I won't include Houston yet until later on
But you’re right.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Brook couldn't defend PFs
Imagine him chasing around stretch 4s on the perimeter
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 21, 2012 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
Could PFs defend Brook?
They said the same about Bynum and Gasol and I think that worked out OK.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Lopez isn't Pau Gasol though
Brook has always been slow footed
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 21, 2012 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
no matter how slow lopez is dwight will clean up any mistakes in the paint
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
Then he wouldn't be there to defend the paint
I mean you guys def aren’t alone in thinking it would work but I think Brook is too slow and prodding to play with Dwight. If they do sign Howard in free agency which is a long shot anyway they could always trade Brook for a 4.
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 21, 2012 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
yeah its 50/50 definitely work a try
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by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
On another point forget about defense
Teams will be playing in foul trouble all day long Lopez and Dwight are constantly at the line
You'll have to make adjustments, yes, but I think this could work
I’d rather give Lopez a shot to play next to Howard.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
I think Brook is great as well, but ridiculous to have him as the PF...
by anothernetsfan on Feb 21, 2012 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
d will
brooks
hump
howard
lopez
hahahahaha
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by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think it's ridiculous at all
Fine, make Howard the PF. Doesn’t really matter. It’s all about matchups.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
how much would you be willing to pay Brook?
I think he’d be at best a top 20-30 PF
by anothernetsfan on Feb 21, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
Wait a minute
Brook Lopez is only a Top 20-30 PF in the NBA??? He’s a 20PPG player!!
Name who’s better. And remember, the definition between PF and C can sway depending on matchups. Lopez is taller than Howard but Howard could matchup against anyone.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
Dude you need to stop using the PPG as the only metric
You have to take into account True Shooting % as well as rebounds and defense. The problem with PPG is then Carmelo is the greatest player alive cause he shoots 40% but scores a ton cause he shoots a lot. You’re going to have Dwight Howard And Deron, and Morrow, and Marshon Brooks in that dream scenario - he can’t get 20 ppg. Everyone keeps pointing to 20PPG but it’s a dumb stat in isolation. It’s points per possession
by anothernetsfan on Feb 21, 2012 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry not points per possession
But the effectiveness of it
by anothernetsfan on Feb 21, 2012 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
He's capable of 20PPG and gets to the line as well or better than any C in the league...that's the point
He’s a valuable valuable asset. In a potential starting lineup of Deron Williams, Marshon Brooks, Andrei Kirilenko, Brook Lopez and Dwight Howard, who do you double team? How do you guard that? It’s almost impossible, there are too many options.
If it’s financially feasible I do it all day long.
by ZR on Feb 21, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed at right price
I’m in no way saying he’s bad. I’m a big big fan of Brook - was more just saying that we need to be cognizant of the price as we put the pieces together for a championship run - if we go all or nothing here heh
by anothernetsfan on Feb 21, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
If Dwight is on the team he's goign to get less than 6 rebounds per game---
He’ll also be playing further out because he’s the PF… I agree definitions can change, but his stats might literlaly look like 15ppg / 4 rebounds -
by anothernetsfan on Feb 21, 2012 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
4 rebounds?????
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by netsareboss on Feb 21, 2012 2:04 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Dude he averaged 6 with Humphries...
why do you think it’ll go up… I LIKE Brook, I just don’t think we should be paying throguh the nose for him
by anothernetsfan on Feb 21, 2012 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
are u talking about brook or Dwight?
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by netsareboss on Feb 21, 2012 4:26 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
and I'm not saying he WILL be 4 rebounds
I’m saying something funky could happen if Dwight starts going bonkers with rebounds. Then again he probably doesn’t take them from his own teammates like Hump - but I love that part about Hump dude is all effort
by anothernetsfan on Feb 21, 2012 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
PFs from last year:
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/statistics/_/position/pf/year/2011
Who do you think is worse / better
by anothernetsfan on Feb 21, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
So AK47 is taking the $2.5mil room exception?
Kidd is signing for the minimum? I don’t see either happening.
i can see kidd taking the minimum
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by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah Kidd is taking the minimum no matter where he ends up
The smarter you are, the more likely you are to be tripping balls at any given moment.
/keep Batum and Aldridge/ /BLOW IT UP/
have to give petro credit in last nights game sadly
he knew his role played solid defense kept his hands up and grabbed some rebounds
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+1 for hbk
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by YoungMoney24 on Feb 21, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
my first greened post
thank you based god
by Dolphins_Nets on Feb 21, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
ESPN Arcade made a game entirely devoted to Lin.
http://espn.go.com/free-online-games/sports/linbandwagon
Goal is to get as many people on the bandwagon as possible.
I think it's fine.
ESPN wins
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by netsareboss on Feb 21, 2012 2:02 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
love watching brooks shoot that right handle floater in the 4th and freak out when it rattles out and in
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lmao i'm watching it too
“OOOH MY GAAAAAAHDDDDDD”
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 21, 2012 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
hump flying into camera people winning by 8 with 10 seconds left hahahaha
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by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?s=espn
He called in to SVP’s show around 1:15 if you can scroll back
by Dolphins_Nets on Feb 21, 2012 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
he's going to look like Theodore Roosevelt by the time he's ready to retire
ought to send the bill to the ref that called him for traveling.
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by cprash on Feb 21, 2012 1:55 PM EST via Android app up reply actions 1 recs
he went to the dentist at 9 am today haha apparently couple of those teeth were temps from raptors game
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by kory raymond on Feb 21, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
Morrow scores nine, loses four...
“You gotta do it, man. You gotta get a win,” Morrow said, his words distorted by a heavy mouthpiece. "I wanted to win more than I wanted to lose. It’s for the team, man. You’ve gotta do your job for the team.
http://www.northjersey.com/sports/139789163_Nets_notes__Anthony_Morrow_loses_four_teeth.html
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven"
What will Morrow say in tomorrows pre-game interview on YES ?
I only regret that I have 28 teeth left to give to my team…
by M I K E on Feb 21, 2012 2:22 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I was wondering what the tooth fairy will leave Ammo under his pillow ?
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven"
i hate to say this
but i rather put humprhries next to dwight cause hes just a filthy rebound beast and i rather use the other left over money and grab a nice 3…..every championship needs a humphries like player……if the starting 5 was DERON BROOKS (NEW 3) HUMP AND HOWARD…MORROW OFF BENCH…WOW
agree
I dont like lopez and dwight together like everyone else does.
by 1stnamelastname on Feb 21, 2012 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
I agree
I think that we need to get much more athletic around DWill & Howard. With a guy like Howard backing everyone up, we should be playing pressure defense & try to score in transition. An athletic tweener like Josh Smith or Derrick Williams would be a great fit at the 4 with DWill & D12.
What left over money?
Whether it’s via trade or free agency, Howard & one of Lopez/Hump has us capped out. There’s no leftover money to be spent on the 3 outside of one of the exceptions ($2.5mil room exception if we sign Howard in Free Agency, MLE if we trade for him).
Timing will dictate who we retain. If we acquire Howard in a trade, Hump will stay. If we wait until free agency, we keep Lopez over Hump, as his cap hold is lower, he’s the better player & he could return more in a trade.
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Add hump???
Lol
Need some D-12
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by Mike Viola on Feb 21, 2012 2:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No joke.
That might actually happen.
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Feb 21, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
Would be linsane
Need some D-12
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by Mike Viola on Feb 21, 2012 2:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Probably Josh Smith.
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Feb 21, 2012 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, he deserved to be at the beginning, and it's in place of a teammate, so team still gets represented, makes sense
2012 Lineup: D-Will - Brooks - AK47 - Lopez - D12... Book it!
i hope josh smith gets it. I think he deserved it more than joe johnson anyways.
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rondo won't cuz of his recent actions
but Josh Smith should get it. He’s carried that team since Horford went down
by domininaldo1981 on Feb 21, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
i agree
i think smith is the best player on that team.
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by MetsNetsGiants on Feb 21, 2012 2:11 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Then u woke up and we were 1-
Need some D-12
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by Mike Viola on Feb 21, 2012 2:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Then u woke up and we were 10-24
Need some D-12
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by Mike Viola on Feb 21, 2012 2:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
My bad dbl post
Need some D-12
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by Mike Viola on Feb 21, 2012 2:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
But seriously
If we could go 6-4 to the break.
We get dwight. Who knows. Maybe a 17-5, 16-6 run is poss
Need some D-12
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by Mike Viola on Feb 21, 2012 2:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
knicks schedule up ahead is very tough
its possible but we need alot of help not only from ourselves but from one of them.
by 1stnamelastname on Feb 21, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
So why not
Lin did it.
Why couldnt dwill and the bes defensive player in the nba. Or arguably top 2-4 ever??
We could easily. Remember centers need the least amount of time to adjust. He will just be great.
Need some D-12
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by Mike Viola on Feb 21, 2012 2:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
what about Marvin Williams at SF? I’m not sure how I feel about it… I’d have to say the majority would say no to that.
Marvin's contract...
he’s owed $8.3 mil next season and player option for $7.5 mil in 2013-2014.
by BKNfastbreak on Feb 21, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Only way I even think about Marvin Williams
is in a three or four team trade to ORL.
They will need a SF if Turk is gone.
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