A Tribute to Brook Lopez
by mbspam17 on Feb 5, 2012 8:21 AM EST
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PrintWe all want Dwight Howard. We all want Superman to soar into the Barclays Center and take us to the promised land. But there's one guy getting lost in all the hysteria over Dwight.
We've been through it all with this guy, and I know that if we trade him somewhere, I'll definitely miss him. Here is my tribute to our big goofball, Brook Lopez.
From draft night 2008, this guy has given us a tough interior force, a low post scorer. Always willing to take contact, he has always been great at getting the line and finishing down low.
via blog.nj.com
Lopez has been dealing with double teams his entire career, due to the awful supporting casts we have given him. The Nets have been through lots of ups and downs throughout his career (mostly downs), and yet he has always stayed positive toward the team and the franchise, and that's hard to do when you're losing.
That's why we love Brook's big goofball personality.
We all know he's a little outside the box. His personality is not what we expect from an NBA center. But with quotes like this, how can you not love the guy?
"Brook Lopez does look at things differently. Tonight, he’ll have an X-ray to gauge his recovery.
"Hopefully, it will be negative. That’s proper terminology. Negative is good, right? What is the root of that?" Lopez wondered."
Brook is a unique guy. He does think out loud occasionally, as shown by this interview. It was after Devin Harris made this epic buzzer beater against the Sixers.
Here's Lopez offering insight on the shot, along with his buddy Ryan Anderson, whom he may be reuniting with soon:
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| "MoneyMase: Good team win tonight. Brook Lopez is a good young talent, but man he needs a shower. Lol. He was stinkin the court up tonight!" |
According to Roger Mason Jr, he's not into deodorant.
via ltforlife.files.wordpress.com
Not afraid to show emotion, Brook brings a great attitude to everything he does.
So, while we all want this guy:
Let's appreciate and show love to our lovable seven-footer, Brook Lopez. 
No matter what happens with Howard, trades, and free agency, we'll always love you, Brook. You will always have a special place in the hearts of Nets fans.
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nice
i agree. he always looks positive and i think that when he comes back from the injury (if he is still with us) than nets fans should give him a huge hand when he his announced. deserves it
MARSHON!!!!!!
Great Tribute!
I’m gonna miss him, especially after all the effort he put into the worst Nets team ever. Hopefully he’ll make at least one all-star game and a few playoff appearances in his career. Best of luck, Brook
DO NOT TRADE MARSHON BROOKS
I miss Brook too
He is underappreciated. Brook Lopez is the best offensive center in the NBA. Lopez is 7’2" and has the skills of a center and power forward. Don’t believe me? This Brook tearing through the Lakers front line over and over again.
Face up jumper on Bynum
1 left handed drive and finish w foul on Bynum
Drive on Pau for 1 handed dunk
Left hand drive from high post for a dunk on Pau
Turn a round jumper on Pau
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTm9onQULVg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Brook has everything in his repetoire
Seems like there’s nothing he can’t do with the ball in his hands.
I hope the team doesn’t change the team until the off season. Really want to see him healthy with this club.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
he's played what...3-4 seasons???
no need to get hung up on the guy..
but i’ll say i like brook lopez and i hope the trade doesn’t happen so that we can pair him and d12 together…
Three seasons in which watching this team was incredibly frustrating.
He was probably the single bright spot in our 12-70 year before Humphries joined us.
Brook Lopez is a great player. I love him as a basketball player and regardless of what happens in the D12 deal my opinion will not change.
With that said we’re talking about the possibility of trading for the best center in the world and a potential first ballot hall of famer. If the Net’s have a chance of getting D12 you have to pull the trigger on that deal. It’s a no brainer.
He deserves and will be sucessfull whatever he goes...
he’s too talented offensively
2012 Lineup: D-Will - Brooks - AK47 - Lopez - D12... Book it!
I would go insane if we somehow could put him alongside Dwight
2012 Lineup: D-Will - Brooks - AK47 - Lopez - D12... Book it!
Keeping Lopez and getting Dwight
aka getting Dwight in FA would be the most amazing thing ever. I hate to see Lopez go, and it doesn’t matter if he was only here 3-4 years.. he started his career here, stayed optimistic throughout everything he went through here with losing season after losing season, and he played hard every night. Before this injury, he never missed a game for us and he has a great shot. Obviously we’d all love Dwight but Dwight could never make a FT and barely hit any outside shots, Lopez was able to hit shots from anywhere on the floor (with the exception of the three pt arc) and easily hit, especially FT. Nicely done, this tribute is well deserved
I would really rather keep Lopez than Dwight
not saying Lopez is better… just want to keep him
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
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by netsareboss on Feb 5, 2012 4:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
My fav player
in the NBA right now… actlly tied with CP3. Favorite Nets player ever
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
Thank you
I was going to write one if he was indeed traded and we got Dwight. I think the joy of getting Superman (not saying we will already, saying IF) would overshadow the loss at losing Brook Lopez. Great basketball player, great center, great person as well. One of my favorite nets including Irving (wasn’t around for that time), Petrovic (just started becoming a fan until his untimely demise) Buck Williams, J.Kidd and Vince Carter. I will continue to follow his career and wish him the best. Dude deserves any success he gets and I’m very saddened that it couldn’t have been with the NJ Nets.
No reason to get sentimental now
Cause he’s not going anywhere. Lopez will be a Net next year, guaranteed.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -Aristotle
Because Orlando is not going to want to trade for someone who’s been out for the season (Lopez) and someone who has been injured ( Brooks) for their franchise player. The fans would revolt. And judging from the Magic Owner Rich Devos:
""We like to think we’re making headway," Devos said of talks with Howard and his representatives. “But I don’t know. He probably won’t know until the end and I won’t either.”
and even based upon everything we have heard from Orlando management, it sounds like the last thing they want to do is trade him. They’re willing to risk it all and see if they can convince him to stay. I don’t blame them, but ultimately I don’t see Orlando dealing with the Nets.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -Aristotle
Solid argument
But I still can’t really imagine anything else happening.
by netsfanrasmus on Feb 8, 2012 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
brook lopez rules and is awesome
hopefully he will be a net lifer.
great game and great attitude.
Man I definitely miss the Brook
His interior scoring is exactly what the team is missing. Imagine if we had him now. He was also kinda our closer in big games. You could always pass the ball inside and know he was going to score or at least get to the line.
LUNAtic201 We Miss BROOK!
one can hope
Deron Williams
MarShon Brooks
Harrison Barnes
Brook Lopez
Dwight Howard
Dont like harrison barnes much
I prefer Perry Jones III
by netsfanrasmus on Feb 11, 2012 9:57 AM EST up reply actions
please not perry
he’s really not very good
Excuse me, where's Hump?
A person who averages a double double is worth about twenty points a night.
Theres still hope
We could hope for the best scenario, d-12 coming through FA and us keeping lopez as a PF
A game isn't about how you play, its about winning, unless you root for a bad team.
yes they can
look at Bynum and Gasol works pretty good
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 12, 2012 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
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