Rookies, Sophs Join Forces
by Net Income on Feb 7, 2012 5:01 PM EST
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PrintMarshon Brooks did some shooting after practice Tuesday, looked comfortable, but he'll miss at least three more games, two against the Pistons and one against the Spurs. Whether he's playing again a week from Thursday could impact whether he'll be playing in Orlando at the end of the month.
That's the day that Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal will be divving up first and second year players for a new event at the All-Star Break February 24-26. Instead of a rookie sophomore game, the young players will be put into a pool, which will be announced Wednesday and then selected by Sir Charles and Shaq on February 16. Other than Brooks, Jordan Williams could also get "re-drafted".
Meanwhile, David Thorpe ranks the top 25 players under 25. He puts Brook Lopez at #25, writing "Before his foot injury, Lopez had hit a wall developmentally. He wakes up every day as a very good player, but has much more potential left to tap. He needs to take better shots, think the game more and be a monster on the glass."
- NBA to use draft for young All-Stars - AP
- MarShon Brooks tests broken toe by shooting after practice - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- NBA's top 25 players Under 25 Kevin Durant edges Derrick Rose - David Thorpe - ESPN Insider
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So there is no Rookie / Sophmore game...??????
That was the best part of the weekend……Now i have no reason to watch at all….
by NetFan48 on Feb 7, 2012 5:08 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I loved the rookie/soph game also.
I think this sounds fun. Let’s give it a try.
Chuck is going to kill Shaq—since he’s a terrible talent evaluator.
"Beware the Ides of March."
by Andy. on Feb 7, 2012 5:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that was accidental though
hilarious, but accidental
It won’t be Rookies vs. Sophomore. There’ll be two hybrid teams. I like it. I’m up for anything that can pair Ricky Rubio with Blake Griffin.
it's another gimmick, like dunking over the NBA's official car.
"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 Feb 7, 2012 5:13 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
good one
D-WIll + D12 = NETS 2012 Champs (with lots of luck)
by corky_romano4life on Feb 7, 2012 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
The most overhyped dunk EVER
He jumped over the hood which is no more than 2 feet off the ground lol. It was effortless.
Worst winning dunk ever
And I’m not a Blake hater like some people who keep dismissing the Perkins dunk out of blind hatred.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 7, 2012 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t hate Blake, and consider him the top 5 best PF right now. But I don’t like his dunks, they are just ugly, how his mouth is always gaping wide open, his arms and legs are moving in a weird fashion. That dunk reminds me of the Dwight Howard dunk where he basically threw the ball in it without touching the rim with his hands but Blake got a little bit of the rim on that one. Meh, I just didn’t see why people liked it so much. Dunks are supposed to look good, and he simply looked like a retarded monkey on steroids throwing that one done.
-Justin L.
I didn't know hitting a wall
meant avg more points than the previous year WITH a calcium deposit(s)
by idrise12 on Feb 7, 2012 5:17 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
smh you dont get it
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 7, 2012 5:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Easy to hit a wall when
you are the only NBA caliber player on your team for a few years. LOL.
He’ll be just fine.
D-WIll + D12 = NETS 2012 Champs (with lots of luck)
by corky_romano4life on Feb 7, 2012 5:20 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I only watch the second half of the All Star game
Everything else is just meh
Unless Lebron, Griffin, Howard, Derozan, and McGee face off in the dunk contest i aint watchin that fixed moiso.
DeRozan got robbed.. maybe twice. Even McGee got robbed.
Shouldve been McGee vs DeRozan at the finals
Marshon VS Iman: Bring the rivalry on my nuiikkkass!!!
by WR3 on Feb 7, 2012 5:20 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I think its because they know the rookies would KILL the sophomores in a game
Nets > Knicks
Don't believe me? Check the stats
I would pick up Solomon Jones who was waived
"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."
That's no fun
A mix? thats not a real Rookie-Sophomore game
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
Thats the point -- its NOT the Rookie-Sophomore game anymore (which sucked by the way)
Its the young stars game with Charles and Kenny seeing who drafts better, adding another element to the matchup.
Lol @ people acting like the 98% ignored Rookie-Sophmore game was something memorable that couldnt/shouldnt be changed.
who wants to bet
Marshon gets snubbed while Shumpert makes it?
ITS A VVVVVVVVVVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEE
by Keysta101 on Feb 7, 2012 5:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
if he's still hurt
It’s better for him to stay home and rest it he’ll be there next year for sure.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
Brook 25? That's crap!
Brook is one of the top 10 players under 25. He is way better than so many “ahead” of him on that list. These people are nuts.
Paul from Sunny Delray Beach, Florida
His 6 reb/game season last year + his 0 games played this year
obviously brought his value down significantly in the eyes of these people.
It is moiso
I agree with what Thorpe wrote about Lopez, as I have in the past, but to put him at 25 is laughable. You could easily make the case that Lopez deserves to be number seven on this list and should be no lower than 12. Still, it seems Lopez has developed the reputation of not being a hard worker. He needs to start playing winning basketball again to move forward in his career.
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 7, 2012 5:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
These lists are always BS
Eli wasn’t voted as one of the top 100 players in the NFL before the season. Sure he had a lot of INTs last year (caveat: most were tipped passes) but Eli also led them to a 10-win record. If you get 10 wins and don’t even make the wild card, that’s just tough luck.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 7, 2012 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
This draft will be hilarious.
You have one guy who thinks DeAndre Jordan, Mo Williams and Tyreke Evans are All-Stars and Kevin Love, Chris Bosh and Russell Westbrook aren’t.
And the other guy picked Allen Iverson #1 overall in an all-time draft.
by D12"Nets" on Feb 7, 2012 5:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
yea they're both incredibly incompetent at evaluating talent
Shaq also stubbornly supports his position of Bynum being better than Howard… come on son.
Mo Williams WAS an All-Star.
Fire Johnson and hire Van Gundy - I'm telling you Thorn was smoking something when he let Van Gundy slip away in the night.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Feb 7, 2012 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
no he think 2011-2012 Mo Williams in the western conference is an all-star
with:
Paul
Westbrook
Lawson
Lowry
Rubio
Parker
Nash
all in the same conference
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 7, 2012 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
lets see team 1
Wall
Marshon
George
Monroe
Cousins
team 2
Rubio
Klay
Kawhi
Derrick Williams
Favors
bench guys
Kemba
Knight
Shumpert
Markieff
Turner
Kyrie
Isaiah Thomas
after that its a toss up
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 7, 2012 5:58 PM EST reply actions
Team 1 would rape but uh
wouldn’t Griffin count as a sophomore?
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
Chauncey Billups
He’s out for the season…low blow to the clippers
by lanetsfan94 on Feb 7, 2012 6:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I sure hope that the nets are smarter than.....
To give up MarShon in any trade………..
No Way.......We've never had a Rookie with his potential....
Would you throw in a young Kobe bryant with Lopez and 1st Round Picks…….No Way…Not for anyone………If that’s the case then we keep our 2012 1st Rounder…….
DaJuan summers was waived to I like that kid as well
"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."
Better than D-James should just waive him.
"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."
they could use another SF
They’re not bringing him back. My guess is he’s getting rehab from team doctors and if they waive him he’d have to pay out of pocket.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
WHOA... I could have sworn I saw that the Magic weren't coming to town until after the trade deadline...
2/22…. WOOOOOO!
That could have a reverse effect on brook and others
Who are constantly in trade discussions.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
by BEB on Feb 7, 2012 6:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don't like "we want Dwight" chants for this reason
it is sort of like saying “we don’t want Lopez!”. but I have no problem with giving Dwight a nice ovation when he’s introduced at the Rock
Dwight will get a huge ovation during intros
and if the Nets are getting crushed, expect plenty of we want Dwight chants.
With the front office making it crystal clear that Lopez isn’t a priority and that we are all-in on Howard, don’t see anything wrong with showing the guy we want him here honestly.
cheering for the other team? smh
Bad fans.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
Who said anyone is cheering for the other team?
Nobody will be cheering for the Magic but the SUPERSTAR who wants to COME HERE is going to get an ovation.
yeah...that superstar's not on this team
I didn’t watch the game, but heard about the crowd cheering louder for the Bulls than the home team the other night. So much so that reporters asked Deron how he felt about. Needless to say he was annoyed.
don’t see anything wrong with showing the guy we want him here honestly.
It doesn’t matter w/e.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
Or orlando
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
by BEB on Feb 7, 2012 6:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
So the name hadn’t crossed my mind all season at all until today, and I’ve moved on, but I thought I’d pass these numbers along for anyone interested, it’s kind of astonishing…
Travis Outlaw: 25.7 FG%, 12.5 3pt%, 63.6 FT%
MarShon the Messiah
by J-Kay on Feb 7, 2012 6:29 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
And people said he could not get any worse after his horrible previous season
Like I said don’t underestimante this bum ability to suck. Thank god for the lockout and the amnesty.
by Andres B on Feb 7, 2012 6:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
While it sucks for Billups
And I don’t wish any harm to the guy (I love Billups, even if he drove us CRAZY in the ECF so many years) -- it’s good that he’s not on the Clips anymore.
They were ridiculously stacked.
CP3 was being backed up by a guy who averaged 17 & 5 last year and is a former Finals MVP.
They got Caron Butler in the offseason and he’s playing like he never got injured.
They just got K-Mart.
+ CP3, Blake, Deandre, and Shaq’s All-Star Mo Williams.
Well they might go and get JR Smith
"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."
better them then us
Mets/Jets/Nets/Lakers OFWGKTA. FREE EARL. twitter @ampatel11
KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASKETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
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 7, 2012 6:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
where's the "good" part, again?
i couldnt care less about the clips being stacked right now.
wow
clip still have a rotation of CP3/Williams
my god they’re stacked
Mets/Jets/Nets/Lakers OFWGKTA. FREE EARL. twitter @ampatel11
KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASKETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
Seriously
I had been watching the Clippers a lot recently and every time their bench came in it was just MORE solid players.
Not a single Petro/Shelden Williams/Shawne Williams type player on that team.
They’re the Nuggets with a superstar PG and 2 mini-Dwights.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 7, 2012 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
to be fair
many of the players that have been huge off the bench had not too long ago been declared by many to be washed up and not worth taking a chance with. Caron Butler got a good deal, but many were skeptical he’d be the same coming back from injury. Mo Williams was the new Devin Harris for many, past his all-star days and barely effective. Turns out they’re all competing at a high level.
because they're being used to perfection
they’re good role players and if they were on teams like the wizards they would be struggling because they’d have to play bigger roles.
i doubt billups, butler, or even williams would have been so good with a bobcats type team.
Mets/Jets/Nets/Lakers OFWGKTA. FREE EARL. twitter @ampatel11
KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASKETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
I dont have espn insider
Whats his top 25 list?
It is an ESPN list... ESPN is a Joke for meatheads.
And they hate the Nets. Today the had “analysts” agreeing that it wasn’t Calipari’s fault he failed in the NBA because he was in Jersey, which is terrible for everyone… and spoke about how Avery Johnson, “a great coach” was struggling… and how Jersey is awful… Not like anything important happened between Cal and Johnson.
JJ for 3!
we have no hope of making playoffs this season
The knicks get the new spotlight because Jeremy Lin is their new amazing player
We will be the underdog under the knicks…
Until the time we get dh if it can be true.
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