Young Love
So, are you in love with youth yet?
The off-season Net makeover now has a huge dose of youth sprinkled, no, flooded into the mix.
You know the drill:
Marcus Williams - rookie first round PG is 20.
Josh Boone - rookie first round F/C is 21.
Hassan Adams - rookie second round G is 22.
Mile Ilic - Rookie second rounder from last year is 22.
and Antoine Wright - rookie first rounder from last year is 22.
Not to mention that Nenad Krstic is 23, but with 2 important years of experience heading into this season.
That makes 6 of 15 players expected on the roster that are 23 and younger. Hell, Spliff Robinson probably has socks older than that.
So, is this what championship rosters are built out of? At least, for now, as opposed to a few years down the road?
Get used to loving youth, because it will likely be served in great heaping doses this year. At L. Frank's peril.
By the way, because you asked, RJ is 26, as is Bostjan Nachbar. Jason Collins is approaching 28, Eddie House is 28, Vince Carter will be 30 in January, Mikki Moore will be 31, Jason Kidd is now 33, and Spliffie is pushing 40.
With all of this talk of youth, Joe does find it highly ironic that today he is the magic 4-0.
Ah, youth.
Get used to it. It will be needed to carry the Nets across the finish line, ready or not. The team could grow by leaps and bounds by serving youth large doses of playing time in games where it doesn't matter early in order to get them some experience when the pressure is on. Whether or not this occurs is up to L. Frank.
The time is now. Grow up fast, young ones.
The off-season Net makeover now has a huge dose of youth sprinkled, no, flooded into the mix.
You know the drill:
Marcus Williams - rookie first round PG is 20.
Josh Boone - rookie first round F/C is 21.
Hassan Adams - rookie second round G is 22.
Mile Ilic - Rookie second rounder from last year is 22.
and Antoine Wright - rookie first rounder from last year is 22.
Not to mention that Nenad Krstic is 23, but with 2 important years of experience heading into this season.
That makes 6 of 15 players expected on the roster that are 23 and younger. Hell, Spliff Robinson probably has socks older than that.
So, is this what championship rosters are built out of? At least, for now, as opposed to a few years down the road?
Get used to loving youth, because it will likely be served in great heaping doses this year. At L. Frank's peril.
By the way, because you asked, RJ is 26, as is Bostjan Nachbar. Jason Collins is approaching 28, Eddie House is 28, Vince Carter will be 30 in January, Mikki Moore will be 31, Jason Kidd is now 33, and Spliffie is pushing 40.
With all of this talk of youth, Joe does find it highly ironic that today he is the magic 4-0.
Ah, youth.
Get used to it. It will be needed to carry the Nets across the finish line, ready or not. The team could grow by leaps and bounds by serving youth large doses of playing time in games where it doesn't matter early in order to get them some experience when the pressure is on. Whether or not this occurs is up to L. Frank.
The time is now. Grow up fast, young ones.
1 Comments:
i bought a new fitted nets hat. i say i'm ready for the season to start.
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