A Week In Fantasy Land
Five days of camp in the books, and the living is good.
Desperate for bench strength, maybe a week ago the Nets were dying to bring in Allan Houston, and offer non-guaranteed contracts to fill out the bench.
Now, there's no room for Houston, but the salary cap isn't an issue.
Say something brilliant here, since cap-ology isn't one of my strong suits, maybe it's yours.
In any case, a good first week of camp, if the blogs and stories are to be believed. Sean Williams has shown his athleticism, Boki's on fire, Nenad's taking it real slow, Jamaal's a beast with a giant windspan, Rod Benson has a head on his shoulders (and he's a funny, funny man), and Malik Allen looks like he'll fit.
So, what does that leave the Nets with as a potential roster (and no, it's never too early to check, even if everything can and likely will change)?
We know Kidd, Carter, Jefferson, Krstic, Collins, Magloire, Boki, Williams #1, Williams #2 and Boone are locks. So far that's 10 of 15.
Unless they're traded, Antoine Wright and Bernard Robinson have to stay. That's 12.
So, there are 3 spots remaining for the likes of Malik Allen, Robert Hite, Darrell Armstrong, Jumaine Jones, Rod Benson, Eddie Gill and Mateen Cleaves. Oh, and I forget Mile Ilic, who is under contract, can't be moved, and likely won't be cut but sent instead to the D League.
If that's the case, then Ilic is 13, Allen is likely 14 and Armstrong is most definitely 15. Assume Williams is on the IR for a few months, so maybe Hite (who looked like a lock to make the roster out of the Summer League, before the myriad of additions came aboard) stays around. I can't see the Nets doing much more than that.
Of course, if money is no longer any object, Bernard Robinson could be a goner. But right now, he's 12th man in an 11 man rotation. Ilic also could be bought out to make some more room.
A roster this large and talented for a coach who likes to play what? eight, maybe nine tops every night?
Much more to come, much more to think about. But for one week, even with Marcus Williams' injury and the slow comeback for Krstic, you have to be full of hope.
Full of hope in the Izod Center, anyway. As I told the Times today, I guess that's better than the Southpole Igloo or the Roca Bowl...
Joe
Desperate for bench strength, maybe a week ago the Nets were dying to bring in Allan Houston, and offer non-guaranteed contracts to fill out the bench.
Now, there's no room for Houston, but the salary cap isn't an issue.
Say something brilliant here, since cap-ology isn't one of my strong suits, maybe it's yours.
In any case, a good first week of camp, if the blogs and stories are to be believed. Sean Williams has shown his athleticism, Boki's on fire, Nenad's taking it real slow, Jamaal's a beast with a giant windspan, Rod Benson has a head on his shoulders (and he's a funny, funny man), and Malik Allen looks like he'll fit.
So, what does that leave the Nets with as a potential roster (and no, it's never too early to check, even if everything can and likely will change)?
We know Kidd, Carter, Jefferson, Krstic, Collins, Magloire, Boki, Williams #1, Williams #2 and Boone are locks. So far that's 10 of 15.
Unless they're traded, Antoine Wright and Bernard Robinson have to stay. That's 12.
So, there are 3 spots remaining for the likes of Malik Allen, Robert Hite, Darrell Armstrong, Jumaine Jones, Rod Benson, Eddie Gill and Mateen Cleaves. Oh, and I forget Mile Ilic, who is under contract, can't be moved, and likely won't be cut but sent instead to the D League.
If that's the case, then Ilic is 13, Allen is likely 14 and Armstrong is most definitely 15. Assume Williams is on the IR for a few months, so maybe Hite (who looked like a lock to make the roster out of the Summer League, before the myriad of additions came aboard) stays around. I can't see the Nets doing much more than that.
Of course, if money is no longer any object, Bernard Robinson could be a goner. But right now, he's 12th man in an 11 man rotation. Ilic also could be bought out to make some more room.
A roster this large and talented for a coach who likes to play what? eight, maybe nine tops every night?
Much more to come, much more to think about. But for one week, even with Marcus Williams' injury and the slow comeback for Krstic, you have to be full of hope.
Full of hope in the Izod Center, anyway. As I told the Times today, I guess that's better than the Southpole Igloo or the Roca Bowl...
Joe
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