Caffeine Buzz
Now we're talking - rumors are flying, things are starting to heat up, and still there is zero consensus of what's to come on Thursday night.
All of this should work in the Nets' favor.
Teams are unsure of where the real talent is in this draft beyond #'s 1 and 2, and it sounds like even #2 Miami isn't all that in love with Michael Beasley if Chicago does the expected and takes Derrick Rose with the first pick. That's good news - more and more it looks like the Nets will find someone unexpected falling into their laps.
That is, if they don't trade up. Or trade down. Or even trade out.
Rod Thorn is fielding calls for the Nets' picks, and apparently things are starting to get interesting. Trading down with Portland for the #13th pick sounds like a real option.
And the latest word is plenty of teams covet the Nets #21 pick and so far they're not biting. Too much youth ain't a good thing, but maybe Thorn has ideas to package bodies later in the summer...that's probably too much to hope for.
In any case, this is the best part of the off-season, when the caffeine buzz finally kicks in and months of talking about everything and nothing starts to come to fruition.
I'll say it again - the Nets need to make changes, and quickly. Not just hiring Doug Overton to replace Pat Sullivan kind of changes, but big, meaningful changes. Adding 3 more rookies to the mix isn't exactly a short term growth plan, but if that's what Thorn and Vanderweghe decide, then we're in for a bit of a long season.
But I can't imagine that Rod wants to wait 3 years or more to be a good team again. I'm sure he'll come up with something before hanging it all up when the move to Brooklyn happens.
And speaking of that, it appears the last of the major legal hurdles has been cleared, since the Supreme Court refused to hear any arguments relative to the case. So, despite the heavy costs incurred to date, looks like Mr Ratner will get his wish. And we'll eventually see the Nets leave New Jersey, to the usual blanket of apathy...
Let the countdown begin...
At least to Thursday night, when the Nets world (hopefully) starts changing...
-Joe
All of this should work in the Nets' favor.
Teams are unsure of where the real talent is in this draft beyond #'s 1 and 2, and it sounds like even #2 Miami isn't all that in love with Michael Beasley if Chicago does the expected and takes Derrick Rose with the first pick. That's good news - more and more it looks like the Nets will find someone unexpected falling into their laps.
That is, if they don't trade up. Or trade down. Or even trade out.
Rod Thorn is fielding calls for the Nets' picks, and apparently things are starting to get interesting. Trading down with Portland for the #13th pick sounds like a real option.
And the latest word is plenty of teams covet the Nets #21 pick and so far they're not biting. Too much youth ain't a good thing, but maybe Thorn has ideas to package bodies later in the summer...that's probably too much to hope for.
In any case, this is the best part of the off-season, when the caffeine buzz finally kicks in and months of talking about everything and nothing starts to come to fruition.
I'll say it again - the Nets need to make changes, and quickly. Not just hiring Doug Overton to replace Pat Sullivan kind of changes, but big, meaningful changes. Adding 3 more rookies to the mix isn't exactly a short term growth plan, but if that's what Thorn and Vanderweghe decide, then we're in for a bit of a long season.
But I can't imagine that Rod wants to wait 3 years or more to be a good team again. I'm sure he'll come up with something before hanging it all up when the move to Brooklyn happens.
And speaking of that, it appears the last of the major legal hurdles has been cleared, since the Supreme Court refused to hear any arguments relative to the case. So, despite the heavy costs incurred to date, looks like Mr Ratner will get his wish. And we'll eventually see the Nets leave New Jersey, to the usual blanket of apathy...
Let the countdown begin...
At least to Thursday night, when the Nets world (hopefully) starts changing...
-Joe
posted by Joe Netsfan at 9:29 PM
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