Chem Class
Well, in the slow-news Nets world, the competition has started for picking the perfect players in the upcoming draft. With the candidates slowly drifting in, it appears the Nets have their sights set on a forward with the #10 pick, bringing in the likes of Darrell Arthur, Mareesse Spreights, and DJ White and pledging to bring in anyone who is anyone in this draft.
If they keep the pick, or picks, that is.
Still too early to firm up rumors, but Kiki himself said the picks could be in play if the right offer comes around. Forget Denver and 'Melo, at least for now. Could we be looking at Elton Brand, or Rasheed Wallace (perish the thought, but he's likely out there).
In any case, one thing the Nets need to do with the young remnants left on the roster - make sure they establish some sort of chemistry for this team. The chemistry of the Nets went horribly wrong last year, and once their leader in spirit and body chucked in the towel, there was no turning back on the wasteland that things became. Kidd, for all his strengths, deserves a lot of the blame for that. But, he didn't put the roster together, either..
Let's face it, no one is Jason Kidd, and asking Devin Harris to be anything like him is just wrong. But the Nets do need players who can all play in the same style, which given that Lawrence Frank is still around, will be defense first, with a bit of a more wide-open offense with Harris at the controls.
But with 7 players on the current roster at 24 or younger, the Nets need to bring in some veterans to go with that youth (or use that youth as trade bait) to ensure the rebuilding doesn't take another 5 years. With no impact player likely coming out of the draft for the Nets (immediate impact, anyway), the Nets have to make sure they have a good mix of personnel, skills, youth vs vets, complimentary players, and all that jazz.
They also need to make sure they don't come away empty handed if trading is what they're about. Same is true for free agency.
Though it won't be a terrible thing if the Nets keep the picks, they certainly need to move some bodies and make some changes beyond that. Doubtful they can pull off a Garnett or Gasol miracle, but they need to be trying, and consider any opportunity.
How about those Celtics, speaking of KG? Up 2 - 0 against a Laker team I thought was more powerful, and unleashing the likes of Leon Powe against the Phil Jackson hate machine. Incredible, really, but these Celtics really can play some defense.
And how about Eddie House, ex-Net, winding up in nirvana, even if he's not getting all that much playing time. Not to mention former fave Brian Scalabrine, who's making $15 million over 5 years to not dress and will probably still wind up with a ring. Now that's living...
The JNF world headquarters is packing up to move locations at the end of the month, so we'll try to hang in as long as we can and keep discussing the draft and other things Nets. Draft night itself might be the last you'll hear from me for awhile, but once we're up and running in July we'll try to take a look at everything we'll likely miss over the course of the next month. Keep checking back, though, because I'll try to get posted no matter how much painting I need to do.
-Joe
If they keep the pick, or picks, that is.
Still too early to firm up rumors, but Kiki himself said the picks could be in play if the right offer comes around. Forget Denver and 'Melo, at least for now. Could we be looking at Elton Brand, or Rasheed Wallace (perish the thought, but he's likely out there).
In any case, one thing the Nets need to do with the young remnants left on the roster - make sure they establish some sort of chemistry for this team. The chemistry of the Nets went horribly wrong last year, and once their leader in spirit and body chucked in the towel, there was no turning back on the wasteland that things became. Kidd, for all his strengths, deserves a lot of the blame for that. But, he didn't put the roster together, either..
Let's face it, no one is Jason Kidd, and asking Devin Harris to be anything like him is just wrong. But the Nets do need players who can all play in the same style, which given that Lawrence Frank is still around, will be defense first, with a bit of a more wide-open offense with Harris at the controls.
But with 7 players on the current roster at 24 or younger, the Nets need to bring in some veterans to go with that youth (or use that youth as trade bait) to ensure the rebuilding doesn't take another 5 years. With no impact player likely coming out of the draft for the Nets (immediate impact, anyway), the Nets have to make sure they have a good mix of personnel, skills, youth vs vets, complimentary players, and all that jazz.
They also need to make sure they don't come away empty handed if trading is what they're about. Same is true for free agency.
Though it won't be a terrible thing if the Nets keep the picks, they certainly need to move some bodies and make some changes beyond that. Doubtful they can pull off a Garnett or Gasol miracle, but they need to be trying, and consider any opportunity.
How about those Celtics, speaking of KG? Up 2 - 0 against a Laker team I thought was more powerful, and unleashing the likes of Leon Powe against the Phil Jackson hate machine. Incredible, really, but these Celtics really can play some defense.
And how about Eddie House, ex-Net, winding up in nirvana, even if he's not getting all that much playing time. Not to mention former fave Brian Scalabrine, who's making $15 million over 5 years to not dress and will probably still wind up with a ring. Now that's living...
The JNF world headquarters is packing up to move locations at the end of the month, so we'll try to hang in as long as we can and keep discussing the draft and other things Nets. Draft night itself might be the last you'll hear from me for awhile, but once we're up and running in July we'll try to take a look at everything we'll likely miss over the course of the next month. Keep checking back, though, because I'll try to get posted no matter how much painting I need to do.
-Joe
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