Outlook For Next Season: Nets

[NJnetsfan1535]

What do you want the nets to do this offseason....

This Years Lineup-

C- Brook Lopez - Josh Boone
PF- Yi Jianlian/Anderson - Sean Williams
SF- Trenton Hassell - Jarvis Hayes
SG- Vince Carter - Bobby Simmons/CDR
PG- Devin Harris - Keyon Dooling

extras: Maurice Ager, Eduardo Najera

Expiring Contracts:

Maurice Ager- Release, waste of roster spot, wont ever get playing time
Jarvis Hayes- Re-sign, important player, makes shots, game-changing
Trenton Hassell- Re-sign, great defensive player, role player for bench
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Player Comments:

Devin Harris- great player, great future, future of the team
VInce Carter- great player, on the decline but still performing
Jarvis Hayes- game-changing, makes shots,
Yi Jianlian- not ready for a big role, needs time,
Josh Boone- decent role player
Brook Lopez- great player, will have all-star future, good iq
Keyon Dooling- good leader and player, steps up when harris is out
Bobby Simmons- good player, makes plays and has his days
Maurice Ager- not good, should be in d-league if he wants a future of playing
Trenton Hassell- great defensive and hustle player
Sean Williams- athletic player, makes plays, next stromile swift?
CDR- good future ahead, will be a big player next year
Ryan ANderson- has his pros and cons but decent overall
Edjuardo Najera- not amazing but he makes plays, hustles, important role player
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Offseason Pickups:


Brandon Bass?
Chris ANderson?
Trevor Ariza?
Lamar Odom?
Jamaal Magloire??
Malik Allen?
Jason Collins?
Al Harrington?
CHris Wilcox?
Hedo Turkoglu?
Ime Udoka?
Carlos Boozer?

Team Needs:
Backup Center- SOmeone to back up lopez that can score and play d
STarting/Backup power forward- I dont think anderson/yi/williams are worthy of being starters but could be decent backups that step in as starter at times

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Roster so far-

pg- harris, dooling
sg- carter, simmons/cdr
sf- Hassell, Hayes
pf**- Anderson, williams, jianlian, najera
c**- Lopez, Boone

**= where we need to work on in offseason

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NBA Draft-

Mock Draft Possibilitys-

Chase BUdinger
Demar Derozen
Willie Warren
Ty Lawson
Johnny Flynn

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Players to trade-

Yi Jianlian- possibly
Josh Boone- his time has come, we need a scoring.defense center
Anderson- pssibly
williams- possibly
carter- please dont trade him but we might have to

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Next Years Lineup- ( WIthout rookies)

1)

pg- Harris, Dooling
sg- Carter, CDR, Simmons
sf- Hassell, Hayes
pf- (Offseason Pickup), Williams/Jianlian/Anderson/Najera- whoever shows the most improvement
c- Lopez, (Offseason Pickup), Boone

2)

pg-harris, dooling
sg- cdr, simmons, hassell
sf- carter, hayes, hassell
pf- (Offseason Pickup), Williams, Najera, Anderson, Yi
c- Lopez, ( Offseason Pickup), Boone

3)

pg- harris, dooling
sg- carter, cdr, hassell
sf- simmons, hayes, hassell
pf- (offseason Pickup), najera, anderson, jianlian
c- Lopez, Williams, Boone

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Players who need most minutes-
CDR
Hayes
Dooling
Lopez
Carter
Simmons
Harris
Najera
Hassell

Prospect PLayers-

Williams
ANderson
Jianlian


Players who need less minutes-

Jianlian

[gigantes]

great post. repped.

since i agree with a lot, i'll just comment where i disagree:

Originally Posted by NJnetsfan1535

Devin Harris- great player, great future, future of the team

great talent but needs to work on his passing and getting his teammates involved more. lopez is actually the more important future of this team IMO. (harris comes second)


Yi Jianlian- not ready for a big role, needs time,

i say he gets this summer, the next training camp, and the first half of next season to get it together. otherwise trade him for a couple bags of dog food and call it an upgrade.


Josh Boone- decent role player

he's taken a step back this year so i am by no means sure that we keep him.


Bobby Simmons- good player, makes plays and has his days

his contract is hell and we're stuck with it.


Sean Williams- athletic player, makes plays, next stromile swift?

one more strike and i want him out of here.
and he better have the best summer and best training camp of his life. the nets are not a juvenile delinquency halfway house for wild kids.


Edjuardo Najera- not amazing but he makes plays, hustles, important role player

i'd let him go. great guy, great attitude, but he can't stay healthy.


Brandon Bass?

rotation player, not a future starter IMO.


Lamar Odom?

not a true PF and he'll probably cost too much.


Jamaal Magloire??

again?


Jason Collins?

sure, if he's not as expensive as last time. great rotation player and influence.


Carlos Boozer?

anybody signing him is going to role the dice regarding his health. i'd rather swing a trade for elton brand since the sixers would love to get rid of him. he's also a big gamble like boozer would be, but boozer is chronically injured while brand is not. (last two years notwithstanding)

[Skyscraper]

you'd figure Lawrence Frank would be foaming at the mouth to get Twin back... especially since no one else in the league would want him.

and look for VC to be gone. Now I loev him as much as the next Nets fan


(I am VCDrivesAPorsche.... under this pseudonym)

but the facts are the facts: the Nets are hemorrhaging money. Ratner just appealed for stimulus funds to build the brooklyn arena infrastructure. They also applied for $20 million from the NBA bank loans. etc...

if they can get any kind of talent for VC, the Nets will definitely do it... even if it means helping Cleveland...

[NJnetsfan1535]

yea jason collins would fit good if we signed him again becuase-

pros-
he would be cheap, possibly like minimum
he brings defense which is what we need
he is a consistent back-up center
great off the court and team member

cons-
he has a less offensive game then boone, we need scoring bigs
not a great player, limited game


but he knows the system and we cant just keep getting new guys and waiting and waiting for everything to work out, im already impatient with yi....

we need guys who are familiar with the nets


3rd pg- eddie gill
guard- julius hodge
big man- mikki moore

but we would still need a big player like a star, to go along with lopez/harris to be a competing team and not just borderline playoff team