<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">For the next 2 1/2 weeks, Lawrence Frank is going to look at his roster and try not to cringe. But there's no getting around it, this is the kind of stuff that stands out, at least on paper: Marcus Williams ®. Josh Boone ®. Hassan Adams ®. Mile Ilic ®. Antoine Wright (1). Those are the years-of-experience notations for 36 percent of Frank's Nets roster, of course, and if you've ever run a preseason camp (regular camp begins Oct. 2), you know it's going to cause some consternation. "It's going to be interesting," the coach said yesterday, after conducting a clinic for the media. "You can't hold back the learning curve of your veterans, yet you don't want to do more reps than you normally would because of the young guys. I think we have to strike a good balance, where we can get both those objectives met. It's going to be incumbent on coaches and the players -- whether they're young or older, if they're not up to speed -- to spend extra time to get the job done." The youth infusion doesn't bother Frank much, even if he has two other newcomers (Eddie House and Mikki Moore) to work into the system. One reason is because his starting five -- one of the best quintets in the NBA -- returns intact. Another reason is "We have Cliff (Robinson, age 39), who makes up for all the youth. "You can't have everything, but I think we have enough to get to where we want to go." The guy who put the roster together, GM Ed Stefanski, also is confident the Nets will have a solid core of eight veterans. But he also expects at least one of the five kids to crack the rotation, even with Adams (coming off a stress fracture in his foot) and Boone (out until around Christmas) starting from behind. "There's no question our core players compete with any team we played last year. It was when we went to the bench ... that we fell off," Stefanski said. "Now, can someone from that bench step up and bring energy? Who is that guy? Is it Antoine or one of the rookies? One of those guys, I agree, will have to step up for us." Having said that, Stefanski said he wants to "pamper Ilic," who will be signed to a contract as soon as the blood work from his physical -- taken yesterday -- is back from the lab. </div> Source
Our rookies are a big part of our bench so their is really no way around it. I think they will bring energy and it might be a little hard for Frank to mold them into what he wants, but that's why he is the coach. I really can't wait to see them in action.
Our bench is average at best. And Boone won't be available for at least four months. None of those five are proven at the NBA stage, and our best bench player is old enough to be their father. I'm hoping they turn out to be hard working and consistent. I'm most excited to see Williams in action. He could turn out to be the legit backup that Kidd's been needing since Anthony Johnson.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheCh0sen0ne238:</div><div class="quote_post">someone that has a micheal redd signature is telling me about the nets? i wont listen</div> are you serious, he made perfect sence and hes also a nets fan, plus redd is a great player
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheCh0sen0ne238:</div><div class="quote_post">someone that has a micheal redd signature is telling me about the nets? i wont listen</div> Don't be like that. He is a good member of the Nets forum but his favorite player is Michael Redd.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheCh0sen0ne238:</div><div class="quote_post">sorry..i just neded a diss..dont kno why i needed one in the first place..but i did lol</div>
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheCh0sen0ne238:</div><div class="quote_post">sorry..i just neded a diss..dont kno why i needed one in the first place..but i did lol</div> Good excuse. Somebody with bad grammer is telling me about the Nets? Just playing with you, but let's not offend other members. There's no point to it. giftedvisionz posts here a lot and his judgement isn't bad at all, so I can't see why your attacking him.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheCh0sen0ne238:</div><div class="quote_post">i said i was sorry</div> Relax I was just kidding.
lol..i always fall for that kinda stuff..well sorry i havent been here for a couple days..ive been over at EA boards busy with the videogames
