<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xcalibur`)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> about time antoine. i cant believe not only that he seemed like he was shooting at a 100% clip, but he was hitting them when they mattered. towards the end of the game and in the 4th i expected him to make every shot he took, thats how much confidence he showed and made me confidence. he was definitely the xfactor tonight. he took on the role boki did last year on the O end, but his defense got better as teh game went on. gordon tried to shake him a few times and failed, but gordon did have his moments where he made enough space. if this is the antoine we get for the next 81 games then teams need to watch out because we can bring boki AND antoine off the bench for Offense, cant believe i said AW can come in for offense.</p> </p> player of the game: antoine (easy to a degree bc kidd was amazing like always)</p> mr butterfingers: boone</p> mr. frustration: vince</p> i like to foul: mags</p> coach of the game: DA. did anyone else notice that DA was standing the entire time basically on the bench? its not that they ran outta seats or he didnt want to sit on the floor, it was because he was basically being a bench coach which for me was GREAT to see. i love his energy and everything he brings. marcus is going to have a tough time when he comes back because we are not sliding DA to the end of the bench that is for sure. if anything marcus and DA can play together, but DA did so many positive things today and i dont see why he wont do it all year (the only negative he has is age, but he plays like hes 25).</p> </div></p> </p> So I'm not the only one who noticed. Everyone's getting so hyped up about his big scoring...we shouldn't forget about what gets him minutes in the first place. He was on Gordon the whole time I watched, and he had Ben locked down. Wright played extremely clutch defense in OT.</p> And I did notice DA yelling, alot. I think it's great to have that kind of communication from a player.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xcalibur`)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> about time antoine. i cant believe not only that he seemed like he was shooting at a 100% clip, but he was hitting them when they mattered. towards the end of the game and in the 4th i expected him to make every shot he took, thats how much confidence he showed and made me confidence. he was definitely the xfactor tonight. he took on the role boki did last year on the O end, but his defense got better as teh game went on. gordon tried to shake him a few times and failed, but gordon did have his moments where he made enough space. if this is the antoine we get for the next 81 games then teams need to watch out because we can bring boki AND antoine off the bench for Offense, cant believe i said AW can come in for offense.</p> </p> player of the game: antoine (easy to a degree bc kidd was amazing like always)</p> mr butterfingers: boone</p> mr. frustration: vince</p> i like to foul: mags</p> coach of the game: DA. did anyone else notice that DA was standing the entire time basically on the bench? its not that they ran outta seats or he didnt want to sit on the floor, it was because he was basically being a bench coach which for me was GREAT to see. i love his energy and everything he brings. marcus is going to have a tough time when he comes back because we are not sliding DA to the end of the bench that is for sure. if anything marcus and DA can play together, but DA did so many positive things today and i dont see why he wont do it all year (the only negative he has is age, but he plays like hes 25).</p> </div></p> </p> So I'm not the only one who noticed. Everyone's getting so hyped up about his big scoring...we shouldn't forget about what gets him minutes in the first place. He was on Gordon the whole time I watched, and he had Ben locked down. Wright played extremely clutch defense in OT.</p> And I did notice DA yelling, alot. I think it's great to have that kind of communication from a player.</p> </div></p> </p> there were a few plays where gordon was going 1v1 with wright and tried to shake him in the middle of the floor and antoine was on him like glue, gordon didnt even get a step on wright let alone enough space for a shot. then antoine stuck to him again while he drove to the basket and blocked his shot.</p> if we are going to play small ball like today, then antoine is going to get a lot of crucial minutes and will guard the best or 2nd best offensive player depending on who they have out there and if we have rj/kidd out there. it was great to watch his D today it really was. cant wait to watch the ENCORE!!!</p> btw. look how far antoine has come. not because of his scoring alone today, but frank played him when the game matter and the game was on the line. i remember the kid couldnt get meaninglyful minutes at one time and today he played a HUGE role on the O and D end. bravo antoine, that hard word is paying off keep it up kid.</p>
he was having a decent game even before he went off. Every time Kidd hit him behind the arc he was money. I agree with Gigga tho, if this is the Antoine we get this year...
Wright is a beast I think the only problem at this point is that we have so much talent that we don't know how to give out the minutes. Especially when Marcus Williams comes back. I've always been a Jason Collins hater.. but if he keeps rockin that fro like Big Ben I gotta give him some respect!! And I can't believe Sean Williams didn't get in even while Boone sucked it up! I wanted to see Sean and Tyrus face off so bad and see who is really more athletic</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NJNETS51)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Wright is a beast I think the only problem at this point is that we have so much talent that we don't know how to give out the minutes. Especially when Marcus Williams comes back. I've always been a Jason Collins hater.. but if he keeps rockin that fro like Big Ben I gotta give him some respect!! And I can't believe Sean Williams didn't get in even while Boone sucked it up! I wanted to see Sean and Tyrus face off so bad and see who is really more athletic</p> </div></p> </p> Ha, yeah, that woulda been crazy. There woulda been dunks and blocks all over.</p>
He's 23. There were players drafted this June who are older. Al Thornton, Alando Tucker, Carl Landry, among others.</p> The Nets should have had more patience. It was a dumb move, primarily because of 1) the risk that he would play well and 2) the replacement value will be greater than what the Nets would have paid him next season: $2.56 million. He had shown enough to worth that minimal risk.</p> Obviously, it was one game...on offense. His four threes are one-sixth his career total. But his defense has been NBA-level or better since the beginning of last season.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NetIncome)</div><div class='quotemain'>The Nets should have had more patience. It was a dumb move, primarily because of 1) the risk that he would play well and 2) the replacement value will be greater than what the Nets would have paid him next season: $2.56 million. He had shown enough to worth that minimal risk.</div></p> That's good reasoning. But so is the notion that he might not have had a game like the one last night if the Nets HAD picked up his option. The kid just wasn't showing any kind of consistent ability or talent on the offensive end of the floor. And, even with the slap in the face from the Nets as motivation, I'm not at all ready to conclude after one game that they were stupid for not extending.</p> He looked great offensively in a couple of preseason games last year and proceeded to look anywhere from reluctant/scared to inept offensively in the vast majority of actual games. His pre-season this year was NOT impressive (though Frank's opinion would seem to indicate he had a great camp). But ultimately it's not about preseason and practices. It's about what you do in games. In that regard, he hadn't shown enough (before last night) IMO for the Nets to commit 2.5 mil to him that might go next year towards an established vet. Which begs the question of how much of last night was the result of the "slight" the Nets issued. If this was the factor that it took to psychologically get him out of a state of fear and into a "let it fly", "I've got nothing to lose" mentality, it may turn out to be a great decision, albeit one that will only reap benefits for this season.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NetIncome)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> He's 23. There were players drafted this June who are older. Al Thornton, Alando Tucker, Carl Landry, among others.</p> The Nets should have had more patience. It was a dumb move, primarily because of 1) the risk that he would play well and 2) the replacement value will be greater than what the Nets would have paid him next season: $2.56 million. He had shown enough to worth that minimal risk.</p> Obviously, it was one game...on offense. His four threes are one-sixth his career total. But his defense has been NBA-level or better since the beginning of last season.</p> </div></p> </p> Murphy was an optimist. If the Nets had picked up his option, he would have played like crap </p>
Good to see he contributed and he mattered in the game. If him and Boki plays consistently this season, we're set at the 2 and 3!</p> Having said that, this is a contract year for Boki and Toine. I'm not sure if that's the reason they're fired up for the season. It's good, but it's sad. Professional ballers should always play like there's no tomorrow (yes Vince, you listening?). Once they signed a new contract, they slack back</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NetIncome)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> The Nets should have had more patience. It was a dumb move, primarily because of 1) the risk that he would play well and 2) the replacement value will be greater than what the Nets would have paid him next season: $2.56 million. He had shown enough to worth that minimal risk.</p> </div></p> Only because the Nets don't find productive players in unconventional ways. For instance, I hear that Denver's Diawara plays pretty good defense--as does his new teammate, Bobby Jones--and neither would command that salary. Now, if Wright can attack, hit 50% of his shots and 80% of his FTs, he might be worth it. But then again, I doubt he's worth MORE than $2.5 million to anyone--especially when the league sees what Mikki can do without Kidd and Carter around--and so regardless, I think he's going to return to the team.</p>
I think he's going to return to the team next season but prob in the 3 million range so dumb move on the Nets' part to not exercise the option. I've been saying to my friends ever since the beginning of last season that Wright is going to be good.His defensive is excellent, but his jumpers were lacking and it looks like he finally is getting it together. You can never go wrong when you're Antoine Wright.</p> And yeah, VC sucked last night shooting was terriblebut his statline was 24 pts 9 reb 6 ast 2 stl 2 blk thats a good game in my book.</p>
How about giving the Nets props for picking up his 3rd year option after his disastrous rookie year.</p> That speaks for itself.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (adisodes)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> I think he's going to return to the team next season but prob in the 3 million range so dumb move on the Nets' part to not exercise the option. I've been saying to my friends ever since the beginning of last season that Wright is going to be good.His defensive is excellent, but his jumpers were lacking and it looks like he finally is getting it together. You can never go wrong when you're Antoine Wright.</p> And yeah, VC sucked last night shooting was terriblebut his statline was 24 pts 9 reb 6 ast 2 stl 2 blk thats a good game in my book.</p> </div></p> </p> Welcome, adisodes!</p> Sure, it might have been a dumb move for the Nets to not extend Antoine...but who knows what would have happened if they had. He might have had a lax attitude, and not done as well on offense.</p>
Wright is now shooting 6 for 11 from three point land...that's 54.5%. More importantly, the six three's in two games represent about 30% of his career total of 26.</p> It's that deep shooting plus defense that will win him bigger bucks as long as he continues it. The way I read it, fyi, the Nets have his Bird Rights, but cannot pay him more than what they would have paid him him if they had exercised his option. So if they want to pay him $2.56 million or more, they will have to pay him out of the MLE.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jizzy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> And we're back.</p> </div></p> What are you talking about, he had a good game yesterday.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> He outscored Boki who is expected to turn into a 'star'</p> </div></p> </p> Agree.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jizzy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> And we're back.</p> </div></p> What was that you were saying?</p> </p>
