<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>If the Nets’ trade of Jason Collins for Stromile Swift says one thing, it’s this: the Nets appear to be putting a premium on athleticism…at least on the surface. There may be other moves predicated on this one … the deal does save the team $400,000 in precious cap space … but taken as part of a recent trend, Swift’s acquisition may signal a change in Nets’ thinking about their identity…and give some hints about what the Nets might want in a Jason Kidd trade.</div> Link
Here is some game footage of Swift. It's from a Nets-Grizz game from last year: 130MB http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6K8XQ6YG Get a feel for his game other than just highlights.
In Swift, Nets acquire an untapped talent - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>If you wanted to learn about Stromile Swift, the logical place to start is to consult his oldest and closest friend in the NBA. That would be Pau Gasol -- a relationship that makes no sense whatsoever, but there you go. No one would have ever guessed that an urbane global icon from Spain and a timid,<u> sensitive </u>guy from Louisiana would be close, but the NBA is a different kind of place.</div> Timid and sensitive? Wtf? Is that serious? Crazy. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"Stro has never been very consistent," Gasol said bluntly. "He could put together streaks, play very good, and then all of a sudden he has a couple of games where he doesn't play all-out and he's totally absent. That's not good for the team."</div> That's Stro for ya. Inconsistent. He'll go perfectly with the Nets! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Yes, the reason Swift came so cheaply is that the Memphis Grizzlies were tired of him. <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">That doesn't mean he's a bad guy </span>-- no one will ever say that about the 28-year-old forward -- and the Nets are convinced that his suspension last week was a case of Memphis coach Marc Iavaroni trying to make an example of him. Swift is a world-class athlete, everyone knows that. He simply <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">doesn't have the work ethic</span> to match it; one coach even suggested that Swift "change his approach" to everything he does, because his way was obviously not working.</div> Ah, so he's not a malcontent. Just that...he has no work ethic. He's lazy, perfect! Just my type of guy. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Still, here's what Van Gundy says now: "It's a great trade for the Nets," the ESPN analyst said yesterday. "He's an <span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%">intelligent(???), </span>nice guy. He's good in the open-court game. He lacks strength in a grind-it-out halfcourt game, but he's a good bench player who could average 10 and five."</div> Van Gundy...on drugs. I'm convinced. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"With Stro, familiarity breeds good success," said Brendan Brown, who coached Swift for four years as an assistant in Memphis. "The more he plays, the better he is. We used to isolate him at the elbow and let him go against bulky (centers). He could beat them to the rim, make a pull-up, or just shoot it in their faces." Defensively, he is a floater. He can block shots, <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">but he has trouble with remembering schemes,</span> and <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">doesn't always run back as hard as he should</span> -- or worse, <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">he could be too busy celebrating dunks</span>.</div> Now, I'll listen to Brown. I think he knows what he's talking about. This is EXACTLY what I've seen from him whenever I see him play. The more he's on the court, the more he produces. He's quick, and he does have an okay jumper. And he's retarded on defense. He doesn't know where he should be, and he's lazy, and is too busy with his birdman shit to actually hustle up the court with every other player. This is what we're bringing in. Can't say I'm all that happy about it.
At this point Collins wasnt the answer so I dont see the Problem with letting him go. The nets as we know them are over. Time to move on.
Hey, a Nets-Swift connection from the past. Jefferson and Swift were in a high school dunk contest together <div><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UyL2ShAlYPM&"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UyL2ShAlYPM&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350" /></embed></object></div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NOMAM @ Feb 4 2008, 08:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Hey, a Nets-Swift connection from the past. Jefferson and Swift were in a high school dunk contest together <div><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UyL2ShAlYPM&"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UyL2ShAlYPM&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350" /></embed></object></div></div> Nice! Thanks for finding this! Swift owned that contest. Hopefully, he'll at least make Nets games less boring.
Interesting. Ronald Curry (the winner) is a wide reciever for the Oakland Raiders. JaRon Rush is Kareem Rush's older brother but never made it. Ray Young might still be in the D league. Korleone Young tried the prep-to-pro route ans is now playing in Israel. These were the best high school players in the country, out of the tens of thousands that play. Shows how hard it is to make it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy @ Feb 4 2008, 01:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Interesting. Ronald Curry (the winner) is a wide reciever for the Oakland Raiders. JaRon Rush is Kareem Rush's older brother but never made it. Ray Young might still be in the D league. Korleone Young tried the prep-to-pro route ans is now playing in Israel. These were the best high school players in the country, out of the tens of thousands that play. Shows how hard it is to make it.</div> Ray Young went to Kidd's High School in Alameda, if Young were 5 inches taller, his athleticism alone would have gotten him a look. Baron Davis actually got him an invite to Hornets TC, then to the Warriors TC last year. I don't think he's in the D League this year.
