This is the best signing since RJ is gone. Everybody assumes he will be a 4 and thats it. He plays both forward positions. The contract is fine because a player of this caliber can't and won't be signed for less. I personally want Najera here for at least 4 years maybe more, thats how good he is. Every championship team has 2 franchises players sometimes 3, but they also have a bunch of quality role players. Thorn knows that and is rebuilding this team the right way. The man is a defender and a banger, the nets don't many of these , if any. Now they do! He will not hurt the nets. Everybody here seems that we have two many forwards, especially in the 4 position now. Well they won't have Swift the stiff for much longer, and KVH is gone as well with Haskell. Everybody also seems to think that Marcus is gone, well i hope not either. PG: Harris/ Williams SG: VC/CDR/Agar SF: Simmons, Hayes, Najera PF: Swat/Ryan Anderson/ C: Lopez/Boone/maybe Camby Krstic gone, Boki gone, swift the stiff gone, Trent gone, along with the trade exceptions. Not a bad team that can and will make the playoffs oh yeah, go nets!!!! keep up the good work Thorn and Kiki
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nets1 @ Jul 11 2008, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This is the best signing since RJ is gone. Everybody assumes he will be a 4 and thats it. He plays both forward positions. The contract is fine because a player of this caliber can't and won't be signed for less. I personally want Najera here for at least 4 years maybe more, thats how good he is. Every championship team has 2 franchises players sometimes 3, but they also have a bunch of quality role players. Thorn knows that and is rebuilding this team the right way. The man is a defender and a banger, the nets don't many of these , if any. Now they do! He will not hurt the nets. Everybody here seems that we have two many forwards, especially in the 4 position now. Well they won't have Swift the stiff for much longer, and KVH is gone as well with Haskell. Everybody also seems to think that Marcus is gone, well i hope not either. PG: Harris/ Williams SG: VC/CDR/Agar SF: Simmons, Hayes, Najera PF: Swat/Ryan Anderson/ C: Lopez/Boone/maybe Camby Krstic gone, Boki gone, swift the stiff gone, Trent gone, along with the trade exceptions. Not a bad team that can and will make the playoffs oh yeah, go nets!!!! keep up the good work Thorn and Kiki</div> You forgot about this guy named Yi that we picked up.
yeah, put him under power forward position just ahead of Anderson. I forgot him cause i wasn't sure if he would be a 3 or a 4. Frank will have alot of combinations to work with here
Denver fan comments after this article have to make you feel good about Najera: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008...se-najera-nets/
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FOMW @ Jul 11 2008, 06:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Denver fan comments after this article have to make you feel good about Najera: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008...se-najera-nets/</div> I was about to post the same thing.
That's what I'm saying - people complaining about this signing are going to regret it when they see how hard he plays and how much the Nets need a guy like him.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FOMW @ Jul 11 2008, 05:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Denver fan comments after this article have to make you feel good about Najera: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008...se-najera-nets/</div> I especially enjoyed the comments by the fans of the nuggets: For those of you who really don't know Najera read what the fans say about him. Sure he's no fantasy player, but he's just as valuable * July 11, 2008 12:21 p.m. Suggest removal aragornzxl writes: Wow, this is the end. Why the heck did the Nugs not trade for Artest earlier in the season if they were going to lose Najera anyways. As a nugget fan,Najera was one of my favorite nuggets and I was suprised the Nugs didnt even try to retain him. Maybe they're too salary-cap burdened to keep one of the few promising stars that they have. Seriously, this nugget lineup needs a major shake-up. * July 11, 2008 12:31 p.m. Suggest removal fishtanksamurai writes: lame. * July 11, 2008 12:52 p.m. Suggest removal newshound writes: Good for you Eddie, you deserve to get more playing time. The salary cap is really causing problems because the Nuggets have no money to spend. * July 11, 2008 1:05 p.m. Suggest removal jkl writes: Failing to retain Eddie is going to hurt the Nuggets more than most people realize. Name a player on the current Nugget roster that gave more per minute than Eddie. He always hustled and worked very hard to become productive from behind the 3-point line. He might not be an all-star, but he was a strong part of the Nugget team while in Denver. Now we are left with Carmelo who plays defense when the spirit moves him, AI who has yet to play defense, Kenyon who is his own free-spirit, JR (fill in your own description) and Marcus who while productive recently is nearing the end of his playing years. Good luck in New Jersey, Eddie. You were a joy to watch while in Denver. * July 11, 2008 1:06 p.m. Suggest removal kmeissner writes: One of the few defenders we had. Now he's gone. What the heck are the Nugs thinking? * July 11, 2008 1:18 p.m. Suggest removal rhsalas writes: Hey its ok guys, after all we signed ac. All 6'2'160 lbs worth! We'll be find.... I will not watch nor entertain going to any nugget games this season! Whos next, up and coming jr??? Salary tax or no salary tax. To many bad personal moves by kiki and bringing in a geriatric ward to coach this team. So sad.. ps: Thanks eddie, you will be missed. could you please take melo and camby with? r salas * July 11, 2008 1:24 p.m. Suggest removal daRock writes: Wow. Almost all of the rest in the West are getting better. Losing Najera is a blow. Hope the Nuggets do something to improve or there will be a lot of unhappy fans. * July 11, 2008 1:31 p.m. Suggest removal Big_D writes: I wish Eddie well on his new team. You can't be bitter with a player that worked that hard even if he didn't dominate. * July 11, 2008 2:16 p.m. Suggest removal fjv1026 writes: Wow...who's running the Nuggets now? Dan O'Dowd? * July 11, 2008 2:29 p.m. Suggest removal glassguy writes: The capper was that he offered to take LESS money to help the team. Just goes to show what kind of player he is and what kind of organization Denver and the rest of team are. Good luck with your super team Georgy Boy!!! * July 11, 2008 3:06 p.m. Suggest removal BroncoRick69 writes: Yet another reason why the nuggets aren't very good, AND cant make it past the first round of the playoffs. Something is very wrong. Obviously with all of the talent they have they should be a lot more dominant. Is it coaching? Is it the front office? Does anyone really care anymore? * July 11, 2008 3:11 p.m. Suggest removal dgrasmick writes: Their are always a lot of complaints about Shanahan, but at least there is one voice and one vision with the Broncos...the Nuggets are so disorganized it is beyond explanation why they won 50 games last year. It won't last long though if they don't fix that problem. * July 11, 2008 3:12 p.m. Suggest removal pietrojoe writes: Trade Melo, A.I. and K-Mart for Kobe straight up. * July 11, 2008 3:21 p.m. Suggest removal Devil_Dog writes: "Trade Melo, A.I. and K-Mart for Kobe straight up." Kobe can't win without Shaq, haven't you been paying attention? * July 11, 2008 3:22 p.m. Suggest removal anthony1979 writes: how are we going to lose Najera and KEEP Chucky Atkins and Anthony Carter?? * July 11, 2008 3:23 p.m. Suggest removal AirMax95 writes: Heart and soul and just left the team. Good luck to Eddie, GO SOONERS.
Najera is a good addition. He hustles, plays D and has a good attitude. He can compete with Simmons, Hassell, CDR, Hayes and maybe even Anderson and Yi for playing time. Since the Nets now will get offense from C (Lopez) and PF (Yi, Anderson), they don't need a star at SF. The next move might be to trade Swift for a somewhat overpaid backup PG with a two year deal. Speedy Claxton of the Hawks is owed $11 million over the next two season. He should be expendable there with Mike Bibby, Acie Law, and Salim Stoudamire on the roster. The Hawks could avoid the second year of Claxton's salary and get depth at PF/C, and the Nets could get a player they might actually use for the money they're spending on Swift.
wow now we have good depth at the SF position. We came in very thin at it and now were fine for the next two seasons.
I have no problem with the Najera signing. I'm not big on the Hayes signing, though. Would have preferred a D-leaguer or undrafted rookie (like Carroll) so that a couple of the folks coming into camp have something real at stake and are the kind of guys that are going to be almost as thrilled to sit on the bench as to play in an actual game. I'll be okay with Hayes if we move Hassell, Swift, and/or Ager somehow. But I really hope we find a way to keep Nenad AND have one roster spot open heading into camp. That will require a 3 for 1 or a couple of 2 for 1 deals, though.
how is najera playing the four. Is he mainly just a 3? If hes a good defender as a 4 this signing makes sense but if he only plays the three this signing is pointless. Hes 32 so isn't he on the downside of his career, how many minutes do we need to give a 32 year old. I like guys that hustle but I guess this signals another trade is coming and in fact we are not rebuilding the new R word is restocking.
I understand he's a terrific player, hustler, great glue guy, etc. If he was signed for $12M/2 years I wouldn't mind at all. But, dammit, he's on the books for 2010. He'll be 34 at the time. It's $3M and one less roster spot, creating an unnecessary hurdle in the LeBron sweepstakes.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FOMW @ Jul 11 2008, 05:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Denver fan comments after this article have to make you feel good about Najera: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008...se-najera-nets/</div> looks like we got a solid pick up in "Eddie" lol
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/teams/hollinger?team=den Hollinger's scouting report on Eduardo Najera for 07-08 season.: "Najera makes up for being an inch short for a power forward with toughness and energy. He runs the floor, mixes it up in the paint, and handles the ball well for a frontcourt player. He doesn't seek to create his own offense, instead relying on putbacks or dishes from his guards to provide layups and dunks. However, his size produces mixed results finishing around the rim, last year's flukey shooting percentage aside. Najera's toughness makes up for his size at the defensive end, where he's an aggressive help defender and a willing banger in the post. However, he doesn't block shots and is mediocre at best on the glass." Hopefully Najera isn't too short to defend good post players. the flukey shooting percentage is in 06-07 Najera shot 57.6% from the field.
Hollinger's scouting report for Hayes for 07-08 season "Hayes is fairly big for a small forward and can play the 4 in a pinch in smallball arrangements, but he was an average athlete even before the knee injury and seemed to be missing a little bit of zip of last season. He's not an elusive ball handler either, so he tends to rely on the jumper to bail him out. Unfortunately, he isn't a good enough shooter to just rely on that one skill to be his meal ticket and desperately needs to diversify his offensive game. Defensively, Hayes is nothing to write home about, but he does the job and can defend most wings competently. Again, he seemed a little sharper before the knee injury that took most of his 2005-06 season, and that extra bit of quickness may come back this year."
I feel sorry for Vince. The guy is 31 years old and he's stuck on a team full of "nobodys". People critisize him for not being able to lead a team to a championship, he can't do it alone.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rhsalas)</div><div class='quotemain'>ps: Thanks eddie, you will be missed. could you please take melo and camby with?</div> Yeah, could you?
