<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>BEST BIG MAN: Brook Lopez, Nets No player made bigger strides this week than the 7-foot 260-pounder with a mean streak and a feathery touch around the basket. The 10th pick in the draft -- who was overshadowed coming into this week by Rose, Beasley and Westbrook -- proved himself to be a force on the offensive end for a 4-1 Nets team that was the best in this camp. Lopez's ability to use either hand around the basket, face up and score off the dribble, and even bury the 18-foot shot allowed him to thrive offensively. His comfort level and improvement showed as he bettered his scoring output in each of the five games. He had 10 points Monday against Orlando, 18 on Tuesday versus Miami, 22 more against Oklahoma City on Wednesday and another 23 on Thursday against Chicago's Aaron Gray and Joakim Noah. Then, he capped a strong showing with 19 of his 25 points in the second half of Friday's win over Chicago. Rebounding (just 4.8 a game) and fouls (26 in five games) are concerns, but Lopez is clearly the Nets' center of the future. And with Nenad Krstic likely on the way out, Lopez should be the starter on opening day. "I had the mentality to try and foul a lot, and I thought I achieved that," Lopez joked. "It's really been a learning experience for me, learning to slow down and let the plays come to me. I'm happy with how things went."</div> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM As selected by the 2.2 million viewers of the streaming video coverage throughout the week: FIRST TEAM G Russell Westbrook, OKC (16.5 ppg) G Courtney Lee, Magic (20.2) F Michael Beasley, Heat (19.6) F Jeff Green, OKC (22.8) C Brook Lopez, Nets (19.6) SECOND TEAM G Jaycee Carroll, Nets (13.6) G Mario Chalmers, Heat (15.8) G Earl Calloway, Pacers (14.2) G Chris Douglas-Roberts, Nets (14.0) C Marcin Gortat, Magic (12.8)</div> http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?p...o-Awards-080711 I think it's safe to say that the Nets owned the Summer League. Declare us the 2008-2009 NBA Champions, everyone; led by Brook Lopez and his 5 rpg.
to be honest brook shocked me... i wasnt so high on him when we chose him at 10th... i was one that wanted bayless... but brook is really growin on me... so im excited... cdr was great also... (chip on the shoulder thing huh) hehe hope he turns out better than marcus... cuz he had some chip on his shoulder cuz he was drafted late also... and ryan anderson... the man can get up ^^ throwin some monster dunks huh?!!? im excited... cant wait for the season
