Agree once again here, Just by seeing this team on paper back in August I could see how much talent we had, just on paper. I mean we do not have THE BEST bench in the NBA, but how many teams can say they have players like Dooling, Hayes, Najera, Swift, Anderson, Boone, CDR, Heck, even Hassell can be useful at times, all coming off the bench?... Not many teams, we always have a new hero coming off the bench who produces whether that is Hayes or Dooling or Anderson or someone like Hassell, and that's what makes this team dangerous. Previous Nets teams (VC Era) did not have this luxury.
Actually it worked out great! The Nets got every last drop out of him and then foisted him off on some sucker for a young All-Star.
Oh I know that, the Lakers have THE BEST bench in the league by far, but we are not that far behind if you ask me. We have a decent one and once Najera is back in shape, CDR back at full speed and Boone comes back, we should be EVEN BETTER!
I have new found respect for Vince and Devin Harris is looking like D Wade. The league better hope and pray Lebron stays with thhe cavs
the bench has been great expect from the back up center spot with sean williams he seemed to have his last chance. I think Swift will be a play maker for this team. He seems to have lost a lot of his ego and just wants a role now http://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/2008/11/former_new_jersey_nets_assista.html "Sean Williams was essentially put on notice Sunday night: He was getting one last crack at the backup center job, before his coach was going to give Stromile Swift a more prolonged look there. Lawrence Frank didn't exactly put it in those terms, but when your backup center has had only one good game out of the last five, you start looking for an upgrade. "I'm going to give Sean another chance at it, and we'll let their play determine," Frank said. Williams has almost as many fouls (23) as rebounds (26) in his 127 floor minutes this season. Swift, meanwhile, had instant impact in his debut at Utah Saturday night, after being out for six weeks with a back injury: He produced three points and five boards in nine minutes, and made a huge block on Andrei Kirilenko. Frank said, "We needed those minutes. He was very impactful in the time he was (out there). Right off the bat he tried to take a charge. It's going to take time to get his wind, but I thought he did a nice job."
It's good to see what Lawrence is doing, he already gave SWAT a change to show him and the team what he has to offer, unfortunately, he didn't do well enough, and I love the guy to death, but now it'll be Swift's turn to perform. If he can't top what Williams has done so far then don't be surprised if you see Williams in front of Swift again. Let's hope Swift can play to his potential though, throwing down a dunk or two per game and blocking some shots here and there.
