Meanwhile, the Nets were moving closer last night to a short-term deal with Jamaal Magloire, the free agent center whom they have been courting since the market opened. The final obstacle was getting him to agree to a one-year deal, which the underachieving, 6-11 center would use to restore his own value. Link---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">Nets Sign Magloire</span><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Nets said goodbye to two big men while preparing to welcome another.Free agent forward/center Jamaal Magloire last night agreed to a one-year deal with the Nets shortly after Mikki Moore, who responded with a career year when he stepped in for the injured Nenad Krstic, decided to sign with the Sacramento Kings .</div>-RealGM<span style="font-family:Tahoma">It was obviously coming after they lost Mikkie Moore to The Kings</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MaRdYC26 @ Jul 14 2007, 10:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That sucks, I think Moore is a lot better player then Magloire.</div>I don't.Decent pickup. Magloire will now have a solid year and get overpaid next summer, cool.
I haven't seen much of him since his all-star year back in I believe 03-04, but I like this signing regardless. He is a very big body who can be a nice fit next to Krstic, and is definately an upgrade from Collins. It is a fairly risk free deal due to a contract length of one year, so hopefully he plas hard and mooches off Kidd/Carter/RJ as much as Moore did.
Kidd - Carter - Jefferson - Krstic - MagloireThat seems pretty formidable in the East if everyone stays healthy.
Not a bad signing. One good season doesn't make a good player. Now that he had a good season people think Moore is a good player and has a lot of potential.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Strike3 @ Jul 15 2007, 08:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Not a bad signing. One good season doesn't make a good player. Now that he had a good season people think Moore is a good player and has a lot of potential.</div>Mikki Moore is 32 years old, no one expects him to get any better.By signing him most teams expect a solid 5-7 PPG off the bench shooting a high percentage from mid-range. I don't think the Kings expect him to play better than he did last season with the Nets.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas @ Jul 15 2007, 10:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>By signing him most teams expect a solid 5-7 PPG off the bench shooting a high percentage from mid-range.</div>They are probably gonna be expecting more since Moore was averaging 12-14PPG in 2nd half of season. But like K-Mart, he will end up failing without someone like Kidd getting him the ball, and VC and RJ taking defensive pressure off him. PS- he went to the Kings, not Grizz.
Jamaal Magloire plays average defense, doesn't hustle, runs like he's 6'10" 320 pounds and makes as many mistakes as he does big plays, the guy drove me nuts in Milwaukee. I can't stand him.
This helps their frontcourt a lot. Collins is now a decent backup instead of a crappy starter. Now all they need is for either Williams or Boone to step it up at the 4.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DRob-50-Forever @ Jul 17 2007, 11:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This helps their frontcourt a lot. Collins is now a decent backup instead of a crappy starter. Now all they need is for either Williams or Boone to step it up at the 4.</div> Nenad Krstic.
