well we are getting the 22nd in the upcoming NBA Draft. i ran across this mock draft that was done before the draft was conducted tonight. it was interesting who foxsports said would be drafted by NJ. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting FoxSports.com:</div><div class="quote_post">22. New Jersey Nets ? Jameer Nelson, PG, 6'0'' 190 - This just makes sense. Not only is Nelson local (relatively), but he would also thrive under the tutelage of Jason Kidd. When Kidd ultimately leaves New Jersey, Nelson could be ready to take over the reins. The biggest knock against him is his size, but as anyone who watched him last season will attest to, Nelson's skills at the point are unprecedented. He'd be a great backup next year.</div> FoxSports Mock Draft Version 1.0 i know the draft is far away, but for them to have nelson fall that far is one thing, and for us to take him is another. 1- i dont think that nelson is going to fall all the way to 22. he is too good of a talent to fall that far. there are many teams infront of us that you can say could use nelson. basically every team infront of us besides cleveland,orlando(you gotta think they gettin emeka or they crazy),washington,new york,new orleans and miami could take jameer. so i think him at 22 wont happen and shouldnt. 2- i think if that were to happen, it would be a stab at zoran and we would have wasted a pick. i am a fan of jameer, but having him and zoran on the same roster isnt good. like stated before, we have enough wasted bodies on the bench we dont need more. i think nelson would have a brighter future but im basically saving that because i've seen nelson more than zoran because he obviously came from overseas and played little this season and in garbage time. nelson has a marbury type body and also has potential. one will have to go, but if we get nelson, then that means we wasted a pick on zoran and won't give him time to grow. unless if our front office and coaches see that this summer he still hasnt improved and are worried about a backup position, going for a rookie might not be the best idea. he would be able to help though b/c college pg's(and the other 4 positions) can adapt to the nba style quicker than european players. so there is definitly a positive to possibly drafting jameer, but there are negatives. so, who do you think we should choose @ 22 and do you agree with that mock draft with nelson being a good draft for the nets?
^jameer probably will fall to the later part of the 1st round. He is way undersized even for a point guard, he is more of a scoring point guard then a true playmaking point guard. And teams dont really want to draft scoring pg's that small. Plus with the limited amount of Bigs in the NBA & in the draf,t teams are trying to secure as many talented bigmen as possible before they start focusing on PG's unless they are a cant miss type point guard prospect. As for Zoran, he didnt handle the back up pg spot well at all, he clearly isnt ready. And its hard to believe that he will be ready to play 10-15 minutes(the kind of back pg minutes the Nets need someone to play to give kidd his proper rest so he wont wear down come playoff time) by the start of next season, so even if we dont draft a pg, we will still have to acquire one during the offseason . Plus realistically Zoran is a combo guard. And earlier in the season, when he was playing limited minutes alongside kidd was when he looked most comfortable, so we dont even know if he will end up being a pg at the NBA level. My policy on drafting this year(since we have so many spot that may need to be filled) is that we draft the best player available, If Jameer Nelson is the best player left when we draft 22nd then take him
good point. we need the best #22 player out there and if that is nelson, i still think he will be able to help us quicker than zoran. if we did get nelson, he wouldn't have to worry about shooting and just be able to bring the ball up and run the offense. if he can handle the ball under pressure and learn our system quick, then i think he can eventually play for 10-15 quality minutes. right away he wouldnt be able too, so maybe we would pick up robert pack again for the beginning of the season untill jameer or zoran improve towards the end of the year. whoever is our backup pg, we should really try and keep that guy for the entire year so players get used to each other instead of keep signing backup pg's to 10-day contracts where they play maybe 2min max and then get released. so if we do go after a backup pg this summer, which is extremely likely, then we need to choose a guy who can be here for the entire season and playoffs, not just a filler.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting throwback:</div><div class="quote_post">good point. we need the best #22 player out there and if that is nelson, i still think he will be able to help us quicker than zoran. if we did get nelson, he wouldn't have to worry about shooting and just be able to bring the ball up and run the offense. if he can handle the ball under pressure and learn our system quick, then i think he can eventually play for 10-15 quality minutes. right away he wouldnt be able too, so maybe we would pick up robert pack again for the beginning of the season untill jameer or zoran improve towards the end of the year. whoever is our backup pg, we should really try and keep that guy for the entire year so players get used to each other instead of keep signing backup pg's to 10-day contracts where they play maybe 2min max and then get released. so if we do go after a backup pg this summer, which is extremely likely, then we need to choose a guy who can be here for the entire season and playoffs, not just a filler.</div> I dont want Robert Pack, He looked extremely old when he was with us earlier this season. And those 10 minutes per game, he was on the floor were very non productive minutes for the Nets. I wish we could bring back Anthony Johnson, he is a FA. And has clearly been the best backup we have had during the kidd era. But I doubt he will want to leave the Pacers since it seems like that almost let him split time with Tinsley at the PG. And we cant offer him those type of minutes.
i dont want pack either, but i think if the nets want a backup pg for the beginning of the season to give zoran and possibly jameer more time to learn everything, then pack would probably be back b/c he knows the system. if we were to pick up a temporary backup pg, then it would most likely be a guy who has been in our system before so he can come in and play in game one. whether he will help us or not is arguable, but all he would be on the team is to be able to stay on the floor for 10-15min and play decent. of course there is the possibility where zoran is the backup pg and will be used from game 1 and in every game. he is going to have to play eventually, so you figure that one year in the league,learning from tape and books and in practice that he will be able to be our backup pg fulltime. we'll see when we can talk to FA's and summer camps start up.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting throwback:</div><div class="quote_post">i dont want pack either, but i think if the nets want a backup pg for the beginning of the season to give zoran and possibly jameer more time to learn everything, then pack would probably be back b/c he knows the system. if we were to pick up a temporary backup pg, then it would most likely be a guy who has been in our system before so he can come in and play in game one. whether he will help us or not is arguable, but all he would be on the team is to be able to stay on the floor for 10-15min and play decent. of course there is the possibility where zoran is the backup pg and will be used from game 1 and in every game. he is going to have to play eventually, so you figure that one year in the league,learning from tape and books and in practice that he will be able to be our backup pg fulltime. we'll see when we can talk to FA's and summer camps start up.</div> Oh you are 100% right, they need to make sure that their is a legitimate backup on the roster by the start of training camp. Here are a list of Vetran PG's who will be free agents that I think can handle the back PG job way better than Robert Pack. Brevin Knight- Runs a very effeicent offense for a PG with limited amount of turnovers. And he is pretty much to quick for teams to pressure. And you seen how much teams pressured us when J.Kidd wasnt in the game which caused alot of foolish turnovers & mess up the flow of the Nets offense. A guy like Knight pretty much takes that option away from the other team. Knight does lack size, so that may cost us a little against some of the bigger PG's in the east, who can score like Marbury. Mike James- nice defender, can run an offense for limited amount of time, excellent creating off the dribble & has a solid perimeter shot. Their really isnt that much knock on him imo. Chris Whitney- more of a spot up shot maker, then a playmaking PG. But he can bring bring a pretty solid perimeter shot to the back up PG, which would spread the floor while J.Kidd is on the bench. He does have a career avg of 3 ast PG, which is pretty solid for a guy who (with the exception of the 01-02 season when he started in the backcourt with MJ/RIp) has spent most of his career playing limited minutes as a backup. But like I said his perimeter shot is his best asset. Charlie Ward- Dont be fooled by Ward's 2nd half of the season with the spurs, he is still a solid pg. He just went to a team where they need their PG's to be involved in the Pick & Roll and become playmakers, that isnt Wards' style of play. He is solid ball handler(limited amount of turnovers), doesnt really make players better but he runs a nice offense & know were to get the ball to the play makers so the can make plays (for the the Nets that would be RJ in a half-court set). And a solid perimeter shooter. Then you have a bunch of guys out their that we have grew up watching like Rod Strickland, Kenny Anderson, Mark Jackson. They could all start the season & be very effective as our back up, but if Zoran doesnt workout, I fear one of these guys could wear down before the playoffs leaving us with an in experienced backup in Zoran or a 10 day contract back up PG for the playoffs(And as we are seeing with the Timberwolves an injury to a key starting point guard then really sifts the focus to your back up). But anyway... I think all these PG would do a better job then Robert Pack did, so with type of crop of veteran piont guards out there, there is no reason why we should settle on bring Pack back to the team again.
very well put. out of all of those i think we would get ward. when he was deciding where to sign, NJ's name was thrown in because maybe he wanted to stay close to home. i believe he had a house in conn. but i dont know if he still has that house. i would think so because he knew he was probably only going to be in SA for half a season, maybe more i dont know SA's situation with if they liked him or not. like u said they want a guy who is better in the pick and roll so maybe they wont go after him. ward can bring the ball up and teams wont use that much pressure because they know he is a vet pg and can handle the ball with the best and is a smart player. if we get ward, i expect him to be on the team for the entire year and probably zoran be on the DL for all/most of the season. the other guys are also well qualified, but i think we have a better chance of landing ward b/c of the fact that he might want to play close to his home. plus we are a good team and we are legit contenders. so he would be coming to a championship-calibur team and close to home. that sounds like a pretty nice combo.
Woah. If Jameer would slip down to number 22 there's no way that the Nets should pass up on him. He'll provide stability when Kidd's on the bench. But I really don't think he'll slip that much. I'm thinking that he'll be picked at around 15. I thought they were high on Snyder? He impressed the Nets during workout and we still need a SG if Kittles get traded. I don't think they'll be picking a C at the first round. They should pick a PG or an SG depending on the deals that Thorn can make before the draft. Among the players posted by Henacy, I'm really high on Ward. The problem that we had when Kidd is on the bench is lack of stability. Ward can provide that stability and the half court offense.
A lot of international projects are considering to pull out of the Draft. If it happens, then Nelson would probably be chosen before we get the chance to select.
on DraftCity.com they have their mock draft. they projected the Nets to pick <u>Sebatian Telfair</u> at the #22 spot. what you guys think about this mock draft result? i dont know about this one. i dont think he will be much more of a help than zoran will be. im still for the best player out there at that time, but im still not sure what we are looking for. hopefully there will be a trade made before the draft so we can get a feel for what our need will be. depending on who we get depends on who we will go after on draft night. on other msg boards, i've heard people talk about us drafting Kevin Martin to possibly taking over the sg spot either this year or next year. kevin martin info draftcity.com's mock draft. sebatian telfair projected to be taken by new jersey @ #22
If the Nets are looking to draft Kevin Martin or Sebatian Telfair, then it seems that the Nets are looking to draft for the long term. When I always figured that the Nets would draft a safe pick, who has already proven himself against difficult competion & in difficult situations. Both of these cats are long term projects in my opinion. Telfair would be more of a business pick imo. Rob Thorn drafting the local star to create some new interest in the tri-state area for the Nets especially since they are raising some Ticket prices. But the question is, Is he the instant answer to the Nets backup point guard problems? I mean is Telfair ready to play 15 minutes per game on the NBA level, running a team that will be trying to compete for a championship. I mean if Kidd goes down again for a long stretch like he did this year, would Telfair be able to take over the team for that stretch. If the answer is no than that means we will have to long term projects at the Point guard spot in Telfair & Zoran. And still no answer for giving Kidd some legimate relief of him playing way to many minutes during the regular season. It seems to risky imo to draft another point guard who really hasnt proven himself under stressful competion. I mean Iam not the biggest fan of drafting the other point guard these mock draft said we might select Jameer Nelson. But at least he is somewhat proven, due to his runs in the NCAA tournament. And his time playing in the Alantic 10. I still say we dont really focus on drafting a certain position. And focus more on drafting the best player available. And if that doesnt happen to be a point guard, so what. There will be a few veteran pg out there on the Free Agent market this year, that we can sign for the Veteran min.
from what people say telfair is like a marbury with a better shot. Pluss they cam from the same school. But i am also for the best player out there as long as it address the problems that we will be having in the short future but can still contribute to the team coming of f the bench or even starting when there is an injury like a kareem rush he came very late in the draft
I think that if he's there at the 22nd pick the Nets should take a look at Delonte West. He'd be a nice better to come of the bench to back-up Kittles, he also brings mad range to the team which I think you guys could use. Really the only big 3ball shooter on the squad is Harris.
I think the Nets should draft a PG because that Planinic guy cant play D, did you see when Jannero Pargo was on the Raptors and he broke his ankles... it was sick!! If Jameer Nelson drops low enough for the Nets to grab I'd be all for it, he is a scoring point gaurd but if he play's with J-Kidd he will surely pick up something useful. Kidd is playmaking and Nelson scoring, solid 1-2 punch at the point gaurd position, even though undersized Nelson can ball IMO he, Devin Harris, Shaun Livingston and Sebastian Telfair have the most potential out of the point gaurds in this years draft. Shaun Livingston is out of the question he is a lottery pick while the Nets have a late first round pick. Devin Harris is also up there with Livingston these guys made the most noise when they had a chance and it's paying off for them. Bassy and Nelson will be late first rounders any of them on the Nets would be fine, preferabbly Nelson he is more proven and the Net's need immediate help off the bench at the point gaurd position.
can i get a avatar PS3. But i do i agree that Jameer Nelson would be a great addition if there and for the second pick either a center or shoot guard I would take a shooting guard being that Nanad Kristic is coming to the team
#22 If they had to choose between Telfair and Nelson, I hope the Nets choose Telfair.. In three years, Kidd definitely will not be able to play 35+ minutes a game and under the tutelage of Kidd, Telfair will shine in the league and will be ready to take Kidd's starting position. In three years, Kidd and Telfair might even able to start together as Kidd is big enough to gaurd most shooting gaurds in the league. It won't solve the need for a back up point gaurd for this year, but Kenny Anderson said he would like to return to the Nets and I think he'll be the short-term answer. If the Nets don't have Telfair or Nelson to draft, I hope they take Luke Jackson (if he's that low). He's a great shooter/offensive player and could be what Micheal Redd was for the Bucks last season. If they're intent on building for the future, I suggest they consider New Jersey Native, JR Smith as well and possibly Kevin Martin.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">, I hope they take Luke Jackson (if he's that low). He's a great shooter/offensive player and could be what Micheal Redd was for the Bucks last season. If they're intent on building for the future, I suggest they consider New Jersey Native, JR Smith as well and possibly Kevin Martin.</div> When I had first seen the list of players expected to go late 1st round last month, I was thinking Luke Jackson could help our 2 guard problemsbecause he is a shooter & a playmaker, and thats a combination that the Nets need on that off guard position. He has the ablity to create shots for others, And we dont have enuff players who can create shots for teammates I dont think he will ever be the scorer that Micheal Redd is, everybody think Redd came out of nowhere & just became this excellent scorer on the NBA level. But he was always a great scorer at Ohio State, his jumpshot just got better. So Luke Jackson hasnt shown that he will be a Micheal Redd type scorer. But I do think he will bring alot to the table, he is going to be a difficult match will his range & his ablity to put the ball on the floor & create when he has too. The only thing that scares me about Jackson is he cant really guard anybody.
yea i've seen l.jackson's name on other msg boards. he obviously wont get enough minutes to do what redd is and wont get enough to really grow right away. maybe in a few years if he becomes really good he can move into our starting lineup. as of now he does has nice range which we really dont have. we take a lot of jumpers but our guys are not great jump shot shooters which is really annoying. hopefully he would be able to practice like rj does and his jumper and range will improve a la rj's has. if we draft him, i hope he doesnt end up like slay and armstrong just sitting on the bench for 3yrs and taking up space. we need to draft someone that we know can help us and someone that we will use and not just keep for 3yrs and let another team take the benefits of that player growing under our system
Taken from nbadraft.net <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">New Jersey is rumored to have promised their 22nd pick to someone. They are one of the teams notorious for giving out a promise weeks before the draft. No word on who they have promised but there is speculation it is a bigman.</div> Who do you think it is?
^ Maybe its robert Swift, from what they say he has godd footwork & offensive skills in the low -block, he 7-0 but he seems kind of thin wieghting less than 250. So he will probably back up Jason Collins this season while he works on bulking up. And then he might be in position to become take over the starting center job at the start of the 2005-2006 season when we may lose JC to free Agency. Also Rob Thorn probably thinks that by adding Robert Swift, we can put Aaron Williams on the trade block to go in a package deal to get us a legitimate upgrade at the 2-guard spot.
