Kenny Anderson wants to come back to New Jersey. Anderson, once considered the Nets' future, has been an afterthought on the Pacers' playoff bench. But when he sees the plight of the Nets' point-guard position beyond Jason Kidd - who "definitely will have his MRI this week" on his left knee - Anderson has definite interest. And the feeling is mutual from the Nets. "I thought about that. Friends, family they saw Jason Kidd, how he plays big minutes, was hurt. They said, 'You could finish your career back home.' I've thought about it," free agent-to-be Anderson said before Indy tried to fend off elimination in the East Finals against Detroit here last night. "But [Nets CEO] Rod Thorn would have to be interested in me. I would definitely like that, sure. "I'm fine. I can play 3-5 years. I've got my speed. I can run a team, I'm healthy. I just need the opportunity to play some minutes. That looks good," Anderson said, noting of Indiana, "I don't want to deal with this next year." I think it would be great to see Kenny come back to NJ then we can keep Kittles cause Kenny won't be asking for a lot of money and the I know he can still pass and score just watching him when we was with Boston. I would love to see him finish off his career in New Jersey being that he was one of the players from the old days Nets that could have been contenders with Petro and Coleman imagine they sign Coleman
"<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm fine. I can play 3-5 years. I've got my speed. I can run a team, I'm healthy. I just need the opportunity to play some minutes. That looks good," Anderson said, noting of Indiana, "I don't want to deal with this next year." </div> Iam not for sure if he has 3-5 good years left in him, but I mos defe know he is still a better basketball player then he showed this year with the Pacers in limited minutes. Plus we dont really need him for 3 year, we probably need him a season or 2 at the most till Zoran gets ready. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I think it would be great to see Kenny come back to NJ then we can keep Kittles cause Kenny won't be asking for a lot of money and the I know he can still pass and score just watching him when we was with Boston</div>. I would love to see KA return on a personal level, he was the talk of the town when he was here, from is days at Achbishop to G-tech to NJ, all everybody wanted to be like Kenny "the kid" Anderson,so of course we want him to return home. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> I would love to see him finish off his career in New Jersey being that he was one of the players from the old days Nets that could have been contenders with Petro and Coleman imagine they sign Coleman</div> All we have to do is go to New Orleans get PJ, find out where the Hammer, Kevin Edwards, & Chris Morris are at? then we would have all the old cast of characters LOL. But seriously, I would love for Kenny Anderson to return again but there are legitimately better backup Point guards out there on the FA imo. One that comes to mind is his current teammate & former Net Anthony Johnson. But it would be nice to see him throw on that #7 jersey again
I agree. He can give us 1 to 2 good years. I'd love to have Johnson back too but I doubt that we'll be able to get him back. He was an all-star, a top producer for the Blazers and a very reliable starter. I'm sure there's some juice in him left.
Yeah it would be great to see him in a nets jersey and it is true that there are alot more legitamately better players out there like Anthony johnson and Charlie Ward but it is true that we would only need him for about 2 seasons the most But do you really think when kidd is gone that zoran can replace kidd. But Coleman would be nice to see as a net a again as musch as he wanted out of nj but in those times didnt every body want to leave new jersey? Bench players dont have to be young they just have to be able to put the points on the board and to play decent defense when the starters are out. this would be my starting line up after all is said and done kidd kittles jefferson martin swift bench kenny anderson lu harris rodney rogers jason collins aaron williams eddie griffin derrick coleman tractor traylor
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">But do you really think when kidd is gone that zoran can replace kidd.</div> oh no, I was talking about Zoran taking over as Kidds' everyday backup in a year or two. Iam not even convinced that the Zoran is even a point guard on the NBA, let alone Kidds replacement. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> But Coleman would be nice to see as a net a again as musch as he wanted out of nj but in those times didnt every body want to leave new jersey? Bench players dont have to be young they just have to be able to put the points on the board and to play decent defense when the starters are out.</div> Yeah DC probably does have some solid bench years left in him. But he to risky to take a chance on realistically with all the injuries.
I would only want DC back for sentimental reasons but to help us out the whole season, no way. Zoran needs to improve his PG skills this off season and fast. He doesn't have the J to be an effective SG and the skills to be a SF. His only way to be successful in the NBA is to be a PG so he needs to work on it. Kenny can do for us what Johnson did for the Nets last season. It's not to dominate. It's just to be sure that things aren't bad when Kidd comes back in. Just hold the fort so to speak.
DC would be good to play comin of the bench and just having those players would give us a great half court offense. DC is injury prone and so is antonio mcdysis you could even say that kidd and martin are like that but not so much because its scary with kidd cause you cant tell that the way plays is showing in the way his body is reacting. I say that he has a good 3 years left that means they have to build a team quick like the lakers did cause kidd can't handle a rebuilding period. They need a promising pg to take over like zoran if he can ever get into the rotation but with the way the nets play theres no way for him to get into a system that he can play. if any of the years he could have gotten time to play it would have been this one epecially the way they were playing when scott was there. lots of garbage time he could have gotten like the memphis blowout and the miami blowouts. I would rather see a push for better player that can get time on the floor. <u>Kidd </u> = Needs to get health nuff said needs that backup so he wont have to worry about gettin health <u>? = Kittles </u> is good if they can keep him for less money or at least a good trade <u>jefferson</u> is the future no doubt all around player <u>Kenyon</u> is the future needs to work on his jumpshot but he's a great player of he can get a center that can help him with the rebounds thats what hurt us this year with detriot we made ben wallace look like a MVP no help on the boards ? = This to me is the biggest void cause no team can win with out a real center. Three center rotation is what is needed if we can't get a decent center. There are alot of injury prone centers out there but we have to take the chance. Even though we have taken chances in the past with center and they just fail on us I.E. Yinka Dare, Shawn Bradley, Todd Mccollch, Dekim Motumbo, Alonzo its is truly the one spot that is cursed on this nets team. Centers that I am lookin at are even though they dont seem like real centers Keon Clark Mehmet Okur Robert Traylor (I like the way this guy plays he always works hard) i would love to see the net pick this guy up and get rid of rogers Marcus Camby Stromile Swift Backup eddie griffen would be a great backup and even a starter if he can get his act together DC is great back up philly was trying to do to much with as a starter plus he would get limited minutes any way. but with him and Rogers in the rotation that would be great more offensive weapons. And thats what we want immediate solutions to problems and draft picks can be used for the long run for when those immediate solutions arent there no more. Swift would be a great addition i also think in his first year with the net you will see the best numbers of his career. Kidd will get him to score. Rrebounds is what we need and thats what he can do. Plus look Kidd makes everybody aaround him 10 times better. I if he was at center then we would have a really awesome fastbreak team cause this boy can move. Kenny Anderson great backup for kidd past meets present. Plus he can score and create in the half court when is kidd is gone. The nets team is good but not good enough in some areas that is why they lost. These are the best moves they can do i think. Why break up the chemistry if all that is needed is one thing on the starting squad which is a center and key bench players. thats it. Nuff said.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting NJNetz:</div><div class="quote_post">this would be my starting line up after all is said and done kidd kittles jefferson martin swift bench kenny anderson lu harris rodney rogers jason collins aaron williams eddie griffin derrick coleman tractor traylor</div> dc and traylor!? why would we go backwards and slower? we are a fast pace, up and down running athletic team. dc and tractor will slow us down and won't benefit us in the future, plus nenad is coming over so we need a roster spot for him and you forgot about zoran. so that bench isnt realistic. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">? = This to me is the biggest void cause no team can win with out a real center. Three center rotation is what is needed if we can't get a decent center. There are alot of injury prone centers out there but we have to take the chance. Even though we have taken chances in the past with center and they just fail on us I.E. Yinka Dare, Shawn Bradley, Todd Mccollch, Dekim Motumbo, Alonzo its is truly the one spot that is cursed on this nets team. Centers that I am lookin at are even though they dont seem like real centers Keon Clark Mehmet Okur Robert Traylor (I like the way this guy plays he always works hard) i would love to see the net pick this guy up and get rid of rogers Marcus Camby Stromile Swift</div> you say no team can win w/o a real center, yet you want people who aren't real centers (iknow you mentioned it). a guy like dampier would be nice b.c he can rebound. there really are no real centers out there so we will most likely be playing a 3man pf's playing c rotation. stro would be the best pick i think b/c he is athletic and him and kmart can be a nice duo for the time they could be in and keon played nice in the kings system with all the passing and we are a good passing team so i think he could fit in with us too. i dont think any of those guys would be taken over collins b/c twin knows the system and everybody likes him, plus he doesnt have a big contract. if we dont get a true center like a dampier type player, then twin will most likely remain our starting c, unless he is traded i also would love to see that #7 bringing the ball up the court once again. he was one of the first players i started to like when i was little. eventhough there might be better pgs out there, he seems to want to come back and you would think he would try harder b/c he wants to finish out his career home. that could give him more motivation and desire to play harder to win a title here b/c he knows we realistically have a shot at winning one. aj will probably stay in indy b/c they will most likey show more loyalty to him then we did, unless his relationship with the guys here is strong where he wants to come back, but if kenny leaves indy; im assuming aj will stay. eddie wont be a starter, he isn't a center. he would be a nice bench guy along with a swift or sar, but we all know his legal problems and dont know if he is mentally stable yet or not, so we cant really bank on him like we cant bank on zo coming back and helping us out. so, kenny would be a nice pickup. we can put zoran on the dl for most of the year and sign kenny to a small contract(hopefully). he is still good enough to give us a lot off the bench. if this was a starting job, he wouldnt have it left in him for 82games + playoffs, but he is coming off the bench and will be able to give us a lot while he is on the floor for 10-15min per game. and when he comes on, he can run the offense where we wont lose a lead, but we can keep it or take the leade b/c of his experience. kenny pickup = :thumbsup:
As far as our center problems, I think Marcus Camby could be a solid answer for the Nets at the Center spot in the east but his career injury problems really scare me. And this is the 1st year I really gained respect for him as a player. When he was with the Knicks from 98' to 02', I always felt he settled for the mid range shot to much & lacked inside tuffness on both ends of the court. The 2 worst things to have as a bigman. But watching him in Denver this year he seems to be a better on ball defender in the post & he was always a solid weakside help defender but he seems better at that as well. So he has gained some of my respect back I lost for him as a knick but he still has some question marks. I doubt we would have a legitimate shot to get Camby, even tho he is rumor to be on the trade block, we just dont have anything to offer Denver that they need & we are willing to give up. Dampier is also unlikely, He will be in high demand on the FA market which will rise his price much more than he is worth imo, which pretty much puts him out of the running for the Nets. As far as Swift or SAR, I would much rather Rahim because he would bring another scoring aspect to the the team. He is a half court player, who is athletic enuff to play in the open court when he has too. But he gets most of his points in the half court. And thats what the Nets need a little Variety in their offense, instead of just having to count on scoring in the open court all the time. Swift is basically an open court player. And brings alot of the same thing to the table that K-Mart does,just not as good imo. He doesnt bring anything new or variety to the team imo.
I agree with you on some points it is true that the nets are a athlethic team but tell me this if you look beyond the starters this year who was athlethic. Not much there Lu probably the only one there cause Rodney wasn't Williams wasn't, Scalabrine isn't and you never saw past Lu, Rodney, Williams and Scalabrine (if you wanna say he really played thanks for the over time win). That bench was more set to be a half court team. Yeah you cant win without a true center on the team but like Shaq said he is the last of the true centers. But you can thrive in the league just look at the Nets no center they should base their center situation to the way the Bulls played when Jordan was there 3 decent centers. The only team that i have seen that has given the west competition in the finals in a long time is The Philly 76ers and they had Motumbo and Todd McColloch (which was funny cause all they had was iverson and Motumbo that year and a supporting cast. Thats whats gotta change is that when kidd is out we can't keep running the ball as if he was on the floor cause we're just not that good enough because you see what other teams do when kid is out they take us out into a half court game and you see when Kidd is not at his best we get abused last year Parker did it to us and then this year Billups did it to us this year cause the have a great half court game not to mention I think the best defense without a doubt. get rid of rogers and get Stromile Swift and Keon Clark and DC and Kenny Anderson
Anything is better for him than what he is doing right now. He can do a lot better than what he is doing. Sitting on the bench after starting is Boston. Sad sad sad.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I agree with you on some points it is true that the nets are a athlethic team but tell me this if you look beyond the starters this year who was athlethic. Not much there Lu probably the only one there cause Rodney wasn't Williams wasn't, Scalabrine isn't and you never saw past Lu, Rodney, Williams and Scalabrine (if you wanna say he really played thanks for the over time win). That bench was more set to be a half court team.</div> Mos def we need some more moblity in our bigs(but that doesnt mean we need another open court style player). We need a guy who can score in the half-court(who is also moible) to go long side of the athletism of K-mart. K-Mart already makes all the athletic plays, now we need a bigbody to make some skill plays alongside him. Thats the way Kenyon will be free to become a better player. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Yeah you cant win without a true center on the team but like Shaq said he is the last of the true centers. But you can thrive in the league just look at the Nets no center they should base their center situation to the way the Bulls played when Jordan was there 3 decent centers</div>. Well we def aint the bulls. But I get your point & we will most likely be continuing the trend of Jayson Williams & Jason Collins(playing a 4 at the 5) <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The only team that i have seen that has given the west competition in the finals in a long time is The Philly 76ers and they had Motumbo and Todd McColloch (which was funny cause all they had was iverson and Motumbo that year and a supporting cast</div>. Well we didnt give the Lakers any competion in 02'. But last year that series was def in our hands imo, we just lost a few leads in both games 5 & 6, so I would say we gave the Spurs some comp. And the Pacers took the Lakers 6 games in 00' <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Thats whats gotta change is that when kidd is out we can't keep running the ball as if he was on the floor cause we're just not that good enough because you see what other teams do when kid is out they take us out into a half court game and you see when Kidd is not at his best we get abused last year Parker did it to us and then this year Billups did it to us this year cause the have a great half court game not to mention I think the best defense without a doubt</div>. Thats why we need to add some legitimate bodies in the half-court,something that Rodney etc isnt <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">get rid of rogers and get Stromile Swift and Keon Clark and DC and Kenny Anderson</div> Seems like all you want is a bunch of open court dunkers, that does not add any versality to the Nets attack
We all thought that Rodney was going to be a that half court player as he was in Denver and Boston. Right now as I look at all the half court players that have decent game it would still take alot to move them over to new jersey money wise. but you gotta figure that if you can get Jefferson in to that half court game which he doing really well aganist detriot. Kittles get get that half court offense if he tried and even kenyon can do it and if these guys are our future they need to develope that thats why more skilled veterans would be great to play next to them like DC and Kenny, Swift could be part of that future(especially in that low post but SAR would be better but the nets an athlethic team) , that guy Barry would be nice. Plus what some people don't understand is that the half court game is much more slower pace then what the nets are used to but thats what they need to work on. People wont agree with me but thats why it would be nice to Derek Fischer on the nets cause he to me has an awesome half court game that people don't realize. Ray Allen is another one, Eddie Jones, Rasheed wallace, but theres no chance of the nets picking them up. Even Latrell and Troy Hudson would be nice and I think their both free agents. I am also surprised when Ron Mercer and Veshon Lenard were free agents and nobody wanted them they didnt go and get then earlier in the season cause both of them have excellant half court games and can move on the floor. We just need a decent center that can put up 12-15 points and 15-20 rebounds to get the fast breaks going but i will take a rebounder over a scorer. Call me crazy but i would sign Stanley Robertson to a 1 yr contract and see how he does.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">We all thought that Rodney was going to be a that half court player as he was in Denver and Boston</div>. Rodney Rogers best days were wth the Celtics during their playoff run in 02, & he had some solid years with the Clippers. But I think the mian reason we brought Rodney in was because of the way he played with Jason Kidd during those 2 seasons in the late 90's. If he wasnt a former teammate of Kidd's we probably wouldnt have brought him to the squad. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Right now as I look at all the half court players that have decent game it would still take alot to move them over to new jersey money wise</div> Well if we have a legitimate shot at adding Reef thru a trade of Kittles, then we would be adding a nice half-court option under the cap. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">but you gotta figure that if you can get Jefferson in to that half court game which he doing really well aganist detriot. Kittles get get that half court offense if he tried and even kenyon can do it</div> Yes, K-Mart & Rj are developing nicely into half-court options. but you still need some more half court scoring to go along with them. As for Kittles, after the knee surgey the chances of him developing into a half-court player went out the window. KK has been here for 7 seasons. And has been pretty much the same player for all 7 seasons. He is a transition 3 point shooter & a catch & shoot player coming of screens in the half-court. He is hardly even going to create his own shot of the dribble. And he is going to go thru alot of lows during the season where he lacks aggresssiveness & seemingly confidence in his shot, which all means he isnt a legitimate option in the half-court on a consistent level. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">and if these guys are our future they need to develope that thats why more skilled veterans would be great to play next to them like DC and Kenny</div> Realistically Kenny Anderson has a good shot at returning to the Nets, Derrick Coleman doesnt. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Swift could be part of that future(especially in that low post but SAR would be better but the nets an athlethic team) </div> Well Reef is just a much better all-round player in my imo. I can see Reef putting up about 14 or 15ppg & about 6 or 7rpg, while playing starter like minutes off the bench(think Antwan Jamsion with the Mavs this year) can you honestly see Stromile Swift putting up those type of # for the Nets off the bench. And adding Reef seems the most likely because we would be trading Kittles(according to the rumors). So it would be a big contract for a big contract. How are we going to afford to give Swift what he wants on the free Agent market after giving Martin a max deal? especially since he is a restricted FA,which means the Grizz can match any offer we make, if they want too. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">that guy Barry would be nice</div>. Barry would be a solid pickup but is he really an up grade over Kittles? I mean the guy has been in the league for about 9 season & has never really been playoff tested. Give me somebody with legitimate playoff experience to replace KK. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Ray Allen is another one, Eddie Jones, Rasheed wallace, but theres no chance of the nets picking them up. </div> Exactly so its really no need to talk about them. Gotta keep our minds on the most realistic options available to the Nets. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Even Latrell and Troy Hudson would be nice and I think their both free agents.</div> Latrell has a player option so I dont see him leaving the Wolves. And Troy Hudon said he will opt out to become a FA this off season. But is he really what we want? A point guard with a 2 guard mentality, to run up & down shooting 3 all day. I mean he can make the big 3pt to win you a game, but overall lacks the consistency & stablity we need in a backup pg. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I am also surprised when Ron Mercer and Veshon Lenard were free agents and nobody wanted them they didnt go and get then earlier in the season cause both of them have excellant half court games and can move on the floor. </div> Well Ron Mercer went to San Antionio & proved what everyone has been saying about him since he came out of Kentucky, that he is a one deminsional player that only wants to shoot, shoot,oh & shoot again, the problem is he cant. There is a reason why Mercer has been on 5 different teams in 7 seasons. He is exactly the type of player we need to avoid this offseason. Voshon Lenard was a solid pickup by the Nuggets last offseason,but Kiki Vanderweghe already knew what Voshon could do since Lenard did play with the Nuggets back in 2001. [<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">B]We just need a decent center that can put up 12-15 points and 15-20 rebounds to get the fast breaks going but i will take a rebounder over a scorer[/B].</div> In todays NBA that is not a decent Center, that is an ALL-Star center, & that doesnt exist outside of Shaq( he will give you 20+ points per but he aint giving 15-20 rebounds on a consistent basis). And cats like Dampier, maybe Ming & Big Z down in lebronville can give a double-double here & there but it aint going to be 15-20 rebounds. more like 10 or 12, but they arent avilable to the Nets anyway <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Call me crazy but i would sign Stanley Robertson to a 1 yr contract and see how he does</div>. How about just bringing him to camp, let him play on those Nets summer league teams & see how he does, we invest no legimate money into him. He had a nice career at LSU & a ok early NBA carreer with the Clippers, but he is often known for beinging out of shape & didnt he have a sustance abuse problem? anyway I cant remember right now, but if he did him & Eddie Griffen could get into alot of trouble together. We would be reliving the Micheal Ray Richardson year of 86' all over again, no thanks.
yeah those two would be trouble Robertson and Griffen but I like what you said take him to camp and see what he brings to the table just look at oliver miller only if he was alot more thin. But i saw the interview with robertson and he goes to alot of the lakers games and shaq is trying to talk him into becoming a laker. but this was in midseason never saw what turned out with that but he did say he has thinned down and wants to come back. but those are chances that this team doesnt really need to take but to weigh out the options cause alot of teams around us are gettin better and we are just stuck in the middle with alot of room to be great. Griffen would be a strong gamble but till i know his situation is better and he has gotten his head on his shoulders i would try. I would rather take my gamble with Isaih Rider i remember watching him and her can create his own shot and still take it to the rim. but i dont know now. But i really wish we had gotten Veshon Lenard he would have been great with ust great half court game. Eddie Jones would be good for two seasons like kenny, cause miami doesnt need him. Also theres always a chance that Alonzo could make a come back but i doubt it. The hopes are that Nenad and planinic can become decent players in 2 seasons and that we can draft a diamond in the ruff at 22 in the draft. No chance in getting him but there is also Manu Ginobilli i like his style of play be brings but def and off to the table. let just see what this draft and off season can do for us as long as its not like last season kept kidd and got Zo. We need more.
I dont really see J.R Rider ever getting another legitimate shot in the NBA. He was a black eye for the NBA everywhere he went basically. He was the typical "give me" superstar that has hurt the reputation of the league. So I dont think any team would ever take a legit chance on him. As far as Ej, he was one of my favorite players during the 90's but now all he basically is is Kerry Kittles with maybe a tad bit more scoring in the half-court, but isnt as good of a shooter imo. His contract is bigger than Kittles with more years left on it,so he isnt worth adding imo
EJ was great back in the 90's slightly better half court game then KK with a bigger contract wich we dont want. But i would really love to see what Stanley Robertson can do now if he can get back to that athlete form but there are some big people that still hold a good footing on the court but not enough to be a starter like Shawn Kemp. But Robertson would add a great body to the floor. All I would care about him is his rebounding and his inside game.
