<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 9 2008, 07:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The high school rule screwed us. We are never going to get a 1 - 5 where the top freshman are often at and the rest are 21 years old. By the time they get playing time and are proven, they are in the middle like Devin Harris where it's hard to build around.</div> Over the long term the high school rule will help the NBA...in the short term yeah it sucks.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (King John da FiF @ Mar 9 2008, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If the nets don't make the playoffs, frank must be fired.</div> Even if we make the playoffs he has to be fired, or he has to resign. Unless we win it all for some weird reason.. lol
I'm just curious, who is the "franchise player" for Detroit? Is Dwyane Wade a franchise player? Was Kevin Garnett a franchise player while he was with Minnesota, and is he a franchise player now? I think people are putting too much emphasis on having that one superstar. Basketball is a team game. In my mind Tim Duncan is pretty much the only player in the league who by himself makes his team a championship contender, and even he has had major help from players like Parker and Ginobli, and a great coach/GM in Poppovich. The Nets should build something like what the Pistons have: great starters at every position and outstanding depth off the bench, with players who complement each other, and competent coaching. The Nets don't need to be blown up, the. Here's what they need: 1. Add one or two wing shooters off the bench 2. Add a legitimate scoring threat in the low post (perhaps through development of a current Net) 3. Take playmaking opportunties away from Jefferson and give them to Harris, Williams and Carter 4. Get competent coaching With just these things happening, I believe the Nets can be serious contenders for the conference championship for years to come.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (danxcr @ Mar 9 2008, 09:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>another thing about mayo... he doesnt have any defense... or maybe hes not tryin at USC</div> Did anybody watch the USC Memphis game early this season? Mayo did an outstanding job...honestly I see him being a mix of Chauncey Billups and Ray Allen...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Joey FistPump @ Mar 9 2008, 10:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (danxcr @ Mar 9 2008, 09:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>another thing about mayo... he doesnt have any defense... or maybe hes not tryin at USC</div> Did anybody watch the USC Memphis game early this season? Mayo did an outstanding job...honestly I see him being a mix of Chauncey Billups and Ray Allen... </div> so is he all what he is hyped up to be?
Our best opportunity to get a franchise type player within the Kidd era passed when KG was traded to the Celtics. Look, there are only a select few players in this league worth building around. Kobe, LeBron, DHoward, KG, Dwyane Wade to name a few. The only way to get one of these players, is to a. Suck enough to get a high lottery pick. B. Have enough money to entice them to come. C. Have enough pieces to either rip off somebody or take advantage of a bad situation (i.e. KG). Until we do one of those three things, talking about a franchise player is useless. The way we've been playing it looks like we're going to be mediocre at the very best. And it may be a pipe dream, but really our best shot at one of these players is LeBron 2010.
