<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>With training camp now less than 10 days away, Sean Deveney of Sporting News and Marc Stein of ESPN take a shot at ranking the Eastern Conference’s off-season. No surprise: both say Boston wins hands down. The Nets, without a major deal or a sure-fire addition, rank ninth on Deveney’s list, fifth on Stein’s. Both think the Vince Carter extension and Mikki Moore/Jamaal Magloire switchout were pluses.</div></p> Stein Deveney </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GM3)</div><div class='quotemain'>I wish ESPN would tell me something I didn't already know.</div> </p> I wish ESPN didn't suck ass. </p>
Hey JarKid, what's up?</p> Show em what? That a team with VC can't win? </p> Sorry, just not very optimistic.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jarkid)</div><div class='quotemain'> Everyone underestimates the Nets in the off-season ranking, we will show that they are wrong.</p> </div></p> They're not underestimating us at all. Those evaluations are quite accurate. </p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JCB)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jarkid)</div><div class='quotemain'> Everyone underestimates the Nets in the off-season ranking, we will show that they are wrong.</p> </div></p> They're not underestimating us at all. Those evaluations are quite accurate. </p> </p> </div> </p> </p> They only remember Mikki Moore, but overlook the return of Krstic, and adding of Magloire, Malik Allen, Sean Williams.</p> SLAM said we will only be a 42-40 team.</p> If we get back to last season, how many people would say the signing of Mikki Moore will be a big impact?</p> With Jason Kidd, Magloire, Allen, and Sean, will be better than Mikki Moore who was helped by Jason Kidd.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mynetsforlife)</div><div class='quotemain'> Hey JarKid, what's up?</p> Show em what? That a team with VC can't win? </p> Sorry, just not very optimistic.</p></div> Front Court: Jamaal Magloire, Sean Williams, Nenad Krstic, Jason Collins, Josh Boone, Malik Allen</p> Backcourt: Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Marcus Williams, Antoine Wright,Bostjan Nachbar, Robert Hite</p> tell me how sucking this team could be?</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mynetsforlife)</div><div class='quotemain'>Sucking? No. Not getting past the second round? Yes.</div> Point the reasons.</p> Without Nenad Krstic, and the lack of the depth in the front court, they could go 2-4 to the Eastern Conference Championship.</p> Now they are much better, I say will go to the ECF.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jarkid)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JCB)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jarkid)</div><div class='quotemain'> Everyone underestimates the Nets in the off-season ranking, we will show that they are wrong.</p> </div></p> They're not underestimating us at all. Those evaluations are quite accurate. </p> </p> </div> </p> </p> They only remember Mikki Moore, but overlook the return of Krstic, and adding of Magloire, Malik Allen, Sean Williams.</p> SLAM said we will only be a 42-40 team.</p> If we get back to last season, how many people would say the signing of Mikki Moore will be a big impact?</p> With Jason Kidd, Magloire, Allen, and Sean, will be better than Mikki Moore who was helped by Jason Kidd.</p> </p> </div></p> We don't know how Krstic will respond to his knee in the early part of the season. Will he be tentative? How mobile will he be? How much of a difference will his 10 lbs of added muscle really make? We have no idea what to expect from Nenad right now. It's all speculative. </p> Malik Allen is decent. But that's it. A nice veteran, but hardly an impact player. He won't get much time behind Collins and Boone, IMO. </p> And I highly doubt Williams sees much, if any, significant playing time this year.</p> All that really maters though, is that this team is built to make it to the 2nd round and the 2nd round only. </p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jarkid)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mynetsforlife)</div><div class='quotemain'>Sucking? No. Not getting past the second round? Yes.</div> Point the reasons.</p> Without Nenad Krstic, and the lack of the depth in the front court, they could go 2-4 to the Eastern Conference Championship.</p> Now they are much better, I say will go to the ECF.</p></div> </p> With all those additions, perhaps we win 5 more games? 47 wins. That's all. Honestly, we are not that good. I love the team, but we're just not that good.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mynetsforlife)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jarkid)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mynetsforlife)</div><div class='quotemain'>Sucking? No. Not getting past the second round? Yes.</div> Point the reasons.</p> Without Nenad Krstic, and the lack of the depth in the front court, they could go 2-4 to the Eastern Conference Championship.</p> Now they are much better, I say will go to the ECF.</p></div> </p> With all those additions, perhaps we win 5 more games? 47 wins. That's all. Honestly, we are not that good. I love the team, but we're just not that good.</div></p> 47 or 48 wins would be my prediction as well.</p> </p>
[quote name='JCB'][quote name='jarkid'][quote name='JCB'][quote name='jarkid'] Everyone underestimates the Nets in the off-season ranking, we will show that they are wrong.</p> [/QUOTE]</p> They're not underestimating us at all. Those evaluations are quite accurate. </p> </p> [/QUOTE] </p> </p> They only remember Mikki Moore, but overlook the return of Krstic, and adding of Magloire, Malik Allen, Sean Williams.</p> SLAM said we will only be a 42-40 team.</p> If we get back to last season, how many people would say the signing of Mikki Moore will be a big impact?</p> With Jason Kidd, Magloire, Allen, and Sean, will be better than Mikki Moore who was helped by Jason Kidd.</p> </p> [/QUOTE]</p> We don't know how Krstic will respond to his knee in the early part of the season. Will he be tentative? How mobile will he be? How much of a difference will his 10 lbs of added muscle really make? We have no idea what to expect from Nenad right now. It's all speculative. </p> Malik Allen is decent. But that's it. A nice veteran, but hardly an impact player. He won't get much time behind Collins and Boone, IMO. </p> And I highly doubt Williams sees much, if any, significant playing time this year.</p> All that really maters though, is that this team is built to make it to the 2nd round and the 2nd round only. </p> </p> [/QUOTE] </p> </p> So, if you have so many question marks, why not make the conclusion when the season starts?</p> What if Nenad Krstic rehabs very well? What if Sean Williams plays very well?</p> Too many if, the big difference is that you look in the dark side, and I look in the bright side,</p> if this team could not get pass the second round, so what? Jason Kidd owns big money, he can go everywhere that he wants,</p> and he already showed himself by many awards, so don't get pissed off about this team by his success or failure.</p> </p>
If Krstic sucks then Sean Williams will play, If Sean Williams won't play, Krstic and Boone would be very good.</p> So in every case, you are still in the winning mode.</p> What didn't you notice about that? It's the advantage of the depth in the frontcourt. And it's the great comparison to last season.</p>
[quote name='jarkid'][quote name='JCB'][quote name='jarkid'][quote name='JCB'][quote name='jarkid'] Everyone underestimates the Nets in the off-season ranking, we will show that they are wrong.</p> [/QUOTE]</p> They're not underestimating us at all. Those evaluations are quite accurate. </p> </p> [/QUOTE] </p> </p> They only remember Mikki Moore, but overlook the return of Krstic, and adding of Magloire, Malik Allen, Sean Williams.</p> SLAM said we will only be a 42-40 team.</p> If we get back to last season, how many people would say the signing of Mikki Moore will be a big impact?</p> With Jason Kidd, Magloire, Allen, and Sean, will be better than Mikki Moore who was helped by Jason Kidd.</p> </p> [/QUOTE]</p> We don't know how Krstic will respond to his knee in the early part of the season. Will he be tentative? How mobile will he be? How much of a difference will his 10 lbs of added muscle really make? We have no idea what to expect from Nenad right now. It's all speculative. </p> Malik Allen is decent. But that's it. A nice veteran, but hardly an impact player. He won't get much time behind Collins and Boone, IMO. </p> And I highly doubt Williams sees much, if any, significant playing time this year.</p> All that really maters though, is that this team is built to make it to the 2nd round and the 2nd round only. </p> </p> [/QUOTE] </p> </p> So, if you have so many question marks, why not make the conclusion when the season starts?</p> What if Nenad Krstic rehabs very well? What if Sean Williams plays very well?</p> Too many if, the big difference is that you look in the dark side, and I look in the bright side,</p> if this team could not get pass the second round, so what? Jason Kidd owns big money, he can go everywhere that he wants,</p> and he already showed himself by many awards, so don't get pissed off about this team by his success or failure.</p> </p> [/QUOTE]</p> It's all speculative man. You can think the team is going to be as good as you say they will because Nenad is coming back, but just because you think it, that doesn't make it true. We have no reason to believe Nenad will be effective the first few months of the season. Recovering from a torn ACL is no joke. That's not looking on the dark side. It's being realistic. After many off-seasons getting excitied and expeting so much from this team, it's all become tiring. It's time to be realistic about our team's limits. And our limit is, IMO, another 2nd round exit.</p> And I have no idea what your last two sentences are trying to convey.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jarkid)</div><div class='quotemain'> If Krstic sucks then Sean Williams will play, If Sean Williams won't play, Krstic and Boone would be very good.</p> So in every case, you are still in the winning mode.</p> What didn't you notice about that? It's the advantage of the depth in the frontcourt. And it's the great comparison to last season.</p> </div></p> But it's ALL conjecture. Nenad is coming off surgery. Sean is a rookie. We have no idea what they will bring to the table. Your reasoning is based on guesswork.</p>
[quote name='JCB'][quote name='jarkid'][quote name='JCB'][quote name='jarkid'][quote name='JCB'][quote name='jarkid'] Everyone underestimates the Nets in the off-season ranking, we will show that they are wrong.</p> [/QUOTE]</p> They're not underestimating us at all. Those evaluations are quite accurate. </p> </p> [/QUOTE] </p> </p> They only remember Mikki Moore, but overlook the return of Krstic, and adding of Magloire, Malik Allen, Sean Williams.</p> SLAM said we will only be a 42-40 team.</p> If we get back to last season, how many people would say the signing of Mikki Moore will be a big impact?</p> With Jason Kidd, Magloire, Allen, and Sean, will be better than Mikki Moore who was helped by Jason Kidd.</p> </p> [/QUOTE]</p> We don't know how Krstic will respond to his knee in the early part of the season. Will he be tentative? How mobile will he be? How much of a difference will his 10 lbs of added muscle really make? We have no idea what to expect from Nenad right now. It's all speculative. </p> Malik Allen is decent. But that's it. A nice veteran, but hardly an impact player. He won't get much time behind Collins and Boone, IMO. </p> And I highly doubt Williams sees much, if any, significant playing time this year.</p> All that really maters though, is that this team is built to make it to the 2nd round and the 2nd round only. </p> </p> [/QUOTE] </p> </p> So, if you have so many question marks, why not make the conclusion when the season starts?</p> What if Nenad Krstic rehabs very well? What if Sean Williams plays very well?</p> Too many if, the big difference is that you look in the dark side, and I look in the bright side,</p> if this team could not get pass the second round, so what? Jason Kidd owns big money, he can go everywhere that he wants,</p> and he already showed himself by many awards, so don't get pissed off about this team by his success or failure.</p> </p> [/QUOTE]</p> It's all speculative man. You can think the team is going to be as good as you say they will because Nenad is coming back, but just because you think it, that doesn't make it true. We have no reason to believe Nenad will be effective the first few months of the season. Recovering from a torn ACL is no joke. That's not looking on the dark side. It's being realistic. After many off-seasons getting excitied and expeting so much from this team, it's all become tiring. It's time to be realistic about our team's limits. And our limit is, IMO, another 2nd round exit.</p> And I have no idea what your last two sentences are trying to convey.</p> </p>[/QUOTE] if you mean it's all speculation, then you must have not read the news that Krstic feels no pain.</p> If Krstic feels pain, then you could say he will be bad next season in 90% ,</p> If he feels no pain, how could you still say he will still be in 90%?</p> And I didn't say howfar this team will go to, and I said they underestimate !</p> OK, you said they didn't underestimate, then SLAM said Nets is a 42-40 team, but you said Nets is a team with 47 wins,</p> and I didn't get really thrilled about the situation now, but you just get it all wrong. </p> If you have no idea what I convey in the last two sentence, just move on, maybe you will realize one day.</p>
