Official New Jersey Nets #1 pick Status Thread..........

Gerald is now playing PG in a lineup with him, Stevenson, Green, Morrow, and Humphries.

What is Avery doing?

 

Dwill is just sick.

 

I dunno if Rondo would go for WAY more then the 7th pick and another first but I could see them trading him for a top 7 pick another good young talent and exp contract and another pick.

 

Woo Deron!

No other PG moves better off the ball.

 

Mike Brown is an idiot.

 

Pau was picking off (err... holding) 3 guys.

 

All I'm saying is that DWill won't sign to play in Portland. Had Greg Oden come out the other day in full uniform, and exclaimed "April fools!" maybe - but our core is not enticing enough to play in small-market P-town. Our only hope is to trade for Rondo, Nash, Parker or Paul. Paul will probably look to stay in LA (one team or the other) and Nash is a bit old and Parker would prefer NYC over P-town. Rondo might find Portland a nice place to call home.

If we had to trade both of our number picks (2012) for Rondo I'd do it. I might even trade Batum and our own pick, providing we get NJ's pick at the 4th or 5th pick to obtain Rondo. I believe that there is a greater chance for us somehow winning this year's lottery (number one pick) than there is of DWill signing in Portland. Just my opinion.

 

Just finished the game..... how ironic that Wallace missed a FT that would have tied the game down the stretch.

 

Any package for Rondo would HAVE to include Batum. He's the only young player on there team who they can build around as the big 3 ages. They're going to have to get great return to ship him out.

 

As I hit the hay....... we are at #5 and #11!

 

I don't think Batum is that enticing to a team like the Celtics who would have to completely rebuild. The value from him is probably only what they could get from him in a S&T. I really doubt they are willing to pay him 9 to 10 million.

 

I think our core is much more enticing if he wants to win then Dallas is. The question is just how badly he wants to win because no one with the money for him can put what we have around him.
DWill/Smith
Mathews/Williams
Batum/Babbit
Hickson(dunno if we resign him but if not we got 2 lottery picks) If we lose Hickson then bring Freeland over to start at the 4.
LMA
Add in two lottery picks and we have good depth along with two real good friends of Dwills. I would be shocked if he signed here but I don't get why people think we don't have a good core, especially when you consider two lotto picks (man i'm gonna be pissed if NJ gets in the top 3). I'm also a big fan of playing LMA at the 5 when we have a good PF to play alongside of him.

 

So who does the tank brigade root for tonight, then, Blazers or Nyets? I'm nervous about them finishing 4th, I just don't feel good with a Sterntistic of 30% that they end up top 3. I'm rooting for 5th, I guess?

 

It's statistically better if the Nets beat the Blazers

 

Please explain this!!!!!!! I was planning on rooting for us tonight because it would move NJ down a little bit, thus giving us a better pick. Please explain!

 

The Blazers could finish anywhere from 10th to 13th. That could end up being a pretty significant talent difference. If the Nyets are 4th or 5th, it doesn't change much re their (our) lotto chances, or the talent of the players available in the 4-6 range if we get their pick?

 

The Nets winning pushes them closer to the 4 spot which historically is a great way to get into the top 3