Dem New Jersey Nets

[twolvezfanfoever]

Can somebody tell me why in the hell is they givin up every single one of there good players for? It wasnt like they were old or anything.J-Kidd is the only old one.

whats theyre plan
and what you think there record is gonna be this season
nobody better say playoffs

[Rens]

Unfortunately New Jersey seems to be on top the list of teams with ownership who have placed the emphasis on making money just a little bit too high

What? The Clippers?

[NNpF]

I really can't understand it either.

They were a very consistent team, maybe not the best, but they always played well and got far in the playoffs.

I really don't know what to say except...F*ck the Nets managment.

[Spinners]

They had some nice young players too, RJ Kmart and they had verterns leading them, Kidd, Kittles. They just a bit more, possiply a better bench and a few vets and they would be a good team.

[NNpF]

They had some nice young players too, RJ Kmart and they had verterns leading them, Kidd, Kittles. They just a bit more, possiply a better bench and a few vets and they would be a good team.

They were always a good team with RJ, Kidd, Martin and Kittles. They didn't need to change anything, just give RJ and Martin time to improve and they could have won it all.

[Amphatoast]

they were just a big man away from winning it which Alonzo Mourning could of been

[Fresh8]

Thats why Kidd got Zo that contract- unfortunately fate stepped in the way. But if Zo comes back and is able to put up a significant role, fans will only be more pissed off.

If Zo never signed with the Nets, could the Nets have signed a better big man who could definately contribute? Maybe... they could have gotten Mcdyness but I don't know- it's all bussiness...

And the Clippers, all they needed was time but management let them go or the players just left...

[Jay-Peso]

Their plan seems to be to keep their payroll down

[Matthew]

They were a very consistent team, maybe not the best, but they always played well and got far in the playoffs.

before the kidd era at new jersey, they made the playoffs twice in a 15 year span. Hardly consistant...

They were always a good team with RJ, Kidd, Martin and Kittles. They didn't need to change anything, just give RJ and Martin time to improve and they could have won it all.

But, by the time Martin and Jefferson peaked would kidd and kittles be anything significant? The nets didnt want to take that chance

Their plan seems to be to keep their payroll down

Welcome to the business.

[Repole]

I really can't understand it either.

They were a very consistent team, maybe not the best, but they always played well and got far in the playoffs.

I really don't know what to say except...F*ck the Nets managment.

They've adopted the Danny Ainge plan, Anything but a championship just wasnt good enough. Face it, the Nets werent going to win it all, the could have made it to the eastern finals maybe, but thats it. But whats that mean? nothing. Hopefully they draft some good talent and build around it... The celts at least kept Pierce as thier corner stone, RJ is no where near that caliber though, to me he's just an average starter..

[Andrew]

As far as cutting costs, it's a good plan. From a basketball standpoint, if their view is that the team has gone as far as it can and it's time to make some changes, that's a fairly sound idea, one that every good team that isn't quite good enough adopts at some point (with mixed results).

But they've gone about it the wrong way in my opinion. Rather than scrapping the team save a couple of players and acquiring future draft picks, they should have pursued established players, missing pieces, better fits...strengthening the team by plugging holes and upgrading parts rather than blowing it all up and starting over.

Of course, it's going to look like a stroke of genius if Kidd changes his mind and sticks around for a few more All-NBA seasons, RJ explodes and the draft picks turn out to be players who are something special. But until that time, it's been an offseason of risky moves for the Nets that have seemingly set them back a few years (if they're lucky).

[NNpF]

I really can't understand it either.

They were a very consistent team, maybe not the best, but they always played well and got far in the playoffs.

I really don't know what to say except...F*ck the Nets managment.

They've adopted the Danny Ainge plan, Anything but a championship just wasnt good enough. Face it, the Nets werent going to win it all, the could have made it to the eastern finals maybe, but thats it. But whats that mean? nothing. Hopefully they draft some good talent and build around it... The celts at least kept Pierce as thier corner stone, RJ is no where near that caliber though, to me he's just an average starter..

All they needed to do is WAIT. Jefferson will become an All-Star sooner than later, Martin was at a high point in his career, Kittles was a guy they could always count on to make open shots and Collins is one of the smartest players in the game.

They had a very strong team, just needed to shoot consisitently, they did everything else, attack the rim, defend, whatever. Their only weakness was outside shooting.

I just can't understand, a team that goes deep into the playoffs year after year just thrown out the window.

I can't understand what is becoming of this league.