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11/8/09

Doc Rivers is impressed by the Nets' young players. Really. And he should be.

NBA, Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets

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Yesterday, the Celtics worked hard for a victory against a Nets team that should have been cannon-fodder for the talent-laden Cs. The Nets were missing starting point guard Devin Harris and Yi Jianlian. The game was a grind and while the Celtics prevailed 86-76, Doc Rivers came away from the contest quite impressed by Brook Lopez and Chris Douglas-Roberts in particular.

CDR is interesting because, coming out of Memphis the same year as Derrick Rose, he was an option for the Celtics. Instead the Celtics went with J.R. Giddens, and that hasn't work out so well. Giddens is averaging four minutes and 0.4 points per game to Douglas-Roberts' 34 minutes and 15.6 points. CDR wouldn't command that much burn from the Celtics' bench, true, but clearly he has taken his game to a level that Giddens can't even smell.

The Nets may be 0-7 after their loss to the Celtics but they have a number of interesting young players who could push them into playoff contention in the next few years:

Brook Lopez should be an all-star as soon as this season.
Chris Douglas-Roberts is a pure scorer and has energy to burn.
Terrence Williams is probably the most talented all-around player on the team and fantasy owners would be wise to keep close tabs on the rookie out of Louisville.

And let's not forget that Devin Harris is only 26 and Yi, well no one knows exactly how old he is, but he's either 22 or 25. So, he's young as well. As odd as it sounds, the Nets, especially after garnering a high draft pick for 2010, should have an excellent core of young players.

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11/8/09

kantwistaye

4	Not to mention, they could potentially add LeBron this offseason.

11/8/09

redsox1002003

0	the nets have a nice young core for lebron to play with in brooklyn.

11/8/09

kantwistaye

4	Not to mention, they could potentially add LeBron this offseason.

11/8/09

aos035

1	kantwistaye wrote: Not to mention, they could potentially add LeBron this offseason. Nice try.

11/8/09

Jubanator14

1	aos035 wrote: Nice try. They have the cap space, they are moving to Brooklyn, and Jay-Z is a minority owner. The Nets, Knicks, and Clippers are the teams he could go to if he leaves Cleveland.

11/8/09

nortonsfury

Jay-Z's ownership in the Nets in nothing more then a publicity stunt by Bruce Ratner to attempt to put fans in the seats. His minority share is worth 1.47%. That arena in Brooklyn was suppose to be done two years ago. It hasn't even been started yet. People don't want it and are fighting it. Lebron would never want to play for an ownership group that doesn't have a supportive fan base. Friends or not with Jay-Z it wont make any difference. Not to mention that the Net organization is very unstable. All you have to do is show some remote talent and want to get paid and you get shipped off to places like Denver.

11/9/09

BluDevil

Jubanator14 wrote:

They have the cap space, they are moving to Brooklyn, and Jay-Z is a minority owner. The Nets, Knicks, and Clippers are the teams he could go to if he leaves Cleveland.

Yep, it isn't that far fetched. Personally I think a down economy combined with a lowering of the salary cap is what will keep LeBron from going anywhere. But if he were to move I think the nets have a better shot than the knicks.

And if Rivers is this impressed with the nets he must be astounded by the suns!

11/10/09

daytonfly2

BluDevil wrote:

This must be a joke because each of the past few years the Suns never end the season well despite the old team that they have and the good start. With the dumping of many of the too high priced former Knicks players (i.e crawford who is still a benchwarmer), the Knicks were out the question when they resigned Robinson and Lee and still have Harrington. He said today that he is not willing to take the league maximum contract because he believes in winning more. Kind of redundent because he is still in Cleveland, all of the championship calliber teams already solidified their teams, and every other team is riddled with over priced players. The Nets may seem like a good pick, but i would rather see great draft picks and signings in 2010 off-season by the Cavs to keep James there. But if James were to move, New Jersey would be a prime place but Phoenix or New Orleans would be a better pick.

11/11/09

aos035

0	Jubanator14 wrote: They have the cap space, they are moving to Brooklyn, and Jay-Z is a minority owner. The Nets, Knicks, and Clippers are the teams he could go to if he leaves Cleveland. For some reason I thought he was saying Lebron could go to Boston.

11/11/09

aos035

0	Jubanator14 wrote: They have the cap space, they are moving to Brooklyn, and Jay-Z is a minority owner. The Nets, Knicks, and Clippers are the teams he could go to if he leaves Cleveland. For some reason I thought he was saying Lebron could go to Boston.