Comments on: Classy Send-Off http://www.njnetscast.com/blog/2008/02/02/classy-send-off/ A die-hard New Jersey Nets fan hosts this popular fan-based podcast and accompanying blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:52:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: ramon http://www.njnetscast.com/blog/2008/02/02/classy-send-off/#comment-3 ramon Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:21:10 +0000 http://www.njnetscast.com/blog/2008/02/02/classy-send-off/#comment-3 I have no problem with Collins. I do have big problems with him as a starter. But put him in 10-18mins a game and he is a perfect role player. His attitude is a big plus on a good bench. That's why I have to bring up Swift who is described by that hairy Nets reporter as: >Defensively, he is a floater. He can block shots, but he >has trouble with remembering schemes, and doesn't always >run back as hard as he should -- or worse, he could be \ >too busy celebrating dunks. Really? Do we need this guy? The anti-Collins? An athletic floater with no heart and too dumb to remember plays? Isnt this the bio of many NBAers? Dont we have enough of them ? I think Collins will benefit from playing under coach Iavaroni. Collins has the makings of a future coach so as he turns 30 playing under one of the best big man coaches in the league will benefit him (as opposed to a Sam Mitchell who has a skinny kid who NEVER played center before this season and decided not to talk too him for 3 weeks as punishment,.. while the kids playing sank the team. Genius.) I wish Collins well, he has an interesting young team which I believe are better prepared for the future than the Sixers and Knicks with young players like Conley, Gay, Lowry, Navarro, Darko. Of course, they play in the hardest division in pro sports so losing is gonna be a problem as bad as their ownership/empty seats situation. No matter their record, they at least give you a solid effort every game as opposed to the Knicks who lead the league in blowouts/excuses/moral victories. The curse of VC is now upon us. Kidd will go next as will Jefferson who has appeal and we will remain with Carter's contract and some flotsam and then we will get a repeat of the last 2 years of his shameful Toronto tenure. That will be strictly on the management for fooling with karma. Its not time to despair yet. Toronto got rid of their cancer and people laughed at them. They then got Colangelo as GM who brought in 9 NEW players, loaded with euros like Calderon, Garbajose, A.Carter) because black NBA players are hothouse flowers who cant deal with Toronto and then won their JV division that year. With a great GM who thinks outside the box and isnt afraid, you CAN do quick turnaround. ESPECIALLY in the lEast/Atlantic. So if were gonna blow up the motha, let's do it right. I have no problem with Collins. I do have big problems with him as a starter. But put him in 10-18mins a game and he is a perfect role player. His attitude is a big plus on a good bench.

That’s why I have to bring up Swift who is described by that hairy Nets reporter as:
>Defensively, he is a floater. He can block shots, but he
>has trouble with remembering schemes, and doesn’t always
>run back as hard as he should — or worse, he could be \
>too busy celebrating dunks.

Really? Do we need this guy? The anti-Collins?
An athletic floater with no heart and too dumb to remember plays? Isnt this the bio of many NBAers?
Dont we have enough of them ?

I think Collins will benefit from playing under coach Iavaroni. Collins has the makings of a future coach so as he turns 30 playing under one of the best big man coaches in the league will benefit him (as opposed to a Sam Mitchell who has a skinny kid who NEVER played center before this season and decided not to talk too him for 3 weeks as punishment,.. while the kids playing sank the team. Genius.)

I wish Collins well, he has an interesting young team which I believe are better prepared for the future than the Sixers and Knicks with young players like Conley, Gay, Lowry, Navarro, Darko. Of course, they play in the hardest division in pro sports so losing is gonna be a problem as bad as their ownership/empty seats situation.
No matter their record, they at least give you a solid effort every game as opposed to the Knicks who lead the league in blowouts/excuses/moral victories.

The curse of VC is now upon us. Kidd will go next as will Jefferson who has appeal and we will remain with Carter’s contract and some flotsam and then we will get a repeat of the last 2 years of his shameful Toronto tenure.
That will be strictly on the management for fooling with karma.

Its not time to despair yet. Toronto got rid of their cancer and people laughed at them. They then got Colangelo as GM who brought in 9 NEW players, loaded with euros like Calderon, Garbajose, A.Carter) because black NBA players are hothouse flowers who cant deal with Toronto and then won their JV division that year.

With a great GM who thinks outside the box and isnt afraid, you CAN do quick turnaround. ESPECIALLY in the lEast/Atlantic.

So if were gonna blow up the motha, let’s do it right.

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