Nene

[fishercob]

It appears he will wear #42. Here's hoping he supplants Greg Ballard as our best #42 ever.

[MF23]

The Wizards better hope he wants to play. From what I hear he likes to coast sometimes. You know what? It's all about the tank, so if he bs's it's not going to hurt anything. For this season at least.

To be honest I haven't heard a lot of good about Nene in Denver. Personally I'm going to wait and see. The good thing is we'll find out soon how this is going to go.

[closg00]

Nene's first practice

http://www.nba.com/wizards/video/2012/0 ... p4-2039746

[The Fax]

Whoa, he's smiling and sounds genuinely excited to play here. Lewis looked like someone just kicked him in the nuts in every interview after we got him. What a joke.

[Ed Wood]

Whoa, he's smiling and sounds genuinely excited to play here. Lewis looked like someone just kicked him in the nuts in every interview after we got him. What a joke.

That is a steroid joke lob of Chris Paulian quality.

[The Fax]

Lol, completely forgot he was on the juice a couple seasons ago. Wouldn't mind if he started shooting up again, maybe he can be DC's new Laron Landry (have fun with him and that achilles,Jets...).

[TheBigThree]

I've always really liked Nene's game. I hope he comes out with a chip on his shoulder to prove he's worth that contract. Really excited to see him on Wednesday.

[fishercob]

Bump, by request.

I went to the game last night and man, I really enjoy watching Nene play.

His first play of the game was a thing of beauty. Caught the ball in the high post/elbow. Took one convincing power dribble toward the rim to draw the D, and kicked to Cartier for the open three in the corner (which he made). It was a simple, fundamental, effective basketball play that neither Blatche nor Mcgee would have made in 100 possessions.

The dude is just strong as an ox too. He's really tough for opposing bigs to handle because he's just so thick and strong. He plays a man's game inside. I thought his defensive positioning and boxing out were very good in what I noticed as well.

I just like the guy.

[nate33]

The dude is just strong as an ox too. He's really tough for opposing bigs to handle because he's just so thick and strong. He plays a man's game inside. I thought his defensive positioning and boxing out were very good in what I noticed as well.

I just like the guy.

A recent interview of Seraphin indicates that Nene has taken Seraphin under his wing. Those two together are going to be a nightmare for the opposition. They're just so strong and they ENJOY being physical. Most good bigs have one or two good years as physical post players, and then fall in love with the midrange game. I don't see that happening with Nene or Seraphin. They're just going to beat up on people down low every night, on every possession.

Other teams aren't going to want to play us.

[sashae]

I cannot believe how much of a difference maker Nene has been, both for the mentality of the players on the court, as well as the crispness of the play overall. I had mixed opinions on the trade (fearing that Java would blow up in Denver) but at this point, I'd rather have great play now than maybe-great-play later. Glad he's here.

[MoMM]

Nice to hear that you are liking Nene, as a brazilian, i'm rooting a lot for you now. I root for Orlando Magic, but i always like to pay attention to the teams with brazilians (Nuggets and Suns, then Raptors, Spurs... and now Pacers and Wizards).

BTW, Bullets was a much better name, i remember the Rod, Cheaney, Webber, JHoward and GHEORGHE MURESAN days.

[dobrojim]

Nene is a beast and is making Wall smile so much more often than he
did when JaVale was here it's like night and day.

He's got a much more complete game than I realized.
He's a solid 2 way player with much more range on offense
than I realized. And his handle is pretty good too. Add in
an excellent BBIQ and you're left with very little to criticize.

[montestewart]

Nene is a beast and is making Wall smile so much more often than he
did when JaVale was here it's like night and day.

He's got a much more complete game than I realized.
He's a solid 2 way player with much more range on offense
than I realized. And his handle is pretty good too. Add in
an excellent BBIQ and you're left with very little to criticize.

I like watching him too, and if he can stay healthy, Wall will be very happy playing with him. I know it's a limited sample size, but he's even rebounding better than I expected.

[DCZards]

What I've been most surprised by has been Nene's passing. He had an assist on a fast break a couple of games ago that was impressive for a big man.

[montestewart]

What I've been most surprised by has been Nene's passing. He had an assist on a fast break a couple of games ago that was impressive for a big man.

Seems like he's always been a pretty good passer. I like that, as a group, the bigs are more willing to pass. Nene's good, but so is Vesely, and Singleton's pretty fair too. Even Seraphin seems more willing than McGee was to pass back out rather than trying to force something. Quite a change from the Wizards as usual.