Nene

[FAH1223]

Nene can score in the post and hit a mid range J. I'm not worried about his age. He has had knee injuries but he has adapted over his career.

I'm glad we got him. We need the solid veteran leadership with a young roster. Plus, we don't need to have a big man coach anymore with J. Singleton and Nene around.

[DrewBynum77]

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.

not sure about this year but before nene was always top5 in assists among centers, that on a very low usage. (never higher than 19%).

He's tremendously efficient too despite creating most of his shots in the post and also shooting some mid range balls here and there.

He's averaging 17.4 PER on 18.4 USG% on his career, which is quite difficult to pull it off on such low usage...


OTOH, One thing that'll help in a lot is not playing half of the time in Denver. He's a power center that runs the floor all the time... He gets tired a lot, that's why he sucks on second nights of back to back.

Considering that, I believe he'll grab more rebounds and block more shots in Washington. We'll have to wait and see but if he gets his rebound up to 9+ per game and raises his blocks a bit more he'll become a complete center.

Judging by his last post game interviews he seems very happy and looks like he wants to make Denver people regret their decision. I'm predicting him to have his best season ever in points, rebounds and blocks per game next year, wont be hard, tho. Gonna have to play way more than the usual ~30 minutes per game in Denver.

We'll see.

[DMVleGeND]

Nene says his foot is still bothering him:

This is exactly what I didn't want to hear.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Age and health over the life of his contract are why I opposed the McGee/Nene deal.

Javale is 24 and healthy. Nene will soon be 30 and he is not.

Denver now owes Javale $44M over the next 4 seasons. Washington owes Nene $52M over the same time, which is exactly $2M more every season.

[FAH1223]

Nene says his foot is still bothering him:

This is exactly what I didn't want to hear.

Don't know why anyone is surprised. He didn't have surgery or anything done for his foot and has been playing all summer with Brazil.

This will nag throughout the season.

[closg00]

Remember, Denver had "buyers remorse" right after Nene signed the extension. We answered their prays.

When healthy, Nene can help us. The question is when he is healthy-enough to be on the floor, will he be at 75%, 85% etc?

[Donkey McDonkerton]

PF is a pain....but you can always play through it. I've had for a long time now, and get none of the treatment they get. If we're doing well and have a shot at the playoffs, he'll continue to play, if it's not looking good for us this season, he'll sit a lot.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Seraphin and Okafor and Booker provide depth for when Nene can't go. How steep will the drop off be when Nene is out? That is what I want to see.

[closg00]

Seraphin and Okafor and Booker provide depth for when Nene can't go. How steep will the drop off be when Nene is out? That is what I want to see.

Booker is still dealing with foot problems also. Vesely better hit the weights.

[daSwami]

Seraphin and Okafor and Booker provide depth for when Nene can't go. How steep will the drop off be when Nene is out? That is what I want to see.

Vesely better hit the weights.

Vesely did look a bit thicker at summer league. It could have been just an illusion, but he appears to be filling out. He still appears to lack muscle though.

[closg00]

Seraphin and Okafor and Booker provide depth for when Nene can't go. How steep will the drop off be when Nene is out? That is what I want to see.

Vesely better hit the weights.

Vesely did look a bit thicker at summer league. It could have been just an illusion, but he appears to be filling out. He still appears to lack muscle though.

[dobrojim]

PF is a pain....but you can always play through it. I've had for a long time now, and get none of the treatment they get. If we're doing well and have a shot at the playoffs, he'll continue to play, if it's not looking good for us this season, he'll sit a lot.

I thought I had posted in this thread yesterday....

Donk is right. PF is not debilitating (usually). Doesn't require surgery.
Mostly cured by rest.

I'm not that worried. Yet.

[closg00]

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... fasciitis/

[closg00]

LONDON (AP)
Starting center Nene is sitting out Brazil's final preliminary round game of the men's Olympic basketball tournament against Spain with foot soreness.

Nene, who was traded to the Washington Wizards last season, has been bothered by plantar fasciitis. As his teammates warmed up, Nene remained on Brazil's bench wearing his Olympic credential. He averaged 6.5 points and 7 rebounds in Brazil's first four games.

Anderson Varejao (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Tiago Splitter (San Antonio Spurs) started up front for Brazil against Spain's Marc (Memphis Grizzlies) and Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers).

Brazil won

[DMVleGeND]

^I think that was apart of Brazil's play to tank.