MrSparkle wrote:First off, Boston is in prime position to SUCK next year. They should VERY slowly bring Rondo back onto the court. In fact, they might as well let him do a D-Rose.
If they come out with Parker or Wiggins, that's a good team looking forward. No Rondo trade necessary, because they'll be in the playoffs, unless someone wants to overpay for a PG with a torn ACL whose one of the worst shooters in the game.
Nobody's making note of this, but Brooklyn is sending 2016 and 2018 1sts to Boston, plus a 2017 swap. I'm sorry, but was Isiah Thomas not enough of a clinic to ever prevent a team from doing this again? I mean, KG/PP/Terry are going to be in their 40s by the time those picks are given away.. That's a pretty massive gamble. Sounds like the 2000s Knicks ALL over again.
This Nets team is going to have a 2-year window-- no, ONE and a HALF-- and honestly, they're about 2 good rotation players away from being competitive. They need some freaking speed and athleticism.. Miami is going to run them out the building.
I don't think the Nets are serious contenders, but I'll give them this. There's at least some thought behind that roster. I think that the impacts of Johnson and Pierce are greatly devalued without the ball in their hands. So in a way the team is less than the sum of its parts. But we've also seen you need at least a secondary ballhandler, and Pierce can still be that on a limited basis. I also think their age is going to catch up with them on the defensive side.
I got off on a tangent there, but the main point is that I think this is reckless spending, but it's not reckless spending on Eddy Curry, Stephon Marbury and Crawford. At least these guys know how to play the game.
