Lopez and Marks on the same page

kamaze · Post #1 » by **kamaze** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 4:47 pm

But Lopez has spoken with new general manager Sean Marks, and will do so again at more length. Lopez, 28, insisted he has no regrets about re-signing with the club, and Marks reassured the star center he plans to use him as a building block, not a trade chip.

“He has talked to me, and we both definitely want to be here and see things happen here and help the team grow going forward,’’ said Lopez, who spoke with Marks before last Tuesday’s game in Orlando and was told he would be shut down for the rest of the season.

“He said he wanted to sit down, get lunch, dinner, something like that, and talk about what I see going forward, what his plans are, I guess prepping already.”

Going forward, Lopez said he will benefit from actually being healthy for the offseason.

“It helped me build confidence,” he said. “It’s something I haven’t seen in a long, long time.”

Lopez also said he plans to stay around the team as much as possible down the stretch.

“It’s bizarre, you know?” said Lopez. “Timmy [Walsh, trainer] just said I looked lost when I was walking through the training room. I don’t really know what I’m doing. But I’m just trying to be out there helping the guys out, and one thing I can still do is work on being more of a leader each and every game, being out there for them, being vocal. Be a little bit of a coach.”

“It’s weird for me to talk about the game when you’re just watching it on the side. It’s so easy too, obviously. But I want to be out there and help,’’ Lopez said.

“These last few games, sitting out, [leading] is something I’ll try to do more and more. The key thing is working more on being a leader as I have all season long.

“I’ll be there for all the stuff. I’ve got to be here as a leader. I’m here for the guys, absolutely. … I’m not used to this. I like being in the locker room, I love being around the guys in the facility. It’s something I took for granted before being hurt. I don’t want to be missing any of this.’’

MrDollarBills · Post #2 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 8:29 pm

Yeah I saw this too. Marks is keeping Lopez more than likely unless someone blows him away with an offer. smart move.

vincecarter4pres · Post #3 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 8:38 pm

Tbh, I think it would take something like Brook for Kevin Love, Marc Gasol, Paul George, Derrick Rose, etc. for Marks to move him.

kamaze · Post #4 » by **kamaze** » Wed Apr 6, 2016 8:52 pm

Prokhorov said the Nets would keep Brook before Marks got hired too ijs.

DeRoma · Post #5 » by **DeRoma** » Thu Apr 7, 2016 4:24 am

vincecarter4pres wrote:Tbh, I think it would take something like Brook for Kevin Love, Marc Gasol, Paul George, Derrick Rose, etc. for Marks to move him.

Agreed I don't think that high of players but just below a tier of Paul George would make sense. For him to actually pull the trigger.

MrDollarBills · Post #6 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Apr 7, 2016 11:34 am

Brook played well this year and we saw more confidence from him. He's a legit scorer and a good piece to have, just need more talent here with him. he's the least of our worries right now. wing depth, pg need massive upgrades.

Prokorov · Post #7 » by **Prokorov** » Thu Apr 7, 2016 12:49 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:Brook played well this year and we saw more confidence from him. He's a legit scorer and a good piece to have, just need more talent here with him. he's the least of our worries right now. wing depth, pg need massive upgrades.

we need the right pieces around him. a defensive minded coach and plus defenders 1-4 and preferebly and alpha or 2

Zachbretton · Post #8 » by **Zachbretton** » Sat Apr 9, 2016 8:09 am

Prokorov wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:Brook played well this year and we saw more confidence from him. He's a legit scorer and a good piece to have, just need more talent here with him. he's the least of our worries right now. wing depth, pg need massive upgrades.

we need the right pieces around him. a defensive minded coach and plus defenders 1-4 and preferebly and alpha or 2

Agreed, there's a way to build a team around Lopez and we just haven't done that yet. The key in doing so is having a **** ton of defense and other players who are going to be the aggressors. Lopez cannot be the lead guy, but he can elevate the team to a much higher level

Born_Ready · Post #9 » by **Born_Ready** » Sat Apr 9, 2016 4:34 pm

I think it is imperative for Brook to be a centrepiece for the franchise going forward. I have bashed him a lot in the past but it's transparent that when he is healthy his productivity is abundantly beneficial. I'm sure hearing from Marks made Brook feel tons better.

Keith Van Horn · Post #10 » by **Keith Van Horn** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 1:28 pm

Brook has really flourished into a top tier center in this league. Even though this league has moved away from ball dominant big men, he's a great piece to have going forward for the next few years. He needs more help around him.

Post #11 » by **NyCeEvO** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 1:38 pm

kamaze wrote:Prokhorov said the Nets would keep Brook before Marks got hired too ijs.

Actually, he made no guarantees. He was going to let the GM (in consultation with ownership) determine those things.

Paradise · Post #12 » by **Paradise** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:18 pm

NyCeEvO wrote:
kamaze wrote:Prokhorov said the Nets would keep Brook before Marks got hired too ijs.

Actually, he made no guarantees. He was going to let the GM (in consultation with ownership) determine those things.

I could be reaching here but I noticed that Marks guaranteed Brook is a building block to his plans. In fact, he's even meeting with him to go over his plans for this entire franchise. I don't remember any of that sort of direction from Billy King.

In today's league, it's important to make an all-star or borderline star feel like a superstar to make them want to invest more into the organization. About 10 players in the league would be considered untouchable. Your GM making you feel untouchable goes along way.

vincecarter4pres · Post #13 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:59 pm

Not to take away from Lopez the player, but again I think it comes down to qith no draft picks and an uphill battle to sign top tier feee agents, they have to go forward with Brook unless a deal comes that blows Marks away.

jbeachboy · Post #14 » by **jbeachboy** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:18 pm

vincecarter4pres wrote:Not to take away from Lopez the player, but again I think it comes down to qith no draft picks and an uphill battle to sign top tier feee agents, they have to go forward with Brook unless a deal comes that blows Marks away.

basically, brook is a top 3 post player in league and scoring big man so its hard to find to win like warriors unless you have curry, thompson, green, barnes, etc. plus no one will give the nets what they want for lopez so i dont blame him. bryan colangelo really wanted nets job badly its reported on real gm.

Paradise · Post #15 » by **Paradise** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:17 pm

vincecarter4pres wrote:Not to take away from Lopez the player, but again I think it comes down to qith no draft picks and an uphill battle to sign top tier feee agents, they have to go forward with Brook unless a deal comes that blows Marks away.

It's both. There's no question that our situation plays a big factor in it but Marks is an analytics guy and Brook measures out as a Top 5 center this season in most areas.

vincecarter4pres · Post #16 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:19 pm

Paradise wrote:
vincecarter4pres wrote:Not to take away from Lopez the player, but again I think it comes down to qith no draft picks and an uphill battle to sign top tier feee agents, they have to go forward with Brook unless a deal comes that blows Marks away.

It's both. There's no question that our situation plays a big factor in it but Marks is an analytics guy and Brook measures out as a Top 5 center this season in most areas.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Marks is unhappy going forward with Brook, but that he probably will have little choice in the matter anyway.

Something like Brook for Love I believe he would have to take though. I'm not bringing up this idea again to make it seem realistic, but it's one of those deals that wouldn't completely and totally shick me if it happened, though I think it would shock a lot of fans and pundits league-wideand is the type of talent for talent deal Marks would need to actually pull the trigger on a Lopez deal.

MrDollarBills · Post #17 » by **MrDollarBills** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 1:53 am

vincecarter4pres wrote:
Paradise wrote:
vincecarter4pres wrote:Not to take away from Lopez the player, but again I think it comes down to qith no draft picks and an uphill battle to sign top tier feee agents, they have to go forward with Brook unless a deal comes that blows Marks away.

It's both. There's no question that our situation plays a big factor in it but Marks is an analytics guy and Brook measures out as a Top 5 center this season in most areas.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Marks is unhappy going forward with Brook, but that he probably will have little choice in the matter anyway.

Something like Brook for Love I believe he would have to take though. I'm not bringing up this idea again to make it seem realistic, but it's one of those deals that wouldn't completely and totally shick me if it happened, though I think it would shock a lot of fans and pundits league-wideand is the type of talent for talent deal Marks would need to actually pull the trigger on a Lopez deal.

Only way you sell me on Love is if it comes with the promise that we're landing Whiteside in free agency.

Paradise · Post #18 » by **Paradise** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 5:11 am

MrDollarBills wrote:
vincecarter4pres wrote:
Paradise wrote:It's both. There's no question that our situation plays a big factor in it but Marks is an analytics guy and Brook measures out as a Top 5 center this season in most areas.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Marks is unhappy going forward with Brook, but that he probably will have little choice in the matter anyway.

Something like Brook for Love I believe he would have to take though. I'm not bringing up this idea again to make it seem realistic, but it's one of those deals that wouldn't completely and totally shick me if it happened, though I think it would shock a lot of fans and pundits league-wideand is the type of talent for talent deal Marks would need to actually pull the trigger on a Lopez deal.

Only way you sell me on Love is if it comes with the promise that we're landing Whiteside in free agency.

Yeah, I would take Brook over Love. He's no longer looking like the definite all-star he once was in Minnesota. Brook is a much better defender as well.

I'd hope Marks would look past the previous stuff Kevin did in Minnesota and see that he's incapable of co-existing with the best player in the conference.

MrDollarBills · Post #19 » by **MrDollarBills** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:39 am

Yeah outside of the rebounding there's really no way to justify a Lopez for Love deal

Prokorov · Post #20 » by **Prokorov** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:37 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:Yeah outside of the rebounding there's really no way to justify a Lopez for Love deal

three point shooting? post scoring(love is one of if not the best post socrer in the league the last 5 seasons)? also allows us to get a center who can defend better/defend the pick and roll/anchor the defense.

there are benefits to love besides rebounding. He can give you the same point production brook can, with the benefit of spacing from your big. and i think its easier to put defenders around love and have a good defense then to do the same with brook.

you put RHJ and Whiteside(or a defensive center) next to love and you can still have a really good defensive front line. and loves 3 point shooting makes up fpr RHJ's.

you put RHj and Horford(or whatever defensive pf) next to brook and i dont think your defense is nearly is good and you dont have a 3 point shooter anywhere at F or Center.

not that we would be light years better with love or that love is much better then brook. he might not be better then brook at all. but i think with love, its much easier to find pieces that fit. he fits more into todays mold of a big.