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I'd be interested to hear opinions of Nenad Krstic's game. Especially from Nets fans.
I'd be interested to hear opinions of Nenad Krstic's game. Especially from Nets fans.
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My memory of him was:
good offensive game in the post and from mid-range
ok rebounder
tough guy, not afraid of anyone
good offensive game in the post and from mid-range
ok rebounder
tough guy, not afraid of anyone
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He was my favorite player on the Nets. His offensive skills got better each year. He's got range out to about 18 feet. His defensive isn't bad. He won't stop shaq but always did a fine job against guys like Bosh and all.
Elbow is right, the guy wasn't afraid of anyone. I remember the year Miami won it all. Kidd and Krstic were the only guys that showed up every game the Heat knocked us around.
Elbow is right, the guy wasn't afraid of anyone. I remember the year Miami won it all. Kidd and Krstic were the only guys that showed up every game the Heat knocked us around.

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Is there any likelyhood that another team would match offer or have the ability to so.Just interested to know how each teams fans feel about adding nenad.
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london, I think the only team that has the right to "match" the offer is the Nets as I understand he's technically a restricted free agent. I'm not that close to the Nets situation, but I hear their owner is having financial difficulties, they have 15 guys on the roster, too many bigs already & they're shooting for 2010 cap space. Not likely they match. But then again, I said the same thing about the Jazz & CJ Miles.
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Preludepunk27 wrote:He was my favorite player on the Nets. His offensive skills got better each year. He's got range out to about 18 feet. His defensive isn't bad. He won't stop shaq but always did a fine job against guys like Bosh and all.
Elbow is right, the guy wasn't afraid of anyone. I remember the year Miami won it all. Kidd and Krstic were the only guys that showed up every game the Heat knocked us around.
Why did the Nets let him go?
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he got hurt and if i remember right then he struggled trying to come back and decided to go overseas.. someone correct me if im wrong
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to sum it up was sucking after he came back from his ACL injury
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NjNeTs1029 wrote:he got hurt and if i remember right then he struggled trying to come back and decided to go overseas.. someone correct me if im wrong
You are correct.

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Great. Another broken center. Just what they need. Oh well. We'll find out soon enough how well Presti's done his homework.
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Is there another team that would offer 1 player for 2 (or 2 for 3, etc...) to NJ to make it worth it for them to match?
I can certainly imagine the Nuggets doing something like Kleiza, Atkins, 1st for Krstic, Boone, which NJ might do if they could then send Atkins and a 2nd to ORL for their TPE, as was rumored.
Seems like the right to match K's contract should still count as an asset for NJ, despite the fact that only a handful of teams would want to add him with that contract -- and even despite the fact that NJ isn't one of them.
Or is it the case that if NJ matches, there's a trade restriction on NK like the one that just expired Dec. 15 for all the guys who signed this summer?
I can certainly imagine the Nuggets doing something like Kleiza, Atkins, 1st for Krstic, Boone, which NJ might do if they could then send Atkins and a 2nd to ORL for their TPE, as was rumored.
Seems like the right to match K's contract should still count as an asset for NJ, despite the fact that only a handful of teams would want to add him with that contract -- and even despite the fact that NJ isn't one of them.
Or is it the case that if NJ matches, there's a trade restriction on NK like the one that just expired Dec. 15 for all the guys who signed this summer?
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There would be a trade restriction on him.
It still wouldn't be the worst move, a decent young bigman signed to a 2 year, 5 mill a year deal are easy to move, if we signed him and kept him just this year, that would be the case.
I don't especially see it with the current financial situation of this team right now though.
It still wouldn't be the worst move, a decent young bigman signed to a 2 year, 5 mill a year deal are easy to move, if we signed him and kept him just this year, that would be the case.
I don't especially see it with the current financial situation of this team right now though.

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djthesonicsfan wrote:Great. Another broken center. Just what they need. Oh well. We'll find out soon enough how well Presti's done his homework.
I would be more than surprised if Krstic disappointed the Sonics.
Here's his 2006-2007 game log, right before he injured himself:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/gamelog?playerId=1719&year=2007
Short mix of him from before that year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq3sgHFZTRY
He was on pace for a 17/7 season and was still young and improving. The year after the ACL he just wasn't himself. He showed glimpses of what he had been and what he could be, but he just wasn't ready yet. He wanted money deserving of his past performance and teams were worried about his injury affecting his play, so he took a two year offer from Russia with a player option one year in.
He was one of the team's hardest working players. I would expect that he has gotten past his injury and regained form. I think the Nets should probably match the offer, and try to move a few other players.

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lurkingobeiscity wrote:djthesonicsfan wrote:Great. Another broken center. Just what they need. Oh well. We'll find out soon enough how well Presti's done his homework.
I would be more than surprised if Krstic disappointed the Sonics.
Here's his 2006-2007 game log, right before he injured himself:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/gamelog?playerId=1719&year=2007
Short mix of him from before that year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq3sgHFZTRY
He was on pace for a 17/7 season and was still young and improving. The year after the ACL he just wasn't himself. He showed glimpses of what he had been and what he could be, but he just wasn't ready yet. He wanted money deserving of his past performance and teams were worried about his injury affecting his play, so he took a two year offer from Russia with a player option one year in.
He was one of the team's hardest working players. I would expect that he has gotten past his injury and regained form. I think the Nets should probably match the offer, and try to move a few other players.
I have to agree as others said, his injury took his game away...we didnt see him recover in NJ to his 17 and 7 form, where he was aggressive, dunking and challenging shots...I wont say he couldnt make it back...but I think the Nets like Yi more at this point...we just havent gotten to the same juncture that we did w/ Krstic in regards to confindence and reliability...obviously its just the beginning w. Yi, an overseas player, still acclomating himself to the Nets and the NBA...
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Yi makes me miss (the old) Krstic though. That's for sure. My heart says just sign him and bring him back. My head says we don't wan tto be encumbered by a 3 year deal if he isn't right. Bah, bring him back anyway! Cut Ager, then make a trade to get a guard or swing player. Logic and Reasoning be damned!
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BigWil17 wrote:Yi makes me miss (the old) Krstic though. That's for sure. My heart says just sign him and bring him back. My head says we don't wan tto be encumbered by a 3 year deal if he isn't right. Bah, bring him back anyway! Cut Ager, then make a trade to get a guard or swing player. Logic and Reasoning be damned!
BigWill I hear ya man...Speedy and Rolly, and others were on this band wagon before it even got started...I finally was convinced of his potential when we entered that series vs Indian and then vs the Heat in the playoffs of the 05-06 playoffs, though some vanishing acts, he came up big if you look at 6 or 7 games there...I said if he continued to bring that into the 06-07 year we could be onto something special...during that season you saw his game take a jump to the next level... the last couple games before he gets injured that season, Krstic starts to really break out w/ some of his best career games, before its comes to a crashing end...
last year, you know the deal, spotty play that didnt resemble the guy we saw come alive before the dreaded injury...and that was the end of it for Krstic...
If some of you want to take a chance wth him on matching the offer, I dont blame you...but its very doubtful the Netsdo it...very slim at 3yrs/16mil...I would really be surprised...
(In an effort not to start another thread, back to my points on Yi)
Yi baffles me, but I remember how I felt about Krstic and this seems to be the same...I'll go out on the limb and say Yi has a shot at doing some things as well as Krstic and other things on the court even better than Krstic did in a Net uni...but that obviously remains to be seen...if you look at Yi's defense vs Dirk, it really wasnt all that bad...Last night, on the block, one of his two baskets came on a turn around base line jumper out of the post...When Yi does not hesitate, you can see his game come together...
One thing we must do with Yi, is drill him to death...and push his confidence...In the pregame, Vince even stated how he got a chance to talk to Yi while they were both on the bench during the Mavs game, and how Vince told him to stay active and confident with his shot...and that definitely helped...Yi cant be shy during his minutes...
Secondly, in practice, Yi needs to do some offensive drills consisting of close to the basket rebounding, which includes put back baskets...whether gathering the ball, pump faking and going up or just pure dunking drills...He's tall enough where he should be dunking the ball every chance he gerts...he has to shake that awkwardness around the basket as far layups and dunks...and become comfortable dunking the ball...
(In comparison to Yi, we went throught the same growing pains with Krstic)...even their hands, or lack of resemble one another...Krstic once had the same issue on catching the ball or losing control of the ball when moving toward the basket...Yi needs to focus more on this part of his game...Its definitely not his jumping ability, if you watch how he gets off the ground on defensive rebounds, its actually better than he does when under the basket...and that could be due to being worried about contact or mentally being worried about getting blocked...
Come on, 4 shots in 21min...unacceptable, the coaching staff needs to be all over this...
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Thunder fans, I honestly think that if Nenad Krstic is healthy and has regained his confidence, that you guys are getting a top 10-15 Center (as bad as that crop is in the NBA nowadays). Krstic was my 2nd favorite Net, behind Jason Kidd. Here's a breakdown of his game (and keep in mind this is the healthy and confident Krstic):
Strengths:
- Automatic from 18 ft in. He really was the best shooter, regardless of position (which includes Carter, Kidd, House at the time) that the Nets had. There were even rumblings that Nenad had range past the 3pt line, though we never saw it in games.
- Good footwork and post moves. He uses spin moves to the baseline, turn around jumper (which he mixes well with his up and under move, and the Hakeem-like up-fake, turn and hook with right hand move), and a developing running right handed semi-hook. Soft touch around the basket.
- As you can see from that last point, Nenad is an old-school center who likes to play in the post, even though he has a very good outside shot. Also, as some have said, he was our best player in that Miami series. Also, in our match-up against the Pacers, he too was our best player. In fact, he was soo good that our offense ran through him. We had Kidd, we had Carter, we had Jefferson, and our offense ran through Krstic (against Jeff Foster and Jermaine O'Neal even). And that included late in the 4th when the game mattered. And we won because of him. There were even times when he was really playing well that the Orlando Magic doubled him in the post. Yes, the Orlando Magic who had Dwight and Tony Battie (two good post defenders) sent help on Krstic. When his confidence is high, he really is that good offensively. Good passer too (not great passer, but good enough to know where double is coming from and who to get it to when it comes)
- Tough kid. Doesn't mean he's strong, but physically tough. He'll bang around with guys like Shaq and Okafor (in fact, his best games have come against Emeka IMO), even if he gets pushed around in those match-ups a bit. It won't be for lack of effort and trying.
- Works hard. First in the gym, last one to leave. And this was in a team with hardworkers such as Richard Jefferson and Jason Kidd. The kid loves to play hoops.
- Great, great, and I can't stress it enough, great kid. Everyone in the Nets organization loved him, and really hoped that he could turn it around after his ACL.
Now, before you call me a "homer" or you get ready to send him to the HoF, here are his weaknesses:
- Lack of aggressiveness. He's more of a finess player in the post, especially offensively. He rarely finishes with a dunk, which causes him to get blocked more often than not for someone his size, even by smaller guys than him.
- Lack of strength. He'll bang around, but he'll get pushed around, defensively and offensively. Keep in mind that this was before the surgery. Since then he's supposedly put on more weight and gotten stronger, so who knows what size/strength he'll be with the OKC.
- Mental toughness. This was the biggest thing that prevents him from reaching his full potential (and recovery from serious injury that he had). Perhaps not mental toughness, but more of self-confidence. He's such a nice kid and he's so humble that often, he doesn't realize just how good he is (or can be). That last line was by Richard Jefferson by the way, when he talked about Krstic a couple of years ago.
- Maybe this goes along with the lack of aggressiveness, but he's not a shotblocker. He might get you a block a game, but that's it. He is however, not afraid of getting in the way of ball handlers who are attacking the basket and take the charge. At one point, he led the Nets in charges taken, and that's when we had Jason Collins, who's career in the NBA became a reality because of his ability to set screens, take charges, and do the little things.
- Somewhat indecisive in the post. He has some tendencies at times to back his man down too much instead of making a move immediately after he catches the ball.
Anyway, I think that's a fairly good wrap on Nenad's strengths and weaknesses. If anyone has anything to add or correct, let me know. And for you Thunder fans (lmao, I just realized I said Sonics in the early part of my post, which I'll now correct), we wish Nenad all the best. You might even see me pop in here and there in your forum to check in on "Curly" (that's his nickname, which comes from his Serbian nickname "Krle" (spelling be damned)).
Strengths:
- Automatic from 18 ft in. He really was the best shooter, regardless of position (which includes Carter, Kidd, House at the time) that the Nets had. There were even rumblings that Nenad had range past the 3pt line, though we never saw it in games.
- Good footwork and post moves. He uses spin moves to the baseline, turn around jumper (which he mixes well with his up and under move, and the Hakeem-like up-fake, turn and hook with right hand move), and a developing running right handed semi-hook. Soft touch around the basket.
- As you can see from that last point, Nenad is an old-school center who likes to play in the post, even though he has a very good outside shot. Also, as some have said, he was our best player in that Miami series. Also, in our match-up against the Pacers, he too was our best player. In fact, he was soo good that our offense ran through him. We had Kidd, we had Carter, we had Jefferson, and our offense ran through Krstic (against Jeff Foster and Jermaine O'Neal even). And that included late in the 4th when the game mattered. And we won because of him. There were even times when he was really playing well that the Orlando Magic doubled him in the post. Yes, the Orlando Magic who had Dwight and Tony Battie (two good post defenders) sent help on Krstic. When his confidence is high, he really is that good offensively. Good passer too (not great passer, but good enough to know where double is coming from and who to get it to when it comes)
- Tough kid. Doesn't mean he's strong, but physically tough. He'll bang around with guys like Shaq and Okafor (in fact, his best games have come against Emeka IMO), even if he gets pushed around in those match-ups a bit. It won't be for lack of effort and trying.
- Works hard. First in the gym, last one to leave. And this was in a team with hardworkers such as Richard Jefferson and Jason Kidd. The kid loves to play hoops.
- Great, great, and I can't stress it enough, great kid. Everyone in the Nets organization loved him, and really hoped that he could turn it around after his ACL.
Now, before you call me a "homer" or you get ready to send him to the HoF, here are his weaknesses:
- Lack of aggressiveness. He's more of a finess player in the post, especially offensively. He rarely finishes with a dunk, which causes him to get blocked more often than not for someone his size, even by smaller guys than him.
- Lack of strength. He'll bang around, but he'll get pushed around, defensively and offensively. Keep in mind that this was before the surgery. Since then he's supposedly put on more weight and gotten stronger, so who knows what size/strength he'll be with the OKC.
- Mental toughness. This was the biggest thing that prevents him from reaching his full potential (and recovery from serious injury that he had). Perhaps not mental toughness, but more of self-confidence. He's such a nice kid and he's so humble that often, he doesn't realize just how good he is (or can be). That last line was by Richard Jefferson by the way, when he talked about Krstic a couple of years ago.
- Maybe this goes along with the lack of aggressiveness, but he's not a shotblocker. He might get you a block a game, but that's it. He is however, not afraid of getting in the way of ball handlers who are attacking the basket and take the charge. At one point, he led the Nets in charges taken, and that's when we had Jason Collins, who's career in the NBA became a reality because of his ability to set screens, take charges, and do the little things.
- Somewhat indecisive in the post. He has some tendencies at times to back his man down too much instead of making a move immediately after he catches the ball.
Anyway, I think that's a fairly good wrap on Nenad's strengths and weaknesses. If anyone has anything to add or correct, let me know. And for you Thunder fans (lmao, I just realized I said Sonics in the early part of my post, which I'll now correct), we wish Nenad all the best. You might even see me pop in here and there in your forum to check in on "Curly" (that's his nickname, which comes from his Serbian nickname "Krle" (spelling be damned)).
Bless the man if his heart and his land are one ~ FrancisM, R.I.P. 3/6/09
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great breakdown on Curly...and to add, I always felt he was a good jump shooter, but got into head games w. confidence...obviously this goes along w/ your thoughts on mental toughness...you could tell right away when he was thinking too much w. his shot...but at his peak as Net, he was able to take himself out of shooting slumps...
I'll definitely miss Krstic...I hope he's able to rejuvinate his NBA career in OKC...
I'll definitely miss Krstic...I hope he's able to rejuvinate his NBA career in OKC...
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jerseyjac wrote:great breakdown on Curly...and to add, I always felt he was a good jump shooter, but got into head games w. confidence...obviously this goes along w/ your thoughts on mental toughness...you could tell right away when he was thinking too much w. his shot...but at his peak as Net, he was able to take himself out of shooting slumps...
I'll definitely miss Krstic...I hope he's able to rejuvinate his NBA career in OKC...
Yeah, he's just the type of player you find difficult to root against on your team. He does so many very likeable things.
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Maybe I'm stubborn, but I'd match his offer sheet on principle. Just to let the other 29 teams in the NBA know that they can't "knock" our RFAs.
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