We are not going to win a championship this year

[Claud]

Kyrie being a full time player down the stretch of the season would be HUGE for our aspirations.

In an ideal world, we get the whole crew after ASW

Kyrie/Curry/KD/Ben10/Aldridge
Patty/Cam/Kess/Drummond

would be my 9 man rotation to finish the season.
No more Brown, JJ, Carter, Blake etc. These guys play hard but they are bad. One of the reason we've lost 11 straight.
The only one I'd consider playing is Clax if one of LMA/Drummond is injured.

I can guarantee you Cam will be out of rotation pretty soon, thinking he'll play during PO is kind of wishful thinking.

Kess, kid making case for himself each game. I'm not sure how Nash going to use him. 3 and D guy that keep making plays... not sure here.

Blake will definitely going to be in rotation. Dude got his 3 pt percentage to 38% past month. Add the fact he's versatile player, he might start.

LMA, JJ and Dre will split rest of them min for match ups reasons.

With all that said, we need Adam's to loft mandate soon. Middle of the March can hurt us.

Cam has been killing it. His 3 ball has improved.
Kess is a 3&D guy.
Blake plays zero defense(Charges can only do so much, no rebounding/rim protection/pnr defense, etc)

[Claud]

Kyrie being a full time player down the stretch of the season would be HUGE for our aspirations.

In an ideal world, we get the whole crew after ASW

Kyrie/Curry/KD/Ben10/Aldridge
Patty/Cam/Kess/Drummond

would be my 9 man rotation to finish the season.
No more Brown, JJ, Carter, Blake etc. These guys play hard but they are bad. One of the reason we've lost 11 straight.
The only one I'd consider playing is Clax if one of LMA/Drummond is injured.

I see only 2 plus defenders in that rotation. That is a bottom 5 defense that won't make it past the 2nd round

Kyrie/KD/Patty compete at a high level on D although you wouldn't say they are defensive specialists.
Ben is all NBA defender.
Drummond is much better on D than Blake/Sharpe etc.

Curry/Cam/Aldridge are probably our worst defenders in my 9 player rotation.

[Hello Brooklyn]

Claxton has to be in the rotation.

He is elite defensively and fits our switching defense perfectly.

Whenever you have Aldridge in hes a big defensive liability. Which is why I think hes better off the bench in a limited role.

I frankly don't know what to do with Drummond. Hes an elite rebounder but can also be abused on defense.

Have to see how he plays I guess. Aldridge has also not been the same since the injury.

[NetsWorld]

Honestly I would be.

I'd rather just get some good role players around the Big 3.

I also think theres no shot we get either of those guys for 2 Sixers picks and rookies.

Eh... You don't know that, it's a players league and Portland pretty much gifted and made the Clippers better for next season. I wouldn't be surprised if come June/July they take that deal or Marks acquires more picks to sweeten the deal. You know when you see the breaking news logo of a Lillard to Nets on REALGM wiretap you will be salivating at it....Come on now.

Bro I promise Portland can do better than 2 Sixers picks, Joe Harris and Cam Thomas.

But we will see. I personally think Lillard or Mitchell are bad fits with Kyrie. Kyrie/Simmons is the perfect back court already.

If we add anything to me its elite 3 and D guys. That would complement our team much better than more of what we have.

Don't get me wrong, I'd be Ok with what you recommend as 3 and D is all we need.

[zimpy27]

Kyrie being a full time player down the stretch of the season would be HUGE for our aspirations.

In an ideal world, we get the whole crew after ASW

Kyrie/Curry/KD/Ben10/Aldridge
Patty/Cam/Kess/Drummond

would be my 9 man rotation to finish the season.
No more Brown, JJ, Carter, Blake etc. These guys play hard but they are bad. One of the reason we've lost 11 straight.
The only one I'd consider playing is Clax if one of LMA/Drummond is injured.

Center will be based on effectiveness/matchup.

-Its Blake or LMA. one of them will draw the short straw.
-Its Claxton, Drummond, or Sharpe... again all 3 i can see having a case for biggest impact.

Ben/KD/Claxton trio is a nightmare for opponents defensively... all have length and can defend 1-5. You can surround them With Kyrie/Curry and not have to worry too much about spacing.

The one benefit we have most teams dont, is that we have elite mid range shooters who can get their own shot. we saw this with KD/Kyrie last post season. its a huge advantage when defense tightens up and spacing goes away for KD to shoot over a double team for a mid range bucket or Kyrie create one off the dribble in traffic.

I see Blake being the best starting C for Simmons and I think Drummond gets the start for matchups on bigs. If Simmons can mesh with Drummond then that becomes the default. Griffins shooting numbers will improve with Simmons.

I'm not sure about why LMA was kept over Bembry.

[NetsWorld]

Kyrie being a full time player down the stretch of the season would be HUGE for our aspirations.

In an ideal world, we get the whole crew after ASW

Kyrie/Curry/KD/Ben10/Aldridge
Patty/Cam/Kess/Drummond

would be my 9 man rotation to finish the season.
No more Brown, JJ, Carter, Blake etc. These guys play hard but they are bad. One of the reason we've lost 11 straight.
The only one I'd consider playing is Clax if one of LMA/Drummond is injured.

Center will be based on effectiveness/matchup.

-Its Blake or LMA. one of them will draw the short straw.
-Its Claxton, Drummond, or Sharpe... again all 3 i can see having a case for biggest impact.

Ben/KD/Claxton trio is a nightmare for opponents defensively... all have length and can defend 1-5. You can surround them With Kyrie/Curry and not have to worry too much about spacing.

The one benefit we have most teams dont, is that we have elite mid range shooters who can get their own shot. we saw this with KD/Kyrie last post season. its a huge advantage when defense tightens up and spacing goes away for KD to shoot over a double team for a mid range bucket or Kyrie create one off the dribble in traffic.

I see Blake being the best starting C for Simmons and I think Drummond gets the start for matchups on bigs. If Simmons can mesh with Drummond then that becomes the default. Griffins shooting numbers will improve with Simmons.

I'm not sure about why LMA was kept over Bembry.

LA is a floor spacer whereas Bembry can’t shoot. LMAs midrange is deadly and near automatic

[zimpy27]

Center will be based on effectiveness/matchup.

-Its Blake or LMA. one of them will draw the short straw.
-Its Claxton, Drummond, or Sharpe... again all 3 i can see having a case for biggest impact.

Ben/KD/Claxton trio is a nightmare for opponents defensively... all have length and can defend 1-5. You can surround them With Kyrie/Curry and not have to worry too much about spacing.

The one benefit we have most teams dont, is that we have elite mid range shooters who can get their own shot. we saw this with KD/Kyrie last post season. its a huge advantage when defense tightens up and spacing goes away for KD to shoot over a double team for a mid range bucket or Kyrie create one off the dribble in traffic.

I see Blake being the best starting C for Simmons and I think Drummond gets the start for matchups on bigs. If Simmons can mesh with Drummond then that becomes the default. Griffins shooting numbers will improve with Simmons.

I'm not sure about why LMA was kept over Bembry.

LA is a floor spacer whereas Bembry can’t shoot. LMAs midrange is deadly and near automatic

So he's the backup spacer for Griffin? I suppose that makes sense with injury histories considered.

Still, Nets then have Drummond, Claxton, Sharpe. About 8 guys can play C on this team if you include Durant+JJ.

[Fallout_3]

This could age poorly.

[MrDollarBills]

This could age poorly.

Good.

[Prokorov]

I see Blake being the best starting C for Simmons and I think Drummond gets the start for matchups on bigs. If Simmons can mesh with Drummond then that becomes the default. Griffins shooting numbers will improve with Simmons.

I'm not sure about why LMA was kept over Bembry.

LA is a floor spacer whereas Bembry can’t shoot. LMAs midrange is deadly and near automatic

So he's the backup spacer for Griffin? I suppose that makes sense with injury histories considered.

Still, Nets then have Drummond, Claxton, Sharpe. About 8 guys can play C on this team if you include Durant+JJ.

Blake most likely is not in the rotaiton. he was out of the rotation prior to LMA/Claxton being hurt

[CalamityX12]

not a coincidence that the Nets started off strong or very well when Drummond started over Blake....