Andray Blatche, Reggie Evans Pushing Brook Lopez in Brooklyn Nets Practices - Basketball Forum : Professional and College Basketball Forums

**Basel** · 11-15-2012, 08:45 AM

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If the Nets are to succeed at the level they hope to, they will need an All-Star level season from Brook Lopez. Toughness is part of what they need from him.

The Nets did two things for Brook Lopez this off-season: they signed him to a four-year, $60.8 million contract and signed two bigs to challenge him in practice: Andray Blatche and Reggie Evans. Lopez has admitted the two have been "beating him up" regularly.

Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today profiles Lopez on Thursday and writes that the addition of two talented (in different ways) bigs has pushed the Nets' seven-footer in ways he wasn't pushed in his first four seasons, all of them losing. "He's had to raise the level of his practice habits because of the competition," Avery Johnson said, hinting Lopez hasn't always had the best practice habits.

Said Evans: "I've been telling Lopez I can't settle for nothing less but the All-Star game for him this season. I make practice tougher on him so the game is easier. I don't cut no slack with him. I'm holding him. I'm banging with him."

http://www.netsdaily.com/2012/11/15/...-brooklyn-nets

This will only make him better. Now they just need to teach him how to rebound.

**R-Star** · 11-15-2012, 08:46 AM

Can they come teach Roy Hibbert some stuff when they're done with Brook?

Mr. Hobbes · 11-15-2012, 10:40 PM

Evans will teach him to box out, but Blatche? When was the last time Blatche made something better?

That is, unless you're a strip club owner and you want a pro baller's endorsement.

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Mr. Hobbes Legend Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 19,469 Rep Power: 21474863	Re: Andray Blatche, Reggie Evans Pushing Brook Lopez in Brooklyn Nets Practices Evans will teach him to box out, but Blatche? When was the last time Blatche made something better? That is, unless you're a strip club owner and you want a pro baller's endorsement. __________________ don't edit me bro

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