[aznzen]

rod thorn doesnt seems to have a grasp of idea that keeping the core of rj,vince and kidd is useless.

i think they should rebuild....and you should too.


so whats going to be your blueprint for success?

[Jizzy]

trade Kidd, trade Carter. tank the year, draft DeAndre Jordan or Beasly. if they get a pick in return for Kidd or Carter, draft OJ Mayo (dont like his game but we would need scoring, even tho it may be in the low percentiles).

rebuild around Marcus, RJ, Wright, Sean, Krstic, OJ, DeAndre.

OR/and if they get enough caproom by trading Kidd and Carter, sign Emeka Okafor this offseason.

still would be a bad team but would be fun to watch the young kids develop. Oh and FIRE LAWRENCE FRANK

[SeaNet]

You've got to wait until you get right up against the trade deadline to get a reasonable offer, but the time has come to trade Kidd. If you can get one young player you think can be part of the long term solution, you take it, along, hopefully, w/ some expiring or short deals. Vince is the tougher one, IMO. He's got to go, but you just signed him to a 4 year deal. His value has got to be bottomed out at this point. Wish they had traded Kidd last year at the deadline. Then Carter would be gone and the Nets would be well on their way to rebuilding. This team isn't just bad, its unwatchable.

It is unfortunately apparent on the court that they are done playing w/ each other. Its been 4 years and there's been no solution to the big man crisis created by Kenyon's departure, and I think that Kidd, RJ and VC are sick and tired of playing wo/ any help inside. The team just doesn't look like they want to play w/ each other any more. If Krstic was healthy, and Frank was willing to let Boone and SWill play through their mistakes, they wouldn't be contenders, but they might be entertaining. But Frank is a ****ing idiot and he starts 2 10th men at C and PF instead, because Boone and SWill make game plan mistakes. OF course they make ****ing game plan mistakes, they are young players. That's what young players do. They also happen to be the only 2 bigs on the roster capable of making a play in the paint. So, it goes wo/ saying, that Frank needs to go to.

I expect Kidd to be gone at the trading deadline, but I expect Carter and Frank to remain. And I expect the team to suck just enough to not have the opportunity to get the types of players in the draft that they would need to make another run at respectability.

[garnett]

Trade off Kidd and Carter for draft picks and/or young players. What other way is there really.

[CaliCool]

I didn't get the chance to watch many Nets game (was able to vs. Clippers) and I was just wondering why the big men of Nets are coming out of nowhere. First, Sean Williams emerging then not playing the last two games!? Secondly, Josh Boone getting the bulk of minutes. I agree with SeaNet here, why the hell is Collins starting?

Things won't be easier for them tomorrow versus Cleveland.

[jokeaward]

Here's how to rebuild the Nets: do nothing and run your big three 45 minutes per game. They'll either get it done or they'll get injured and this season goes down the drain but the team can possibly draft Beasley, Gordon, etc.

[luther]

I don't think they're as bad as they seem right now. Honestly, I'd probably try to move Carter, but that's it. And if I didn't, I wouldn't panic. Marcus Williams and Nenad Krstic will eventually come back healthy and contribute to an already pretty talented team that might not be playing as a cohesive club now, but have done so before.

The reason I say I'd be ready to deal Carter is that I just don't like him and his history of quitting. Maybe a team like Charlotte would want him as a former local favorite and a scorer. If you could somehow deal Carter, Josh Boone and a future 1st for Gerald Wallace and Emeka Okafor, I'd do that. An Okafor/S. Williams/Krstic frontcourt is pretty good in different ways (muscle, shot-blocking, skill-offense, respectively). Wallace would be like a Kenyon Martin only from the other wing spot across from Jefferson, and would make a perfect running mate for Kidd.

And speaking of Kidd, how could he not love Wallace? I wouldn't deal him because he doesn't have much time left, and there is a built-in replacement in M. Williams. I'd try to deal with him quietly and respectfully, offering him the right to work for a deadline-deal to the team of his choice next year (assuming it could be reasonably worked out) or to become an unrestricted free agent after next season, when I would turn the keys over to Williams. Only if he really became a problem would I hasten any deal of Kidd.

Granted, my dream deal above isn't going to happen--Charlotte would have to be even dumber than they seem to be to do it. But hey, it's a dream world, here. Rebuilding on paper is simple.

[futuristxen]

Trade Kidd to Cleveland for Larry Hughes and Eric Snow.

Oh wait. How to rebuild the Nets? Ha.

[O2K]

the best way to rebuild in my opinion is complete tanking. especially in a deep draft. Even if you don't get a top 3 pick, a top 5 or a couple years of the top 10 usually works. But you have to draft correctly. It's very hard to rebuild via free agency and trades due to salary issues.

[luther]

Originally Posted by O2K

the best way to rebuild in my opinion is complete tanking.

I disagree for two reasons. One, losing begets losers. And two, it isn't even foolproof: ask the Pitino Celtics and their tanking for Duncan...er, Chauncey Billups, on whom they gave up after half a season.

[HB]

There's no way to properly rebuild the Nets