What do you all think would be the best free agent for us to (realistically) sign?
I'm actually starting to think that we should play Jefferson and the 2, Garnett at the 3... and then sign Rodney Rogers to split time at the 4 with Aaron Williams.
Rogers would help provide the Nets with some more outside shooting, because trading Kittles and Van Horn would definately weaken our 3-point shooting.
Garnett is athletic enough to guard any 3, and Jefferson is athletic enough to guard any 2. Having a lineup of Kidd/Jefferson/Garnett/Rogers(Williams)/McCollough(Collins) would allow us too:
1) Have a great rebounding team, which would help in the running game... and even though we'd lose Kittles/Martin (arguably the two biggest parts of our running game last year), Garnett/Jefferson are easily athletic enough to be the #1 and #2 options of the running game.
2) Garnett seems to prefer (at least from what I know/heard) to play the 3. It also protects his body from the banging that he'd have to go against in guarding 4s.
3) It gives us mismatches at the 2 and the 3. Garnett is too big for almost any 3 to guard, and Jefferson is too big for a lot of 2s to guard.
Just some thoughts... I'm hoping the Garnett trade happens, followed by a signing of Rodney Rogers (who I'm sure would be very happy in Jersey playing with Kidd again). The great thing about having Garnett and Jefferson, would be that they can play at either the 2/3, 2/4, or 3/4, allowing us to sign the free-agent that we think is the best talent to go along with our team, regardless of position.
I'm actually starting to think that we should play Jefferson and the 2, Garnett at the 3... and then sign Rodney Rogers to split time at the 4 with Aaron Williams.
Rogers would help provide the Nets with some more outside shooting, because trading Kittles and Van Horn would definately weaken our 3-point shooting.
Garnett is athletic enough to guard any 3, and Jefferson is athletic enough to guard any 2. Having a lineup of Kidd/Jefferson/Garnett/Rogers(Williams)/McCollough(Collins) would allow us too:
1) Have a great rebounding team, which would help in the running game... and even though we'd lose Kittles/Martin (arguably the two biggest parts of our running game last year), Garnett/Jefferson are easily athletic enough to be the #1 and #2 options of the running game.
2) Garnett seems to prefer (at least from what I know/heard) to play the 3. It also protects his body from the banging that he'd have to go against in guarding 4s.
3) It gives us mismatches at the 2 and the 3. Garnett is too big for almost any 3 to guard, and Jefferson is too big for a lot of 2s to guard.
Just some thoughts... I'm hoping the Garnett trade happens, followed by a signing of Rodney Rogers (who I'm sure would be very happy in Jersey playing with Kidd again). The great thing about having Garnett and Jefferson, would be that they can play at either the 2/3, 2/4, or 3/4, allowing us to sign the free-agent that we think is the best talent to go along with our team, regardless of position.