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Stefanski Remains Optimistic Despite Setbacks

In a wide ranging discussion with season ticket-holders Saturday, GM Ed
Stefanski said he would like to see Vince Carter return to the team, hopes
the Nets can pick up an “athletic big man” in the draft, called Mikki Moore
and Boki Nachbar’s performances much better than expected or asked, admitted
Richard Jefferson is still not 100 per cent, praised the bench while agreeing
the starters “are not doing their job” and in general implied the team is
willing to give the “Big Three” another chance next season.

Taking questions after an opening statement, Stefanski told the 50 or so
ticket holders that he like they are disappointed in the way the team has
played, but said as the team official charged with looking at “next year,
as well as two, three, four years down the line” he remains an optimist.

Here are some of the highlights of the 45-minute session at the Nets
All-Access Club:

On This Season and Next:

"I’d like to see us with the Big Three healthy”, said Stefanski, adding
that a healthy Krstic playing with Moore, Boone and a draft pick would give
the Nets a lot of offensive power upfront.

He admitted what while the bench has been “terrific” with one of the
league’s best +/- ratings, the starters “are not doing their job closing
out games”. The Nets he noted were second in the league at holding leads
with six minutes to go last season and are 26th or 27th this season.

Stefanski defended Carter from his critics saying it’s “easy to say you
wants more” from Carter–”including me…I’m greedy”–sometimes “you
have to get others to go up a notch…it’s not always on Vince”.

On Vince Carter:

“Personally, I would like to sign Vince Carter,” said Stefanski. “He is
one of the best players in the NBA.” Stefanski said that if Carter opts out
of his contract, no team can pay him more money than the Nets and only three
teams have the money to sign him outright , but each has other issues that
could intervene. Stefanski noted that Orlando has enough money but would “
have to renounce the rights to Darko Milicic” to sign Carter…Charlotte “
has all the money in the world”, but they want to build a young team…
Milwaukee has “all the money in the world, too, but they have Michael Redd”.
Carter could sign a mid level exception deal, starting at a little more than
$5 million “but I can’t see that happening”. Stefanski also reiterated
the Nets could do a sign-and-trade and admitted the Nets have done contingency
planning for various scenarios.

Stefanski said that owner Bruce Ratner has given he and Rod Thorn permission
to “go over the luxury tax” to sign Carter and other players next season.

這是我第一次看到官方明確允諾將不在乎豪華稅
希望與愚人節無關
On Jason Kidd:

Kidd has had a “tremendous season” and that makes him and the organization
believe that he will be worth what the Nets will pay him over the next two
seasons–approximately $41 million. “We think he will give us what he is
worth”, he said.

On Richard Jefferson:

RJ hasn’t been right the entire season, and that includes now, post-surgery.
"He needs to get his timing and feeling back…it’s not yet the same RJ”.
Stefanski in particular noted that Jefferson is not as explosive as he should
be. Still, he is hopeful that before the regular season and playoffs are
over, he will be fine.
跟大家的觀察一樣,目前的RJ不是100%
On Nenad Krstic:

Everyone is “ecstatic” about Krstic’s recovery and rehab, that only one
tendon was effected and that he should be “100 per cent by June or July”
but would not play even if the Nets got to the “last game of the year”,
meaning the NBA Finals. Stefanski said he was looking forward to next year
to see what Krstic could do playing with Moore and Josh Boone.

On Jason Collins:

As Stefanski anticipated, many of the questions involved Collins’
ineffectiveness. Collins, he said, “is hurting. His knees are really
bothering him.” He can only play 26 to 28 minutes a game, which Frank
understands. In the off-season, “he’s got to get healthier”. Still,
Stefanski defended Collins and noted that he leads the team in +/- ratings.
這一段提到季票持有者對JC的無效率普遍具有共識
不過JC的膝蓋有傷.所以他依場只能上場26~28分鐘(好消息?)
至於+/-同樣也是用來辯護JC的一個主要理由
On Mikki Moore:

Stefanski called Moore “just outstanding”, citing both his on-court
performance and his work ethic. “He has played with nine teams so he could
have had an attitude,” said Stefanski, but he comes to work every day.
The Nets GM admitted that “in all honesty”, the Nets did not expect he
would be as good as he has been. He noted that Moore himself suggested to
Lawrence Frank that he do more “pick and pop” than the “pick and roll”,
citing his jump shooting. Frank challenged him to prove it “
and he did”. Without saying so directly, Stefanski strongly suggested the
Nets would try to re-sign him.

On Boki Nachbar:

Nachbar, like Moore, has played better “than we thought or asked” exceeding
the team’s expectations. Stefanski said he first saw Nachbar play “when he
was 15, 16 years old”. The question was “is he tough enough to be an NBA
player. Well, not only is he tough enough, he is good enough to be an NBA
rotation player”. He has become a threat from the outside and there are a
lot of players in the NBA who he has “posterized”.

On Eddie House:

The Nets wanted a shooter and House is that shooter. “We wanted an offensive
position guy” and got more, he said, praising House’s locker room demeanor
and leadership. He reiterated that House will be out three to four weeks and
that the concussion was so severe that House has no recollection of making
the two free throws he was awarded after the David Harrison foul. “Maybe we
should give Jason Collins and Josh Boone concussions before they take foul
shots”, he joked. Stefanski disagreed with Thorn’s assessment that the
foul should have been a flagrant, saying it’s what happens when “a 5′11〃
guy gets hit by a 7-foot, 250-pounder.”

On Cliff Robinson:

He has slowed down. “He IS 40 years old,” said Stefanski. The Nets were
badly hurt by his drug suspension during last May’s playoff series.
Particularly, he said that the loss of Robinson hurt Krstic’s play because
Robinson “had his back”. The Nets will evaluate his play the last 10 games
of the season and playoffs before making a decision on whether to bring him
back.
正在進行業績考核,可能被迫資遣
On Marcus Williams:

The Nets had him rated as high as 10th on their draft war room board and “
never thought he would fall to 22〃. They fully believed he would be gone by
14. “We have had glimpses” of what he could become, said Stefanski, which
he said was “a very good NBA player”. He cited the two games where Williams
put up 21 and 18 points in a quarter, but added that to become that very good
player had to play better defense and watch his weight.

On Josh Boone:

Calling himself a “big Josh Boone fan”, Stefanski said he was “very high
on him after his freshman year, high on him after his sophomore year and not
so high on him after his atrocious junior year”. The Nets saw him as a
player who can “run, catch and shoot” and any big man who can do that in
the Nets’ system “can fall into 8 points a game”. Stefanski admitted that
he had questioned Boone “harshly” about his “atrocious season” and Boone
promised that if the Nets picked him, “he would go after every rebound".
He has kept that promise, Stefanski said, while knocking wood. Boone, he said,
is always around the basket and that his ability to just get his hands on the
ball going for offensive rebounds “is a big help”. Boone needs to get
stronger, said Stefanski and strength and conditioning coach Rich Dalatri is
pleased with his progress, even after his torn labrum caused him to miss all
of the summer, preseason and the first month of the regular season
相信各位都看到他的承諾了,現在他必須證明自己

簡單的說Boone的成功與否是明年籃網能否問鼎的最重要關鍵(這一行是我自己加的)
On Hassan Adams:

“I’m a Hassan Adams guy”, Stefanski said. “I don’t know what his NBA
position is. I don’t even know if he has an NBA position, but he will knock
your head off and I like guys like that.” Stefanski added however that Adams
makes a lot of rookie mistakes and “has to work real hard this summer on his
offense” if he is going to get bigger minutes. “He needs a better shot”.
本季已被發卡,夏(下)季再努力
On Mile Ilic:

Stefanski sounded the least optimistic discussing Ilic, calling him a “
project” and worse, an “experiment”. Critical to his success, said
Stefanski, is what he can do in the summer league and preseason. He has
made progress in getting stronger, he noted, but questioned whether he can “
pick up the pace” of the game.

On Antoine Wright:

After being reminded that he hadn’t discussed Wright, Stefanski noted that
Wright had been hitting his shot a lot better in the last few games (and this
was before the Sixer game).
近期進攻已有加強
On the NBA Draft:

Stefanski once again said the team was looking at “athletic big men” in the
draft but could not discuss the prospects because league rules prohibit it,
listing the various GM’s who had been fined for doing so by the league in
recent weeks. He said he had been in China looking at “an athletic big man”
but wouldn’t even mention Yi Jianlian by name.
意見聯?就是填意見的表格
Stefanski said he was not discouraged by the fact that the Nets have only one
pick, a first rounder, this season, compared to three last season. He said if
the team already is integrating several younger players into the system.
However, he said that if the team “really wanted someone” in the second
round, they could try to acquire a pick by buying one. He also revealed that
the team “tried like hell” to buy a second round pick in the 2005 draft,
because they wanted to take Monta Ellis. The Nets had the 43rd pick in that
draft, taking Ilic. The Warriors took the high-scoring guard with the 40th
pick. Stefanski also said the draft is so deep that the Nets might able to
find talent in those who are left undrafted.

The Nets’ GM also disclosed why the Nets sold the rights to Kyle Korver to
the Sixers on Draft Night 2003. “We didn’t have a roster position” and
that it had nothing to do with Korver’s talent, just that the there was no
room on the roster for him. “Obviously, we would like to have Kyle Korver
right now.”

Stefanski also said that he has used his overseas travels to scout free
agents as well as draft prospects on foreign rosters. He said that the
success Toronto has had with Jorge Garbajosa, Anthony Parker and Jose
Calderon “did not surprise us” and that the Nets couldn’t have signed
Garbajosa or Parker because of financial reasons. The Nets did however look
at a foreign big man before trading for Moore, he admitted, but declined to
say who. (It is known that the Nets worked out Maceo Baston of Maccabi Tel Aviv
last summer before he signed with the Pacers.)

要求球隊薪資超過豪華稅絕對不是球迷的無理取鬧
球隊的擁有者已經下達明確指令,相信這可以讓多數的球迷感到安心
但是Boone如果不成器,明年即使留下所有人我還是不看好總冠軍的可能
相反的,如果Boone是可造之材,明年的籃網確實精采可期,我認為有進軍冠軍賽的可能
還是希望Frank可以給Boone多一點機會,讓Boone證明自己到底值不值得期待

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