Nets on the Net: 9/28/09 Edition
Sep 28, 2009 Devin Harris, Lawrence Frank, Mikhail Prokhorov, Nets on the Net, Vince Carter
It’s no shock when another preview of the Nets lists them as a bottom feeder in the league, but it’s still worth noting that ESPN’s statistical guru John Hollinger has his preview up for ESPN Insider members. He too, thinks the Nets are going to be pretty bad – 24 wins bad – and says there’s “no chance” their season extends into the playoffs.
Al Iannazzone has five questions for the Nets at the start of training camp. Fred Kerber also looks at the state of the Nets as training camp gets under way.
France drops its prostitution charges against prospective Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov.
NBA Fanhouse lists Lawrence Frank as one of five NBA coaches on the hot seat this season.
Slam ranks Devin Harris as the 24th best player in the NBA.
Ball Don’t Lie has former Net Vince Carter as the #3 best shooting guard of the past decade.
The Albany Times-Union looks at Prokhorov’s ties to upstate NY.
Scouting Report: Keyon Dooling
Sep 28, 2009 Keyon Dooling, Scouting Reports
Name: Keyon Dooling
Position: PG/SG
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 196
Birth Date: May 8, 1980 (age 29)
Birth Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Number: 55
College: University of Missouri
Drafted: 2000, 1st round, 10th overall by Orlando
Experience: 9 season
Contract: $3.56 million in 2009-10
On offense:
Dooling proved that his solid 2007-08 season was no fluke by posting a career high in points (9.7) off the bench backing up Devin Harris and Vince Carter. After his 07-08 campaign in Orlando where he posted a career high in True Shooting (TS) percentage of 57.2, more than a 7 percent rise from the year before, ESPN’s John Hollinger cited such a leak in TS as a “red flag.” However, Dooling posted a 56.2 TS last season, good for 20th among all shooting guards who played at least 500 minutes last year. So the red flags should probably be lowered.
Second Helping: How CDR Compares
Sep 28, 2009 Chris Douglas-Roberts, Just For Fun
There seems to be a certain amount of buzz surrounding what kind of season Chris Douglas-Roberts could put together this year, with analysts like ESPN’s John Hollinger speculating he could become a 6th man scoring option for the Nets. This kind of attention is especially noteworthy when you consider that CDR was a second-round draft pick for Nets. The Nets have not historically reaped a lot of quality from their second-rounders. Sure, guys like Hassan Adams had a couple of good games their rookie season, but like Adams, many of them lasted only a year or two in the league, or never even made it onto the court in their NBA careers. So NetsAreScorching decided to look back at some of the Nets best second-rounders since the lottery era. By looking at this list, it appears that CDR could climb the ranks fairly quickly if he puts together a season like Hollinger predicts.
#5 Evan Eschmeyer – 2nd Round, 34th Overall, 1999
The 6’11” Center out of Northwestern University lasted only four seasons in the NBA, two of which were with the Nets before finishing his career in Dallas. He eventually retired before the 2004 season because of persistent knee troubles. He did start 55 games for the Nets in his two seasons in New Jersey, including 51 starts in 2000-01, though that also coincided with two of the worst seasons in recent memory for the team. In his second season, he did average a career high 3.4 points and 4.9 rebounds in 18 minutes of play. He had a defensive rebounding percentage of 20.5. The closest he came to a double-double in a Nets uniform was his last game on April 17, 2001, when he scored 12 points and grabbed 9 boards.