Comments on: CDR is Not Kobe Bryant

By: Antoine

Antoine — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:45:48 +0000

Lol, this can’t be serious. To think that CDR is slacking off just to prove a point is ridiculous.
Think about it, this is a professional league, not some middle school basketball team. NBA players are getting paid, and unless they’re Kobe Bryant, they know that playing poorly or displaying poor attitude could result in a disastrous impact on their career and their monetary fortunes (especially if you’re a 2nd-year, 2nd-round draft pick player.)
From what I see, most NBA players are not stupid enough to take a risk like that. Judging off the little I know about CDR (and his superior spelling abilities for an NBA player), he seems like a pretty smart guy that would not put his career on the line.

Really, the reason he’s not playing well is just because of his basketball abilities at the moment. He started off the season hot, but it won’t be several years before he can maintain that for an entire season.
Add to the fact that he is way too lean to be playing at the 3 and that he has been pushed off as a primary option on offense, and you get the struggling CDR of today.

By: Shea23

Shea23 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:50:08 +0000

Hey, Mark Wu JJ’s got game this year. refer to last night clutchness against the C’s. Last time I check Tyler was doing good too but I don’t follow the pacers much and I know he’s been up and down. He could be struggling right now for all I know but he’s his moments (probably against the nets anyway)

Beh CDR’s a little lost right now. I don’t think he’s not trying doesn’t seem like the sort of guy. But who knows? I’ve liked him from the start esp with that small contract and steal in the draft best thing we can do is lay off and hope he figures it out.

By: calling all toasters

calling all toasters — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:50:05 +0000

There's a term for a person who gives intense effort, bitches and moans about problems, and then stops giving any effort. Not to mention being preoccupied with intimacy(the marriage tweets)It's called borderline personality disorder, and you really don't want to have to deal with it.

By: Mark wu

Mark wu — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:16:31 +0000

@eastrutherfordslightlyoverweight great job basically summarizing the entire content of cdr’s twitter feed. Only thing left out is his tweets bragging about all these women wanting to marry him and how guys got his jersey for christmas. And of course all his hater tweets.

By: Mark Ginocchio

Mark Ginocchio — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:19:31 +0000

DJ – you win for saying this in your comment: “What else does he have todo when he’s feeling the recession and can’t feed his tigers. This guy might be found eaten by his own pets because he can’t afford to feed them.”

Seriously, I got nothing. You win.

By: DJ HeavyDuty

DJ HeavyDuty — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:06:01 +0000

I really don’t care about what the writers say. Yes they get to know these players and go to practice, but I’m paying to watch these horrible games. I have to pay 4 dollars a month to get yes network but they won’t broadcast games in FL, so I paid for NBA league pass. I watch everygame. Even the 30 point blowouts.
KiKi changed the offense when Yi came back. Period.
Not because the offense wasn’t working, he changed it to feature Yi. The players sense these things in pratice and in the game.
DH has hinted to this change as well as CDR.
You hear it more because CDR is on twitter.
What else does he have todo when he’s feeling the recession and can’t feed his tigers. This guy might be found eaten by his own pets because he can’t afford to feed them.
What is CLees excuse?
“I have an opportunity to showcase my talents” CLee said it this week and in training camp. Where is it?
So KiKi continues to reward players that deont earn a starting spot, how should the othe players feel? CDR is playing out of position, guarding bigger players, and getting knocked around in the paint.
If CDR was so bad why hasn’t KiKi taken him out of the starting lineup?

By: Manuel

Manuel — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:59:22 +0000

I like CDRs game. i dont think hes doggin it on the court just to stick it to the coach or the team. i honestly just think that hes not getting the ball in his hands enough on offense. Hes a scorer and that about it so we need to support his strength by giving him the ball and letting him make a play. I think Sebastian was right from the beginning of the season when he said that CDR should be the sixth man cuz he will be able to have the ball in his hands more often with the second unit cuz hes really the only one who can create his own shot

By: EastRutherfordSlightlyOverweight

EastRutherfordSlightlyOverweight — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:53:49 +0000

How does his play in October-December show that we need him? We sucked then too. Like Branch Rickey said, we can finish last with you, we can finish last without you.

Well no s*** they’re going to look at selective tweets. Do you expect them to observe every “I gots da world on mah back city a Deeeetroit on mah back gonna make some $$ imma smart guy i no how to handle da media always first in the gym always last out oh no i gots da damn flu yes yess!!!” tweet?

http://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/2010/01/mails_in_the_halfway_edition.html

“With regard to CDR, he still uses his code phrases when he voices his displeasure, and that’s fine — it’s getting easier to tune out. But it’s pretty obvious to me that he is playing to prove that they need him — not being aggressive, not looking for shots, going through the motions — and failing badly. That’s why I’d bench him.”

There’s your damn source

By: Mark Ginocchio

Mark Ginocchio — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:27:22 +0000

Both Al Iannazzone and Dave D’Alessandro have reported as such in their blogs this week. Go to their web sites and read them yourself, or click on the links in Nets on the Net.

By: MemphisSlim

MemphisSlim — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:14:48 +0000

“DJ – there are a number of outlets that are reporting that CDR is rubbing the FO the wrong way with his actions on and off the court.” (Mark Ginocchio)

Really? What are these “outlets” reporting FO problems with CDR? PLEASE CITE THEM. Otherwise, that statement is just your way of trying to legitimate your negative opinion of CDR and using this site to do so.

It’s totally hypocritical of you to say you’re “rooting for the guy” when you seize every opportunity to slam him. Careful your nose doesn’t grow.