It is a good deal for the Nets because now they will have a front court of Nene and Lopez. Nene will probably be playing PF for them. Plus Deron Williams is still their PG.

I honestly think Lopez is pretty much trade bait at this point though.

AnubisADL wrote:Nene > Chandler

It is a good deal for the Nets because now they will have a front court of Nene and Lopez. Nene will probably be playing PF for them. Plus Deron Williams is still their PG.

I honestly think Lopez is pretty much trade bait at this point though.

That's absurd. I live in Denver and have had to put up with Nene's inconsistent and uninspired play for years. The consensus in Denver is that he's not worth the investment and is a cancer in the locker room. Good Luck Nets! They'll need it. The Nets panicked after they couldn't get Howard. Trust me Nene will be viewed as
a problem child in Net land sooner rather than later.

AnubisADL wrote:Nene > Chandler

It is a good deal for the Nets because now they will have a front court of Nene and Lopez. Nene will probably be playing PF for them. Plus Deron Williams is still their PG.

I honestly think Lopez is pretty much trade bait at this point though.

In which universe Nene is better than Chandler?

Can you imagine a front court of Nene and Lopez? They could be out-rebounded and out-played in the post daily. Chandler brings exactly what you need from a center, while Nene, not even a true center, brings none.

And to pay him 10mill or more than what we will pay Chandler?

Priceless

MSG3 wrote:Nene is not better than Chandler. His defense and rebounding are putrid.

Nene Hilario has more skills than Chandler and this isnt even debatable.

Nene can handle the ball and has some post moves. Chandler is ONLY defense, rebounding, and alley oops.

y2zipper wrote:

BigSm00th wrote:

y2zipper wrote:Nene is better and younger than Chandler, but Chandler is a better defensive player and rebounder and is a better fit for the Knicks. Nene is a better fit for the Nets because he's a better offensive player than Chandler and is a good tandem with Brook Lopez and Deron Williams.

"younger" by one month. they are the same age.

chandler is an elite rebounder and defender. nene isn't elite at anything.

chandler > nene

Again it's not by any significant margin and Nene is a good fit for the Nets because he can score from the frontcourt and they already have Lopez, who can defend and Rebound.

For his size, Lopez may be the worst rebounder and defender ever.

MSG3 wrote:

y2zipper wrote:

BigSm00th wrote:

y2zipper wrote:Nene is better and younger than Chandler, but Chandler is a better defensive player and rebounder and is a better fit for the Knicks. Nene is a better fit for the Nets because he's a better offensive player than Chandler and is a good tandem with Brook Lopez and Deron Williams.

"younger" by one month. they are the same age.

chandler is an elite rebounder and defender. nene isn't elite at anything.

chandler > nene

Again it's not by any significant margin and Nene is a good fit for the Nets because he can score from the frontcourt and they already have Lopez, who can defend and Rebound.

For his size, Lopez may be the worst rebounder and defender ever.

+1000000000000...

Nene however can provide some offense other than alley oops. One man isnt going to make us a defensive juggernaut. Denver 2 years ago look pretty dam good defensively. Im just saying.

We have seen what playing 4 on 5 does during Jefferies tenure here.

Oh and Im pretty sure we couldn't afford Nene.

Knicksfan wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Neither Nene or Chandler are worth their contracts.

Nene however can provide some offense other than alley oops. One man isnt going to make us a defensive juggernaut. Denver 2 years ago look pretty dam good defensively. Im just saying.

We have seen what playing 4 on 5 does during Jefferies tenure here.

Oh and Im pretty sure we couldn't afford Nene.

Size is always at premium prices, so you can't really say neither is worth their contracts, especially Chandler, who was one of the main reasons the Mavs went from perennial contenders to finally champions. Take Chandler away from that Mavs team and they don't win.

You keep talking about Nene's offense, but like NY, NJ doesn't need offense as much as defense, especially down low with horrible defender Brook Lopez.

Its funny you talk like Chandler like he is an offensive liability like Jeffries when he is FAR from that. The guy has improved consistently in his offense and brings a 10pts average from an already offensively powerful team to another offensively powerful team. Forgot we have Melo and Amar'e on the team?

And please, if we had wanted Nene as our #1 option, he would've been. His price is actually increasing to ridiculous levels only because the Nets no longer have Chandler, their #1 Free Agent option, available.

- Mavs won because Dirk went crazy in the playoffs.

- That is like saying the Heat dont need offense from the center position because they have Bosh, Wade, and Lebron. You ideally want to have offense from all positions other wise teams can trap and double team your scorers. I want the Knicks to be hard to guard.

- Chandler is an offensive liability because he has no offense outside of 3 feet from the basket.