this is weird, cause he seemed to be like the consumate pro, taking care of his body... which is strange cause I think he didn't miss so many games except for his elbow if I'm not wrong.

Not that I am laughing but ha ha... He was oft injured in Atlanta, and in Portland. There has always been rumors that there was something wrong with him that cause him to miss games unsuspecting like. But riddle me this how in the world did Carter or Alzono pass the Nets physical. I agree with Bonn I think it is a negogiating ploy by the Nets to try and get something extra ala NY did with Q.

Posted by simrud:

This is really strange. I mean even if he does have some kind of injury to his knee, so what?

Unless its career ending, and I just can't see how some non game related out of the left field injury can be, how does this prevent the Nets from signign him?

The only thing I can think of is that they want his contract insured agaisnt the knee or something like that.

Exactly, I think it is just a ploy to get something else. SAR injuries are no secret and hasn't prevented him from putting up all-star type numbers.

Their already getting at quite a discount relative to his value. I doubt this is much of negotiating ploy.

Posted by HARDCOREKNICKSFAN:

Oh, yes, I love it. One of my Nets fan friends was emailing and IM'ing me talking all this smack about the SAR deal, but it abruptly stopped yesterday. I guess this is why.

I guess Rod Thorn isn't as shrewd as the hype would have one believe. GOOD. I get sick to my stomach hearing people give the Nets props about anything. Let their asses suffer.

Too bad SAR's knee couldn't hold up until AFTER the deal was signed.

You have a friend who is a Net fan. Man, I feel for you. I think you can treat that with penicillin.

Seriously, I think they are kicking themselves in the head right now. Their plan B just signed with Houston. What is the supposed S&T consist of anyways? Who are involved in the deal? Maybe they are trying to get Darius Miles as well.

[Edited by - NYKBocker on 08/05/2005 10:46:22]

Posted by Marv:

so who do they have at PF? The great Scalaweenie walked. 38 y.o. Uncle Cliffie? Collins? Ha! Maybe they want to talk to us about Mo Taylor?

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

If they talk to us they would want a guy who run and jump. They would want JYD.

mo for the trade exemption + cash?

Posted by djsunyc:

mo for the trade exemption + cash?

sounds good. I'd do that deal, then LMAO at the Nets fans I know.

http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/26727.htm

'I DON'T WANT TO BE A NET'

By LENN ROBBINS

The Nets have bigger problems than the condition of Shareef Abdur-Rahim's right knee. The team's handling of medical concerns growing from his physical have alienated the power forward to the point where he on longer wants join the team.

"Right now I don't feel I want to be a Net," Abdur-Rahim told The Post last night by telephone.

"I can go somewhere else and play my career out. This is not an emotional thing. I've got to stand up for myself."

When the Nets announced on Thursday that their deal with the Trail Blazers for Abdur-Rahim had been put on hold, the 6-foot-9 power forward said he understood the franchise was doing it's due diligence.

But when the situation wasn't resolved by yesterday and Abdur-Rahim was overwhelmed by phone calls from concerned friends and family saying they had read newspaper and Internet accounts of him failing his physical, he became more upset.

By 8 o'clock last night, Abdur-Rahim had yet to go out and celebrate his fifth wedding anniversary. He was on the phone discussing his options with his agent, Aaron Goodwin, and telling The Post how disenchanted with the Nets he had become.

"At this point I feel they're doing me a disservice," said Abdur-Rahim. "Look at my history. I've never missed a game because of my knees. They could have asked the team that drafted me [Vancouver] or any of the teams that have traded for me [Atlanta, Portland]. Instead, they're putting it out there like I failed the physical and I'm damaged goods.

"I don't want to be there," continued Abdur-Rahim. "We can just part ways and I'll find another situation where I'll have to do some damage control."

Abdur-Rahim doesn't have the power to stop the deal, but as Goodwin pointed out, "If you were the Nets, why would you bring in a player who no longer wants to be there?"

The Nets had a news conference scheduled for Thursday morning to introduce Abdur-Rahim, but an MRI found scar tissue in his right knee resulting from an injury he suffered in high school. He underwent arthroscopic surgery in 1993 and has never missed a game in college or during his nine-year NBA career because of a knee injury.

But because the Nets are investing $38 million and six years in Abdur-Rahim, they put the trade on hold.

Net President Rod Thorn never said Abdur-Rahim failed the physical - rather that the team had a concern.

"We're trying to gather all the information and make as informed a decision as we can," Thorn told The Post last night. "It's something that came out of the blue. It's something that we were not at all aware of."

A source told The Post the Nets sent copies of the MRI to three of the most prominent sports orthopedic surgeons in the nation - Dr. David Altcheck, Dr. Russ Warren, the Giants' team doctor, and Dr. James Andrews, who pioneered what is now known as Tommy John surgery.

Goodwin told The Post on Friday that Altcheck agreed with the power forward that the condition is not one for concern. The Nets agreed to send a 2006 protected first-round lottery pick and the team's $4.9 million trade exception to Portland for Abdur-Rahim.

The Nets have until Friday to complete the deal.