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EnySpree
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5/13/2008  12:08 AM
Nachbar Coveting A Role With The Knicks?

The Star-Ledger - 05/12 - 4:50 PM EST

Bostjan Nachbar is heading into free agency this summer and seems to be campaigning for a spot on the Knicks' roster with the arrival of his former Italian Coach Mike D'Antoni, according to The Star-Ledger.
Nachbar was an significant piece of D'Antoni's fast-paced offense for Benetton Treviso.
In their one year together, Benetton won the Italian League and the Italian Cup and made an appearance in the European Final Four.
"Who wouldn't want to play for Mike?" Nachbar said Sunday. "For me, playing with Mike again would be like a dream come true, honestly. But I'm extremely thankful for what the Nets gave me. As much as what Mike did for me in Europe, they did for me in the NBA."
"They totally helped me with redirecting my career and getting me going again, and I don't forget that easily," Nachbar added. "From that aspect, I do want to stay with the Nets, definitely. But then just over the river, having one of the best coaches in the NBA, and a guy who's not just a coach but my friend, that also is going to be a factor, too."
When the season ended for the Nets one month ago, both Nachbar and the organization expressed a desire to keep the forward in New Jersey.

Not sure if he is a restricted/unrestricted.....but he's one of my personal favorite players in the NBA. He's a damn good player in my opinion. He's not just some jump shooter. He will try to bang it aka dunk it on your whole team and he will and he has done it. Knicks need his talent dude is in the mold of a peja, or turkalou.....he's better than Vlad radmonovic. Maybe more like Rashard Lewis or Tim Thomas.

I'm biased cuz I'm a huge fan of the dude but he is worth a look.
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5/13/2008  12:12 AM
how do you say Rashard Lewis or Tim Thomas like those 2 players are even close to in the same league? lol sorry
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5/13/2008  12:26 AM
Posted by Elite:

how do you say Rashard Lewis or Tim Thomas like those 2 players are even close to in the same league? lol sorry

I'm just talking about style of play along with body type, etc. They are the same mold. I absolutely hate Rashard Lewis, btw......

So any comments on Nachbar or just the way I listed those players I mentioned?
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5/13/2008  12:30 AM
we don't need Nachbar & i wouldn't use up the MLE to sign him... if we're gonna use the MLE let it be to sign a shotblocker or someone who will defend in the frontcourt.
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5/13/2008  12:31 AM
we do need shooters. i don't really know nachbar's game too well other than that. we could use a shooter, so long as we didn't sign him to a ridiculous deal that went past 2010.

[Edited by - crzymdups on 13-05-2008 12:32 AM]
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5/13/2008  12:50 AM
Posted by TMS:

we don't need Nachbar & i wouldn't use up the MLE to sign him... if we're gonna use the MLE let it be to sign a shotblocker or someone who will defend in the frontcourt.

Too bad that player doesnt exist.
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5/13/2008  6:43 AM
I don't really care much one way or another about getting Nachbar, but this is another example of how players want to play for Mike. In the Beck article we read, "In a Sports Illustrated poll, D’Antoni tied with Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers as the coach players most wanted to play for. But his friendly demeanor is sometimes misinterpreted as the sign of an ineffectual leader." And in an earlier article, it was reported that the Bulls players were urging Paxson to sign Mike.

That does give us an advantage in recruiting players - specifically in the LeBron, Bosch, Wade stakes that could be coming up in a couple of years.
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5/13/2008  8:55 AM
Only problem is that Snackbar is a bum.
I mostly saw the first half of his career on Houston, where he was awful.
Now he's raised his game into bum category.
He's had exactly one good year (two season ago).
Last year he shot extremely Jamal-like percentages.
And what position does he play anyway?

My advice: like better players.

I might be willing to take a flyer on him for a very cheap short contract, or a sign and trade for a JJ. But really there are better options.
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5/13/2008  10:06 AM
Posted by BoDid:

My advice: like better players.

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5/13/2008  10:09 AM
Not too sure if bringing in Boston Snackbar is a good idea.
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5/13/2008  10:34 AM
Posted by K22:

Not too sure if bringing in Boston Snackbar is a good idea.

Why?

I have an argument as to why but guys would rather practice their dry insults.

Wilson Chandler is still here. He still hasn't proved anything and is going to be coming off an injury that didn't look too good at the end of last season.......the Knicks still have Jared and Q on the roster. It can be argued that the Knicks already have small fwds.

The Knicks have some huge contracts to get rid of and a small fwd my pop up outta that mix.......but I think Nachbar is definately an option. Not a cure, but at least someone that definately can come in and play a solid small fwd. When the dust settles after the initial moves the Knicks have an option at the very least.
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5/13/2008  10:47 AM
Nachbar has some nice hops. He has improved as a player. We could use him.
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5/13/2008  10:58 AM
Hey, a free agent actually came out and said he wanted to play for a NYK coach! Not for the money, but he likes the guy!!!!!!

This is a start guys. The guy is not even formally announced and while WetBar is not Lebron, it does represent a nice change!!!!

Imagine, a guy wants to play for a coach!!!!!!

He has a great rep in the league, let it happen!
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5/13/2008  1:16 PM
Posted by EnySpree:
Posted by TMS:

we don't need Nachbar & i wouldn't use up the MLE to sign him... if we're gonna use the MLE let it be to sign a shotblocker or someone who will defend in the frontcourt.

Too bad that player doesnt exist.

then do nothing... why use up payroll to sign a player we don't need? IMO if you wanna sign Nachbar, then you gotta have a plan in place to get rid of Jefferies' sorry butt.

[Edited by - TMS on 05-13-2008 10:17 AM]
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5/13/2008  3:56 PM
Posted by TMS:
Posted by EnySpree:
Posted by TMS:

we don't need Nachbar & i wouldn't use up the MLE to sign him... if we're gonna use the MLE let it be to sign a shotblocker or someone who will defend in the frontcourt.

Too bad that player doesnt exist.

then do nothing... why use up payroll to sign a player we don't need? IMO if you wanna sign Nachbar, then you gotta have a plan in place to get rid of Jefferies' sorry butt.

[Edited by - TMS on 05-13-2008 10:17 AM]

Well after hearing Donnie today, it looks as if there will be no free agent signings.
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5/13/2008  3:58 PM
Posted by EnySpree:
Posted by TMS:
Posted by EnySpree:
Posted by TMS:

we don't need Nachbar & i wouldn't use up the MLE to sign him... if we're gonna use the MLE let it be to sign a shotblocker or someone who will defend in the frontcourt.

Too bad that player doesnt exist.

then do nothing... why use up payroll to sign a player we don't need? IMO if you wanna sign Nachbar, then you gotta have a plan in place to get rid of Jefferies' sorry butt.

[Edited by - TMS on 05-13-2008 10:17 AM]

Well after hearing Donnie today, it looks as if there will be no free agent signings.

it may lead to more shrewd signings like giving Nachbar a portion of the MLE and sign him to 2yrs at $2M or something. other teams do this all the time. sigh.
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5/13/2008  6:21 PM
Posted by EnySpree:

Well after hearing Donnie today, it looks as if there will be no free agent signings.
did he give any hints about roster moves at all?

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5/13/2008  6:40 PM
Posted by TMS:
Posted by EnySpree:

Well after hearing Donnie today, it looks as if there will be no free agent signings.
did he give any hints about roster moves at all?

Not really, but he was firm with the whole not trading expirings for caca. He sounds like he is more inclinded to lateral trades, that's why I made that other thread. D'antoni doesn't know what to expect but he trusts Donnie will do right by him.
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5/13/2008  6:49 PM
thanks for the update... being on Pacific Time sucks when ur trying to keep up w/Knicks & Yankees stories.
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5/18/2008  8:06 PM
Posted by crzymdups:
Posted by EnySpree:
Posted by TMS:
Posted by EnySpree:
Posted by TMS:

we don't need Nachbar & i wouldn't use up the MLE to sign him... if we're gonna use the MLE let it be to sign a shotblocker or someone who will defend in the frontcourt.

Too bad that player doesnt exist.

then do nothing... why use up payroll to sign a player we don't need? IMO if you wanna sign Nachbar, then you gotta have a plan in place to get rid of Jefferies' sorry butt.

[Edited by - TMS on 05-13-2008 10:17 AM]

Well after hearing Donnie today, it looks as if there will be no free agent signings.

it may lead to more shrewd signings like giving Nachbar a portion of the MLE and sign him to 2yrs at $2M or something. other teams do this all the time. sigh.

try 8.
I'll never trust this' team again.
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