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I like the idea of developing Cam over overpaying Hayward any day of the week. If anyone doesn't think he can average 14 this year in a starting role, they are mistaken. He's already a better defender than Hayward. I just do not like the idea of clamoring over a 30 year old player when you have one that can give the team 90 percent of what Hayward offers right now. Sure Hayward is the better passer and playmaker currently but it's not by some huge margin. Cam can develop into a player that surpasses him. I mean Haywards career high is 39. He's not amazing.

Let New York overpay for him. They want to field a team of forwards anyways

Yea. He has a few 16 to 18 ppg years in him. But he will be exactly what he was here that he was with the Celtics. High level 3rd option. Tatum and Browns star power outshineed him by a lot. He's good but not 30 mill per year good. My opinion tho.

If this was preinjury 26 year old Hayward I would be excited. I'm just kinda meh over him now.

Third. Trae and Collins are both better.

Would much rather go at Bogan hard.

This, man... I genuinely don't understand why this board wants to overpay a 30 year old with a rod in his leg coming off a contract year... It's like people don't learn.

Almost a 50/40/90 guy last year. Nice size for the position. Polished. I think what I like best is his defense. He can defend without fouling which is what Okongwu can do also. Schlenk definitely had a plan to improve this teams defense. His player comp is VanVleet/Brogdon which is about as good as it gets for a backup point guard prospect. Really like the fit here. Definite change of pace to Trae. I hope he gets a long look in camp because his kit is exactly what this team needs...

What is this infatuation with Hayward? People say no to Oidapo but yes to Hayward due to injury history? I just don't get it...

He's out

Did you watch the first game vs Memphis? Was the exact same shit lol

Hunter has been horrendous these last few games. Putting up a bagel

Lol true. They both go off on the Nets. Especially Cam.

Trae has the green light. As he should. On any team with Trae having the green light, he would be an all-star. He is a super special talent. That is one of the only good things that Pierce has done. Atkinson on the other hand, took a guy who was shunned, called a bust and put him in a position to become an all-star. A lot of it was DLos hard work but Atkinson put him in a position to win.

Strong ball movement offense with no off the ball action. Everyone sits in the corners when Trae has the ball with no one cutting to the basket. We run 2 plays. That elbow wing motion and high pick and roll.

Who was Bojan b4 Atkinson? Thad Young is solid but not a world beater nor close to an all-star.

A PnR ball movement offense? It's all high pick and roll! Either that or it's Trae iso. That's not a system that's working. There is no off ball action in this system and it's terrible.

Are you serious? That roster is terrible lol. Nets had no draft picks during the first 2 years. I explained the first year was a wash like all first year coaches. Year 2 is when DLo was acquired. Year 3 is when they balled. You might say hey, Pierce is in year 2 also, he should get one more year... My argument would be that there has been no growth with Pierce as a coach. No system. We only run high pick and roll for offense and switch on defense every possession. We just started to play a little zone but that is few and far in-between. Pierce hasn't shown anything that makes me think that he will improve himself. Atkinson actually draws up plays during timeouts. He actually adjusts the defense in game. Who was Joe Harris, Jefferson, Bojan b4 Atkinson? IJS, as a coach, Atkinson is established and proven he can win with subpar talent. He also is very point guard friendly and his teams rebound. It's what we need and definitely better than what we currently have.

What type of offense does Pierce run? Is their any structure to it? How about defensively? This team has zero structure after almost 2 freaking years! Kenny implied a system year 1 and got players to buy into it. At least there was leadership and actual coaching strategy!

First year always a wash with new coaches. They had no freaking talent on the team and had no cap room and we're still paying Joe Johnson, KG and Pierce. Also traded away all their picks when Boston fleeced them. Second year they acquired DLo and acclimated him to their system slowly. 3rd year, DLo was an all-star and made the playoffs with a bum ass roster. Year 4 they traded their all-star for one of the best players of all time but coming off a major injury. Kyrie wasn't available for most of this season. Still was a 7 seed b4 Kyrie ended his season for good. Listen, all I know is that Kenny got no named dudes to play well in his system. He didn't have much to work with. Here he would have young players to mold with high ceilings. He would get the most out of this roster.

DLo was acquired in the 2017-18 season. Took one year and DLo went from bust to all-star in the 2018-19 season. The 2019 season had major injuries from both of their stars. Kyrie isn't a fit in his system. Selfish player. Trae is the opposite of that. Even with those major injuries, they still were a 7 seed with backups in their starting rotation b4 Kyrie ended his season. I guarantee you this, if Kenny was here, Huerter would have been benched a month ago....

Hey, something I can agree with you on! He's always maximized the players he had. Who the hell were Dinwhittie, LeVert and Temple before Atkinson? DLo was a bust before he got in Kenny's system. Not sure why people think he isn't a fit here.

DLo had a super high usage rate with the Nets. I respectfully disagree bro.

DLo dominated the ball with the Nets. Had the ultimate green light. Why wouldn't Kenny do the same with Trae?

Why was DLo able to revive his career in this system then? He dominated the ball as much as anyone.