All Time Nets
July 8, 2008
With Malice, a big time Lakers fan recently posted his All-Time Lakers team and I thought it would be fun to make my own all time Nets team. I think other bloggers are also making their own all-time teams and I can’t wait to see their line-ups. Without further delay, I present to you my All-Time Nets team.
Starting five:
PG: Jason Kidd
SG: Drazen Petrovic
SF: Julius Erving
PF: Buck Williams
C: Nenad Krstic (lack of options)
Bench:
Vince Carter
Nate Archibald
Kenyon Martin
Rick Barry
Richard Jefferson
It was pretty hard filling up the positions especially the center spot. I think there’s really a scarcity in talented big men that played for the Nets in the past. Though Krstic is a pretty decent center, I don’t really feel that he deserves to be up there as an all-time great Nets player. His name is actually there just to fill up the center position.
I was thinking of putting Derrick Coleman and Keith Van Horn on the list but decided they weren’t really big part of the Nets. Coleman had too much off-court issues and Van Horn was inconsistent for most parts of his career. The two of them are can be considered to be part of the all-time team, but as of now, they are just for consideration.
I guess my Nets are not as talented as Redsarmy’s All-Time Celtics of With Malice’s All-Time Lakers, but that’s fine with me.
My team will probably get trampled upon by the other all-time greats, but I don’t really care. I had fun doing this and I know bright future is ahead of my New Jersey Nets.
Other sites who participated in this mini-event:
-fouledout





July 8, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Vince Carter is a far superior basketball player to Drazen Petrovic.
July 8, 2008 at 5:09 pm
How dare you slight Mike Gminski, not to mention Yinka Dare. I’m offended, and I’m not even a Nets fan.
July 8, 2008 at 9:25 pm
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July 9, 2008 at 12:51 am
Enjoyed seeing an all-time Nets team. Old enough to remember the ABA and a lot of the players they had prior to the merger. Brought back some memories. Sad to see Kidd, Carter and Jefferson broken up now – if they only had a big man during all that time they might have stolen at least one title.
July 9, 2008 at 12:50 pm
@ DMtShooter
sorry man, but i have a limited knowledge about the nets players especially during the ABA years.. but thanks for pointing that out..
@ Sportsattitude
that’s what i’ve been praying for man, for them to have a decent big man who can rebound, defend and block shots, but sadly, it didn’t happen.. but i’m still hopeful.. i know bright future is ahead of my nets..