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Good news for the dutch guy!!!
But I do feel sorry for Nene and Kiki.
then Nuggets get beat @home in 2nd game of season, 0-2, by Kobe's jumper with 0.6 remaining in OT.
Good news for the dutch guy!!!
But I do feel sorry for Nene and Kiki.
it wont happen again.........Karl is back next game and will get our guys into a proper rotation and rhythm....
i never realised till now how much a coach can screw a team up, Brooks sucks
Don't be so hard on one of your own.
That way it will be a looooooooooong season bro.
You just lost to the best team in basketball and not even George "Cry me a River" Karl could have done anything to prevent that from happening.
Didn't Nene just turn down an extension offer by the Nuggets? If his injury turns out to be limiting even after rehab the Nuggets will have dodged a bullet.
But regardless, Nene's value as a free agent will have gone down and that sucks for him as a player. Just shows what a chancy thing a player's health is in the NBA.
an article from last week:
Nene, Nuggets no closer to deal
Power forward isn't expecting extension by Monday deadline
By Aaron J. Lopez, Rocky Mountain News
October 25, 2005
They were the kind of plays that make NBA executives drool in dollar signs.
Displaying the footwork of a Chicago cast member, Nene spun underneath the basket and gently laid the ball through the hoop.
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A few minutes later, he stole the ball near the top of the key and led a fast break the other direction.
In a half-court set, Nene weighed his options in the low post and fired a one-handed pass to Andre Miller on the opposite side of the court for a wide-open jump shot.
It should be noted the series of plays came near the end of practice Monday, but it summed up Nene's potential value as he prepares to start down the path that all perspective free agents dream about: the contract year.
With less than one week remaining for the Denver Nuggets to sign Nene to a contract extension, it appears the fourth-year power forward will become a restricted free- agent in the summer.
The deadline for negotiating an extension is Monday, and there has been little movement between the Nuggets and agent Michael Coyne.
"I know my price," Nene said. "I know my price. I know I'm going to do good this season."
When it comes to 23-year-old, 6-foot-11, 260-pound forwards who can run the floor and move people out of the low block, it is a seller's market.
Nene has taken out an insurance policy against injury in the event he plays out the final year of his Nuggets deal. He said Monday he does not expect to sign an extension in the next six days.
Nene, who has averaged 10.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in his first three seasons, is believed to be seeking a deal similar to the six-year, $64 million contract Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert signed in July.
Dalembert has averaged 6.9 points and 6.6 rebounds in three seasons. He spent 2002-03 on the injured list.
"Nowadays, they're letting anybody get big money on the free- agent market," Nuggets center Marcus Camby said. "Nene's probably the best running big man we have in this league. Regardless, he going to get paid, either here or from somebody else."
Before worrying about his contract, Nene is trying to find some consistency on the court.
A strained right hamstring limited him through the first two weeks of training camp, but he has looked good in the Nuggets' past three preseason games, averaging 9.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in 22.3 minutes.
"He's not there yet, but he's a big guy for us that takes up a lot more room in the middle than anybody else on our team, and we need him to be healthy and ready to go for the regular season," coach George Karl said.
Assistant Adrian Dantley, who has worked closely with Nene since 2003, has been pleased with Nene's preseason performances and believes he can be among the league's top rebounders on a per-minute basis.
"Everybody always thinks he can do better than what he's doing, but he's progressing just fine," Dantley said.
Nene said the hamstring is back to normal, but he still needs to improve his conditioning. He and the Nuggets have one more week before their opening game, against the defending champion Spurs in San Antonio.
"If you talk about defense, it's good, but offense, I need confidence," Nene said.
"I'm in shape, but I want a little bit more. I want to be fast. I'm not slow, but I want more. I want to run. I want to do a lot."
The Nuggets would like to see Nene at full strength and full speed. The lure of a big contract often brings out the best in professional athletes, and his trade value would be enhanced by strong numbers.
"It helps me as a coach," Karl said. "I think, in general, there's a better focus. I think there's an upswing (in performance)."
INJURY UPDATE: Kenyon Martin was limited in practice because of soreness in his surgically repaired left knee, but Camby looked strong after missing the past five games because of a sore left foot.
"I was surprised (Martin) didn't practice, but he's just being real cautious," Karl said. "He feels some tendinitis developing. He's going to have to learn how to cope with it.
"We've kind of had an injury history since I've been here. We need to conquer that. That's not how you get better. Practice is where you get better, and we've got to have that at ude."
Also, swingman Bryon Russell had his sprained left knee examined, but results were not immediately available. Russell is among five players seeking the final spot on the Nuggets' 15-player roster.
Because of injuries, the Nuggets have not made any cuts during the preseason and still are carrying 19 players. That could change today or Wednesday.
"I'm not a big cut guy," Karl said. "I don't like cuts."
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Did Earl Watson play at all in the last two games?
You would thing Brooks would have tried to do something to stop guys named Parker from abusing his team.
I thought it was season ending as soon as I saw the replay. At first I thought maybe he and Tim had hit knee-to-knee, but then after seeing the replay there was no contact which is actually a bad thing in that situation.
Poor guy, that's unfortunate.
thats the crazy thing, the nuggets have arguably the best defensive PG in the league on the bench and he isnt used. It has made us all very mad and curious........im sure Karl will play him on friday
I heard he was banged up before the Spurs game and wouldn't play, maybe he's just not healthy.
I think Marv Albert said he had a hamstring problem in one leg and a knee problem caused by the hamstring in the other.
Maybe he ended up hurting his knee against the Spurs becuase he was overcompensating for the hamstring.
i heard somewhere he had a small injury but nothing much was said about him not playing because of it, it baffles me still but anyway its a different ball game for us starting friday
He didn't play against the Spurs.
My bad. You were talking about Earl Watson. I thought you were talking about Nene.
Denver dodged a bullet by not giving him an extension...
i picked him in nba fantasy....
and im brazilian, like him....
Well, I can't say I'm surprised. There was something in the way his knee twisted that reminded me alot of how Dante Culpepper went down last week. That front court is going to look even weaker once Marcus Camby hurts himself like he always does.
The Spurs are bad news for the knees of opponents with funny names. Last year it was Andre Kirilenko, now it's Nene Hilario. If I'm Vitaly Potopenko or Deji Akindele I'm sweating my next game in San Antonio.
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