An update of some of the key cogs from the 12 win season:
Two weeks into the NBA season, the free agents from last season's disastrous 12-70 team are still having difficulty finding work. Josh Boone, fed up with tryouts and promises in the US, has joined the Zhejiang Whirlwinds of the Chinese Basketball Association, where he doesn't expect to stay for long.
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Bobby Simmons was waived by the Spurs...so they could sign former teammate Chris Quinn. Rafer Alston is reportedly waiting for a job offer in Europe. Jarvis Hayes still can't find work and Sean Williams is back in the D-League. Trenton Hassell is spending time with his family in Clarksville, TN, hoping for one more call from an NBA team.
The guys in the blurb above and the presently under-employed Eduardo Najera combined to play 4998 minutes for the Nets last year, or 25.4% of all minutes played by the team. Add in Chairman Yi -- 31.8 MPG for the Nets -- currently averaging 7 and 2 in 20 MPG with the Wiz -- and currently in the league exclusively for marketing purposes -- and you've got 33.8% of available minutes going to guys who aren't NBA caliber players. That's a third of the Playing time going to guys who not only shouldn't be playing, but guys who should/would consider themselves lucky to wear NBA warmups while watching games on the bench.
