[Carter, acquired Friday in a blockbuster trade with the Raptors, is still recovering from a strained Achilles heel injury and probably won't suit up for New Jersey until Dec. 27, Nets president Rod Thorn said Monday.] He probably won't play until after Christmas, ... We want him to be 100 percent. - Rod Thorn Quotes
[Carter, acquired Friday in a blockbuster trade with the Raptors, is still recovering from a strained Achilles heel injury and probably won't suit up for New Jersey until Dec. 27, Nets president Rod Thorn said Monday.] He probably won't play until after Christmas, ... We want him to be 100 percent. Rod Thorn
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Obviously, we had a list of guys and he was at the top of our list. When we made the deal, we were very happy with it. It ended where it ended. We had a lot of discussions to the possibility of amending the deal, but we weren't able to come to any mutual agreement. - Rod Thorn Quotes

Obviously, we had a list of guys and he was at the top of our list. When we made the deal, we were very happy with it. It ended where it ended. We had a lot of discussions to the possibility of amending the deal, but we weren't able to come to any mutual agreement.

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If you talk to our three best players - Kidd, Carter and [Richard] Jefferson - they all think we have a good team, - Rod Thorn Quotes

If you talk to our three best players - Kidd, Carter and [Richard] Jefferson - they all think we have a good team,

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Lawrence has a track record here. Nobody works harder. He has terrific game plans. We just need to execute our plans better and play better. Lawrence can't go out and play for guys. - Rod Thorn Quotes

Lawrence has a track record here. Nobody works harder. He has terrific game plans. We just need to execute our plans better and play better. Lawrence can't go out and play for guys.

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You have two guys who, when you put them on the low post, both demand a double team and they pass the ball, which means you can get good open shots with no one contesting. And when they don't do that, both of them draw a lot of fouls. We should be able to get to the foul line a lot. - Rod Thorn Quotes

You have two guys who, when you put them on the low post, both demand a double team and they pass the ball, which means you can get good open shots with no one contesting. And when they don't do that, both of them draw a lot of fouls. We should be able to get to the foul line a lot.

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Barring injury, barring something crazy happening, I definitely think we're a playoff team. I think we're a team that certainly has a good chance to get home-court advantage in the first round. - Rod Thorn Quotes

Barring injury, barring something crazy happening, I definitely think we're a playoff team. I think we're a team that certainly has a good chance to get home-court advantage in the first round.

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Jason is so unselfish, doesn't care if he ever scores, knows where to get other guys the ball. Everyone knows they're going to get their shots playing with him. He's still one of the best one, two or three point guards in the league. - Rod Thorn Quotes

Jason is so unselfish, doesn't care if he ever scores, knows where to get other guys the ball. Everyone knows they're going to get their shots playing with him. He's still one of the best one, two or three point guards in the league.

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Unless we get very fortunate, ... we are not going to be a championship contender. - Rod Thorn Quotes

Unless we get very fortunate, ... we are not going to be a championship contender.

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No, we're not getting rid of our coach. I think our coach does a terrific job. I'm very happy with our coach. - Rod Thorn Quotes

No, we're not getting rid of our coach. I think our coach does a terrific job. I'm very happy with our coach.

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From an offensive standpoint, it's probably the deepest team we've had since [2001-02]. - Rod Thorn Quotes

From an offensive standpoint, it's probably the deepest team we've had since [2001-02].

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He sat out his five games but there is still a little inflammation. We only have the two games this week, and then we're off [for awhile] so it makes sense to give him some rest now. We want to make sure it's not chronic. - Rod Thorn Quotes

He sat out his five games but there is still a little inflammation. We only have the two games this week, and then we're off [for awhile] so it makes sense to give him some rest now. We want to make sure it's not chronic.

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