8/12/2004 12:39:03 PM|||Shep|||"They" say that Ron Mercer is now a Net. Now, he's been playing pretty poorly the past few seasons, but give a brother a chance! They cut him down to 13 minutes in San Antone, so of course he's not going to produce like he did with Chicago. But, now that's he's on a team that clearly has a void to fill, it's time to see if he can ramp it back up. The Nets need his minutes something fierce.

Fantasy Impact

Mercer will likely be filling in for the recently departed Kerry Kittles. So, that should give him about 30 minutes to work with. Kittles averaged 13 points last season, and Mercer is certainly capable of that kind of ouput given those 30 mpg. However, Mercer is still the poor man's (or just the Nets') version of KK. He'll shoot a lower FG% (40%), possibly the same FT% (77% or so), and will make less 3's (close to 0). He'll probably get about 4 boards and 3 assists per game. Mercer will also likely give you 2 TO's and 1 steal, where Kittles was just the opposite of that. Keep in mind that while Mercer went to Kentucky, Kittles is from Villanova, and that might actually matter to someone in your league... Trust me. It might.
|||109233300934024354|||Lord Have Mercer on the Nets