Game 5 - Nuggets @ Nets - Wednesday, November 4, 7:30

im gonna go out on a limb here and say that the Nets are going to lose….

This is going to be ridiculously ugly…Typically I enjoy a Nugs Nets game…Nugs are my favorite Western Conference team; however, I don’t think I can bare this one.

What is the NBA record for biggest scoring margin between teams (i.e. Denver wins by 50, 60, 70)?

Now YI is out for several weeks? Think KIKI and THORN are feeling good about playing Boone and Sean and Simmons? When does Battie get on the court? This is just a MISERABLE start of the season. Denver is going to kill us, MELLO is playing like a man gone crazy. We can’t hold onto the ball, and can’t make shots. We should have made roster changes this off season in the front court, at the backup 4 and 5, we did not, and now we are going to pay…how does 0-15 sound? I am just sick about the idea of watching 11 more losses in a row. BOOO

Look… I know that it was going to be ugly season but damn. I was hoping the injury bug would be in Dallas. The more they lose the better the draft pick for us. Sigh… Still hoping for the CDR to stop celling and past the ball.

@ Paul Erstein – trade Yi, Battie, Harris, Simmons, Najera, Boone, CDR, and Hassell! Frank needs to go yesterday!

I’m going to call it now — Melo scores more points than all Net starters!

omg we are in big trouble. we wont win r first game till late november. HELLO NBA LOTTERY, LEBRON, WADE BOSH R NOT COMING TO NETS. its that simple. so now yi and yao r out china is gonna go crazy. i guess nets will always suck

Maybe we just forfeit.

i am a glutton for punishment because i will still watch. this game will be over in the 1st quarter.

Maybe Sly Fox will suit up.

I’ll refrain from making any Kenyon Martin comments…

Final – Nuggets 130 / Nets 80

Melo will hit 40 by the third quarter and take the 4th off. What is the line on a game like this? Do they even make one? The only starter we have left from last year is Brook.

well, i guess this means sean will be playing for the forseeable future. perfect opportunity to prove all us doubters, wrong eh?

he won’t.

if melo put up 42 against grizzlies he will put up 52 agaisnt us

@ sonny – Right on! And we never should have traded Kenyon Martin! :( :(

might wanna bookmark this link

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/features/worst?compareYear=2010&compareTeam=17

I have 6 tickets for this game for $15, but I’m not sure whether to go or not. I don’t want to go to see a blowout AND miss the Yankees game… I’m in a dilemma here.

I used to be the most optomistic Nets fan last year. Even when we played the Cavs I thought we always had a shot, with VC, Devin, and Brook on the floor. Not this year. 0-5 here we come.

0 – 5

i got really good tickets to this game too..and its already over

the next game i could see us winning is vs bucks….maybe

we could of had one win but our team sucks

I will be at the game. I am not one of those fans that leave before the game ends, however, tommorrow might be the first game that I leave early. If it is a blow out, as we all assume, I might have to leave. If they play smart competitive basketball, I will stay regardless, but, I have my doubts after watching the last game! UGHH

I have tickets for the game but I don’t think I’m going to go. taking the train/bus out to the Izod is too much hassle just to watch this execution. I’ll watch the Yankees instead.

Canofan what a tough choice

LETS GO YANKEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!

didyouseeCLEE:

that link is both hilarious and depressing…

I have those free tickets from the facebook survey and I’m skipping the game… I’m sure the joy from the yankees winning the world series tomorrow night will be enough to overshadow the nets disappointing loss.

Yankees: 7
Phillies: 2

Nets: 7
Nuggets: 200

Cmon guys have some faith!
The Nets miight win
Melo might come back to earth score 26
Brook goes nuts and scores 45 20 boards 7 blks
CDR busts 30
Lee 22
Swill has a triple double with 10 blks and doesn’t foul out
Najera gets 10 and 10
Skip 14 assists 5 steals
Let’s go Nets!
Why’s everyone sayin John Wall?
Derrick Favors is a monster! 6 9 250 with jumper?
Perfect compliment to Brook!
Imagine
Lopez Favors Lebron!
Who cares about the back court!
3 guys that can do it all
Plug in DH Lee CDR TWill or anyone that can shoot a jumper

melo will play 10 mins and then take the night off

Derrick Favors is the way to go if it comes to that

I actually donated my tickets to this game for a United Way fundraiser. I am a little embarassed that the winner of the raffle probably won’t get their money’s worth, they probably paid at least $5 for a chance.

My idea: substitute an exhibition match: Sly and the dunking divas vs the Nuggets. The divas get to use their trampoline. I would Ike to see them dunk against the Birdman!

Just note that outta all the games they played so far they won 1 time. So understand why they’re playing with noooo confidence especially with all the injuries going on its sad out there on the court you just gotta play threw it hope for the best keep your fingers cross.

0-5 and 15-67 by season end!!!

@ BWoosley – Carmelo Anthony is starting to cool down considerably. The Nets will win by 20!

sure would like Ryan Anderson back… With CDR and TWill why, exactly did we need C Lee anyway?

@mr. omG

Ayy if the Nets go 15-67 what does that mean? 1st round pick can’t beat that at the end of the tunnel there’s always light and its looking real dark for the Nets right now but its gonna be all good at seasons end.

Remember when we thought the Nets might get Melo last year, Ahh, the good times.

@ NetRick – apparently they felt CDR wasn’t going to be as effective in the starting lineup on a full-time basis as he was coming off the bench.

0-20 is going to be come

Who is the number 1 pick next year?

@Seeker

Its a point guard name John Wall freshman outta Kentucky then after him Ed Davis from North Carolina PF. I figure if the Nets do get the #1 pick they’ll probably pick him up and trade him or pass him to draft the potential #2 as the #1 pick.

Derrick Favors man done deal!

Derrick Favors man done deal!

I like Derrick Favors he got a similar game to Amare Stoudemire super athletic for a Big Man.

@Seeker.

John Wall.

The only way this season could get worse is if we get screwed in the lottery.

@Kevin

Please don’t say that, that would really hurt us fans seriously.

It’s a shame when you’re looking forward to the number 1 pick after 4 games.. But it is a reality..

Our starting is…

PG. Alston
SG . C.Lee
SF. CDR
PF. Swat or Boone
C. Lopez

We are NBDL Team…

we don’t need to draft another guard….

There not gonna draft another guard its just he’s gonna have alot of value that teams would give up there star players for you never know.

Come on! It’s just the beginning of this season.
You guys are talking about the draft next year?

skaye

may as well.

Is Joe P. going to be the only one at the game? Go Nets!!!

It is only Game 6 of the World Series…..how can that possibly compete vs Nets/Nuggets in early November?

So many walk up tickets are going to be bought they might just have to take those projection screens off the 4 sections of the upper deck for excess fans.

I wonder what the point spread is for this game.
We gonna lose by 20

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this will be our first win. I think our young guys are desperate for a win at this point. Lee will have an amazing game because he probably feels like an idiot for saying this team is going to surprise people. I think the surprise is coming. If not, we just lost to an unbeaten team so no big deal.

Might also factor in this is a team that we smoked by 40 last year and most teams don’t forget about those losses.

Theres a 2% chance we win

One genuine starter (Lopez) and 2 first rotation guys (lee and CDR would be on the bench in a stronger team) and then 2 deep benchwarmers (Alstom and Boone). After these guys are knackered, then what? Oh yeah, its the TWill, Simmons, Hassel, Najera and Swat show. How much are tickets again? I hope its a Simmons bobblehead night, that might pack ’em in?

This team is going to get murdered by a winning in form Nuggets. Please don’t anyone let children see this, its not fair to break thier fragile little tiny beliefs so young. Give them hope, let them watch the baseball…

lol @ Ben,

Have you somehow factored in a meteor strike into that calculation?

Lol according to http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/pickcenter?gameId=291104017, the nets have a 31.1 percent chance of winning and brook will drop 20/11/2

Someone made a suggestion in a previous thread that I actually may think was reasonable, after I read through the person’s clear frustrations at our performance to date – let T-Will play the point, especially while Devin is out. Alston is not going to be with the Nets long-term, Dooling isn’t scheduled to be back soon and we don’t REALLY know when Devin is going to be ready to come back.

T-Will intrigues me. He’s 6’6" and solid, a good defender, rebounder, ball handler and passer. Kind of reminds me of the JKidd mold, only larger. I’m not saying he’ll play like JKidd, but we had our best success as a franchise when we were led by a pass-first PG. And he would have a few guys around him who can put the ball in the hole like Lopez, CDR and C. Lee. Experience in the game is the best way to get young guys to come along and learn, and,, to date, T-Will has been the most impressive Net, IMO.

@ Mr. T

AGREED! He is a playmaker and good decision maker! Not to mention he plays defense and hustles. We are in rebuilding mold anyway, so, why not watch a guy who has the ability to lead. We saw that when he was on Louisville.

@ Mr. T

I agree with TWill at the point. Not only for the points you make abount running the offense but on defense he is probably our best player on the perimeter. The problem is the coach doesn’t like to go “big” and might not see the advantage of this move.

@Erstein
You are correct about L.Frank. However, do to his $4.5million salary that will not happen. Making trades is panic and that is not the answer either. We just have to eat it this year and wait until next years salary cap and draft. 2010 free agency is not the answer either. We have expiring contracts next year so we will be in great position for the draft with two picks plus money to sign our key players known as a young solid core. Look up G. Monroe and C.Alrdich for next years draft. They are a perfect fit for the Nets as one is starting forward and the other as a solid backup center. In 2010 new coach, these two picks in the draft and the release of the following players T.Hassell/B.immons/T.Battie/E.Najera/S.Williams/

C’mon supposed NETS FANS. Keep the Faith! We are not likely to win tonight, but it CAN happen. I got the free tix and am coming down from Albany for the game. Gotta believe. Even though I know we should expect the lottery, still gotta have some pride. The future of this franchise if we move to Bkln is GREEAT!

Another slaughter tonight…. #1 draft pick, here we come :)

We are really gonna suck this year, but I see that as an opportunity to develop our young guys, who show promise. Let’s throw out all the rules on how much rookies should play or who the established go-to guys are on the team, throw any and all possibilities agaisnt the wall and see what sticks. Another positive about being a poor team – a high draft pick, especially when cap space will be plentiful next summer. At worst, we will have developed our young talent, and we can decide moving forward whether to keep or trade some of them for championship caliber pieces. Despite what most say, with the cap room, young talent and a potential lottery pick (maybe #1), things look VERY GOOD if we (as Nets fans) are willing to be patient.

Can young talent be developed while losing 60+ games? What does that do to their confidence – in themselves and each other? Will the remaining 20 fans stick around for this debacle?

Words of wisdom for Nets fans, especially tonite;
           
        "Tonight is a good night to die"

Crazy Horse, was a holy man of the Lakota. He often rode into battle unafraid of the bullets whizzing past his horse. His words, "Today is a good day to die" are immortalized amongst the Lakota. His words epitomized the philosophy of the Indian people. Our lives are a circle just as the stars; the moon and the sun are circles. We are born, we live and we die. We are all Nets fans. Lets go Nets.

It all begins tonight. 78-4. Book it, Dano.

The Red jerseys are to blame.

I think we need to change them. Then we’ll start winning. It worked for the Mighty Ducks…

I have two free tickets thanks to the nets facebook page, but I’m probably going to sell them to my younger cousin for 20 a pop since ’Melo is his favorite player. I have to work late tonight and plus I have a good feeling that this game will be over within the first 6-7 minutes.

Let’s get excited for this game and it will be fun, I promise. What a challenge for our young guys. The Nuggets have come out of the gate HOT, and Carmelo is the MVP of the first 4 games.

Of course we have a chance to win. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t play the game.

Trenton’s right! That and a “Flying V” offense! Fire Frank and hire Emilio Estevez!

Seriously though… We need some more effort out there… Watching the Thunder last night was like watching what a young, competitive, growing team SHOULD look like. They pushed the lakers to OT with good defense and they actually tried to win. Sure there were turnovers galore and missed key shots, but you could tell they’re trying and they have a team mentality. That’s how we should look… Even the Pistons, who look more like a team of role players played well against the Magic.

We’re up to game 5 of 82 and it looks like were just going through the motions… We need somebody to light a fire under these kids… And we all know this coach’s uninspiring half time speeches don’t do squat…

Maybe we can trade for Gerald Wallace and have him steam roll the opposition. Get well soon Yi.

How come all the Ryan Anderson lovers out there aren’t mentioning the great game he had last night. 2-14 shooting. If Yi shot 2-14 he would be shot.

Sounds like Ryan Anderson had a courtney lee night

Yeah, but Courtney has a good excuse. He plays for a very bad team right now. Anderson plays for one of the best teams in the NBA. Big difference.

Sigh 0-5 i bet Nuggets: 140 nets 85

when are we going to win ???

We are gonna be owned by D-leaguers anytime if they play against the Nets, it is so hard to ask for 15-67 this season ???

wow Cmon….

our only chance to win is that:

1- Melo strain his knee while getting hot before the game starts.
2- Billups goes to rescue him and land on K-mart’s Foot straining his leg.
3- K-mart, for being smashed in his foot by billups, starts a fight and the refs call him for technicals.
4- Nene is hit by k-mart and needs to undergo a surgery in his nose. cant play!
5- Birdman gets hit by an angry fan, that was aiming at simmons, by accident and he needs to leave the arena to get medical assistance.

Then only then we ’’MIGHT’’ have a chance to win and the prediction might be:

Nuggets – Nets

90————-91

but since a meteor containing gold hitting my house is a more realistic fact that the one i just decribed…

0-5

Truehoop on ESPN summed it up perfectly, When describing Houston and the Nets…

Shane Battier was the “no-stats All-Star” last night. Matt Moore of Hardwood Paroxysm: “You cannot outwork Houston right now. You just can’t. You can bust your ass all you want, they’re going to work harder, be smarter, make every single small play that you need. Teams with potential and no focus always wonder where those little plays are. The answer, as I tweeted last night, is that the Rockets have stolen all of those plays from your team and are keeping them for themselves. Shane Battier was +36 against a predicted playoff team last night. They have no star power! This isn’t supposed to happen! Even if they were to put together a fight and a few wins against overlooking teams or on back to backs, they weren’t supposed to come out and look like a team that could beat anyone, anywhere, any time.”

The Nets appear to be a mess. Lawrence Frank’s basketball knowledge is unquestioned, but the mix on this team is not working right now.

1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73)

At least we got something to shoot for.

Can CDR defend Melo for even 1 second? Melo is a tough match-up for anybody, but particularly for the Nets. I see alot of TWILL and HASSEL (Heck Yeah!) on Melo tonight! But the Nets need CDR’s scoring so badly. He is their best player on offense. Yes indeed. That is the case.

9-73 is very possible we break this record.

If the lineup we have for today and Boone, Sean Williams as our PF and no harris.

I don’t really think we can win 5 games. I am dead serious.
There is no one that can bring in 20 points a game maybe besides Lopez. And that’s a maybe for Lopez. And a coach that is at best a medicore coach.

How we MIGHT win…
1) Carmelo scores his 40 points, but Lee, T-Will and Najera body up on him all night, tiring him out by the end of the game.
2) Kenyon Martin, averaging only 10 & 6 a game this season is held relatively in check by the three headed monster of Boone, SWilliams and Najera.
3) Nene and Brook Lopez go for 20 & 10 each, and keep each other busy all game.
4) Courtney Lee & T-Will D up Chauncey Billups and Aaron Aflallo all night and make things difficult for them, with Alston on Anthony Carter. Without JR Smith around, Alston on Carter is a good matchup.
5) Chris Anderson gets 10 boards, but struggles with fouls late getting into it with Najera and Brook Lopez.
6) Courtney Lee is limbered up and finally get’s his legs under him a bit to get his jump shot under control and scores 21.
7) CDR passes a little more than usual, get’s 8 assists and 17-19 points.
8) “Rookie Terrence Williams nets Triple Double Off Bench as Nets Nix Nuggets Hot Start.”

Haha, that was supposed to be an 8 and parenthesis. "Rookie Terrence Williams Smiles, Wears Sunglasses and nets Triple Double Off Bench as Nets Nix Nuggets Hot Start."

Draft Greg Monroe for a solid C and Brook can shift back to PF like his Stanford Days.

KEN-YON MAR-TIN (clap, clap, clap clap clap)

We should let CDR play point guard. He can bring the ball up all by himself and the rest of the team could stay back in the defensive zone and wait. When CDR scores or misses we will be ready on defense. Our players would not have to expend needless energy and time running up court waiting for a pass that will never come or a rebound that they will never snare. Who knows, might work… Gimme a minute. I got to refresh my drink. Happy hour starts early on Nets game day.

That would be a sigh of relief if L-Frank starts T-Will @ point tonight but SIGH again L-Franks not gonna do it. Smh this hurts if they lose tonight I would never give up on this team but damn. CAN WE GET JUST ONE WIN PLEASEEEE!!!!!!!!! Just one is all I’m asking for.

@mikee21;
  You know your being greedy, don’t you?

Swat or Boone will not play the 4 anytime soon. Tonight it will be Najera, Hassel and Simmons. Maybe TWill, Kiki or Thorn if they get injured.

I can’t stand those red jerseys! Atleast wear the white home jerseys. I like those. Terrence should guard anthony to start.

Is the game on YES? Yankee pregame is on?

Jeez, Lee is horrible. I wonder if those of you who revered the mysteriously thought he was good (without him ever proving a thing) are starting to make excuses now that he has shown that he is nothing but a selfish, me-1st-me-last son of a gun.

wow we really suck in 3rd quaters. we were up by 1 at half now were down by 18 and melo is on fire. i say fire frank

CDR……do you think you’re Kobe Bryant？
Well, can KB win over five?

Thanks Ratner!!!!!

at JustinNJ:

“I can’t stand those red jerseys! Atleast wear the white home jerseys. I like those. Terrence should guard anthony to start.”

They are quite possibly the most hideous jerseys in the history of the league. Only a total tool like Yormark would have come up with something so ridiculous.

@ Isaac – Agree Terrence Williams should have started the game on Carmelo Anthony!

Down 29 with a little over 4 minutes left. Another stellar effort. I do think Frank will be here for a while though. Too cheap to do anything.

At this point, I’m guessing less than 20 wins. They are not even competitive. The front office should be ashamed for putting this product out, including the coach.