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Nets Lose Late Lead to Hornets

It looked like another Nets comeback at the IZOD Center Sunday night, but the Hornets turned it around just in time to end the Nets' two-game winning streak. The Hornets led most of the way and were up 13 early in the third quarter, but the Nets climbed all the way back, thanks to 26 points combined from Devin Harris and Vince Carter in the period. They took the lead briefly late in the third and were up four with a minute and a half to go in the fourth. A Rasual Butler three and a Chris Paul jumper put the Hornets up one with 40 seconds to go and Paul then stole the ball on the other end. Harris missed two off-balance threes that would have tied the game. He and Carter had 26 points apiece for the Nets, with Harris adding 14 assists. The Nets held the Hornets to 40 percent shooting, but allowed them to get to the line 32 times and grab 12 offensive rebounds. David West led New Orleans with 32 points and 11 boards. Harris finished the week with an averages of 35.7 ppg and 9.3 apg in three games. It was Carter's biggest scoring night since Feb. 17.

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Can there be any other response, but:

FIRE FRANK?

I think not.

Hollah!!!

by Sean Carter on Mar 1, 2009 8:34 PM EST reply actions  

frank blew it. he went small the whole game pretty much. WHY DOENST HE PLAY LOPEZ AND SEAN WILLIAMS? we needed rebounding west was the only guy hitting shots and if we guarded him we would of won

by ben on Mar 1, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions  

yeah i really thought they shouldve gone with brook and sean…but ohh well hornets are good.

by Andy on Mar 1, 2009 8:36 PM EST reply actions  

i’m not hatin on devin or anything but 6 turnovers? WTF?

by chase on Mar 1, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions  

all u frank haters suck shlong

by netsownall1534 on Mar 1, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions  

im not a frank hater but he blew it IDC

by ben on Mar 1, 2009 8:38 PM EST reply actions  

How can it be Frank’s fault that they lost to a better team? At least they competed and I’m happy with that. Would’ve been great if they won but what can you do?

by kevin on Mar 1, 2009 8:39 PM EST reply actions  

i am also a big frank supporter, but I also thought he blew it too

by d M on Mar 1, 2009 8:40 PM EST reply actions  

kevin comeon now he played small when he saw that west was the only one making shots the 4th quarter. any other coach would put a real power foward on him. he’s afraid to put a real pf at his natural position

by ben on Mar 1, 2009 8:41 PM EST reply actions  

ur right that frank blew it, but not bc of going small. he blew it bc the plays he called at the end were awful. y would they go to devin harris for a fadeaway three twice in the last minute. harris is an ok shooter at best, and he definitely cant shoot fadeaway threes. this isnt harris’ fault. its simply not his game. and frank was simply stupid for not finding a way to slow david west. lawrence frank has his moments, but the play-calling at the end of the game was atrocious.
on a seperate note, i really hope cdr and area 51 cemented spots in the rotation 2day, both played well, especially sean. and finally, it was good to see vc get back in a groove. hopefully it will continue. i dont think frank should be fired… yet. in my opinion he should have the rest of this season to improve, and if nothing happens, he should probably be gone. a dissapointing ending to a surprisingly close game.

by nickswarriors16 on Mar 1, 2009 8:42 PM EST reply actions  

wow this was a hard game to watch
l frank is so dum
1. where is anderson??
2. west got fouled every sigle time why not a big man on him simmons??
3. why are u not putting in lopez the hole 4th until 2 min??
4. why not brook and sean together?
5.what kind of play call was that with 36 seconds left and with .8???
6.you suck!!!!!!
2 1 thing u did:
put sean ad dcr in

by joe t on Mar 1, 2009 8:46 PM EST reply actions  

Don’t ever come that close again and lose the game. That was a waste of everybody’s time. I’d rather get blown out.

I’m tired of the “let somebody else get it” approach to rebounding. The only person who can rebound is Brook and when he’s not in there, teams get ten chances in a row to make a bucket against us.

I’m tired of Bobby Simmons and I’m tired of Frank not letting Sean Williams try his hand at forward, especially when Bobby Simmons is playing like crap. What more do we have to lose?

I’m gonna say nothing about Vince. Take the shut-mouth approach and let him do what he already knows he needs to do.

Why is it always up to Devin Harris to win or lose the games? Everybody already knows the ball is going to him…what’s the point of having the other four guys stand there?

by Ballagurl on Mar 1, 2009 8:48 PM EST reply actions  

devin played a good game, but damn he needs to understand that he cant be the hero in every game…he had 14 assist but in the last 5 minutes it looked like he was playing against 9 guys out there, i saw vince open like 3 times while people were all over him, so say what you guys want but i think devin blew it tonite in the last 2 minutes trying to take it to paul and turning the ball over.

by DASKCREW1 on Mar 1, 2009 8:49 PM EST reply actions  

Why did frank keep Simmons in at PF? Thats why Nets lost this game. Fire frank!

by italianice on Mar 1, 2009 8:49 PM EST reply actions  

frank said on the post game he tried sean williams on west and simmons on chanlder…SIMMONS ON CHANLDER does that make any sense

by ben on Mar 1, 2009 8:51 PM EST reply actions  

@ ben
no one knows whatsgoing on in his head

by joe t on Mar 1, 2009 8:57 PM EST reply actions  

Yi only 13 minutes???

by Wilson on Mar 1, 2009 8:59 PM EST reply actions  

@ wilson ? he was garbage

by ben on Mar 1, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions  

Everybody would be garbage if played 13 minutes!!!

by Wilson on Mar 1, 2009 9:02 PM EST reply actions  

This game was for us to win.Frank small ball cost us the game.that game was the season!! the players faught hard for a win an the coach betrayed them.there is no comming back from that.I for 1 will be happy if we dont make the playoffs.There will be no reason to fire Frank if he make the postseason.2 nonplayoff season in a row and he has to be gone.

by Zartan on Mar 1, 2009 9:06 PM EST reply actions  

if we keep frank we do not make playoofs but maybe its better for the franchisse

we atleast get a lottery pick

the nets should get patrik patterson from kentucky this guy is the next dwight howard he is a beast
i saw him play against lsu everytime they gave hm the bal he scored

by joe t on Mar 1, 2009 9:09 PM EST reply actions  

How about this. Going small had nothing to do with CP3 getting those 2 steals at the end. This isn’t on Frank, its on Harris and Lopez.

by kevin on Mar 1, 2009 9:13 PM EST reply actions  

Even Paul Gasol would be garbage if played 13 minutes per game!!!

by Wilson on Mar 1, 2009 9:14 PM EST reply actions  

This lost on Frank. Should have played Brook and Sean together. He allowed West to dominate.

by tony on Mar 1, 2009 9:20 PM EST reply actions  

@ kevin we wouldnt be in that position to have those turn overs if we had someone who could guard west and get rebounds. franks small ball killed us

by ben on Mar 1, 2009 9:22 PM EST reply actions  

This year, we are not going anywhere,so PLEASE DO NOT FIRE

FRANK SO WE CAN GET A HIGH DRAFT ….THANKS

by rubenp on Mar 1, 2009 9:25 PM EST reply actions  

Are you guys smoking crack.

They are not going to fire Frank and his 4.3 million next year and than hire a coach for 2m plus

This organization is bleeding money

He has the safest job in America (next to teachers)

Dont you think Harris might have played a role in why we lost

by future gm on Mar 1, 2009 9:26 PM EST reply actions  

When Frank did put Brook in CP3 stole the ball away from him. We did fine, they beat us fair and square. DAMN I cant stand all you Fire Frankaholics!

by Tim on Mar 1, 2009 9:28 PM EST reply actions  

why are you all blaming the loss on devin harris??
if it wasnt for him, it would’ve been a blowout loss.

by jersey34 on Mar 1, 2009 9:36 PM EST reply actions  

We had a good chance to win, with just a few minutes left in the game. NO is a really good team, and in “crunch time” they did what they had to, to win the game. CP3 is the #1 PG in the league right now. He leads the league in steals. He is every bit as quick as Devin. I didn’t expect to win this game. We just need to win the games that we are supposed to win and then we will finish with more than 35 wins. HOWEVER, I do question some of LFRANK’s rotations and subs in this game. We were, at times, too small and couldn’t rebound. I miss Anderson’s rebounding. We got NOTHING from our forwards in this game. Too bad. With only a few minutes left, we had a chance to win this game.

by Paul Erstein on Mar 1, 2009 9:37 PM EST reply actions  

we let this game get away. horrible execution down the stretch and we simply were not aggressive enough getting into the paint.

sad because we fought to stay in the game and give ourselves a chance to win and with minutes left in the 4th we were in position to beat a very good hornets team. we just were not crisp down the stretch and we did not use Brook at all during the game. when you have a inside presence at least show that to the D and kick it out if we want to live and die by the jump shot.

by xcalibur on Mar 1, 2009 9:41 PM EST reply actions  

I wanted this one!

by VCforTHREE on Mar 1, 2009 9:41 PM EST reply actions  

patrik patterson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
get him from kentucky

fire frak

by joe t on Mar 1, 2009 9:42 PM EST reply actions  

2 things
FIRE FRANK
And what is up with devin harris he turned the ball over a hundred times

by kingching on Mar 1, 2009 9:46 PM EST reply actions  

He kept the lineups the same because we came back from nearly 15 points down! GAH!

by Tim on Mar 1, 2009 9:58 PM EST reply actions  

why is hassel starting stilll?

by joe t on Mar 1, 2009 10:02 PM EST reply actions  

Finally! CDR got a chance to show why he deserves minutes. Hope the coach thought so. Good game Nets.

by Memphis Slim on Mar 1, 2009 10:06 PM EST reply actions  

lameass end of game, so many poor coaching choices, etc. disappointing.

by Bill on Mar 1, 2009 10:12 PM EST reply actions  

How did Frank blow it? Devin blew the game. He messed up 4 times in the final 90 seconds. Two turnovers, a missed defensive assignment and then he took his eyes off the ball and was forced to take a 30 foot three pointer falling out of bounds. I love Devin just as much as the next guy. But in crunchtime tonight, he sucked!

by Matt H on Mar 1, 2009 10:12 PM EST reply actions  

the fact that frank let west score 10 consecutive points in the 4th is disgusting. he should have had lopez and williams in there or at least put boones body on him and tell him just to keep him out of the paint!

cdr played great! 2 bad shots but otherwise i loved seeeing him on the court.

williams is locked in and i think boone has lost his job for the rest of the season. boone is mentally soft and shows it.

yi….terrible game.

hayes liked what i saw on offense.

lopez didnt get enough touches in the paint today and that cost us. he should have had at least 12 attempts.

at least the 3rd quarter blues have seemingly gone away.

by superb on Mar 1, 2009 10:16 PM EST reply actions  

I would not be unhappy if we missed the playoffs. Why get into the 8 spot and just get killed by the #1 team. What’s the point of that? At least if we get into lottery we could get a decent pick.

by Joanne on Mar 1, 2009 10:17 PM EST reply actions  

Why are some of you satisfied when losing to good team, that may make it seem better but a loss is a loss. We would be a good team if we beat some good teams when we have the chance to. Don’t be satisfied with losing to good teams, you can never be a good team if you lose to every good team. Good teams beat good teams!

Fire Frank!

BTW this years draft is gonna be 5h!++y. So tanking and getting a 11th or 10th pick at best (unless we get extremely lucky) is probably not gonna get us a pick any better than CDR is who was our 2nd rounder last draft.

by JayMS on Mar 1, 2009 10:17 PM EST reply actions  

i love how you guys are blaming it on devin harris when he had 26 points and 14 assist if itw asnt for him they nets would losse by 50 im serious

by joe t on Mar 1, 2009 10:34 PM EST reply actions  

Devin had 26 and 14 which is great, but you guys need to realize that he make a lot of turnovers especially in the last minutes in the games, that is a big problem

by d M on Mar 1, 2009 10:40 PM EST reply actions  

we definitely missed Keyon..and yeah, Brook needs to get more touches..where’s the pick n roll?!..and VC did’nt touch the ball in the last 3 mins..next game against bucks is crucial..

by jab(Philippines) on Mar 1, 2009 10:45 PM EST reply actions  

Did anyone notice that, late in the 4th, when Frank finally put Brook into the game for some offense and pulled Sean out, Frank was talking to Sean with his back to the court – where the game was being played and NO had the ball? VC ran over to Frank and spun him around and pointed to the other nine players on the floor, as if to say, “you’re supposed to be coaching us!” (He did say something, but I don’t know what it was. He was very worked up about something.) At this time, we were still up ahead.
I DVR’d the game, and I’m going to fast forward to that part to see whether the camera got it. I sit behind the bench. It was hard to miss.

by rayray on Mar 1, 2009 10:46 PM EST reply actions  

First, this game was a lot of if you were in attendence at the izod, great comeback, but poor finish.

Second, VC and Devin both were excellent, Devin had CP. Eat until the final minute. VC bashers, you have nothing to say this time, he was efficient and used the full arsenal tonight.

Third, Lopez and SeAn were solid.

Unfortunately, the only other positive was from Hayes, Nets really missed Dooling. I think the break down was due to Harris being exhausted at the end. The only criticism I have is that VC should have had more touches in those last two minutes.

by Ispartan on Mar 1, 2009 11:24 PM EST reply actions  

Damn.. rayray find out about that.. that’s definitely interesting to notice. But that game was totally a Nets win, if they didn’t freaking do everything in their power to literally hand them the freaking win

by Netsfan on Mar 1, 2009 11:30 PM EST reply actions  

We could have used Dooling for his hardnose defense when Butler made that corner 3.

To let one person score almost the entire quarter is amazing, but it’s what cost us the game.

David West ws obviously on fire and yet Frank had no answer for him.

@ rayray

if what you re saying is true than this game is all on Frank. As a coach there’s a time when you can talk to your players, and there are times when you need to focus on the game, especially late in the 4th Quarter! IN A CLOSE GAME!!!

Devin made some costly mistakes, but it shouldn’t have led to desperation 3s from Devin if we just had gotten a few extra rebounds.

Good to see Vince bouncing back, but we should have won.

Now the most important game of the season on Tuesday vs the Bucks.

Let’s hope Hrris comes out onfire for wanting to redeem himself!

by R.M. on Mar 2, 2009 12:05 AM EST reply actions  

Vince should have taken the last shot. Devin’s miracle was great and he is a decent shooter, however, Vince is a pure shooter and can make a fall away jumper from beyond the three. I would have made sure to give Vince the ball for the final shot. Please, tell me why Brook isn’t given the ball down low on the offensive end? He can easily be hacked going to the basket and atleast go to the foul line, where he is shooting over 80%. We let this game slip away. We generally played well and with intensity against a good team, but, made some careless mistakes at the end. We have to start pulling out these games that are in our grasp. Every game counts! LETS GO NETS!

Good luck Stromile.

by JustinNJ on Mar 2, 2009 12:11 AM EST reply actions  

I cant hate on anyone. I thought that we played well enough to win. L going with a smaller lineup is what got us back in the game. VC and DH were on it . Its a beauty to behold when V really wants it, damn hes so good. I wish we got that every night. Two mistake down the stretch and this is a different outcome. Our guys have to learn how to just play sometimes and stop thinking.

by Big Ed on Mar 2, 2009 5:43 AM EST reply actions  

Your guys talk about how frank is a good coach….yea?
So did you see what byron scott did in the final seconds that took off precious seconds off the clock. Now HE IS A GOOD COACH!..HE USE’S HIS BRAIN…HE IS A PLAYER’S COACH. Frank is a bench coach who never seen college or nba ball on the court. His decisions are what’s messing us up.

by NetsFanYes on Mar 2, 2009 6:41 AM EST reply actions  

Tough to lose but a high quality game. For 40 of the 48 mins, we totally outplayed them but there were about 3 stretches where we gave the game away and must have been outscored by 20 during those runs, the 3 threes in a row in the first quarter, the first half of the third quarter, and then the 9-2 whupping in the final two minutes. I think DH’s collapse at the end may just be because he was too spent after a terrific game. Maybe his endurance was affected by KD not being available. Poor showing by Yi and mediocre by Brook. Sean was good but not great – needed to convert at least one of those low post opportunities. Still, it was a quality game.

by mt57 on Mar 2, 2009 7:43 AM EST reply actions  

any real dialogue about this is pointless.

FIRE FRANK. PLEASE, FIRE HIM.

by epik on Mar 2, 2009 8:26 AM EST reply actions  

Frank put the ball in Harris hand down the stretch(as usual….SMH. Time and time or game after game he makes bonehead decisions. Wanting to be “THE MAN”.I’m tired and frustrated of the Nets overlooking VC, one of the clutchiest in the game down the stretch.

by Runnin' on Mar 2, 2009 9:26 AM EST reply actions  

i dont agree with Frank putting in Bobby Simmions to defend West, that move cost us the game cuz west kept scoring on us and we would have had a bigger lead.

by JSams on Mar 2, 2009 10:37 AM EST reply actions  

Once again going small hurt us down the stretch. They had Chandler and West and we had Swat or Lopez with 4 smalls. So Swat guards West cuz he is there go-to guy and every time we tried to get Swat help we fouled cuz nobody on the court could help influence a shot other than Swat. Then were out coached. Down by 1 and our big who is guarding West is forced out high for a screen and although they miss the shot we are left with VC on Chandler down low and they get the rebound off a tip back. There were other plays that cost us but again going small hurt. At least we were able to spread the floor with our shooting bigs. It just helped in so many ways. lol. I could actually live with that game plan if the forwards could play d but they can’t even shoot. Opie starts with weak forwards and ends with small forwards. All the while he’s looking for shooters. Got to be the dumbest game plan I ever saw.

by libigman on Mar 2, 2009 11:45 AM EST reply actions  

@ Epik… I agree there really is no discussion unless a new coach is in the mix… We are screwed! The Problem IS THE COACH…

by Ingonito_1 on Mar 2, 2009 4:53 PM EST reply actions  

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