Game 56 - Nets vs. Spurs - Monday, February 14, 7:00
by Net Income on Feb 14, 2011 6:51 AM EST
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PrintThe Spurs crushed the Wizards Saturday night, winning by 26 and making Washington look foolish. Of course, two nights earlier, the 76ers made them look silly, beating San Antonio in one of the season's lowest scoring games 77-71. On such thin reeds lies hope. The Spurs are on pace to win 68 games and could become one of the NBA's best teams ever.
While the Spurs' Big Three of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili get a lot of attention, the Spurs have a gritty and diverse bench with players like George Hill, Gary Neal and Antonio McDyess able to light it up or make a key play. It's not for nothing that Mikhail Prokhorov sees the Spurs as a model for his Nets.
A number of players and coaches on the two teams have connections to the other. Richard Jefferson of course starts for the Spurs and Chris Quinn comes off the bench. Avery Johnson won his ring with the 1999 Spurs. Ben Uzoh is a San Antonio native and Nets video coordinator Patrick Spurgin joined the team after working for the Spurs.
Meanwhile, with the trade deadline now 10 days away, expect a lot more ink to be spilled on Carmelo Anthony rumors.
- New Jersey Nets Game Notes - New Jersey Nets
- San Antonio Spurs Game Notes - San Antonio Spurs
- Getting Inside - New Jersey Nets - Sports Xchange
- Getting Inside - San Antonio Spurs - Sports Xchange
- Spurs-Nets Preview - Stats LLC
- Nets coach pounding the rock - Mike Monroe - San Antonio Express-News
- Nets coach Avery Johnson wants team to be known for its outside game - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Johnson keeps focus on San Antonio, not Anthony - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets, not Knicks, have a bigger . . . Need for 'Melo - Marc Berman - New York Post
- Carmelo admits he fasted for 21 days recently as saga drags on - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
- Lopez may lack rebounding stats, but Fields admires talent, ability of college teammate - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
- Nets have Texas-sized challenge against Spurs - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
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no injuries and a whole lot of chemistry.
Will do wonders for you…plus a first ballot HofF coach at least two first ballot HofF players in Duncan and Ginobili.
by Net Income on Feb 13, 2011 8:10 PM EST via mobile reply actions
yes he is
it’s the basketball hall of fame, not the NBA hall of fame. add ginobili’s international achievement’s and he’s definitely one of the most important players of the last 20 years.
by sheepareevil on Feb 13, 2011 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
probably not first ballot, but he'll get in eventually
remember, it’s not just NBA hall of fame, but basketball hall of fame. in addition to three titles he’s one of the great foreign guards in NBA history, international champ, greatest argentian basketball player of all time, etc.
by shane gayle on Feb 13, 2011 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
I still don't like the Spurs in the playoffs
Think there more of a regular season team.
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
right
the team with 4 championships is a regular season team…
by sheepareevil on Feb 13, 2011 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
Things change you can't hold onto the past forever
They still look vulnerable to me.
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
but they have the same system and core as most those championships
the experience doesnt disappear. someone like the Heat is a regular season team. theres not a more veteran team than the Spurs, except maybe the Celtics.
by sheepareevil on Feb 13, 2011 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
speaking of the Heat that Boston game was intense!
As far as pretenders yeah Miami has that down packed. How many turnovers did they commit today? Without a point guard tit will be tough for them to come out of the east.
No way they get past Boston in the playoffs no way.
The west I don’t know as much about except San Antonio has the best record.
Tomofey Mozgoz about getting dunked on by Blake Griffin "I didn't like it"
Boston's got depth though
Jermaine O’Neal, Shaq, Kendrick Perkins, Marquis Daniels, Delonte West have all been injured this year. 4 were out today with Nat being dinged up and PP doing nothing they still beat Miami.
The best team play I’ve enjoyed watching since the JKidd era.
Tomofey Mozgoz about getting dunked on by Blake Griffin "I didn't like it"
he's not a point guard point forward sometimes
I’m talking about Arroyo, Chalmers those guys wont give them anything in the playoffs.
Tomofey Mozgoz about getting dunked on by Blake Griffin "I didn't like it"
no the same team buddy ol pal
i remember when the spurs were all defense now they are the top offensive team i the league.
Who actually has NBATV?
"Expect the worst and hope for the best"
The life of a Nets fan
by BrooksBridges11 on Feb 13, 2011 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
Only if RJ has the team out clubbing in Manhatten until 3am and Pop gives Duncan and Ginobli the night off.
by ispartan on Feb 13, 2011 8:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No chance they win.
Duncan, Parker, Ginobli alone is too much for the team to handle. Throw in RJ and coach Pop and you might as well “call it saran cause it’s a wrap”.
Tomofey Mozgoz about getting dunked on by Blake Griffin "I didn't like it"
do u really see us beating the spurs?
outlaw would have to drop 30 plus and morrow gets 20 plus
Are they really letting Chris Quinn off the bench?
by ispartan on Feb 13, 2011 8:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
As docile as our fanbase is, people might have taken pitchforks to the street at those numbers
"God want us to win the world championship," Sir Charles, Phoenix, 1993
Wow. our best was 18th. SMH.
"I don’t think we want to be like the Knicks. I think we’d more like to resemble the Lakers." - Mikhail Prokhorov
Want to know when you can see draft lottery prospects on TV? Go to this post: http://www.netsdaily.com/2011/1/21/1948224/top-2011-draft-lottery-prospects-in-nationally-televised-ncaa-games
It's amazing we were never even in the top half of the league.
"I don’t think we want to be like the Knicks. I think we’d more like to resemble the Lakers." - Mikhail Prokhorov
Want to know when you can see draft lottery prospects on TV? Go to this post: http://www.netsdaily.com/2011/1/21/1948224/top-2011-draft-lottery-prospects-in-nationally-televised-ncaa-games
we are in one of the most populated areas and jets and giants had no problem...
by RandyOreens on Feb 13, 2011 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Comparing the NFL
to the NBA in terms of attendance is idiotic.
Sad actually
Had great teams with J Kidd/Kmart…..fan support has been horrific which is why fans/players/media look down at our franchise.
Brooklyn cant come soon enough.
Nets 2011- looking forward to the lottery- again
you think it will suddenly change and we will get a ton of fans in a Knick city?
by RandyOreens on Feb 13, 2011 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
I think we could at least be in the top half of the league.
"I don’t think we want to be like the Knicks. I think we’d more like to resemble the Lakers." - Mikhail Prokhorov
Want to know when you can see draft lottery prospects on TV? Go to this post: http://www.netsdaily.com/2011/1/21/1948224/top-2011-draft-lottery-prospects-in-nationally-televised-ncaa-games
i think it has to do with history of our franchise
and that new jersey isnt a big basketball town
NJ isn't a town
And if you actually been through urban Jersey you’d know there were folks a plenty wearing Nets jerseys during the Kidd era. Not the fans’ fault they can’t get to the swamp about 40 times a year.
WIPE THE FLOOR!
The Spurs are going to wipe the floor with us tonight. I am not going to even watch this game.
They are by far, the best team in the league this year. They certainly are the best coached team, and POP ain’t gonna allow them to lose to us. I’m gonna go to bed early….
Paul from Sunny Delray Beach, Florida
just watch
the first quarter. we might win that.
"A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he saw the world. As he passed through the doorway, he caused a reflection. Evil was born. Evil was born, and followed the boy."
This Blog has been updated with the bottom three stories about waiting for Nuggets to engage Nets over Carmela.
GM Ujiri is probably monitoring Net Income’s position as to whether Billy King is serious about decision to end the talks being final. Ujiri should be worried.
Meanwhile Billy King is acting as though he really wants the 2011 Nets pick for himself.
Melo should be thinking that Nets need his services way more that Knicks. He would be right.
Ujiri should be thinking whether to engage Billy King with a much more reasonable offer. If Ujiri waits too long the price tag should be dropping just as Melo is playing his best basketball ever.
Favors performance in the Rookie game could be a significant factor although he showed some new desire in the Knicks game, while the Knicks performance ironically may make Dolan hesitant to break up the team chemistry.
The Poker game continues.
Also, I bet that King is working on several options for Plan B (if don't get Melo).
Are Nets planning to get Earl Barron to replace Murphy as their 5th Big (It is essential to have 5 Bigs in case of injury).
Would Nets really buy out Murphy before March 1 because they are afraid of his agent Fagan?? Is Proky afraid of Fagan or does he want to save about 1 million dollars when he now is probably worth $23 – $30 billion.
Or are Nets planning to unload Petro in some trade (his salary is a valuable trade asset and he was included in the 2nd Melo trade with Detroit). Petro is out of favor with Avery and his salary could be swapped with Harrington.
He is another trade scenario, that included Petro and Murphy for Kirilenko, should Utah decide not to make a playoff run and instead save up to $10 million for this year:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=48wmryq
Jazz want to reduce their luxury tax, plus Proky could add in $3 million to lure Kirilenko to Nets and try to keep him this summer – where he could be retained at a “discount” salary in return for future “favors” by his friend, Prokhorov.
And also note that Vujacic is now available for a multiplayer trade, and we just read that he isn’t so happy with the cold weather and is feeling lonely.
i cant wait for the trade deadline to pass
its like you want to be netincome or netsdaily but you cant. do you have to bombard every thread with random trade rumors or tweet campaiging? sometimes i want to come to the thread and talk about the game and the current product on the floor. the players that are happy to be in newark. the dictator coach and the wet behind the ear owner who wont let the gm actually be a gm
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Feb 14, 2011 8:47 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Without these topics NetsDaily interest would be much less.
I just want to see a product on the floor that is worth watching and not getting stressed out by every game going down to the final 2 minutes when a loss is probable if it is on the road or against a very good team.
NetsDaily forum just provides more motivation.
And Billy King HAS been free to be a GM again and has probably been the most engaged GM in NBA, especially since he was freed to go beyond Melo by the owner, who may end up proving to be brilliant. That is why I think King will succeed in either Plan A or a Plan B. It deserves to be the most important topic of discussion and I’m sure you will be reading much more in the next 10 days.
Its not fun to me to be reading about fans wanting to have a bad record so that Nets can get a better draft pick.
I guess we just have a difference of opinion.
just go to a fan post about trade rumors with this stuff
this is a game thread
I am VERY against Lebron, completely ignoring the stats. He ruins teams, despite what his great stats say. I dont care what anyone says, he ruins teams. - anonymous nets fan
by lemmetakeutodamovies on Feb 14, 2011 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
has anyone mentioned the latest on demarcus cousins?
are we finally happy that we didn’t draft this kid?
"It's like a finger pointing at the moon. Do not focus on the finger, or you will miss all the heavenly glory beyond." - Bruce Lee
Given our history
I expect to win tonight. We seem to be very capable of beating good teams, but struggle against the Knicks sans Amare…
Tonight will be a good night
for us fans to soak in just how far off we are from being a good team.
And hypothetically...
what do we think if we win!?!?
by Anthony Perez on Feb 14, 2011 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
sadly
this is what I think after most of our wins… that the opponent played poorly enough for us to prevail.
"A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he saw the world. As he passed through the doorway, he caused a reflection. Evil was born. Evil was born, and followed the boy."
they don’t have to be really good
"A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he saw the world. As he passed through the doorway, he caused a reflection. Evil was born. Evil was born, and followed the boy."
we beat some playoff bound teams when they were struggling
but no one like celtics, lakers, heat, magic
Let's make it two in a row against these guys!
Nets- 97
Spurs- 86
"Expect the worst and hope for the best"
The life of a Nets fan
by BrooksBridges11 on Feb 14, 2011 5:47 PM EST reply actions
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