Game 16 - Nets vs. Thunder - Saturday, January 21, 8:00
by Net Income on Jan 21, 2012 8:21 AM EST
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PrintSometime before the game Saturday, reporters will get a chance to ask Deron Williams about Chris Broussard's report that he's gone if the Nets don't get Dwight Howard. He's likely to make some non-commital comments, maybe sprinkled with a little humor (and/or frustration) and then, almost as an afterthought, the Nets will play one of the best teams in the NBA in the first of a back-to-back-to back.
The Thunder come into Newark with the second best record in the NBA at 12-3. They will also be playing their first game since 1) being upset by the league-worst Wizards Wednesday and 2) Russell Westbrook agreed to a 5-year, $78 million contract. So there will be plenty of incentive, unfortunately, for them to show the Nets a thing or two. Oh yeah, Kevin Durant is averaging 26.5 points a game and is a legitimate MVP candidate.
As for the Nets, it will be interesting to see how they go with two days of rest...as it will with the Thunder. The Nets haven't won two in a row all season. The injury list remains the same: no Brook Lopez, no Shawne Williams, no Damion James. You might get a look at Larry Owens since DeShawn Stevenson's balky knee might not withstand three straight days of pounding. Over the past five games (2-3), Deron Williams has averaged 20.8 and 9.6, shooting 52% from deep with three double-doubles.
- New Jersey Nets Game Notes - New Jersey Nets
- Oklahoma City Thunder Game Notes - Oklahoma City Thunder
- Getting Inside - New Jersey Nets - Sports Xchange
- Getting Inside - Oklahoma City Thunder - Sports Xchange
- Thunder-Nets Preview - Stats LLC
- Nets face Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder tonight, the first of three games in three days - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Ok. model for Nets - Tim Bontemps - New York Post
- Game 16: Thunder at Nets - Tim Bontemps - New York Post
- Back-to-back-to-back 'fun' begins Saturday - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Latest on D-12: Five quick thoughts - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Mikhail Prokhorov, who hasn't attended a NJ Nets game in almost a year, says he may sell his shares - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
- Thunder: Rebounding has become an issue - Darnell Mayberry - Daily Oklahoman
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I wonder if Durant will try to guard Brooks..
or if it will be Harden and Sefolosha…
And who is gonna guard Durant? Brooks??? Stevenson? Owens?
Stevenson can try
i think this game would have been good to have James….i think he is our best matchup…not that he would stop KD…but his size and physicality can help on a skinny 6’10 sf who is nasty
We are in another atmosphere. You're just in the Troposhere we in the Exospere. In other words the JETS are higher than you!
by Fly-as-a-JET on Jan 21, 2012 9:24 AM EST up reply actions
I think stevenson can do a decent job on Durant, Durant can shoot over anyone we have but Stevenson's physicality is something that might bother him in getting open
You still have to guard Westbrook too though, we just don’t have the defenders
we dont have a shot blocker either
lopez makes up for some mistakes….especially when the paint is crouded. You can’t go into the paint with lopez there unless you get a head of steam. I’ve seen sheldon and okur stand in the paint confused on how to defend. MY guess Westbrook Dunks on Okur tonight.
We are in another atmosphere. You're just in the Troposhere we in the Exospere. In other words the JETS are higher than you!
by Fly-as-a-JET on Jan 21, 2012 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
With a scorer like Durant...
I propose to let him get his, just make sure no one else from OKC blows up. Deron can do well against Westbrook. I think Stevenson can handle Harden. Points in the paint will be our downfall though, a trend I’d rather not get used to seeing
We lose by 20+ unless both our backcourt goes for 20+ each n deron has 10+ ast...
If that happens tho then we just lose by 10 or so lol
I hate going into a game feeling like I’m Soo sure we will lose. Smh
we're going against a damn good team...
if we lose, i can stomach that. i just want the nets to go hard and make them earn the win. don’t just give it to them.
I actually love these games.
There’s a bit of a ‘nothing to lose’ thing.
It also clarifies who on the team gives a poo,
and who dials it in.
Helpful knowledge for when I buy the team and clean house.
NI, what is the likelihood proky sells his shares...
And what exactly does that mean?
Will that affect the big spending ability the nets currently have?
still have the capital, just is going to relinquish the decision making
Giving his shares to a blind trust doesn’t mean Prokhorov would relinquish his investment, just that trustees would be given full discretion over the Nets’ assets.
Magic trying to trade for Steve Nash
http://tracking.si.com/2012/01/20/report-orlando-magic-may-pursue-trade-for-steve-nash/
Thoughts on how this impacts keeping Howard in Orlando if they get him?
I don't see dwight staying even if they get nash..but it would be good for us.
They will keep dwight to make a playoff push and make it all the way to FA where we sign him and deron straight out
in all honesty, if Nash is on the block, LA might sweep in and take him
they need help at the PG, and have a better package then ORL
LOL and who would LA offer to Phx? Im curious
Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba
by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 21, 2012 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
who are the magic giving up for nash?
Don’t expect bk to help with that
by netsfanallday on Jan 21, 2012 9:20 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Orlando has nothing to offer.
Steve Nash IS the Phoenix Suns. They would want a real rebuilding package for him, I’m sure. That’s not Jameer Nelson and JJ Reddick.
by JohnFromLongIsland on Jan 21, 2012 9:42 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Marshon's Swag nickname is picking up steam slowly
i google marshon brooks and my suggested search becomes Marshon Brooks Swag
We are in another atmosphere. You're just in the Troposhere we in the Exospere. In other words the JETS are higher than you!
yea but mad stuff came up calling him swag
and its not from nets daily
We are in another atmosphere. You're just in the Troposhere we in the Exospere. In other words the JETS are higher than you!
by Fly-as-a-JET on Jan 21, 2012 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
Guys we're 2 games behind New York Knicks with the tougher schedule to begin with
Lockout. It happens. WE NEED YOU BLO!!!
Guys we’re 2 games behind New York Knicks with the tougher schedule to begin with
Can we stop with this. We are only 2 games out from the worse record in the NBA too. What’s that say? Stop worrying about the Knicks, they arent worrying about us.
Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba
by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 21, 2012 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
At this point
Nets fans r so much fed up that we will be fine with anything and anyone. I honestly dont care if we get Dh12 or Dwill or Michael Jordon on our team…..I just want to see this team win.
I have faith on Lopez and brooks and who ever we draft. or get in return of Dwill.
If things get ugly quickly, the Nets should just sit the starters and give this game away. You need to conserve as much energy as you can for this back to back to back
Give this game away, focus your energy into getting the win you know you should get in Charlotte, and hope you still have energy left for Chicago
If it gets ugly just let marshon be marshon
or dwill and marshon
Avery wouldn't want to do that...
he should be looking to play his starters as much as possible with a 2 game homestand and the unit starting to gel, blowout or not.
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
How come the start time it 8:00?
Usually never that late at home
sigh did i just watch espn trot out J.A. Andande and try to explain why the nets would trade deron
espn just gets worse and worse
by mightymosdefinition on Jan 21, 2012 10:09 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
how
they are speculating about bad teams trading a star who is unhappy with losing.
they did it Bosh. They did it with Melo and Dwight and their team were playoff squads. They did it with CP3.
They did it before and will do it again. They did it with Kobe as well. This is not a conspiracy against the Nets. The same thing happen with KG when he was on the Twolves. Hell PP was in trade rumors when Boston was losing and is back in them.
Losing squads plus a superstar who is a free agent equals speculation
nevers said it was a conspiracy
they didnt say anything as to how
hes already said he wont play for the nix thats a fact
the lakers have nothing to trade and dont have any cap space thats a fact
the nets gm has already stated multiple times hes not trading him another fact
making stuff up isnt speculation
by mightymosdefinition on Jan 21, 2012 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
the nets
GM also said he wouldn’t allow this Nets team to go through a similar drama as Melodrama.
Our Gm also said his focus was to put together a playoff team.
Our GM said a lot but did things different.
Thing is this. People feel that the Nets can’t afford to allow Dwill to walk for nothing so they are speculating that we will try to get what we can for our disgruntle star.
the nets are 2 wins behind the 8th seed without lopez who they built the offense around
the gm was not going to waste cap space on average players and eliminate the chance to sign or trade for dwight
the fact is brousard made this up and has no sources
by mightymosdefinition on Jan 21, 2012 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
we don't know that it is a fact he made it up
the GM said he was not going to allow the same drama with Melo surround his team with Dwight and that has. The Nets are an eighth seed now . They still have ways to go before Lopez returns. Where will they be when he does??
Again when CB had a story that Dwight will demand a trade to the Nets everyone love him and said “he is the only reporter Deron follows.”
now that it’s negative he is unreliable? Is it so hard to believe that Deron would give the Nets a list of teams he would like to be traded to if Dwight falls through?
ive never bought into any of the crap brousard was selling
its hard to believe the nix would be on that list when hes already said out his own mouth he doesnt see that happening
by mightymosdefinition on Jan 21, 2012 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
Don't believe Otis would pull the trigger...
for a Howard Bynum swap, Howard dominated him and showed Bynum is nowhere near the level he plays at, he’s also averaging nearly 20rbs over the last 5 games and their record shows they are right there with the Bulls and the Heat as the east elite, making it even harder for management to part ways with Howard at all.
This is gonna drag on until free agency, for better or worse.
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
they have one of the best records in the league
they arent trading him now
by mightymosdefinition on Jan 21, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
And if they sustain a top 2, 3 position in the standing for the deadline...
they aren’t trading him at all.
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
them not trading him works in the nets favor
nets keep there draft pick this season and have a chance at signing him outright
by mightymosdefinition on Jan 21, 2012 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
hope so...
but if somehow they manage to get to the ECF, the tables are gonna turn, and you know Howard can change his mind at a moments notice.
Unlikely but possible.
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
they will at the dead line
the owner said himself they will not lose him for nothing
Honestly
The thunder could very well be the best team in the NBA—a champion at the end of the season. This is going to be a big challenge for the Nets. Looking forward to it :)
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