Nets Return Home And Get Blown Out By Raptors
by NetsDaily on Jan 29, 2012 8:21 PM EST
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PrintThe Nets made it clear on Sunday that they aren't quite ready for playoff contention, laying an egg against the Raptors at the Prudential Center. It was Toronto's first win without Andrea Bargnani and Deron Williams' first loss to the Raptors, and it wasn't close.
Toronto led by five at the half and started the third quarter on a 12-2 run to go up 15. The Nets could never put more than one score or stop together in the second half, and Toronto cruised to a 94-73 victory. The Nets shot just 36 percent from the field, while the Raptors shot 52 percent.
Williams led the Nets with 24 points and six assists, but made just eight of his 21 shots. Anthony Morrow added 14 points, but starters DeShawn Stevenson, Kris Humphries and Shelden Williams combined for just five points on 2-for-8 shooting, while MarShon Brooks and Jordan Farmar combined to shoot 6-for-19 off the bench. After being shut down by Stevenson in the first meeting, DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 27 points.
Stevenson re-injured his right knee in the third quarter and said he won't play Tuesday at Indiana.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Notebook: Raptors 94, Nets 73 - Adam Figman - NBA.com
- DeRozan leads Raptors past Nets - AP
- Nets routed by Raptors to snap two-game winning streak - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets’ Lopez sure of ‘feet’ of strength - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Stevenson says he won’t face Pacers Tuesday because of right knee injury - Tim Bontemps - New York Post
- Nets lose to Raptors; winning streak ends at two - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Nets lose to Toronto Raptors but see return of MarShon Brooks to the lineup - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Nets winning streak snapped with 94-73 loss to Raptors - Andy Vasquez - The Record
- Net notes: MarShon Brooks returns - Andy Vasquez - The Record
- Rapid Reaction: Raptors 94, Nets 73 - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Homecourt no advantage for Nets - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Raptors' Forbes pulling for good friend Cruz - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Post Game Plus (Video) - Nancy Newman - YES Network
- From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Avery Johnson Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Williams, Nets can’t get offense going at home against Raptors - New York Daily News
- Deron Williams unhappy with NJ Nets, says team was 'complacent' in loss to Toronto - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
- Nets crushed by banged-up Raptors (Post-game Video Inside) - Gregory Hrinya - Examiner
- Coach Casey points Raptors in right direction in 94-73 win over Nets - Cathal Kelly - Toronto Star
- DeRozan and Raptors dominate Nets - Canada.com
- Raptors – Nets notes 1/29/2012 - Hasan Alanam - Canada.com
- DeRozan nets game-high 27; leads Raptors domination of Nets - TSN
- New-look Raptors beat Nets - Mike Ganter - Toronto Sun
- Raptors at New Jersey Nets Points Per Game - Ryan Wolstat - Toronto Sun
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I'll let an Austin Powers quote describe this game
Oh that could gag a maggot! Even stink would say that stinks! You know when you go into an apartment building and you smell the other people’s cooking on each floor and you go “What are they cookin’?” That, plus crap.
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 29, 2012 8:25 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Looking forward to a basketball-centric arena
by OTRWaldo on Jan 29, 2012 8:25 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I'm just happy he played at all
Looked a bit rusty
But had a few nice feeds
Um any updates on brook?
I LOVE IT!!!
The JETS/NETS are coming!
by MrBDown on Jan 29, 2012 8:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
good job guys
“Were definatley going to win this game bec d-will is 14-0 against the raptors and the raptors are 0-7 without bargnani”
You all have to learn that as of rite now we are still the nets and we have 7 wins we aren’t the heat who will win 95% of games that they are supposed to win. Every win we have to fight hard to get. THERE ARE NO GIVEN WINS!
"WE'RE NOT GOING TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE SOME GUY COMES IN HERE AND PLAYS LIKE MICHEAL JORDAN, WE'RE GOING TO WIN AS A TEAM"
-COACH AVERY JOHNSON-
by netsrock34 on Jan 29, 2012 8:28 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
lol
yeah it was a bad lose but look at the bright side, C’s and Magic took hard loses as well and Magic reporters were taking shot at D12 all game
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Jan 29, 2012 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
Dwight already talking like he's playing on the Nets
“I look at guys and they don’t look like they want to play,” Howard said following the lopsided loss. "I told them at halftime, ‘If you don’t want to play, just stay in the locker room, because it don’t make sense for a team who we should beat to just demolish us.’ "
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To be successful, apparently Avery's Defense System requires it to be manned by NBA All-Defensive Team.
They feel worse.
They were expected to be good. Nobody expected the Nets to be competitive once Brook got hurt.
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
Absolutely gutless performance
I never shut games off early but this one I was close. Completely lifeless basketball. Thanks for showing up tonight, fellas. Took a big step backward. They know whats at stake and to come out with a chance for 3 straight wins and to get blown out by a team w/o their star scorer is just pathetic. I haven’t been this pissed after a loss all year. Maybe Humphries will decide to play against Indy or we are going to lose by 40.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
The least they could’ve done was let Jordan Williams get more minutes.
-Justin L.
by Nets 12-70 on Jan 29, 2012 8:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We blow
how can you lose this badly to the Raptors smh
everything was in our favor
we were playing well (we jsut beat a team that won today in BOS)
they were without Bargnani and Barbosa
we beat the Raps earlier in the season and they had Bargnani back then
we had a great opportunity to get closer to the playoffs and we blew in TYPICAL nets fashion
This one was truly embarrassing
by Andres B on Jan 29, 2012 8:32 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
I'm so tired of Farmar
driving to the rim and throwing up prayers looking for contact and then whining when he doesn’t get a call. All night he bitched and moaned at the officials. The guy plays with clown shoes on. Trade this guy already while his stock is high.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
let the avery bashing continue
but honestly the players were incredibly sloppy. Wuda lost with any coach tonite.
by num1netsnut on Jan 29, 2012 8:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Petro’s time on the court – 22:49
’Nuff said.
"Beware the Ides of March."
by Andy. on Jan 29, 2012 8:33 PM EST reply actions 11 recs
prob because the whole team played horrible
which made him look good somehow lol
Actually, the only highlight of the game was the reverse slam channeling VC by Petro.
by ispartan on Jan 29, 2012 11:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
now that was a disapointment
they didnt even show up tonight….what an embarassment
I really thought this team turned the corner.
Absolutely humiliating defeat tonight. They didn’t want to be there. They could have came out at half with a fire lit under their a$$es but no. They went through the motions. I don’t understand how these guys can go from what they did against Philly and Cleveland to this.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
Bad shooting must have been because of the arena, right?
by njnets8 on Jan 29, 2012 8:36 PM EST via mobile reply actions
FIRE AVERY!
Fire Johnson and hire Van Gundy - I'm telling you Thorn was smoking something when he let Van Gundy slip away in the night.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Jan 29, 2012 8:36 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Sigh
Atleast there wasn’t that annoying picture
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Beware the Lopez
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Firing Avery is not gonna help
You can make the arguement that he has done a good job considering the roster, but there was no excuse for tonight
flat from start to finish
that’s just the way it is for a lot of the non-elite teams in this years nba. not the best product on the floor throughout the entire NBA
imagine something extremely witty here
they haven't practiced between games during the "winning streak"
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
This could be an eye opener for the Nets
Thats the one positive i could take from this game. Now they know that even if they win a few games.. they are not good enough to take nights off against anyone. We also need to be mope aggressive on the passing lanes and create turnovers.
For the first time im jumping on the boat: Fire Avery!
We need a true no nonsense coach. Not one that has his balls in Deron Williams back pocket.
Marshon VS Iman: Bring the rivalry on my nuiikkkass!!!
WHAT?
Fire Johnson and hire Van Gundy - I'm telling you Thorn was smoking something when he let Van Gundy slip away in the night.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Jan 29, 2012 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
we're you talking about the incredible coaching job avery did
on the roadtrip? can’t have it both ways amigo
it’s a players league. we have an injury riddled substandard roster. guys were flat tonight from tip off to the final buzzer. nothing any coach in the history of the sport can do at that point.
imagine something extremely witty here
NO I WAS NOT!
Fire Johnson and hire Van Gundy - I'm telling you Thorn was smoking something when he let Van Gundy slip away in the night.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Jan 29, 2012 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
Practice
Any specific reason why Avery cancelled practice?
by NetsFan4e88 on Jan 29, 2012 8:39 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
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I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 29, 2012 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
Who cares?
Two awful teams facing off to scrape the scum off the bottom of the Eastern barrel. A useless performance by everyone in front of a zombie-like crowd.
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by eLonepb on Jan 29, 2012 8:41 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
the crowd seemed pathetic tonight
more so than usual
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
We dont have the type of fans (majority) that are just going to root all game long whether pretty or ugly.
They need to play well for fans to get behind them.
"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming." - John R. Wooden
by D Will to Succeed on Jan 29, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
Nets basketball
It is what it is.
by ispartan on Jan 29, 2012 11:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Stevenson and Shelden Williams were both major contributors to the win the Nets had in Toronto. They each played about 15 minutes tonight.
I’m not mad because Deron played pretty well and actually made a bunch of shots and got to the line.
Stevenson does nothing on offense. Doesn’t even make his 3’s, and what was really missing tonight was Hump. Brooks played his worst game as a Net, and I don’t know why everyone is getting all mad right now, because after you just beat the Sixers, and blew out the cavs(they let them catch up) you’d have to think you’d do the same to the Raps. They seemed really lax… I hope we can at least beat the pistons this week.
-Justin L.
A bad beginning to the most important nine game stretch
Eleven game stretch starting with Cleveland and Toronto
Indiana
Detroit
Minn
NYK
Chi
Det
Det
If they could win say six and get Lopez back they have a chance. If not, they are best taking their time with Lopez
I could see us winning 1 or 2
Indy- L
Detriot-W
Minny-L
NYK-L
Det-W
Det-L
"Beware the Ides of March."
If that is the case we're in trouble
From my perspective it’s fine, I can’t root for this team. I can only root for us to lose and get draft picks and Dwight coming as a free agent. As a Nets fan I am too used to rooting for high draft picks.
this spurs maverics game is something to watch
by NJ Champ on Jan 29, 2012 9:01 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
This win
Would have set us up great for the return of Brook. Scheduling up to his return, we play majority of below .500 teams
by njnets8 on Jan 29, 2012 8:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
DEron complains that the Pru doesnt feel like a home...
I wonder why? Can anyone think of a reason why he feels this way??
the whole team is complaining about the arena. With the way we have been shooting at home they just have to get used to it. We havnt had much home games this season so they havnt gotten any time to get used to shooting their.
Stevenson and Shelden Williams need to be in for the sake of the defense and neither was able to play major minutes tonight. I think that made a big difference.
Our big have typed only 10 points on all, about what victory speech? The hump was awful today, all were awful except for Deron.
I don't speak English
by RussianNets on Jan 29, 2012 8:48 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Ugly and painful
Was brutal watching this game. Kept hoping they’d wake up and play better, but never happened.
Brooks looked out of sync in his few minutes play, to be expected with his layoff.
I'd like to vote that Farmar is never on the court again with Marshon Brooks!
I have girlfriends that haven’t froze me out that bad…and I’ve had some doozies.
This would have been an easy win if we have had Iman Shumpert
Im not even joking. DeRozan was ripped us a new one.
Marshon VS Iman: Bring the rivalry on my nuiikkkass!!!
Even then we would have needed scoring.
Shumpert’s season 36% average wouldn’t have helped our shooting woes tonight.
I guarantee Demar wouldnt have dropped 27
Our defense was the problem tonight.. we let them go on huge scoring runs and we couldnt create any turnovers. Our offense would have been better if our defense would have been even a little decent
Marshon VS Iman: Bring the rivalry on my nuiikkkass!!!
our defense was the problem?
We gave up 94 pts that is pretty good d. We scored 73. Clearly the offense is the problem
"WE'RE NOT GOING TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE SOME GUY COMES IN HERE AND PLAYS LIKE MICHEAL JORDAN, WE'RE GOING TO WIN AS A TEAM"
-COACH AVERY JOHNSON-
by netsrock34 on Jan 29, 2012 9:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I agree it was the offense. There were long stretches where the Nets couldn’t score. I kept looking at the scoreboard not believing we were not behind by 20 until the end. If any decent team was visiting, the game would have been like the home opener.
by ispartan on Jan 29, 2012 11:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
no hope for NYETS
losing to the Raps at home by 21 is unacceptable. JFC!!!
tongue out and everything lol
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
I've only been to two Nets games this year
And they were our two worst losses. Sorry guys, I won’t go to any more
by sheepareevil on Jan 29, 2012 8:56 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
you don't have to tell me twice
Honestly, I might go to one of the Detroit games, they are undoubtedly worse than us. But if we lose that, I’m not returning til Brook does
by sheepareevil on Jan 29, 2012 9:30 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
i was at the game
it was the worst game i have ever seen played by a pro basketball team
worse than ATL?
ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE
Def not worse than Atlanta.
Plus that was opening home game.
"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming." - John R. Wooden
by D Will to Succeed on Jan 29, 2012 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
i think it was late
ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE
A beast? No.
He can go off every now and then but he’s far more limited than he was with the Nets, although even then he was only a fraction of the talent he had been when he first came to Toronto
haha true
but sharp decline each time he was traded… it’s combination of getting used to a new system and all that but after he was traded to PHX… I was like wow I don’t even know that guy
It's nice to see him score 20 points though
One of the saddest parts of being a sports fan is watching your favorite players get older. When i see him play i still expect him to explode to the rim and slam over ANYONE in the paint. It sucks age has limited his game.
Wouldn't say beast.
THIS would be considered a beast
by mvmt84 on Jan 29, 2012 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
THAT was awesome
bringing back some good memories… that one at 9:17 with Toronto was just stupid good
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 29, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
I was at the game tonight and left with about 5 minutes left
The team played bad, crowd was bad. All around bad…
We just lack talent
We all get excited after a win and think the team might have turned things around and might start looking like a decent team but the reality of it is, we aren’t even close.
This team isn’t built to win games. It’s built around expendable players to hopefully use to get pieces for the future. I think it’s safe to say that we should stop setting our expectations so high. Things aren’t going to get any better till the trade deadline or next offseason.
Another season down the drain.
i said the same thing earlier
"WE'RE NOT GOING TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE SOME GUY COMES IN HERE AND PLAYS LIKE MICHEAL JORDAN, WE'RE GOING TO WIN AS A TEAM"
-COACH AVERY JOHNSON-
by netsrock34 on Jan 29, 2012 9:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
i said the same thing earlier
"WE'RE NOT GOING TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE SOME GUY COMES IN HERE AND PLAYS LIKE MICHEAL JORDAN, WE'RE GOING TO WIN AS A TEAM"
-COACH AVERY JOHNSON-
by netsrock34 on Jan 29, 2012 9:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
i said the same thing earlier
"WE'RE NOT GOING TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE SOME GUY COMES IN HERE AND PLAYS LIKE MICHEAL JORDAN, WE'RE GOING TO WIN AS A TEAM"
-COACH AVERY JOHNSON-
by netsrock34 on Jan 29, 2012 9:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
and 3 times now j/p
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
sorry for triple post stupid fone
"WE'RE NOT GOING TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE SOME GUY COMES IN HERE AND PLAYS LIKE MICHEAL JORDAN, WE'RE GOING TO WIN AS A TEAM"
-COACH AVERY JOHNSON-
by netsrock34 on Jan 29, 2012 10:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wow what a great game
just got home. My time would have been better spent eating paint chips off my wall.
Worst loss of the season.
Oh, and Petro played significant minutes and we got blown out. I wonder when this trend will be noticed by the people who coach this team.
I'm Korean lol
That millisecond you're sure you're going to die when you lean back in your chair a little too far.
harold?
it’s me kumar!
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 29, 2012 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
Would you say the difference was Stevenson and Shelden playing only 15 minutes? Hump was shut down last time in Toronto too but the Nets still won and ran a good offense.
Shelden should never log less minutes
than Petro but Stevenson and Shelden played badly tonight also.
12 minutes for Stevenson is hardly giving him a chance to play well. I understand he might be hurt but I think that makes a major difference when you’re talking about Derozan going off on the Nets.
did you not see him go down for 2 minutes?
by sheepareevil on Jan 29, 2012 9:25 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Guys you wander from an extreme measure in an extreme measure, yes today we have ruined game, but I am assured that conclusions will we are made also we can show good game
I don't speak English
by RussianNets on Jan 29, 2012 9:15 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Love this man
when he speaks, we all listen
and yeah fans here switch moods REAL easily.
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Shawne Williams is a better scapegoat
I liked his contributions in minor minutes but tonight this guy saw way too much court time. They had a line-up that worked last time against Toronto but two of those guys, Shelden and Steve, couldn’t contribute more than 15 minutes each.
Not finding excuses but this schedule is though and may have affected us, we played very games in the last week and some guys played heavy time in each game...
and if you are tired then you come into an arena where they can’t give you a boost of energy….
We will be better next game!
2012 Lineup: D-Will - Brooks - AK47 - Lopez - D12... Book it!
just saw Billy King at Newark Penn Station
But as soon as I did he went to catch a train before i had the chance to ask him about Dwight
by sheepareevil on Jan 29, 2012 9:21 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
someone said Shelden was hurting
Was that true?
by sheepareevil on Jan 29, 2012 9:23 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
sore wrist last few days.
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
Just the fact we’re relying on Shelden Williams to make this team go is ridiculous. I hope The Landlord will stick around after we get Dwight Howard and be a key rotation player because I think he’s been a great player so far despite his limitations.
The Nets are asking him to play major minutes so I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s lagging a little bit in this crazy season.
my view on this loss
upset with all our bigs tonight
farmar needs to do three man weave for a whole season lets him know its okay to pass
deron should not have to play one on five like that (partly because no one else can do anything and avery dont trust no one else)
turnoverss this really grinds my gears and deron is included in this problem nets have
defense allowing guards to cut and get opem looks
marshon gets a bye this game he is a rookie after all
nets need brook lopez back he is truly missed out there
honestly I don't think it was the bigs' fault tonight
Both Shelden and Hump consistently fought for rebounds (and Petro is always bad, so no surprise there). The problem was our god awful, stagnant offense with no ball movement and no inside out. We were content to chuck from the perimeter from the beginning
by sheepareevil on Jan 29, 2012 9:44 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
This team isn’t built to win games. It’s built around expendable players to hopefully use to get pieces for the future. I think it’s safe to say that we should stop setting our expectations so high. Things aren’t going to get any better till the trade deadline or next offseason.
Another season down the drain.
by breaking20 on Jan 29, 2012 6:04 PM PST
Not worried, we all know NETS play better than tonight
Something must be up, they seem so unmovitated.
I think tonight was the first time the Nets expected to win
Which is dangerous to do in the NBA, especially when you’re a bad team yourself. The Nets played like the Knicks tonight, losing to a scrub team at home because they thought they had the game won before it started. No excuse for that as a 7 win team
by sheepareevil on Jan 29, 2012 9:47 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
oh well bring on Indy
just hope the players that can play get healthy.
Lopez cant return fast enough but its no excuse to play uninspired like they did tonight. season not over yet. still got 45 games and still 3 games out of 7th place
and the magic are steadily headed towards 7th place instead of 5th place
not time to panic yet. a lot of teams have had just as bad losses
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 29, 2012 9:49 PM EST reply actions
I'm not panicking about the season after one game
But it is frustrating when you show up to a game and your team acts like they don’t have to try. We won 2 in a row, both with high effort; what makes the Nets think thy can coast at home and be successful? They’re not a good team, they still have to work for every win
by sheepareevil on Jan 29, 2012 9:53 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
i thinks it s foregone conclusion this team hates playing at home
the shooting background, crowd, etc they look so much more determined on the road
if they go 4-4 the next 8 i will be satisfied
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
Use em and throw em away, see a pro a day is essential. If you want a piece of the rock, trick, go to Prudential
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 29, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
not a good team
If they beat INDY I would be shocked- no relief in sight for this team. The will have to get much better to even havea chance at the 8 seed.
tough loss
its one game and we gotta move on especially in this short season. Let’s have a good week starting on tuesday and we’ll go from there
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Didn't see most of the game but not surprised by the outcome
Trap game. Have to be a solid playoff team in quality to overcome trap games out of hand like that. Don’t know why people automatically chalked up a W for this game. We’re getting better, but we’re not a solid playoff team by any means. There are no automatic Ws except for the Bobcats.
2011-2012 season prediction: 22-44
And I'm fine with that. One of the original leaders of the "Dwight Howard, not Nono Hilario" movement.
if you were anthony davis where would you rather play?
charlotte or washington
by netsyankees4life on Jan 29, 2012 10:10 PM EST reply actions
Washington no contest lol
That millisecond you're sure you're going to die when you lean back in your chair a little too far.
if you guys are feeling bad about the game
read this thread from the magic blog. they actually want dwight out
That must mean he’s not good. I think we should step out of trade talks for him.
by OTRWaldo on Jan 29, 2012 10:58 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
GUYS IT'S ONE GAME
WE HAD ONE BAD DAY. WE’RE STILL ON THE UPSWING. WE STILL HAVE A SHOT AT DWIGHT. WE STILL HAVE A SHOT AT THE PLAYOFFS. THE WORLD IS NOT OVER.
by mbspam17 on Jan 29, 2012 10:22 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
THIS..
oraaayt.. :D
"You may win with offense, but you will never loose by defending.."
by SportsMinded on Jan 29, 2012 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
Is the guy at the games who dresses up as Julius Erving...
complete with afro somebody from Netsdaily? He was in L and P today which makes me believe he is. Anyway that’s awesome
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I'm betting
on MIKE! So, yes and no….
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by calling all toasters on Jan 29, 2012 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
My first this season as well, I feel foolish for wasting my time driving to Newark
by ispartan on Jan 29, 2012 11:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Let get real guys
Nets only have one nba starter in d will rest of the starters are good role players. Brooks still a rookie. Hump, morrow etc r not starters. Let’s not kid ourselves.
You at least need three nba caliber starters to make some noise n win games consistently.
I love hump
But he is not a starter. He looks lost offensively. Also not a beast on defense either. Guy is good rebounder.
yeah man deff
13 and 10 isnt enough to be a starter…..SMH
by netsyankees4life on Jan 29, 2012 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
It’s good that everyone knows their role. Deron, Hump and Brooks deserve to start.
It doesn’t matter if Hump starts on a championship team or a bad team he’s legit.
And as far as Brooks he looked good the first 20 or so games he’s probably breaking down.
How could anyone be in shape for this schedule without a training camp and only 2 preseason games—let alone a rookie.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
It's really weird that the two games marshon doesnt play, we win. Against Philly and Cleveland, two pretty good teams.
But when he plays vs Toronto, we lose, a team who we’ve defeated before………………
with the way their schedule is its gonna get harder for them
we should be able to pass them when brook comes back. their schedule is tough.
by 1stnamelastname on Jan 29, 2012 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
We won! Great game! Three game winning streak! Deron is a hero! Avery really has this team playing well! This looks like a playoff team to me! Shelden Williams is way better than I thought…With Brook, who knows what we can do?
Oh, never-mind, we lost. Fire Avery! Why can’t Deron motivate these guys to win? Good thing this season doesn’t matter. Where are the trade rumors? This team is just terrible to watch. Wow, the Nets are boring and terrible. I wonder how good our pick in the lottery can be?
by SadNetsFan on Jan 29, 2012 10:58 PM EST reply actions 8 recs
obviously billy king is trying to get howard as hard as he can
there is no reason to alienate our current roster in the meantime and make brook lopez even grumpier on the bench
Avery we have a superstar stop giving these players a losing mentality...they need to have confidence we dont need your life story
NYDNInterNets Stefan Bondy
Avery: “We played like we’re the favorites. We’re underdogs in 66 games this season.”
UNDERDOGS? sounds good to me..
this would make our players play better I think. And for the record, nets do play better on the road.
"You may win with offense, but you will never loose by defending.."
by SportsMinded on Jan 29, 2012 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
he's exactly right
We play relaxed and lazy at home when we have no right to
by sheepareevil on Jan 29, 2012 11:29 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Deron Williams is NOT a superstar
Superstars don’t shoot 39%.
if they played hard and lost, I wouldn't be as mad
but I just didn’t see the effort out there today
Nets > Knicks
Don't believe me? Check the stats
if they played hard and lossed
i think i would feel worse
this was a garbage game
was at the game for the okur signing afterwards for social night. terrible game. we played horribly on all accounts.
even so the fans in my area were pretty rowdy just nothing to really cheer about. left in the 4th with 5 minutes left down like 20.
it was social media for season ticket holders
it was supposed to be stevenson and okur but only ended up as stevenson. last year they had harris and humphries.
What if we have won the lottery last summer?
Irving looks like a upcoming super star.
Lopez / Favors
Humphries / Kanter
Stevenson
Brooks / Morrow
Irving
is this team better?
if he had Favors
i doubt we would have resigned Hump
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 30, 2012 1:15 AM EST up reply actions
If the Nets didn't do the DWill trade and won #1 for Irving, we couldn't have also gotten Kanter (#3)
Harris and Farmar would still also be at PG, and Petro would still be Lopez’s back-up. Also zero possibility for Howard.
To make a fair comparison, assume Lopez is also injured as he is now. That a better team? We’re competing with the Wizards for the league’s worst record and just talking about the great Irving-Wall rivalry of the future.
Not sure players were the only one to blame
The building looked dead through out the game, we are a better road team. after watching the bulls game ours was totally unwatchable
by SunilP on Jan 30, 2012 5:37 AM EST via Android app reply actions
There was a decent crowd, just nothing to cheer for. Maybe Avery should have made the players practice Sat. Otherwise, it was the players to blame.
by ispartan on Jan 30, 2012 11:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Disappointing...
I had this as a win on my preseason schedule. We played horribly and were outplayed by a pretty lousy team without it’s best player. My preseason prediction had us at 11-10 at this point. But that was with a healthy Brook and DJames. It’s freakin crazy, but the best looking player we had on the court last night, was PETRO with several monster dunks. Everybody else looked sick. This loss has to be also blamed on the coaching staff. But looking at things another way….aren’t we glad that we got DWILL, instead of Mello?
Paul from Sunny Delray Beach, Florida
Smh
I missed d game last night I’m a little suprised we lost that game. These are the kind of teams we need to destroy in order to remain in playoff contension.
by Blkswizz on Jan 30, 2012 8:05 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Nets are turning things around... but gradually...
it’s not like they were gonna start a 10 game winning streak.
Raptors were motivated to beat the Nets after getting blown-out by them a month ago. No surprise they came out with such incredible energy that Nets could never match it.
Just an off night, nothing to be surprised, this team is still building an identity and getting some consistency there.
Go Nets!
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
Humphries is the x-factor...
we need him out there hitting his shots, hustling and fighting for rebounds all over the court. When he does those things, other guys get going, he’s the engine of both Nets defense and offense.
Bottom-line: Humphries double-double = Win.
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
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