Game 7 - Nets @ Celtics - Wednesday, January 4, 7:30 PM
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PrintThe Nets go into Boston's Garden Wednesday with a five-game losing streak and without Brook Lopez and (probably) Kris Humphries. Not a recipe for success, particularly since the Celtics will have a full cast, including Paul Pierce and Jermaine O'Neal, both of whom has lost games to injuries recently.
Boston (3-3) started slowly because of those injuries but Pierce looked good in his last game. Pierce contributed season highs of 21 points and eight rebounds, and rookie Greg Stiemsma had 13 points and seven boards in 21 minutes. Stiemsma is a D-League recruit who has filled in admirably.
The Nets are shooting a league-low 38.4% from the floor with only one game above 40% this season. One side story: MarShon Brooks will be going up against the team that drafted him, then traded his rights immediately to the Nets. The game concludes the Nets' six games in eight day stretch. Next week, they go out West.
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- Nets to face Celtics - Tim Bontemps - New York Post
- Nets endure packed schedule to start season with six games in eight days - Mike Vorkunov - Star-Ledger
- Hope for Humphries, Nets: MRI shows just a sprain - Andy Vasquez
- Brooks gives Nets fans hope - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
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- Celtics' Bass earning minutes in crunch time - Frank Dell'Apa - Boston Globe
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- Battle on at the point - Mark Murphy - Boston Herald
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Hopefully with the rest the Nets will get after this game
they can actually start shooting a decent % from the field
by Murse Mike on Jan 4, 2012 7:16 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
wouldnt mind going after cousins
Full force. We need some1 like that… He’s the next next thing to dwight, and leaves. Us room to sign a starting 3
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by Mike28Live on Jan 4, 2012 7:24 AM EST via mobile reply actions
If Cousins could be included in a trade for Howard, it would be worth it.
ORL not looking to rebuild, so Cousins would be an asset.
Is there a 30 day period before Cousins could be traded?
But can’t give up Brooks for Cousins. You don’t trade your future starting SG for a gamble.
You trade MarShon for a sure thing, like Howard.
Nets could make it worthwhile, but then they lose out on Howard.
DWill could keep Cousins in line.
Nets keep losing out on options over desire to get Howard.
The only way King acquires Cousins is if he has knowlege that ORL wants him in a trade. King is still all in for Dwight.
Agreed
They won’t give him away. They’d probably deal him for a sane Lopez in a heartbeat, but I don’t think we take that gamble.
If Cousins did well with Nets, then ORL would be interested. ORL wants to win now.
There would have to be a risk involved, but you couldn’t include MarShon in trade.
Is there a 30 day window before Nets could trade Cousins?
SAC may wait at least 1 month before trading Cousins, unless things get really bad in SAC.
or because he knows Dwight isn't coming and has to move on
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
by BEB on Jan 4, 2012 9:04 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Boston would have to be more asleep than the last time we beat them in Boston.
Without Hump, I just don’t see it.
lol sure you arent saying that now
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 4, 2012 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Not to spoil anybody's hope on DH12
but Bynum is killing it after his return putting up DH12 like numbers. Magic surely would want him straight up. That is bad for Nets. Our luck suggests that he will continue this high level of play without going down with injury and would return to his injury-self once he is traded. Nets never catch a break.
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But what you don’t say is that the Lakers and Jim Buss migh be unwilling to let Bynum go even for Howard.
Not happening without guarantee of Howard staying in LA.
Not happening before monitoring Bynum’s knees by early March.
Even Cousins may be more valuable than Bynum come March, if Bynum’s knees act up before then.
Bynum+Gasol or no interest from ORL.
LA was one of DH12's prefered destinations
so this is real. Till King’s say that they are willing to trade Cousins, that issue is as current as DH12.
As I said, with Net’s luck, Bynum would continue to play in this level and his knee would hold up. Right now he is even better than DH12, scoring, rebounding and blocking shots.
LA would still trade him if Magic wants him straight up with some fillers. They have to be stupid not to trade for DH12.
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What has changed. Nets also was.
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I'm so tired of the same points being brought up over and over
New thread same ish. Why make new ones?
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
by BEB on Jan 4, 2012 9:06 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
No need to get into serious Howard discussion before end of February.
Cousins is current.
Dwight not hot on LA, so I'm not concerned about the Lakers and what Bynum does
by Andres B on Jan 4, 2012 7:47 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
totally agree
Dwight only said the Lakers and Mavs to give Orlando some bargaining power. And besides. Buss came out and said that it would be stupid to trade 2 all-stars for 1.
If Bynum continues at this rate (and I bet you anything he doesn’t, he’s simply on better rest than the rest of his team) then they will want to keep him.
you should. I wake up at 1:30 am to watch it. Real fan keep supporting their team whatever the outcome.
a girl dating a girl?
nothing wrong with that
:)
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
Tell you right hand..
you’ve changed your mind…
by M I K E on Jan 4, 2012 9:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
3-way. lucky SOB
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
I was in Baghdad before these little B.G.'s was in they daddy-bags.
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 4, 2012 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
LMAO
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
Hope he is starting
I don’t want to see DWill off the ball anymore.
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Don't forget that Ellie knows Cousins as well as anyone.
If BK is still interested in Cousins, after speaking with Ellie, then I’m all for it.
Depends on whether SAC would only trade Cousins to the EAST.
If Cousins could be packaged for ORL, we could give up more.
Nets might take a risk, that other teams wouldn’t.
I got news for you: we are still the favorites to get Howard. So stop reacting at each news going out there.
Dwight is on hold until March. And as long as Dwight wants to team with DWill as his first (and possibly only choice)...
Nets are at top of list, if Lopez is back to preseason form before the trade deadline.
When Bynum is healthy, heis better than both Lopez and Cousins
They issue is his health. Right now he is healthy and putting up better numbers than DH12.
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Last year they said that Bynum is never going to be healthy for a full season.
He will always be a risk to be healthy for the playoffs.
Stopping for bluffs
Lopez is better than all offers
by SunilP on Jan 4, 2012 9:01 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
not true at all
Bynum is hot right now b/c he’s more rested than his aging team. Lopez also has hot streaks too, and yet Lopez doesn’t have the luxury of playing next to Kobe, Pau, Artest, and Odom to help take the defenses off of him.
Once again there is "better" and "more valuable".
Lopez and Bynum have health issues. Bynum also has an attitude issue. Hopefully Lopez proves his health before the trade deadline.
Lopez didn't have health issues till December 22nd. 2011.
He was not injury prone like Bynum. Bigs go down once in a while. Of course we have to see how Lopez comes back from the injury and whether there are aftereffects. But Brook does not have a history of issues with injuries.
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Lopez will regain his form when he gets back
it’s just a matter of how long it takes him. We saw it last year with James. Even if Lopez is healthy after 7 weeks like his twin, he probably will need another 2-3 weeks to get his game back
Brooks needs a minimum
He needs a minimum of 15 shots per game. I would prefer he gets 20. He is efficient with the ball and if this team had better finishers i can see him easily putting up Vince#’s 20 5 5. That 21 and 7 he had against Indy came too easily for this kid not to get as many looks as possible.
minimum 15 FGA? You're kidding right?
He’s only ever had 15 or more once in his career. That’s a pretty bold statement considering all the good scorers in the league that don’t get 15FGA per
Brooks is already averaging 11 shots in 21 minutes
If he becomes a 30-minute player, he’s likely to take 15 shots
I kno this has nothing to do with the thread.
But… I don’t understand the “we are not getting Dwight” comments. All of a sudden because the Nets are play horribly we feel we have no shot? Lopez is hurt, yes, but if he isn’t traded to LA where else would he go? Is he staying in Orlando? Or do you guys really think hell be a Hawk? IMO its still LA or Brooklyn. If Dwight wants Brooklyn he’ll be here
by nwkiddnj on Jan 4, 2012 8:16 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I worry about LA with Bynum playing well
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if Bynum is playing well..why would they trade him? idgi
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by Keysta101 on Jan 4, 2012 8:34 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
you don't get dwight howard?
LA wants Orlando to see Bynum is enough, that they don’t have to send Gasol too
I absolutely HATE watching this team so far this year
But AGAIN if we just simply make open shots like we should be, we’ll be on the winning side again. Also against the Pacers everyone was horrible aside from DWill and MarShon and was in the game for about 3 quarters while giving up many offensive rebounds and our role players ruining almost every pass they received from DWill. We are a bad team, going to remain a bad team until we get Hump and Lopez back, but this team should beable to be in close games if we just pick up our shooting percentages
Open shots?
Not a problem. We have sharp shooters with names like…
Shootin’ Shawne and AMMO!
ahem.
Oh and DWILL was still pretty horrible btw… his handle, where and how he delivers the ball and some his shots make me really think I’m right that that hand/wrist suffered some kind of damage in that injury/surgery.
While I think he’s a bit overrated, he is much better than what we are seeing…
last game he played well
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not if the nets can't stop the 3 point shooting of the celtic
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This game will be a defensive struggle for the Celts going up against our bigs
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
lopez would of ripped their front court up....honestly...sucks
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
We got this.
"This isn’t fantasy or rotisserie basketball. Why would Denver want Outlaw? Would you?" - Al Iannazzone
One good thing about the condensed schedule this year...
is that with so many games being played, almost every night it seems, we have no time to dwell on our lastest loss. Plus this season will be over before we know it.
Lockout / strike seasons are always bogus anyway.
I have no illusions of making the playoffs this year and I don’t mind the losing as long as we develop some chemistry on this team and our young players improve.
Plus I’m looking forward to a healthy Brook Lopez making his return.
Other then that I will try and sit back and enjoy the ride…
Let me tell everyone
Dwight Freaking Howard is one of the best players in the NBA and any team would do anything to get him. If you can get him with a straight up swap with some picks and fillers, you do it no matter who you are trading him for unless that player is LBJ, Kobe, Wade, Durant or Rose. So LA would absolutely trade Bynum for DH12 even Bynum is putting up better numbers than DH12.
I don’t know why people still argue about this. We have to worry about LA and Bynum. That is a fact.
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you're the one arguing about it
We are all sick of the discussion. I Howard gets traded to the Lakers, then we can revisit it. Right now Cousins is the hot topic.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
by BEB on Jan 4, 2012 9:25 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
and i say..lets get cousins
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He is not till Kings say they want to trade him
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same goes for Howard
They aren’t trading any time soon so why must we talk about it again and again?
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
by BEB on Jan 4, 2012 9:35 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
at least cousins is new material.
I honestly am just so sick of Dwight and the “dwightmare” and bynum Lopez comparisons. It’s all for nothing. The ship has sailed on those discussions. No need to beat a dead horse.
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by BEB on Jan 4, 2012 9:38 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions 1 recs
DH12 wanted him to be traded to us
LA and Dallas are two other destinations. Did he change his trade demand. Till he says that he wants to stay with Magic, DH12 topic is current whether you like it or not.
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I think we actually have a chance tonight
reasons:
1) Celtics not as dominant up front as many other teams we faced (but still pretty good)
2) the NBA is crazy this year.. anything can happen…
3) Deron and Brooks will start to play better… at some point Avery will find some semblance of a team that at least hustles and competes
brooks better start
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Chris Mannix had some interesting tweets regarding Bynum
said he is not injury prone.. his last knee injury was a fluke where Kobe ran into him.
and said 21 points, 22 rebounds, 3 blocks.. anyone think he can’t be a franchise player.
point is..
Bynum is much more highly regarded than Lopez.
Honestly, if Dwight still wants out at the deadline.. there is a chance (I think) Orlando deals Dwight for Bynum and the Mavs #1 pick
There is also a chance that the Lakers decide to keep Bynum in the end and decide Howard isnt worth it. (and one can argue that is the right move… )
that's what many owners/fans feel
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
their owner* and many fans
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
No question Bynum has had an amazing first few games but
it’s premature for Mannix to proclaim Bynum’s no longer injury-prone. After all, in the last four seasons, Bynum has averaged 31 missed games each year, including 28 missed last year. He’ll need to show for at least a few years that he can make it to most of the games before Bynum shakes off the injury-prone label.
true
but now Lopez has an injury history too… and as someone (mannix? i forgot who) said… big men with a foot fracture may not be a good thing
At this point, Lopez has proven to be more reliable with his health
but in NBA trades, the winner, is the team that gets the best player
i will be piss and go on a rant if we trade lopez for cousins
That would be so stupid
Also im not too worried about bynum we have a whole month of back to back basketball he will be injured by feb
Sick of hearing dwight wont come here and fire avery. These things in no way shape or form help the nets lets try to be supporters instead of bashers
by Pure baller15 on Jan 4, 2012 9:59 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I haven't weighed in much being out of town
But I finally got to watch a few games and we are not as bad offensively as we would appear to be. It’s hard to imagine Morrow or Deron shooting this bad, as well as Shawne Williams who was good from 3 last year.
I’m thinking it will begin to click, as it seemed to in the Pacers game…. But it will mean nothing if we do not defend better. It’s been very very active at times, and others just totally missing spots leaving the other team wide open constantly from 3.
Overall though, the team appears to me to be playing hard. It really devastating about Lopez. I think we’d have 3-4 wins if he was playing right now.
It’s all about defense. Without defense we do t stand a chance against any team.
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Headache!!
Seriously no point in watching except for Marshon
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dwill out
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Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
Why should the Nets even bother playing? Just forfeit the game
The best player on the team for the Celtics game will be…. Morrow? That’s comically sad
Swag going for 100
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
Sore Ribs?
Kobe plays with a torn muscle in his shooting hand…smh.
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Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
Well if he's in pain
Whats the point in playing him against a team that is going to destroy us? Give him the night off, it’s a tank season now anyway.
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that's not it
the player no matter the circumstance should try to get on the court even if he just got outta the coma 5 minutes before game time…
hopefully, coaches or management made this call..
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
unless if it's a personal issue of course
like death of a loved one or something
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
DWill played 12 games with a broken wrist
maybe only made it worse
and i had tons of respect for him
it was avery’s fault for not sitting him!
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
Forget Deron.. out with a headache? 8 hours before the game, he knows he is out with a headache
Has he ever missed a game from a headache?
Is this a post concussive thing?
Was a joke, it's his ribs from the Pacers hit
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Farmar will start at point
and Gaines will play the 2
that could be Avery’s plan
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worst case scenario:
Gaines
Brooks
D.James
Shelden
Okur
Brooklyn we go hard...
by Fabio Villani on Jan 4, 2012 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
Okur 15-7...Brooks 21-5...everyone else sucks
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
He's actually hurt...
This isn’t like JKidd. Leave Deron alone!!!
Guys... For all of your health and wellness. Do not watch this game.
People will complain when we get blown out… but we’re missing our top 3 players. Maybe Avery should give Farmar the start. My thinking though: do not watch this game and take a night off to enjoy.
This won’t show us good things. Avery might as well rest Brooks and Okur so they don’t get injured since we will have that good luck.
Game Over
FredKerber Fred Kerber
Dwill out ribs
Why oh why do only the good players get hurt
We’re now without our Top 3 players
Brooks better take care out there. The curse is at work.
lol sit brooks if you're going to lose!
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:16 AM EST up reply actions
Sucks dwill is out…looks like brooks gets his first start of his young career. If the kid doesn’t start, I’m going to get sick to my stomach trying to watch the nets score 15 points in the first quarter
by Nets4Life(8) on Jan 4, 2012 10:18 AM EST reply actions
Rob Parker with strong words on first take.
Peyton should retire and killed the SD Chargers front office…
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Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
This is going to be a tough game to watch w/ DWIll out,
but Brooks should get the start and I’m interested to see what he does being the only legit scoring option. He’ll have a chip on his shoulder since the Celtics traded him to us, too. Most likely, he’ll cement himself into the starting lineup going forward.
or he tries a little too hard and fails?
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Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
Gaines/brooks/James/Sheldon/okur
Farmar/morrow/Stevenson/j.will/petro(unfortunately)
Should be the rotation
by Nets4Life(8) on Jan 4, 2012 10:23 AM EST reply actions
excuse me... i just puked
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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 4, 2012 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
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