Losing Streak Hits Eight As Nets Lose to Pacers For Third Time
by NetsDaily on Feb 16, 2012 9:44 PM EST
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PrintFor the second straight night, the Nets held a double-digit lead over a good team. And for the second straight night, they couldn't make the plays down the stretch to end their losing streak, which now stands at eight games after a 93-88 loss to the Pacers in Indiana.
The Nets led by 11 late in the first quarter, but a 15-0 Pacers run gave them the lead in the second, and the score was tied at 50 at the half. It was tied at 69 early in the fourth period, but the Pacers took control with a 9-2 run and led by nine with less than two minutes to go. The Nets cut the lead down to three with 26 seconds left, but had to foul after that, and never got a chance to tie.
After shooting 57 percent in the first half, the Nets shot just 15-for-40 in the final 24 minutes. They shot just 4-for-17 from 3-point range for the game and committed 20 turnovers for the second straight night. Deron Williams led them with 29 points on 10-for-24 shooting. Kris Humphries had one of his best games of the season, scoring 24 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and blocking three shots. MarShon Brooks added 14 points, but shot just 6-for-16.
The victory ended the Pacers' five-game losing streak. Playing the third of three straight nights, they were led by Danny Granger's 32 points.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Nets vs. Pacers (Video) - NBA.com
- Pacers end 5-game skid with 93-88 win over Nets - Michael Marot - AP
- Notebook: Pacers 93, Nets 88 - Conrad Brunner - NBA.com
- Nets will soon see return of Lopez but it may be too late - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Nets skid hits 8 - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets’ Brooks could light it up in Rising Stars Challenge - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets' losing streak hits eighth with loss to the Pacers - Andy Vasquez - The Record
- Nets hang tough against Pacers, but wilt down the stretch - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
- Nets' losing streak hits eighth with loss to the Pacers - Andy Vasquez - The Record
- 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
- NETS: NETS Game Center (Game 31) - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
- Indiana Pacers finally find a win, beat New Jersey Nets 93-88 - Mike Wells - Indianapolis Star
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I'm so sick of watching this team lose
and the worst part, I can’t see them playing much better either
especially while the NBA is changing rules just to appease Jeremy Lin fans
Don’t be surprised if they decide to change the # of All-Stars just to squeeze him into there too, since they obviously don’t care about guys who played the whole year and actually deserved a roster spot
woops
it was the best avery postgame face i could find
by sheepareevil on Feb 16, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
Team played hard but we just don't have the talent
It’ll get better when Brook Lopez gets back. Ease up Nets fans. I’m out before people want to trade Deron.
by djeterfan on Feb 16, 2012 9:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Avery Johnson did a horrible job tonight
- Played Petro instead of Jordan Wiliams and Petro was HORRENDOUS
- Horrible use of timeouts in the 4th. He wastes way too many with too much time left in the game.
- We ran ISO for Kris Humphries down the stretch. (Hump had a great game, but you do not run ISO for him with Dwill/Brooks/Morrow)
- I have never in my life seen a team play such horrible team defense. We leave so many guys wide open, fail to rotate, fail to box out, it’s just a joke.
March 1st hurry the hell up and get here.
by NetsKiNG on Feb 16, 2012 9:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Agree on all points
The Hump iso was a head scratcher.
by djeterfan on Feb 16, 2012 9:48 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
The Nets' D was actually pretty good
Indiana had trouble finding the open guy while putting up contested shots and thus shooting poorly. And with a roster devoid of ANY legitimate PF or C outside of Hump, what else can you expect?
lol no it wasn't
The amount of open 3s and easy buckets in the paint we gave up attest to that
I also think the D was not bad at all.
Actually pretty good for a back to back with limited talent.
"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 Feb 16, 2012 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
lol the Hump ISOs had me shaking my head
I know he had a great first half but seriously?
by DarkXaero on Feb 16, 2012 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hump
Shouldn’t even be thinking that he is capable of driving into the basket. He can’t even control the ball once he put it on the floor on the way to the basket.
http://www.netsdaily.com/2011/5/13/2168930/in-mock-drafts-no-consensus-yet
by jasperjarrod on Feb 16, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
JUst so I can get a head count REC this if you think this mans time is up...32-81
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 9:48 PM EST reply actions 9 recs
not till i see him run a team with actual talent
THen ill judge him. Until now nope not time for him yet. No one can make this team win. The talent level is almost 0.
by 1stnamelastname on Feb 16, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Not sure
He’d really help, but as we can see clearly, our team defense is just so bad. For the nth year we’re just a collection of guys playing together, not a team
Outside of Deron, every single person who played tonight is at this point a fringe starter. On almost any good team it would be a good debate if Morrow/Stevenson/Brooks/whatever is a good 6th, 7th, 8th man.
thank you
I dont know how avery is this magician to make everyone good all of a sudden.
by 1stnamelastname on Feb 16, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
That's true but his length would make the defense better in the paint.
And let’s not forget that the offense is basically run through Brook.
If thats true Brook Lopez is the league MVP
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Feb 16, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
Can you not post that
How can I lie to myself if your posting that?
by Zartan on Feb 16, 2012 9:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Per Kerber,
We may see him soon.
by djeterfan on Feb 16, 2012 9:50 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Well I asked him if he thinks Brook will be back in this stretch of 5 games in 6 nights
And he said that there was a very good chance of that happening. I trust Kerber the most so I wouldn’t be surprised if that was this weekend.
by djeterfan on Feb 16, 2012 9:58 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Good battle
Tuff loss. We’ll get em next time.
by Zartan on Feb 16, 2012 9:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Lopez return = 6 game win streak
Book it
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
So you think you can stop me and spit in my
eye?!?!
So you think you can love me and leave me to
die?!?!
Oh, baby, can’t do this to me, baby,
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta
here!
(Guitar solo)
Nothing really matters, Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters,
Nothing really matters to me…
Any way the wind blows…
"Beware the Ides of March."
by Andy. on Feb 16, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That is why!
I did not watch a single lick of this game
I feel like this is a big, sick, twisted joke.
At first we could not hang around in just the first quarter. And now we can’t finish late in games.
Nets may need to decide to bring Lopez back soon. Because Deron is the only other guy who is an NBA starter. I am concerned about Brooks. Has not looked good since his return.
I might make a decision soon. Might not watch until March 15. There is no reason for me to go through this night in and night out.
I think it's fine.
Here is Averys post game LOL
“We played hard tonight”
“We battled”
those are the first words out of his mouth!
Avery don't care
Official Member of DO NOT TRADE MARSHON Society!
To be successful, apparently Avery's Defense System requires it to be manned by NBA All-Defensive Team.
Why should he be mad the talent options were very thin to begin the season and on top of that fact all the injuries
We were not built to sustain the injuries. We went and are still going all in on Deron and Dwight. So we don’t have the talent because we opted for cap space and flexability.
Every top Sf in this league is 6’8 or better
Durant 6’11
LeBron 6’9
Melo 6’9
Granger 6’9
When we face those guys a 6’5 sg is always asked to guard them. 32 for granger tonight.
All this fire Avery stuff is hilarious to me. You give a guy crap and expect him to somehow cook it up into a tasty filet mignon.
Deng 6’9
I LOVE IT!!!
The JETS/NETS are coming!
by MrBDown on Feb 17, 2012 7:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
All the nets do is lose! Book it!
by ballsohard2012 on Feb 16, 2012 9:52 PM EST via mobile reply actions
LMFAO
“We battled.”
Avery has got to stop with this broken record. It’s like a mirror image of Lawrence Frank.
The Nets lost...
AND NOT A SINGLE MOISO WHAT GIVEN THAT DAY
Timeless - The 2001-2003 NJ Nets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nima3dmLrcw
Will Avery ever call out his team? This is like a 2nd grade pee wee baseball team you lose who cares Avery will take you out for ice cream
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 9:54 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
I was good with us getting Avery as coach. I was wrong.
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." -- Casey Stengel
by calling all toasters on Feb 16, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
Though the comparison isn't exact, much like the D'Antoni situation, Avery can still be the coach of a good team
Nobody’s looking to fire D’Antoni now right? He hasn’t changed, but they’ve started winning
Avery
“We played hard tonight, we battled, Humphries played good, once again 4th quarter we played bad, offensive rebounds, our big guys did good but couldnt handle hibbert . We couldn’t hold the lead a COUPLE of silly turnovers, in this league Danny Granger and Hibbert are just better than us we cant do anything, we don’t got a 3. Turnovers not our friend we shot great, we keep executing without turning over we would have a better chance.”
Tell the team to step it up you duckkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Is Morrow a starter for Chicago? the Lakers? the Heat? the Thunder? a 6th man?
Where would Brooks fit in for any of those teams? Would Gaines play? Would Hump? Would Sheldon? Would Petro?
I would say to blow it up and pick guys off the scrap heap, but we would just pick up the same guys. This IS the scrap heap
chicago yes. they need help at sg, they always need help at sg.
by Andrew Flynn on Feb 16, 2012 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
and yes a guy who averages a double double and plays as hard as hump does would play.
by Andrew Flynn on Feb 16, 2012 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
wait.
please tell me avery did not say what i think he did.
We have completely deserved defeat. I can't wait Lopez while he isn't present we suck.
We don’t have defence. We lose a paint, we don’t run in fast separations, we have no small forward, at us aren’t present center, we don’t have game scheme.
I don't speak English
by RussianNets on Feb 16, 2012 9:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I hope you are not waiting for Brook Lopez to give you defense
FIRE AVERY.
Official Member of DO NOT TRADE MARSHON Society!
To be successful, apparently Avery's Defense System requires it to be manned by NBA All-Defensive Team.
i think guys just hit a wall. *avery*
no energy. too many injuries.
*avery: i wont blame him. he cant be too hard on guys right now and kill their confidence. he’ll be tougher when we’re competitive.
Did Avery really say Petro battled? BATTLED?
Petro is a lazy, clueless, soft basketball player. Give me a BREAK.
For everyone blaming avery.
WHat is he supposed to bring out of these d leaguers? We have 2 legit starters and one of them is hurt right now. What is supposed to do? I really want to know. THese guys are not that good so how is he supposed to make them good?
by 1stnamelastname on Feb 16, 2012 9:56 PM EST reply actions
Well you have to look at the team he's had to work with
Larry Brown has coached terrible teams and championship teams, Mike D’Antoni too
Look at the roster.
Outside of deron (all star) lopez, (very good player) everyone else is a bench player playing minutes out of necessity. Hes never had good players on this team. Harris, lopez, d will are the only legit starters hes coached since hes been here.
by 1stnamelastname on Feb 16, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
many can not comprehend that.
"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 Feb 16, 2012 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
They really chose a bad time to go on a losing steak like this.
This is the bottom of the irrelevance pit.
There is only one person that can save this franchise. We all know who that is.
I think it's fine.
I can't believe I really root for them night after night.
“Down by 5 with 9 seconds left? We can do this.”.
by Coach Joe on Feb 16, 2012 9:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions
lol so predictable
Stefan Bondy @NYDNInterNets Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Avery: “we played hard tonight we battled”
by Andres B on Feb 16, 2012 9:58 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
we don't deserve anything
Bad organization, bad decisions, bad team
Brooklyn we go hard...
by Fabio Villani on Feb 16, 2012 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
leave avery alone, please?
i mean, hes’ starting a 9th man in shelden deshawn who is just brutal, a 25th pick, and humphries. there’s just not that much to squeeze out of the orange
I don't think...
Avery is that bad. The basketball gods just hate the Nets. Most injured team in the League. Not much you can do but wait for some players to get back.
We’ve tried the youth movement and failed before
Devin, Terrence, CLee, Brook, Yi…these guys were really high draft picks and we just did a terrible job with them. This team is abysmal no matter what they do. I keep saying this to myself, but I am not going to look at what this team does for a couple of months. Hopefully if they get Howard the mainstream media mentions it, because I am no longer paying attention.
Have fun guys.
I say Proky should make a gigantic godfather offer to Phil Jackson
That would seal Dwight to the Nets. Imagine going into Brooklyn with Dwight, Deron, and Phil Jackson
it wouldnt
these guys dont care about coaches
Well Thibodeau has a year left on his contract and they're playing hardball with him. Throw 10 million a year at him, double what everyone else is offering and see if he reconsiders. You gotta at least try
by muwu on Feb 16, 2012 10:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
YORMARKET hired Avery over Thibs because he wanted a bigger name
Official Member of DO NOT TRADE MARSHON Society!
To be successful, apparently Avery's Defense System requires it to be manned by NBA All-Defensive Team.
Yormark didn't hire anyone
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
Avery is part to blame for this fiasco!!! His lineups, his substitutions, etc....
by ballsohard2012 on Feb 16, 2012 10:01 PM EST via mobile reply actions
everyone is hurt
not many lineup options to go to
Look at this roster
I can’t blame Avery…he makes some mistakes but this roster is terrible. I blame Billy King and how we pretend to win in this league
Brooklyn we go hard...
by Fabio Villani on Feb 16, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
We always want our announcers to coach the team—first Mark Jackson, and now Mike Fratello. LOL
"Beware the Ides of March."
mike fratello actually has succesful coaching experience
more than avery in fact. it’s obvious listening to him call games he knows more about game situations than avery.
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 16, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
not a chance at all, they killed the nets last time with rose, and rose will play imo
by Andrew Flynn on Feb 16, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
no chance Nets beat CHI w/o Rose
They have a good coach it won’t matter that the star’s out they’ll still win.
That’s the difference between a good and bad coach.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
Rose will be back
then Bogut’s ankle will magically heal for one day Sunday
then Melo will come back on Monday
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 Feb 16, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
Rose is playing.
"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 Feb 16, 2012 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Fire Avery is to Nets fans what fire D'Antoni was to Knicks fans. Everyone's gonna forget it if you start winning
by muwu on Feb 16, 2012 10:02 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I agree
we need to start winning
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Feb 16, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
yeah. ppl were talking about firing dantoni
if we beat the knicks. well the knicks beat us and now it looks like avery could be on the hot seat.
and when we blow it in the 1st round
with Deron and Dwight?
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." -- Casey Stengel
by calling all toasters on Feb 16, 2012 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
Brook Lopez
With him we would be winning by 10+! Be patient you guys! I know its tough but we won’t be loosing like this for too much longer
you put petroleum in, they go on a run and lose big. do I have to go to Avery's house just to tell him that!!!!!!
by KillaHoose on Feb 16, 2012 10:03 PM EST via Android app reply actions
yea/
if u believe the hype, dantoni was a great coach forgot how to coach and this month remembered again …. or its the players
na it doesnt
our record is still bad. if we beat knicks by 50, still 9-21
I really thought after 12-70 this would be over
SIGN MICHAEL FINLEY
lol me too man
just remember, lebron will be here in 2010
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 16, 2012 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
isn't his opt out year 2014?
by KillaHoose on Feb 16, 2012 10:06 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
As bad as this feels...
By the time we had 23 losses that year we only had 2 wins.
by Coach Joe on Feb 16, 2012 10:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Why not just play Jordan Williams?
We can only lose one game at a time. Put him in!
by Coach Joe on Feb 16, 2012 10:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
that i agree, 100%
that’s my only issue with the lineups. just let jordan develop and let petro rot in my view. otherwise, not many choices
this loss really got my juices flowing
by netsyankees4life on Feb 16, 2012 10:05 PM EST reply actions
This loss really boiled my potatoes.
by Coach Joe on Feb 16, 2012 10:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Good News: We can’t lose tommorow
Bad News: We can’t win either
by mjf900 on Feb 16, 2012 10:06 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
I kinda like not having games, it's just a day of Dwight talk. Far more soothing.
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
ESPN Daily Dime Live is literally the dumbest thing ever invented
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Could this season be any worse?
Have our Dwight trade blocked by ownership
Lopez hurt
Brooks hurt
Stevenson hurt
James hurt
Bogans hurt
Memo hurt
Petro not hurt
Linsanity
8 game losing streak
We are due for something big (D12) I hope. If not, well, we are Moiso out of luck.
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:06 PM EST reply actions
i can't believe i missed the lockout for this!
by JJ_22 on Feb 16, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
It could get worse
Dwight to the lakers
Deron leaves
Linsanity wins a championship
End of life as we know it
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Lol, I don't even know what I'd do
Maybe I’d turn to The Seattle Storm and follow them instead.
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
Will be interesting to see if the weight Lopez supposedly gained is muscle tone or fat
Don’t expect any miracles, he’s gonna be supremely rusty
what would be our record with a decent SF and Nene?
Brooklyn we go hard...
by Fabio Villani on Feb 16, 2012 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
healthy nene
or what nene has been this year?
by Andrew Flynn on Feb 16, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
Humphries has put up better stats than Nene
He’s overrated and Hump is under appreciated.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
what??? You know Lopez was on a 12 win team lol
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
13-18
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Why doesn't Avery play their two rookies brooks and jwill some heavy minutes!!!???
by ballsohard2012 on Feb 16, 2012 10:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
i guess we are trying to win games to please deron and show dwight we can make the playoffs this season.
averys not too worried about developing the rookies
I cant wait for this Dwight Howard stuff to end so incase he doesnt come we can ACTUALLY BUILD a team and stop looking for superstars
Make some trades sign some GOOD players
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
It's a lost season anyway!!!
by ballsohard2012 on Feb 16, 2012 10:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions
we were tied with Knicks less than 2 weeks ago
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
and we just started this Linsanity
I feel like the Jets when they injuried Bledsoe and made Tom Brady a starting qb
Brooklyn we go hard...
by Fabio Villani on Feb 16, 2012 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
everyone should stop freaking out
jay-z is lebron’s mentor, and lebron has said brooklyn is his favorite borough. he’s a lock for 2010.
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 16, 2012 10:09 PM EST reply actions
QUICKLY POST LIKE ITS 2010
CANT WAIT UNTILL JOHN WALL,COURTNEY LEE,LEBRON,BOSH,LOPEZ in BROOKLYN
TWILL AS 6th MAN!!
AVERY AS COACH!!
Lebron said Brooklyn is his fav borough
Hes cominggg!
by 1stnamelastname on Feb 16, 2012 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Lmao this is fun
As a backup plan to Lebron, I say we get STAT and Gay. Pair them with Wall, Harris, and Lopez and you got a team.
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
SIGN DAVID LEE TO THE MAX
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
I heard Jayz and Lebron talked after the meeting if we dont get Lebron...atleast we will get David Lee or Gay
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
And if we don't get them, we can get Boozer or Scola!
SO MANY GUYS TO CHOOSE FROM
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
JAYZ IS SO ENTICING AND PROKYS MONEY
LEBRON AND BOSH. BOOM ROASTED
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Yeah...i can't see Bron passing up on the Nets and the legacy he can build in Brooklyn
It’s only two more years in Jersey. The fans would definitely come out to see him too.
by Versifiervt on Feb 16, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
BACKUP PLAN IF WE DONT GET LEBRON, HE'S A GREAT PLAYER
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Travis Outlaw???
I heard we just signed him for 35 million. I’m not very familiar with him, how is he? Can he shoot or slash?
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
DUDES A STUD ROLE PLAYER, WE GOT A PLAYOFF TEAM
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Oh wow!!!
Now we just signed Johan Petro! I heard this guy has huge upside and is a beast on the boards! Yes! We have soooo much depth this year
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
THE BACKUP BIG WE NEED, GREAT SIGNING
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
We just traded for Murphy!
Playoffs baby!!!
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
great job by King after failing on the big names
and troy is an expiring contract. I’m liking King so far.
by Versifiervt on Feb 16, 2012 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
THIS
He could be 20 and 10 with us! Maybe Dirk would come here. He did just opt out and we have a Russian owner who is like a mini Cuban which might entice him!!!!
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
I think Dwightmare has come down to Nets vs. Magic
The way things are going right now, I’m having trouble imagining a scenario where we win
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
this
you think dwight doesn’t notice the nets losing night in night out? he has a better team in ORL right now than they would next year in BK. t-mac was right lmao.
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 16, 2012 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
That's really pushing it.
he has a better team in ORL right now than they would next year in BK
Winners: Giants, Yankees and Devils
Losers: Nets
by BrooksBridges11 on Feb 16, 2012 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
It's not even debateable.
Winners: Giants, Yankees and Devils
Losers: Nets
by BrooksBridges11 on Feb 16, 2012 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
sure it is
we can start with the nets being 8-23 and the magic being 19 and 11
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 16, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
Remove Dwight from that team and they'd be lucky to have 3 wins
by Andres B on Feb 16, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think so
They wouldn’t be a playoff team but they’d be better than us now
Brooklyn we go hard...
by Fabio Villani on Feb 16, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
3 wins no, but definitely lottery near us
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Nets missing majority of roster to injuries, Magic uninjured completely
Turk and Anderson playing out of their mind, Dwill better than anyone around Dwight.
Deron-Dwight combo alone would be godly, Stockton-Malone like.
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
true, but even with lopez this isn't a playoff team
if they trade marshon, lopez, + picks for dwight they will not be overnight contenders like the celtics. way too many holes, no bench.
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 16, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
Gonna have to see what free agency holds if that's the case
You never know, maybe you get a guy like Garnett, sign some shooters and
bang, contender. Guys should want to come to Brooklyn.
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Without Dwight what would the magic be
Jamer, j rich, jj redick, anderson, turk, quinten? That team without dwight is probably the 2nd worst team in the league
you remove Dwight from the magic and they'd be worse than current Nets
and significantly worse than what we’d be with Brook and our lotto pick (which is the supporting cast Dwight would have if he signed as a fa).
I don't think so
Nelson
Richardson
Turkoglu
Ryan Anderon
Big Baby
is better than our current squad
Brooklyn we go hard...
by Fabio Villani on Feb 16, 2012 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
That's what we said about Cavs when Lebron was there.
Cavs are better than Nets today.
Official Member of DO NOT TRADE MARSHON Society!
To be successful, apparently Avery's Defense System requires it to be manned by NBA All-Defensive Team.
yeah because they landed Ircing thanks to the fact that they sucked hard after losing LeBron
WITH the roster LeBron had.
Same team goes from winning 60+ gms to get under 20 victories.
No he doesn't, that Magic roster is OK but it has no way to improve even more because they are capped out
Dwight and Deron = Win
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If we go undefeated from here we’ll get above .500!
by Coach Joe on Feb 16, 2012 10:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Derron Williams are the nets getting Dwight Howard reaction:
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"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." -- Casey Stengel
by calling all toasters on Feb 16, 2012 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
no
I don’t know why you’re not seeing it.. It’s by the bold-italics-etc. icons
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." -- Casey Stengel
by calling all toasters on Feb 16, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
You may need to download the SB Nation pixel transverter.
by Coach Joe on Feb 16, 2012 10:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
give the man a legitimate roter
Brooklyn we go hard...
by Fabio Villani on Feb 16, 2012 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Same old song herewhen b Lo is coming back?
Lol people here really hope AJ will get fired lol a no chip type coach coming over here so you might as well save it there will be some other time
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 16, 2012 10:15 PM EST reply actions
At the end of the day, very few coaches actually affect wins more than players
Look at Vinny Del Negro and the Clippers!
Look at Mike D’Antoni from his Phoenix days to his start with NYK to the arrival of Amare to the arrival of Melo to Linsanity!
Give the Nets credit though.
They have been a little more competitive these past couple of games. Nets could have won if Lopez was there. Right now, they just don’t have enough options, and can’t execute in crunch time.
D-will is trying to do too much, and forcing bad shots/passes. Once Brook gets back, it should take some pressure of him.
I believe the Nets will get back on the right track once Lopez returns. I still think they can win 20-25 games.
Completely forgot we play the bulls next
sigh
by 1stnamelastname on Feb 16, 2012 10:18 PM EST reply actions
Tough call: both Lopez and Petro are battlers
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To be successful, apparently Avery's Defense System requires it to be manned by NBA All-Defensive Team.
What could have been :(
Adrian Wojnarowski
Y! Source: Dwight Howard told some Magic teammates on Tuesday that he thought trade to the Nets was a “done deal.”
Dwight and Deron = Win
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by Tylerguy42 on Feb 16, 2012 10:19 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
yup...like someone mentioned in another thread earlier today...
…this team is the “almost” team….Nets are always “almost” getting someone.
by Versifiervt on Feb 16, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
We.Are.Cursed
Nothing makes me more frustrated than that very tweet!
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
Well this team is worse than last year's
Dead last in defense, rebounding, and I’m guessing we’re leaders in turnovers per game too.
considering we already lost 23
no :) jp
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
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by netsareboss on Feb 16, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
if he is traded for Dwight, yes
Dwight and Deron = Win
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we jus gotta calm down i understand the frustration but we jus have 6 more days, 4 more games until the break.. we will limp into the break but once we get there it only gets better
So we are winless since that guy went permna-ban rage on that game thread
jus sayin
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Beware the Lopez
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This is a lost season
I just pray as a fan that Orlando doesn’t trade Howard so we can sign him in the summer. I don’t see him coming here this season
Brooklyn we go hard...
been a "lost" season the past 5 years we havent even been building for 5 years...we have just sucked
bad picks, bad trades, bad signings
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
we waited for the 2010 summed and we ended with nothing
we waited for Melo and now we’re waiting for Dwight…..Nets basketball is a continue waiting for nothing
Brooklyn we go hard...
by Fabio Villani on Feb 16, 2012 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
Nets haven't been...
trying to re-build. Its lets hope we get lebron, then lets hope we get Melo, now its lets hope we get D-12.
Once they fail to get D-12, the rebuilding will finally begin.
i don't see him coming here period tbh
i think this terrible play has soured him on the idea, you don’t see broussard or anyone else citing sources saying that dwight is trying to force his way here any more
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 16, 2012 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
I will be very depressed if he resigns with Orlando and Deron botls
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
i think we get dwight around march first but even if we do get dwight that prob won’t be the only move i think dwight or not this team is going to have a major overhaul in the next couple of weeks
Any playoff hope as currently constructed, or even with a Dwight trade, is practically lost. I say the target now is the worst record in the NBA
Don’t go “we have to win to prove to Deron…” because guess what, you’ve already failed. Do you think like 5 extra wins is gonna change anything? Oh I’m sooo glad we won 20 games instead of 15, that’s makes all the difference.
What you can do though, is position yourself to get the best players in the draft, that’s gonna yield actual results. Gonna be hard to beat Charlotte or Washington though, but the Nets are veterans at this
Then nothing changes
You aren’t making the playoffs now anyway, with or without Dwight. You’re gonna be too far behind by the time the deadline comes.
A guaranteed top 3 pick
You only have a 25% chance of getting the number 1 overall, but it’s better than what everyone else is getting
I should be the gm of the Nets if Billy King gets fired for some reason
2 years of 2k = tradefinder ftw and leading the magic to 6 championships in a row.
=) You know it
If they fire Avery, let me coach, I’ll bring a mega horn and a regular horn, and a whistle
It shocks me that Avery makes Deron happy.
I don’t want him to get in the way of Deron and Dwight’s chemistry reaching its full potential.
LOL just imagine if we trade for Dwight on March 15
Leagues best big man heading from a semi-contender to one of the league’s worst, it would definitely be strange. Both the Magic and Nets will be killed in the media. Deron and Dwight will be in an awkward holding pattern, knowing they won’t be in the playoffs but the future is so bright. It’s almost unimaginable, but I’m not giving hope until the clock strikes on deadline day.
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
My friend's status on facebook......
Deron WIlliams is the best point guard in the league? HA TELL ME ANOTHER JOKE NETS FANS!!! Have any of you heard of Derrick Rose!!!! hahahha WHat fools. Deron Williams is the most overrated player in the league!!!!! Derrick Rose can carry his team. Deron Williams couldn’t do that if he had jesus by his side!!!!!!!
Email Me at gwrfilm@yahoo.com
Yeah Derrick Rose has no supporting cast at all.
Give me a break.
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Another comment.
Umm Well to be more specific i mean he’s not even a top point guard in my mind. I honestly think rondo is better than him. I’m just pointing out that deron williams is not a hot box of rocks as boomer esiason would say. hahaha.
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deron is not over rated
but rose IS better.
by Andrew Flynn on Feb 16, 2012 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
What would be the point of that????????
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
It doesn't matter what Dwight says or does the Magic own his rights
Nets should only worry about what they can control.
Play hard this season and draft good players this summer. Whatever happens in free agency happens.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
No big deal
I love the Nets but they hae to stop giving these games away. they are exerting too much energy to lose in the 4th quarters.
I’m hoping Lopez comes back mon for the Knick game and we get that win. That will salvage the season for me.
by power_njerz on Feb 16, 2012 10:34 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Beat the Knicks on Monday...
Lopez needs to do some salsa dancing after the win and take it from there….heh
If Lopez dances like Victor Cruz after beating the Knicks, then the season is salvaged. Automatically
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Interesting quotes
Stefan Bondy @NYDNInterNets Close
Interviewing Deron postgame after losses is a crapshoot. Tonight, he was in “I love it” mode.
Stefan Bondy @NYDNInterNets Close
Deron: “We can’t just stay down, we’ve done that, I’ve done that, I don’t want to go to that place where I’m just depressed all the time.”
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
oh geez...
…soon he’ll be eating vaseline like Marbury. Great. NJ Nets…the team that turns great players in manic depressives.
by Versifiervt on Feb 16, 2012 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
O..K..
Stefan Bondy @NYDNInterNets Close
Before putting reporter in headlock and giving him a noogie, he joked about playing in same city as Knicks, Giants.
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Umm
Headlock and reporters? This losing is getting to his head
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Heres a positive DWILL... if u team with Dwight, no pressure. It's all on the Knicks, and if it is on you, you're doing a good job.
Stefan Bondy @NYDNInterNets Close
How much pressure is it playing in NY, Indiana reporter asked D-Will? "So much pressure. I don’t know how we’re going to deal with it."
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
DWill is being sarcastic
it’s hard to really gauge this guy’s moods sometimes. But if he’s the classic “face so easy to read”, i’d be worried about his sarcasm…cuz his face on most nights looks like he can’t wait to hit free agency.
by Versifiervt on Feb 16, 2012 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
I am actively rooting for no trade by the deadline
We need to get Dwight through free agency and not a trade.
If LeBron and Wade and Bosh orchestrated together to form a strong team, shouldn’t Deron and Dwight be orchestrating how to make the strongest team as well and not just playing together and forgetting how everything else falls into place? A top 3 pick is a 3rd star they cannot sacrifice. They want more help and don’t want it to be just the two of them? the help is right here in the assets NJ has.
by muwu on Feb 16, 2012 10:35 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Since the NBA draft is rigged. Maybe Stern would want the Nets to go into brooklyn with the #1 pick.
"Beware the Ides of March."
I want this green with Envy!!
This is the best plan. It meets long and short term goals and this season is lost. Just hold out until Fa and bring in MKG and Rivers.
Awesome young athletic team!!
by power_njerz on Feb 16, 2012 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
I’d even try and trade Farmar petro and one of the picks for an experienced Sf. Or just go after Batum.
by power_njerz on Feb 16, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
I'd trade them in a straight up salary dump or a late first rounder
We need to free up the cap space anyway if we’re gonna sign Dwight. Trade Farmar to the Lakers if they still own their pick
LMAO
Stefan Bondy @NYDNInterNets
How much pressure is it playing in NY, Indiana reporter asked D-Will? "So much pressure. I don’t know how we’re going to deal with it."
Another Indiana reporter, unfamiliar with how to ask Deron questions, posed this: “What’s been the missing link in losing streak?”
Stefan Bondy @NYDNInterNets Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
D-Will: “Um, victory.” Reporter followed up: “And how do you turn that around?” D-Will: “Get a win.”
Stefan Bondy @NYDNInterNets Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Reporter pressed: “Can you expand on that?” D-Will: “Get a win, very badly.”
5m
Hahahha reminds me of
“Deron, what happened last night?”
“We lost.”
“Can you tell us how you lost?”
“They scored more points than us.”
“How did they score more points than you?”
“By putting the ball in the basket.”
by OTRWaldo on Feb 16, 2012 10:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Deron is the best thing since Rasheed in the media
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 Feb 16, 2012 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
Who ever bought NBA league pass & is Nets fan
Should sue the NBA or Nets organization for depression & craziness…. At least a refund…
this year’s season ticket holders are the biggest “losers” of this season.
by JimmyLips on Feb 16, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
off topic
but i haven’t seen jerry25 in weeks. did he finally lose it or is he up to something sinister?
Was just going to ask this
I miss Jerry LOL
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
Jerry is short for Jeremy
25 = Lin
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." -- Casey Stengel
by calling all toasters on Feb 16, 2012 10:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
THAT TRAITOR!
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
I miss his passionate overthinking
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
His dream lineup
Gaines
Graham
Outlaw
Shawne Williams
Petro
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
0-82. No, really.
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
by Tylerguy42 on Feb 16, 2012 10:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And after every game...
“I love this team. They played so hard and battled all night long…”
by dwill8brooklynbound on Feb 16, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
somebody should do this at a nets game
by njnetsfanatic on Feb 16, 2012 10:45 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
that face, this picture
it connects to me at a level a net’s fan feels right now!
by njnetsfanatic on Feb 16, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
If Deron williams had teammates, he’d be the best PG in the leauge just saying. Rondo can’t shoot behind the arc, cant shoot inside the arc and can’t shoot from the free throw line. If he had a free throw shot he’d be devasting because he could drive and look for fouls but he avoids all contact because he’s scared to go to the line.
The Lakers have their own and Dallas' first rounder in 2012, maybe they'd want Farmar back for one or both of those picks?
Sure would be better than Fisher
There's nobody out there that wants him
Can get cheaper back up
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 16, 2012 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
I've had enough of Johan Petro
and it’s insulting to all of us that this stiff is still getting minutes.
There HAS to be somebody out there that can fill his minutes. He contributes NOTHING and honestly kills us and any momentum that we have in every single game. Enough is enough.
His basketball IQ is actually in the negatives
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
I have actually laughed out loud
when he throws a cross court pass right to the defender or he isn’t paying attention and drops the pass right to him
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Wasted height.
He can barely jump, is a black hole on offense and contributes nothing on defense.
Nets need bodies though, injuries have decimated this team so he has to play.
Coach Avery is a defensive coach..
Y is our defense so turrible…zone is not working out for this tm…
Jeremy Lin will be rated higher than Deron on the next 2k12 roster update
book it, BOOK IT
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 16, 2012 10:48 PM EST reply actions
no but he will be way overated
by netsyankees4life on Feb 16, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
this
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
LIN
smfh…..even I turned off the radio because of this sh*t. BANDWAGON knick fans sprouting up like weeds!
by njnetsfanatic on Feb 16, 2012 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah buddy anyone could coach this roster to a championship but Avery
Getting rid of Avery doesn’t make the team better & it’s all you talk about. How about moves that would better the team?
I didn't watch too much of this game (and I won't as long as Stevenson and Petro get PT)
But how many games in a row have the Nets lost to the Pacers? 20?
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
But we signed Shawne Williams for 2 yrs
Highly recommended by D Will #fail Bikly King
by shaolinbees on Feb 16, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
DWill wanted Butler (below-average SF)
Dwight wanted Arenas.
#sticktoyourdayjobsguys
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
Know what's funny?
Butler has played exactly as I expected, but he’d be an enormous upgrade on Stevenson.
Contract is ungood, though.
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
U telling me DWill didnt want Shawne.. I read that d will
Wanted him signed along w Stevenson… I know now y he wanted deshawn, is so he can buy stevenson house in Dallas…
by shaolinbees on Feb 16, 2012 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
Sasha and Farmar had good chemistry, I remember that Toronto game in England he helped us get into ot, he also hit clutch shots
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
i loved that game
those highlights made me miss brook even more
WE NEED A 3
Trade Farmar and a 2nd rounder for jared Dudley since nash going to leave soon or delfino
I actually like Delfino, I think he's a supreme 3 point shooter/defender guy in the right setting
by muwu on Feb 16, 2012 10:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Carlos Delfino has quietly been the best perimeter defender the Bucks have. Good thing too since Moute needs to play heavy power forward minutes with Bogut out. He bodies up hard on his man. And against everyone except Kobe Bryant, he plays the passing lanes aggressively.
Someone Tweet this to BIlly King
NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW FARMAR AND A 2ND ROUNDER
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7glf57l
DO IT DO IT
-2 for both teams? EH?
Petro dancing is like Petro playing defense- it's funny
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Yes it is.
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
if Seattle gets another team then i hope they have an expansion draft or something
and Petro goes back, all this dudes highlights are in Key Arena
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 Feb 16, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
March 4
That’s a our next win, when we play the Bobcats.
bobcats have been banged up all year too, whos to say we beat them? they can just as easily beat us.
by Andrew Flynn on Feb 16, 2012 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
fair enough
the next game we won’t have to play above our heads to win, is charlotte.
by shane gayle on Feb 16, 2012 11:21 PM EST up reply actions
You may not believe it... but Petro did this. Alright I'm done making fun of Petro. Good night.
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
what was Josh Childress doing? he faked himself out thinking Petro was going to cross him up
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 Feb 16, 2012 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
lmaoo
petro as awful as he is just cracks me up whenever he does something good.
by 1stnamelastname on Feb 16, 2012 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
Lopez
Lets not put too much pressure on when he came back.
Some of you might remember how bad he looked returning from injury last year, when he could not get more then 6 rebounds a game and generally looked soft.
Most of you guys thinking he IS the saviour was also complaining about him last year
he put up muscle last year he lost like 40 pounds
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
The pressure put on Lopez is to play for his contract
But I think when he returns we will appreciate him more. Even if he is softer than we want him to be he still has the size in the post we sorely lack. He looks much strong than last year though. Lets see how that pays off
by SovietBrooklyn on Feb 16, 2012 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
nothin worth seeing here
come back 3/15/12
by DJ HeavyDuty on Feb 16, 2012 11:18 PM EST up reply actions
so when brook comes back will he start?
ITS A VVVVVVVVVVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEE
by Keysta101 on Feb 16, 2012 11:18 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Two weeks too late to save thew season
by SovietBrooklyn on Feb 16, 2012 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
Oh i thought you asked when he'd come back
but yeah I would think so. Maybe he subs in the first game so Avery can get a look at him on the floor and watch his minutes., but I would think he would start if nothing else to give a chance to win a tip off
by SovietBrooklyn on Feb 16, 2012 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
Honestly, the reason why we are losing every game
Is not because of all the injuries. It is because of the losing mentality that this organization has been accustomed to over the past couple of years.
Every team has injuries, maybe not as much as us but they still have injuries. I remember Cavs would still win game when Lebron was out, Chicago is still blowing out teams without rose.
My point is, that Avery and management must change this team’s philosophy from accepting losses to thinking that a win is coming every night.
Than even with some injuries, we would still be able to pull together wins.
by joeyb896 on Feb 16, 2012 11:19 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
i think you that Cav and CHI team would losing games if those players where unsure of their future.
we took a gamble we riding it hard, good thing is it will end soon. no matter what resoult is going to be
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 16, 2012 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
Are you serious?
You are talk about championship contending teams that were built to win. The Bulls might be the deepest team in the league. We are not built like that. We are built to hold cap room for Brooklyn. If we had a coach that threw a hissy fit every time we lost he would have lost this team by game 5 of the season.
by SovietBrooklyn on Feb 16, 2012 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
The cavs were a deep team?
Im just bringing up examples that i thought of.
My point is we have a losing mentality and we have change our mentality going forward?
It can’t be acceptable to lose anymore
I don't get what that means
Who is accepting losing? Avery? because he doesn’t throw his team under the bus to the media. What do you think goes in the NBA? Avery goes back to the locker room and gives everyone a participation trophy and takes the team out for pizza? The fact is we don’t win because we aren’t good, injured, and extremely flawed.
by SovietBrooklyn on Feb 16, 2012 11:42 PM EST up reply actions
The management
picked up right where the last owners left off
meet the new boss…same as the-
by MrDollarBills on Feb 17, 2012 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
Disgraceful loss
Even though I didnt see it, I can tell it was another heart breaker, 8-23. Fail. Just Fail.
I dont practice Santeria
i have so much respect for everyone on this blog.
To stick with this team through the last 3 years shows true loyalty.
I know i get mad fun of whenever i mention I’m a Nets fan. But I love em. And even if Dwill doesnt stay and Dwight doesnt come. I will still love em. THROUGH AND THROUGH BABY.
Nets Nation
lol wtf is a moral victory? if we keep it close? to a playoff team a loss like this is a LOSS
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
hahaha
but come on, we competed, we hung in there. I’m just glad with another moral victory
hey if the Knicks win tomorrow, they will have more wins in a 2 week span than we have had all season long
LOL.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 16, 2012 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
omg Barkley just said
“Boozer good passer, knows how to use his head just dont take a shower because all the hair will be in the drain”
then Shaq said: “I wonder if he used Sharpie yet? Cant hide from the C’Mon Home Mafia.”
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 Feb 17, 2012 1:46 AM EST up reply actions
what's that on Boozer's head?
That aint hair.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
Watching this Blazer team is just like watching Nets
both teams dont have low post player , get some runs and still lose. even though they have way better players than we do
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 16, 2012 11:32 PM EST reply actions
I see nothing
i suppose seeing nothing is better than watching the Nets
by MrDollarBills on Feb 16, 2012 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
Blazers are a legit team, deep and will make a nice playoff run. Please
wow hell no, when the last time they made it to second round? not in this millenium. without LA they aint shoot
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 16, 2012 11:36 PM EST reply actions
they lost wizards night before
got smacked
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 16, 2012 11:39 PM EST up reply actions
Can I just say that
Outside of the pg position…which they are solid at as well…they’re players would start over ours. End of conversation in terms of any comparison.
i'm not saying Nets players better than Blazers
i ment i would rather take have team that can win it all than have team that stuck in the midle. and like i said previously
even though they have way better players
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 17, 2012 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
what team doesnt have starters or bench players that would start on the nets?
the got handled by the wizards, it took 20 turnovers from Golden State and Gerald Wallace, shooting 15% from deep on the road, to hit 5-5 threes to beat GSW and they just got handled by the Clippers who are terrible on the road
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 Feb 17, 2012 1:38 AM EST up reply actions
Where is defense?
Why we bring Avery as a coach?
I didn’t care about good offense from him. I thought he could make Nets defense better.
But now what?
Actually Nets offense is not bad with Deron, Brooks, and Morrow.
But now it’s pretty sloved. If Lopez come back, Nets can play very well at offense.
But Nets major problem is not an offense. Where the heck is defense?
We already took so many time to practice without Lopez. But still not improving.
1 - D. Williams / J. Farmar / S. Gaines
2 - A. Morrow / A. Emmett
3 - M. Brooks / S. Williams / D. Stevenson / D.James
4 - K. Humphries / J. Williams
5 - S. Williams / J. Petro / M. Okur / B. Lopez
the guy who was 192-70 before coming to this wait for next year roster?
by SovietBrooklyn on Feb 16, 2012 11:54 PM EST up reply actions
hmmm
he didn’t have to take the money you know..
by MrDollarBills on Feb 16, 2012 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
What?
this isn’t the Bobcats there is a reason why we are waiting until next year. I’m sure Avery more than ok with the route we have gone. That doesn’t change the fact he has very little to work with at the moment
by SovietBrooklyn on Feb 16, 2012 11:59 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
i dunno maybe its the gin that is making me delirious but it seems like we’ve been waiting for next year for the past 5 years.
And go ahead. Ignore the in game decisions. Its not 100% on the players.
Dishonesty will get us nowhere as a community.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 17, 2012 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
Your right overt negativity is what this community needs
Sorry, I believe Avery is a good coach. Have fun complaining for years about him as he continues to coach this team :)
by SovietBrooklyn on Feb 17, 2012 12:20 AM EST up reply actions
Now he is 32 and 81 MORE LOSES in 2 Seasons here than his entire tenure with Dallas
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
So
Avery leading Dallas to finals means nothing for his career as coach?
PJC leading seton hall, portland trailblazers means nothing for his cred?
C’mon now…
8-23
there sure are a lot of excuses
newsflash: EVERYONE DESERVES THE BLAME. Front office. Players. Coaches. Trainers. Ball Boys. Beer Vendors
by MrDollarBills on Feb 16, 2012 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think that anyone is
but people are being dishonest by trying to absolve Avery from all blame when he is apart of this team too
by MrDollarBills on Feb 16, 2012 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
Still
this team has 2 legit NBA starter, one who is a good playmaker, but not a star that can lift mediocre players. Another player who is an Average NBA starter (no 3 or 4) on most teams, and a group of reserves who would be 2nd or 3rd men off most team’s benches.
This team is a 20-25 win team in need of a start and 2 more starters and a couple more good role players
So because Avery once led a team he should never be fired?
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
No....because he did it
it means that IT IS POSSIBLE that its not all exactly the coach…just a thought
he cant coach a young team doesnt know how
by RandyOreens on Feb 17, 2012 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
What do they need to be
taught differently? Fundamentals? If you need to be taught fundamentals at Petro’s age of 25 then you are not an NBA player.
he was fired before
clearly, Mark Cuban is an idiot
oh wait, he won a championship last year. Something that the Nets have never done. EVER.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 16, 2012 11:59 PM EST up reply actions
if Cuban was our owner half the roster would be gone by now along with Avery and Billy
by RandyOreens on Feb 17, 2012 12:02 AM EST up reply actions
yep
Cuban is a winner, and his team is always in the mix.
Prokhorov’s team just waits til next year
meanwhile, Hey season ticket holder do you know that I can have your seats for a penny?
by MrDollarBills on Feb 17, 2012 12:04 AM EST up reply actions
Sam Mitchell won coach of the year
Calipari took UMass from nowhere to the final four
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 Feb 17, 2012 1:40 AM EST up reply actions
I would disagree
Our offense turns the ball over like crazy..and no its not rookie mistakes, its carelessness. This teams personnel is garbage. These players we have are all rentals looking to play and where else would they get major minutes but NJ. Nobody can expect them to play decent when they aren’t capable. We have at all times 1, maximum 2 NBA caliber players on the floor. The rest are just scrubs and rookies.
I understand
Also Deron is not rookie and just one of scrubs. Brooks is not only the problem.
But my big point of view Nets game is defense.
Nets offense is not perfect. It still not good but not the worst of NBA teams.
But why this team keep losing as hell? The big problem is defense for now.
1 - D. Williams / J. Farmar / S. Gaines
2 - A. Morrow / A. Emmett
3 - M. Brooks / S. Williams / D. Stevenson / D.James
4 - K. Humphries / J. Williams
5 - S. Williams / J. Petro / M. Okur / B. Lopez
yeah Knicks have a top 10 defense this year, Nets on the other hand worst in last 20 yrs
by RandyOreens on Feb 16, 2012 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
what do the Knicks have to do with anything?
by SovietBrooklyn on Feb 16, 2012 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
yeah exactly what do the Knicks have to do with anything
they’re actually a good team.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 16, 2012 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
So Lopez doesn't make our defense better?
by SovietBrooklyn on Feb 16, 2012 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think so
Lopez is not great defensive player.
He can make low post scores very well, but I don’t thinkhe can make defense better.
1 - D. Williams / J. Farmar / S. Gaines
2 - A. Morrow / A. Emmett
3 - M. Brooks / S. Williams / D. Stevenson / D.James
4 - K. Humphries / J. Williams
5 - S. Williams / J. Petro / M. Okur / B. Lopez
He may not be great but who do you think is clogging up the middle right now for us?
Ben Wallace circa 2002? He is an upgrade over what we currently have and actually gives us length and presence down low. We have a journey man PF starting at Center, and Petro as his relief. The fact he can actually score in the post alone helps our defense by cutting down on transition opportunities going the other way.
by SovietBrooklyn on Feb 17, 2012 12:27 AM EST up reply actions
why don't we just change the name to the Brooklyn Battlers?
by soul driver on Feb 16, 2012 11:56 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
or how about the Brooklyn Brawlers
since we just lose to everyone
by MrDollarBills on Feb 16, 2012 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
me too
that’s why I try to post it any chance i can
by sheepareevil on Feb 17, 2012 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
Pretty good name
seriously…
1 - D. Williams / J. Farmar / S. Gaines
2 - A. Morrow / A. Emmett
3 - M. Brooks / S. Williams / D. Stevenson / D.James
4 - K. Humphries / J. Williams
5 - S. Williams / J. Petro / M. Okur / B. Lopez
Smh anyone from Brooklyn would get this lol...
"I love my Ducks (wait 'til you see my O)"
by bkeagle718 on Feb 17, 2012 12:00 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
linden blvd represent represent a tribe called quest represent represent my favorite jam back in the day was eric b for president
by soul driver on Feb 17, 2012 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
back in the days on the boulevard of linden we used to kick routines and the presence was a fittin
by sheepareevil on Feb 17, 2012 12:13 AM EST up reply actions
This team is horrible to watch! Too bad that's how they're leaving jersey! As losers! It's atrocious!!!
by ballsohard2012 on Feb 17, 2012 12:01 AM EST via mobile reply actions
well
i mean they weren’t exactly winners to begin with
garbage in, garbage out
by MrDollarBills on Feb 17, 2012 12:05 AM EST up reply actions
All Avery Team
Gaines
Graham
Outlaw
Petro
Diop
you shouldn't drink and ND
ask M I K E about that
by sheepareevil on Feb 17, 2012 12:14 AM EST up reply actions
yea i've grown to appreciate it
at least when it was gone i missed it.
by sheepareevil on Feb 17, 2012 12:31 AM EST up reply actions
The Humph
Did you notice the change in the Humph’s game last night? He was just awesome. It is like something has clicked with his game. He is taking the ball to the hole, and making moves off the dribble. I just loved his game last night, despite the loss.
Paul from Sunny Delray Beach, Florida
Hump looked good last night
Seems like we can’t get a night with at least 3 guys playing at that level though.
Very easy to see why this team sucks
Defense- Anyone who even looks like they can score in the post must be doubled. Our bigs can’t handle anyone. Hump’s becoming a very good help defender, but that’s about all we have. Our guards collapse & you have wide open 3pt shots all day. Either that or the post player scores anyway.
Offense- It sure would be nice to start our offense from the post. Too bad this isn’t an option right now. Contested jump shots ALL NIGHT LONG & Petro seems to take a higher % of jumpers than even the guards. When is the last decent post move we’ve seen that wasn’t from D-Will or MarShon? SAD :o(
A healthy Brook Lopez would change our identity on both ends. That’s the one bright spot I can see.
I agree
Occasionally we have some ok perimeter defense, but it’s sporadic. Our interior D is full of holes, and this also has to do with the smaller guys not just the bigs. Basically the Nets are not a good defensive team and cannot keep up any sort of pressure defense consistently. This will cause 8 game losing streaks for sure.
Lopez will help on the offensive end, and maybe some blocked shots- but he’s not a defensive presence really.
I would love to see Lopez and Howard together on this team, am I dreaming the impossible dream??
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