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Game 1 – Nets @ Timberwolves – Wednesday, October 28, 8:00October 28, 2009, 7:45 amWith no expectations beyond their own and a starting lineup with an average age of 23, the Nets take to the floor for the first time Wednesday in blustery Minneapolis. Newly named captain Devin Harris is healthy and ready. Only Keyon Dooling and Tony Battie are out. Al Jefferson (achilles) and Jonny Flynn (flu) will play for the Wolves. Kevin Love (hand) is out. Let the games begin!  New Jersey Nets Game Notes - Patrick Rees - New Jersey Nets Minnesota Timberwolves Game Notes - - Minnesota Timberwolves Getting Inside: New Jersey Nets - - Sports Xchange Getting Inside: Minnesota Timberwolves - - Sports Xchange Nets-Timberwolves Preview - Santosh Venkataraman - HoopsWorld Wolves gameday - Mark Wollemann - Minneapolis Star-Tribune Illness puts debut of Flynn in limbo - LaVelle E. Neal III - Minneapolis Star-Tribune Minus Carter, Nets hope defense is a plus - Mitch Lawrence - New York Daily News Jefferson to play, Flynn, Ellington questionable - - AP Harris ready to lead the Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Record Nets notes - Al Iannazzone - The Record Illness puts debut of Flynn in limbo - LaVelle E. Neal III - Minneapolis Star-Tribune Wolves coach Rambis: His time is now - Kurt Rambis - Minneapolis Star-Tribune Timberwolves rookie point guard Jonny Flynn young, small ... and fearless - Ray Richardson - St. Paul Pioneer-Press Al Jefferson ready to go for Timberwolves' opener - Ray Richardson - St. Paul Pioneer-Press Injuries, illness leaves Timberwolves short on star power for season opener - Ray Richardson - St. Paul Pioneer-Press Big Al Jefferson deserves your support - Lea B. Olsen - Minneapolis Star-Tribune And/or debate in Wolves backcourt - Jerry Zgoda - Minneapolis Star-TribunePosted in Battie, Tony; Dooling, Keyon; Frank, Lawrence; Harris, Devin | 66 Comments » |
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October 27th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Is Kevin’s lovehand the left or the right?
This season is going to be great. I can’t wait for our young fellas to prove every single pundit wrong. Stars will be born.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Love your attitude. The preseason record was horrible, but it was obvious there were a lot of talented players on the court, just not all at the same time. With Harris, CDR, Lee, and Twill penetrating and Lopez posting, this is a team that will surprise.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
We will be better than expected!!
We gave up several leads this preseason, in games that were certainly winnable. With Harris healthy hopefully we can hold on to leads!
October 27th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
It’s gonna be great when people start to recognize what we have on this team. I think we can win some games!!
October 27th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Close game it will be
October 27th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
The biggest problem will be how to watch this and the world series at same time.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Unless Swat or Boone play PF for substantial minutes we can’t defend. If we can’t defend we can’t win. I hate to say it but having the good start last year clouded our issues. If we lose early and often it will bring change and change is what we need. 25-57 if the coach lasts the year. It might be what the team wants for the pick. Lopez, Swat, Yi, TWill/CDR, DH = 41-41 and be better than, NY, Tor and Phil just in our division. Defense is contagious but the coach has to start the process.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
I have been waiting to see this post allll off season
October 27th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Biggest game of the season so far!
Hollah!
October 27th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
October 27th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
I think Courtney Lee will step it up and do well tomorrow.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
lets go NETS!! i’m pumped!!
October 27th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Hi everybody !!! hope we win this game really pumped up fo this season. I´m from ecuador south america what page can I watch net games for free , the only game we get here arer Spurs & LAkers . Thanks!! Go nets
October 27th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
If I see one player over the age of 26 play tomorrow I will fly to Minnesota and weight for L.Frank outside the arena.
October 27th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
wait* brotha man
October 27th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
A new season. I am pumped. I hope they shut all these pundits up and play well. I am excited to see the young team run and gun. Go Nets!!!!!
October 27th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
GO NETS!!!!!!!!
October 27th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
The wolves are without Jefferson and Love, I can see the Nets get this one.
But if they lose, don’t get surprised…LOL
October 27th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
SO pissed i have class at night I have to DVR it I hate watching DVR’d games and Ima miss the Yankees Game also. I HATE SCHOOL
October 27th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
let me predict this game:
Lopez 17 points 10 rebounds 3 blocks
Harris 16 points 3 rebounds 9 assists
CDR 20 points 5 rebounds 1 assist
Lee 14 points 3 rebounds 2 assists 2 stl
T-Will 11 points 5 rebounds 5 assists
October 27th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Nets lose by 12
October 28th, 2009 at 12:48 am
Mr. Dollar bills…thats kinda bold. harris is gonna have like 28 points lol not 16. Lopez is gonna have twenty. courtney lee is goign to have 16 ad CDR migth have 18.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:55 am
Play Yi for 30+ Minutes and he will score 20+ Points!!!
October 28th, 2009 at 7:24 am
kool fans in south america…alxnj
Nba is broadcasting everygame online for free for the next week, i beleive. So that will do you good for a week.
here it is:
http://www.nba.com/leaguepass/online.html?cid=567
only free until 11/3/09, you have to sign up.
October 28th, 2009 at 7:34 am
wow, Andy I overlooked your post…
They are gonna broadcast it for free until 11/3/2009 ???!!!
That’s great.
October 28th, 2009 at 7:50 am
4 games!
October 28th, 2009 at 7:55 am
I’ll stop watching this game if Frank dares to play Bobby Simmons at the 4.
October 28th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Looking forward to tonight. It has been a long and interesting offseason. Season is already off to a good start with Cleveland & Dallas losing.
October 28th, 2009 at 8:46 am
I hear that Lebron is going to duet with JayZ on “Empire State of Mind” before the Yankee game tonite.
October 28th, 2009 at 9:08 am
OPENING NIGHT IS HERE FELLAS!!! LET’S GO NETTTTTTSSSSSS!!!!!
October 28th, 2009 at 9:25 am
“Play Yi for 30+ Minutes and he will score 20+ Points!!!”
and give up +25 points
October 28th, 2009 at 9:34 am
“Wing and a Prayer”… We got the “Wings” now for the prayer.
“Dear Lord, May all our players stay healthy and play well. Give Opie the wisdom and guidance he will need in molding our young team and leading us to the playoffs”. Amen… Lets go Nets…
October 28th, 2009 at 9:42 am
I’m ready! More excited to see the young guys grow and gel than to see what the team as a whole can do.. but I’d like to surprise some people!
October 28th, 2009 at 10:02 am
I lost the first 3 games of my season in Association Mode in NBA 2K10. Minnesota beat me by 8, Orlando beat me by 9, and Washington beat me by 19…. I finally beat the Bobcats by 28.
I hope real life goes better than my fictional-world’s season is going thus far.
GO NETS! Bang it in the post with Lopez all night, don’t settle for Simmons jumpers and don’t let him play the PF. I want to see a Dooling dunk off an Alston pass too!
October 28th, 2009 at 10:12 am
@ VC3
“I have been waiting to see this post allll off season”
AMEN BROTHER!!! Today is a good day.
October 28th, 2009 at 10:27 am
It is all about DEFENSE AND HUSTLE….We will win if we do those two things consistantly. Please rise, for our NEW JERSEY NETS!
October 28th, 2009 at 10:30 am
@MacGyver:
How many points did Yi score?
October 28th, 2009 at 10:41 am
“Andrés Says:
October 28th, 2009 at 7:55 am
I’ll stop watching this game if Frank dares to play Bobby Simmons at the 4.”
And stuff like this is exactly why I say the Nets will lose.
It’s hard to predict wins when the coach of this team is an absolute buffoon.
I’d rather Yi stay in the game and play through his mistakes and get embarrassed defensively until the light goes off in his head that he needs to take charge of what happens to himself on the court, instead of Simmons coming in there, being horrible on defense, and doing nothing but shoot threes. We don’t need a PF to shoot threes we need someone that can score in the paint and rebound, and that’s Yi.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Why would simmons play if we did well without him against the sixers? i thought frank said he’ll use cdr, twill and lee when we go small
October 28th, 2009 at 11:21 am
I imagine the only reason Simmons is getting as much play time as he is, is the fact that you can’t pay somebody that much money to sit on the bench. you gotta try to get something for your money. If Frank tried to sit him indefinitely his bosses would be rightly displeased.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Let’s go Nets!
I don’t expect much in terms on success this season. I just want to see how all the new guys and current core mesh. I don’t usually like saying this, but if key guys develop and we end up in the lottery, then the sky’s the limit for 2010-11.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Hey guys, lets play a few games first before waiving the white flag. Half the guys posting on this site are the last guys I would want on any team of mine.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Why Terrence Williams should be starting;
(Came across this piece but forgot where I got it from)
When I asked Louisville assistant coach Walter McCarty about Williams, his report was glowing.
“Terrence can have a huge effect on a game without ever scoring a bucket.”
McCarty and head coach Rick Pitino loved it that Williams allowed them significant roster flexibility, perhaps more than any other player in college basketball last season. Not only did Williams dish up some remarkable passes to his fellow Cardinals, but he also got after it on the boards better than almost any shooting guard in memory.
Finally McCarty made sure to note that they “would also use his strength on defense to stop opponent’s best players.”
Not their best wings, their best players. Period.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Even though this is the first game of the year, I really think this is a must win for the confidence of the team. We get to open vs a west team expected to finish in the basement with a hurt Al Jefferson. I think if the Nets come out and run we will be fine and should win this game rather easily but I guess we’ll wait and see.
NETS 09′ Wohoo0o0o
October 28th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
It feels like time is going so slow today lol. Guess it’s just cuz I cant wait to see the game and our team, with the exception of L Frank. I know we’re not gonna have a great team, but I’d rather watch young guys give max effort and lose than watch high priced players lose night in and night out. Sit the Vets and let the young guys play, yes including Sean. We have nothing to lose anyway so why not let him play? I just wish someone would tie L Frank to a chair and leave him at the hotel each game so maybe we can get a real coach lol.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
In the service you follow your leader even if you don’t like or respect him. Opie is our leader. Net players and fans have to give him our full support. If he fails let him go out on his shield with the respect he’s due. Lets go Nets…
October 28th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
I think guys like CDR and Twill and Brook are going to bring a culture of winning or at least a culture of effort to this team. If a player phones it in or doesn’t perform well, they are going to hear it from these guys, and it won’t be sugar-coated. I’ve been wishing for a while for a situation like this, where motivation comes from within the team and doesn’t have to come exclusively from the coach. The coach can draw up the plays and set the tone, and the players can police themselves as far as motivation goes.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
@JT;
Very good and important point; I think you can also put C. Lee up there with CDR, Lopez and T-Will, maybe on top from what I have seen in preseason and heard from Orlando websites.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
@ Mike
Yi had no more than 10 points and 5 rebounds in each of the games…
October 28th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
@JT;
I keep rereading your comment and love the way it hits the nail right on the head concerning the Nets and what must happen for them to be successful.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
@MacGyver;
LOL, Sounds about right.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
@ Mike
“Half the guys posting on this site are the last guys I would want on any team of mine.”
“In the service you follow your leader even if you don’t like or respect him. Opie is our leader. Net players and fans have to give him our full support.”
If your leader is incompetent, you’re just as bad if you follow him unless you have no choice like you’re paid or committed to do so. Fans are neither therefore, imo you’re just as bad to support him but I do hope for the best.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Simmons will get some PT because management needs to showcase Bobby in order to be traded for his $11.2 million expiring contract.
The current Litigation and Dooling’s injury are holding things up. Nets are an orphan team in the meantime.
Financing and a brilliant Thorn trade will happen quickly after those 2 issues are resolved.
Simmons will do better shooting-wise when Harris is back in lineup to find him in his favorite corner spot. Bobby has no guilty conscience (unlike say Boone), so he will keep shooting until his touch comes back. He is terrible in every other way, except for an occasional miracle pass (to VC).
October 28th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
“Mike Says:
October 28th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Hey guys, lets play a few games first before waiving the white flag. Half the guys posting on this site are the last guys I would want on any team of mine.”
Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
@ Mr. Big;
I don’t know if you got my reply about Springsteen in 1976.
I did see him that week at the Paladium. I saw (2) shows. I can’t believe you were lucky to see (6). Who knows, I might of been sitting right next to you. Small world sometimes. Unbelievable concerts, but the New York/N.J.Jersey area concerts in 1978 were the best of all time in my opinion. Still have my recorded tapes of the WNEW free broadcast concert from Jersey (Tuesday nite). Best concerts ever,by anyone including the Stones or Who at their best.
October 28th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Excitement!
October 28th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
@ Andy, David , thanks for the Web pages to watch net games !! go NEts !!
October 28th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
LET’S GO NJ NETS!!!! Can we start a petition to bring back the “New Jersey” blue road jersey, I honestly can’t stand the red ones. I’d even be open to the silver ones we rocked back in the early Kidd days.
Here’s to proving the many haters wrong and to all of our young talented players developing quickly. Harris, Lopez, Lee, CDR, and the rookie T-Will, is a solid core. We are going to surprise a lot of people this year…and if Yi comes through this year (I know that’s hoping for a lot, but he just needs to play with confidance) we’re back in the playoffs.
And last but not least…DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE!!!!!
October 28th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
@ Mike
The best part was $10 tickets in a place that held about 2-5 thousand people. He rocked! I didn’t see him again till last year. I guess we’re really showing our age. LETS GO NETS!!!
October 28th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
1/2 Hour Away Gentlemen!!!!!
I would definitely sign the petition
October 28th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
its been a minute into the game and we are proving what every1 is saying about us
October 28th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
This red jerseys are just so HIDEOUS. This is ridiculous. The worst uniforms ever worn by the Nets BY FAR. They even make those laternate grey road unis from the Kidd look nice in comparison and of course those at least read “New Jersey” on them. It is really time we start letting Yormark know how we feel – those of us who care. Can’t believe 41 games this season will be tarnished by those despicable red jerseys that belong in Division III college basketball at best.
October 28th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Very solid start
October 28th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
with no brooke or devin.. we’re pretty bad
October 28th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
I believe that Yi’s plus/minus for the first half is something like +18. The point is not that Yi is great, the point is that the team is much worse with Hayes or Simmons at PF.
October 28th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
are you kidding me New Jersey???? How can you allow that kind of a let down, very frustrating.