November 4, 2009, 9:56 pm
The Nets hung around with the undefeated Nuggets for a half Wednesday night at the IZOD Center, but the rules say you’ve got to play a full 48 minutes, and as a result, the Nets are now 0-5 on the season. Playing with early energy, the Nets led by as many as six in the second quarter and were up one at the half. Denver then opened the third with a 9-0 run to take the lead for good, exploded 44 points in the period and outscored the Nets 72-43 in the second half. The Nets had six players in double-figures, led by Chris Douglas-Roberts with 19 points, but shot just 38 percent from the field and 2-15 from 3-point range.
Boxscore - - NBA.com
Game Highlights: Nets vs. Nuggets (Video) - - NBA.com
Billups, Anthony keep the Denver Nuggets unbeaten - Tom Canavan - AP
Despite strong first half, Nets are routed at home - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
Yi coping with third physical setback in three seasons - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
Another Third-Quarter Barrage Buries Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
Winless Nets equal worst start in franchise history - Bob Considine - NBA.com
From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Jim Spanarkel - YES Network
Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - - YES Network
Chris Douglas-Roberts Interview (Video) - - YES Network
Nuggets rout Nets to go 5-0 - Chris Dempsey - Denver Post
On return, Nuggets' Smith will play from the bench - Chris Dempsey - Denver Post
Nets Can't Contain Melo, Billups for 2 Halves - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
Melo's average drops as Nuggets win again - Chris Sheridan - True Hoop
Nuggets blow away Nets in 2nd half - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
Nuggets crush winless Nets, 122-94 - Al Iannazzone - The Record
Nets notes - Al Iannazzone - The Record
Third no charm again for Nets - Fred Kerber - New York Post
Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Nuggets - David Dow - NBA
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November 4th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
We completely forgot have to play defense.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Why does CLee start?
Why doesn’t TWill start?
Has B. Simmons made a shot all year?
Why play your only 2 active PG’s at the same time?
Why does L. frank still have a job?
November 4th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
I need IV fluids. There’s literally nothing left to vomit.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Yankees! Yeah!
November 4th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
no r team just sucks, and my friend works for nets front office, he said if nets don’t win any games soon they will fire frank!
November 4th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
I think we as fans need a microphone in the locker room at halftime or at least a transcript of what exactly this idiot is telling these guys. With injuries, our young guys had us UP by one at halftime to an undefeated team… Frank gets their ears for 10 minutes between halves and we give up 44 the next quarter?! What’s going on in there? Is he slipping roofies in their gatorade while he’s cheerleading?
November 4th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Let’s go Yankees!!!
November 4th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
I am going to say this we have the WORST COACH IN NBA RIGHT NOW…We do horrible 3rd quarter because Frank doesnt MONIVATE HIS TEAM. I dont know what happends but 3rd quarter our team looks awful and there team is on fire.
Brook stops playing and just whines like a baby for the past 3 games.
CDR- Looked good
CLee- I would rather have Ryan Anderson to be honest…
0-5 Frank needs to go its time he needs to go he had a run but its time for him to pass to toarch. He needs to leave the team and never return. Its getting to the point where Frank just cannot coach. Most tenure coach in EAST *what a joke*
November 4th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
PS Thank God for the Yankees… It looks like the baseball season is over after tonight, we don’t we sign Matsui? He’s short enough to play PF on a Lawrence Frank team AND he’s doing great tonight… plus… Asian!
November 4th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
@jb
I think its gonna be kinda hard running up and down with those knees of his lol.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
0-5?? are u serious? I know that we played against a good Denver Nuggets team and we were competitive in the first half, until Melo started started knocking down shots, and the poor defense that we had in the second half. I actually thought we were gonna hang with these guys but unfortunately we couldn’t. Maybe if all of our guys are guys are healthy we can play better i dont know, but the Nets have to win the nexy game we can’t go 0-6 or we might be getting a new coach pretty soon(which I hope we do by the way).
November 4th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Once again, CDR goes Hard, gets Noo Help..Brook Slopez gets Tied Up everytime…C Lee Is WaaaCk…T will shoots any Chance he Gets…I Wish CDR would Take Over instead Of Watching his “Teammates” Shoot 3-20….He was Clearly The Hot Hand In 1St Half..also Played GREAT Defense On Melo..who’s the Leading Scorer In League….Forcin Him Into a Rough Shooting Nite..UNTIL for NO reason L.Frank Puts Twill on Melo…Wheneva CDR scores Buckets..The Whole “TEAM” Looks Him Off For the Next 15mins….Sickenin 2 True NETS FANS
November 4th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
@Randy Oreens
I agree this team just comes out of that locker room with no fire at all. I could understand 1 or 2 games but this has happened every single game since game one.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
wade’s heat is 4-1 now, haha, this team is a joke.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Ah well, at least i was spot on with Denver scoring 122 pts, didn’t see that 94 from the Nets coming. This team really needs to fix whatever they do in the 3rd quarter, because this is ridiculous. Does somebody spike their gatorade during Halftime? WTF.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
TWill, Najera and Swat were the only ones who didn’t have a “horrible” game.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Lepricon Frank absolutely kills me. We should trade anyone on our roster that is over 6′5 for a couple of Pg’s so he can play Brooklyn Lopez at C along with 4 Pg’s. Does some one want to explain this bum’s coaching method to me ????
November 4th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
We allowed them to shoot over 50%, and we shot like 38%.
Lee can’t hit the broad side of a barn, with his 2-11 and Simmons is just flinging shots like he doesn’t give a damn, he shot 1-9. Denver is a elite team, I had no hope of winning tonight. Our best bet coming up to avoid 0-10 is the 76ers on our court on the 11th. With all the injuries, we are stuck playing roster players number 12, 13 and 14. TWILL and CDR continue to make some nice plays. There has to be something to be happy about? Yankees up 5-1…JETER is the best! GO YANKS!
November 4th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Courtney Lee is a scrub, period.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
when does Harris come back?????? ]’:
November 4th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Bobby Simmons went from making every shot last year to having like a .05 average from shooing. I say we protest when you see Frank at games tell him he should resign from office or scream to Kiki and Thorn to fire him. Frank needs his pink slip as soon as possible. We need a fresh start and a new team I mean we got rid of RJ, Kidd, VC why not part ways with Frank? Is is that we have a buddy or family relationship with good on Lawrence Frank? He needs to leave he is what is holding us down.
I am wondering if at half time Frank just sits back there and with not even rasing his voice says “It doesnt matter if you win or not I will buy you ice cream after” You need to be agressive to be a coach I have never seen Frank yell or even get his team going he doesnt have a back bone to run this team PERIOD.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
@biggie
You’re really gonna say that CDR had a horrible game? The guy who scored the most points on the team. And you’re actually going to throw SWAT in there? The guy played mostly garbage minutes against second stringers.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
It’s time to let Frank go. Money aside, this guy has no right of being a head coach. I understand that our talent level isn’t that high but look at the likes of Houston, competitive and no all-stars to speak of. It’s time for a change.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
don’t give up on lee. he’s coming from a team where none of the D was focused on him. with harris and yi out he now becomes one of the main focuses of the other teams D. he has talent. he’s in a new situation with a horrible horrible coach. just give him time.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Ryan Anderson got 20 points 10 rebounds with 3/3 perimeter shots…damn it.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Honestly how does Frank still have a job in this league? I just don’t understand. He NEVER makes halftime adjustments!!! How many of you knew we would be blown out in that 3rd quarter because I certainly did. I hope we lose the next 10 games so we can finally be rid if this moron.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
When we are down by 20 points its obvious our D is bad so he puts Twill, CDR, Rafer, Lee together are you kidding?
Can we all please Email Nets upper management and complain about Frank?
Again I will explain why Frank won games before, Byron already had everything at key where he wanted to play everyone, when he was fired *which I dont know why* Frank stepped in. Frank slipped by till Jason Kidd the man who had the voice in the locker room to monivate left us. Then he got stacked with players that another coach never coached so he didnt know how to pair them. He is an assistant at best. We got rid of Kidd, Rj, VC now its time to get of Frank if you truley want to rebuild.
Frank you seem like a nice guy but thats not what wins us games Nice Guys finish DEAD LAST! Frank you need to go if they dont fire you by the Summer just quit your job save all of us Nets fans the anger. You need to get your stuff and leave the NBA forever. NCAA should be your new home.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Dooling and Harris can’t come back fast enough.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
If Phil Jackson is the best 3rd quarter coach in the NBA, Frank must be the worst.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
I gotta disagree with most of you on this one.
Courtney Lee is not a scrub, he just needs his shots to start falling and he’ll be a solid player.
His energy on D is great and his instincts on offense is sharp.
Gotta look at the positives on this.
It’s CDR that i’m worried about, yeah he gets his points but he also takes a lot of bad shots and doesn’t make the extra pass to get easy buckets for his teammates.
if you take a good look at his paying style, if he thinks he has at least a percentage chance of making a shot he’ll go ahead and take it.
Right now he’s thinking his cleverness around the bucket will save him on every play.
But he messes up a lot of the runs by keeping the ball for himself.
I’m not saying he is a bad player, but he needs to become a better decision maker cause right now he truly is flip murray without a jumper. Which is fool’s gold.
don’t let his numbers fool u, he’s got a long way to go.
positives about this game is T will and josh boone.
Josh boone looked good playing with a center. This is a first time in awhile that i agreed with Lfrank’s substitution.
if i was the coach though, i’d use
Lopez
Boone
Twill
courtney
Rafer
as starters….get your best defensive swings and give them most of the minutes.
bring in CDR off the bench and try to give him his 30 mins somehow and get Najera a quick 10 min per with simmons playing his original spot at the 3 for about 12-15 mins.
my god, stop using simmons at the 4, just cause he knows how to box don’t mean he’ll get u w’s.
simons can’t score unless he is parked at the corners.
but i’d say use that rotation of 8 players for now and see what happens. No BS minutes for Swat, he needs to learn how to play basetkball, the kid has to be one of the dumbest players i’ve ever seen play in the pro level.
also, the team needs to run its offense through the brook. even if he is not scoring and turning the ball over a ton, he needs to learn. what better time then now when u have half of you rotation players in the dark?
Lawrence Frank is an over analyzer and a person influenced by his players.
it really needs to be the other way around when the players analyze what the coach is saying and is influenced by his methods enough to play some team baseketball..
GOD!! the nets suck!!!
November 4th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
@ jarkid
Yeah, Ryan Anderson improved alot and im happy that he gets to improve on a good team. Makes me wish we kept him in the trade.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Boone has made some pretty decent strides so far since the end of last season. And I’m starting to think CDR and Devin shouldn’t be on the court at the same time… they both tend to get tunnel vision on their way to the basket and force way too many shots. Use CDR as the sixth man we’ve been saying he should be all summer!
November 4th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
i wanna say fire frank but i kno thats not going to happen cuz thorn will come out in the next few days and say that we have to many injuries and were not at full strenght….
November 4th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
actually, Ryan Anderson’s #’s are a testament to how good dwight howard is.
and how easy it is for a team to make a decision on trades and free agent signings when u have a dominant centers.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
No, I left out CDR! He had a good game …decent one!
Anyway, while I don’t think Lee is a scrub, I really do not think he’s a star star star. He’s not any more talented offensively than CDR, and not any more effective defensively than TWill(if not the other way around). So, why does Lee deserve the starting role? I have no idea. Frank should make it a fair game for CDR, TWill and Lee to fight it out. There’s no indication that Lee is any more talented, any way you look at it.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
@ Netsball
How can you say CDR shouldnt start over Lee??
Look at the shot chart
CDR hits jumpers Lee Doesnt!
Lee should be on the bench! The rook is off the meter!
He should be playing 30 mins
Lee got 40 in DC why?
CDR plays above the rim and plays team D
The problem is the players dont know each other to be a winning team
the 1sr half is good basketball
this is a good team
with a bad coach
3Q is the 2nd most important Q
Are you players ready for what the other team will do
What did we do wrong and right!!
Lets go get em!
CDR is MIP this year!
Brook is learning the Center position
Keep the ball high after you pick up your dribble
play keep away from the little guys
when they reach up you get the foul
if the ball is low they steal it
that goes for entry passes
and rset 3 or 4 times
feed it!
November 4th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
I thought everybody here said Lopez was a dominant center. CLee reminds of Antoine Wright. Thorn is no judge of talent. Alston sucks too.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Well we are last in NBA
Thorn will say well we have injuries..
WE WERE UP BY OVER 10 POINTS IN 3rd QUARTER IN 2 GAMES AND FRANK GOT OUT COACHED AND DIDNT MONIVATE.
Frank if you some how read this website or anyone on the Nets does please fire frank and Frank please step down as coach. You are the worst excuse of a coach you never made high school basketball you are a joke who doesnt deserve to be used in the same sentence as basketball. Go coach peewee basketball in HoHoKus or something. You are an embrassment to the Nets franchise. I hope I never see you on my TV again unless you are in the stands..actually you should be banned from Izod Center.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
This is an NBDL team, plain and simple, which is rather fitting because we have had an NBDL caliber coach for the past 5 1/2 years. This is an outrage and for those you hailing Prokorov as the savior – it might be time you stopped and considere dthe reason the team hit rock bottom once again in the first place. The answer for those of you still befuddled is Bruce Ratner.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
biggie,
Coach’s thinking is that Lee is more experienced and plays with a ton of energy on Defense.
Don’t look @ courtney lee right now to blame. The whole team is just terrible.
This team looks like they want to fast forward the season to January and see where they stand.
oh and courtney lee is a better defender then TWill. no doubt about that. while i do agree with u that TWill should start, it’s CDR that he should be replacing in the starting 5. CDR has 6th man written all over him and I think he’ll be a decent one when he settles into that role.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
@ DJ HeavyDuty
“@ Netsball
How can you say CDR shouldnt start over Lee??”
No, i’m saying CDR shouldn’t start over TWill.
also, the team should do yi a favor and trade him somewhere they play team basketball…. he is like the ultimate team player playing with bunch of hogs on this team.
the team looks good for the future on paper with devin, lopez, courtney, twill, and cdr but all these players except for courtney lee and twill has got a mentality of a 14 year old JV player who just want to score points.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
go yankeessssss
word series 27777
November 4th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
I absolutely do not agree Lee’s defense is better than TWill. I think Lee matches up better against smaller guard like PGs, but TWill is better than Lee in defending bigger guards/SFs. The problem is that Lee’s defense is nowhere good enough to be considered a “shut-down” kind of defense–which would mean focing turnovers, getting steals, and as such. Accordingly, in order to really help the starters, Lee’s defense is not Good enough, and he actually needs to knock down jumpers to make others better. Otherwise, TWill’s dribble drive and passing is slightly better in creating shots for others right now.
Again, this should be a fair fight between CDR, Lee, and TWill for playing time. Lee isn’t really that much more experienced, and it hasn’t really shown up on court yet. Lee had an oppurtunity last year, CDR didn’t; and right now, who is to say that CDR is not more talented than Lee?
November 4th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
MARK JACKSON PLEASE COACH THE NETS
November 4th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
UGHHHHHHH! We are up by one at half and AGAINNNNNN we come out in the third with no energy and sloppy play! I am the biggest Brook supporter and his talent, however, I believe he is regressing. He is lacking confidence and not improving on a good rookie season. We should hire a good former center just to work with Brook to improve his footwork, positioning and handling of the ball underneath. I have to give credit to Najera. He played well and hustled. Again Terrence showed me he should be in the starting lineup, perhaps now at the staring 2 rather than 3. Courtney Lee has done nothing to impress so far. Although, I still like the idea of CDR coming off the bench. By the way, Sean Williams should be getting more minutes just for his energy. I hope when Keyon, Jarvis and Devin come back we can be more consistent. Bottomline, we are not good. Atleast, last year I felt like we had a chance to win every game. This year, I don’t feel like we have a chance to win any game! I really hope those ping pong balls fall in our favor…I mean DERRICK FAVORS. I know we moved our stars for a reason, but, it is starting to get to me that we shipped off K-Mart, Kidd, RJ and Vince. We are now being sold Yi and still have Lawrence Frank. That is a good way of building and retaining a fanbase. If I am not mistaken, all four of those players are on elite teams in the NBA. A coincidence? NO. We used to be very good! FRUSTRATION is setting in tonight. I just needed to vent. Lets go NETS!
November 4th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
C Lee for Ryan Anderson… anyone not want to hit the “undo” button on that brilliant move????
November 4th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
biggie, your still not understanding that courtney lee has a lot more experience then twill. and your saying twill is a good defender through hype. we still haven’t seen enough him.
twill is a sf and he should be at the 3 as a starter.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
The worse thing this Nets franchise did was getting rid of BYRON SCOTT ! AS OUR COACH WHO LED US TO BACK TO BACK NBA FINALS!
November 4th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
I would settle for Butch Beard and the teams he had. This is just so hard to watch. CDR is about the only guy putting up numbers. I thought expectations were set way too high for Brook. He is a good center with the potential to be great. With zero supporting cast and a poor excuse for a coach, it will take time.
Rod and Kiki should try and figure out what can be done to instill some pride and passion here. I can’t believe any deals would be forthcoming because hey don’t want any contracts beyond this year.
Start with a new coach. LFrank has clearly lost the team and can’t offer these guys anything. It will be a long year. Buckle in for a rough ride and have a barf bag waiting.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
NetsDaily or Net Income,
Here’s a helpful hint…for every game here on out, you might as well use “______ Blow Nets Away in Second Half” for every post game post because this is going to happen pretty much every game this season.
The Nets played a solid first half against a great team and just ished the bed once the 3rd qtr began, which is typical L. Frank basketball
Courtney Lee is A BUM. He was not worth Ryan Anderson, not in the slightest.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
@ Netsball
what kind of nonsensical stuff are you posting on this site? YOU want CDR to pass the ball to Lee everytime so he can brick the shots? Lee sucks. Period.
CDR has been our best player so far this season, and you need to accept that
November 4th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
I WARNED you guys not to be overly optimistic about the extremely idealistic projected PPG increase of Lopez and Lee. This is a team game, and you’re affected by what players you’re playing with. Well, unless you truly deserve to be a first option of a decent NBA team…
Oh yeah, Yi gonna be 14-7, Lopez 18-10, Lee 15 ppg…etc… It just doens’t work like that. For players who’re not at the star level, their shooting percentage will decrease if PPG is to increase. Simple logic!
November 4th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
whoever said lee doesn’t get steals, he’s avergaing 2 a game to twill’s 0.5.
give him more than 5 games and harris on the court to get adjusted. i’m sure he feels like he’s got added pressure to be the leading scorer with harris and yi down. he’s a SECOND year player going from the 4th or 5th option to the main focus of a defense and it’s only been 5 games. chill out.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Oh, No! Lee’s not the focus of other teams’ defense! Lopez is, by far! I never seen a double team on Lee…..rather Lee’s been missing NOT contested shots, but open shots that were created by his teammates.
I’ll see how Lee’s 2 steals will keep him shielded from criticisms on pretty much EVERYTHING ELSE on the stat sheets. I will see…. I will see!!! This is such BS to excuse Lee’s ineffectiveness as adjusting to playing without Harris and Yi. Come on, the so-called less experienced CDR who’s more of an offensive threat and the attention of other team’s defense, continues to thrive without Harris. And TWill’s shooting percentage has been stable regardless. No excuse for the MORE-Experienced player, sorry!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:07 am
CDR？best player? Do you really watch the game?
Yeah, he got a lot of points, but he isn’t really a team player, only willing to shot more and more himself!
Can we win when CDR got more and more points? I don’t think so until he shot 100 points per game.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:11 am
CDR is not a team player, but his performance is on par with Lopez thus far. They’ve been the most consistent and reliable, and that speaks to how bad our team is in comparison to other NBA teams. TWill’s been very consistent as well.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:15 am
Yea its FUNNY NOBODY mentioned The GREAT DEFENSIVE effort of CDR Vs Melo…CDR clearly had Melo Frustyrated and His Block was Electrifying! Maybe U ppl will start Giving CDR 4 playing DEFENSE..NOT 2 mention his 7rebounds..STOP pretending like CDR is SELFISH! He Passes 2 MUCH 2 guys Like C.Lee WHO HASN’T HIT a SHOT SINCE WesterN KEnTucky
November 5th, 2009 at 12:20 am
bobby simmons for MVP!!!!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Who cares;
Yankees Win, Theeee Yankeees Winn!!!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:25 am
yeah yankees won lol lets go…
November 5th, 2009 at 12:39 am
Ryan Anderson had 20 points and 10 rebounds today; Nice trade…. I want Rod Thorn and Lawrence Frank gone!!!!!!!!!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:42 am
@ biggie Lee is not a player that is going to create for himself. He is a lot like Kittles in the half court. But with Alston, who can’t run an offense effectively, he is forced out of comfort zone into trying to create versus getting the ball off screens or on the fast break. He led the team in free throw attempts heading into the game, so he is trying. Until this team gets more structured, he will be erratic at times. That won’t happen till Harris comes back and returns to form. A lot of his shots are coming near the rim on floaters too which will start falling. He isn’t Simmons by any stretch. His defense still warrants his time on the floor. Simmons has lost all confidence following being benched.
CDR is the one on one guy that Lee isn’t so that is why he can thrive at times in the chaos that is our half court offense.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:44 am
Year after year since Frank has been head coach, we’ve had 3rd qtr collapses almost every single game. No matter who the players are, we have 3rd qtr collapses. I’m sure the Frank lovers will somehow say it’s not on the coach though
November 5th, 2009 at 12:54 am
Hey at least the Yankees won! Lets go Yanks!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:55 am
bum ba bum bum bum = roster???
think the thong song.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:58 am
A Thilla, by Godzilla!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:59 am
this team is pointless
November 5th, 2009 at 1:06 am
bobby simmons for vtp award Very terrible player
November 5th, 2009 at 1:25 am
for some reason I’m not that disappointed everybody knew what to expect coming into this season. CD-R couldn’t put it any better this team just isn’t playing hard enough you can’t point fingers @ bobby, Yi, Lee, nor Lopez its a team effort there just now playing good basketball. The 1st half was great everybody was hustling then second half they collapsed can’t blame L-Frank neither its not his fault the team can’t get stops and knock down open shots. Yes im defending he’s putting guys in spots to be open and there not knocking these shots down its a team effort wait till Harris, Hayes, And Dooling comes back the confidence is gonna sky rocket for this team.
November 5th, 2009 at 2:03 am
^
Problem is the Nets have been doing this tradition of 3rd quarter collapses for the past few seasons now…This trend HAS to be indicative of something, and usually that points to the coach as he is the one who preps the team for any adjustments needed…If our players aren’t defending, it’s his job to get the message through–If they still don’t, obviously his message is no longer reaching the players. Rod Thorn hinted to this last year when deliberating Frank’s job status…We still don’t play D, and for the most part, the coach’s voice is falling on deaf ears
November 5th, 2009 at 2:58 am
@netsball. U r a idiot! Flat the heck out! CDR had great points and passed 3 times for every shot he took. Get ur life together and stop being a hater.
November 5th, 2009 at 3:01 am
So c lee will be “ok” if his shots would drop but CDR’s shots go through and that don’t count for nothing? Outstanding!
November 5th, 2009 at 3:12 am
There has been no tradition of 3rd quarter collapses “for the past few seasons”.
That is flat out BS, invented by some angry fans who just feel the need to take things out on the coach.
If anything, it’s because of this crappy, injury-riddle roster with a complete lack of depth and lack of a good go-to guy.
But, of course, even if I debunked this with statistics (which I can and might), fans will still find another BS way to hate on the coach.
November 5th, 2009 at 5:00 am
Well, we competed for half the game and with only half a team i don’t think we could have expected better. Well done to Najera for stepping up and playing hard.
What does anyone really expect Frank to be able to do with this team – do you really think any other coach would have won this game? OK we are all not happy about the state of the team but i honestly don’t believe Frank is the problem. We are out manned by almost everyone out there. Next season will be differnt. Even later this season will be differnt, but at the moment, with what we can get on the court we are going to be outmanned. Match ups across most positions we are weak, and certainly when you look at depth in positions. Personally i think Frank did well in the first half with what he had. The second half was always going to be much tougher – as it proved.
November 5th, 2009 at 5:27 am
NETS game is ugly, its management is more ugly. NETS looks like that it purposely plays the games for lost in order to get a best draft for 2010. A totally stupid management team, not honest, not professional guys at all. Do not trust NETS anymore, especially NETS management.
November 5th, 2009 at 5:56 am
Is Marcus Camby available? He sure could help matters and he’s playing well this year. (He’s a free agent next year.)
Brook Lopez
Marcus Camby
Terrence Williams
Keyon Dooling
Devin Harris
Reserves: CDR, Boone, Najera, Lee, Alston.
November 5th, 2009 at 6:05 am
did we really lose VC, RJ and Kidd for these scrubs?
November 5th, 2009 at 6:11 am
@ barry popik
that team you say with camby wont fix things and will keep being massacred, slaughtered, ownered, impaled, harassed, old-schooled…
By all t other 29 teams in the league
November 5th, 2009 at 6:22 am
in the name of God, why do we still playing simmons, the fag has done nothing this year.:
1-10 fg, 0-2 3p, 6 fouls.
sigh!!!
thats why we are loosing, giving fag players time to ruin the team….
i bet RJ is rolling in the floor crying of joy after we gave him away for trash, now he has a chance for a ring and the Nets wont be competitive for the next 5 years
(until brook rules, when we get david lee, when we get wade, when we get a new coach and…… well not in 5 but in the next decade we might compete again)
November 5th, 2009 at 7:26 am
We can’t shoot and we can’t defend. Coaching has nothing to do with this problem. Lee thinks he is better than he really is, and Simmons is just not hitting his shots, yet he keeps shooting. Boone and Najera didn’t play badly, for NBA roster 11th and 12th players. Hopefully, we beat the 76ers at home on the 11th. We miss our injured players, but they are only part of the problem. The bottom line, is ALWAYS the bottom line: We couldn’t afford to sign better players this past off season, we didn’t use our trade exceptions, we didn’t pull the trigger on a deal for Boozer, or at least an NBA quality backup at the 4 or 5. I am not enjoying the season so far, we should have won two of these games.
November 5th, 2009 at 7:33 am
Pegs, PLEASE try and debunk that theory. I promise you can’t. At least the last 2 seasons, we’ve gotten outscored in MOST games in the third. I wanna know what it is that frank does in there at halftime, it’s crazy.
November 5th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Kudos to Josh Boone. He should start next to Lopez.
Najera played well too.
Swat did OK, I hope he gets more PT now. Frank needs to stop playing Bobby Simmons. This BUM has done absolutely NOTHING to deserve any PT at all… absolutely nothing.
November 5th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Andres, Simmons has done something….he’s shot every time he’s touched it, killing momentum,leading to breaks the other way, and is showing young players a selfish, I’ll get mine attitude.His help defense at the 4 is awful.
November 5th, 2009 at 7:59 am
i dont like to be an alarmist, but facts are facts. we have ALWAYS been a horrible third quarter team under lawrence frank–even with a totally different roster. that’s just coaching, plain and simple. a winless november isn’t out of play here. i mean, we lost to the knicks like 100 times in the pre-season this year.
COME ON FIRST PICK! JOHN WALL!
November 5th, 2009 at 8:12 am
I left the game 5 min into the 3rd quarter. i knew there was no coming back.
i have typed the following about 100 times on this site : we need a big man coach!!!!!
lopez still doesnt know how to pass out of a double team!!!
boone did well tonite.
cdr has so much heart!
frank sucks.
November 5th, 2009 at 8:17 am
CDR is is a professional
thats all i have to say
he should be the captain
not DH
There were 5 players on the nuggets with 4 or more assists
the nets had 1
nuff said!
November 5th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Ryan aderson’s line last night 20 & 10. Anybody not want to undo that one?
This is just too painful to watch… Frank just stinks… Laron is not coming here…
November 5th, 2009 at 8:31 am
I’m glad I didn’t watch this one… While I think Frank obviously should have some blame, you can’t pile it ALL on him… there’s just no talent on this team, what do you expect?
November 5th, 2009 at 8:48 am
The Nets hung in as long as they could. Frank should of started the 2nd half with a different look, because you knew Denver would adjust at halftime.
I don’t care about the losses that much but I just hope somebody in the locker room or upper management is consoling our young players. I would hate to see CDR, Lee, Lopez, T-Will lose their confidence, and joy for the game, because of the constant losing.
We should go after Philly tomorrow like our record is 5-0.
Lets go Nets…
November 5th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Did anyone notice that at 7:16 of the first qtr Najera was replaced by Boone with the score 12-8 Denver and with Boone and Lopez on the court together we pulled ahead 23-21 until the 1:02 mark? At that point the coach replaces Lopez with Simmons. Why? What happened to rewarding Swat for his good practices? Put him in for Lopez. When we have 2 big men in at the same time we’re at our best. While we hung with them until the half we never played two big men again until the game was out of reach. The coach has no ability to recognize what works. That’s the Nets biggest problem.
November 5th, 2009 at 9:52 am
I also have a concern for the possible damage to the players DESIRE to win. I hope that they are maturing to understand that this is still a learning process and that the talent they have displayed is appreciated by us.
Personally, CDR stands out for me. I see a growth in his play that is astonishing this year. But I’m also excited about rookie Terrence Williams, Brook Lopez, and Yi Jianlian. The recent article about Courney Lee’s halting acclimation to the Nets team was enlightening.
Our team’s struggles can and will be rectified. I do not accept that this team cannot play better. I’m reserving my judgment until they’ve played more games, sick players get well and rejoin the team, the team psychology changes to play HARD consistently and lastly, until CDR has a 30 pt game (actually that should already have happened). GO NETS!!
November 5th, 2009 at 10:01 am
As I don’t agree with everyone putting all the blame on L-Frank, my biggest problem is Simmons playing the 4. But what y’all need to understand is that these players have contracts you have to play them it doesn’t matter if we the FANS don’t like the player that’s besides the point they have to be played. With the depth we have at the 3 position all being young and needing playing time where do you put Simmons? you can’t just not play him the only other option is the 4 spot its that plain and simple. Now Simmons is causing his own problems chucking up shots everytime he gets the ball that’s his fault not L-Frank. Now for everyone calling CD-R a selfish player he makes his shots I think y’all getting him confused with SIMMONS!
November 5th, 2009 at 10:01 am
@ Mr Big
Yes, we noticed that too and agree with your points. Also inexplicable that Simmons would replace ANYBODY at this point. Wow.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:07 am
I know fans live thru us, but I wouldn’t want y’all to feel this.Fa real.Keep supporting if you’re a true fan.We love the TRUE fans.
Words from CD-R!!!!
He was basically talking about ALOT of people on this website once a team start losing so called fans wanna bail out on them then when they start winning jump back on there bandwagon its tuff for them already. Y’all complaining is not making the situation for them any better. True fans stick by they team and wish for the best already knowing the situation with injuries and the whole nine.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Many here should learn how to read before they write. “Netsball” never said that CDR sucks. In fact he did say he’d like it for the Nets to find him a good 30 minutes, off the bench, as a spark. CDR can score in the chaos and again his energy, herky-jerky moves as well as his hustle does make him a good spark. BUT since he often gets too caught up in his own game to make the extra pass, then often gets beaten back on d that spark should be off the bench.
T-Will is a more natural 3 that can help more in the paint (and his 3-shot can pull people off the paint) while also having better offensive instincts, better defensive smarts and is an all around smarter team player. Maybe after 5 games many here can’t see that but come the All-Star break the choice between the two will be obvious.
As for Lee, his shots aren’t falling but the guy has an incredible basketball IQ. Yeah, the Nets shoulda gotten more for VC and RA (they shoulda gotten more for RJ too) but Lee has already proven that he can start for a championship calibre team. Knocking him after 5 games in a new system is pretty silly.
As is w/injuries, I agree 100% w/”Netsball” starting 5:
5-Brook
4-Boone
3-TWill
2-Lee
1-Rafer
First and only legit NBA option of the bench:
2/3-CDR
Once the team is healthy:
5-Brook
4-Yikes
3-Twill
2-Lee
1-Harris
Legit NBA options:
1/2-Dooling
3/2-CDR
1/2-Rafer
5/4- Boone
4- Swat*
* – If-IF Swat can get some p/t over the next month, keep his head on, not attack electronic displays (where was the store’s video surveilance on that made for YouTube incident?) maybe he can at least make it as a 10th man.
Hayes (despite a nice little year last year) Simmons, Trenton, and Najera should ALL be chained to the bench at ALL times!
November 5th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Does anyone have Dave Hoplas number? We need a shooting coach.
The defensive effort was there for most of the night. Well, half of the night. That was somewhat encouraging.
As a young big man, Lopez is still finding himself. He looks good in stretches. His fade-away is pretty nasty.
CDR played very good defensively on one of the biggest, strongest SF’s in the league. He proved he can indeed play that position in the pro’s.
Lee seems to have a strange hitch in his shot that is very much affecting his consistancy. It seems he explodes too much and shoots when he’s 3/4 through his jump. That is very difficult to time. I think he should tone back his jump a bit and release the shot at the peak of his jump.
Terrence Williams could look pretty good starting next to Harris and CDR.
Josh Boone looked pretty good at PF. I loved his energy. Najera as well.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:34 am
I hope John Wall is as good as advertised because Lebron ain’t coming to the Nets, and Lee looks like a 6th man at best, but Wall can turn this whole thing around if they are fortunate enough to get to draft him!!
November 5th, 2009 at 10:35 am
all I can think of are those preseason posts….
“Guys it’s just preseason, who cares/ it doesn’t matter/ they’ll improve/ yaddah yaddah”
Best start in team history? Comparisons to the Sixers of the early 70s?
This season sucks, give me back Vince and Ryan please. Not only did I have more hope watching them, it was just better to watch b/c you always know VC would excite you and pull off some crazy stunts. No surprises here since it’s the same result day in and day out — 30 point loses.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:35 am
I look forward to the return of Dooling, Hayes, Harris, & Yi. I also look forward to the development of Lopez, Twill and Cdr. And i look forward to Lee finding his shot. I really think we’ll win a few games later on this season. Right now the Nets won’t win any, but once they get healthy, i think they’ll surprise a few people.
Frank is not a very good coach, but at least he’s a hard worker and i don’t think he’ll give up. I’m sure he’ll be gone after this year, when we’ll all have alot more answers about the direction of this organization. Right now, i don’t think any coach could make this team a winner, and i think its pointless to bash Frank. Its getting tiring.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:38 am
sy wohl Says:
November 4th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
i will be there tonight….. we will be down by more than 25 when its T SHIRT TIME!!!!!!!!!
MY POST YESTERDAY!!!!
THIS SEASON IS A LOST CAUSE!!!!!
November 5th, 2009 at 11:01 am
“pegs Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 3:12 am
There has been no tradition of 3rd quarter collapses “for the past few seasons”.
Pegs either you’re in denial or you’re being a historical revisionist. This trend has happened almost every season under L Frank, Nets play well the first half, and then they come out in the 2nd half and get the knuckles put to them.
and Mr. Big, I noticed that as well. The Nets played GREAT when Lopez and Boone were in the paint. We were rebounding, defending, and scoring quite easily. I have been screaming since last season for that idiot Frank to play Lopez and Boone together. We need size down there, not some bum named bobby simmons jacking up 3 pointers and doing nothing else.
November 5th, 2009 at 11:06 am
CDR could make a dude cry. He’s got too much heart, he’s our definition of hope. When the going gets tough the tough get going. Do work!!
November 5th, 2009 at 11:16 am
The nets 2nd half really starting to fall apart when Jkidd left. I think is mostly rookies making turnovers when other teams play a little harder and when refs let them play a little.
It can be Franks fault, but still these guys are pros and they should play with the same intensity. For example yesterday I was watching a denver players just yank the ball out of Lopez hands. I don’t mind the slap but yanking it out. That is nuts to blame these on Frank.
November 5th, 2009 at 11:20 am
B lopez is hurting this team..Until he CAN PASS b4 the dbl team, we SHOULD NOT dump it 2 him SO MUCH! ESPECIALLY with CDR PROVING 2 be an Emerging STAR…whether THIS site Likes it OR NOT…also, @Dirt, I’m GLAD some1 NOTICED what CDR did 2 Melo in the 1st half! Since u ppl ALWAYS say he has NO D, CDR held HIS OWN at the SF spot…HOW MANY games b4 Everyone Realizes C lee is “Average at Best”?? HE SHOULD be coming Off bench
November 5th, 2009 at 11:30 am
@ Jeff
Thanks for the comment. As a poster who supported CDR when it didn’t look good for him last year, I’m glad for you to see him really blossom this year. You obviously saw something that our coach couldn’t. Recognizing talent is probably the most difficult thing in b-ball to do, even at the highest levels. It separates winners from losers. Everyone has opinions but some can’t back it up with facts or just use excuses. I’d like to think I know a little about the game and try to back up my observations with facts. A great source for me is the play by play of the game on NBA.com. Imo Lopez and Swat upfront backed up by Boone and Battie is the best we got. It’s just too sad we never see it cuz of a coach’s decision. When CDR says we need to “hit somebody when they hit us” to me he’s just saying we need to be intimidating instead of being intimidated. It’s the coach’s style that the team reflects. CDR as a winner sees it and as a born leader he expresses it. I do say he should be the starting SG and TWill should be the starting SF but again imo smalls don’t make much of a difference cuz the game is about D and the bigs supply most of it. Every player on the team suffers cuz of the inability of the one big we play at a time to provide D. On of the greatest coaches of all time, Red Holzman said b-ball was about team D and I agree but I believe that certain positions are more important on D than others. It your PF can’t play D the ripple effect is tremendous. The biggest casualty of our coach’s style will be Lopez and I think it’s noticeable already. Once again good call!
November 5th, 2009 at 11:32 am
@ Mr. Big – you are absolutely right. Why not put Swill and Boone together. Frank is clueless. With 8:50 left in the second, Simmons lets Affelo walk up to the basket for a lay up. What happened to defense is what we want? Simmons should have been benched never to comeback into the game after that play.
Frank sucks!! I am not sure how many more loses we need before Thorn lets this guy go.
November 5th, 2009 at 11:47 am
Even before Kidd left we had 3rd quarter collapses, all the players have changed and the same thing still happens. The only constant in the equation is the coach, if we can even call him that. Who says just because a guy is on the roster you have to play him? Larry Frank did a good job of not playing Swat all last year, so why does Simmons HAVE to play? Someone shouldve told the Knicks that Marbury HAD to play. Give me a break, ppl come up with any excuse for Larry and that’s part of the reason he gets to hang around. I’m sure because of Rod’s relationship with his dad, Rod has made plenty of the same excuses for Larry too. No one expected this team to be a contender, but even with injuries you can tell when a team looks lost, doesnt make adjustments, and when the wrong personnel is on the floor compared to what you have available. We still dont even know if this is a half court team, fast break team, inside out team, outside in team, defensive team or junior varisty team. Larry hasnt even given them an identity. How can young guys learn and grow if they dont even know what type of team they’re playing for night in and night out?
November 5th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Start
while injury————-healthy guys
Lopez Lopez
Boone Yi **since all PF’s here suck
Twill Twill
CDR CDR ** i put my $$$ on him
Alston Harris
Swat Boone
Najera Najera
Jayes Jayes
Lee Lee
Dooling Alston
everyone i dint mentioned plz take them out of the team
P.S I hate simmons like hell
Sigh we will never go further than 15-67 this season and i can bet my ass on that.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Jason Kidd called it “letting go of the rope” Sounds like this year’s NETS to me…
November 5th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
The problem really isn’t third quater if y’all think about it everytime the Nets get a good defensive stop they can’t score in transition and its only so long they could keep the opponent from not scoring. Yes defense wins games but when you continuously get defensive stops but can’t score on the other end your not gonna win games the other team is gonna eventually pull away and that’s where they lose confidence and can’t catch up. That’s where Harris is missed most definitely we have no go to man right now besides CD-R who could get a easy basket and Lopez.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
@ pegs
If you want to research stats I recommend basketball-reference.com.
This season the Nets are 1-4-0 in terms of outscoring their opponent in the third quarter.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
5 down 5 to go before Frank’s in serious hot water.
In fairness to him – Thorn and Vanderweghe bear some of the responsibility. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the whole bunch of them get canned.
Simmons should be released – he’s that bad.
Lee needs to take 1000 shots before every game.
Team has no leader. Frank has never been a leader – he’s a cheerleader. The last real leader the team had was Kidd. Nets need a go to guy and a coach who the players respect.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
If y’all honestly wanna skip to reality Kidd messed this franchise up. He never got along with Byron Scott the coach who got us to the Finals twice back to back years resulting in the Nets firing him and promoting Frank to Head Coach So thank you JASON KIDD OUR LEADER WHO GAVE US L-FRANK THEN DESERTED US ASKING FOR A TRADE!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
It’s time to stop bitching about the past. Lets deal with the present and future. I’m tired of would of beens, could of beens and should of beens. We will get em tomorrow. Lets go Nets.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Mikee21
You are exactly right
Kidd wanted byron gone because he didn’t make in game adjustments
LFrank doesn’t either
Kidd couldn’t handle byron scott calling him out
LFrank wouldn’t dare call out kidd
Because frank never played BBall!
Lee needs to watch CDR take ball to the hoop
CDR is hitting his jumpers
Lee isn’t. Lee is trying too hard to score
CDR outplayed Melo for 1 half
Lee ain’t outplaying noone
TWill should start over Lee
Rafer needs to set up teammates 4 assists is unacceptable
Denver had 3 forwards with 4 assists
Its the PGs job to move players and the ball
Especially an experienced PG that went to the finals last year!
This should be our lineup for next game
Alston
CDR
TWill
Najera
Lopez
Lee should be 1st off the bench
Swill and Boone next
Then hassell
No BSimmons! He’s just riding out his contract
November 5th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
The only question I have is WTF is Najera doing playing in a blowout? SWAT should be there playing (not that I’m a SWAT lover or anything). My opinion is that we are just showcasing him so we can find him a nice landing place in a trade (since no one wants to go anywhere near SWAT).
And once again to all the K-Mart haters who talk ill about him in an effort to rationalize us not re-signing him: Dude went for 18/10/1block.
Boone—has always been a fairly good player—if he started on our team he would average close to a double-double. Lets get some value for him while we can.
I can’t believe we didn’t get a 2nd round pick to pick up Chase. Our FO has been drooling about him for a few years now. Chase and/or Blair would have made a real difference on this team.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
@djheavyduty;
Very interesting analysis. It’s amazing how Frank does not make adjustments even when the team is getting pounded game after game. He has his script and I guess he’s sticking to it.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
5 games in and people are already set to give up on Lee. 5 games in and having to readjust to new teammates, and constant reshuffling on lineups due to injuries. I’m not worried about Lee. I still think Lee for Anderson was a good trade for the Nets. Anderson is not the type of PF that will be a consistent starter in this league, weheras Lee very much has the potential to be a solid starter at SG.
Simmons should be buried DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP on the bench, and only used if the Nets are down to their player. Launching 20 foot bricks with a full shot clock is unacceptable. He can’t drive anymore anyway, so we essentially are looking at a SF who can’t shoot nor create shots and has a $13,000,000 contract. He may be the worst player in the league.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Where are Starbury, DColeman, and Van Horn when you need ‘em?
Hollah!!!
November 5th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Forget that! My criticism on Lee doesn’t mean I’m giving up on him. It means I recognize that there should be no givens to either CDR, Lee, or TWill. It should be a fair game as far as getting playing time, but CDR and TWill overall have more energy and been playing A LOT more effectively than Lee. Just check out the shooting percentages; Lee thus far has experienced a ridiculous drop of shooting efficiency. Don’t give him any excuse that doesn’t also apply to CDR and TWill. Doesn’t a sophomore who barely got any playing time need adjustment as well? Doesn’t a rookie who has been known as a suspect shooter needs time to adjust? YET, they’re doing perfectly fine as far as shooting goes. Lee is a good role player in a team already with a lot of superstars, but individually I think CDR and TWill are better overall player. Lee’s been missing open shots for god’s sake; it wasn’t because the defense was loading up on him. CDR’s actually been getting the physical treatment driving the ball.
November 5th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
@Adam Says: B. Simmons is just collecting or in this case stealing a paycheck period. He qwill be gone next year for sure.
@Brooklyn Johnny Says: How do think or try to think these kind of lineups? Stop taking your medicine. Here it is the way it should be when everybody is back.
1st/Unit:
1-D.Harris 2-C.D.Roberts 3-J.Hayes 4-J.Boone 5-B.Lopez
2nd/Unit:
1-K.Dooling 2-C.Lee 3-T.Williams 4-Yi.Jialian 5-T.Battie
T.Hassell @ 2 for defense when needed.
R.Alston @ 1 for Harris or Dooling based on fouls, injury and breaks for them to be fresh for the fourth quarter.
E.Najera @ PF when PF’s are in foul trouble.
S.Williams @ PF/C when needed to give breathers so that Lopez can be fresh for the fourth quarter. S. Williams in 3rd quarter to replace Lopez so he is fresh to close out the game.
Root also for the draft of 2010 and that we get G. Monroe C. Aldrich to replace T.Battie and J. Boone for next year or S. Williams. Remember in two we have 14 new players on this team with only J. Boone the only guy here that is left. In two years Rod/Kiki did a great job transforming this team. First things next year should be new coach, solid draft with the two picks I mentioned, settleing of front Office with the move to Brooklyn. New coach suggestions. First choice Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Why? He can teach Loperz and Aldrich some kind of version of the sky hook along with the knowledge of winning and what it takes to get there based on his success. Go Brooklyn Nets! Go Brooklyn Nets!
November 5th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Uh oh…CDR’s latest tweet says he’s headed to the doctor. Says he doesn’t want to go but it’s “NBA rules”. Is CDR out for tomorrow’s game???
November 5th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
@Mikee21 Says:
You are right about B.Scott. But the real reason he is gone was J.Kidd. They had a power clash and player won over the coach. Sad isn’t it. What happen to authority running the show for the right reasons. Now if you really want to get excited about a coach here we go. Hire Kareem Abdul Jabbar NYC native to coach and bring as assistants B.Scott, B.McAdoo. B.McAdoo is assistant shooting coach for the Heat. Jabbar can teach Lopez some kind of version of the Sky Hook along with teaching the rest of the team how to win as a whole. Blame J.Kidd for the departure of Scott. Can you imagine B.Scott won 52 games and that was the only time this franchise ever won 50 games in its history. Very Sad…Go Brooklyn Nets Go Brooklyn Nets!
November 5th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
It is all about the 2010 draft now. That is why shortfrank might as well stay and we don’t have to pay 2 coaches which is why he is there in the first place. Nice to see many of you recognize the obvious, in the NBA you need to be long and guard the paint and rebound, what a concept, which is why it was nice to see Josh and Brook together. Seemed to work but of course shortfrank couldnt stay with it. Remember according to shortfrank “the NBA is getting smaller”. Unbelievable statement. do Nets writers take this stuff with a straight face! Re: twill, cdr lee debate, most of you are missing point. They are all 2 guards on real NBA team, not that you couldn’t steal a few minutes at the 3 for them. Which is why adding Ryan to vince trade to get Lee and drafting Twill made no sense. CDR does seem like a natural 6 man, just come off the bench and attack! 2010 first pick: Not another 2 guard (ie Wall) unless he is mj like. Do we have any other candidates: preferably 6 10″ or taller and a real 6 10, not a PF who turns out to be 6 7″
November 5th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
NEXT YEARS TEAM With a little of Luck:
D.Harris
C.D.Roberts
J.Hayes
B.Lopez
G.Monroe 2010/Draft
K.Dooling
C.Lee
T.Williams
C.Aldrich 2010/Draft
Yi Jianlian
R.Alston
J.Boone
S.Williams
The rest will be gone and we will still have room for one or two key free agents. That is if the price is not out of line.
November 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
@ Tom F – I have now lumped you in with everyone else posting on here who questions Courtney Lee. I am not saying this with intent to put down those who feel Chris Douglas-Roberts is the better player, but you seem to think that Rod Thorn should be let go as punishment for trading away Vince Carter the way he did, which would be a TERRIBLE mistake for our new owner – whoever it may be – to make, at least for right now.
November 5th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
” FRANK HAPPENS “
November 5th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
@ Jb, Mr. Dollar Bills
Already did my research (which both of you failed to do). That 3rd quarter thing is complete BS. Oh, you guys.
Expect something in the forum, probably tomorrow.
I covered all grounds, did my research, covered as many loose ends as I could.
I didn’t revise history, I merely looked at it, made observations on it, and will share it with all of you. You’re just throwing out random BS.
BTW, that’s libel against Lawrence Frank and myself. Try actually looking up your facts.
November 6th, 2009 at 8:02 am
@ dominic – how dare you call Devin Harris and Courtney Lee scrubs! Yi and Simmons are a whole other story!