Game 17 Preview: Nets vs. Blazers
by Dave on Nov 24, 2009 10:01 PM PST
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PrintGame Time: 7:00 p.m. Pacific TV: Comcast
I'm going to list three names for you. You tell me what they have in common.
- Chris Douglas-Roberts
- Brook Lopez
- Courtney Lee
If you said "The girls from the Channel 7 Eyewitness Reports Squad" you're wrong! They're actually NBA players. They play for the Nets, which means they've been playing like the girls from the Channel 7 Eyewitness Reports Squad. But that's another story.
The Nets come into Portland having not won a game this year. Period. 0-14. That's pretty sick, and not in the hip way. Except for managing a virtual tie in blocked shots and offensive rebounds they're getting beaten, usually handily, in every statistical category you can name. They're scoring 85 a night and averaging a double-digit loss. They're shooting 40 points lower than their opponents from the field, 65 points lower from three. Their offensive efficiency doesn't even register on the scale. The Blazers have played some woeful offensive teams lately. Chicago is 27th in the league, Charlotte (remember how pitiful that offensive lineup was?) is 5 points below them, another point down is Minnesota, but New Jersey comes in almost 2 points behind the ‘Wolves. This isn't just an issue of slow pace creating low scores. They've really been that bad.
Despite that there are reasons to be cautious of this team right now. The aforementioned Courtney Lee and point guard Devin Harris have been injured for most of the season. Both are back now. That alone should give the Nets a shot in the arm, Harris offensively, Lee defensively. Chris Douglas-Roberts has flourished since the injuries gave him extra shots. Both he and center Brook Lopez have given the Blazers trouble in the past. Lopez is not your prototypical offensive center but he too has been striking gold with the extra looks, scoring 26 against the Pacers (off of 27 shots!) He's a good rebounder some nights. He's tough and mean every night.
The Nets' main mistake in the last couple of years has been banking on mediocre (or worse) acquisitions to bolster their top players. Witness Rafer Alston (an offensive guy shooting 33%), Yi Jianlian (not exactly setting the world on fire and now out with an injury), Trenton Hassell (a defensive specialist who's not as good at defending as he used to be), Bobby Simmons (another offensive marvel barely clearing 35%), Eduardo Najera (an energy guy who's out of energy), Sean Willams (what?!?), Josh Boone (who?!?), and Jarvis Hayes (blech, and also injured). It's the Island of Misfit Toys. Except I don't think even Rudolph and Herbie could find good homes for these guys. I'm guessing somebody in Nets management was a bad, bad boy, or at least wasn't vigilant in guarding the chimney. "I fell asleep! What did Santa bring me??? Oh Je...eepers. Did he leave the receipts?"
The basic strategy against the Nets is to not let anybody have a big night who really, really shouldn't. If their main guys score a little, so be it. Even between them they'll have a hard time getting to 100. It's happened once this year...against the Wizards. Hanging your hat on that is like boasting that you got a free meal at the Salvation Army. That's really nice for you, but psst...I have something to tell you. Meanwhile you need to respect their defense enough that you work for a good shot instead of just assuming you're going to beat them with whatever you throw up. They're fractured right now and they're just in the beginning stages of trying to put things back together. Make them make decisions as a team and depend on each other and you should see good results.
Pivotal Points to the Game
1. Don't take it for granted. They're going to win their first one sometime.
2. Almost nobody on this team is a good distance shooter. Follow the strategy you've been pursuing all year. Deny the middle, make them score from the edges. You'll be happy.
3. They don't share the ball any better than they shoot the ball. Your first guess should always be that the scorer holding the ball right now is going to take the shot. Plan accordingly.
4. This should be another night when LaMarcus Aldridge can go to town. Milk him and keep his spirits high. Good things will follow.
5. Two words: Bench Dominance. If Portland's reserves don't eat up their Jersey counterparts something is wrong. Even depleted the Blazer bench ought to be good for a double-digit advantage.
Final Thoughts and Links
I'm looking forward to seeing Oden and Lopez duel. Let's see if Greg can keep the mojo going.
Check out...check out...by gum, SBN does not have a Nets site to check out. Quickly, someone start one! My suggestion is http://www.BrownPaperBagOverMyHead.com. You can suggest your own names below.
You can enter tonight's Jersey Contest form here.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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really the wolves are not the worst team in the NBA?...
like… really?
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Well...
given how things went down on October 28, I’d say probably not.
"...the rumblings grew louder. Dribble. Dribble. Fake. Dribble. Fake. Shoot. ...a towering dark shadow too terrible to describe. In its hand it held a huge black globe and on its chest was written in cruel runes, 'Villanova.' 'Aiyee,' shouted Legolam. 'A ballhog!'"
I'm gonna tag on top here since Dave didn't have any Nets links...
Try:
Nets Are Scorchin’ (True Hoop)
Nets Locker (independent)
Nets Daily (news hub)
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
www.everybodyfromourteamthatyouhaveheardofiseitherdeadorconvictedofmurder.com
jayson williams
petro
eddie griffin
chuck daly
uh, coleman?
dinasour type of guys choir boys
Jason Kidd?
OK, he has a rapsheet.
But you slander the great Buck Williams, good sir. :)
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by EngineerScotty on Nov 24, 2009 10:46 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Mock the Nets all you want, but ...
Oh, who am I kidding, I’ve got nothing.
But it does make me wonder. How big of meltdown would there be if the Blazers let this team get a digit in the W column? I don’t even want to go there.
This is why I don't want to play them
Nothing good can come of this game. Win, and everybody says meh. Lose and we are the laughingstock of the NBA, at least until they then go on to beat the Mavericks while playing only six guys…o wait, that already happened.
"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"
-Ron Artest
by premthegrem on Nov 24, 2009 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
No, that's six Warriors.
Under the circumstances, I’m GLAD they drubbed Dallas. But no way can NJ do that.
"...the rumblings grew louder. Dribble. Dribble. Fake. Dribble. Fake. Shoot. ...a towering dark shadow too terrible to describe. In its hand it held a huge black globe and on its chest was written in cruel runes, 'Villanova.' 'Aiyee,' shouted Legolam. 'A ballhog!'"
My point is that memories are short in an 82 game season,
and even the Warriors have probably moved on to celebrating this win as the biggest one of the season for them. Even if we lose to the Nets, most of the NBA would forget about it once they beat somebody else, which is inevitable.
And as far as saying NJ can’t do what the Warriors did, never say never. It’s not like the Warriors were more talented than the Nets.
"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"
-Ron Artest
by premthegrem on Nov 24, 2009 11:19 PM PST up reply actions
Eh, I'll say it.
The Warriors are more talented than the Nets. But it’s a damn low bar you’re setting.
"...the rumblings grew louder. Dribble. Dribble. Fake. Dribble. Fake. Shoot. ...a towering dark shadow too terrible to describe. In its hand it held a huge black globe and on its chest was written in cruel runes, 'Villanova.' 'Aiyee,' shouted Legolam. 'A ballhog!'"
the warriors just rommed dallas too WITHOUT MAGETTIEIEIEIE ... we shouldn't feel too bad of that loss... they're a good team if healthy.
ok… they’d be a decent east team if healthy…. but you get what I mean…
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Well as a fan, I hope we win the game
but since I’m not actually going out and playing, it’s not like I can affect what happens. This OUGHT to be a guarantee, or at least as close to the definition of a guarantee as we’re going to get this year, and yet I can’t help but have a flicker of concern. If anything, the Warriors’ win today just confirms for me that anybody can beat anybody in the NBA.
"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"
-Ron Artest
by premthegrem on Nov 24, 2009 11:37 PM PST up reply actions
the Warriors own two teams in the NBA.
Portland and Dallas. What is strange is that they manage to own these teams no matter who they put out there.
by blacknoiseNW on Nov 24, 2009 11:55 PM PST up reply actions
www.brooklynherewecome.com
That’s like starting over with a new franchise right, like the “team formerly known as the Sonics” did?
New city, new owner, new team?
Seriously, we’ve all forgotten the Nets most valuable contribution to the NBA annals… Trading Buck Williams for Sam Bowie!
Blazers win!
by The X-man on Nov 24, 2009 10:21 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I was about to suggest www.BrooklynBound.com
If… And only if… They can get that stadium built. It was a 60-40 shot before the economy nosedived. Now? I’d say an optimistic 50-50. The locals in downtown Brooklyn ain’t thrilled about hanging their (somewhat decaying) neighborhoods to accomodate a bunch of sports tourism.
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
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by Y5k on Nov 25, 2009 12:31 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
No offense, but the Blazers haven’t exactly been burning up the NBA in recent memory. Know your role Blazer fan!
really
apparently you’ve forgotten the only reason you got the finals in 2000 is Phil Jackson paid off the refs in game 7. Know your place bandwagon man.
"Comcast executives eat puppies and kittens. And worst of all, they are L@kers fans."
by Eat Politicians on Nov 24, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
PS
3. blazers
5. l@kers
http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings
"Comcast executives eat puppies and kittens. And worst of all, they are L@kers fans."
by Eat Politicians on Nov 24, 2009 10:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
As much as I like trumping Laker fans
Hollingers rankings are by far one of the most ineffective sources to do so.
Or maybe it was because Portland couldn’t hit a shot in the fourth quarter, and I have probably been a Laker fan longer then you have been alive. Keep it coming.
that's a lot of wasted years
"Comcast executives eat puppies and kittens. And worst of all, they are L@kers fans."
by Eat Politicians on Nov 25, 2009 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
Big talk,
Lets see,when did you win last in Portland?
by DowntownVinnie on Nov 24, 2009 10:59 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Good lordie...
I <3 the hostility towards Laker fans. We getting legit enough that they troll our posts about games with the Nets?
Dave's Keys to the Season: "GREG ODEN SMASH!!!!!!"
Either baiting is the new coversation starter, or JK stand for "Just Kidding."
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
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by Y5k on Nov 25, 2009 1:23 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I though LakerJK stood for...
Laker JerK…
Let’s see, when did you win last in the playoffs? Wether you like it or not, the Lakers will always own the scoreboard on you Blazer fans, Deal with it.
look over there
it’s lindsey lohan
"Comcast executives eat puppies and kittens. And worst of all, they are L@kers fans."
by Eat Politicians on Nov 25, 2009 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
except in portland
"Comcast executives eat puppies and kittens. And worst of all, they are L@kers fans."
by Eat Politicians on Nov 25, 2009 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
I think each arena is responsible for the scoreboard
Financially, it just doesn’t make sense for the Lakers to own any scoreboard besides their own, and why should the Lakers be responsible for the maintenance and repair of scoreboards outside of their arena?
I like you Laker fan
You remind me of what LA is all about
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Nov 25, 2009 7:46 AM PST up reply actions
Right now the NBA is playing russian roulette and the New Jersey Nets are the bullet
Every other team shakily puts the gun to their head and pulls the trigger and then breathes a sigh of relief as nope, the nets don’t win.
But the trigger’s been pulled 14 times already and it’s our turn. Lets hope we hear a click!
"We Believe" - Rudy Fernandez
by TheGreatMon on Nov 24, 2009 10:32 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I've never seen a 15-round revolver
though I’m sure it exists.
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by EngineerScotty on Nov 24, 2009 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
harder to find than you might think
found a 20 shot, 30 shot, 12 shot (pictures even!), but only a vague reference to a Brazilian 15-shot revolver.
by blacknoiseNW on Nov 24, 2009 11:05 PM PST up reply actions
The sheer fact that you've heard of it is impressive
Why on EARTH would anyone actually design or build a 15-shot revolver?
"We Believe" - Rudy Fernandez
by TheGreatMon on Nov 25, 2009 12:14 AM PST up reply actions
In case you miss 14 times.
Roybot.
Dirty Socks.
by L-TrainFTW! on Nov 25, 2009 12:16 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Makes sense to me
I know when 15 zombies attack me, which gun I want.
A SIXTEEN shot revolver, of course. Gotta think you’ll miss at least ONCE, right?
M—
I gotta say, if zombies attack
A revolver of any shot variety (Except for maybe the infinite shot revolver that Jesus wields) isn’t exactly my first choice
"We Believe" - Rudy Fernandez
Well that's the thing
When the zombies attack, you won’t always have the best weapon at your disposal, so you gotta learn to make do with the weapon you have on hand.
You don’t go into zombie war with the weapons you want, you go into zombie war with the weapons you have.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Nov 25, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
That looks suspiciously like a good sig line....
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Nov 25, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I completely understand the comparison but everyone knows
If you’re playing russian roullette with a 15 round revolver, each person has the same chances: 1/15.
After each pull the next person spins before they pull versus pull, pass, then pull, etc.
We better pray thats not a 15 round revolver...
Because if it is, then we’re screwed, because we’re number 15… ; )
Dave's Keys to the Season: "GREG ODEN SMASH!!!!!!"
Or you just use the standard 6 shot revolver,and give it a spin on each turn until it goes kapowy
RUDY > MJ
Yeah, I'm not sure why people assume I was talking about a 15 shot revolver
As cool a distraction as it is, you can get 14 unsuccessful attempts in a…
You know what, it doesn’t really matter. It’s a metaphor, I think we all understand what I was getting at.
"We Believe" - Rudy Fernandez
NewJerseyNyets.com
or, I guess really the BrooklynNyets. How about just “CondemNation”?
"...the rumblings grew louder. Dribble. Dribble. Fake. Dribble. Fake. Shoot. ...a towering dark shadow too terrible to describe. In its hand it held a huge black globe and on its chest was written in cruel runes, 'Villanova.' 'Aiyee,' shouted Legolam. 'A ballhog!'"
how about
"Comcast executives eat puppies and kittens. And worst of all, they are L@kers fans."
by Eat Politicians on Nov 24, 2009 10:43 PM PST reply actions
How about
ManhattanStillHatesUs.com
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by EngineerScotty on Nov 24, 2009 10:53 PM PST reply actions
NYsuburbs.com?
"Comcast executives eat puppies and kittens. And worst of all, they are L@kers fans."
by Eat Politicians on Nov 24, 2009 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
Hey
At least they’re moving to Brooklyn. The judge just dismissed the last challenge against their new arena.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
No W !
We better win the game.. I don’t want the Blazers to be the first to give them the W.
The name:
Hahaha
Je… eepers was great, Dave.
Morty H. Pie
by Mortimer on Nov 24, 2009 11:34 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Glad someone else caught that.
Columbus til I die, Columbus til I die. I know I am, I swear I am, Columbus til I die!
by BLAZER_FAN_199 on Nov 25, 2009 6:06 AM PST up reply actions
More poking at
the people who were overly bothered, especially whoever said, “Dave would never say something like that…”
—Dave
Nets likely ain't as bad as their record
Devin Harris is back and awesome. Courtney Lee looking to be a very nice role player. Brook Lopez has been an extremely underrated center last year and this year. Terence Williams is versatile and beastly.
Once they move to Brooklyn, they’ll be pretty cool and will snag someone this offseason… in the meantime, they got talent, just not enough of it. We gotta get it BRUNG.
The best part of the game is having another measuring stick for Oden, with his young center peers. He passed the Noah test with flying colors, now comes the more challenging one. Similar age, much better stats, much less ballyhooed. Can he show Lopez is a NOpez? Will he open his neck up and make him a LoPEZ-dispenser?
Will be a fun game. I wish Devin Harris was a Blazer.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Nov 24, 2009 11:38 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I heard Devin Harris doesn't go out for the national anthem
No way I want him as a blazer.
Remember that time I said Devin Harris reached his peak and that trading him for Outlaw would be a bad deal. Ahhhh the good old days.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
Kevin, hush, you're gonna blow your cover!!!
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Lopez is a player that has learned to leverage his size
but unless he plays small (get low, big boy) and flops a lot – Oden will eat him alive. Oden thrives on physical play as long as he can actually see who is behind him when he turns to look…
by blacknoiseNW on Nov 24, 2009 11:50 PM PST up reply actions
Traditionally
Oden does well against traditional centers. Lopez fits that mold.
I think Lopez will be a very nice player for a very, very long time, but not dominant. Oden has been dominant when out on the floor. That said, Lopez (like Bynum) knows how to stay on the floor. That gives him the edge.
Lopez isn’t a very good rebounder for his position, but is a nice shotblocker. He’s so young that he could very well keep improving greatly, and I may still be underestimating his potential, but I see him staying where he is at for a long time.
Mortimer
Fair guess
Nets likely ain’t as bad as their record
I’ll say – likely nobody in the league has ever been as bad as that. Players don’t make it to the NBA if they’re as bad as that. They had to have some bad luck, along with their woeful lack of talent, to still have a goose egg in the W column this far into the season. Just make sure they aren’t close enough for a lucky break (which they’re bound to get eventually) to give them a win.
The schedule has given the Blazers this gift, don’t throw it away. Got to keep pace with Denver, who were the previous beneficiaries of getting to play the Nets.
Got any puns for us, Morty?
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
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by Y5k on Nov 25, 2009 1:25 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I saw 'highlights' of their loss last night and they looked every bit as bad as their record
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Nov 25, 2009 7:45 AM PST up reply actions
They got a really good PG, and a really good young C
That right there makes them a grip of grips better than our 21 win team, a team that deserved to go 0 and a billion.
I am sure the Nets are bad and we should easily win by a blowout. If we take them lightly at first, we’ll snap out of it.
I just think the 0 and whatever record looks worse than it really is.
M—
Ick...eck...
That 21 win team stunk.
And the exodus spread stink throughout the NBA. Let’s pause a moment lest we forget that 21-win wretch.
Bleck.
OK … Moving on.
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by Y5k on Nov 25, 2009 4:23 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I always worry about every game. The Nets are not nearly this bad.
I sincerely doubt that they will break the NBA record of 9-73 as worst team of all time. All of their wins will be overreacted to and classified as unbelievable upsets for a while because that’s the ESPN way.
ignacio
They have some good young pieces.
Harris, Lopez,(the good twin) CDR, and Terrence Williams. The Nets are in better position than Wolves.
i doubt nj threatens that record
but i think minnesota will. they could win single digit games this year.
The Wolves don't have ANYONE as good as Harris or Lopez
I gotta say the Nets are better as well, even if they have 1 whole less win than the vaunted Wolves le Timber.
Good to great scoring PG, good to great Center… more than most teams got, 0 for whatever or not.
M—
Silly rabbit
Tricks are for Kidds.
—Dave
by Dave on Nov 25, 2009 12:36 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You know what I mean.
Like Roy against Aaron Brooks last year in the playoffs. Schoolyard rivalries. Considering Terrence has said he’s learned alot from Roy, I figured Roy would know Terrence’s game but would be surprised if Terrence knew how to defend or attack Roy.
Or Johns.
But wait, that’s not exactly basketball-related, so I recant that statement!
Blazers win!
by The X-man on Nov 25, 2009 3:02 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Ang Lee directed his rookie year, now that I think about it.
It examined the pressures and mental state a young gentle giant goes through.
This year, Stallone is directing his season, with the crowd chants and all of those training montages that have produced results.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Nov 25, 2009 9:17 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Good lord, you're on a roll today
"One of the bright spots of the young season has been rookie point guard Jonny Flynn, whose name sounds like he should be the lead character in a Broadway Musical. "What are you doing here, Jonny Flynn?" "Why I'm here to court trouble, and woo a girl, and build the most fantastical contraption the world has ever seen!" -- Dave, Game 7 Blazers versus Timberwolves preview
by BlazersOrBust on Nov 25, 2009 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
You'd think
You’d be a bit more respectful towards the Nets considering their significant injury problems this year and the fact that it’s been barely three summers since we finished with 21 wins.
One shouldn’t be so quick to forget our own up and downs, nor so quick to mock the opposing team like amateurs; something Mike and Mike have been doing more and more as we get better.
Be humble, as Roy says.
And then Roy continues:
“Like me, I’m very humble. In fact, I’m the most humble man on the team, if not the entire NBA. Ain’t no one got anything on my humbleness!”
"We Believe" - Rudy Fernandez
I thought Roy said "I hate Miller"
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Nov 25, 2009 7:44 AM PST up reply actions
www.iwouldntwannablogaboutusthisseasoneither.com
Or…
www.ashamedtobeafan.com (works for Seahawks fans this year too!) (Like me :-( )
www.thatteamfrombonjovisstate.com
And finally,
www.wegotnothinonatlanticcity.org
Blazers win!
by The X-man on Nov 25, 2009 3:07 AM PST via mobile reply actions
It'll be worth losing
So that every player I dislike can fall on their fat face and I will kick then in the ribs!
Oh it will be so sweet I can rub the despair all over my body. It opens my pores.
Morty
That was the first comment from the last game preview
I have never said anything on Blazers Edge that wasn’t stolen from another comment or post.
So many Woodland Forest Critters jokes to make, so little possibility without getting banned...................
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
www.emptynets.com
It works on two levels… if you reach.
Let’s all root for a 30 pt. win. I say veto to a letdown game.
Is Howard the human victory cigar now? Who is that guy now?
It wasn't the first time I'd been kicked in the cherries and called a rat by a woman, but it was the first time I didn't mind.
The Nets knew they would be bad, that's why they are giving out reversible jerseys to 10 home games. No joke.
Instead of being seen with a jersey of your own team being badly beaten, why not turn it around and wear a jersey of Howard, KG, LeBron, Kobe, or Wade? Genius marketing.
http://www.nba.com/nets/tickets/10_Game_Match_Up_Plan.html
Ceterum censeo Lakers esse delendam
I remember those days
Back when the team’s marketing was more about the players coming into town… ahh.
At least they put some of their own players in the ad!
M—
WOW!
Although I can see replacing your #11 B-Lo with #12 D-Ho.
Lopez shot 1-12 against Orlando this year.
How does a 7 footer go 1-12? How?!!
I think it's time to play the
“Lack of respect” card here…..I don’t see a Nets jersey that reverses to a Blazer jersey! Time to muster that “They don’t love the Blazers enough” vitriol!
jk
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Nov 25, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
That's sadder than a three-legged puppy drowsey from sedation drooling all over his stitched up wound.
Sorry.
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by Y5k on Nov 25, 2009 4:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Bayless & Cunningham
should get some PT tonight. I’ll expect a detailed review of how they looked in their 20 minutes each of action.
I think I'm more nervous about this game than Utah on Saturday....
I don’t think the Nets are as bad as their record, especially now that they are starting to get healthy. At some point teams just get tired of losing and come out inspired. The Blazers need to put the kibosh on that and hold on to their home court advantage because the Blazers are the better team by far. Plus I’m going the the game tonight (I purchase the Laker quarter season packet) and as anyone knows who has that quarter season packet, we haven’t seen them win a game yet in person this year—-maybe I shouldn’t go…..
Energy is definitely the key
If the Blazers come out flat and the Nets energetic, we could be in trouble.
—Dave
Definitely...
I’d like to see them play like they did on Monday, inside-out, going into the bigs first. Establish Oden and LA to open up the floor for the shooters. I think Oden and LA should be getting a couple of assists every game.
Don't take these guys lightly
They may be 0-14, but pythagorean record wise, they are an impressive 2.3-11.7!!
'Cuse 88-Cornell 73. My Big Red failed to beat the spread by 2 points. Hence the new avatar.
I watched some of the Nets game last night and they didn't look as bad as you might think they would look...
They’ve got Harris back and they’re desperate for a win at this point…
I actually have the Sacramento v. Nets game circled on my calendar. See, even I’m looking past them tonight…
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
It doesn't matter how they look
it only matters what kind of stats you have to back up your point. – Elgin
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