Reflections On Game 2
A few, post-sleep thoughts on Game 2:
Toronto is an awful (and awfully young) team, but why in God's name is Jalen Rose acting like he's the second coming of MJ? Clearly, Rose didn't care if anyone else on the Rapts took a shot while he was in the lineup and appeared to force things every time the ball landed in his hands. That's some combination they've got up there.
The Nets? Well, by no means perfect (who likes 21 turnovers?), but leaving Richard Jefferson alone to double Vince Carter is hopefully an example of how things will go this year: double one of them, and someone else will make you pay.
The bench was much better as well, actually extending a lead, but we've yet to see Jeff McInnis settle into any sort of role (scorer, distributor, defensive dervish...ok, I'm kidding about that one), which hopefully comes in time. Marc Jackson probably needs more playing time to be effective, but maybe not - maybe this is about as much as he can expect, given the need for Collins' defense. Did like the combo of Krstic and Jackson when they were on the floor.
Mark my words as well - RJ's gonna wind up leading this team in minutes played and rebounds (and maybe scoring, if teams continue to key on Carter).
And, again, let me stress that I'm personally glad to see the Ian Eagle - Jim Spanarkel combo back together after suffering through Kelly Tripucka the last 2 years. Nothing personal, but he just didn't bring much to the table.
Tonight, Champagne's gonna review for you, while I keep my eye on the new Marv Albert - Mark Jackson combo. I'll have some thoughts (and I swear I'll try to be objective) on the pairing in this space tomorrow.
As Kip would say, "Peace out."
Toronto is an awful (and awfully young) team, but why in God's name is Jalen Rose acting like he's the second coming of MJ? Clearly, Rose didn't care if anyone else on the Rapts took a shot while he was in the lineup and appeared to force things every time the ball landed in his hands. That's some combination they've got up there.
The Nets? Well, by no means perfect (who likes 21 turnovers?), but leaving Richard Jefferson alone to double Vince Carter is hopefully an example of how things will go this year: double one of them, and someone else will make you pay.
The bench was much better as well, actually extending a lead, but we've yet to see Jeff McInnis settle into any sort of role (scorer, distributor, defensive dervish...ok, I'm kidding about that one), which hopefully comes in time. Marc Jackson probably needs more playing time to be effective, but maybe not - maybe this is about as much as he can expect, given the need for Collins' defense. Did like the combo of Krstic and Jackson when they were on the floor.
Mark my words as well - RJ's gonna wind up leading this team in minutes played and rebounds (and maybe scoring, if teams continue to key on Carter).
And, again, let me stress that I'm personally glad to see the Ian Eagle - Jim Spanarkel combo back together after suffering through Kelly Tripucka the last 2 years. Nothing personal, but he just didn't bring much to the table.
Tonight, Champagne's gonna review for you, while I keep my eye on the new Marv Albert - Mark Jackson combo. I'll have some thoughts (and I swear I'll try to be objective) on the pairing in this space tomorrow.
As Kip would say, "Peace out."
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My comments on Game 2....
Things that I liked:
1. Nenad's ability to follow up his own missed shots. Oftentimes, he's going to be the tallest guy out on the court, so he has to be able to work inside and get rebounds, he showed yesterday that he's improved his ability to follow his own missed shots. If he could have converted a few more of them, he'd have finished the game with 20 points.
2. Jason Kidd' legs. The guy seems fully recovered from his knee injury and in moments yesterday, showed flashes of the 2001-2002 Kidd that took the league by storm.
3. Zoran keeps proving he should be the first guard off the bench for the Nets. That drive and scoop reminded me a hell of a lot of Manu Ginobili. The guy NEEEEEDS more minutes, Lawrence, give them to him.
Things I didn't like...
1. Jason Collins tyring to take an errant pass and drive to the basket. Jason Collins shouldn't be trying to do anything but box out his man and play good defense. He has Mutombo-like hands and no lift on his legs. He does have nice cornrows though.
2. Jeff McInnis is not fitting in well. Maybe its still early, but I'm seeing signs that this guy isn't going to be the perfect fit that everyone here thought he'd be. Again, its still early, but I'm not overly impressed yet. He does have a nice drive and pullup jumper though.
3. Lamon Murry needs a permanent spot on the bench. He's done. Over. He looked horrible last night. If he gets into the game before Zoran tonight then Frank should be ashamed of himself.
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