Going For Broke

Not so good news that Jason Collins will likely miss about a week, and potentially much more, is it? The defense, which did show a marked improvement against the Bobcats, needs to go for broke and find a way to shut down LBJ and his crew at Cleveland. Ziggy Ilgauskas always gives the Nets fits, Net-killer Damon Jones is here now, and Larry Hughes is always tough on the Nets, so watch closely on Friday night and see how competitive the Nets will likely be against tougher opponents this season.

So far their track record ain't too good, if you know what I mean.

Other news - was anyone surprised to hear/read that Lawrence Frank was basically told by upper management to make use of his bench players?

What the big buildup on Linton Johnson was all about this pre-season I still don't understand.

And is it time for a "Free Lamond Murray" campaign? Should we all start chaining ourselves to the CAA parking garage in protest? I mean, aside from the fact that he hasn't appeared to have played a lick of defense in years, what has the man done wrong? Is he as bad a practice player as he seemed to be in games (defensively, anyway - the man still can shoot)?

Carter vs. LeBron - another quality matchup, if Carter's healthy enough to put on a good show, and smart enough not to get into a one-on-one, can-you-top-this game with him.

The season begins now.