Disclaimer
Warning - I'm about to issue a disclaimer, much like Lawrence Frank has been doing about Vince Carter's shot selection in Game 1.
It wasn't the Nets fault that they lost, it was the refereeing.
Or, how about:
It wasn't Vince Carter's fault the Nets lost, it was that stupid lousy rim.
Anyone out there feel like the Nets DIDN'T play dumb in Game 1? That they did what they needed to to win?
I sure hope not.
Because the Nets just came off an incredible run, in which not only did they win 14 straight, but they shared the basketball and played hellacious defense.
Did you see evidence of any of that yesterday? What happened? Overconfidence? Bad habits from the last week or so of the season?
Too many stupid jacks from bizarre places, right after waltzing inside. Why don't you just give the Pacers some confidence by walking them to the hoop?
Beating yourself is never pretty to watch. It's just that two weeks ago, with things humming along, and then Game 1 comes along and wow is it frustrating to watch the Nets abandon everything they knew made them successful.
I don't want to hear about how well the Pacers played, either. They didn't, and they should have been down by 10 with Jermaine O'Neal out the game , and Peja Stojakovic playing like he should have been.
Instead, the Nets gave the Pacers confidence, and hope.
Those are bad things to hand your opponent.
OH, don't get me wrong. I still believe the Nets will win this series, but it does cast serious doubt as to how they'll handle the Heat in the next round, despite all the success they had against them this season.
OK, one more disclaimer. I'm not letting Carter off the hook, even though everyone else seems to want to. Nor am I letting L. Frank off, for neglecting Richard Jefferson, who was basically unguardable by the Pacers, yet only took 11 shots, and one of them was the desperation heave at the buzzer that should have never happened.
No one gets off the hook, until the stupidity is corrected.
It wasn't the Nets fault that they lost, it was the refereeing.
Or, how about:
It wasn't Vince Carter's fault the Nets lost, it was that stupid lousy rim.
Anyone out there feel like the Nets DIDN'T play dumb in Game 1? That they did what they needed to to win?
I sure hope not.
Because the Nets just came off an incredible run, in which not only did they win 14 straight, but they shared the basketball and played hellacious defense.
Did you see evidence of any of that yesterday? What happened? Overconfidence? Bad habits from the last week or so of the season?
Too many stupid jacks from bizarre places, right after waltzing inside. Why don't you just give the Pacers some confidence by walking them to the hoop?
Beating yourself is never pretty to watch. It's just that two weeks ago, with things humming along, and then Game 1 comes along and wow is it frustrating to watch the Nets abandon everything they knew made them successful.
I don't want to hear about how well the Pacers played, either. They didn't, and they should have been down by 10 with Jermaine O'Neal out the game , and Peja Stojakovic playing like he should have been.
Instead, the Nets gave the Pacers confidence, and hope.
Those are bad things to hand your opponent.
OH, don't get me wrong. I still believe the Nets will win this series, but it does cast serious doubt as to how they'll handle the Heat in the next round, despite all the success they had against them this season.
OK, one more disclaimer. I'm not letting Carter off the hook, even though everyone else seems to want to. Nor am I letting L. Frank off, for neglecting Richard Jefferson, who was basically unguardable by the Pacers, yet only took 11 shots, and one of them was the desperation heave at the buzzer that should have never happened.
No one gets off the hook, until the stupidity is corrected.
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