The Utah Game
The Nets are easy pickings right now - teams are just buzzing around them, able to rattle them and create turnovers, and the Nets help them by making stupid mistakes like not guarding the ball on a rebound. Missing free throws, missing shots, missing all semblance of a team, and now it's 30 - 17 after a quarter.
What the heck is going to make a difference for the Nets - L. Frank's not getting any help from his bench (and there goes Eddie Gill fumbling away any chance at a last shot for the first quarter, it's like the same replay over and over), no one is shooting well, and everyone seems to be making mistakes that we didn't used to see on a Kidd-led team, including Kidd.
Let's see what quarter number two holds for us...
Boki's (finally) at the 3 tonight, with RJ at the 2 as we start the second. The battle of the Collins' is on. 2Q brings Gill, Boki, RJ, Boone, and Krstic - this should be interesting...
Nets now have 6 turnovers....early 2Q.
OK, halftime - Nets down 10 - they had chances to nip the lead further, but...just can't get it going. A few threes from Boki and RJ certainly helped them hang around. They need a whole lot more in this second half (start with playing with some passion, maybe) or they're looking at 6 straight losses.
Back in a bit with the second half, and the wrapup.
OK, 3Q, Nets already unable to handle the Jazz pressure, nice runout, and we're back to 14 less than 2 minutes in. Open looks aren't going down again.
Here it comes - Now down 18. Easy for the Jazz now, just wait for the Nets to take an outside shot, miss, and go downcourt and score. The Nets are looking helpless, and 11 games in, that's not good.
Here's a suggestion - try to run something to get yourself an easy shot. I would hate to look at the boxscore right now, but I'll do it anyway during commercial.
Looks like it's 20 with almost 9 minutes remaining in the third. The Nets are cooked. Nope, only 19, as AK 47 missed a free throw. Nets are 1 - 10 from the field, make it 2 - 11 as RJ hits a 3.
But another Net foul inside, this one on Collins. Lord help them.
Why is Kidd trying to feed Collins? Although, Kidd is 1 - 9 from the floor, so he can't do it either.
Now, the Jazz are piling it on - it's a 23 point lead, Kidd just fumbled, RJ fumbled trying to get Kidd's fumble, and now, it's a rout. Oh, this is gonna be ugly.
Back off timeout, the Nets fumble another one away. Lawrence Frank looks like he's gonna stroke out.
Another strip of Jefferson, why would you guard anyone else?
Someone asked the other day - do the Nets like to find guys who can't shoot? Who decided that Jamaal Magloire would help this team?
Why is there no Net under the basket to rebound when they are on offense?
Now it's 25 and counting...make it 26. The Jazz are still shooting 62%.
Nenad's back in the game - his first move - holding Jarron Collins. Beautiful. Hold the one guy you know won't score. Krstic on offense - awkward hook shot, then a foul on him when it misses. The score is now 83 - 58 after 3.
I expect most of you have tuned out at this point.
Milsap beats the Nets to an offensive rebound, and a nice stickback. The Nets look helpless. Pack it in and make the Nets shoot from outside. Beat 'em every time.
Eddie Gill is carrying the Nets right now. He's single-handedly bringing the Nets back from 27 (Ok, not exactly back).
Krstic just missed another long jumper. He's been next to worthless the last 5 games or so.
The Jazz are everywhere. The Nets really can't do anything, and as of 7:30 left in the game, they're still outworking the Nets.
Another brilliant block from Sean Williams to run down Harpring and reject his shot on a breakaway layup attempt off a Net turnover. But it's back to 25 again after falling to 19.
Garbage time is starting to be every fourth quarter.
I think the title of this one should be "Sand In The Vaseline". It's irritating, to say the least. (That's a Talking Heads best of CD name, by the way) Or maybe not.
With 4:24 and the Jazz unrelenting, time to wrap this one up. If Kidd was frustrated, this game won't help, since the Nets are finally close to breaking 70 points again.
The Nets have a ton of challenges right now, the worst of which is the lack of offense. They can't make shots, they're almost never easy shots that they attempt, and perhaps worst of all, they look like they haven't a clue out there. How this changes quickly, in the midst of the roadtrip, is beyond me. Spanarkel is talking about the Nets being prepared now, and really it doesn't look like they're prepared for something as relentless as the Jazz defense.
Closing in on being down 30 with the Jazz scrubs in the game. And they're taking it to the Nets scrubs right now - Williams is out there to get experience and playing time, but that's about it.
Not many bright spots tonight - the high scorer, RJ, didn't have a stellar game. Too many missed free throws. Some bright individual plays, but really nothing that says this team is ready to snap out of it.
And with that, I'll sign off, with the game review to come later tomorrow most likely.
Joe
What the heck is going to make a difference for the Nets - L. Frank's not getting any help from his bench (and there goes Eddie Gill fumbling away any chance at a last shot for the first quarter, it's like the same replay over and over), no one is shooting well, and everyone seems to be making mistakes that we didn't used to see on a Kidd-led team, including Kidd.
Let's see what quarter number two holds for us...
Boki's (finally) at the 3 tonight, with RJ at the 2 as we start the second. The battle of the Collins' is on. 2Q brings Gill, Boki, RJ, Boone, and Krstic - this should be interesting...
Nets now have 6 turnovers....early 2Q.
OK, halftime - Nets down 10 - they had chances to nip the lead further, but...just can't get it going. A few threes from Boki and RJ certainly helped them hang around. They need a whole lot more in this second half (start with playing with some passion, maybe) or they're looking at 6 straight losses.
Back in a bit with the second half, and the wrapup.
OK, 3Q, Nets already unable to handle the Jazz pressure, nice runout, and we're back to 14 less than 2 minutes in. Open looks aren't going down again.
Here it comes - Now down 18. Easy for the Jazz now, just wait for the Nets to take an outside shot, miss, and go downcourt and score. The Nets are looking helpless, and 11 games in, that's not good.
Here's a suggestion - try to run something to get yourself an easy shot. I would hate to look at the boxscore right now, but I'll do it anyway during commercial.
Looks like it's 20 with almost 9 minutes remaining in the third. The Nets are cooked. Nope, only 19, as AK 47 missed a free throw. Nets are 1 - 10 from the field, make it 2 - 11 as RJ hits a 3.
But another Net foul inside, this one on Collins. Lord help them.
Why is Kidd trying to feed Collins? Although, Kidd is 1 - 9 from the floor, so he can't do it either.
Now, the Jazz are piling it on - it's a 23 point lead, Kidd just fumbled, RJ fumbled trying to get Kidd's fumble, and now, it's a rout. Oh, this is gonna be ugly.
Back off timeout, the Nets fumble another one away. Lawrence Frank looks like he's gonna stroke out.
Another strip of Jefferson, why would you guard anyone else?
Someone asked the other day - do the Nets like to find guys who can't shoot? Who decided that Jamaal Magloire would help this team?
Why is there no Net under the basket to rebound when they are on offense?
Now it's 25 and counting...make it 26. The Jazz are still shooting 62%.
Nenad's back in the game - his first move - holding Jarron Collins. Beautiful. Hold the one guy you know won't score. Krstic on offense - awkward hook shot, then a foul on him when it misses. The score is now 83 - 58 after 3.
I expect most of you have tuned out at this point.
Milsap beats the Nets to an offensive rebound, and a nice stickback. The Nets look helpless. Pack it in and make the Nets shoot from outside. Beat 'em every time.
Eddie Gill is carrying the Nets right now. He's single-handedly bringing the Nets back from 27 (Ok, not exactly back).
Krstic just missed another long jumper. He's been next to worthless the last 5 games or so.
The Jazz are everywhere. The Nets really can't do anything, and as of 7:30 left in the game, they're still outworking the Nets.
Another brilliant block from Sean Williams to run down Harpring and reject his shot on a breakaway layup attempt off a Net turnover. But it's back to 25 again after falling to 19.
Garbage time is starting to be every fourth quarter.
I think the title of this one should be "Sand In The Vaseline". It's irritating, to say the least. (That's a Talking Heads best of CD name, by the way) Or maybe not.
With 4:24 and the Jazz unrelenting, time to wrap this one up. If Kidd was frustrated, this game won't help, since the Nets are finally close to breaking 70 points again.
The Nets have a ton of challenges right now, the worst of which is the lack of offense. They can't make shots, they're almost never easy shots that they attempt, and perhaps worst of all, they look like they haven't a clue out there. How this changes quickly, in the midst of the roadtrip, is beyond me. Spanarkel is talking about the Nets being prepared now, and really it doesn't look like they're prepared for something as relentless as the Jazz defense.
Closing in on being down 30 with the Jazz scrubs in the game. And they're taking it to the Nets scrubs right now - Williams is out there to get experience and playing time, but that's about it.
Not many bright spots tonight - the high scorer, RJ, didn't have a stellar game. Too many missed free throws. Some bright individual plays, but really nothing that says this team is ready to snap out of it.
And with that, I'll sign off, with the game review to come later tomorrow most likely.
Joe
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