As The World Turns
Wow, quite an exciting week in Netsland without ol' Joe around...
Had to travel to Chicago for the week, so now I'll have to scramble to watch 2 games plus the Houston game and get caught up this weekend.
But so many things have happened while I was gone:
- Ed Stefanski leaves for his dream job as President and GM of the Sixers in Philly, his home town. Good for him, he was well-liked and well-respected and he had his hand in everything from the draft night trade for RJ all the way to the drafting of Sean Williams. He'll be missed, but Rod Thorn will just keep rolling on (but for how long?).
- The Nets beat the Cavs, who were without LeBron. I just got finished watching the tape of this one, it was a total non-event, in fact, I can't figure out how the Nets didn't get to the blowout stage against the no-fight Cavs sooner than the third quarter...
- The Nets then tanked at home (again) against the Knicks while missing Jason Kidd, Josh Boone and Antoine Wright. Wright has a shoulder injury, while Boone and Kidd claimed migraines. Was Kidd's legitimate, or did he stage a sick-out to make a point of his unhappiness? He denied it today, but in the world of Kidd, it's more than likely the case, unfortunately. Look for Rod Thorn to start shopping him now, since it's time to put a fork in the Big Three.
We did have Jamaal Magloire sighting, apparently, and he is alive and well. Marcus Williams and Darrell Armstrong could both be back within the next week or two as well. But no Nenad until he plays himself back into game shape, so figure that's at least another month.
And now the Rockets are coming with Yao Ming and T-Mac and the rest. The Nets are nothing without Kidd, so hopefully he plays and plays well, like nothing ever happened.
More to explore on the whole Kidd thing, but it really seems to be time to break up this trio of inconsistency.
-Joe
Had to travel to Chicago for the week, so now I'll have to scramble to watch 2 games plus the Houston game and get caught up this weekend.
But so many things have happened while I was gone:
- Ed Stefanski leaves for his dream job as President and GM of the Sixers in Philly, his home town. Good for him, he was well-liked and well-respected and he had his hand in everything from the draft night trade for RJ all the way to the drafting of Sean Williams. He'll be missed, but Rod Thorn will just keep rolling on (but for how long?).
- The Nets beat the Cavs, who were without LeBron. I just got finished watching the tape of this one, it was a total non-event, in fact, I can't figure out how the Nets didn't get to the blowout stage against the no-fight Cavs sooner than the third quarter...
- The Nets then tanked at home (again) against the Knicks while missing Jason Kidd, Josh Boone and Antoine Wright. Wright has a shoulder injury, while Boone and Kidd claimed migraines. Was Kidd's legitimate, or did he stage a sick-out to make a point of his unhappiness? He denied it today, but in the world of Kidd, it's more than likely the case, unfortunately. Look for Rod Thorn to start shopping him now, since it's time to put a fork in the Big Three.
We did have Jamaal Magloire sighting, apparently, and he is alive and well. Marcus Williams and Darrell Armstrong could both be back within the next week or two as well. But no Nenad until he plays himself back into game shape, so figure that's at least another month.
And now the Rockets are coming with Yao Ming and T-Mac and the rest. The Nets are nothing without Kidd, so hopefully he plays and plays well, like nothing ever happened.
More to explore on the whole Kidd thing, but it really seems to be time to break up this trio of inconsistency.
-Joe
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