The Fight In The Dog
Well, Netsfans, are you surprised at the Nets' second half swoon against the Pistons on Wednesday night? Should you be?
The Nets continue to confound, except at this point it might be time to accept reality - this is a flawed team that has no real run in them. It's not exactly a chemistry problem per se, but perhaps just the wrong pieces to make a fit. It's a great idea to get younger on the front line, even at the expense of some short term suffering, but since the Big Three haven't been able to dominate games, it's beginning to look like the Nets are playing for the future. You know, the one where Marcus Williams plays the point, the Boone - Williams combo is up front with Jefferson, and maybe no Jason Kidd or Vince Carter (but let's face it - the Nets are likely stuck with Carter, good, bad or indifferent), and a bench that features some new faces.
Yes, they can turn things around, they can easily make a playoff spot, but can they sustain anything? Is this yet another second round and out?
Let's face it - the basketball on the court has been mediocre (especially at home), so the fans aren't exactly flocking to the Izod. This in turn puts the pressure on to play well in front of half empty seats, which in turn leads to some bumming out. Hey, everyone gets paid enough money to block that kind of stuff out, but you can easily understand that the lack of fan support ain't helping.
Just wait until Brooklyn.
Unfortunately, it will be a radically different team, perhaps as early as the February trading deadline. This team can't really afford to wait for Nenad Krstic to return to form, since it seems likely the season will be half over by then and the Nets will be sporting some 18 - 23 record or soemthing like it.
Can this team fight their way out of this malaise? It would start with getting some stops if it did. Carter was horrible against Rip the other night, Kidd wasn't tremendously better against Billups, and if that is the best the stars can offer, then unless the Nets suddenly turn into the Warriors, they're not outscoring anyone any time soon.
These two games against the Wiz and the Bucks would be a good time to make up a little ground, show some fight, and perhaps even play a game that would impress anyone (much like that game against the Heat in which they showed tremendous fight, if nothing else) watching.
I'll be gone for both games, but we'll catch up on Monday. I'll update the blog both Saturday and Sunday, even though the home page of the site won't change, so look for thoughts on both the Wiz and Bucks games in this space.
Enjoy.
-Joe
The Nets continue to confound, except at this point it might be time to accept reality - this is a flawed team that has no real run in them. It's not exactly a chemistry problem per se, but perhaps just the wrong pieces to make a fit. It's a great idea to get younger on the front line, even at the expense of some short term suffering, but since the Big Three haven't been able to dominate games, it's beginning to look like the Nets are playing for the future. You know, the one where Marcus Williams plays the point, the Boone - Williams combo is up front with Jefferson, and maybe no Jason Kidd or Vince Carter (but let's face it - the Nets are likely stuck with Carter, good, bad or indifferent), and a bench that features some new faces.
Yes, they can turn things around, they can easily make a playoff spot, but can they sustain anything? Is this yet another second round and out?
Let's face it - the basketball on the court has been mediocre (especially at home), so the fans aren't exactly flocking to the Izod. This in turn puts the pressure on to play well in front of half empty seats, which in turn leads to some bumming out. Hey, everyone gets paid enough money to block that kind of stuff out, but you can easily understand that the lack of fan support ain't helping.
Just wait until Brooklyn.
Unfortunately, it will be a radically different team, perhaps as early as the February trading deadline. This team can't really afford to wait for Nenad Krstic to return to form, since it seems likely the season will be half over by then and the Nets will be sporting some 18 - 23 record or soemthing like it.
Can this team fight their way out of this malaise? It would start with getting some stops if it did. Carter was horrible against Rip the other night, Kidd wasn't tremendously better against Billups, and if that is the best the stars can offer, then unless the Nets suddenly turn into the Warriors, they're not outscoring anyone any time soon.
These two games against the Wiz and the Bucks would be a good time to make up a little ground, show some fight, and perhaps even play a game that would impress anyone (much like that game against the Heat in which they showed tremendous fight, if nothing else) watching.
I'll be gone for both games, but we'll catch up on Monday. I'll update the blog both Saturday and Sunday, even though the home page of the site won't change, so look for thoughts on both the Wiz and Bucks games in this space.
Enjoy.
-Joe
posted by Joe Netsfan at 10:56 AM
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