Comments on: Preview & Chat: The New Jersey Nets

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:33:09 +0000

new post up

By: wondahbap

wondahbap — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:01:41 +0000

I’m glad that I’m not seeing complaining.

By: Gatinho

Gatinho — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:21:28 +0000

Gasol on Dan Patrick:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/danpatrick/blog/26584/index.html?eref=fromSI

“Soccer players are great actors. They fall down, it’s like they got shot.”

Worth the listen.

By: Allan - Brazil

Allan - Brazil — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:09:54 +0000

Hey Kurt, kinda off topic but I couldn’t post in the debate about Horry because I have no google acount.

The single point Dave makes about Horry as a HOFer is that he was a part of 3 different championship teams:
“…but the greatness of Horry is that he was able to win multiple rings with three different teams. No one else in the history of the league has ever done that. Getting lucky once is one thing… getting lucky twice is another… but by the third time you have to start ruling out the luck factor.”

Well not only he is wrong by saying that Horry is the only one to ever done that but also by his logics John “Spider” Salley should be a HOFer as well.

Love Horry, but no way he could be considered a Hall of Famer. Maybe having his jersey retired would be an adequate honor.

By: chris h

chris h — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:54:18 +0000

Reed and Exhelodvr, I also agree about the “ways he can disrupt the opponents offense” he has a canny instinct for cutting into passing lanes and either snatching the ball, or tipping it to a teammate. he’s so darn quick, and he’s got that wingspan!

another point, how many times does he do nice finishes on our offence? like finishing a fast break with an alley oop, or that tip in off a miss last night, nice stuff.

I think he’ll evolve into a starting SF, but even if he doesn’t, I’m sure he’ll be getting starter minutes.

By: exhelodrvr

exhelodrvr — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:31:23 +0000

37) REed,
“Someone needs to calculate how many extra possessions a game Ariza is worth. Steals, tips, loose balls, offensive rebounds, etc., etc.”

I had the same thought about his game. It’s not so much what he does “in the normal flow” but those plays he makes that no one else would.

By: chris h

chris h — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:28:56 +0000

harold, me thinks you’re looking for drama where there is none…
(are you secretly a reporter for Fox news?)

I gotta question for you all…
if Trevor keeps this up for a whole season, do you think we can sign him for the MLE?
it seems to me that he is a main catalist, burst of energy, plays D on the opponents main go-to-guy, and I think he’s going to face Pierce when we play the C’s….
all that seems to say MORE than the MLE, but with LO coming up, how can the organization structure this payroll?

I also like the way Powell plays, love to see him get more time, I think he can actually start pushing for some of ‘drew’s PT, sometimes I think Drew is a bit lazy, or winded. (I mean around mid 3rd qtr, when PJ is switching between Pau and Drew, add Poweel into that mix)

so what do you think about Trevor and his $$$…???

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:16:31 +0000

Ariza’s stat line has been pretty impressive the last two games. He has 7, 7, 5 nd 1 steal alast night. He had 11, 11, 5 and 3 steals against Sac. I think he might be my favorite player not named Kobe on the team. He just goes out there and gets it done every night. He does not put up huge numbers but he fills the stat sheet by doing a little of everything. Not too mention he is pretty fun to watch. Probably the most athletic guy on the team besides Kobe (actually at this stage in Kobe’s career Ariza might be a little more athletic).

By: drrayeye

drrayeye — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:01:50 +0000

The Nets came to play. Carter stymied Kobe. Lopez played surprisingly well against Bynum. Harris penetrated and got his points. They were only down 2 at halftime, and holding water into the fourth quarter when . . . . . . . .they got blown out.

This would be a great story except–we’ve heard it over and over and over this season. Once again, New Jersey had no answer for Pau Gasol, and this time, the third team closed things out better, and Ariza finally cracked things open in the fourth quarter.

But–it had a deja vu all over again flavor to it.

Who’s complaining?

By: harold

harold — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:09:57 +0000

Not to sow seeds of discontent when there are none, but just got back from looking at the post-game interview with Gasol.

I think that’s the second or third time he mentioned that he should be getting more touches, although he is sensible enough to mask that comment by mentioning Drew and including Derek and Vladdy among scorers.

This isn’t going to be anything like Kobe vs. Shaq, but this isn’t going to be like KG and Pierce, it seems. Gasol still recognizes whose team it is, but he is gaining more confidence in his place in this team and I have this feeling that we’re one Kobe-induced loss away from having somet drama again.

But since we have PJ, the evil manipulator and zen master, who has seen this before, hopefully it can be stemmed before it becomes an issue.