7:30 p.m. ET - Izod Center
For a team with so much (elderly) talent, the New Jersey Nets finished with a spectacularly average record last year: 41-41, mediocre enough for second in the Atlantic Division behind the Raptors. True, the Nets played 56 games without center Nenad Krstic, who was rendered even slower when he tore his ACL in December. But there’s a reason why the Nets didn’t extend his contract for next season. And judging by his glacial 19 minutes in the Nets 112-103 win over the Bulls two nights ago, many are wondering when Krstic will call Lil’ Bow Wow asking for the magical shoes from Like Mike.
For a team with so much (elderly) talent, the New Jersey Nets finished with a spectacularly average record last year: 41-41, mediocre enough for second in the Atlantic Division behind the Raptors. True, the Nets played 56 games without center Nenad Krstic, who was rendered even slower when he tore his ACL in December. But there’s a reason why the Nets didn’t extend his contract for next season. And judging by his glacial 19 minutes in the Nets 112-103 win over the Bulls two nights ago, many are wondering when Krstic will call Lil’ Bow Wow asking for the magical shoes from Like Mike.
Couple Krstic’s infirmity with Jason Kidd’s (back), Richard Jefferson’s (wrist, ankle, knee), Jamal Magloire’s (finger) and Vince Carter’s (brain) medical histories and, if things go Milwaukee-Bucks bad, New Jersey could miss the playoffs.
This is all wishful thinking for Raptors fans, though. As the Nets proved last year, even if only two of Kidd, Carter or Jefferson remains in the line-up it will be enough to coast into the postseason.
If Coach Mitchell brings his knees up to his chest, keeping his legs slightly split, thus relaxing his sphincter, he might be able to pry his head out of his bum long enough to demand his big-men exploit their quickness advantage against the lurching Nets.
A freshly de-appendixed Andrea Bargnani had a few nice games in last year’s playoff series, mixing drives with threes, and confusing an already confused Josh Boone. That should work even better against the reconstructed knee of Krstic.
But the Nets know their weaknesses and have assembled a consortium of barely-competent big men (Boone, Magloire, Jason Collins and Sean Williams) to use every one of their fouls against their consistently better opponents.
In short, as you know, this will be a fun game. Home court advantage stopped meaning much to the Nets long before Jay-Z invested in them, and things are getting even worse at the Izod Center (dear lord) now that plans to move the team to Brooklyn in 2009-10 are becoming more realistic.
MoPete Watch: 30.4 minutes/13 points/ 3-5 from three/5-8 from the field/0 rebounds in the Hornets’ 104-90 win, Wednesday night.
3 comments:
If Vince Carter got shot and was left for dead on the street and I was the only one there to save hime, I'd shit in his mouth, steal his wallet, take his shoes and then go get a burger and a large shake with his money.
i'd do everything except steal his shoes. i think he wears nike shox. i only rock the air pocket.
Dear lord, the Raptors laid some smackdown tonight! I was unsure of the game after checking in on the first period, but 45 minutes later all I could do was hope the score could be run up even more.
P.S.
Dear VC, are you missing the raptors?
P.S.S.
Fall in a well and die.
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