Comcast Sportsnet..GET YOUR GAME ON! Washington visits New Jersey

[Leonard Washington]

http://www.nba.com/games/20050419/WASNJN/preview.html

Washington (45-35) at New Jersey (40-40) 7:30 pm EDT


EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- After opening the season 3-11, the New Jersey Nets are on the verge of clinching the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

New Jersey, which is tied with Cleveland for eighth place in the East, can qualify for the postseason with a win against the Washington Wizards and a loss by the Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.

Vince Carter scored 43 points and Jason Kidd posted his 67th career triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists to lead the Nets to a 104-83 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.

Carter, who recorded his fifth 40-point game since joining the Nets, broke Bernard King's franchise record with his 23rd 30-point game this season and helped New Jersey to its 13th win in 17 outings.

Washington is one game behind the Chicago Bulls for fourth place in the East and home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs with two games remaining.

Larry Hughes scored 28 points, Gilbert Arenas added 27 and Antawn Jamison 26 with 13 rebounds to lead the Wizards to a 106-104 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday

Washington will try to complete its first season sweep of New Jersey in five years. Hughes scored 33 points for the Wizards in a 112-88 victory over the Nets in their last encounter on January 4.

[DonMagicJuan]

AJ is gonna have to stick Vince even tho he cant, Jarred Jefferies has a big job to do tonight....

THATS WHY i say lets go for a tall athletic smalll foward that can play D.....i forgot whos a free agent but theres some interesting ones out there....

We should be able to beat them and we have to if we want a strong push in the playoffs...

[Warhead36]

I think the Nets will want it more and we will officially lose homecourt tonight. :(

Sorry I hate predicting L's but this one just doesn't seem like a W.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Just need to find a way to stop Vince. He's on fire.

[Bizzle36]

i believe in a win and i believe in homecourt advantage against da bullsss

[Spaceman Spiff]

On a different note, I have directtv and can't find the O's game. Anyone know if its on? I wanted to flip back and forth between games...

[Erigion]

Good job on running the offense and breaking the press.....

[Leonard Washington]

wow the nets mean business. kidd is working arenas by postin him up

[Spaceman Spiff]

15-5...not good...

[REDALERT]

Damn I just got here 13-5 WTF going on. I'm not watching the game but play by play

[mad4comp]

Kidd is gettin away with some hard fouls.

[Spaceman Spiff]

seems like a lot of nets fans there....

[mad4comp]

Larry is seriously dumb...i dont know what his problem is, pass the BALL.

[Erigion]

I'd like to thank our team for running a great offense.

[mad4comp]

Put our bench players in there. our starters cant even make a pass.

[mad4comp]

I love these refs, they are soo good, i wonder how much the nets paid them.

[mad4comp]

Rofl i thought ive seen the most horrid reffing last week...this one takes the cake.

[Leonard Washington]

well you do have to be more physical in the playoffs...too bad its not going both ways. haywood has gotten some weak fouls.

[mad4comp]

We suck, forfeit this game. Im sorry, but we cannot keep taking stupid a** shots, yet we still do.

[PCRoughrider]

Hello #5 seed.

[mad4comp]

I turned off the TV, this is too much to watch.

[Leonard Washington]

i like kwame being agressive with the ball but dayum

[Leonard Washington]

we need to run some plays...quit this go-for-self offense

[REDALERT]

Well, these guys are gonna have to learn to be more physical and a little more hyped. That's why I keep asying we need more physical players. Mentally and physical to be exact. If they play like this come playoff time forget it..

[js79]

kwame is horrible,, this comes out on every game thread

[gbear]

blaim the refs? We're on a pace to score 52 points this game.

Maybe we could fuss some if we were playing with any kind of heart.

This game is pretty much a lost cause. I'll watch til I fall asleep, but as I'm on 4 hours sleep, that won't be long. Too bad.

[Spaceman Spiff]

looks like my fears about loafing through these last two games because we locked up a playoff spot might be right...

[REDALERT]

Man, I really don't understand these guys sometimes. Against some of the more physical players and teams. These guys attend to fold and look weak. i guess that;s what you get when you practice against your weaker teammates.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Nice move, Kwame, but he still takes too long to make that first step.

[Leonard Washington]

is it a good idea to bring peeler after not playing since xmas? :doh:

will etan ever jump to contest a shot? :doh:

[mad4comp]

Kwame is THE most useless player i have ever seen....MOST USELESS EVER...and thats still an understatement.

[Leonard Washington]

Originally posted by mad4comp
Kwame is THE most useless player i have ever seen....MOST USELESS EVER...and thats still an understatement.

kwame has developed into a competent rebounder...i've give him that.

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Leonard Washington


kwame has developed into a competent rebounder...i've give him that.

Nope sorry, he still cannot hold basketballs whatsoever. How many times have we seen him get a rebound and quickly lose it out of bounds...?:doh:

[REDALERT]

So what shall they do with such a useless talent like kwame?

[Leonard Washington]

Originally posted by mad4comp


Nope sorry, he still cannot hold basketballs whatsoever. How many times have we seen him get a rebound and quickly lose it out of bounds...?:doh:


lol that still counts a rebound. ;)

[Chachie]

Wow. We look like a YMCA team out there. Desperation is making Jason and Vince explode. I'd say it's over, but only because there is simply not enough "inscentive" for the Wizards to runthemsleves out. I'm here for the whole game though. I just like seeing the action as we wind down (literally, ugh) the last 2 games.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Hahaha, mad4comp, i thought you turned off the tv?

[Leonard Washington]

will they please work on the spacing on post passes!!!! by the time etan got the ball he was triple teamed!

[Spaceman Spiff]

40-17 holy hell!

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Leonard Washington



lol that still counts a rebound. ;)

Stats wise....yes
For the team....no

[mad4comp]

Look at that great defense. Larry hughes stares at Travis best, while he dishes the ball, and they shoot a three....HOW MANY FU****ING TIMES IS THAT GONNA HAPPEN? Why cant we just play man defense, play your d@mn man.

[Chachie]

Guys, we're talking about JASON KIDD. If that guy needs to win a game, only Shaq could keep it from happening. With Vinsanity in the mix and Jefferson coming back? This team can go FAR.

[Leonard Washington]

kwame should be dominating collins and those two white guys(no offense to white people).

[Chachie]

Wow, Eddie's comments to the team during the time-out were good ones.

[mad4comp]

what'd he say.

[Chachie]

Originally posted by Leonard Washington
kwame should be dominating collins and those two white guys(no offense to white people).

Riiiiiight.:)

[Spaceman Spiff]

Rediculous...we give up SO MANY ****ING OPEN SHOTS

[Chachie]

Originally posted by mad4comp
what'd he say.

He said, "This is a playoff game guys. Wake up, get back on D and get used to it."

[mad4comp]

We cannot just stick to man defense...that is horrible, i really think its EJ and his dumba** scheme. Everytime we keep trying to rotate players and collapse or doubleteam....when have we ever played true man defense ?

[Spaceman Spiff]

Man up or play a different zone defense...but we're way too athletic to be this :pooh:y on defense.

[Spaceman Spiff]

How many turnovers is that????? GET SOME HANDS KWAME!

[Spaceman Spiff]

Right in Kwame's grill. Serves you right, *******.

Oh, nice, NJ is taking pity on us and doing some scoring for us.

[Leonard Washington]

Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff
How many turnovers is that????? GET SOME HANDS KWAME!

the dude did climb his back like a ladder

[Spaceman Spiff]

I thought the key to this game was pretty simple. Just clamp down on Kidd or Carter and we should have this in the bag...

...BUT APPARENTLY THATS TOO TALL OF AN ORDER!

[Leonard Washington]

this is so bad its getting comical

[mad4comp]

I cant take this stupid a** defense anymore, peace im out

[Leonard Washington]

i think we should work kwame or whoever is gaurded by carter.

[Chachie]

I'll bet there are alot of towels on that Wiz bench and sadly, nobody's throwing one in.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Originally posted by Leonard Washington


the dude did climb his back like a ladder

I don't care. When you're 7 foot, 250+ lbs and you're a #1 draft pick and this is your 4th year in the league you should be able to have an ironclad grip on that ball.

C-web or shaq would have had that, no problem.

EJ needs to give kwame a basketball and he needs to take it everywhere with him, like highschooler football coaches do with kids who fumble too damn much.

[Leonard Washington]

reachin by kwame?

[Spaceman Spiff]

Originally posted by mad4comp
I cant take this stupid a** defense anymore, peace im out :laugh:


you said that 20 mins ago and you're still here, haha

[Chachie]

Also- Is this a bad time to bring up th "AJ and Vince are in-laws" thing?

Note to all- Mad4Comp will be back. Tonight. During the game. :)

[REDALERT]

Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff


I don't care. When you're 7 foot, 250+ lbs and you're a #1 draft pick and this is your 4th year in the league you should be able to have an ironclad grip on that ball.

C-web or shaq would have had that, no problem.

EJ needs to give kwame a basketball and he needs to take it everywhere with him, like highschooler football coaches do with kids who fumble too damn much.

That's why people are saying Kwame will never be a dominangt player (hands to small) so he can't grip the ball properly like other big guys with huge hands.

[PCRoughrider]

Originally posted by Chachie
Also- Is this a bad time to bring up th "AJ and Vince are in-laws" thing?

Note to all- Mad4Comp will be back. Tonight. During the game. :)

Well, I've turmed my tv off. This is more than anybody should have to take!

[Spaceman Spiff]

Originally posted by REDALERT


That's why people are saying Kwame will never be a dominangt player (hands to small) so he can't grip the ball properly like other big guys with huge hands.

The dude's like 7 feet tall, he has to have decent sized hands.

maybe you're right, i dunno. I'm just tired of seeing him be a botch nazi night in and night out.

[Leonard Washington]

hopefully kidd will cool off and we can put a run on them. EJ needs to turn over some tables in the locker room.

[TODD]

Phil Chenier has his head up his ass tonight. I love the guy, but I don't see how you make a positive out of that atrocious reach-in by Kwame on Kidd.

Kwame Brown is not going to steal the ball from Jason Kidd. Period.

I want everyone to look out for something in the second half: watch how Kwame sets his pick when the Wiz run the offense. They are the most lazy and half-assed screens I've ever seen. Little things like that hurt us big time.

And for everybody who like Arenas' PG approach that he had vs. Milwaukee when he had 8 pts and 13 assists... how do you like it tonight.

And one more halftime rant:

When you're down twenty with 8 minutes left in the second quarter, that's a pretty crucial time to try and chip at that lead as you approach halftime and make the game winnable. EJ is not going to have the Wiz chip away at a lead like that when you put Dixon, Thomas, Kwame, and Peeler on the floor. It's not going to work because there is no offense in those players. I don't understand how you sit your two best players in an important stretch for six minutes.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Offsubject Todd, but whats that first album cover on your sig pic?

[Leonard Washington]

kwame should be eating collins up!

[Chachie]

I know it's painful to watch, guys. Try to keep it in perspective though. The Nets (Vince and Jason) are playing for their season. It's obviously more motivational than playing for their country. :bow:
(Aaaaw, damn. No I DI'INT.)

[Spaceman Spiff]

Originally posted by Chachie
I know it's painful to watch, guys. Try to keep it in perspective though. The Nets (Vince and Jason) are playing for their season. It's obviously more motivational than playing for their country. :bow:
(Aaaaw, damn. No I DI'INT.)

:notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Leonard Washington]

Originally posted by Chachie
I know it's painful to watch, guys. Try to keep it in perspective though. The Nets (Vince and Jason) are playing for their season. It's obviously more motivational than playing for their country. :bow:
(Aaaaw, damn. No I DI'INT.) :laugh:

[mad4comp]

Great defense again leads to a wide open shot.....how come we are the only team in the league that cant cover a Pick and Roll properly ? Because of EJ's stupid defensive scheme.

[mad4comp]

ROFL they are not gonna miss another shot becuase we wont let them lol.

[Chachie]

Originally posted by mad4comp
Great defense again leads to a wide open shot.....how come we are the only team in the league that cant cover a Pick and Roll properly ? Because of EJ's stupid defensive scheme.

Welcome back, Mad4! We've been waiting. :laugh:

[Leonard Washington]

wasssup with these weak ass lobs into the post?!

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Chachie


Welcome back, Mad4! We've been waiting. :laugh:

My tv went out... :/

[Spaceman Spiff]

We should have placed bets on when mad4comp would be back

[Chachie]

This is called, "Playoffs 101." The Bullez are flunking.

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Chachie
This is called, "Playoffs 101." The Bullez are flunking.

This is a case of blaming the teacher for not preparing the students properly.... :/ We still cant run the pick and roll right, much less can we cover it. And we have no clue how to pass the ball to the low post without it getting taken away :/

[Chachie]

Originally posted by mad4comp


My tv went out... :/

Allow me to pull out my Steven A. Smith imitation.

Why don'tcha just admit ya CAN'T stay away! :D

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Chachie


Allow me to pull out my Steven A. Smith imitation.

Why don'tcha just admit ya CAN'T stay away! :D

I admit i cant stay away...but me hitting my cable box repeatdly took away from me being here bashing EJ. :)

[Chachie]

Originally posted by mad4comp


I admit i cant stay away...but me hitting my cable box repeatdly took away from me being here bashing EJ. :)

You are a shining beacon for malcontents everywhere. Check my posts in FedEx. I should change my name to "DarkCloud" when it comes to the Skins. ;)

[Leonard Washington]

can we ever get closer than 20?

[Leonard Washington]

showing some heart now

[mad4comp]

Hey lets keep fighting Chachie, it seems to pull the wiz back into it!! :)

BTW YOU SUCK!

[REDALERT]

Hell yea let's go

[Chachie]

Uuuuhhh... Is this turning into a basketball game? :shhh:

[Leonard Washington]

:rotflmao:@comcast's orioles commercial using "lean back" these guys are nuts.

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Chachie
Uuuuhhh... Is this turning into a basketball game? :shhh:

Bash me again...lets see if it works. :)

[Chachie]

Originally posted by mad4comp
Hey lets keep fighting Chachie, it seems to pull the wiz back into it!! :)

BTW YOU SUCK!


I love it. We're taking credit if a miracle happens tonight.

[mad4comp]

Holy crap...did you not hear what i said...BASH ME.

[Chachie]

Mad4- You can't bail now. EJ NEEDS YOU!

[Chachie]

and a 3!

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Chachie
Mad4- You can't bail now. EJ NEEDS YOU!

You suck...i hope you get banned...!!!!

[mad4comp]

Keep it up.

[REDALERT]

Hey, is Jay-z sitting on the sideline at the game?

[Chachie]

Originally posted by mad4comp


You suck...i hope you get banned...!!!!

I can't type fast enough to keep the Wizards' luck from wilting in SECONDS.
(You're ugly and your mother dresses you funny.)

[Spaceman Spiff]

we're setting a record for turnovers tonight

[REDALERT]

Uh no! just when things were starting to look up, BAM!

Down by15 again

[mad4comp]

Your just plain ugly...matter of fact, we'll make a new name for you Fugly Chachie, hows that :)

[Spaceman Spiff]

Wow, only down 18 now...

[mad4comp]

nevermind. Game over, Kidd gets away with anything.

[Chachie]

Originally posted by mad4comp
Your just plain ugly...matter of fact, we'll make a new name for you Fugly Chachie, hows that :)

This may be the most fun I've had here during a game all year. Win or lose.

Mad4- Shouldn't you be declaring, "This sucks. I'm outta here" about now? :laugh:

[Chachie]

Originally posted by mad4comp
nevermind. Game over, Kidd gets away with anything.
You beat me to it! :cheers:

(c-ya in the 4th, you masochist.)

[Spaceman Spiff]

We need to play like we want homecourt...

[REDALERT]

Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff
We need to play like we want homecourt...

Too Little too late...

[Chachie]

Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff
We need to play like we want homecourt...

By getting so soundly beaten tonight, they are sending a message that they already don't take Chicago seriously. Not good.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Traveling??? come on...dammit Kwame, we know you don't have any hands, don't tell us you don't have any feet or dribbles now.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Great, Blakes in...EJ has officially given up.

[Chachie]

I guess Steve Blake is that "towel" I spoke of earlier.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Originally posted by Chachie
I guess Steve Blake is that "towel" I spoke of earlier.


Pretty much. I'm not a hue Twerps fan so I'm not as jaded as some others when it comes to Blake...

[Chachie]

Apparently Vince is married to Antawn's wife's sister.

[Chachie]

Blake is bringing us back. (I think.)

[REDALERT]

Oh well, we better hope we get the Bulls. If not, forget it. Out during the first round....It's no way we can beat anyone else in the playoffs. Just my observation...If we play any team with 1 or maybe 2 serious players, the Wiz sputter.

[Chachie]

Originally posted by Chachie
Blake is bringing us back. (I think.)

Except they have jason Kidd.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Wow, Kwame with the shot

[Spaceman Spiff]

Originally posted by REDALERT
Oh well, we better hope we get the Bulls. If not, forget it. Out during the first round....It's no way we can beat anyone else in the playoffs. Just my observation...If we play any team with 1 or maybe 2 serious players, the Wiz sputter.

Haha, we already got the bulls. just trying to figure out if we have homecourt or not

[Spaceman Spiff]

Get BLAKE OFF THE COURT....we're down 10 now, we still might have a chance

[Leonard Washington]

interior passing is making all the difference in the paint

[Leonard Washington]

etan is soo quick off the dribble.

[REDALERT]

And the Bulls are losing, ****.

[Chachie]

Guys. What the F is happening here?

[Spaceman Spiff]

What were people saying about us not being deep?

[Leonard Washington]

lol the bench is playing gr8 very encouraging.

[Spaceman Spiff]

We need to get to the line.

[Chachie]

I had to say something. Ugh.

[REDALERT]

I can feel the wiz losing to the Knicks as well.

[mad4comp]

Sigh...godd@mn cox wtf is wrong, i cant see the game :( CSN is all fuzzyish.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Needed better defense there. Blake has to stop ball and we need a big to get under the basket first thing. Pathetic.

[Chachie]

Kwame's hands. Damn.

[Spaceman Spiff]

HANDS KWAME HANDS HANDS HANDS HANDS HANDS HANDS HANDS!!! YOU NEED TO GET THAT LOOSE BALL!!!!! UGH

[REDALERT]

Well, I really think the FO want to play the Bulls. maybe their throwing the game or something. cause the bulls are the only team I think we can beat and the FO knows that.

[Chachie]

It should be noted that Blake and Dixon carried us in the 4th back into a competitive contest.

[mad4comp]

What did Kwame do this time ?

[Leonard Washington]

the bench played great tonight :notworthy

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Chachie
It should be noted that Blake and Dixon carried us in the 4th back into a competitive contest.

Why isnt Gilbert in there.... I lost reception when we were down 12, i thought EJ would put GIl in there for us...WTF.

[Chachie]

Originally posted by mad4comp
What did Kwame do this time ?

A batted ball from Blake went right to him. He couldn't hold on to it.

[Chachie]

Aaaaand we're done.

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Chachie


A batted ball from Blake went right to him. He couldn't hold on to it.

Lemme guess Kidd took it down and layed it up :/

[Leonard Washington]

Originally posted by Chachie


A batted ball from Blake went right to him. He couldn't hold on to it.

he obviously didn't do it on purpose...i like the hustle. kwame has some big rebounds in that run.

[Chachie]

Originally posted by mad4comp


Why isnt Gilbert in there.... I lost reception when we were down 12, i thought EJ would put GIl in there for us...WTF.

I think it was just going with fresh legs at that point. I'm not protesting it. It worked, to a large degree.

[Spaceman Spiff]

well, the final score doesn't show how much of a beating this really was. what a piss poor effort

[mad4comp]

Even though i still cant see it.. I wish Kwame gets traded...matter of fact i wish he'd get cut before the playoffs even start, hes a menace to the team, did you see how many dumb shots he took earlier ?

[Leonard Washington]

Originally posted by mad4comp


Lemme guess Kidd took it down and layed it up :/


close...pass ahead to vince for a 360 dunk.

[Leonard Washington]

i dunno i'm encouraged how we finished out the game. we showed good effort off the bench. and if we can get this kinda hustle in the playoff we'll be tough. personally i liked the fact that kwame was taking shots tonight.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Originally posted by mad4comp
Even though i still cant see it.. I wish Kwame gets traded...matter of fact i wish he'd get cut before the playoffs even start, hes a menace to the team, did you see how many dumb shots he took earlier ?

He had some good plays and big boards down the stretch.

but i agree, get rid of him in the offseason, get a real bigman.

[mad4comp]

At least we now know we have a bench... :/

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff


He had some good plays and big boards down the stretch.

but i agree, get rid of him in the offseason, get a real bigman.

Dont let those Rebounding games fool you, its just a smokescreen to cover his inability to score consistently. Even though he couldnt score tonight, he took 13 shots ROFL..what a scrub.

I really thought he could turn it around this season, but hes starting to look like more of a scrub than Darko Milcic... :/

[Leonard Washington]

Originally posted by mad4comp


Dont let those Rebounding games fool you, its just a smokescreen to cover his inability to score consistently. Even though he couldnt score tonight, he took 13 shots ROFL..what a scrub.

I really thought he could turn it around this season, but hes starting to look like more of a scrub than Darko Milcic... :/

good thing we got rid of ben wallace...rebounds is really overrated.

[mad4comp]

P.S look at Darko's line tonight...

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Leonard Washington


good thing we got rid of ben wallace...rebounds is really overrated.

Ruffin will do thank you.

[Warhead36]

Too little too late.

Need the Knicks to win now. COME ON KNICKS!

[Leonard Washington]

Originally posted by mad4comp
P.S look at Darko's line tonight...

virtually the same? :wtf:

[Erigion]

I'd like to say a quick thing about our ability defend the pick and roll; whatever we've done, none of it has worked. Earlier this year we tried fighting through the pick, going under, going over, jumping out and running back, and just jumping out and staying there.

Jumping out and doubling teaming seemed to work the best so that's what Jordan kept on using. I don't think this is as much about scheme as it is about effort and execution. The team showed no effort and execution at the start of the game and look where it got us.

[mad4comp]

What i dont understand is, late in the game it looked like we could have used a good shooter/shooters, yet Gilbert or Antawn didnt get any minutes ?

[Diablo23]

looks like EJ is resting for the playoffs and happy with the 5th seed.

[Leonard Washington]

Originally posted by mad4comp
What i dont understand is, late in the game it looked like we could have used a good shooter/shooters, yet Gilbert or Antawn didnt get any minutes ?

EJ figured the game was a lost cause win or lose. no need to risk injury to the starts meanwhile motivate the bench and see what they can do against starters. i think EJ came out with a moral victory IMHO.

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Leonard Washington


virtually the same? :wtf:

7/11 vs 6/13

Darko knew when to shoot and when not to, Kwame just started jacking up shots like Superman wannabe Hughes :/

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by Leonard Washington


EJ figured the game was a lost cause win or lose. no need to risk injury to the starts meanwhile motivate the bench and see what they can do against starters. i think EJ came out with a moral victory IMHO.

Did he not see that we are 29-12 at home as opposed to 16-24 on the road ?

[TheSteve]

Originally posted by mad4comp
What i dont understand is, late in the game it looked like we could have used a good shooter/shooters, yet Gilbert or Antawn didnt get any minutes ?

This is what I t hought too, but as I think about it I feel EJ was trying to convey to his starters that they are the ones tha tblew this game. There's no reason for them to be losing like that to NJ. I think he pulled them to send a message. Look at the bench! Our backups! Our 2nd team! Competing with the Nets when you guys couldnt stay close!

I think it was a statement by EJ about defense. The backups came close because they were hustling, rebounding, and defending and the starters were not. Once they started to come back Jordan just rewarded them by letting them finish since they put in all the work, and by golly, they almost did.

[mad4comp]

Originally posted by TheSteve


This is what I t hought too, but as I think about it I feel EJ was trying to convey to his starters that they are the ones tha tblew this game. There's no reason for them to be losing like that to NJ. I think he pulled them to send a message. Look at the bench! Our backups! Our 2nd team! Competing with the Nets when you guys couldnt stay close!

I think it was a statement by EJ about defense. The backups came close because they were hustling, rebounding, and defending and the starters were not. Once they started to come back Jordan just rewarded them by letting them finish since they put in all the work, and by golly, they almost did.

I asked to bench the starters in the first quarter. :(

[hands11]

Originally posted by Leonard Washington
will they please work on the spacing on post passes!!!! by the time etan got the ball he was triple teamed!

ahh, so maybe Im not so crazy and negitive but I was just pointing out what we do and what doesnt work. i didnt get to see the game because Im in LV but it sounds like NJ jumped on us.

Maybe we will figure out how to play winning team ball before its to late. We have the talent. they just have to play the right kind of ball