[video] 2008 NBA Draft Recap
Friday, June 27, 2008
I'm still trippin' over Richard Jefferson being dealt to the Bucks... but you know how that goes. We did pick up Brook Lopez though!
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Labels: Draft Talk, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Draft, NJ Nets, Trade Talk, youtube
"De-vin Harris!"
Friday, February 29, 2008
I will admit, I laughed watching a bit of the Mavs game last night - I like seeing Kidd lose. He is going to be no better off. I can see him wanting to get out of NJ, but all he is going to get is maybe one round further. Possibly...
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Labels: Milwaukee Bucks, NJ Nets, recap
Nets Notes (3rd Jan. 2008)
Thursday, January 3, 2008
- On Dec. 28th, the Nets beat out the Wizards at home, 109-106. We had big games from Kidd, Carter and RJ, as well as Sean Williams, who dropped 14 points and 10 boards. That rookie is developing into a problem for defenses and big cats under the boards. Nachbar even added 12 points, playing off the bench nicely. Tight game overall, with the Nets trading leads back and forth for a bit with the Wizards, but they missed one and we held on tight.
- On the road, NJ pulled out another close on, rocking the Bucks 97-95 in Milwaukee. We lucked out on the strength of the Bucks not hitting their free throws that night. Kidd came through with a double-double (17 pts., 15 dimes), but the only other double-digit scorers were Carter and Jefferson. This game marked 4 wins out of the last 5 games, which is pretty ill for the kind of up and down season we've had so far.
- In terms of Trade Talk, Rod Thorn says he's been getting offers for all kinds of things (like Allen Iverson for Jason Kidd... LOL), and is willing to talk if the move is right. Thing is, Jason Kidd is a bit of a wildcard for teams wanting to trade, especially given that New Jersey would rather get a healthy young guy than an older, broken favorite. Rumor is they spoke to Memphis about Pau Gasol, but who could the Nets honestly give up for Gasol, while still maintaining a solid core? If Carter wasn't so wishy-washy, he'd be a steal, but he's NJ's headache... for now. Guys like Nachbar and Jefferson might play into a smart team's mix, but I don't expect anything too major by the end of Feb.
- The end of 2007 saw what we already knew happen: the former Nuggets GM Kiki Vandeweghe was named "Special Assistant to the President", meaning he will be evaluating current and future players, as well as helping mold the 2008 NBA Draft picks for NJ. Let's hope he doesn't do something silly, like bring A.I. to the Nets.
- It's official: the Nets will be in New Jersey until 2010.
- All of this brings us to last night's miracle of a win in Orlando, where we played a crappy 1st half (33% from the field, as well as the Magic leading by as many as 15 at one point in the 2nd quarter), but this all changed in the 2nd half, as a true team effort helped us eek one out, 96-95. Tough win, but in a game where Jason Collins scores 10 points, and is one of 4 players off the bench with points in the double-digit range, anything can happen. Kidd recorded ANOTHER double-double (10 pts., 10 dimes), and ran by another "Magic": Jason Kidd recorded his 9,000th assist, and surpassed Magic Johnson on the all-time rebounding guards list, moving into 4th place. Right now, his mind is in the current season, which is good.
Hopefully the rest of the team stays with him...
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Labels: Milwaukee Bucks, NJ Nets, Orlando Magic, recap, Washington Wizards
The bulls win!!! 11-17
Sunday, December 30, 2007
F*ck the Knicks. Word to Billy Sunday. But before I talk about how we smashed the Knicks, let's talk about the win over the Bucks.
Jim Boylan took over for Scott Skiles and was greeted by a Bucks team that's been less than stellar lately. The Bucks were desperate for a win and must have smiled to themselves when they saw the bulls on the schedule. Boylan's first move as the new coach was to send Ben Gordon down to the bench. Personally, I feel that if anyone deserves to be benched it should have been Kirk Hinrich but what do I know? Anyway, Ben Gordon was nailed to the bench to start the game but when he got in he shot the lights out. Ben had 31 points of the bench, including 19 points in the fourth quarter to help the bulls pull out the victory over the Bucks. The game was tight, but we got a bit of a cushion after Bucks' coach Larry Krystkowiak was ejected from the game for arguing a call. Luol Deng pitched in with 28 points while Nocioni and Aaron Gray added 11 and 10 points respectively. Old Man Wallace managed to reel in 10 boards.
This afternoon against the Knicks, we had a chance to notch another "W" in the win column and did just that. Ben Gordon came off the bench again and finished with another strong game as he had 25 points on 11 out of 15 shooting. Luol Deng was second fiddle again and had 17 points. Ben Wallace pulled down 10 rebounds again, and Kirk Hinrich had 8 assists and no turnovers. Tyrus Thomas is the only member of the bulls who did not enter the game. Thabo Sef-a-what's his name apparently got in the game as he shot the ball once and missed. Other than his 0-1 performance in two minutes of action, there is no other evidence that Thabo was in the building. The amber alert for his game is still in effect.
I'm guessing Tyrus Thomas' days as a bull are numbered. I say we package Tyrus Thomas, Ben Wallace, and Thabo Sefolosha's basketball card in a trade for a low post scorer.
Next up, our inside guys get a chance to defend Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic. Good luck with that.
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Labels: Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, recap
