Boki and Mikki make Hollinger all Decline Team

[Dark Defender]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Bostjan Nachbar, Nets (last season 14.59; projected 12.32)
This is a bit of a risky call since he shot the lights out in the preseason (he was New Jersey's leading scorer and pumped in nearly 20 a game), but the numbers say that Boki will have a tough time keeping up his performance level of a season ago. He'd never shot above 39.2 percent in a season until 2006-07, when he hit 45.7 percent, and he more than doubled his PER from a season earlier. He was only 26, so it's possible he just got better; perhaps more likely, however, is that he was playing over his head.</div></p>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Mikki Moore, Kings (last season 14.81; projected 10.85)
Moore entered last season as a 50.6 percent career shooter. Last season, at age 31, he made 60.9 percent and led the league in shooting percentage on long 2-pointers at a ridiculous 58.4 percent -- nearly doubling what he shot from that range the previous two seasons. Obviously, this was a fluke with a capital PH, but the Kings were gullible enough to give him three years and $18 million as a reward. Other than the two players above, I'd be hard-pressed to come up with a more likely bet to decline this season.</div></p>

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/col...ll-Decline-0708</p>

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[J.S]

In Boki's case Hollinfuqer might be correct, but not for the reasons he gave, it will be because Ant's eating his minutes, and the Nets will stress defense. I personally think that Hollinger is trying to extort money from the Nets franchise by always slamming us.

 

[Jizzy]

It's been like 5 games. I hate this guy, he really needs to get a life.</p>

 

[Petey]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jizzy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

It's been like 5 games. I hate this guy, he really needs to get a life.</p>

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... huh? Everyone said Moore would suffer w/o JKidd and Carter... did they not?</p>

-Petey</p>

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[NetBall]

I don't fully trust this guy. As previously noted, he can be correct, but not for the reason he stated. This guy is obviously just making head-turning columns, he doesn't care if he'll be right or not eventually. He'll flood you with stats that you can't verify, or skew them to justify his pre-meditated analysis.</p>

 

[NetBall]

Yo Petey, how you doin' ? </p>

And I forgot to mention, these guys thrived in Jersey. He never credited the Nets for this.</p>

 

[ToddMacCulloch11]

I think everyone (expcept for the Kings apparently) expected Moore to have some drop off.</p>

Boki will still get his. Maybe not as much as last year (due to Wright, a different rotation, new players, etc.), but I still think he can provide solid minutes for the team.</p>

 

[Dumpy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ToddMacCulloch11)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

I think everyone (expcept for the Kings apparently) expected Moore to have some drop off.</p>

Boki will still get his. Maybe not as much as last year (due to Wright, a different rotation, new players, etc.), but I still think he can provide solid minutes for the team.</p>

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Right now, Antoine Wright's offense is better than Boki's defense. But Boki will be a big contributor, especially once some of the other players get a little nicked up.</p>

 

[adisodes]

Didn't Hollinger give us heat for not re-signing Moore over the summer? This guy is a joke.</p>

 

[Chutney]

I find it hilarious that he inflates his articles with needless statistics to explain the obvious. Boki will be a bit of a letdown because the Nets are healthy and he's never been a good enough defender. Moore, because he got to play with Kidd last season. That took me two sentences.</p>

 

[GMJ]

So based on 5 games Boki is poised to score one less basket a game? OH NO!</p>

what the hell, hollinger?</p>

 

[ly_yng]

It's real hard to make a living as a stats columnist 5 games into the season. Small samples and all that.</p>

Oh John Hollinger - you seem like such a smart guy, and then you go and pull dumb shit like this.</p>

Boki will be fine, he's just a bit overpumped to start the season. Once he relaxes, he'll be nailing 3s left and right.</p>

And by-the-by, Hollinger's main evaluation tool, PER, is minutes-played independent. So even if Twan does cut into Boki's time on the floor, it shouldn't really effect either one's PER.</p>

 

[jarkid]

IF I'm the boss of ESPN, I would fire Hollinger right away.</p>

How does he comment now while the Nets have a 4-1 start?</p>

 

[Jizzy]

I hate this douchebag.</p>

 

[pegs]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (adisodes)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

Didn't Hollinger give us heat for not re-signing Moore over the summer? This guy is a joke.</p>

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I seem to recall that.</p>

Hollinger sometimes enjoys being a hippocrate.</p>

 

[Teaneck_Armory_Guy]

Hollinger is declining.</p>

 

[#1_War_Poet_ForLife]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teaneck_Armory_Guy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

Hollinger is declining.</p>

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So is his hairline.</p>

 

[ToddMacCulloch11]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jarkid)</div><div class='quotemain'>

IF I'm the boss of ESPN, I would fire Hollinger right away.</p>

How does he comment now while the Nets have a 4-1 start?</p></div>

He won't say anything, wait til if the Nets faulter, and then pounce with a bunch of "I told you so!" junk.</p>