Game Thread: Nets @ Knicks

[GMJ]

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New Jersey Nets (29-41) at New York Knicks (19-50)
March 24, 2008
Game 71, Away Game 35
Madison Square Garden, NY, NY 7:30 PM ET

Starting Lineup

<span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%">Devin Harris Vince Carter Richard Jefferson Nenad Krstic Josh Boone

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</span>Injury Report

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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">J<span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%">erome James - Questionable
Nate Robinson - Questionable
Quentin Richardson - Questionable
Eddy Curry - Out
Starbury - Who the f*** knows</span></span>

<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#ff0000">ALERT
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#ff0000">If we lose this game, then we will have gotten swept by the Knicks!
It's the first time since the 1999-2000 season that we've lost the season series to the Knicks.
<u>The Nets haven't been swept by the Knicks since the 1994-1995 season.</u>

<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">Nets Notes</span>
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%">*Richard Jefferson is the only Net to have appeared in all 70 contests thus far this season.

*Vince Carter has now scored at least 20 points in his last five contests,
which is the first time that he has scored at least 20 in a game
five games in a row since he scored at least 20 five games in a row from 12/20/07 to 12/29/07.

*Richard Jefferson is currently averaging 23.0 points per contest,
which is the ninth highest scoring average in the NBA this season…
if he can maintain his pace in the top ten it will mark the eighth time in team history
that a Nets player finished the season in the top ten in
scoring.

*Since joining the Nets Devin Harris has averaged 16.1 points and 6.2 assists per contest.

*With Devin Harris’ addition to the starting lineup at San Antonio on 3/ 4
the Nets have now used 13 different starting lineups this
season, which is more that they used in any of the past two seasons
(nine different starting lineup combinations in 2005-06 and 11 in
2006-07).

*With 12 double doubles on the season, Josh Boone trails only LaMarcus Aldridge, who has 13 on the year, for the most double
doubles by a second year player in the NBA this season.

*The Nets are 8-1 this year when Vince Carter attempts at least 10 free-throws.</span>

<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">Prediction</span>
<span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%">It's a productive game for the Nets, who continue to ignore playing defense.
By letting Jamal Crawford torch them on the perimeter, and Zach Randolph get his way inside,
the Nets climb up the draft lottery.</span>
<span style="color:#ff8c00">Knicks 107</span> - <span style="color:#0000ff">Nets 98</span>


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[soul driver]

nice preview!
harsh prediction

 

[danxcr]

NO WAY. the nets lose this one... the knicks are tankin the rest of the season... iv seen how isiah has been pullin out his best players for bench guys with 6 mins left in a close game to lose in purpose

 

[TheKidHypno]

knicks going for the season sweep

 

[NJNetz]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>*The Nets are 8-1 this year when Vince Carter attempts at least 10 free-throws.</div>

Why isn't this bold and in size 20 font?


That Knicks video remains a classic.

 

[GMJ]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Joker @ Mar 23 2008, 09:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>*The Nets are 8-1 this year when Vince Carter attempts at least 10 free-throws.</div>

Why isn't this bold and in size 20 font?


That Knicks video remains a classic.
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haha I orginally had it in bold, but the title underneath it is in bold too, so I just put it in italics

 

[pegs]

Well, if we lose this game, I might consider jumping off a cliff or something. Just saying.

 

[Universe]

This game pretty much will sum up our season. The Knicks were the joke but we cannot beat the joke.

 

[StroShow4]

nets have to win this one, you can't lose to the tanking knicks. i hope it's a blowout so stro actually sets foot on the floor.

 

[GMJ]

I want to see this lineup:

Marcus (who by some gift of god is told he isn't allowed to shoot, and he listens to Frank about this)
Ager
Vince
Sean
Stro

ONLY alley-oops FEAR

 

[dino33]

... seriously previous 7 games..? the nets havnt been predicted to win... ahh i guess it really seems hopeless...... *lottery balls floating in the air*...

 

[Jizzy]

we're proabably going to win although i wouldnt doubt this team. we're 0-3 against them this season

 

[Angelo1405]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga @ Mar 24 2008, 01:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I want to see this lineup:

Marcus (who by some gift of god is told he isn't allowed to shoot, and he listens to Frank about this)
Ager
Vince
Sean
Stro

ONLY alley-oops FEAR</div>

AMEN. AMEN.

 

[Netsfan318]

 

[footswalker]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Angelo1405 @ Mar 24 2008, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga @ Mar 24 2008, 01:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I want to see this lineup:

Marcus (who by some gift of god is told he isn't allowed to shoot, and he listens to Frank about this)
Ager
Vince
Sean
Stro

ONLY alley-oops FEAR</div>

AMEN. AMEN.
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I'd love to see more of Sean and Stro, but what's with all the irrational Ager love? He's made 9 of 38 shots this year. That's abysmal. And last year he shot 31 percent for the season. And he plays most of his minutes in garbage time, when it should be easy to score. He makes Antoine Wright look like Jason Kapono. You're all better than that, but Ager's better than no one.

 

[Angelo1405]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (footswalker @ Mar 24 2008, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Angelo1405 @ Mar 24 2008, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga @ Mar 24 2008, 01:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I want to see this lineup:

Marcus (who by some gift of god is told he isn't allowed to shoot, and he listens to Frank about this)
Ager
Vince
Sean
Stro

ONLY alley-oops FEAR</div>

AMEN. AMEN.
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I'd love to see more of Sean and Stro, but what's with all the irrational Ager love? He's made 9 of 38 shots this year. That's abysmal. And last year he shot 31 percent for the season. And he plays most of his minutes in garbage time, when it should be easy to score. He makes Antoine Wright look like Jason Kapono. You're all better than that, but Ager's better than no one.
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so you think letting him sit at the end of the bench while watching his fellow bench players get embarrassed and not letting even have a chance a good idea ?

 

[GMJ]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (footswalker @ Mar 24 2008, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Angelo1405 @ Mar 24 2008, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga @ Mar 24 2008, 01:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I want to see this lineup:

Marcus (who by some gift of god is told he isn't allowed to shoot, and he listens to Frank about this)
Ager
Vince
Sean
Stro

ONLY alley-oops FEAR</div>

AMEN. AMEN.
</div>
I'd love to see more of Sean and Stro, but what's with all the irrational Ager love? He's made 9 of 38 shots this year. That's abysmal. And last year he shot 31 percent for the season. And he plays most of his minutes in garbage time, when it should be easy to score. He makes Antoine Wright look like Jason Kapono. You're all better than that, but Ager's better than no one.
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Who said anything about shooting? ONLY alley-oops. That's why RJ can't be in that line up, he'd start to lust after his jumpshot.

 

[Angelo1405]

sorry gm jigga but did you see the previous 2 games before philly ? he had like 10 alley oops. RJ

 

[GMJ]

he obviously can do an alley oop. It was more like "I can't risk him taking a jump shot."

 

[danxcr]

LETS GO NETS!!! hey whoever goin to jump of the cliff tell me where and if they lose ill go with you so u can push me off as well

 

[footswalker]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Angelo1405 @ Mar 24 2008, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (footswalker @ Mar 24 2008, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Angelo1405 @ Mar 24 2008, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga @ Mar 24 2008, 01:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I want to see this lineup:

Marcus (who by some gift of god is told he isn't allowed to shoot, and he listens to Frank about this)
Ager
Vince
Sean
Stro

ONLY alley-oops FEAR</div>

AMEN. AMEN.
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I'd love to see more of Sean and Stro, but what's with all the irrational Ager love? He's made 9 of 38 shots this year. That's abysmal. And last year he shot 31 percent for the season. And he plays most of his minutes in garbage time, when it should be easy to score. He makes Antoine Wright look like Jason Kapono. You're all better than that, but Ager's better than no one.
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so you think letting him sit at the end of the bench while watching his fellow bench players get embarrassed and not letting even have a chance a good idea ?
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If he wasn't a 1st round pick with a guaranteed contract, Ager would be out of the NBA already, that's all I'm sayin. He had a couple of nice minutes in the playoffs last year, but that's been it for him.

On a more interesting note, the line for tonight's game has moved from 4 points all the way to 7 for the Nets. That's a big move for a Monday game between two bad teams. Vegas clearly feels Knicks are in tank mode.

 

[GMJ]

wow listen to all the Nets fans in the audience. Go Furnace!

On the MSG feed they showed the the playoff standings in the East. If we lose this game we drop down below the Pacers. C'mon lottery balls!

 

[Carter15Nets]

krstic is GAR-BAGE

 

[StroShow4]

stromile isn't on the box score tonight, i guess that means he's inactive. anybody know whats up?

 

[Angelo1405]

better be a blowout

 

[Carter15Nets]

krstic sucks

 

[Carter15Nets]

why is Jonathan Coachman working for MSG tonight? shouldn't he be at RAW?

 

[Black Republican]

Lets go

 

[danxcr]

isnt there a rumor floatin around that isiah got orders to tank the season? this is a FREE win. CMON

 

[Carter15Nets]

krstic sucks