GT:Atlanta Hawks @ New Jersey Nets

[nets1]

He posed and someone snapped a picture. LOL

You know what i like about the shot the most is the defense set up at the 3 point line, and carter very coolly, and effortlessly pulls up like 10 feet beyond the arch and drains it. In your face Atlanta, clearly you don't respect my range!!! He is a complete basketball player, and the most clutch shooter in the nba...

 

[nets1]

He was 5-17 until he hit that last shot, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 turnovers. Not one of his better games, agreed?

But still, this is why even at 5-17 you keep him on the court and you go to him when you need the biggest bucket of the game.

You forgot to mention the biggest stat of all,........ the W

 

[JRon]

Haven't had time to read the previous posts deeply. But remember something about Vince tonight: That was the play of the night(barely). His defense at the close of the game, in which he defended, consumed, blocked a shot, and then planted and took the charge all in a 5 second span will never show up in the stats; it was a game changer. And this from a Vince-Hater.
As for Yi, he AND Najera played a bunch in the 1st half... down 20. Yi goes away, Bobby recedes into secondary role and voila! Deficit goes away and so do the Hawks.
Answer: Trade YI and Simmons for the rights to TJ 'my head ain't so big anymore' Kidd.

 

[DevinNets34]

Maybe you want Vince's point guard to be Mario Chamber, a secondary role, and won't hog the ball from VC...

 

[Claud]

Two things some of you are forgetting
- Yi did NOT play during the "Comeback" in the 2nd half
- Harris brought us back in the game in the 3rd quarter.

 

[DevinNets34]

Portland missed another Jordan player.... Kevin Durant ..

 

[ebc]

In the first half Yi played most of his minutes and the nets were down by 20. In the second hplaalf he hardly played at all and the nets came back and won. How did he help win the game? He got 9 boards good, but how many were even contested? He is a soft player and the nets are compelled to start him because of the marketing which is sad, but the nets aren't doing well financially so they are forced to.

As basketball fans we have all played the game and understand the game. We are not Yi fans we are nets fans. I hope he does well, but with the season almost half way thru it clear to see that what you have is what you have. Another seven foot soft shooter. He could never play the post in the nba. He is used properly, and i honestly believe he makes most of his shots in practice. He just chokes in game time. Maybe he will mature, maybe not. Now the nets new mantra is he's a third year player before he breaks out. Maybe , maybe not.

After watching the Olympics, preseason, and 35 games into the season i've seen enough to understand he is not worth all the hype about him. If he hires a personal trainer in the offseason to teach him defense he could improve. He won't improve this season, He is what he is. And, he doesn't deserve to be a starter in the nba.

oh yes, you just don't watch the game or you select to change the game in your mind. Yi play the whole first quarter, nets fell behind as 16:21, in the second quarter Yi didn't play until 3:11 left, nets had fallen behind as 23:41, the big meltdown isn't Yi's fault, when he came to play the third quarter, nets catchup with 54:60, so Yi had the second best +/- stats next to DH, and Yi still the best season +/- stats holder in nets.

In my book, You call yourselft a nets fan, but actually, You just a Yi hater, I know you want nets good, but I have to say you are not a professional fan, your basketball sense just not great, A professional fan not just watch the game, the worst part is you even change the game in your mind, you need to study the game, analyze the game, I am very sure nets's coach don't agree with you at all, it isn't for the market.

 

[ebc]

Yi isn't great right now, he can't hit a shot, but he do well in other aspects recently, he still improve, I don't just watch the shooting percent.

 

[ebc]

When a player become a stats leader through 33 games, it's not just lucky, you need to do a deep study into it.

 

[Malorkayel]

oh yes, you just don't watch the game or you select to change the game in your mind. Yi play the whole first quarter, nets fell behind as 16:21, in the second quarter Yi didn't play until 3:11 left, nets had fallen behind as 23:41, the big meltdown isn't Yi's fault, when he came to play the third quarter, nets catchup with 54:60, so Yi had the second best +/- stats next to DH, and Yi still the best season +/- stats holder in nets.

In my book, You call yourselft a nets fan, but actually, You just a Yi hater, I know you want nets good, but I have to say you are not a professional fan, your basketball sense just not great, A professional fan not just watch the game, the worst part is you even change the game in your mind, you need to study the game, analyze the game, I am very sure nets's coach don't agree with you at all, it isn't for the market.

Get out of here with your fancy stats. we don't want your kind here.

Just kidding, was a great post sir.

 

[sabid15]

Watching Yi play makes me cringe. The guy is out there to hit shots, and if he can't hit WIDE-OPEN shots, why keep him on the floor at all if you honestly want to win a game?! He has no defense, is soft, and can't box out to save his life. Yes, I hope he develops in to an exceptional player, but I'm not willing to lose for his development.

 

[Malorkayel]

Watching Yi play makes me cringe. The guy is out there to hit shots, and if he can't hit WIDE-OPEN shots, why keep him on the floor at all if you honestly want to win a game?! He has no defense, is soft, and can't box out to save his life. Yes, I hope he develops in to an exceptional player, but I'm not willing to lose for his development.

Why do you watch the Nets? They just traded Kidd and RJ for young talent to develop. I'm not saying Yi is that great, but show me another player that can do what he does still under the rookie contract.

 

[DevinNets34]

You guys is blind, Yi play 23min and got 9 rebounds, when he on the court, good things happen, it isn't just lucky, why? he do a very good defense and spread the floor very well by use his speed. your stupid guys still blame him, what a fan, lopez fault to help defense and got a foul, you guys blame on Yi don't stop the little man, why did Yi has to stop that little man, he wil got a foul, he let him pass, lopez has the better positon to do a help defense but got the foul, it isn't Yi's fault, I knew lopez was anger about that, I don't know why? Yi just become smarter, everything is Yi's fault, I know I know, he need to be the superman, he has to stop everyone everytime so you don't blame him, but I don't worry about him, I know what Yi can do, he will turnaround, You know what? why can Yi shot the ball so many times? because he is tall, he is quick, he always can got a postion to shot, it's a very very important advantage, no many player can do that, you has his tall, hasn't his speed, you has his tall, has his speed, hasn't his Vertical, you just can't block his shot, once his shot fall, he is a beast, he is just too talent, I don't worry, you guys continue to blame him, I don't care about that, you will know how stupid you are.

After you keep querying about Lopez is not a good help defender, I keep myself to observe Lopez much more.

In fact, he is a very good help defender, that's one of the reasons that he always has many blocks, most of his blocks are from the help defense.

He is quick enough to do the help defense. Overall, He is really quick with his big size. 7 feet and 260 pounds, with very long arms.

Yi can't stop the big men inside, and that's why our defenders always come into the paint for help defense, then their outside shooters kill the Nets easily.

 

[ebc]

After you keep querying about Lopez is not a good help defender, I keep myself to observe Lopez much more.

In fact, he is a very good help defender, that's one of the reasons that he always has many blocks, most of his blocks are from the help defense.

He is quick enough to do the help defense. Overall, He is really quick with his big size. 7 feet and 260 pounds, with very long arms.

Yi can't stop the big men inside, and that's why our defenders always come into the paint for help defense, then their outside shooters kill the Nets easily.

You just don't learn the game very well, why take out Yi, nets fall apart? nets terrible defense not Yi's fault or not just Yi's fault, Yi has the best season +/- stats, you need to go to the basketball school study form 1 grade , if Yi every time get on the court then be killed, he does not get the best season +/- stats.

 

[ebc]

Yi always to help defense and sometimes he lost his man, other teammates fail to help him out, the result is everyone blame Yi always lost his man.

 

[ebc]

Yi always move his step, chase the little man, who are you think the more move than Yi in nets? who are you think a 7 footer can chase the little man in NBA?

 

[ebc]

lopez isn't a good defender right now, he even not better than boone at defense, yes, he can block some shot, rebound the ball well, but he always fail to guard the post, he let his opponent layup easily or has to foul, his post defense experiment still very poor, even not better than Yi.

but lopez still a rookie, he did ok.

 

[ebc]

lopez isn't very slow, but isn't that quick, he is something like Chris Kaman, yao ming guard Chris Kaman very well, yao ming don't afraid of the not so quick center, unfortunately lopez is not the quick one.

 

[Boomdog]

lopez isn't a good defender right now, he even not better than boone at defense, yes, he can block some shot, rebound the ball well, but he always fail to guard the post, he let his opponent layup easily or has to foul, his post defense experiment still very poor, even not better than Yi.

but lopez still a rookie, he did ok.

Are you even watching the same game? How many points did Horford score while Lopez was in the game? Last night was an exception because we had a good def. effort from a few people in the 2nd half but most games Lopez is the only one playing good def. He gets hung out to dry most nights because theres a few people in our starting 5, not naming names, that can't cut off someone driving at all.

I've watched him play a bunch of legitmate big men very well this season.

Your boy Yi is horrid on def, and you have no legitimate arguments. You really wanna bring up easy layups? Thats your boy yi not being able to guard anyone on the perimeter or in the post.

 

[CalamityX04]

guys guys! the more important observation here that is being neglected is that a Coach Hill lead Nets team came out strong in the 2nd half! Frank had 30 so games to do this and fail, Hill had one game and pulled it off! why isn't anyone talking about this??

the players seemed relaxed, the lineups weren't constantly changing, hell our original starters got us back in the 3rd Qtr with gr8 overall D. it helped that everyone was hitting their open looks of course, but just looking at them was much more convincing as they actually knew what to do. The IZOD was crazy!!!!!

 

[danxcr]

guys guys! the more important observation here that is being neglected is that a Coach Hill lead Nets team came out strong in the 2nd half! Frank had 30 so games to do this and fail, Hill had one game and pulled it off! why isn't anyone talking about this??

the players seemed relaxed, the lineups weren't constantly changing, hell our original starters got us back in the 3rd Qtr with gr8 overall D. it helped that everyone was hitting their open looks of course, but just looking at them was much more convincing as they actually knew what to do. The IZOD was crazy!!!!!

i actually like hill as a coach... he knows whats hes doing... frank should be the assistant :/

 

[o.iatlhawksfan]

Very heartbreaking lost, but a great game nonetheless.