GT: Nets @ Raptors

[Ma3oxuct]

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</font> <div align="center"><font color="Blue">The New Jersey Nets</font> (9-12) @ <font color="DimGray"><font color="Purple">The Toronto Raptors</font> <font color="Black">(8-14)
(Sorry, no time for a long preview)
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Time: Friday, December 15h, 7:00 PM

Location: <font face="Arial"><font color="Purple">Air Canada Center</font></font> </div>
<div align="center"><font color="Blue"><font color="Black">TV: Yes Network</font></font>
<font color="Blue"><font color="Black"> Radio: WFAN 660 AM</font></font>
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Projected Starters
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Point Guard: <font color="Purple">T.J. Ford</font>
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<div align="center"> Shooting Guard: <font color="Purple">Anthony Parker</font>
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<div align="center"> Small Forward: <font color="Purple">Jorge Garbajosa</font>
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<div align="center"> Power Forward: <font color="Purple">Joey Graham</font>
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<div align="center"> Center: <font color="Purple">Rasho Nesterovic</font>
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Projected Starters

<div align="center"> Point Guard: <font color="Blue">Jason Kidd</font>
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<div align="center"> Shooting Guard: <font color="Blue">Vince Carter</font>
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<div align="center"> Small Forward: <font color="Blue">Richard Jefferson</font>
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<div align="center"> Power Forward: <font color="Blue">Jason Collins</font>
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<div align="center"> Center: <font color="Blue">Nenad Krstic</font>
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Some prediction questions:

1) Will Kidd get yet another triple double?
2) Will Kidd pull down 15 or more rebounds?
3) How many threes will Carter hit?
4) How many blocks will Nesterovic have?
5) Will Jefferson score more than 20?

 

[Legacy]

Lol, I don't think we are having predcitions anymore. I was way to busy with school the last 2 weeks and didn't have much time on JBB.

 

[Ma3oxuct]

Meh...I wasn't doing them to gain prediction points...just to make up for the fact that I have little time to pump out proper previews.

 

[thedude9990]

bosh is hurt?

 

[NJNetz]

Marcus Williams questionable against Raptors

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Marcus Williams is questionable for tonight's game because of a strained lower back. Frank said Williams tweaked his back Wednesday night and was only able to participate in half of yesterday's practice </div>
Source

 

[Skiptomylue11]

Your lineup shows Joey Graham as starting PF for the Raptors, which is very unlikely to happen.

Garbajosa will start PF most likely, Graham or Mo Pete probably will start SF for the Raptors.

 

[NJNetz]

Marcus checks in. Tough kid.

 

[MVPBaller]

28-34

 

[NJNetz]

Vince is forcing the issue, by taking jumpshots.

 

[MVPBaller]

This is not looking good.

28-39 Raptors. the Nets are cold.

 

[MVPBaller]

The Nets shooting has gotten colder than the North Pole.

 

[MVPBaller]

UGH! ugly shot!

 

[Fitch4Delk00]

Adams is playing well and getting minutes!! but yea carter is like 4-20

 

[vcisking]

asm uch as I love carter.... they gotta keep him on the bench man they're doing fine without him on THIS night

 

[Fitch4Delk00]

House, Moore, and Adams are all playing well even Wright is putting in effort. We might win this game, even with how bad we played in the first half.

 

[MVPBaller]

Game over.

 

[AirJordan]

HAHA Toronto<3 killed the Nets

looks like a cold shooting game but a win is a win

 

[NJNetz]

Well what can you say. Go game, keep it up Vince!


Kidd 10 pts 7 rebs 6 asts
Carter 12 pts 6 rebs
Krstic 11 pts 10 rebs
Wright 6 pts 5 rebs
Moore 10 pts 8 rebs
House 10 pts
Adams 13 pts

 

[Chutney]

You needed either Kidd or Carter to step it up the entire game, but neither really answered the call.

Good win for the Raps, but they were overachieving and the Nets were too passive.

 

[Skiptomylue11]

Struggling starters:
Kidd and Carter struggled tonight, combined 7-29 (24% FG%) 1-9 3FG, and 8 TOs.
Krstic 5-13, but did have 10 boards and did shoot 1-1 from FT line.

Productive bench:
Adams, Moore, and House shot 13-19, 33 pts, 10 boards, and 1 TO amongst the 3 of them.

This was a big difference from the last time the two teams met. Last time, Carter was huge in 4th Q for the Nets, did he even play in the 4th Q this time?

Adams seemed to play agressive and House was a positive off the bench hitting some important 3s.

 

[Legacy]

Kidd and Carter needed to step up, but they didn't.

 

[NJNetz]

I guess no body realized how awful Carter played. He was cold, and he attempts to make jumpshots. Jumpshot after jumpshot. How about driving it in instead of being a sissy? Is that hard? He takes a couple of dribbles and then pulls up. That just pisses me off.

 

[Chutney]

What annoyed me, and this is just from an outsider's point of view that is used to the exact same thing, is the way VC's always smiling. I mean its great that he's having a good time, but your team is down by 10 and you're playing horribly. You'd think that, as one of the team leaders, hed want to show some intensity out there and at least look like he's taking this loss to heart. Instead, he's laughing and joking around with former friends in the organization. That always used to annoy me when Carter was a Raptor.

 

[Fitch4Delk00]

<div class="quote_poster">Chutney Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">What annoyed me, and this is just from an outsider's point of view that is used to the exact same thing, is the way VC's always smiling. I mean its great that he's having a good time, but your team is down by 10 and you're playing horribly. You'd think that, as one of the team leaders, hed want to show some intensity out there and at least look like he's taking this loss to heart. Instead, he's laughing and joking around with former friends in the organization. That always used to annoy me when Carter was a Raptor.</div>

I watched the game he wasnt himself it didnt even look like he was having a good time, he was missing clutch freethrows and the crowd seemed like it really got to him. I think the smile was just a front everytime he touched the ball he was boo'd and he either missed or turned it over which isnt like him.