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<div align="center">Date: Saturday December 10th, 2005
Place: Continental Airlines Arena
Time: 7:30 P.M.
On: YES and WFAN 660 FM
It is a showdown of the
vs.
New Jersey Nets (8-9) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (8-11)
</div>
<u>The anticipated starting lineups are expected to be:</u>
<div align="center"><font color=""Navy"">For the Nets</font>
<font color=""Brown"">For the Sixers</font>
</div>
<u>Match Up to watch:</u>
<div align="center">
Jason Kidd versus Allen Iverson</div>
Both of these players are not so young any more, Kidd is two years older. But both will be in the basketball hall of fame when thier careers are over. Kidd will have to defend against Iverson's speed and Iverson will have to defend against Kidd's size. Both players are tempo-setters for thier respective teams, so this matchup is beyond athletecism. Both players are very centeral pieces of the offense for both teams, i.e. both are the main play makers. It will just be very nice to watch these two very competative guys compete.
<u>Starters Comparison:</u>The Sixers have semi-good bigman combination. Webber is too old to play defense, while Dalembert is particularly good at defense. Dalembert will be all over Krstic the entire game, while Webber will be defending someone closer to his own age (Robinson) part of the night. On offense the ball will go down to Webber with Cliff guarding him, while Krstic will defend Dalembert. These two positions should balance each other out. The Nets also match up quite well with the other three positions. Carter should be able to guard Iguodala without too much trouble because Iguodala seems to be a pass first type of player. Furthermore, Jefferson should be able to lockdown Korver as the guy can only shoot and not too much more. Iverson going to the be the tough one to guard for Kidd because of this speed. Overall the starting match up balances out.
<u>Bench Comparison:</u>John Salmons has done a phenomenal job off of the bench for the Sixers this year scoring-wise. Other Sixers' benchplayers have been inconsistent. Thier new bigman off of the bench, Shavlik Randolph has however been shown capable of coming in and grabbing some rebounds and scoring some points. The Nets have to counter with Mcinnis, Planninic, and Marc Jackson. Certainly on paper the Nets' bench is better, but they have not exatly been consistent this season. If its the Nets bench's night, then the Nets have a huge advantage.
<font color=""Navy""><u>Keys to the Game for the Nets:</u></font>
1. Stop Allen Iverson with only one man. This is going to be tough on Jason Kidd, but if he is able to succeed, then the Nets are assured a victory. So long as Kidd keeps Iverson at 20 points or lower, the Nets have a victory.
2. The bench needs to show up, especially offensively. The Nets can really place dents in the Sixers when it comes to one bench out doing another bench.
3. Have a consistent game from Robinson and Krstic. So long as these guys do not have a horrid game, the Nets are in good shape. The Sixers' bigmen cannot be underestimated.
4. Jefferson and Carter need to take advantage when Korver is defending either of them.
<u><font color=""Brown"">Keys to the Game for the Sixers:</font></u>
1. Iverson needs to take advantage of this own speed in order to shake himself free from Jason Kidd for open shots.
2. Webber needs to try to take advantage of is age over Robinson and really force Robinson to work hard.
3. Korver needs to make three after three, after three.
<u>Prediction:</u>
I am not going to say the Nets will win or the Sixers will win or by how much. I think that both teams are even enough to force an overtime. It will certainly be a competative game. The Nets certainly cannot take the Sixers lightly. Making this game even more equal is the fact that is both teams will be playing on the second game of a back-to-back.
Place: Continental Airlines Arena
Time: 7:30 P.M.
On: YES and WFAN 660 FM
It is a showdown of the
New Jersey Nets (8-9) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (8-11)
</div>
<u>The anticipated starting lineups are expected to be:</u>
<div align="center"><font color=""Navy"">For the Nets</font>
<font color=""Brown"">For the Sixers</font>
</div>
<u>Match Up to watch:</u>
<div align="center">
Jason Kidd versus Allen Iverson</div>
Both of these players are not so young any more, Kidd is two years older. But both will be in the basketball hall of fame when thier careers are over. Kidd will have to defend against Iverson's speed and Iverson will have to defend against Kidd's size. Both players are tempo-setters for thier respective teams, so this matchup is beyond athletecism. Both players are very centeral pieces of the offense for both teams, i.e. both are the main play makers. It will just be very nice to watch these two very competative guys compete.
<u>Starters Comparison:</u>The Sixers have semi-good bigman combination. Webber is too old to play defense, while Dalembert is particularly good at defense. Dalembert will be all over Krstic the entire game, while Webber will be defending someone closer to his own age (Robinson) part of the night. On offense the ball will go down to Webber with Cliff guarding him, while Krstic will defend Dalembert. These two positions should balance each other out. The Nets also match up quite well with the other three positions. Carter should be able to guard Iguodala without too much trouble because Iguodala seems to be a pass first type of player. Furthermore, Jefferson should be able to lockdown Korver as the guy can only shoot and not too much more. Iverson going to the be the tough one to guard for Kidd because of this speed. Overall the starting match up balances out.
<u>Bench Comparison:</u>John Salmons has done a phenomenal job off of the bench for the Sixers this year scoring-wise. Other Sixers' benchplayers have been inconsistent. Thier new bigman off of the bench, Shavlik Randolph has however been shown capable of coming in and grabbing some rebounds and scoring some points. The Nets have to counter with Mcinnis, Planninic, and Marc Jackson. Certainly on paper the Nets' bench is better, but they have not exatly been consistent this season. If its the Nets bench's night, then the Nets have a huge advantage.
<font color=""Navy""><u>Keys to the Game for the Nets:</u></font>
1. Stop Allen Iverson with only one man. This is going to be tough on Jason Kidd, but if he is able to succeed, then the Nets are assured a victory. So long as Kidd keeps Iverson at 20 points or lower, the Nets have a victory.
2. The bench needs to show up, especially offensively. The Nets can really place dents in the Sixers when it comes to one bench out doing another bench.
3. Have a consistent game from Robinson and Krstic. So long as these guys do not have a horrid game, the Nets are in good shape. The Sixers' bigmen cannot be underestimated.
4. Jefferson and Carter need to take advantage when Korver is defending either of them.
<u><font color=""Brown"">Keys to the Game for the Sixers:</font></u>
1. Iverson needs to take advantage of this own speed in order to shake himself free from Jason Kidd for open shots.
2. Webber needs to try to take advantage of is age over Robinson and really force Robinson to work hard.
3. Korver needs to make three after three, after three.
<u>Prediction:</u>
I am not going to say the Nets will win or the Sixers will win or by how much. I think that both teams are even enough to force an overtime. It will certainly be a competative game. The Nets certainly cannot take the Sixers lightly. Making this game even more equal is the fact that is both teams will be playing on the second game of a back-to-back.
