Revamped Nets seek to tighten team defense

[GMJ]

Dave D</p>

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Actually, the Nets were routinely passive, uncommitted, and mistake-prone in 2006-07, and it came across in a thousand ways -- but especially in the fourth quarters. Examples of this grim legacy: Against Boston on March 3, they yielded 12 points in the last 73 seconds of regulation, and lost in overtime; against New Orleans on Feb. 21, they made exactly two stops in the last nine minutes; at Golden State on Jan. 24, they surrendered 19 points in the last 4:46; at Minnesota on Jan. 13, they gave up 37 points in the fourth quarter; at Cleveland on Jan. 6, they allowed 20 points in the last six minutes; against Miami on Nov. 10, they yielded 70 points in the second half.</p>

Of course, having their best perimeter defender play on one leg or not at all over five months had much to do with it. But until Jefferson returned and the playoffs began, meltdowns were the norm.</div></p>

 

[Kidd Karma]

New number to watch, 4th quarter stops. </p>

 

[pegs]

So wait....Boki and Krstic are getting less minutes this season? And Marcus isn't playing at all?</p>

That sucks.</p>

 

[#1_War_Poet_ForLife]

Bye bye, Marcus and Snackbar, we hardly knew yee

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[NJNetz]

Well if Nachbar shows of his hot shooting I'm sure he will be slightly excused. That or he actually starts playing defense.</p>

 

[pegs]

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"One thing I can see is that we're a lot more vocal," Collins said. "Any time you communicate out there, you know where the help is. I can already see we're better at it this year."</div></p>

This is great to hear about. I'm sure DA has alot to do with that, haha.</p>

I feel with players being more vocal with eachother, it might form more cohesion, and with more cohesion, comes better team defense. Sounds good to me.</p>