When it approaches the end of each quarter

[jarkid]

Let's count how many time the opponent made the final buzzer during this season.</p>

When we are playing in the final seconds of any quarter.</p>

Against Hornets: Chris Paul made the final layup.</p>

Against Raptors: Chris Bosh made a long three.</p>

Against Heat: Cook made a three in the corner over Collins.</p>

Against Celtics: KG made a turn around shot over Krstic.</p>

It's 40%(four of ten games), I always think we are so unlucky, when we are guarding in the final possession,</p>

I always see this happens.</p>

Bad luck for this team.</p>

 

[GMJ]

It's pretty frustrating, thats for sure, especially in these close games. On the offensive side, I'm always left wondering why we allow other teams to have that final posession to begin with. Usually with 35+ seconds on the shot clock we'll hold for one instead of trying a two for one. What does the opposite team do with their extra posession as a result of this? Jarkid summed it up pretty nicely.</p>

 

[KD]

My question is why are the Nets lacking in the first half of the game. They always dig themselves into a whole that they clearly can't recover from. If they played the first half the way they come back the second half, we'd actually be WINNING games instead of losing them.</p>

 

[GMJ]

This team has very little consistency. We started slow (turning the ball over incessently in the first quarter), then we had 3rd quarter collapses (kept turning the ball over), and now against the heat we keep fumbling the ball in the 2nd (and lose the game there). Hopefully something changes before this happens in the 4th, else we really see a meltdown around here.</p>

 

[J.S]

^ team has decent consistancy. We consistantly give the other team a chance in the 4th because we can't fuel our offense. </p>

got a crazy idea just now</p>

1st Quarter: We need to come out strong to start (starting 5) Try to build a cushion lead. Kidd/Carter/RJ/Collins/Williams.</p>

2and Quarter: Basiclly get Mags/Wright/Boki/Krstic/Collins time in the second. Try and use Marcus Williams if possible.</p>

( a halftime twist)</p>

3rdQuarter : A mid game team rotation. A team to start the third maybe a different second half starter like Maglorie, maybe Boone? at Center.We physically exhaust the other team maybe a lineup of Kidd Carter Wright Maglorie Williams so that they will have less to give in the fourth.This might be ugly or pretty but the point is to go at the other team with the intention of punishing the other team's energy level.</p>

4th Quarter: Then for the fourth we go small as we have been doing. Once we have softened the other team, we need smart play and great defense with a scoring outlet. A closing team. Kidd/Armstrong/Williams/Collins/Carter(RJ)</p>

It's really not that crazy and we can still get Krstic into the game for 12 minutes, or until he gets beastin'. I like the 3rd quarter move because it keeps teams guessin, like a new game. Frank is watching gamefilm at halftime, so why can't he read what to do as far as subs go. It might be a way to get a little advantage.</p>

I hope Frank reads that. --And yes it matters who starts, and not just how many minutes they get, we need to establish a tone and press the other team to the wall.</p>

 

[GMJ]

I don't see an NBA conditioned team getting worn out in half a quarter coming off a halftime break, though. Interesting idea though; I'd be all for at least throwing physical bodies out there and frustrating people.</p>

 

[jarkid]

This problem has been there from last two season, but Lawrence Frank still can't handle this.</p>

Those cases are not coincident, they happen consistently. We'll get blown out in a quarter.</p>