Game Thread: New Jersey Nets vs Indiana Pacers (Sat. 11/8, 7:00 PM EST)

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Saturday, November 8, 2008​

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TV: YES​

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Projected Starters​

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PG: Devin Harris​

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PG: TJ Ford​

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SG: Vince Carter​

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SG: Marquis Daniels​

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SF: Bobby Simmons​

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SF: Antoine Wright... I mean Danny Granger ​

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PF: Yi Jianlian​

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PF: Troy Murphy​

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C: Josh Boone​

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C: Jeff Foster​

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Season Stats​

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FG%: 41
OFG%: 47
RPG: 39
ORPG: 40.7
TPG: 14.7
OTPG: 17.3
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FG%: 45
OFG%: 45
RPG: 40.7
ORPG: 45.3
TPG: 17
OTPG: 18.7
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Key Matchup​

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</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> IF Devin Harris plays, this will be his fastest opponent to date... possibly even faster than him. TJ Ford is small, but also a blur with the ball, and it'll be interesting to see who can contain and abuse who.
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X-Factor​

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</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="568"> Of course, the key matchup all depends on if Devin will actually play or not. He sprained his ankle against Detroit, but was able to finish... and strongly at that. But after the game he stayed for extra treatment and said he is unsure if he will play against the Pacers. Tim Walsh said that "Devin is okay. He is a little sore." (Thanks uptown!), but Frank described it as a "bad, bad ankle".
</td> <td> Danny Granger is quickly becoming the player the Nets would like to forget about. After drafting Antoine Wright over him, the Nets and other teams are watching as Granger is making them pay for passing over him. In just his fourth season, he has become a 25 PPG scorer with 2.3 BPG to boot. But turnovers have been troubling him and he is averaging 5 a game! Will he score easily against Bobby Simmons and Jarvis Hayes, or just give the ball to them?
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I just noticed that if Devin were to play, we'd put Harris-on Ford. And it's Indiana (Jones) we're playing. All right, terribly delivered joke, okay. But seriously, that would be Flash vs. Superman shit right there.
I doubt Devin plays, though. The Nets' medical staff and Lawrence Frank like to play it safe and the ankle sounds pretty bad.T

 

^^ that was pretty clever my man.

We should win this game even if devin doesnt play.

We are better at every position except sf/pf. Troy murphy may kill yi or vice versa. Murphy isnt that great a defender on faster players.

 

I thought that was cute.

ETA: I am female, so I'm allowed to use the word "cute".

 

Hot table.

 

You like? I can make more. 'ere, I'll force one (Air Force One).

I accept rep.

 

LIES! there are no females on the internet, especially here. However, if being "female" does it for you, I doubt anyone here will bother to put down their nachos to stop you.

 

I think Yi is going to have a pretty significant impact on this game. He doesn't have to play a physical 4 today, so he should be okay on defense. I don't think he'll have much foul trouble tonight (fingers crossed).

Boone needs to make sure he boxes out Foster on every play. That could be critical.

 

I like the idea of unleashing Brooke tonight, I want him to kick the crap out of Foster.
Speaking of Brooke Lopez, did Ian and Jim decide on a nickname for him?
Did anyone come up with "Bro-Lo" or "B-Lo" ?

 

Brook "The Salmon" Lopez

 

Haha, thanks. I think it's messy... for some reason it doesn't render the same as it does in a standalone web page. I'll try to make something cleaner for my next preview.

 

I dunno... with Foster it's usually the other way around.

 

Fixed it for you, bro. I just copy pasted what you had on the geocity.

 

Wow! You're amazing, thanks! Didn't think to do that with the WYSIWYG editor, but I should have. I'll remember next time.

 

He should see some decent time tonight but I'd expect Boone to see the majority of the minutes...Last season Boone averaged 15.5 and 9.8 against the Pacers in just under 30 mins a game.

 

i hope the nets can really win this game.... LETS GO!!!

 

NBA League Pass free is gone...sigh

 

Devin Harris is out tonight. X-Rays are negative. Keyon Dooling starting.

 

I wish it were Antoine, Danny might kill us in this game no way Bobby Simmons stops him, we have our work cut out for us here, and they can throw Brandon Rush off the bench against us and that PG Jack we always have trouble w/ him. I think as the next few weeks continue we are going to learn that an experienced PG is needed for our bench, the name that immediately comes to my mind is Mike Bibby, we also have to figure out what to do w/ Sean Williams and get a legit SF in return, rumors are that Charlotte is shopping Gerald Wallace something to think about here.

Yi needs to stay out of foul trouble and we need the Boone that played last night and the Devin from last night. Thabeet vs Lopez.

 

Damn. Harris is out. Well there goes my key matchup and X-factor. Who's gonna sub at the point? CDR's also out so... Ager? Vince is the obvious option but I hope Frank doesn't pull a Don Nelson and play Vince for 48 minutes. I also assume this means that Ryan Anderson will be put back on the active list.