<div align="center"><font color="darkred"><font color="black">@</font></font> <font color="blue">The New Jersey Nets</font> (22-24) @ <font color="dimgray"><font color="RoyalBlue">The Orlando Magic </font> <font color="black">(24-22)</font> </font> Time: Friday, Februrary 2nd, 8:00 PM Location: <font color="RoyalBlue"><font face="Arial">Amway Arena</font></font> <font color="blue"><font color="black">TV: Espn Network</font></font> <font color="blue"><font color="black">Radio: WFAN 660 AM</font></font></div> [div=50%] Projected Starters <div align="center">Point Guard: <font color="red"><font color="purple"><font color="RoyalBlue">Jameer Nelson</font> </font></font> </div> <div align="center">Shooting Guard: <font color="RoyalBlue">Grant Hill</font></div> <div align="center"> Small Forward: <font color="purple"><font color="RoyalBlue">Hidayet Turkoglu</font> </font></div> <div align="center"> Power Forward: <font color="RoyalBlue">Tony Battie</font></div> <div align="center"> Center: <font color="RoyalBlue">Dwight Howard</font> </div> [/div] Projected Starters <div align="center">Point Guard: <font color="blue">Jason Kidd</font></div> <div align="center"> Shooting Guard: <font color="blue">Vince Carter</font></div> <div align="center"> Small Forward: <font color="blue">Antoine Wright</font> Power Forward: <font color="blue">Mikki Moore</font> </div> <div align="center">Center: <font color="blue">Jason Collins</font></div> <div align="center"></div> <div align="left">The Nets lost to the Pistons, having a two game winning streak snapped. The Nets look to get started on another streak. In the last few games, Eddie House has been playing spectacular basketball. Mikki Moore has also stepped it up. The only thing that seems missing in the Nets' losses is Vince Carter. <font color="blue">Keys to win for the Nets: <font color="Black">Carter will be matched up against, quite honestly, an old man. Grant Hill still has the heart and skill, but not the athleticism to keep up with Carter. This means that Carter needs to take him to school (more like the retirement home). Moore and Collins will have to do thier very best to stop the athletic monster makes up Dwight Howard.</font> </font></div> <font color="blue"> <div align="left"><font color="black"><font color="red"><font color="RoyalBlue">Keys to win for the Magic:</font> <font color="black">The Magic needs to use thier home court advantag e to play hard against the Nets. The Magic need to contain Carter with double teams. Finally, the Magic need to be strong the boards because the Nets have been very weak at rebounding in thier last two games. </font></font></font></div> </font>
<div class="quote_poster">Mercury Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I find it funny that Carter gets into the ASG, and he starts playing like sh*t again.</div> I'm not suprised.
<div class="quote_poster">Mercury Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I find it funny that Carter gets into the ASG, and he starts playing like sh*t again.</div> Ok apparently your not watching the game because hes driving the ball like everyone has wanted him to do its just not going down, hes not getting much help either.
<div class="quote_poster">Mercury Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I find it funny that Carter gets into the ASG, and he starts playing like sh*t again.</div> I'm not watching the game, but why aren't you critical of Kidd? He's 0-3, 0 points with 4 TO's in the first half.
How many bad games has Kidd had, compared to Carter? Yea, that's why. I'm pissed off at Kidd's game too, but I'm more critical of Carter.
I didn't even bother watching the rest of the game. Just too embarrassing. Hopefully we can rebound from this.
Kidd played amazing and VC played horrible. J/k. Nets got pwned. Really a game they shouldn't have been out of with Orlando's injuries (Hill, Ariza). Looks like Hedo owned them.
Today we did not rebound or play defense. Our defense was unacceptable. We played horrible. We tried in the second half a bit, and then the Magic just made everything. Dwight Howard shited on us, Kidd and Carter didn't play all that good. When Vince and Jason dont play good, the rest of the team will pretty much give you nothing. These are one of the games we should win if we want to be known as serious competitors in the Eastern conference. Stats: Kidd: 0 points, 5 assists Carter: 25 points Moore: 11 points Collins: Who cares? Wright: 8 points House: 12 points Williams: 6 points, 7 assists Boone: 10 points (needs more playing time) BoxScore The worst thing about this loss is that it was a national television.
The thing that gets me is when playres are producing Frank benches them he had Wright in the doghouse for a long time, as soon as Wrights out of it he sticks Adams in there, but he puts in players who arent producing, Thorm cant be to happy Frank could be on his way out very soon if it continues after the all star break.
