Dave D</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> The bigs are only half the problem. Frank also has two top-shelf starters at the wing spots, and two reserves (Boki Nachbar, Antoine Wright) who need to play. And roughly a month from now -- once Marcus Williams returns from his broken foot -- he'll have three point guards who need time.</p> Put it another way: Among the 15 players on Frank's roster, 12 were in an NBA rotation last year. Not many teams can say that.</div></p>
I think this is good. It lights a fire under everyone. There is no "guaranteed" playing time; everyone has to work for it on the court.
This is great, I love this. I would love to be a coach in this situation...hell, I love when this happens in video games, haha.</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Nets had an awful defensive second quarter (yielding 30) and a worse offensive third quarter (4-for-18, 11 turnovers) with Armstrong and Wright sharing point duties.</div></p> Yikes!! Wright at the point...? That sounds ugly. I could understand him defending the opponent's PG, with Vince handling the ball, but if he was really handling the ball...that sounds ugly. I hope he'll never have to do it during the regular season.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> This is great, I love this. I would love to be a coach in this situation...hell, I love when this happens in video games, haha.</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Nets had an awful defensive second quarter (yielding 30) and a worse offensive third quarter (4-for-18, 11 turnovers) with Armstrong and Wright sharing point duties.</div></p> Yikes!! Wright at the point...? That sounds ugly. I could understand him defending the opponent's PG, with Vince handling the ball, but if he was really handling the ball...that sounds ugly. I hope he'll never have to do it during the regular season.</p> </div></p> </p> I think that was a great idea, especially since (apparently) Wright was told to work on his dribbling in the off-season--throw him into the fire, so to speak. I only wish that Frank was as creative and experimental during the season--for example, switching the starting lineup based upon the opposition. Maybe we'll get to see that this year, who knows.</p> As for the rotation: not to worry, two guys will be hurt at all times during the season. Think of it this way: If the Nets and Celtics each suffer an average number of injuries, at least one of which is to their resepctive big three, the Nets will prove to be better.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kidd Karma)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> RJ, Kidd and VC all have guaranteed PT, especially in the 4th.</p> </div></p> </p> Which is why we shouldn't overplay them throughout the game, and provide them with good backups...which I believe we have.</p>
