I was wondering when Boki would perk up, but the showing tonight says that he's potentially ready to being a reliable guy. Is this a fluke or has he broken through the wall? He was great off the bench for us last year, and the motion sets might not have been getting him the ball at the best times, so this might have been part of the reason of his stagnant play. I'm hoping that he and Nenad can grow into an off the bench perimeter tandom. Very excited for the win tonight also.
Yea, it has been one game.</p> To quote Pulp Fiction " Lets not start sucking each others dicks just yet."</p> He had one good game, but you still need to see more. Personally, if I were a Nets fan, I would be happy with this, but I would want to see a lot more. There is no way he is close to being a leader. He doesn't seem the type to speak up or get his teamates in to it. There is Jefferson, Carter, Kidd, it is hard for Boki. I say, let it play out and see what happens.</p>
Now that I think about, what is he the leader of? He's not dominant on offense, he just waits to get set up, by either Kidd or Carter.</p>
I totally agree. Yes it was one game, and yes we would need to chart this out. I should have qualified "being a leader" in terms of play, focus and part of the character of our bench. I guess you add these up and you have an emotional leader, which on this team is much needed. </P>
He started off slowly last year as well. It was around this time last he stepped up. In fact, he often starts slowly, then gets hot in one game and it carries over for a few more.</p> He is a long range shooter. They are streaky.</p> The big thing about tonight was he wanted the ball, wanted the opportunity. The 16 against Utah may have broken the ice for him.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nachbar)</div><div class='quotemain'>"I don't know about the others, but I'm really disappointed in myself," Nachbar said, spitting out the words. "I'll be the first to say it: I'm really (bleeping) disappointed in how I'm playing. I can't point fingers. I'll point them at myself first. I just hope to win for Jason. He works so hard and just puts his (bleeping) heart in this." **** </P></div> </p>http://blog.nj.com/netsblast/2007/11/vc.html via NETSDAILY</p> That's what I'm talkin' about, willpower and expletives.
He doesn't need to be a leader.</p> He just needs to put up Gilbert Arenas' stats for the next three months.</p>
<font style="background-color: #d8d0c8">His offensive game helped the Nets tonight, so it's very important that he should keep playing like this.</font></p> <font style="background-color: #d8d0c8">We really need a consistent Sixth Man off the bench. But Boki is always streaky, he can be very useful at one night, but the other nights, he would only score 3 or 5 points. You know the Nets are always lack of offensive, so we need him to be that.</font></p> <font style="background-color: #d8d0c8">By the way, Antoine Wright is just a mediocre player in the offense end, but before this season, he is only a worse player in the offense end.</font></p>
I have a feeling it's a combination of what NI said, and the fact that everyone's still getting used to the offense.</p>
Boki can't be a leader in our team if he doesn't improve defensively.He can't set good standards of play for teammates if he doesn't do the little things to win.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> He doesn't need to be a leader.</p> He just needs to put up Gilbert Arenas' stats for the next three months.</p> </div></p> </p> You could put up Gilbert Arenas' stats for the next three months! Maybe I'm reading that wrong.</p>
Thanks to Nets Daily, full article http://www.nj.com/nets/ledger/index.ssf?/b...4020.xml&coll=1 <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (from DAVE D)</div><div class='quotemain'>"I think Boki is happy Vince is back, put it that way," Boone said. </p> Interesting addendum to that: When it was over, Nachbar refused to look at the stat sheet. "I don't care," he said, waving it away. "All I care about is that we won." </p> "I know what his deal is," Jefferson said. "He's mental." </p> "It's a little weird," Carter agreed, "but good for him. Boki put a lot of pressure on himself, but before the game I said to him, 'Hey, let's get our rhythm back.' Meaning, we'll find guys, we'll get him shots. It told him he was going to be all right. </p> "It's just funny: The mood I saw pregame and the mood he was in was totally different. Everyone just felt confident, that we had a better chance." </p> Now he knows why.</p> </div></p>
