<div class="entry"> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Just before game time Wednesday, Dave D’Alessandro and Fred Kerber filed stories for their papers’ early edition, laying out what Nets players and brass were expecting when Vince Carter returned. It was filled with talk of him opening up deep shooters, facilitating plays, keeping defenses honest…and it appears to have been pretty much on target, considering the result. Still, both agree, the “Carter Effect” isn’t going to cure all the Nets’ ills.</div></p> </div> Nets need more than just Carter - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger Just Vin, Baby! - Desperate Nets Welcome Back Carter - Fred Kerber - New York Post Sussman Sez: Cranberry Blog - Gary Sussman - New Jersey Nets Happy Thanksging From Seattle - Matt McQueeny - New Jersey Nets</p> Gimme a second to read up.</p>
carter worked while not even being 100%. having boki and twan open because of the double teaming on VC. great to see him last night. can't wait for tommorow!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>“But that being said, we’ve been shorthanded the last couple of years and we have to do better. Vince isn’t here with a cape and all of a sudden it’s going to change - no. It’s a process. Our attention to detail as players and coaches just has to be greater. Our setups (are poor). It’s not necessarily the play as it is the execution of the play that we have to get better at.”</div></p> This explains alot, if people didn't already understand/believe it: It's taking a while to get used to the new offense.</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>“Look at how many wide open shots everyone got just by having him on the court," said Jefferson. "Boki got wide open shots, Antoine got wide open shots, I was getting one on one coverage on the short post. So, it was like everything just opens up. That’s what our team is predicated on. Our team is build around perimeter players and you do miss something when one of us is gone. Having him on the court opened up everything: our turnovers went down, we were more efficient. There were so many things that were a lot more open on the court because of his presence.”</div></p> We've heard of the Kidd effect...Now, here, we have the Vince effect.</p>
Carter was fired up, especially in the first half and third quarter when the Nets were down. Kidd lit the flame off the court, but VC showed the emotion on the court, a change from his past. The guys needed a kick in the pants, and I think Carter brought it. Plus, when he was not in the lineup everyone was looking around for someone to hit a big shot, now they had someone to look to, even though Boki and RJ came up clutch, they were not under the same pressure to produce since VC was on the court.</p> Maybe I underestimated Vin-Sanity!!</p> -mjs (www.njnetscast.com) </p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Balla 15)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> The only thing that canfix all of the Nets problems is getting Tim Duncan</p> </div></p> Even an old shaq,can.</p> </p>
