The Quickest Destruction of a Team I Have Ever Witnessed...

Why wouldn't the Nets have a chance at the playoffs next year? I believe that they will barely miss the playoffs, but that doesn't mean that they don't have a chance. The Pistons, Pacers and Heat are definite locks (pending injuries), and from there, alot of teams have a chance at snagging a spot. It's the East...it's not like you're competing against the Spurs, Wolves, Kings, Lakers, Nuggets, Rockets, Mavs, and Grizzlies...

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">All the teams in the Atlantic division need to be mentioned in the same boat for the simple fact they are all just bout average teams, some may slighty below average. But there is not one great team in the division. And the top of the division will not be seperated from the bottom of the division by more than 5 games at the most. Iam almost certain of that. Nobody in the Atlantic divison will win 50 games this year, that alone should tell you no ones running away with the division.</div>

I disagree, in my oppinion the Knicks are an above average team. There is no team that can give the Knicks trouble in the Atlantic. The hardest team is the Celtics and it's still a wrap! We have a clear path and will run away with it. I garuntee that!

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting mrj18:</div><div class="quote_post">I disagree, in my oppinion the Knicks are an above average team. There is no team that can give the Knicks trouble in the Atlantic. The hardest team is the Celtics and it's still a wrap! We have a clear path and will run away with it. I garuntee that!</div>

Yeah techinically a team capable of winning 45 games is above average. But they arent much above average.

 

I dont understand why the East is so underrated. Can someone explain this to me? The best team the West had to offer were snuffed by the Pistons and would have been raped by the Pacers. Even the Nets forced a game seven against the Pistons and it's quite possible the Nets would have beaten the Lakers. The Knicks are a much better match against the Nets this season. The Knicks this season is just as good as the Nets were last season. Then the champions of the West fell apart and the other Western powers made no real improvements(except perhaps for the Rockets). In fact the Mavericks probably got worse. So can someone tell me why the East is so weak?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Tribute to H2O:</div><div class="quote_post">I dont understand why the East is so underrated. Can someone explain this to me? The best team the West had to offer were snuffed by the Pistons and would have been raped by the Pacers. Even the Nets forced a game seven against the Pistons and it's quite possible the Nets would have beaten the Lakers. The Knicks are a much better match against the Nets this season. The Knicks this season is just as good as the Nets were last season. Then the champions of the West fell apart and the other Western powers made no real improvements(except perhaps for the Rockets). In fact the Mavericks probably got worse. So can someone tell me why the East is so weak?</div>

Well I think one of the reasons the west is better is the bigs out West are better then the eastern conference most notably KG & TD. But the east has caught up in that department somewhat with the developement of J'Oneal over the past few seasons. And now Shaq is in the east . But the quality of bigman depth is still out west.

Also look at the team concept & ball movement of the Western Conference teams. Teams like the Wolves, Kings, &Mavs are always a top the league in team assist, I think that shows there willingness to play a team game which leads to more success. The eastern conference is really a one-one conference with teams being dominated only by one star perimeter player Vince in Toronto, PP in Boston, T-mac before on Orlando, AI in Philly etc. There where really only two teams in the East that really adopted the team concept the last few years, that was the Nets with the use of the motion offense. And the Pistons with LB's concept, and those have been the last two teams to represent the East in the finals. I think a balance, team concept out west plays a major factor in success.

And lastly, simply put the West has alot better shooting teams. And I think thats a result of a combination of the 1st things I said...I think playing off quality post options leads to better shooting due to the looks & open shots created. And the willingness to spead the ball around always creates good looks. I think there are a multiple of things that tie together why the West has the edge.

BTW, I think LA was the perfect team out of the Western powers for Detriot to face in the finals last year. They were a Eastern conference like team especially in the finals, alot of one-one, lack of ball movement, poor perimeter shooting. And no sense of team concept despite the talent they had on the roster with Kobe & them. Detriot had been destroying those type of teams all last year.

 

Uhhhhh I posted a thread with the same exact title as this....next time be a little more original please?

<font color="Red">Ahh...that dude wasnt trying to steal your thread title, I combine your thread with his, it was basically the same topic. I decided to keep, your title because it was more inviting for people to view the topic,come in express their view points. I posted it under your 1st post, but you had to look thru the thread to see it, page 2-Henacy, <font size="1">Nets Forum leader</font></font>

 

I'd say the Nets have no chance to win their 4th Atlantic Division title in a row, but are still contenders for a playoff spot in the East. They'll have a tough time adjusting to not having Martin and his toughness and defence, but they now have Alonzo to help in the post. Jason Collins will have to be tough on the boards and get at least 5 rebounds a game. Nenad Krstic should be able to contribute at the forward spot and score some points off the bench. The A-Train will have to score and rebound to keep the team going inside. Rookies Kyle Davis and Christian Drejer should also be able to score a couple of points off the bench and help out inside. Finally, Eric Williams will be a very good backup forward, at PF and SF, scoring around 8 points and getting 4 rebounds off the bench. I can see him develop into the team's 6th man. Kittles and Harris were lost in the perimeter, which means that RJ and Ron Mercer will have to shoot and score more threes. Rodney Buford should be able to give a few good minutes a game to get some of the pressure of those two. J-Kidd will be out till December and might even be traded, which means you have Jaque Vaughn, Zoran Planinic, and Travis Best to compete for the starting PG spot. All three will have to play well in the perimeter and also rack up the assists. Meanwhile, the 4th PG, Alex Scales, will probably spend most of his time on the IL list. If RJ can handle being the leader until J-Kidd can come back, and if the team can mesh together, the Nets might not be so bad after all.