<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chungster:</div><div class="quote_post">There goes my prediction of the Nets going to atleast the eastern conference finals in the worst case . Now I predict that they'll get eliminated in the 1st round by the Heat.</div> Even with RJ THe NEts had NO chance of going to the ECF or really anywhere. They would've gotten eliminated in the 1st round with or without RJ. Miami, Detroit, Indiana, Cleveland will all be better playoof time than the Nets. Also This sucks BIG TIME for the Nets
The season isnt done for the Nets IMO. I just think they are the way they were before Carter came being that Vince could play SF. put the person who came off the bench behind RJ and they will be fine. Kidd and Carter can carry this team. NJ has been in more worse cases than this.
I think this is much more of a set-back for RJ than the team in a whole. Just when he was having a career season, an ALL-STAR season, everything he worked so hard this season is over. It's really too bad for him, and while this is a bad thing for the team, it's a really, really bad thing for RJ. Let's just hope he'll be in good shape next season. IMO, the Nets can STILL make it, like dee said. The east is looking worse than ever now, other than Miami and Detroit, the east looks terrible. The top team in the Atlantic is barely .500, while Indiana is playing their worst in the past three seasons. Cleveland and Orlando look okay, but not really amazing, Toronto is dismantled, and Philly and Boston are looking ugly. The Nets can still get 8th or 7th seed, in my opinion, it will be: 1.Miami Heat 2.Detroit Pistons 3.New York Knicks 4.Orlando Magic 5.Cleveland Cavaliers 6.Indiana Pacers After that, there are no real threats for the playoffs by any other team. So NJ can still make it, everybody is forgetting that even though we may not have 3 all-stars now, we still have 2. Carter and Kidd are still great, and Vince is looking comfortable here in Jersey right now. Buford can score 10+ in the starting lineup, but a big role falls on Collins, Krstic, and Scalabrine when he comes back to score more. We'll have to wait and see how well the Nets can get used to playing without RJ, but I think they can still do it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">1.Miami Heat 2.Detroit Pistons 3.New York Knicks 4.Orlando Magic 5.Cleveland Cavaliers 6.Indiana Pacers</div> The Wizards died? The Wizards will get 4th or 5th seed.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting og15:</div><div class="quote_post">The Wizards died? The Wizards will get 4th or 5th seed.</div> IMO, the Wizards will cool down by playoff time, and will probably get the 7th or 8th seed, whichever the Nets don't get.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting og15:</div><div class="quote_post">The Wizards died? The Wizards will get 4th or 5th seed.</div>
I think the Nets are done now. With this happening, I don't know if the Nets will make the playoffs, and if JKidd thinks that way, I wouldn't doubt to see him gone now. All I know though, is that they're gonna be in some big trouble now. RJ was a huge part of that teams offense and without him, I think they'll be struggling big time.
I dont think we are done. Rod Thorn is has some chess moves he can make to keep up in the hunt. The word is already swirling about the possiblity of Jim Jackson returning to Jersey. Now I dont know how much truth there is yet because of the past relationship between Kidd & JJ from their early days in Dallas. If we can get JJ and him & Kidd can get on the same page, I think that would be an excellent move for us. I think he would be a nice fit in the starting lineup to be a compliment next to Carter, cause he can defend pretty well, space the floor for Carter to get to the hoop. And he is willing to except a 3rd string role behind Carter & Kidd now, something he wasnt willing to accept earlier in his career behind Kidd & Mashburn. So if we can get Jim Jackson and a decent big body, like a Cliff Robinson or a double-double guy like PJ Brown, I think we would still have a legit shot at the playoffs.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting kobimel:</div><div class="quote_post">IMO, the Wizards will cool down by playoff time, and will probably get the 7th or 8th seed, whichever the Nets don't get.</div> I don't see Washington slowing down, we don't even have our full lineup back from injury yet & the second half of our schedule is easier then the first. 4th or 5th place IMO. I think Chicago will get that last spot.
RJ wasn't injured in the Pistons game. He was injured in the game before, but the Billups foul agrevated his injury. He was able to play with the injury before, but now he cant.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting kobimel:</div><div class="quote_post">I think this is much more of a set-back for RJ than the team in a whole. Just when he was having a career season, an ALL-STAR season, everything he worked so hard this season is over. It's really too bad for him, and while this is a bad thing for the team, it's a really, really bad thing for RJ. Let's just hope he'll be in good shape next season. IMO, the Nets can STILL make it, like dee said. The east is looking worse than ever now, other than Miami and Detroit, the east looks terrible. The top team in the Atlantic is barely .500, while Indiana is playing their worst in the past three seasons. Cleveland and Orlando look okay, but not really amazing, Toronto is dismantled, and Philly and Boston are looking ugly. The Nets can still get 8th or 7th seed, in my opinion, it will be: 1.Miami Heat 2.Detroit Pistons 3.New York Knicks 4.Orlando Magic 5.Cleveland Cavaliers 6.Indiana Pacers After that, there are no real threats for the playoffs by any other team. So NJ can still make it, everybody is forgetting that even though we may not have 3 all-stars now, we still have 2. Carter and Kidd are still great, and Vince is looking comfortable here in Jersey right now. Buford can score 10+ in the starting lineup, but a big role falls on Collins, Krstic, and Scalabrine when he comes back to score more. We'll have to wait and see how well the Nets can get used to playing without RJ, but I think they can still do it.</div> The Knicks at 3rd seed? Who are you kidding? No offense to Knicks fans but Magic, Cavs, Pacers and Wizards all have better chance of getting 3-6 seeds than Knicks. You mentioned Pacers playing their "worst" in three seasons but you have to count in the fact that they were missing Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson for 1/4 the season and Artest for the whole season. Raps are dismantled? Obviously you haven't followed the Raps even remotely close if you are going to spit out comments like that. They just finished 4-1 in their 5 game homestand. Granted, Rose and Marshall are unhappy about not starting but other than that, the Raps are not even close to get called "dismantling" it's more like "coming together".
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting VinKanaddy:</div><div class="quote_post">The Knicks at 3rd seed? Who are you kidding? No offense to Knicks fans but Magic, Cavs, Pacers and Wizards all have better chance of getting 3-6 seeds than Knicks. You mentioned Pacers playing their "worst" in three seasons but you have to count in the fact that they were missing Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson for 1/4 the season and Artest for the whole season. Raps are dismantled? Obviously you haven't followed the Raps even remotely close if you are going to spit out comments like that. They just finished 4-1 in their 5 game homestand. Granted, Rose and Marshall are unhappy about not starting but other than that, the Raps are not even close to get called "dismantling" it's more like "coming together".</div> He's predicting that the Knicks will win the Atlantic division & unfortunately the winner of each division gets the 3 top spots. Even if the Knicks win the Atlantic with a losing record they will finish ahead of all the teams you mentioned (even though I agree with you that they are better teams)
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting VinKanaddy:</div><div class="quote_post">The Knicks at 3rd seed? Who are you kidding? No offense to Knicks fans but Magic, Cavs, Pacers and Wizards all have better chance of getting 3-6 seeds than Knicks. You mentioned Pacers playing their "worst" in three seasons but you have to count in the fact that they were missing Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson for 1/4 the season and Artest for the whole season. Raps are dismantled? Obviously you haven't followed the Raps even remotely close if you are going to spit out comments like that. They just finished 4-1 in their 5 game homestand. Granted, Rose and Marshall are unhappy about not starting but other than that, the Raps are not even close to get called "dismantling" it's more like "coming together".</div> I agree with everything you said. However, someone out of the Atlantic has to get the #3 seed, and when Crawford is back, the Knicks seem to be the favorites IMO. It'll be a race between the Knicks and Sixers.
I still don't know about this. Knicks players and Lenny Wilkens themselves have admitted that they're a .500 team, nothing better, as of now.
