Nets need "Vin-sanity" <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Vince Carter knows the situation, even though he chooses to downplay it with a shrug and a smile. When he's half-man, half-amazing, there's a good chance the Nets will win. But when Carter is not that amazing and mostly an off-balanced, fadeaway jump-shooter, the Nets aren't nearly as good. For the final 12 games, starting with tonight's huge contest versus Indiana, the Nets need the half-amazing Carter -- the one who put up 40 points Saturday night in Charlotte. Not that all the pressure is on Carter, because the Nets still have Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson. But the Nets, who are in eighth place and a game ahead of Indiana, are a Carter hot streak away from locking up a playoff berth. Carter's 40-point night -- he shot 13-for-20 after making 94-of-242 in his prior 12 games -- either could be a tease or the start of a run many Nets' fans have been waiting for this season.</div> Source
