<center> vs. New Jersey Nets vs. Utah Jazz (4-6) vs. (7-4) </center> <table cellspacing="15"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="50%"> Kidd has been playing well, but will his team mates step it up in this one? Wright is starting in place of Carter. Can he continue playing sufficently well this game? Look for the Nets to be close if Antoine hits his threes.</p> Richard Jefferson hasn't produced as much in the last couple of games as he has produced in earlier games. His scoring has dropped off since Carter got injured. Can Jefferson be productive without Carter drawing a lot of attention?</p> Sean Williams was the leading score in the previous game and his first start. This young man his coming along very quickly.</p> Magloire needs to cut back on his turnovers. He was one of the reasons the Nets struggled against Miami. He had six turnovers in 21 minutes.</p> </p> </td> <td width="50%"> Deron Williams plays like Kidd in many respects. Lets see if he can outplay the master point guard. In his second year out of Arkansas, Ronnie Brewer is playing relatively well for the Jazz. He is a very good defender. He is averaging 2.6 steals per game. Certainly this does not sound good for the Nets who have trouble with turnovers.</p> Kirilenko can block shots. The Nets will need to watch out for him when they drive to the hoop. He will be especially important for the Jazz because the Nets don't have the sharp-shooting Vince Carter to shoot over him.</p> Boozer is a strong player who can rebound, defend and score. The question will be if Sean Williams can contain this powerhouse.</p> Utah Jazz's center is very good and making long range shots. Will Magloire be able to come out on him? Or will the Nets need to put someone else on him? Look for Sean Williams to guard Okur and Magliore to guard Boozer.</p> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> X-factors: The X-factors in this game for the Nets will be Jamaal Magloire for the Nets and Ronnie Brewer for the Jazz. Magloire needs to have a game with no more than one turnover. His turnovers have been hurtful this season. If Ronnie Brewer can shut down Wright and manage to score a lot of points against Wright, the Nets stand almost zero chance of winning this game.</p> Prediction: The Nets will lose by a fairly large margin, say 15 points (80 - 95). Not only does the Jazz have solid starters, it has a very good bench.</p>
I'm diggin Sean's "Blue Steel" look. Hopefully he unloads his Magnum all over the Jazz tonight am i rite?</p> edit: that was horrible, sorry.</p> A note to our posters: there is posting on this game in the sportsticker thread. don't forget to check it out</p> http://www.sportstwo.com/Thread/View/NBA/NEWJERSEY/1969956</p>
Preview looks good. This could be close, or it could get ugly. Who knows.</p> Figured I'd add - game starts at 9 pm EST, on NBA league pass and YES.</p>
I'm thinking Magloire covers Boozer and Williams gets Okur merely because Williams has the speed.</p> Go Nets!</p>
I think this is going to be another good test for Sean. He's gone against KG, Shaq, and Howard. He'll get tested against AK and Boozer tonight. Each one is an elite player (At least AK is playing well this year ) who brings something new to the basketball court. It's a great learning experience for Sean.</p>
Magloire: 2-7, 8 turnovers, one technical foul. 1-4 from the line.</p> Here's a question. Your mom comes home and shows youMagloire, Malik Allen, and Jason Collins jerseys, but tells you that you can only keep one and she'll take the others back to the store. How do you respond?</p> (a) You pick Magloire.</p> ( You pick Allen.</p> © You pick Collins.</p> (d) You scream, "I hate you!" and run off.</p> (e) You say, "I don't like basketball anymore. Take them all back."</p> (f) You say, "wow, how thoughtful, but they're not my size."</p> </p> </p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> (a) You pick Magloire.</p> ( You pick Allen.</p> © You pick Collins.</p> (d) You scream, "I hate you!" and run off.</p> (e) You say, "I don't like basketball anymore. Take them all back."</p> (f) You say, "wow, how thoughtful, but they're not my size."</p> </p> </p> </p> </div></p> </p>
Collins is straight hood, Maglorie is grimey, and Allen's for all the groupies.</p> I'll go with Collins and protect my rep.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Magloire: 2-7, 8 turnovers, one technical foul. 1-4 from the line.</p> Here's a question. Your mom comes home and shows youMagloire, Malik Allen, and Jason Collins jerseys, but tells you that you can only keep one and she'll take the others back to the store. How do you respond?</p> (a) You pick Magloire.</p> ( You pick Allen.</p> © You pick Collins.</p> (d) You scream, "I hate you!" and run off.</p> (e) You say, "I don't like basketball anymore. Take them all back."</p> (f) You say, "wow, how thoughtful, but they're not my size."</p> </p> </p> </p> </div></p> </p> Collins sucks. LOL.</p> You forgot to add the rebounding number of Magloire's, and solid D on Shaq to the information.</p> And at least, Mags didn't turn the crucial turnover in the final minutes.</p> Baised Man, and can you change your annoying avatar? It's really disgusting.</p>
I'd take the Collins jersey for credibility. Although to be truthful I would try and sell it so that I could buy a Williams jersey.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jarkid)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> http://tinyurl.com/2osxjs</p> </div></p> </p> Thanks Jarkid, you are the Greatest!!</p>
