<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Nets would like you to remember their strong finishes–10-3 last season, 17-5 in 2005-06, 15-4 in ‘04-05–and forget their dismal starts–11-18 last season, 9-12 in 2005-06 and 12-24 in ‘04-05. Getting better at beginnings issomething the team is thinking about with training camp hours away. It’s among alot of concerns,including making do without Marcus Williams, hoping Nenad Krstic recovers fast, and pushing the bench to improve.</div></p> Source</p> </p> Same thing was said last year.</p>
For some reason this team can never sustain anything for a full season.</p> They start out hot and cool off towards the end or vice versa. Its really irritating.</p>
I want a strong start right now, I am tired of slow start. But without Marcus, we have to make another good way.</p>
When your team is dependent on outside shooting, you will not have consistency at all. Slow starts magnify as players try to find a rhythm, but can't early on. The preseason is not for the regular rotation, so the regulars never find a rhythm with the team so early. When you have VC pounding the ball 25 feet out, then jacking up a 24 footer with 1 on the shot clock., what 1 out of 5 of those will go in? There's the slow start. When you are able to get a lot of close range, high percentage shots, or create a 2nd option to VC's jacking, then it improves your chances of winning. IF Frank from the get go can get these guys to buy into 100% usage of the motion, then we will get off to a very good start.</p>
