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Quick Recap: New Jersey Nets 83 – Portland TrailBlazers 93

November 26th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

You can’t ask for much more than that from the Nets when they play a team like the Blazers.  The real difference was the second unit.  The Blazers were bringing in guys like Rudy Fernandez, Andre Miller, and Jarred Bayless.  The Nets were bringing in guys like Bobby Simmons.  Good effort though, and if the Nets play like that, they have a chance against the Kings.

  • Alston/Harris/Lee combined for 10 points tonight.
  • The Nets were down 12 at one point in the 2nd quarter, and got it to 5 at the half.  In the second half, the Blazers went on a 8-0 run and the Nets responded with a run of their own, tying the game.  They responded a couple times (which was real good to see), just ran out of gas.
  • CDR and Brook both bounced back from their poor games which was really good to see.  Brook put up a career high 32 and CDR finished with 18.
  • Speaking of Brook’s 32, it was great to see him playing with that fire against a big center.  He struggled against Haywood, Dwight, and Hibbert but tonight he was really going.  Only took a few outside jumpers, and he did man-work in the post.
  • At one point in the third Brook got a repost.  That is the first time I have seen it all year, and it should happen more then once every 15 games.
  • The Nets held the Blazers to 13 points in the third quarter, but they only got 12 themselves.
  • Rudy Fernandez was 4-7 (4-5 from 3).  Man, why can’t the Nets have someone like that on their team…oh wait, we got Bobby Simmons I’m sorry, I can’t even joke about that.
  • Speaking of Bobby Simmons, he is officially useless.  Teams are giving him open threes and he can’t make them.
  • Sean Williams and Brook Lopez played together and they played well together.  Looking at Sacramento’s roster, that could be successful again Friday.
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Shea23

Yeah even Frank is comming round about Simmons I just wish he took him out before he missed those three or four open shots and gave the ball away.

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njnets-jay

Sebastian - Comment about Bobby Simmons is right on point. His play has been really frustrating/disheartening/concerning/****/etc. He's been getting open shots but hasn't been delivering. To a point, I think you can see that it's also getting to be a mental issue for him. There's been instances where he's had the opportunity to make a shot (even though at times it a small window because of a defender closing in) but he doesn't pull the trigger. At one point late in last night's game, he got a wide open look for a 3 pointer. Instead of taking a wide open 3, he takes a dribble and goes inside the 3 point line, throws up a shot and still misses. This was during that spur where he missed 3-4 straight shots. I don't remember the exact point of the game (4th quarter), but I think it was right after they made that big push to tie the game. As you said, his role is to be a 3 point shooter, but he hasn't been making the shots (whether they are 3's, 17 ft jumpers or those rare occasions when he actually goes to the hole). Sorry for the Bobby rant, but watching him play, I just keep asking when Jarvis Hayes and/or Keyon Dooling are coming back.

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Vic De Zen

Very happy to see Sean Williams out there with Lopez. More, more, more.

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Jon

When I was watching that Blazers run in the 4th quarter when Simmons came in instead of Sean Williams, and as expected Nets got pounded inside, I was thinking in my head "Sebastian is going to pound Frank's decision to go with the small line-up again".

Right now it looks like no matter how well Lopez plays the Nets are still going to lose because the outside game is just too weak. Harris, Lee, and Simmons can't hit any open threes, not to mention hitting the likes of improbable three like the one Fernandes hit in the 4th quarter. I think players like CDR and Lopez deserve kudos for being able to score even this much on a defense that pretty much knows we're not going to hit the three.

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