Open thread: Regular season game 49 vs. New Jersey Nets
by Jake Whitacre on Feb 4, 2009 5:00 PM EST
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PrintNew Jersey Nets at Washington Wizards, Feb 4, 2009 7:00 PM EST
The Essentials:
Nets (22-27) vs. Wizards (10-37)
7 p.m.
Verizon Center
CSN
This year:
October 29: Nets 95, Wizards 85
December 2: Wizards 108, Nets 88
Notable Nets numbers this season:
24th in expected winning percentage (.391)
22nd in pace factor (90.2 possessions per game)
15th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (107.2)
27th in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (110.6)
Key Links: (drop any others in the comments)
NetsDaily
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In The 'Zzone
Nets Insider
Game Day New Jersey
| Tonight's Starters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wizards | vs. | Nets |
| Mike James | PG | Devin Harris |
| Caron Butler | SG | Vince Carter |
| Dominic McGuire | SF | Trenton Hassell |
| Antawn Jamison | PF | Ryan Anderson |
| Darius Songaila | C | Brook Lopez |
There are minutes at guard to be had: It looks like both Juan Dixon and DeShawn Stevenson will be out for tonight's game with injuries, which translates to more playing time for Nick Young and Javaris Crittenton tonight.
[UPDATE] Looks like Caron Butler will be out as well....with the flu. I'm going to the game (Truth)...this should be "fun" -- hope they don't have any forks where I'm sitting, stabbing myself in the eye might bring the same about of joy. Carry on.
Even though Crittenton has an eFG& of 17.9% on jump shots (!!!) he's been a nice addition for this team, especially as of late. Earning over 19 minutes of playing time in his last three outings has to make you think that he's begun to earn Ed Tapscott's trust. I'm not exactly sure when the next 7 game stint starts, but it will be might interesting to see if Javaris gets a chance to start when the next stint starts.
He'll need to have a good game tonight, but in all honestly, everyone is going to have to play their best tonight against New Jersey. All-Star Devin Harris and Vince Carter combine to form what's arguably the best backcourt tandem in the NBA. They'll have to find a way to slow them down (hopefully by trying to stay between them and the basket, I've heard that can be effective) or match them punch for punch if they want a shot to win tonight.
N-O W-I-Z-A-R-D-S W-I-L-L B-E I-N-V-I-T-E-D T-O T-H-I-S E-I-T-H-E-R: You may have heard by now that a H-O-R-S-E competition is going to be added to the All-Star weekend festivities. We probably won't see any Wizard participating since none of them were invited to participate in anything happening in Phoenix next weekend. But the event did get me thinking about which Wizard would do the best in a team wide competition. Gilbert would be the obvious favorite, given his wild imagination and his increbible range.
I'm tempted to say Jamison would probably end up second, but I'm not sure how well his funky scoop shot would translate in that setting. If the scoop shot is too easy without a defender to increase the degree of difficulty, I'd probably go with Nick Young. I could see him busting out some funky looking shots that would be hard to replicate. Especially if he attempted those shots in Michael Jackson outfit.
Just because: Here's a video of Brook Lopez trying on a female reporter's jacket.
This is an open thread, so use it to hope with all your might that this doesn't become Jarvis Hayes' revenge game.
GO WIZARDS!
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Did something happen to Caron?
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Wizards down to 8 healthy bodies
if you include Pecherov
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Technically it was 7 man team
Since Marbury suited up, but didn’t play. So yes, it’s definitely not out of question, even though we’re severely short handed.
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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 4, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
Buck said Juan Dixon is available in an emergency....
Like, if it comes down to inserting Pecherov, they have the option of going with Dixon at Center instead….
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Devin Harris is so smooth out there
Very deserving of an All-Star spot IMO.
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Cuz, technically
The Wizards got taller – on average…..
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LOL - Buck with understatement
Brook Lopes appears to be “towering over everybody right now”….
Yeah – that happens when you start a 6’9" Center, 6’9" PF, and a 6’9" SF……. and leave two 7 footers on the bench….
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Pech coming on in the first!
I think that’s a first.
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We gotta be careful with the fouls
Young and McGuire got 2, and McGee looks like he’s ready to rack em up fast tonight
Check this out
http://www.nba.com/statistics/sortable_team_statistics/sortable3.html?cnf=1&prd=1#top
We’re third highest in Fouls Opp, what does that mean? Fouls committed by us or our opponents.
To be honest
I have no idea
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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 4, 2009 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
Javaris Crittenton with the drive
Kick out to Pech – for 3
Very nice.
That looked like a real basketball play.
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If he keeps this up
this might be the get-bucket-est game ever.
Also, Pecherov guarding Jarvis is like a nightmare, I’m just not sure who’s.
Something to watch for
If Pech gets an assist tonight, it will be his first of the season.
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Just curious
Is there some kind of special promotion tonight? The crowd seems more active than normal.
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It's "Get nachos, son" night
Every time Pech scores a 3, someone in the crowd gets free nachos.
Songaila turnover
I don’t think he was prepared to see Pech coming down the lane.
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jeez...
what’s up with phil and his war stories? I mean, i doubt anyone can remember any of the players he talks about.
All things considered, not bad
Especially considering that Jamison is 2-12 for 5 points and 2 boards.
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Pecherov
I have to say, I’m really encouraged by Pecherov tonight. Even beyond his scoring (which leads the team??), he’s been playing inside a bit, rebounding well and the few times I’ve looked, seems to be active on defense. This along with his quote from last week makes me think he’s “getting it.”
Of course he might shoot 2-10 in the second half in a a vain attempt to get buckets, but the first half so far has been encouraging.
Definitely
Pech has been surprisingly effective tonight.
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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 4, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
Trivia
Drazen?
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No idea
But that was nasty.
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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 4, 2009 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
Not to flog a dead horse ...
But Song looks like an actual basketball player at the PF.
I'm happy to flog...0 rebounds while the Wiz get outrebounded 30 to 18
Give Pech his minutes tonight, bc Songailas a nonfactor this game
by morethesamewiz on Feb 4, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
And here come the boo birds
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I wish there were enough people that cared
to make the boos meaningful.
Getting buckets since 2003.
by Icantfeelmyface on Feb 4, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
That time out
needed to happen about 4 possessions ago. Agreed, gotta shake it up somehow.
The Nets keep running the same play
over, and over, and over again, and it’s working every single time. What the hell is going on out here? Have anyone on the Wizards actually played defense before? If the roller isn’t wide open after setting a screen, the shooting on the wing/corner is left alone.
I just don’t understand.
Bad coaching
Bad scheme. I am starting to buy in on what Rook was sayin earlier.
Did Phil just say ...
that Vince Carter has the 4th highest active career scoring average? Is that right? He has scored more than Kobe?
I don't think it is
It says here that he’s 5th in points per game among active players.
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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 4, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
fair enough. I think they forgot Kobe, but even 5th is surprising to me. It’s amazing how many points you can score and have no one notice when you play on bad teams.
Songaila's +/- is -30 tonight in 23 mins
I don’t mean to but I should still change my name to Guywhobashessongailaallthetime
I like him
but not as a starter or center, which he isn’t. But with all of the injuries, it’s hard to complain. There’s just not much else the Wiz can do.
Well
The wizards as a team are – 19 … so his adjusted +/- is only -11. He’s only 11 points worse than the wiz.
(that’s meant to be funny, but it might just be sad)
Songaila's competitors for minutes
McGee -2
Pech -4
Just sayin…
by morethesamewiz on Feb 4, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
At least we're not them
Clippers are getting thumped by Magic 106-73 with 10 minutes to go
by morethesamewiz on Feb 4, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions
Crittenton's shooting %
I think I’ve figured out why Crittenton’s “jump” shooting percentage is so bad – he likes that long two. It’s widely considered to be the lowest percentage shot in the game, and the coaching staff needs to tell him to stop it.
Gee whiz - what happened
I left at halftime – Crittenton, McGee, Pecherov were all playing well; and the Wizards were only down a couple….
I come back and they’re down 25 points………
What happened? More Tapscott relying on veterans (Songaila, James, Jamison) rather than letting the kids go?
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Equally shocked
I missed the first three minutes of 3rd quarter…Nets went on a 9-0 run to start the half, with Pech and McGee on the bench
by morethesamewiz on Feb 4, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
He really does
I’ll have to do a side by side on this.
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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 4, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
Hey
With some luck Pech could be the leading scorer tonight. He needs to outscore Nick by 5 the rest of the way.
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damn
that shot of jamison on the bench was sad. he looks really dejected
"a crab dribble is when you travel" - caron butler
by little stevie colter on Feb 4, 2009 9:09 PM EST reply actions
Rook will love this stat:
Margin of loss = 27
Three point differential = 27
Getting buckets since 2003.
So who says Nick Young can only score
21 points , 3 Rebounds, 4 Assists and a Steal…. (and only 1 TO)
Apparently, if you give him some minutes, he can do other things than just score.
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Minutes Watch
This might be the most irrelevant this will be all year, but…
Jamison played just over 40 minutes
NY played just under 35 minutes
Mike James played 33 and a half minutes
Songaila played a little under 30 minutes
Crittenton played just under 29 minutes
Taser played a little under 28 minutes
McGee and Pecherov played a little under 23 minutes apiece.
Youngsters:
D-Mac 27 minutes, 1-6, 2 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 0 TO
Young 35 minutes, 10-20, 21 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 TO
J-Crit 29 minutes, 3-5, 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 3 TO
Pech 23 minutes, 5-9, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 TO
McGee 23 minutes, 4-7, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 steals, 1 TO
TOTALS 137 minutes, 23-47 (49%), 55 points, 21 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, 5 TO’s
Veterans:
Jamison 40 minutes, 4-20, 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 TO
Songaila 29 minutes, 4-7, 10 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 steal, 2 TO
James 33 minutes, 5-11, 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 0 TO
TOTALS 102 minutes, 13-38 (34%), 33 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 3 TO
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That means the AVERAGE young player’s PER 48 minutes line was:
48 Minutes, 49%, 19.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1 Steal, 1.7 TO
That means the AVERAGE veteran player’s PER 48 minutes line was:
34 minutes, 34%, 15.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.8 steals, 1.4 TO
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Eddie Jordan chant
I’m not sure if it could be heard on TV, but at the game a small “Ed-die Jor-dan” chant got started, and it was the first time I heard vocal anti-Tapscott grousing in my section (in about 10 games). I think people are finally concluding that we have the 30th best coach in the NBA.
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