By Ryan McDonald (@RonnieMac90)
Friday, November 22nd 2013
Brooklyn Nets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Post Game Recap
Once again the Brooklyn Nets were without all stars Deron
Williams and Brook Lopez. Not that they would’ve made a difference tonight as
the Timberwolves annihilated the Nets, 81-111. They fall to 3-9 on the young
season.
The Nets scored first, Garnett hit a jump shot to take a 2-0
lead. That would be the last time the Nets would have the lead in this game. It
was your typical definition of a blowout in which the Nets waived the white
flag in the 3rd quarter, bringing in their bench.
Kevin Love had 11 rebounds in the 1st quarter
alone. He was untouched on a few offensive put backs as well. The Nets just played
without passion which is a theme dating back to last season for them. Kevin Garnett
and Paul Pierce were supposed to fix this problem with the passion and
intensity they play with. They have not.
The Nets were just out played at every level and the
Timberwolves were clearly the more aggressive team. For the game, the Nets had
just 7 assists to 20 turnovers.
Jason Kidd’s seat continues to grow hotter despite the
injuries excuse. If Kidd can’t get this team to play with maximum effort night
in and night out, he might be the one who gets outted. We know Nets owner
Mikhail Prokhorov does have a trigger finger for firing coaches early such as
last year with Avery Johnson.
However, it’s all still fixable. The NBA season is long and
grueling. Deron and Brook will hopefully return soon and Kidd is still learning
on the job. This team always had the makeup of a better playoff team than
regular season team and in the Eastern Conference; making the playoffs isn’t
tough.
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