It is rare to see a player as pissed off as VC was tonight. He got a tech for arguing an out of bounds call and quickly got a second one after the ref said something to Carter and the Vince responded with the following facial expression:
and some choice words. Players don't blow up like that unless the ref touches a nerve. I think this story may have legs because no one involved would talk after the game and the Nets complained to the media about how quick Carter got tossed after the game. Carter had to be held back after getting his second technical foul.
Yaros
you're not gonna like to hear it, but for the nets to contend, devin harris needs to completely alter his playing style. he takes way too many shots and doesn't spend enough time setting up teammates. this is a problem that has always existed - marbury, iverson, etc. - great scorers who play point guard put up wonderful stat lines but never lead their teams to the promised land. if you wanted a contrast, paul and deron williams average 5 and 3.5 more assists per game and take about three shots fewer. during nash's mvp campaigns, he averaged 12 shots to 11 assists. see the common theme in excellent point guard play?
ReplyDeletethe lone exception is tony parker, and he's gotten away with being such a "scoring" point guard because of how unselfish the rest of his team has always been, so that when everyone looks to set up others, the burden need not fall on one player. the nets have no comparable sense of team responsibility.