Apr 30, 2007 10:28 PM EST
After two lopsided losses in New Jersey in which Toronto looked nervous and overwhelmed, Raptor center Rasho Nesterovic, who won a championship with the Spurs, said his team might not have been mentally prepared for the challenge of playoff basketball.
"We just didn't play like we should," Nesterovic said at practice Monday. "If you're not ready, teams are going to jump on you early. That's what they did from the beginning.
"We were kind of thinking that we were ready, but we probably weren't."
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Apr 30, 2007 12:12 AM EST
The Raptors are talking about their return to the playoffs as a learning experience -- and the Nets sure are teaching them a lesson.
Vince Carter scored 27 points, Richard Jefferson added 23, and the Nets took a 3-1 lead over the Atlantic Division champions Sunday night with a 102-81 victory -- their second-biggest ever in a playoff game.
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The Nets, according to several people with knowledge of the team’s plans, will probably shop Richard Jefferson this summer to get another post player to complement the returning Nenad Krstic.
Jefferson’s contract ($11 million this season) is easier to trade than Kidd’s ($18 million).
“You believe in Rod and Bruce Ratner, they’re going to do what’s best for the team,” Jefferson said, referring to Thorn and the Nets’ owner. “If they include you, they include you, if not, you move on.”
Ratner has publicly said that he wants to keep Kidd and Carter but hasn't said the same about Jefferson.
“I’d rather not talk about that stuff now,” Ratner said, when asked on Friday. "Later, he congratulated Jefferson in the locker room.
“I’m just thinking game by game, just like the players,” Ratner said. “I love watching our Nets. It’s real team play.”
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Nets Apr 2007 Archive
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Globe And Sports | Apr 29, 2007
Although Raptors coach Sam Mitchell wouldn't say so, all evidence points to rookie Andrea Bargnani getting his first start since January and only his third of the season, replacing a lifeless Joey Graham in the lineup as the Raptors try to even the series at 2-2.
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New York Post | Apr 28, 2007
Was Jason Kidd really hurt? That's the question the Raptors are asking, after Kidd had 19 assists, 16 rebounds and 16 points in Game 3
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Yahoo! | Apr 28, 2007
Jason Kidd had a playoff career-high 19 assists in his 10th postseason triple-double, Carter scored 37 points, and the New Jersey Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 102-89 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.
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Globe And Mail | Apr 27, 2007
Jason Kidd is expected to play when the New Jersey Nets host the Toronto Raptors for Game 3 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff match-up.
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Toronto Star | Apr 26, 2007
Jason Kidd was having a sore left knee examined by team physicians in New York and did not practice with the Nets on Thursday.
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Internation Herald Tribune | Apr 25, 2007
Former NBA player Rodney Burford was banned for three months by FIBA for testing positive for cannabis.
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Globe And Sports | Apr 25, 2007
Bryan Colangelo is not about to take red out of the Raptors' colour scheme.
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Yahoo! | Apr 25, 2007
After starting the night with an award ceremony for their coach of the year, the Raptors beat the New Jersey Nets 89-83 Tuesday to even their first-round series at a game apiece.
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Bergen Record | Apr 23, 2007
Nets' coach Lawrence Frank said he was never really worried because of the support the front office have shown, and he doesn't want to let anything get in the way of work.
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Yahoo! | Apr 21, 2007
Vince Carter heard boos all afternoon.
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Toronto Star | Apr 21, 2007
Morris Peterson isn't sure if he'll be available this afternoon when the Raptors open the NBA playoffs against the New Jersey Nets.
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Globe And Sports | Apr 21, 2007
Sam Mitchell has some words of advice for those still smarting over Vince Carter's departure for the swamplands of New Jersey a season-and-a-half past: Get over it.
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ESPN | Apr 18, 2007
LeBron James will certainly be scoreboard watching in the season finale, doing all he can to help Cleveland win while pulling for New Jersey to keep alive Cleveland's shot at the No.
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ESPN | Apr 17, 2007
Vince Carter had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Nets clinched at least the No.
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Yahoo! | Apr 15, 2007
Vince Carter scored 35 points to help the Nets beat the Pacers 111-107 on Sunday afternoon to put the Pacers on the brink of elimination from the Eastern Conference playoff picture.
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Yahoo! | Apr 13, 2007
Jason Kidd's 87th triple-double led the New Jersey Nets to a 100-86 win over New York on Friday night that eliminated the Knicks from the playoff race.
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Yahoo! | Apr 13, 2007
For 12 minutes, the Cavaliers drove, dunked and did anything they desired.
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RealGM.com | Apr 10, 2007
The Washington Wizards lost to the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night 96-92, but with Indiana losing to Philadelphia 90-86 they still managed to clinch a playoff spot.
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Yahoo! | Apr 7, 2007
Rare NBA Feat! Vince Carter and Jason Kidd became the first teammates with triple-doubles in the same game since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in 1989.
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Star-Ledger | Apr 6, 2007
Rod Thorn is in no rush to give Vince Carter an extension.
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Press Release | Apr 3, 2007
The New Jersey Nets have recalled rookie center Mile Ilic from the NBA Development League’s Colorado 14ers, Nets President Rod Thorn announced today.
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New York Daily News | Apr 2, 2007
Ed Stefanski joined Bruce Ratner and Rod Thorn in expressing his desire to retain Vince Carter this summer.
