Bricks, Bricks and More Bricks...

Poor shooting by the New Jersey Nets have led to their collapse and dropping to an 0-3 deficit in the opening round against the Miami Heat. It’s sort of like watching John Starks again in Game 7 of the ’94 Finals against the Houston Rockets. The Nets had numerous amounts of open opportunities to put Game 3 away last night. Kidd, Carter, Jefferson, Best, and even my boy and favorite NBA player, Brian Scalabrine, they all missed wide-open shots over the course of the game, especially down the stretch.

But that’s not the only thing that killed them. In the 2OT, Shaq had the ball down low with Jason Collins guarding him. Shaq gave Collins a ‘bow’ to the face and they somehow called the foul against Collins. I was livid and stunned. That foul was almost as blatant as the Chuck Knoblauch phantom tag. I don’t understand why and how the refs blow these blatant, obvious calls. I understand that Shaq is a big man, but I don’t think he will go attack you for making a call against him which would ultimately be the CORRECT call. It’s as if these refs get on their knees just for Shaq. Pathetic. But the Nets need someone to make some buckets. And they need to find someone to step up now. Or else this could be the last time I ever see Veal play in a Nets uniform. And that, ultimately, is more disheartening than watching the Nets in this fashion.