Monday, December 2, 2013

Brooklyn Nets' moves to bring in Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and coach Jason Kidd hardly working

Jason Kidd has several problems at the moment. He can’t manage his timeouts, so he was forced Wednesday to stage a fake soda spill with co-star Tyshawn Taylor that may lead to a substantial fine.But in the long run, Kidd’s biggest, most serious dilemma is that he can’t put Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce on the floor without watching the score go the wrong way in a hurry.It happened Tuesday night in Toronto, when Kidd brought the ex-Celtic pair into the game and the Nets practically blew a 15-point lead in the final minutes. It happened again at the start and finish against the Lakers, when Pierce committed a key turnover, Garnett clanked a jumper and Pierce missed a three-pointer that might have tied the game just before the buzzer.This is not how stars are supposed to impact the score, except in the Bizarro World. But the expanded box score doesn’t lie. It had Pierce at minus-10, Garnett at minus-8 and the Nets at minus-5 in another defeat at home, 99-94.Nearly a month into the season, it appears the Nets are throwing a lot of money at the wrong players, who still feel displaced on Atlantic Ave. Pierce probably wishes he could turn back the clock and have a very different conversation with Garnett about waiving that no-trade clause. 

“The work ethic,” Garnett said, about how to cure this steep slide. “Trust the work you put into the craft.”While the Lakers have been taking heat for throwing so much money at Kobe Bryant, at least they can argue that Bryant is comfortable in Los Angeles,Isuzu Auto Parts earned his re-up and wants to stay in the same uniform. Bryant was in Brooklyn on Wednesday to work with team trainers and continue his goodwill tour of America — meant to convince everyone his two-year, $48.wholesale Dsquared Long Sleeve T-Shirts sale from www.alipaytrade.com homepage.5 million deal with the Lakers is good for his own team and every player in the league.Wholesale Lingerie Sexy LingerieHe has been at this ever since he inked the deal earlier this week,Lululemon Women's Pants playing defense against fans who are already blaming him for handcuffing the Lakers under the cap rules and preventing Mitch Kupchak from chasing free agents next summer. Bryant has been a Twitter machine, posting messages such as, “Btw lakers have max cap space and then some,” and, “The cap rules players have to be ‘selfless’ to 'help' BILLIONAIRE OWNERS … the same cap rules the owners LOCKED US out to put in.”Bryant’s situation is singular. He is on one hand Derek Jeter,canada goose jacket women a future Hall of Famer on the way down, being rewarded for past performance, for PR purposes and for television ratings. But the Yankees are not capped, per se. They merely must pay extravagant luxury-tax penalties. They can still go out and sign Jeter, then sign Brian McCann, then re-sign Robinson Cano if they are feeling generous enough.

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