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14th May, 2007 - 7:08 am
Newark Star-Ledger -
Bostjan Nachbar had trouble getting shots in Game 2 -- three attempts in 17 minutes -- and then he had trouble hitting them in Game 3. If this is a trend, his team is in trouble, and he knows it.

The Nets forward, an offensive X-factor in virtually every one of his team's victories, went 1-for-7 on Saturday against Cleveland, so he went in search of his missing stroke yesterday. He worked with shooting coach Bob Thate for 15 minutes, and when that session ended, he admitted that his problem had less to do with mechanics than confidence.

"What bothered me is there are so many in-and-outs, that's what got me kind of messed up," said Nachbar. "Every shot I thought was good. It was right there and it bounced out. Even the layups, the one Mikki (Moore) tipped in (for an offensive goaltending call). That's why I was kind of frustrated."

He says he is not worried about it, but Nachbar knows the pressure is on him to score on a second unit that has had two weak offensive games in succession.

"I know, I know," Nachbar said. "I was happy we won (Game 3), because the bench didn't do a lot with points. I was happy the other guys had a good game, especially Jason (Kidd). He took the load off us. I know I have to bring it. It's up to me to do that, because honestly, nobody else from the bench is an offensive threat right now. I have to do better, I know."




First Marcus, now Boki blaming lack of confidence. It's the playoffs. You have to get mentally prepared. We need these two guys to contribute or else the NETS are doomed.

#1_Josh_Boone_Fan

Marcus, Boki, the yong guys. I blame this one on Frank.

ToddMacCulloch11

What has Frank done to hurt Boki's game? By still playing him through his struggles? He has 0% control over if Nachbars shot is going in...he's getting good looks but they aren't falling. Any lack of confidence is in Boki's head, and if anything, Frank has helped him to try and get it going him by still playing him.

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#1_Josh_Boone_Fan

Just saying Marcus, Boki, the young guys are all lost with confidence. Its like if you are a teacher and your whole class fails, who is at fault you or the students?

jirohkanzaki

it is frank's fault for not using the regular season to build the young players' confidence...but in this case, boki is not exactly a rookie and was given playing time when he played well in the regular season.

frank should have let the young players play through mistakes in the regular season like what veteran coaches tend to do knowing it will pay dividends later in upping the young players' confidence and experience while keeping your veterans fresh but the playoffs doesn't give you the luxury of 82 games to do that...

still, players should know that no one and no situation can get you down if you don't allow them to...take mikki's case, he has always believed he can play in this league and never lost that confidence while playing in the d-league and overseas and garbage minutes in numerous nba teams and continued to play and work hard so he was ready when the opportunity presented itself.

NetIncome

What utter bull****. "Whole class fails"? Do you have ANY critical thinking skills? ANY at all? Get a life as well when you're picking up critical thinking skills.

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Drew

What would you like him to do then? He's spent time w/ the shooting coach. He's still getting plenty of minutes on the floor. He still has the green light to shoot. What exactly is the solution you have that Frank is missing?

NetIncome

Is there ANYONE here who understands what Frank did with these guys? ANYONE?

Mikki Moore was never a member of any team's rotation and this year averaged 10 and 5 and led the league in shooting percentage.

Boki Nachbar was a draft bust...a four year player with nothing significant on his NBA resume. This year, he hit 110 three pointers coming off the bench. That's more than double what Lucious Harris had in his best year. It's more than KVH had in any year.

Josh Boone started out the season on an exercise bike, unable to even participate in practice til December. Frank benched an 18 year veteran to give him a chance and confidence. He has played well on some occasions, not so well on others.

Frank doesn't get credit for any of those players' successes?

Marcus Williams cannot play defense...repeat, cannot play defense. PERIOD. He is also 21 years old. Hassan Adams had his chance. The Nets were 1-7 when he started. He has limited shooting ability and really no NBA position.

Frank is a great coach. He is the youngest coach in the NBA and four times he has been named coach of the month...out of a possible 22. He took this team through five surgeries and two divorces as well as blind gossip items that one of his starters was gay. He THOROUGHLY outcoached Sam Mitchell and as Bill Walton pointed out the other day was doing a great job stealing Mike Brown's play calls.

If he left the Nets, he would have multiple offers in a week's time.

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Petey

What was the Nets record at the end of the year? You're not talking about a team that had their division locked up, but one as late as February was talking about trading players as they were that far out.

Build confidence, or get to the playoffs?

With this team, do you think you could have had both?

I don't, unless you won't had minded playing the Pistons in round 1.

-Petey

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AllEyezonTX

this is what happens when you make a dud a stud

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Drew

I think some people are stuck on what this team was doing a year ago.

Dumpy

Drew, it's getting to the point where I think it's appropriate to reverse "Marcus Williams" and "Josh Boone" in that quote in your signature.

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cpawfan

Obviously the problem is that Boki's new found popularity has lead to him having too much sex before games.

Keep it in your pants Boki and the shot will come back

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