So with 5 minutes left and the Nets down 18, I'm going to go ahead and make the bold conclusion that the Nets have lost this game(update: the game is over, the Nets did in fact lose...shocking). With that said, here are some notes from the game, mostly not basketball related, as that is just depressing.
-The Nets are now officially half way through the infamous 2009-2010 season, clocking in at a whopping 3-38. The pessimist will look at the season as half way to possibly the worst record ever, the optimist will look at the season as half way to possibly obtaining John Wall.
-The Nets looked great when Steve Nash was on the bench in the second quarter, coming back from a 10 point deficit to take the lead. But then Nash came back in and took control of the game. The man may be a defensive liability and his 2 MVPs may be suspect, but damn is he a wizard on the offensive end.
-Twins Brook and Robin Lopez started against each other for the first time(Robin's second career start), leading to Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel wondering if it is the first time identical twins jumped the opening tip against each other. Certainly not the first pair of identical Stanford twin centers to play against each other, as former Net Jason Collins played against his brother Jarron multiple times.
-Speaking of Eagle and Spanarkel, as per the usual, they were left searching for diversionary anecdocts to keep fans distracted from the trainwreck that is the Nets. They settled on Robin complaining about Brook cheating in monopoly growing up. They also went through a list of famous Robins, including the superhero Robin, Robin Williams and Robin Yount.
- Brook and Robin's mother was also in the stands, showing "equal" love for the twins with a Robin jersey and Nets hat. She calls that equal? Wouldn't equal be a split jersey a la Brady Quinn's sister . The jersey has Robin's name and number, the hat has nothing to do with the older son(Brook was born 1 minute before Robin) other than his team. Also, she praised Title IX when talking about being a college athlete before the landmark legislation. I don't like Title IX, so that is a point against her in my book. But then again, I am a misogynist.
-Leandro Barbosa hugged and high fived the same ref during the game. Maybe the ref is on the Brazilian's payroll. Yeah, THAT explains the loss. Not the Nets' lack of talent or focus.
-Fun "It was over before it began" fact of the game. The Suns average almost 110 points a game for the season and the Nets have never scored more than 107 in a game.
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