Vince Carter

The Nets need to utilize their experience (Vince Carter, Devin Harris, Keyon Dooling, Bobby Simmons, and Jarvis Hayes) and poise in order to thrive in tonight's match-up.

New Jersey has hit a bit of a lull the past couple of weeks, but they are coming off a win against the Memphis Grizzlies, a team not all that dissimilar from the Thunder. The Grizzlies are built around a young trio as well, that of O.J. Mayo, Rudy Gay, and Mike Conley Jr., though Conley has only recently made his presence felt.

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asions) and Yi Jianlian can return from a broken finger on his shooting hand, and play effectively. Vince Carter has been pacing himself nicely this season, so I'm not as concerned about his injury history as I've been in past years. Still, I'll knock on wood.

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Not only did the Nets fall to the Bucks on a last-second floater by shifty point guard Luke Ridnour, but they also lost Yi Jianlian for (at least) a month in tonight's contest. Yi broke the pinky finger on his right hand, which of course, is his shooting hand. Depending on the healing process, his return may be as far as six or seven weeks away.

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ggest surprise team in the NBA thus far this season, and that's in large part due to the efforts of Vince Carter and Devin Harris. Both members of the Nets' starting backcourt are amongst the league leaders in scoring, and their outstanding one-on-one offensive abilities make New Jersey a dangerous team down the stretch of close games. Most teams are lucky to have one legitimate "closer" -- so to speak -- and yet the Nets have two.

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