Nets to Salvage NBA Season against Clippers Sunday?

Inconsistent. That's what the New Jersey Nets have been this season.

Despite having players like Vince Carter and Jason Kidd, the New Jersey Nets can't seem to win enough basketball games to pull them above the .500 mark. Since those championship Nets teams led by Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson, this franchise can't seem to find the right mix to get back on top of the NBA food chain.

This 2007 NBA Basketball season has been a tumultuous one too. Hell, they ALMOST lost both Jason Kidd and Vince Carter during last month's NBA trading deadline. Yep, they were THAT close from throwing in the towel. Luckily, they came to their senses at the right time.

Richard Jefferson, the key to all those New Jersey Nets championship teams, was injured most of the time for New Jersey this season. Although RJ is not a Jason Kidd or a Vince Carter yet, the Nets believe that they need him, BADLY, to win. Although that's not entirely true... (I believe so anyway...)

As the New Jersey Nets enter the stretch run, they believe that their fate could rest with one returning star, Richard Jefferson, both for his play and his swagger. Of course, these guys have Vince fucking Carter for crying out loud but I guess they just love Richard Jefferson THAT much eh?

During an unexpectedly rocky season for the Nets, Jefferson, the small forward who has described himself as insanely optimistic in the past, showed that he was willing to believe in a team that has had difficulty believing in itself this season.

Last year, the New Jersey Nets did manage to salvage what's left of an also troublesome season, winning 15 of their final 19 games to make the NBA Playoffs. And guess what, Richard Jefferson was plagued with injuries during that season too, something that's becoming a scary trend in New Jersey these days.

On Sunday, the New Jersey Nets will try to do the same, SALVAGE WHAT'S LEFT OF THEIR SEASON as they host the Los Angeles Clippers in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Perhaps the timing for this game is perfect with the Clips losing their last five games.

The scary thing here is, the Clippers just might start something too and it's a possibility that they're looking at New Jersey to do just that.

Can Richard Jefferson lead the New Jersey Nets to the NBA Playoffs? Who will win the 2007 NBA Championship? Here are some odds from Bodog:

Chicago Bulls 7/1

Detroit Pistons 9/1

Dallas Mavericks 7/2

Miami Heat 4/1 (boo!)

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