Sunday, May 11, 2008

Jameer Nelson is No Mark Messier


His team backed into a 3-1 corner in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson guaranteed a Magic victory when the series returns to Detroit on Tuesday."We're going to make some adjustments and we're going to win this game," Nelson said after Orlando's 90-89 loss on Saturday. "I'm not being arrogant or cocky or anything like that. I think [Saturday] we let it slip out of our hands. Game 2 we let it slip out of our hands. We're going to win this game in Detroit."

...Not only is this just a dumb comment considering the Pistons are a much, much better team, but Jameer Nelson should not be the one making this statement. He is not the best player on his team and he will not be their reason for failure or success. He can not go around calling a game because he is not going to change this game, Dwight Howard, will.....

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