Proving once again that it's a good thing I'm not a gambling man, the New Jersey Nets took a pretty bad beating again tonight in Phoenix. After their loss to the Blazers on Wednesday, I predicted that the Nets would come roaring back. Was I ever wrong.

The Nets bench made it interesting at the end after their team's starters had been blown out. But they just don't have what it takes in the Big Man Department (Mikey Moore looked pretty bad), and their shooters' arsenal wasn't near enough. Given the contracts they're saddled with, there doesn't seem to be a way for New Jersey to bargain for a quality power player. If I were their coach, I wouldn't be making too many long-term personal plans.

And so my nephew's first road trip with the team was a tough one.