But it was the effort that the Nets wanted to talk about.

But the Nets do not want to pay him $12 million a year.

It is a reality the Nets do not want to consider.

The end was something that the Nets did not want to think about.

The Nets didn't want to be stepped on at all.

Jackson needs floor time and good numbers if the Nets want to trade him in the off season.

The game began just the way the Nets wanted it to.

"If the Nets want to sign him, they have to meet that number."

Because the Nets want to protect themselves the way other teams have.

But tonight, the Nets did not want to think too much of the future.