NBA: New Jersey Nets' Deron Williams Can't Take the Heat Alone

There was no question as to who would be the leading scorers in this game.

Deron Williams still has a lot to prove to his teammates and the rest of the league that may consider his leaving the Utah Jazz as running away when the going got tough.

Of course, the backlash from his exit is not and will not be as highly publicized as LeBron James’ arrival in South Beach was, but Williams still has to be patient and wait until the Nets can bring in some more solid talent to help him turn New Jersey into a household name again.

Big name minority owners like Jay-Z are not going to do the trick all alone.

Lack of defense on a spinning layup is definitely not the hard play that owner Mikhail Prokhorov was looking forward to, but they are still trying to adjust to their new system.

I just do not understand why men who have been playing this game virtually their whole lives are not able to fit into new situations quicker than they are.

You all want to win; what's the problem?

The team cannot just stay healthy as a whole. If Williams is out, Humphries is in. If Humphries is out, Williams is in. The Nets do not have the firepower to win without the maximum strength of their entire roster.

Their depth is lacking, and the organization knows it.

Defending Miami in transition is something that teams have struggled with throughout the season, but Lopez has a bit of the speed and the ability to get in position under the rim to stop the dunks or the easy layups.

Giving up Derrick Favors was one of the worst things that the Nets could have done; he tried to prove it in the game against the Los Angeles Lakers. In that game, he was a big factor in keeping the Utah Jazz from letting the Lakers completely trample them.

Deron Williams was only one step of many that the Nets will need to take in order to be relevant.