"Maybe the Nets should consider asking the NBA to start their games in the second quarter.

As they have so many times this season, the Nets came out flat in the first quarter. They found themselves trailing 31-18 after one and never were able to recover, eventually losing 106-101 to the Hawks at Newark's Prudential Center. The loss dropped the Nets to 2-8 this season, as they hit road for a four-game West Coast swing.

"I don't know what our shooting percentage is in the first quarter [this season]," said Deron Williams, who finished with 15 points and 14 assists, "but it can't be over 30 percent.""