Well, after the way the Nets played on the road last week, I was really expecting this team to start to understand what they had to do on the court in order to be in the win column on a consistent basis.

I don’t know why I felt that way, especially considering that it’s been the Nets back court of Vince Carter and Devin Harris that’s been playing their tails off, while the rest of the team [wait, let's be fair here. Keyon Dooling has been pretty damn good off the bench this season. The other night against Washington, he was rock solid as well. Too bad no one else off the pine was.] has reveled in mediocrity.

But rather than discuss the guys that haven’t been producing, cough, Bobby Simmons, cough, I figured I’d discuss how solid Carter and Harris have been and how they, more than anyone else, know that they are carrying the team on their backs right now.

“It’s up to Devin (Harris) and myself to really set the bar and set the tone for the next game now,” Carter told the Associated Press after the team’s loss against Washington. “That’s what I feel is needed, so I refuse to let us take a step back.”

That’s exactly what I want to hear from Carter if I’m a fan of this team.

Anyone that watches the games on TV probably heard the quick interview done with Harris before the game against Washington where he said something along the lines of “We’re not letting this success go to our heads. We [He and Carter] aren’t going to be able to score 30 points a night, every night and defenses are going to start preparing for us. We have to start getting more from everybody if we’re going to keep this thing going.”

That right there my friends is class.

The way this guy is playing, he could have easily been the Stephon Marbury type and ask for more from his teammates by talking about himself in the third person [remember those days?] or even by simply naming names. That’s the difference between Harris and the rest of the players in this league, though. That’s not his style.

However, I can tell you this much, if someone on this team doesn’t call somebody out soon, this team is going to be in the same situation they were in last season, scratching and clawing for a playoff spot they know isn’t coming.