Vince Carter News

Lawrence Frank’s Nets have lost five games in a row. The Nets played the night before in L.A. and lost in overtime, and the worst team to play on the tail end of a back-to-back is the Suns. via YESNetwork

“We have to get used to playing with each other again and get everybody on the same page. I am still trying to catch my breath out there.”

USA TODAY takes a look at how Sacramento Kings guard Mike Bibby plays the game. The particulars: The 6-1, 190-pound Bibby is a scoring point guard who can run a team. via USA Today

QUITE Frankly, Lawrence, after last week’s surrender to the Knicks, I’ve seen more than enough; you gotta go and that also goes for Jason Kidd and Vince Carter and maybe Richard Jefferson, too. via New York Post

“We are rebuilding for Brooklyn and you can watch us develop young talent for the Brooklyn Non-Nets”

Trading Vince Carter, Marcus Williams and Jamaal Magloire for a declining Jermaine O’Neal may not make a lot of sense at first glance, but could it pay off down the line? The guys behind NetsDaily talk it out. via NetsDaily Blog

“But fortunately in the East if you are around .500 you can make the playoffs. We’ve played with this before.”

Vince Carter and the Nets are happy to be leaving the Meadowlands. Maybe there is something in the air near the Meadowlands - other than a stench, that is. via New York Daily News

“That’s a great compliment, to play with the best players in the world and be rewarded”

The team had Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. Nevertheless, it seemed like the daily reports from Team USA last summer contained highest praise for Jason Kidd. via New York Post

All times are expressed in Eastern Time. Key: Opp. PPG = Points per game allowed to opponents. via ESPN

The New Jersey Nets open a season-long six-game road trip when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“We have six games. We didn’t think we were going to do as well on that last trip. It didn’t start off too well. But we did quite well.”

It’s not just a West Coast trip. It’s a West Coast, Southern Desert, Rocky Mountain and Northern Plains trip. via Newark Star-Ledger

“We did a lot of full court things [aimed at] getting the timing back, getting everything back to where it was . . . The drills are intense. They didn’t let up from start to finish. Everything was hard.”

There are blemishes on the soul of a season that are so hard to erase. Trailing by double digits in 26 of 37 games; trailing by 20 or more in 10 of those; losing 13 of 22 games at home, including setbacks … via New York Post

“You have those games. It’s what happens after that game, how you bounce back”

It’s the other way around. A story out of Sacramento and noted on a local website said the Nets offered Vince Carter to the Knicks and were rebuffed. via New York Post

“He was just stressing working hard, getting back in shape. Just getting my timing back”

The Nets put John Lucas to work again today. Lucas, who worked extensively with Sean Williams after his Boston College misadventures and then again during the transition to training camp, was back in East … via New York Post

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points and Portland bounced back from Sunday’s double-overtime loss at Toronto by crushing the Nets 99-73 in New Jersey. via WDBJ7

By Dave Posted on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 01:24:45 AM EDT A Look at the Nets New Jersey sits at 18-18 on the season, coming off of a loss to Boston Friday night. via Blazer’s Edge

“I thought we could compete a little bit better than the last time we played them”

The past two times the Nets played the Celtics things didn’t work out very well for the red, white and blue. via Newark Star-Ledger