NETS: Bobby Vs. RJ
Bobby Simmons knows he may be replacing the most popular Net, Richard Jefferson, from the end of last season’s team that really didn’t have a whole heckuva lot of popularity.
Archive for September, 2008
Devin Harris ready to be a veteran leader for Nets this season
Though Devin Harris spent two months with the Nets last season after coming from Dallas in the Jason Kidd trade, much of what he is doing this season seems new to him.
NETS: High Hopes and Low Outside Expectations
The Nets’ 2008-09 Media Day today, no doubt sponsored by Dr. Einstein’s Hydrochloric Acid and Mouthwash, brought a quick trip down memory lane.
Kiki: Carter must lead the way
Vince Carter will have to step up for the Nets this season. Basketball fans in Toronto may boo Vince Carter every time they see him but they might laugh when they hear what Nets GM Kiki Vandeweghe said about …
Vandeweghe: Nets headed in right direction
Nets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe thinks that having the youngest roster in the NBA is exciting.
The SAR Saga Remembered
How it went down: a look back at the pursuit of Shareef Abdur-Rahim, from a recruiting call to a mutual decision to walk away.
Athletes stay mum on stadium deals
At a luncheon held at the Brooklyn Museum last year to celebrate Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards proposal, I tried to ask Vince Carter his thoughts on using public money for the basketball arena the Nets’ owner …
In Crunchtime, Carter, Harris, Simmons Excel
Among the new look Nets, who can fans expect to be clutch performers, those who play best in the 4th qauarter over time, with less than two minutes left and neither team ahead by more than three points? That …
NetsDaily Off-Season Report #22
Every Sunday, we’ll be updating the Nets’ off-season with bits and pieces of information, gossip, etc.
NJ Nets: Marv and Czar, Together Again
The Nets have filled the TV analyst gig left vacant by Mark Jackson, we’re told, and the choice is none other than Mike Fratello .
NJ Nets: Bigs on Bigs, Part II
So did Brook Lopez read about what Eduardo Najera a few weeks back? Of course not.
Continue reading “New Jersey Nets plan to relocate Lopez”
You’re a 7-footer who has made his reputation as a beast on the low box, and now your coach is asking you to abandon your comfort zone and move over on the weak side, away from the ball, with nary a touch on …
Chisolm: Long season likely ahead for the Nets
Talk about a thorough overhaul. Twelve months ago the Nets were being written about as a failed experiment, as a collection of All-Star perimeter players who’ve played too long together without a frontcourt to …