Archive for September, 2009

Nets following potential sale, focused on season

No one on the New Jersey Nets was preoccupied Tuesday with what might happen next season if Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov buys the team and moves it to Brooklyn.

Beyond The Arc NBA Power Rankings: Training Camp Edition Part 2

*Yawn* If they don’t make any other significant pickups during the offseason, they have to pray that Wade can play lights-out again next season and that both Beasley and Chalmers make significant jumps this season.

Prokhorov final piece of puzzle, says Ratner

Prokhorov final piece of puzzle, says Ratner New Jersey Nets owner Bruce Ratner, left, poses for pictures with Vince Carter and team president Rod Thorn in a December 2004 photo.

2010-11 already on Nets’ radar screen

Then next year, watch out. “We definitely want to be a team that can compete for the championship.

Russian tycoon confirms interest in Nets

Russian billionaire tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov is interested in funding the Nets’ Atlantic Yards area project and possibly taking over the team.

Take Your Pick: Vince vs. Pierce

Along with Dirk Nowitzki , Antawn Jamison , Mike Bibby , and Michael Olowokandi, the 1998 NBA draft featured Vince Carter and Paul Pierce .

NJ Nets: Yi Jianlian’s not double-dipping with Chinese national team

Nets forward Yi Jianlian will not miss the team’s regular season opener to compete in the Chinese National Games, according to team president Rod Thorn.

Sentinel power poll No. 29: New Jersey Nets

The basketball coverage crew at the Orlando Sentinel has put together its preseason NBA power rankings, complete with predictions we have no business making in September.

Offseason Buzz: What’s up with the Nets?

Want to know who’s heating up for a big season on the hardwood? Insider is tapping into John Hollinger’s projected player efficiency ratings to see who’s trending up and down across the NBA.

Five Players Who’s Trade Rumors are Flying Under the Radar

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Single Page Jameer Nelson There is no question the Orlando Magic are in win-now mode.

NETS: Corn Ice Cream. Yummy

Devin Harris chatted with the media types today, discussing everything Nets, about style , to strengths to weaknesses .

The Roy Halladay-Vince Carter Correlation

Roy Halladay has been noticeably distant lately. Not from the media or the team , but from the old Roy Halladay.

Continue reading “NJ Nets’ Devin Harris ready to assume bigger role with Vince Carter gone”

Devin Harris, left, says the trade of Vince Carter, shown with him last season, made sense with the way the Nets were trying to get younger.

Streets Talk DVD Episode 8: Lost in Yonkers - Available Now

August 31, 2009 - New York, NY - While Yonkers may not be the first place that enters the mind when thinking of a major hip hop movement, DJ Scoob Doo and Jadakiss are hoping to be the ones to change that mentality.