D-Will’s shooting gives Nets a good shot
Has anyone looked at the NBA standings lately, specifically the wins and losses in the watered-down East’s Atlantic Division? Yup, that’s not a mistake. Going into tonight’s game against the Raptors, the little brother New Jersey Nets were tied with the not-so-mighty Knicks from across the river. Who would have…
Heavy Burden for D-Will: the Numbers Don’t Lie
… and we’re back, better than ever! The excitement that captivated us more than a month ago when NBA players and team owners reached an accord and ended the lockout has now passed. The honeymoon is over, and the abbreviated regular season is in full swing. And with most teams…
Meet the Nets: The NBA’s Most Enigmatic Team
If you thought having point guard extraordinaire Deron Williams for a full season meant the New Jersey Nets would compete for a playoff spot this season, you’re right. Williams without question gives the team a glimmer of hope even with center Brook Lopez expected to miss up to eight weeks…
Nets Now: Don’t Hit the Panic Button Yet
So much for good tidings, at least for the New Jersey Nets. The offseason and post lockout dreams of landing a super star player in Dwight Howard have painfully unfolded into preseason nightmares and a very gloomy future forecast for a widely-considered doomed organization. The regular season has yet to…
Nets Basketball: The Bridge to Brooklyn
The New Jersey Nets will drop the curtain on their final season in the “Garden State,” next Monday when they travel to the nation’s capitol to take on the Washington Wizards. For a franchise that has spent a majority of its existence shrouded in mystery, the Nets will open the…
One-year marriage for Kris Humphries and Nets
Kris Humphries has grabbed headlines all year long, but finally, today’s news is actually noteworthy. In a move that took longer than I thought, the Nets finally re-signed The Humph to a one-year deal worth approximately $7 million to $8 million. It’s a steal, considering Humphries is a legitimate double-double…
Nets Now: Williams is the key name now
If you don’t take a step back to soak in everything during this NBA free agent frenzy, you probably would never know that your New Jersey Nets have been wheeling and dealing outside of the Dwight Howard sweepstakes. As we all know by now, the Orlando Magic have decided to…
Nets nightmare: Magic take Howard off trading block
Mikhail Prokhorov is in a bit of a panic, and it’s not because of next year’s presidential election in his native country. The Nets’ billionaire owner, who earlier this week announced his candidacy for next year’s Russian presidential election, is shaking in his boots because his American investment is in…
Nets cannot afford to lose in deal for Howard
It was Dickens who penned the line: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Little did he or anyone else know that he wrote the first verse to the Nets’ horror story that unfolded throughout the day Friday. Jersey fans woke up that morning to…
Nets want Howard; Howard wants the Nets
’Tis the season of giving, so why not give everyone what they want this December. Already, Knicks fans are singing the praises of Tyson Chandler, and Miami got smart and inked Shane Battier. Super point guard Chris Paul seems like he’s about to get his wish, a ticket out of…
Nets face brutal task in revised NBA schedule
Like all other teams in the league, the Nets will face a brutal schedule challenge as a result of the 149-day lockout. The NBA released its revised 2011-12 regular season schedule, giving each team little to no rest in order to complete 66 games. There are a bunch of back-to-back…
P.J. Carlesimo comes back to New Jersey
The addition of P.J. Carlesimo to the Nets’ coaching staff is a fantastic move. Not only will New Jersey’s sidelines have a familiar face, the former Seton Hall coach brings added diversity and NBA head coaching experience to a relatively inexperienced staff. Carlesimo, along with New York City native and…
