Prokhorov Calls Off 'Melo Trade Talks, Says Decision Is Final
by Net Income on Jan 20, 2011 1:07 AM EST
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Mikhail Prokhorov, saying the negotiations had taken too long and had taken too much of a toll on his team, Wednesday ended talks with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons to acquire Carmelo Anthony.
Prokhorov said his decision was final and that he was pleased with the efforts of Billy King. The billionaire owner said the negotiations, which began in August, had cost the Nets games.
He said as well that he had permission from the Nuggets to talk to Anthony but no agreement on the final contours of the trade which would have been largest in NBA history, moving up to 16 players and $225 million in contracts.
King also announced that Troy Murphy wants a trade and the Nets will try to accommodate him.
“Really, I am not happy with the way the deal has gone until now,” Prokhorov said. “It has taken too long. It has been played out in public. Certainly it’s taken a toll on the players and I believe it has cost us several games. Games our team, I believe, for sure could win during this period of time.
“I think the management of the team did a great job. But I am instructing our team to walk away from the deal and the meeting that was supposed to be held by our management, tomorrow in Denver with Carmelo, is hereby cancelled.”
In response, Anthony said he would have enjoyed meeting Prokhorov but still wouldn't commit to what he wants.
"Yeah, he's a very interesting man," said 'Melo. "So, for me to just be in the room with him and just have a conversation with him, I would have loved that. I never told anyone anything. Like I said, I'm pretty sure he was just tired of everything that's going on. He probably got fed up about it and he just wanted to move on."
- Prokhorov Announcement (Video) - NBA.com
- Prokhorov Answers Questions (Video) - NBA.com
- Billy King Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
- NETS: Prokhorov's Proclamation: An End to Trade Talks - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
- Nets owner tells team to drop Anthony deal - Tom Canavan - AP
- Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov said team is walking away from Carmelo Anthony trade talks - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Murphy asks to be traded after less than one season with team - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Carmelo Anthony deal off the table for Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov says 'the prize' is 'too expensive' - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
- Prokhorov pulls plug on Nets trade for Anthony - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Murphy has asked Nets for trade - Fred Kerber - New York Post Nets Blog
- Canceling Carmelo: Until further notice, the Nets are still the Nets - Stefan Bondy - The InterNets
- Nets' owner tells team to drop Anthony deal - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Prokhorov calls off Carmelo talks - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Nets End Their Bid to Obtain Anthony - Jonathan Abrams - New York Times
- Knicks Now in Spotlight in Carmelo Anthony Speculation - Howard Beck - New York Times
- Knicks, Perhaps Distracted by Anthony Talk, Fall to Rockets - Howard Beck - New York Times
- Breaking News: Melo deal off - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Prokhorov has team drop Carmelo Anthony deal - Chris Sheridan - ESPN New York
- Nets Walk Away From Carmelo (Video) - Chris Sheridan - ESPN
- Carmelo-Nets Deal Still Alive? (Video) - Jon Barry - ESPN
- Nets' Prokhorov kills megadeal for Anthony - Don Burke - New York Newsday
- Knicks no closer to deal for Anthony - Alan Hahn - New York Newsday
- Nets Pull Out Of Carmelo Talks - Alex Raskin - HoopsWorld
- Troy Murphy requests trade from Nets, given leave from team - Kurt Helin - NBC Sports
- Nets F Troy Murphy requests trade - Ben Golliver - CBS Sports
- Nets Owner Prokhorov Ends Carmelo Anthony Trade Talks - Nancy Kerchival - Bloomberg News
- Prokhorov 'walking away' from deal for Carmelo Anthony - Mike Ashmore - Trentonian
- 'Melo wanted to meet Prok - AP
- Carmelo Anthony trade to New Jersey is dead, Nets owner says - Denver Post
- Nuggets on the clock to trade Anthony after Nets say no - Mark Kiszla - Denver Post
- Billionaire Russian owner nixes deal for Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony - Benjamin Hochman - Denver Post
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Dissapointed
But I get it.
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
GOD IM SO HAPPY
PROKI IS MY MANNNNNNN i love him
by Arian Sh on Jan 19, 2011 6:06 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
sadnetsfan this is a day to celebrate
we have assets we still can make trades plus melo aint worth that price
Yes
Excited, not overpaying for a overrated scorer … people who only score. .. no defense is just average
Hope denver ends up getting nothing for Melo
Great News!
Some of the best trades are those that were never made. Nets will have tremendous flexibility, cap space and draft choices for years. Can’t beat this happy ending if you try.
agreed
people forget Iverson was almost traded to Detroit (held up by Matt Gieger of all people) the summer before the Sixers made the Finals.
by sheepareevil on Jan 20, 2011 12:19 AM EST up reply actions
Morrow moves Graham on friday
Official Detractor of the "Make a Wish Foundation, NJ chapter" headed by Billy King
by Scoot21 on Jan 19, 2011 8:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wow
And he said Billy King and the Nuggets didn’t know about it.
I think the Billy King remark was a joke
Billy seems like he’s known about it for a bit the way he’s answering questions. doesn’t seem caught off guard
by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2011 6:05 PM EST up reply actions
What’s good KV.
Proky is such a boss. For the first time in a while, I’m happy about Nets-basketball.
The Token Black-Jew
Yo Omar Minaya, Im really happy for ya, and Imma let you finish, but this is the best press conference of all time, of all time!
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:04 PM EST reply actions 9 recs
This could obviously be a strategy
to make Denver wake the ____ up and finish the deal. Just saying.
Official Member of the "MAKE CARMELO A NET" Movement
i think you're looking at a ship that's sailed
and i don’t think it’s Denver that’s holding this deal up.
Yes, I am a Giants fan. Now that we got that out of the way....
IMPEACH DOLAN!!!!
I will not - lose! -Jay Z-
If it is, this is even a more stud move
Brings it back to market price and the clock is now ticking on them. I dont think this is the case though. Bold Move.
"We all have to decide for ourself how much sin we can live with"
Serious case of denial, imo
The Russians' and Yormark's handling of trade rumors have destroyed the 2010-2011 Nets. Even if we win a gazillion championships in Brooklyn, their destruction of the 10-11 Nets will always be on their resume.
Avery took away Brook's comic books: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqyS2SEPjIc&feature=player_embedded
But he is a great businessman.
It would be just “business” if Nuggets come back begging for a deal.
We have to think that.
The way to know is if Nets delay before making any more deals.
Ujiri will have to start again looking for best offer.
I doubt he gets traded to Knicks until just before the deadline.
It's about time now too
Now Denver calls and we make the demand. Take it or leave it. No exceptions our terms
Official Detractor of the "Make a Wish Foundation, NJ chapter" headed by Billy King
by Scoot21 on Jan 19, 2011 8:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Billy king played this whole situation like a buffoon.
Avery hasnt run an offensive play all year, designed a horrible offense for brook, advocated for the outlaw, petro signings, plays graham, doesnt play murphy (what do we need a career double double player for?!?)
this entire organization is a joke. From the players to avery to Yormark to King
by michaelbot1 on Jan 19, 2011 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I wouldn’t go that far but mostly I agree with you. We kind of overlooked these things because of the whole uncertainty of the situation, There are some chronic issues on the court that should have been fixed long ago, especially the Lopez situation. We are losing too much because of the same mistakes that we do in each and every game. He started off nicely but to me Avery is a disappointment so far, I think he is not the right type of coach for this team, more like a motivator than a teacher. Hope it changes, but I’m afraid it’ll only change when we acquire more experienced players, not when Avery develops the guys we have.
I think he can see his tonsils from where he wedged it
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Jan 19, 2011 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
....
Billionaires dont beg.
Good job by Proko…now if we can only come up with a big performance tonight vs the Jazz then all will be well
I just have to say one thing...
Closure is nice.
Thank god it’s over. Let’s move on now.
Official member of the "DO NOT TRADE STEPHEN GRAHAM" movement
I think this was the smart move
from a basketball perspective. Good to know they are making winning basketball games in the future the priority rather than selling tickets.
Prokhy calling Denver's bluff
Let’s see if they can get a better deal than ours.
thank you
now lets get terrence jones or kyrie irving
Kyrie Irving or Perry Jones
and let’s go Favors.
Bricks dropping like it's hot
from Denver front office butts.
GOOD
The Nets were getting played. The Nuggets were treating the Nets like the ugly guy that would do anything to date the pretty girl. There are other players other than Melo..
let us get Melo
for 3 1/2 years
and when he leaves we would be in much worse shape than we are now..
Official Member of the "Travis OutLOL Society". 5 years, 35 Million Dollars worth of lulz.
You dont have to worry we will always suck with these losers on this team Lopez/Harris/Favors etc etc
To All the Haters: We Told Ya So!!!
At Small Foward Number 15 Carmelo Anthony
by Wall2KingJames on Jan 19, 2011 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
Hes claiming that Denver wasnt difficult to deal with, that the process was hard, BS.
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
lol
The Russians' and Yormark's handling of trade rumors have destroyed the 2010-2011 Nets. Even if we win a gazillion championships in Brooklyn, their destruction of the 10-11 Nets will always be on their resume.
Avery took away Brook's comic books: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqyS2SEPjIc&feature=player_embedded
Anyone remembers what I said in my Fanpost? Now we’ll expect Harris and the others to play for us at their best, as if nothing happened, now that this is over. How can they?
There will still be trades tho
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
I would assume we will see a fired up Nets tonight
After just seeing how their Boss do business they’d be foolish not to get him a W
We may see that
I just hope those guys ( devin, favors, morrow, etc) are not too hurt that the nets wanted to trade them
by Keenan on Jan 19, 2011 6:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No one is going to want to deal
with the Nuggets front office. What idiots. They should have jumped on this deal in September. I’m looking forward to them getting Bosh’d.
as long as they have melo on the table
someone is going to want to deal, they may be reluctant knowing all the BS they put us through but he is an elite player and theres no way u miss a chance to at least try to get him jus because the front office is a bunch of A holes
by bettacalltyrone on Jan 19, 2011 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
This was all Denvers front office not Melo
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
I like to think so, but I believe Prokhorov is just trying to tamper the fires for now (settle unruly Nets fans)
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
I want to have a tattoo of Proky on my arm
by Angel Oquendo on Jan 19, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
Hope you guy enjoy watching a 15 win team every yr fromnow
To All the Haters: We Told Ya So!!!
At Small Foward Number 15 Carmelo Anthony
by Wall2KingJames on Jan 19, 2011 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
That's not happening.
But it is about time to make Ujiri squirm and possibly beg for the original deal back. It was about time the team pulled back, this should have been done a long time ago.
Official Detractor of the "Make a Wish Foundation, NJ chapter" headed by Billy King
Denver's front office has screwed with about 5 teams during this its crazy
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
I pity the poor Jazz tonight
Devin might drop 50.
I think you spelled Derons name wrong
by fumblesnout on Jan 19, 2011 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 21 recs
EPIC..
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:11 PM EST up reply actions
lolz
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
LMAO. Good one. But Deron
has the flu or something. Game time decision.
by Doesthishurt on Jan 19, 2011 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
He can have the flu, plague be on one leg
and still score 50
Supreme RECage
The Russians' and Yormark's handling of trade rumors have destroyed the 2010-2011 Nets. Even if we win a gazillion championships in Brooklyn, their destruction of the 10-11 Nets will always be on their resume.
Avery took away Brook's comic books: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqyS2SEPjIc&feature=player_embedded
wow
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
So much misinformation out there its crazy and sickening
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
I think Ujiri just pissed himself while watching Proky's Interview..
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
There goes their leverage with other teams now
His tummy must be sooooo upset. LMAO!!
by Doesthishurt on Jan 19, 2011 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
Lol Prokhy should just walk in and assure that the Melo deal won't go down.
Then Nets score 1000 points and hold the Jazz to 2 points on .0001% shooting
~Hard Work
Finally closure.
Official Member of the "I Hate the Heat" Movement
by Mike Viola on Jan 19, 2011 6:12 PM EST via mobile reply actions
This beats "The Decision" By Bron by a Mile
by NetsYankee on Jan 19, 2011 6:13 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
this better have had better ratings lol
Official Member of the "Travis OutLOL Society". 5 years, 35 Million Dollars worth of lulz.
Its nice
To be able to know we r terrible and keep getting high draft picks.
Seriously now avery needs to let favors play 30 min a game. Foul out a bunch and see what hes got
Official Member of the "I Hate the Heat" Movement
by Mike Viola on Jan 19, 2011 6:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Proky ended it
and made the Nets look good instead of weak.
by djsupreme on Jan 19, 2011 6:13 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
THIS
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
Media will spin it say that the Nets did this just to try and save face.
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
agree...
we’ll get a bunch of “i told you so” and Melo didn’t want to play for the Nets from the start from Sheridan and Co.
by BKNfastbreak on Jan 19, 2011 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
THIS
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Jan 19, 2011 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
knicks fan here
happy to see your man did the right thing here and told denver to shove it. i don’t really want the knicks to trade for melo, the nuggets would probably want the island of manhattan thrown in given their trade demand history. it does make you wonder what’s going to happen next for that team / player though.
"Why does green mean that's the color green? Why can't you say another word for green being green? Know what i'm saying?" - Stephon
"Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie." - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Jan 19, 2011 6:14 PM EST reply actions
by team / player i mean nuggets / melo
just to clarify
"Why does green mean that's the color green? Why can't you say another word for green being green? Know what i'm saying?" - Stephon
"Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie." - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Jan 19, 2011 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
No he wasn't it was the front office
King never received a no from Melo
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
Damn, you beat me to it.
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
lucky guess on his part
so no apologies from me. Nets canceled a meeting with Melo which would’ve been tomorrow, meaning the trade negotiations were not dead.
Not until hes a Knick
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
YES
The Russians' and Yormark's handling of trade rumors have destroyed the 2010-2011 Nets. Even if we win a gazillion championships in Brooklyn, their destruction of the 10-11 Nets will always be on their resume.
Avery took away Brook's comic books: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqyS2SEPjIc&feature=player_embedded
Well actually he'll be right when hes a Knick
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
Until Melo is traded, it ain't over
Official Detractor of the "Make a Wish Foundation, NJ chapter" headed by Billy King
Mannix
ChrisMannixSI: Perhaps the greatest press conference ever. Prokhorov, King were unequivocal. Melo will not be a Net
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
Amen
This is the best move. The nets were mortgaging their future for a heave-ho shooter who is not a true superstar.
The nets were mortgaging their future
What future the Amazing Favors?
To All the Haters: We Told Ya So!!!
At Small Foward Number 15 Carmelo Anthony
by Wall2KingJames on Jan 19, 2011 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
yes favors
and 3 first round picks, probably 2 of those lottery
That will prob be true.
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
you don't try to involve Miami
when Proky was looking to meet you
obviously the contender thing was important
Lets do this!
Time to roll up the sleeves and get to work.
Time to nurture Derrick’s game
Time to dream about Kyrie Irving /Terrance Jones
We’ll get there
we need to show our support and show those that were on the block how much we appreciate them at some games!
Ujiri
Ujiri should be fired! Denver is going to loose Melo for nothing! Ujiri experienced Bosh leave and now he will experience it all over again
by Blkswizz on Jan 19, 2011 6:15 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
that dude has acted like a bosh through this whole process
"Why does green mean that's the color green? Why can't you say another word for green being green? Know what i'm saying?" - Stephon
"Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie." - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Jan 19, 2011 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
maybe, we'll see
in the next couple days probably
Yep.
Prokhy and King couldn’t have been any clearer.
This is over. Done. No more.
I’m so happy and surprised, I don’t know how to react.
"why would you want to do that
this years draft sucks and thats without the threat of a lockout." - The benevolent Net Income, prognosticating on the quality of the 2011 draft class... In December.
Official Member of the "Do Not Trade Derrick Favors" Movement
maybe now denver will wnat the trade but king say, now we just give you troy murphy and the nuggs accept! ahah
by Sérgio Silva on Jan 19, 2011 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
Hello Billy...
Sorry about that fiasco it was all click
Hello….Billy…..dial tone
"ground and pound to glory"
I’m so happy and surprised
Your happy were not going o get melo to help this franchise? WOOW
Hope you enjoy this garbage of a team
To All the Haters: We Told Ya So!!!
At Small Foward Number 15 Carmelo Anthony
by Wall2KingJames on Jan 19, 2011 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
Billy King will still take Ujiri's call, no doubt
but it better be Ujiri calling Billy, not other way around
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
Proky is a genius
Somehow he comes out of this mess with more respect than he went in with.
by KiwiNetsFan on Jan 19, 2011 6:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
THIS
New York Giants
New Jersey Nets
New York Yankees
Syracuse Orange
by BrooksBridges11 on Jan 19, 2011 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Jan 19, 2011 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
dont think murphy can be traded back to Indiana
"I don't care if you gotta FLY... You bettah have my doughNUTS!"
I WANTED MELO IN THE WORST WAY
that being said, i am sooooooooooo happy what proky just did. he screwed denver over just like they were trying to do for us. dont be surprised tho if he still ends up a net at a much cheaper price. gained a lot of respect for our owner today. he may not know the most about the NBA but like someone else on this thread said the guy didnt make all that money being an idiot.
getting melo at a low price
would make me very happy
ABSOLUTELY AGREE
"Nobody in the league can guard you one-on-one," Johnson bellowed from the sideline. "It's an insult to you if they try."
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS" Movement
Not going to happen. "No" means NO by Prokorov.
He basically told Denver management and ownership to go jump in the lake.
No it just means we take our dignity back
now we play hardball. We will see what’s out there for plan b and plan c and Ujiri gets to think about it. But don’t think that if Ujiri calls up and wants the original deal or something similar on deadline day that it couldn’t come together in the last minute. But any thought of Denver being in control of things ended today flat out. Thank God
Official Detractor of the "Make a Wish Foundation, NJ chapter" headed by Billy King
ok billy, this is your time to shine
GO AND GET US SOME SOLID PLAYERS
See ya later season tickets
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
by eLonepb on Jan 19, 2011 6:18 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
why is everyone so happy about this?
we failed to land a superstar and will sink into mediocrity… say hello to the knicks completely outshining us in new york once we move there when they have amare and carmelo, and possibly cp3
nets disappoint once again
by ericjh2 on Jan 19, 2011 6:18 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
ok so what?
we tried, and denver kept raising the price, that is not how you negociate. It isnt even professional
because trading 3/4 of the roster
is not a good idea
relax
who cares about the Knicks? how does that impact the Nets besides in the marketing department?
It doesn't.
Time to be real Nets fans, folks. Not just Anti-Knicks fans. They’re going to do whatever it is they’re going to do.
The Nets need to focus on how they can build their brand as a winning organization.
"why would you want to do that
this years draft sucks and thats without the threat of a lockout." - The benevolent Net Income, prognosticating on the quality of the 2011 draft class... In December.
Official Member of the "Do Not Trade Derrick Favors" Movement
by Iron_Fist on Jan 19, 2011 6:22 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Very well Said Iron
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Jan 19, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
How can they build a brand as a winning organization if we dont have superstars
Let me guess Favors is that guy right?
To All the Haters: We Told Ya So!!!
At Small Foward Number 15 Carmelo Anthony
by Wall2KingJames on Jan 19, 2011 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
count me as a knicks fan who agrees with prokhy and wants no part of a trade with the nuggets
i’m not sure either tri-state team would want to gut themselves for what denver is offering
"Why does green mean that's the color green? Why can't you say another word for green being green? Know what i'm saying?" - Stephon
"Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie." - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Jan 19, 2011 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
its like getting beat up by a bully
for the entire year round. and then finally standing up for yourself. you may still get your ass kicked but at least you walk away with your self respect.
by bettacalltyrone on Jan 19, 2011 6:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And then you'll get beat up again the next time and start cowering once more. lol.
There is no Happy Ending in Life.
I believe in Prokhorov
thats all
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
fear mongering
The Russians' and Yormark's handling of trade rumors have destroyed the 2010-2011 Nets. Even if we win a gazillion championships in Brooklyn, their destruction of the 10-11 Nets will always be on their resume.
Avery took away Brook's comic books: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqyS2SEPjIc&feature=player_embedded
Where the hell do the Nets go from here?
Do they trade for Granger? Maybe trade Murphy and picks for Gerald Wallace?
What do they do? What DO they do? Because they have to do something.
Official Member of The Ancient Mystic Society of No Melo
You do realize that the Nets have 5 first round picks over the next few years right? By 2012 only Petro, Farmar, Harris, Lopez and Outlaw will have contracts.
hey, if outlaw's a sixth man, he could increase his trade value
i mean, he’s not completely incompetent, he can make shots (once in a while, and if he doesn’t take too many, which he probably won’t if he’s coming off the bench) and someone who needs him could take him off our hands.
I'm not trading the Nets pick from this year.
The Nets have many, many picks they can trade.
Official Member of The Ancient Mystic Society of No Melo
I wouldn't want Danny Granger
He strikes me as a Melo clone(not a compliment). I’d love if they could swing something for Kevin Martin or Gerald Wallace if they’re available.
What's that about?
by Brian. on Jan 19, 2011 6:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
he's like the homeless mans carmelo
he doesn’t get to the rim anywhere near as much.
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
smh
Gerald Wallace cannot shoot to save his life and he is more injury prone than Danny Granger!!! Kevin Martin AKA Glass Joe?!!!!
by boogeewon on Jan 19, 2011 6:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Better than Melo.
Wallace does this…
Official Member of The Ancient Mystic Society of No Melo
by TWilliAM on Jan 19, 2011 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Crashmania!
and rec’d
Anthony treats the Nets like the unattractive girl he refuses to tell his friends he’s seeing on the side. She walks past in the lunch room, tosses him a smile and ’Melo tells his friends he hasn’t an idea why she keeps doing that.--Woj
by calling all toasters on Jan 19, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
I like Wallace but he's nowhere near better than Melo
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
Solid and overpaid
You guys want flash not substance, SMH.
by Zartan on Jan 20, 2011 4:54 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
i wouldn't mind wallace
we need a defensive 3 who can score once in a while
Someday
Someday, we will look at this day and be glad that Prokhorov did this. Go Nets.
Well the Melo situation i still not over because he's still a Nugget lol
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
Proky did it the right way
Got out in front of the story to much BS
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
.
christomasson: No surprise at all. Nets owner says Carmelo Anthony deal is dead Carmelo never wanted to go to New Jersey in first place http://es.pn/e3Ilj1
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lol why is he using a link to ESPN new york
Where is his source that says that
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
Wow
This is great news! Nicely done proky, break out the champagne :) That’ll teach Denver a lesson not to mess with us and we’re not pushovers
So where do we go now?
Draft?
Do what we all wanted in september? Trade murphy and a player for a talent or more picks?
Have 3 first rounders this year?
Thoughts?
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by Mike Viola on Jan 19, 2011 6:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
really don't care
either way, let murphy’s contract expire and get the picks
or trade a pick with murphy for a 3
We will definately trade Murphy
I would trade him for Gerald Wallace. Good Defensive minded person at the 3. Then you add Mayo who is a scorer at the 2, and have Morrow come of the bench.
The YES network was a #FAIL by the way
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
Now the media will turn it into the Knicks getting Melo
Even if it doesn’t happen. I hope Melo would tare everything from them.
Most important point is PROKY LISTENS TO KING
I have no doubt that King kept telling him how ridiculous Denver was being. So I think in the end, Proky deferred to King and agreed to kill the talks
by orangeeater on Jan 19, 2011 6:19 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Looks like Chris Sheridan was right.
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by King Henry the 2nd on Jan 19, 2011 6:19 PM EST reply actions
i just want to watch competitive basketball. I really wanted to watch playoff basketball and became very excite
for melo because i would be able to watch that. Now im going to have to experience another early trip home and praying for a lottery win
by joeyb896 on Jan 19, 2011 6:20 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Some of you guys think
this is the end of the world.
You are WRONG. It shows that Mikhail isnt willing to sell everything for a superstar. He and BK tried to get MELO, they didnt lack the effort. But Denver is run by 2 unprofessional individuals. I am happy he said this, at least now we can divert our attention to something REAL, instead of on this rollercoaster.
Not sure but a lot of teams were calling the Pistons for him
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
King said he texted the Nuggets front office about the situation earlier today
Didn’t recieve a text back yet lol there like whaaaaaaa?? Noooooo
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
PS- we still may get Melo near the deadline
still can offer the most… wtihout question.. unless the Bulls want to give up Noah (they dont)..
Knicks have no reason to trade because they can sign him as a FA after the season..
No we won't. Stop your dreaming.
“No” means NO! Proky was crystal-clear on that.
will we make other moves?
let’s get granger and irving in the draft!
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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2011 6:22 PM EST reply actions
Irving is probably returning
he got hurt pretty bad
ya that is a bummer
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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2011 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
they saying he will be back and if he has a good tournament he might go...
Do you risk going number one ore two and getting hurt and getting the injury “prone label”?
No thanks
I don’t want a PF, espcially if were gonna bench Scola or Favors
Scola could groom Favors for the next couple years
He seems to be a very likable player and would help his development
Denver Front office
Seriously who in the NBA would want to do business with such an office. Much respect to Prohoky, our time and resources was being wasted, we were threatened (Melo being traded to the Knicks) and techincally our roster and organization was being held hostage
Favors should be untouchable at this point
unless its CP3
I semi agree
it depends on who goes with him, in my opinion
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Everyone but Lopez?
That’s what I would assume, Cp3 is a lot more valuable than Melo
Bwahahaha
Sorry Nuggets, Daddy’s home now.
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by jrtallent on Jan 19, 2011 6:23 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is THE BEST news!
It doesn’t matter what happens now. What we know is:
1) Porky is NOT a total pushover who is willing to be the laughingstock of the NBA.
2) He is, in fact, a businessman after all.
3) The NUGS will likely come crawling back and we actually have a bargaining position. Finally.
4) Porkly is a realist. Apart from the hesitancy of Melo, we REALLY needed someone level headed to step and look at our assets going forward and make some sound decisions.
WE HAVE A TON OF OPTIONS.
"Nobody in the league can guard you one-on-one," Johnson bellowed from the sideline. "It's an insult to you if they try."
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YOU BET YOUR A**!!!!!
"Nobody in the league can guard you one-on-one," Johnson bellowed from the sideline. "It's an insult to you if they try."
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Don't forget get about my boy Morrow!
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by JetsMetsNets on Jan 19, 2011 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
YOU BET YOUR A**!!!!!
"Nobody in the league can guard you one-on-one," Johnson bellowed from the sideline. "It's an insult to you if they try."
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Now Denver is going to come crawling back on their knees begging for a straight up Petro, Ross, Graham for Carmelo and the Nets will gladly accept.
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Misinformationed SOURCES
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
All these Knicks homers laughing smh its disgusting Vendetta people
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
No I meant the analysts on ESPN there all giddy
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
IMO Chandler is BETTER than MELO this year.
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by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
Who cares?
This year doesn’t matter. It’s about who the better player is.
No's he's not come on
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
Why'd Denver want him?
He’ll be a free agent this offseason. Since Denver is trying to rob people for Melo’s talents, I’m sure they’ll be asking for Fields/Gallo/Curry & a 1st rd. pick if the Knicks can get one in time.
What's that about?
How I feel about this development:
What's that about?
by Brian. on Jan 19, 2011 6:24 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
Riley from the Boondocks!
Hilarious.
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by King Henry the 2nd on Jan 19, 2011 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
No deal...
We don’t want that contract with Morrow coming back on Friday. His contract is horrible.
by BKNfastbreak on Jan 19, 2011 6:25 PM EST up reply actions
No that was just to make Melos agent happy
Just a sideshow like NI said
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
yes
this trade is happening, IMO. Its no surprise Rip and Troy havent been playing at all.
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Troy requested a trade King said it in the press conferance
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
Thats crazy
ChrisMannixSI: The Nets received permission to discuss extension with Melo on Monday night. Prokhorov said he decided on Tuesday enough was enough.
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
Good to hear him acknowledge what I've been saying
Trade rumors have been destroying this team. Glad he broke them off. Still did damage to this team, but at least he stopped the bleeding.
Derrick Favors, please forgive the Nets front office. Now go out there and make us realize this is a blessing in disguise!
The Russians' and Yormark's handling of trade rumors have destroyed the 2010-2011 Nets. Even if we win a gazillion championships in Brooklyn, their destruction of the 10-11 Nets will always be on their resume.
Avery took away Brook's comic books: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqyS2SEPjIc&feature=player_embedded
haha i know right
surprising but nice. i saw the OKC one and they barely have any..
Denver got SCREWED by this news
But Melo obviously did not want to play here. He said no. They had a meeting scheduled but Prokhorov didn’t want to beg.
THAT I like.
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
agree...
Prokhorov and King handled the end of the saga the correct way. If they went and met with Melo and he turned the Nets down…THAT would be devastating.
by BKNfastbreak on Jan 19, 2011 6:28 PM EST up reply actions
Don't think thats what it was
King in the press conference said he was looking forward to showing Melo the future and what not and never received anything negative from Melo but remember their agent was pushing for us like the AP said it wasn’t Melo but Nuggets front office.
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
the fact that Melo needed to be convinced...
indicates that he probably didn’t want to play for the Nets. There was a good chance he would walk away after the meeting impressed but say NO…flashback to this past summer.
by BKNfastbreak on Jan 19, 2011 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
Who's to say it was convincing?
Could have been worse answering questions…
Listen, there was no deal in place regardless. And that’s the truth to the situation.
No deal means meeting was meaningless.
Denver FO screwed this one up. No doubt about it.
by ZR on Jan 19, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
it was also reported by multiple sources...
that the Nets never REALLY knew if Melo would actually sign the extension. That hurt the negotiations as well. I agree Denver FO screwing this deal though…and I think they will have trouble down the line in negotiations because of this.
by BKNfastbreak on Jan 19, 2011 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
It's all good.
Prokhy proves that he’s a quick learner on how to do business in this league.
He helps make the Nets continue to look aggressive, except now we don’t look desperate.
And it puts the screws to Denver, who was absolutely killing our front office.
"why would you want to do that
this years draft sucks and thats without the threat of a lockout." - The benevolent Net Income, prognosticating on the quality of the 2011 draft class... In December.
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THANK YOU!!!
Either as a literal end of negotiations or as a bluff to lower the price, I support this move 100 percent!!
Hate the players (yeah, not playa), not the game?
by NetsJetsFan on Jan 19, 2011 6:24 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
+1
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
-Hamilton’s age
-2 more years after this, with a $9 million cap hold in the next BIG summer 2012-2013 when we’ll be moving to Brooklyn
-Murphy is expiring and King values cap space if we can’t get a star
by BKNfastbreak on Jan 19, 2011 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
why would he?
he has a horrible contract, only worth it if we got melo, now that we are going a different direction, i wouldnt touch his contract.
Nah
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by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
As much as i would
like to have him . His contract is an albatross and we wont touch it. It would be nice to have him teach morrow though. could turn AM into the next reggie miller, another knick killer
by bettacalltyrone on Jan 19, 2011 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
After Prokhorov/King press conference, this photo was taken of Chris Sheridan @ ESPN offices.
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Why?
Then the Knicks will be much better in 2011
Watching Melo and Amare attempt to mesh will
bring lots of lulz.
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by BrooksBridges11 on Jan 19, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
Talking to the locker room...
I’d love it. Walking in the footsteps of Steinbrenner.
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why would he apologize?
its part of the business. He is sorry he tried to make the team better? Cmon. They should be happy that another team wanted them for their star player.
this went beyond the cliche: "it's part of the business"
We acted like clowns and allowed ourselves to be played by the idiot kabal in Denver
Our guys were made to look stupid an expendable.
Correct
"why would you want to do that
this years draft sucks and thats without the threat of a lockout." - The benevolent Net Income, prognosticating on the quality of the 2011 draft class... In December.
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How were the Nets played?
This is clearly on the Nuggets FO. Not Carmelo. Not the Nets. All Nuggets FO.
They blew this one. I would love to see them get another deal as sweet as the one the Nets were giving them.
by ZR on Jan 19, 2011 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
Well atleast there...
is finally some closure to this. Can’t wait to see what moves Billy will make to improve this team.
yeaahhhh the nets got them _______. aint taking no bull from denver punk butts
sam cassell temporary VP of business relations has released a statement:
Take a big bite of deez denver:
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 19, 2011 6:26 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
PORKLY JUST MADE DENVER FO LOOK VERY VERY small
OUTCLASSED
"Nobody in the league can guard you one-on-one," Johnson bellowed from the sideline. "It's an insult to you if they try."
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Very very true
Props to Prokhorov. That’s why he’s the man.
by ZR on Jan 19, 2011 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
I tried to listen to the interview on YES but Mike Francesa was on
But from what I gathered, all Proky said was that he’s ending trade discussions. That doesn’t mean that they won’t start again in the future, which is great. When the Nuggets are ready to deal and not mess around and distract 5 teams and countless players and families with their cross fingered agreements, then we’ll get him on the cheap
That press conference could deliver some awesome Prokhorov GIF images.
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by JetsMetsNets on Jan 19, 2011 6:28 PM EST up reply actions
My bro's reaction to all of this.
*Sasha Timeline*
10/18/10 - Sasha's first game as a Net.
1/1/11 - Sasha's scores 22 points for a new career high.
1/5/11 - Sasha nets game winner vs. Bulls.
OMG JUST START MURPHY
Billie King even said he’s not happy here. He’s the one who wanted to be here. But he never had the opportunity to start. Let him start, and screw favors he doesn’t deserve to start.
+1 as a knicks fan
as long as the bulls don’t get him for too cheap…that team would be a monster…
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by ny knickerbocker on Jan 19, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
No doubt
But a move to the Knicks, new CBA looming, could kill their future as well
They better hope that Felton, Melo and Stoudemire can beat Miami. Because IMO, it doesn’t.
by ZR on Jan 19, 2011 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
Assuming they trade away at least
Gallo, Fields or Chandler. Which I think they have to do to get a deal done.
by ZR on Jan 19, 2011 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
this is all
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
by Gina on Jan 19, 2011 6:29 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Wow your still alive lol
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
AWWW YAAA!!!!!!!!!!
"Nobody in the league can guard you one-on-one," Johnson bellowed from the sideline. "It's an insult to you if they try."
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lol no i've just been busy
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
nice gif choice
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by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
Gina, remember what I said back in Dec about Prokhorov pulling the rug from under Denver
brace yourself for Negotiations Part Deux
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
you're terrifying me
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
Gotta say, though, I haven't felt this proud as a Nets fan for a longggggggg time
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
Did anyone ever think?
now this puts the mental strain on the Knicks players…who’s gonna get traded LMAO LOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH i love it…can you say losing streak!
Letter To Nets Front Office!!
Dear Proky,
Thank you for reading my letter that I wrote to you yesterday in reference to pulling the plug. I know that you are a smart buisness man that has a plan to put the Nets back on the map as they were during the “J-Kidd/K-Mart Days”. I understand although we don’t have a pereninal all-star on this team YET, you & the front office will continue to work towards that goal. Hopefully with the young potiential we have on the team as well as the multiple draft picks in the next three years you can build on that.
Thank you,
A Concerned Nets Fan
Who think Nets couldv'e gotten
more for Harris, Favors, Morrow, James and 3 Picks? I do
Yes #failed by the way are they even showing the Nets game lol
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
well its time to go the draft way route
let favors develope and keep the top 5 pick but i am dissapointed
Funny
ChrisMannixSI: Half the reporters in the room thought Prokhorov was kidding when he first said it. But neither he nor Billy King left any wiggle room.
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
and this
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
Jon Barry on ESPN
saying Melo to New Jersey is going to happen for sure now…HUH? hahaha
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by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 19, 2011 6:31 PM EST reply actions
He's on drugs..
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
Game thread is up..
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
perfect
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by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:32 PM EST up reply actions
He a pro bowler, right?
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 19, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
thats actually pretty funny
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by ny knickerbocker on Jan 19, 2011 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
Interesting Broussard tweet
Chris_Broussard: Smart move by Nets. Save a little dignity. Now go young with all your 1st round picks coming up. Would luv 2 c them get homeboy Kyrie Irving
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by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:32 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
yeah, but Broussard hates, us right?
maybe fans will stop with that nonsense now…
Lol yeah right, in his mind he's like "yes melo is going to my Knicks!!"
by Angel Oquendo on Jan 19, 2011 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
ugh
guess i was just hoping for a little too much logic here…
Broussard is not a Knicks homer
Not even remotely.
a lot of fans here
think that anyone who says anything negative about the Nets is is in love with the orange and blue. that’s like thinking that anyone who doesn’t believe in the clippers potential is a laker fan. it’s just a backwards argument and i dont get where it comes from, really.
I find it hilarious that Broussard is being targeted like that.
Sure you can say Chris Sheridan is, but his is a Knicks blogger/writer, why would you expect anything different?
But Broussard? Check back to the summer, Broussard was the main voice against Lebron going to the Knicks. As such, Broussard was the face on the dartboard for many Knicks fansites. Course now that the summer is over, it is much easier to look back and realize he was just reporting what his sources told him.
His homeboy?
Broussard is full of himself lol
The Russians' and Yormark's handling of trade rumors have destroyed the 2010-2011 Nets. Even if we win a gazillion championships in Brooklyn, their destruction of the 10-11 Nets will always be on their resume.
Avery took away Brook's comic books: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqyS2SEPjIc&feature=player_embedded
Term of endearment.
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by King Henry the 2nd on Jan 19, 2011 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
Unfortunately we can't pick where we draft
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
Thank goodness!
As much as I want Melo to come, I hate all the drama that transpired.
And I’m not willing to gut this team.
Screw the Nuggets.
Now, if we can acquire Melo for less without signing the extension ….
"It's time", "I'll take my talent to ..." "Beat the Heat!"
Chooo Chooo ... all aboard!
Wow this thread producted 300+ comments in 30 minutes
Imagine what would have happened if he was actually traded here
Via Chris Mannix's Twitter
“Troy Murphy has requested a trade, Nets GM Billy King says. Murphy will be allowed to stay away from the team until they can deal him.”
Wow
Jon Barry from ESPN just said that the trade will probably happen now that no one is gonna be taking about it.
Not crazy anything can happen
But looks dead now
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
Unless they include Affalo i think it's dead.. LOL
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:36 PM EST up reply actions
im pulling out all the gifs today
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
by Gina on Jan 19, 2011 6:34 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
LOL I didn't even notice it was you Gina..
Good to have you back..
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If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
Why do I have a feeling this trade isn't dead?
I really hope they stick to their word.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
I remain confident that Melo WOULD'VE played here at the start of the season
But Uriji and Kroenke’s waffling just cost them a HUGE amount of assets.
Now WE have a huge amount of assets.
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
100% Agree
This is not on the Nets. Not on Billy King. Not Prokhorov. Not Carmelo.
Ujiri and the Kroenke’s look ridiculous now. And I’m fine with that.
by ZR on Jan 19, 2011 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
important words from Billy King
“I don’t think that anyone who’s built a championship was worried about doing anything but building a team”
Brooklyn, competing with the Knicks, etc. That stuff is NOT a priority and it good to hear it from the top.
Well, that's what they need to say
But it’s definitely a factor
by ZR on Jan 19, 2011 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
it's what they will have to believe
if they ever actually want that 5-year plan to turn into a reality.
Wonder if Prok read Woj's article
about how Prok was going to go meet with Melo and beg him to be a Net and look like a fool doing so. So then Prok finally realized he was becoming a joke, so he called off the trade to save face.
The Russians' and Yormark's handling of trade rumors have destroyed the 2010-2011 Nets. Even if we win a gazillion championships in Brooklyn, their destruction of the 10-11 Nets will always be on their resume.
Avery took away Brook's comic books: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqyS2SEPjIc&feature=player_embedded
Knicks needs picks ...
let’s sell them one of ours … for a price. And gut their team. LOL.
"It's time", "I'll take my talent to ..." "Beat the Heat!"
Chooo Chooo ... all aboard!
I'll take that..
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
NO
Partially functional, half of me is comfortable, the other half is close to the Cliff, like Mrs. Huxtable
by King Henry the 2nd on Jan 19, 2011 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
roger that
oh wait … they need two 1st round picks … GUT THEM TO THE BONES!
Let the Knicks waste their time dealing … and hope they start losing too.
"It's time", "I'll take my talent to ..." "Beat the Heat!"
Chooo Chooo ... all aboard!
this wins, that was probably my favorite scene ever.
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
agreed
“he’s gonna be trouble!” “I know… but he’s so damn talented”
by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2011 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
How is this not green yet?
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by BrooksBridges11 on Jan 19, 2011 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
i re-watched the whole series in the fall
and season 9 for the first time.. my god it was terrible
by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2011 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
i thought it fell off a cliff season 7
and gave up like 2 episodes into season 8. But 1-6 it was awesome.
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
season 8 ended well.
the real finale was terrific, had great closure. season 8 was past its prime but it was still enjoyable, 9 is just embarrassing.
by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2011 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
I would like that
And he takes Outlols minutes
“I don’t have to worry about it no more,” Favors said. “It’s over with. This is my first time hearing it. I’m excited.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=6038636
Timeless - The 2001-2003 NJ Nets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nima3dmLrcw
by GMJigga on Jan 19, 2011 6:38 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Ohh My I'm gonna cry.. :(
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
i want to find him an give him a big hug
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
by Gina on Jan 19, 2011 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Homegrown star
He actually sounds like he wants to be a Net. I really think he can pan out and be a defensive force. Favors will average 18/12/2 in a few years, book it!
~Hard Work
Favors may you have long and prosperous carrer ine Jersey,
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS" Movement
nice to hear..
but Nets and those around the league may still view him as an asset for the next deal that comes along for a “star”.
by BKNfastbreak on Jan 19, 2011 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
What did Favors mean exactly? Did he hear directly from Prokhorov that Nets care commited to keeping him?
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
Not seeing where he said this
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
Me neither, so I'm asking for clarification
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
Boo yakasha
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
Now I can remain a Nets fan
killa kadafi191 was right all along, while jerry25 was just delusional
Jerry was a Twitter addict..
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
killa is only right if he goes to the knicks
and I dont think any of his predictions ever involved Prokhy flat out pulling the rug from under denver
by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2011 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think anyone was right or wrong here
This was completely unexpected…the Nets decided to back out. It was not because of Melo. It was because of the Nuggets FO.
Everyone said they thought Melo would not sign the extension. That was not the case. There was no deal in place. Period.
And if that’s the truth, which is what it sounded like, especially from King, I’m OK with it.
by ZR on Jan 19, 2011 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
I never say anything is a certainty.
And I use twitter less that most of the posters here.
...
i think this is my last one
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
upload it somewhere like imageshack
copy the direct link, then press the button with the tree on your commenting thing an paste the link into the box that pops up.
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
no, no it's not
Prokhov just claimed the upper hand.
Nets fans were spoiled by J-Kidd and hate on Devo for being less than legendary. Haters gonna hate. Spread the Harris Love!
Overjoyed great news thank god.
You the man Proky finally did it.
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS" Movement
I hope this doesn't affect the pursuit of rip hamilton
Or just another scorer to help out brook and devin
by Keenan on Jan 19, 2011 6:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
So where's Murphy going?
It’s time get rid of him. Let’s get Mayo or someone like Granger. We really just need a starting small forward.
“I never think in the subjunctive mode”
by sheepareevil on Jan 19, 2011 6:42 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
nuggets sb site
is really fired up………fans r extremely pissed blaming their own gm …..boy i have been waiting for this day since october…….wow uriji just wow……..he must have committed suicide by now
Nope the fans will do that for him.. haha
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
This is what it is...
I Break You
"Nobody in the league can guard you one-on-one," Johnson bellowed from the sideline. "It's an insult to you if they try."
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Lol, Denver must be pissed
They are getting NOTHING now, or very close to it. Their fans can’t be pleased.
Reminds me of the ol’ Rick Mahorn “pulling the chair” trick.
by JackTr1pper on Jan 19, 2011 6:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Now what do we do about troy murphys contract?
Any chance we can trade outlaw and first for cap space?
Trade him for my boy OJ
Nets for the ship!
Pistons might still be willing ...
to take him.
Let’s leave that to Billy, he might have some announcement tomorrow.
"It's time", "I'll take my talent to ..." "Beat the Heat!"
Chooo Chooo ... all aboard!
Damn i hate this guy
christomasson Chris Tomasson
Obviously, the Nuggets and Nets were motivated to do a deal with Melo, but he was just rolling his eyes the whole time. No interest in NJ.
He gets paid from Denver’s FO
Woj
Time to retract your article! Proky is still Proky
by NETSFANFORLIFE1 on Jan 19, 2011 6:45 PM EST reply actions
Are you Kidding
Woj thought press conference was a joke…
Everyone thought it was at first
Blindsided the league.
This is why he is the man. Best press conference I’ve ever watched.
Trumps the Decision.
by ZR on Jan 19, 2011 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
The verdict is in == Morons
I can’t imagine the faces on Denvers F.O. when they got the news. They went from a mountain of draft picks and salary relief to zilch. People wondered if they were brilliant negotiators or just a couple of inept morons. Well, the verdict is in.
As for our Nets, on to Plan C.
by nynjlawyer on Jan 19, 2011 6:45 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
They quickly
rang Chicago…. How about Deng + a no 1 …. Chicago reply … well, Deng defends and hustles, scores… and has 4 more years, while Melo will cost much more … so Maybe Anthony + a 1st for Deng
rang NY …. how about Chandler + a no 1 …. NY reply … we like chandler, he is not 23 yet … we don’t want to break up the chemistry …. how about Curry and 2 1st in 2030 and 2032?
Then reality set in in the Denver FO
by a hay on Jan 19, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
send me a plane ticket!
right now!
:)
"It's time", "I'll take my talent to ..." "Beat the Heat!"
Chooo Chooo ... all aboard!
what if favors goes for
30 and 12 tonight??? wil uriji kill himself?
How funny I'm writing my post and watching yours go up
"Nobody in the league can guard you one-on-one," Johnson bellowed from the sideline. "It's an insult to you if they try."
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS" Movement
I will tell you what Proky just did to the Nuggets
He shot a hole in their negotiations with everyone else too.
He just dropped the trade value big time. Denver overplayed their hand and thought we would do anything and everything to get him. NOPE!
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Jan 19, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
D. Favors- BREAK OUT GAME
17 pts.
10 boards
2 blocks
"Nobody in the league can guard you one-on-one," Johnson bellowed from the sideline. "It's an insult to you if they try."
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS" Movement
why not? he's do
"Nobody in the league can guard you one-on-one," Johnson bellowed from the sideline. "It's an insult to you if they try."
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS" Movement
Maybe
If he gets the bulk of the garbage stats
Thats not plan C
Thats a plan I don’t want to C
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Jan 19, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
No one actually believes this
As NetsKiNG said, this is all strategy. Too many people have too much at stake to actually walk away from this now. Prokhorov is brilliant. He puts it out in public that the deal is off, Ujiri sees this, calls the Nets again, lowers his demands, and the deal will get done. I don’t think a meeting was necessary, cause I don’t think he would leave all that money on the table. Ujiri does not want to look like a fool in public, knowing how damaging this would be if he didn’t take this deal. This is not over. Not anywhere close to being over.
Agreed
We are still in wait and see mode until the trade deadline
Then why is World Wide Wes talking to Chicago?
I think the deal was killed thru the back channels.
by DaShipBeSinkin on Jan 19, 2011 6:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
DaShipBeSinkin
Is there a link that states Wes is talking to the Bulls? Leon and Wes have been behind this the whole time.
Exactly, it aint over. Prokhorov still wants/needs Melo to open Brooklyn
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
You are correct.
After all that Prokhorov said about waning big stars, and Brooklyn, I doubt he’ll walk away now.
It's dead
We were already outbidding other teams interested in him by a mile & we finally reached our senses & pulled out. We didn’t need to overpay for an overrated wing player in the fall, & we don’t need to do it now or at the deadline. Win with nobodies & they become stars, lose with stars & they become nobodies.
What's that about?
Who were we bidding against anyway?
There were no other teams offering half of what BK was. It was completely out of hand.
I'd love that
But I don’t see it. Murphy will be gone by that time.
by ZR on Jan 19, 2011 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
Even if we don’t get lucky in the lottery this year.. I think we could make a move to trade up with our surplus of draft picks. Not sure if this is the year to do it though as I think its being called a weak class.
Depends
If Perry, Harrison, Irving, and Terrence commit, they’re projected to be very good players. If they don’t, well…..
~Hard Work
Now I really feel like a fool for having Carmelo on my Nets 2k team
But oh well, I’m proud of the message sent today
Will RIP play tonight?
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=4gh6h4w
For just 9 Million more you get a 15 3 3 SG.
We don't want him
No way on earth Billy is that dumb.
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by strange-brew on Jan 19, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
HE IS GETTING TRADED MORE GARBAGE
Hamilton is easily a 15 3 3 guy and with Prince they definetly make the playoffs +13 wins on the espn trade machine and the Melo trade only got +3 wins.
Funny press conference from him
That guy is so humorous. This is my favourite
Reporter:That means you know carmelo is willing to come here?
Proky:Err i never met with carmelo or met his people, maybe he sent me email but i really dont use computer and thats why i maybe havent missed it, or maybe the carrier pigeon, who knows?
LOLs
by BkNetsfan on Jan 19, 2011 6:49 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
did anyone see charles barkeley dougie-ing in LA monday...lmao
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 19, 2011 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
I'm honestly so relieved!! I knew Proky wasn't an idiot.
Nets for the ship!
Prokhorov deserves a standing ovation at the game tonight
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by BrooksBridges11 on Jan 19, 2011 6:49 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Proky Deserves a better record not 10-31.. LOL
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
I hope so. I really hope so.
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
"I'm the undeniable MVP of this team"
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by BrooksBridges11 on Jan 19, 2011 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
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by BrooksBridges11 on Jan 19, 2011 6:54 PM EST up reply actions
Can I get a AMEN!
While I was very impressed with Proky and are happy he did what I wanted all along, it seems to me that he wasn’t acting, he was reacting. Bottom line was he wanted Melo "for basketball reasons". Melo would have made us better but as I said previously, you don’t start with a player like Melo, you end with one like him. Specifically, I would build my defensive front line first then add a scorer. What I liked today was that he showed me that he is patient, he let King do his job and he has the ability to learn how NBA works. It will take time, he’ll make mistakes but we’ll get there in the end.
Lopez is a major building block if you dont understand that, you dont understand the NBA…period.
by Net Income on Jan 5, 2011 12:48 PM EST
by msm2 on Jan 19, 2011 6:52 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Amen!
(but i don’t really believe it will hold up)
by taking this step proky
i am finally proud to say my teams owner name proky………….so happy tht our team is under one smart owner he will turn us into contenders……..not like the last owner who knew nothing abt basketball and destroyed the basketball atmosphere from NJ
Figure it would end like this
Melo is happy knowing he is one step closer to his team of choice.
Oh well always next year.
let me add in on the gifs
"Do you remember when Martin had a dream and Bobby had a regiment"
by killa kadafi191 on Jan 19, 2011 6:53 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
is that the dude who played chris on everybody hates chris?
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
There was no need for New Jersey to completely gut their future so that they can cater to an inexperienced and demanding Denver management. Denver just lost their best chance to secure a quick rebuild simply because the Nets were offering everything with whipped cream and a cherry on top at one point for Melo. In all honesty, the Nets were offering the only fruits of their disastrous two seasons (#3 pick in Favors, a clearcut lottery pick next year) in exchange for a star that doesn’t want to play for Denver anymore. And it went beyond that; the Nets gave up youth ( Terrence Williams) in exchange for the Lakers and Houston 1st round picks, and the strategic moving of Marcus Williams in exchange for a conditional first round draft pick. These were strategic moves by the Nets organization that were done in order to put together some kind of future that wiped the slate clean of Ratner’s poor management. Several of these picks would have been moved in exchange for Carmelo, and this was the holdup of the deal. I originally was of the mind that this deal was imminent, but the parameters kept on being changed by Denver. Denver refused to settle for anything except the world from New Jersey, knowing that they can string the Nets along until they reached the breaking point. Carmelo is leaving Denver at the end of this year; this is without question. They could have gotten a lottery pick in Favors, expiring cap relief, and another lottery pick next year (as well as a third first round pick). Now, they will need to find a suitor that can actually offer them something of value since their franchise player doesn’t want to play for them anymore, and the best offer they had on the table has now been taken right off it.
Now, Carmelo’s value to the Denver franchise and his market price should have significantly decreased.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -Aristotle
by Tim G on Jan 19, 2011 6:54 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
THIS
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Jan 19, 2011 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
Lost in all of this
Troy Murphy’s expiring contract
All 5 first round picks
Derrick Favors
Still ours.
Yay!
I feel like we have our future back (rather than a capped-out, Isiah-Thomas-like team).
I hope this declaration either sticks or Denver comes back with reasonable demands.
Its only good if it turns out into something
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
favors will turn into something
and a definite lottery pick will turn into something this year
Can never be sure
Can hope but unless there doing what griffen is doing now can’t be positive
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
favors had a great game today
just a little sign of what he’s gonna become. i think he’s gonna be a bona fide NBA starting power forward.
Which I think is great for NJ.
Become the part of the youth movement teams, Wolves, Thunder, Warriors. Build through the draft etc.
Can't only do that tho
Need to make trades as well draft doesn’t guarantee you anything but hope
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
R.I.P. & FU
This is a big FU to Denver, and they deserve it. Prokhorov should construct a giant middle finger to fit on top of the Empire State Building and point it at Denver. I hope they rot. Yeah, we just lost out on a good team. Yeah, we are stuck with this garbage team, yeah, he might go to the Knicks and keep us as second class citizens for years, yeah, we will not make the playoffs anytime soon; and yeah, no CP3 either, but at least we got to flip the bird to the Nuggets. Cool. Now I can watch this really bad team lose again in peace!
by oman8 on Jan 19, 2011 6:57 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Rec's are in order
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by BrooksBridges11 on Jan 19, 2011 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Great comment
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Jan 19, 2011 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
wow i hate reporters
they are such a joke, like chris tommasson saying that the reason proky did this was that melo didnt want to go there, and another reporter saying melo is just a class guy and let the nets make it look like they rejected it, give me a break already
someone should troll denver fans and ask how excite they are about building
around a trade exception.
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
Troll Timeeeeeeeeee
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
The Manager of the Blog is insisting that Melo was the reason why the trade fell off..
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
two of them insist it was Carmelo saying no to NJ
and that this conference was the Nets trying to save face
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Do you think they're right??
Nets Basketball.. Where 6.1 rebs a game for a 7'0 center happens..
If All else fails, Blame Avery.. But for now.. We blame Chemistry..
by silenthero07 on Jan 19, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
Partially
half of it was Nets worrying that Melo would turn them down @ meeting, other half was for maybe hoping to get Denver to realize they screwed up so bad.
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
i doubt it because even if that were the case they could have agreed to a deal
in principle, or a deal without an extension. Neither of which ever happened.
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
I Still think if they met Carmelo would end up @ Pru Center
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
im in sstifs here i come
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS" Movement
To be honest,
i didnt expect this from king and proky in this press conference. I thought they were going to decline questions about melo or just reply no comment on questions related on him.
But they really impressed me by declaring we were backing off while we still can and the fact they talked about it in front of a lot of reporters so openly about his issue in the press conference shows they are serious on backing off.
And when the reporter pressed for whether this is the final decision, proky replied with a very stern yes even though he said we had permission from nuggets to talk with him on thursday, its clear hes very unhappy with the situation and the nuggets to do that. So well done proky and king! Get that W tonight!
I expected the meeting to be announced tonight
And that’s it. I’m completely blindsided.
But the way it was handled, and how poorly Nuggets FO looks now, I’m good.
by ZR on Jan 19, 2011 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
The Rockets have the best chance at Melo now: Kevin Martin, the better of their or the Knicks’ 2011 first round picks, Luis Scola, and YMEC.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Jan 19, 2011 6:59 PM EST reply actions
PROK
LMAO @ Denver they are so stupid, I’m glad that we got ’em like this but this has dragged out way to long and messed with too many people. Hopefully the Nets can get another solid player or two via trade without having to give up Favors.
BREAKING NEWS: Masai Ujiri"s reaction to press conference
by Duece718 on Jan 19, 2011 7:03 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
Timeless - The 2001-2003 NJ Nets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nima3dmLrcw
by GMJigga on Jan 19, 2011 7:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Going to be really interesting to see what the
rotation is tonight w/ no showcasing or protecting of players.
proky.. cojones of gold.
now as a knicks fan this is a do you believe in miracles epic-news. for the nets this opens the door for an all-in blake griffen summer signing.. straight drama free money on the table deal.
by cheers from manhattan on Jan 19, 2011 7:04 PM EST reply actions
People will realize that Prokhorov is a genius of epic preportions
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
I love this move by Proky.
Very strong and dont-take-no-crap stance. Denver was trying to bleed NJ dry and he got fed up. Love it. Although now your team will suck for a while longer. And I don’t even know what’s going through Favors’ head…relief or disappointment.
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Jan 19, 2011 7:05 PM EST reply actions
Well he has to say that now...
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Jan 19, 2011 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
“I don’t have to worry about it no more,” Favors said. “It’s over with. This is my first time hearing it. I’m excited.”
~Hard Work
now he is more excited
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by Sérgio Silva on Jan 19, 2011 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
i'm willing to suck for this year and maybe next
if it means getting a solid 2 or 3 in the draft (and if we’re lucky some good role players in the late first/second round) and favors’s continued development into a star
Welcome to New York City, Melo!
Stud and Melo, any basketball fans dream.
by The Last Shall Become First on Jan 19, 2011 7:06 PM EST reply actions
?
Really
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
THE NEW YORK MISFITS
will be the New York Misfits, even with Carmelo! DEFENSE wins championships.
LETS GO NETS!
Denver must be piiiiiissed they left Favors and 2 picks on the table.
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Jan 19, 2011 7:07 PM EST reply actions
They'll realize it soon enough
Most Denver fans already do.
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 19, 2011 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
Proky was just getting greedy with these trade talks
Did he really think he could get Lala Vasquez and Candace Parker to join Kim, Maria, and Beyonce in New Jersey. Assembling these super teams in nothing more than a pipe dream. He realized we need to develop our young talent and build through the draft. Humphries was nothing last year and look what he brings to the table now!
by NJNETS29 on Jan 19, 2011 7:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Kevin Lomax: It’s a test, right?
Pam: Isn’t everything?
Kevin Lomax: Are we negotiating?
John Milton: Always.
by No Sleep Till Brooklyn on Jan 19, 2011 7:11 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
and there were rumors that the nuggets were trying to pull the bulls in talks
and what? ask for rose, noah, and boozer and take back harrington, martin, and earl smith? denver looks so dumb now. oh well now chicago needs to stike a deal and get rip out of detroit and maybe nets can trade mvp graham and ross to detroit for t-mac and summers. now trade harris and murphy to portland for batum, oden, mills, and rudy
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 19, 2011 7:12 PM EST reply actions
That was perhaps the toughest, coolest NBA statement I have ever heard. Awesome. ANd I actually wanted(and still do) want Melo! BUT MAN that was tough! I felt threatened just listening to it!
Avery on if he dreams about getting Melo: "No. What I dream about, honest to God truth, I dream about our center getting 10 rebounds.'
omg where is this from
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
Comming offseason 2011!!!
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS" Movement
by shea23 on Jan 19, 2011 7:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
YEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
WIN OR LOSE I’M GOING TO SLEEP TONIGHT HAPPY!!!!
WELCOME TO NJ MR. FAVORS!!!!!!!
Official Member of the "Do Not Trade Derrick Favors" Movement
Game vs Denver on 1/31 just became the hottest selling tickets for this year SMH
As much as I wanted Melo, much respect to the Nets owner for doing the right thing and walking away from the table as Denver was overplaying their hand and basically was not dealing in good faith. I hope all players around the league can favorably view this power move and want to be part of something being built from the ground up brick by brick a la the Barclay Center and Brooklyn Nets!!!!
ALL NETS FANS STICK YOUR CHEST OUT AND SHOW OFF THE LETTERS, NOTWITHSTANDING THE RECORD, SHOUT OUT “I AM A PROUD NETS FAN TODAY!!!”
I could not have guessed...
ChrisMannixSI: SI Sources: Nuggets “extremely upset” by Nets decision to withdraw from trade talks
In Soviet Russia, Nets Cheer For You!
GREAT
now take the Eddy Curry’s contract Masai looser Ujiri!
by Fabio Villani on Jan 19, 2011 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
This is why its not dead.
The Nuggets will still talk to the Nets with different demands, not ask for much, still get what they want, we get Melo, and everyone is happy.
What Nets do with Murphy now should hint on whether Melo deal is really dead
Correct me if I’m wrong, but in order for Nets to get Melo in a favorable deal, Murphy must be included, right? Unless we are talking about Devin plus Outlaw (which is just a terrible deal for Denver).
If Nets trade away Murphy (non Melo deal) then that should be the nail on the coffin for any Melo deal.
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
Murphy+Harris and a late 1st rounder for Melo
by Fabio Villani on Jan 19, 2011 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
I would even offer Murphy + Harris + GS's protected 1st
But I think the key to Net’s true intentions (re Melo) should be revealed by how Nets deal with Murphy.
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
I like Proky again......
But why did he wait so long ?…………..But now……..We have Favors (#3 pick)…DJames and hopefully the #1 pick in “2011” ……..We are rebuilding……..finally……and I still think that Anthony did not want to play here….So as I said before….He is a FOOL……He can kiss my touchas……GO NETS !!!!!!
1st thing we need to do.....
Trade Harris for a real guard….then trade Murphy for another #1……
i also like that proky said
that’s it’s not always his job to fly around the world and sell players.
say what you want, but this guy NEVER operates from a point of weakness. it may take a while longer, but i’m happy this guy is on our side.
imagine something extremely witty here
by Gminski on Jan 19, 2011 7:29 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
We are keeping FAVORS!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS & BROOK LOPEZ" Movement
The Chris Mannix tweet proves they expected Melo to sign extension.
http://twitter.com/ChrisMannixSI/status/27883378522988544
Over at Nuggets fan site, they were trying to claim that they ended deal to save face.
There was a lot of mis-information but I throught when
Melo said the following
Why would I meet with Proky
Winning is more important than money
Nothing is happening when it was leaked
Nothing will happen for at least a week …. when last Tuesday’s deadline came up
It was time to step away
What did I say all along
Many of you know me on here at the Knicks fan.
First of all, Prokhorov is the man. He is showing the Nuggets that the Nets will not be their whipping boy. I have said it all along that NJ should tell them to F off because of their crazy demands and the threats they have made about trading him to NY. Prokhorov doesn’t want to be shown as some weak owner with no backbone. Prokhorov is 100% correct in what he did. He has my FULL respect. You guys should be proud of him.
Second, The Nuggets can go F themselves now. They are toast and will pay dearly for their games with the Nets. I hope they lose him after the season and get ZERO in return for him. That would be hilarious. The Nets offered them a great deal and they just toyed with the Nets.
Third, I love how all of you are like “Yea Proky Tell them”. You guys are so full of it. All of you were DYING for Melo. You guys were swearing that Melo was coming to the Nets after I said over and over that it wouldn’t happen. You guys were talking about making the playoffs and looking to buy tickets for Friday since it was “definitely” going to be Melo’s first game. Don’t change your story now that you got burnt by Denver/Melo it’s pathetic and sad. I like many of you on here but few shared the beliefs I did.
All in all I think the right choice was made for the franchise and Prokhorov should be commended for this. The Nets will move on and focus on trades and becoming better through the draft, as the Nuggets will suck for quite a while.
i wanted melo
but the way proky handled business makes me even happier.
imagine something extremely witty here
And you guys talked the biggest BS about Sheridan and Broussard..
@Chris_Broussard Smart move by Nets. Save a little dignity. Now go young with all your 1st round picks coming up. Would luv 2 c them get homeboy Kyrie Irving
i can feel the energy already
in this game!!!
Reporter if Denver comes back willing to accept what would you do
Proky: I donT think in a subjective mood.
Maybe a power play.
What does that tell you?
He’s waiting for the Nuggets to come back willing to accept. The man is no fool.
favors is killing it!!!!
he is so happy to be a net lol
Yeah!
Way to go Prokhy.
Now if only we didn’t alienate everyone besides Brook Lopez and Damion James.
Nets fans were spoiled by J-Kidd and hate on Devo for being less than legendary. Haters gonna hate. Spread the Harris Love!
Hey NI:
Does Prokhov know you think he’s “silly”?
Nets fans were spoiled by J-Kidd and hate on Devo for being less than legendary. Haters gonna hate. Spread the Harris Love!
by Paul G B on Jan 19, 2011 7:41 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
my bad & Apologies.
was thinking about the team name thing.
Nets fans were spoiled by J-Kidd and hate on Devo for being less than legendary. Haters gonna hate. Spread the Harris Love!
Melo stuff made me nuts
Nets fans were spoiled by J-Kidd and hate on Devo for being less than legendary. Haters gonna hate. Spread the Harris Love!
GOOD!!
Great that this NIGHTMARE is over! Favors and Lopez for the next 10 years is something 20+ teams in the league would love to have. We have a boatload of draft picks. Sasha is a great 6th man off the bench, we’ll get something decent for Murphy’s expiring deal. Its gonna take 2-3 years with some trades, draft picks and free agent signings but they will get it. Hopefully this will invigorate them. Viva NETS!
On the other hand, I can’t imagine what Denver is thinking right now?!?! They screwed themselves SOOOO bad and it’s all their own fault. Not one iota of anyone else’s fault, ALL THEIR’S. That makes me happy :) They arent going to get anything anywhere near what Nets offerred. Plain & simple.
it's not over.
Prokhov would still do the deal if Denver came with a fair offer on the table… But a great negotiating move.
Nets fans were spoiled by J-Kidd and hate on Devo for being less than legendary. Haters gonna hate. Spread the Harris Love!
Perhaps but I think its over. I don't think Proky would say its over on front of medi like that is it wasn't
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS" Movement
it would look good for him if we end up getting a much better deal.
Nets fans were spoiled by J-Kidd and hate on Devo for being less than legendary. Haters gonna hate. Spread the Harris Love!
What Proky is saying ...
is that the Nets won’t pursuit Melo, and the current negotiation is over.
He didn’t say they won’t entertain the Nuggets if they want to renegotiate.
Let them beg this time. They won’t get better offer ANYWHERE.
"It's time", "I'll take my talent to ..." "Beat the Heat!"
Chooo Chooo ... all aboard!
Now Billy can do what he's a good at! Drantfing
Very exciting to see what Billy does with all these picks.
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS" Movement
Prokhov had the spotlight, but how bout some KINGLY LOVE FOR BILLY!
Nets fans were spoiled by J-Kidd and hate on Devo for being less than legendary. Haters gonna hate. Spread the Harris Love!
I don't think it's any coincidence now...
…that Leon Rose was at MSG last Friday, and that reports surfaced today that Worldwide Wes is trying to pull the Bulls back into the picture. And I don’t believe it was due to Melo’s reluctance to sign an extension with the Nets. I’m thinking that Rose and Wes both felt that Denver’s demands were too much as well, and felt the Nets would pull out sooner or later.
No matter where Melo ends up, Denver has egg on their faces because I don’t think they’ll get anywhere close to a 1/4 of what the Nets were offering and a 1/4 of that was a lot already.
and as for Melo's mindset
…it has to disturb him somewhat, because now the Nugs will entertain anything they can get from whichever team. And I think it’s true there are teams willing to take Melo as a rental while trying to sell him on staying with that team. So Melo must feel like, “Dang, if I want that extension, I may have to sign it with whomever deals for me.” So who’s hurt more now that the Nets are out of it? Denver or Melo?
If you think any team will trade any player worth more than an expiring contract for Melo without that contract extension then you give twitter and tabloids too much credit.
i hear ya...
…i’m just thinking Melo seriously wants that extension. It’s hard to say who has more leverage between Melo and Denver mgmt. if Melo is committed to signing that extension at some point.
chris webber cost Washington
Tom Gugliotta and 3 first rounders I believe. And I’d much rather have Webber in his prime of Melo in his prime.
That was different
Webber was traded as the #1 pick, no one knows how picks will or won’t work out. Carmelo is a well established star in this league.
Great job negotiating Denver, your GM is a real piece of work
You could have had Derrick Favors. But noooo.
THAT is why you have to know how to compromise during negotiations.
i just love this...
…
When asked if he had informed the Nuggets of this decision first, Prokhorov said, “No. You’re the first to know.”
Loved the balls Proky showed but i'm still disappointed...
Denver is not the only ones who just got screwed, after laughing at the Nuggets front office wears off we the fans are still stuck w/ having a horrible, barely watchable basketball team. It’s been so long since the Nets have played competitive basketball, let alone good basketball. But atleast for the moment we’re not the Nuggets, it sure sucks to be them right now for sure lol!
In any case, the Nets are in a much better position now
What’s that Denver? You’ll settle for a lesser package now? I want you to grovel for Travis Outlaw
agreed
Proky can easily say a week from now, “yeah, king is a great talker…i told him we can’t go back to this trade, but he really did a great job in getting it done and talking me back into it!”
I think it is over. No reason to hang on to this. Any savvy business person knows when to walk away. Prokhorov is that.
by ispartan on Jan 19, 2011 8:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
wondering if Denver responds
cuz they look pretty dumb right now.
Get me Rubio mayo and Wallace!!!
Rubio Rubio Rubio!
Nets could always come back with a revised trade
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=4v7l2zd
Nets get:
Anthony
Hamilton
Billups
Shelden Williams
Denver gets:
Harris
Morrow
Outlaw
Detroit gets:
Murphy
Petro
nuggets fans saying they don't like the players knicks are offering
saying that melo will prob be a bull
but who does the bulls have?
Bulls have decent talents ...
but they probably won’t be “giving them away”.
"It's time", "I'll take my talent to ..." "Beat the Heat!"
Chooo Chooo ... all aboard!
true but who? Gibson? cause they're not trading Noah
and their picks are obviously not lotto picks
LOL@ denver…this is classic
they're thinking OH NO
we could’ve had
derrick favors
devin harris
a top 5 lottery pick this year for a player we’re gonna lose anyway and an ancient PG
WAHH
Monday, 10:35 AM
We call and offer Murphy, Favors, & 2 First Rounders, including the Lakers or Rockets pick… and we say call us when you will TAKE this, and hang up.
Nets fans were spoiled by J-Kidd and hate on Devo for being less than legendary. Haters gonna hate. Spread the Harris Love!
only way i see Denver save face...
…is by firing Uriji quick, before the trade deadline and hiring someone who knows what they’re doing.
Kroenke is the one balking
"It's time", "I'll take my talent to ..." "Beat the Heat!"
Chooo Chooo ... all aboard!
Maybe
but you still don’t make several deals with countless teams without knowing whether or not your boss will go for them or what exactly he wants. Ujiri is definitely accountable
Ujiri watched the stock peak, didn't sell, now his stock is worth pennies and is screwed. That's why you'll never be a billionaire you greedy bum.
by ItsAllNets on Jan 19, 2011 8:23 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Ujiri doesn't own the team. He is paid $200,000 salary
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
Yeah but...
I feel like the NYC superteam is pretty much guaranteed. Paul, Melo, STAT
by Prash Ramani on Jan 19, 2011 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
Let's worry about us not them. One bum knee for stat and they come crashing back to earth. They ain't going anywhere.
by ItsAllNets on Jan 19, 2011 8:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I want to believe that
but face facts, its gonna happen, they’re gonna be good, and the Nets will be the trash of New York
by Prash Ramani on Jan 19, 2011 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
Not really
unless Meli is willing to take less than max b/c the Knicks have to renounce Chandler’s Bird rights and shave some other contract before they can offer anyone a max deal, and Paul is willing to sign for the mid level exception which most certainly won’t be around in the next CBA, the Knicks don’t have any assets to offer anyone and have less cap room than about 3 other teams this summer
Does this mean now...
all non Nets fans will leave us alone ?
Thank God !
"That's life...I tell ya, I can't deny it
I thought of quitting baby...But my heart just ain't gonna buy it"
Rubio!
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
by Gina on Jan 19, 2011 8:39 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
You sound like an outboard motor!
Anthony treats the Nets like the unattractive girl he refuses to tell his friends he’s seeing on the side. She walks past in the lunch room, tosses him a smile and ’Melo tells his friends he hasn’t an idea why she keeps doing that.--Woj
by calling all toasters on Jan 19, 2011 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
That's what I'm talking 'bout!!!!
Let’s get someone exciting, who will actually be happy to be a NET…
by BubbaMcBubba on Jan 19, 2011 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
I think...
Danny Granger, Oj Mayo, iggy, and i also personally think we shoud sign Vince Carter to a One year deal. It would make me cry tears of joy to see him back.
by Prash Ramani on Jan 19, 2011 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
I think there is a chance, albeit a small one, that this comes back to us...
it would be more on our terms and we wouldn’t have to overpay, but there are things far worse than Melo winding up on the Bulls, the Knicks that’s another story…
Prokhorov did the right thing
This thing has dragged on way too long and Dnever wanted too much in exchange. So much that it seemed like deep down, Denver never wanted to make this trade.
Thank you Proky.
Even if this is a move to call there bluff (which I believe), Kerber put it perfectly yesterday…
“One problem is teams see the Nets’ owner as a bank with unending assets,” one league source explained. “It’s like ‘Take this and this and this.’ Teams think [Prokhorov] can and will absorb anything.”
Until we show that we are willing to walk away. Den will string us along like they have for what seems like 5 mos. Keeping us in there back pocket, (know we desperately want ’Melo) while they still flirt with other offers and/or try to get us to take back more $$ and give up more draft picks.
We’re all in DEN (with pocket Jacks lol)!
by Whoop Dee Damn Doo on Jan 19, 2011 8:52 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
exactly
What does it say that we could take on the Murphy contract and just let it expire. While I think that they will try to trade him, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them eat that contract if they don’t get the right deal. That is smart management that is not will to pay so much money for another bullet in the gun.
AWESOME!
As a life long NETS fan this is a glorious day! Screw Denver!!! And look how the NETS and Favors are playing tonight! We can now focus on normal deals to improve us starting with our five 1st rounders and cap space. Two years from now we will be better than Denver and any team that gets Anthony! Go NETS!!!
PROKY IS THE MAN...
Many of the fans including myself have been clamoring for this move weeks ago. But this timing is even better and who better to hear it from than our 6-7 $17B owner!!!
This makes the Nets look like very willing trade partners who’ll do a lot of work to get a trade done but will not bend over to unreasonable demands.
Now we can go on trades and the other party will be clear we will not settle for trades less than a win-win for both…
by jirohkanzaki on Jan 19, 2011 9:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Ring Ring. Hello Mr. King? We have been thinking we would love to give you carmelo for Outlaw and Graham. Plz reconsider b/c everyone else is being mean to us.
I am going to turn this team around 360 Degrees- Jason Kidd
idk
1). Denver overplayed their hand, misjudged Prok and he felt disrespected.
2) Melo adamantly not going to play for Nets, and Wes or someone arranged a face saving story for Proky and Billy King to end the travesty, in hope of future relationship.
Can’t tell.
by mt57 on Jan 19, 2011 9:10 PM EST via mobile reply actions
for #2 are you sure?
the same guys that arranged for “The Decision”? I don’t think so.
Would anybody do Murphy and the Lakers 1st for VC?
He would be a perfect fit, he can still score and was a respected leader in the locker room when he was hear and had a great influence on Harris and Lopez. The Lakers pick should be a very late 1st round pick plus he’s an expiring, I mean its not a long term move so it wouldn’t effect our future flexibility and it would be great to see him back in a Nets uni.
No way we should trade favors for anyone else in the league unless it's for superstar caliber player.
Harris Graham outlaw Ross Murphy petro and uzoh are up for grabs.
Three way trade.
DH to Dallas
Butler and pick to Wolves
Rubio to nets!
i hate not knowing
if proky means FINAL when he says “final,” or if this is just another tactic to attempt to force the hand of denver
You are thinking of Denver and their shyster tactics. IMO he means final. We should all let Melo mania go. I know it’s hard, our brains have Carmelized. The Mega Melo jackpot will be claimed elsewhere. We are no longer part of the Melo Drama.
by ispartan on Jan 19, 2011 9:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Billy King will always pick up the phone and listen. Good businessmen will always listen to favorable proposals
Prokhorov never said he doesn’t want Melo. He just wants Melo on his terms.
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
Final Means Final
Good for you Proky. Enough is enough. Let’s do the trade with Detroit, with Murph and Petro going and Rip Hamilton coming over. Let’s get Morrow back in the lineup. Let’s continue to have Favors play at least 24 minutes a game. Let’s see if we can win 15 games the rest of the way. AND it looks like we get our first win, post melo-crap. 21.4 seconds to go. One down, 14 to go. GO NETS!
Paul from Sunny Delray Beach, Florida
Yes, I will take Rip off Detroit's hands, but need their 1st with minimal protection.
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
Are you crazy?!
No one wants Rip Hamilton. He’s nowhere close to his old self and his contract is large with 3 years remaining on it. He doesn’t even play in Detroit anymore so no one will give the Pistons any value for him unless they take back a lot of garbage in return
To say the Nets were frustrated and agitated by the ending to their part of the MeloDrama does not do justice to those two words. More later
Chris Sheridan via twitter. Ready for a round of i-told-you-so’s from Knicks’ homers?
"I don't know where all this Nets stuff came from, man. What am I going to meet with (Prokhorov) for?'' - Carmelo Anthony
KEEP FAVORS IN NJ
by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2011 9:32 PM EST reply actions
Sheridan isn't correct unless Melo becomes a Knick.
Nuggets won’t move Melo to Knicks until right up to the deadline, if at all.
He would probably come back to Nets, right before making decision.
he's going to the Knicks dude
I hate to say it but it’s pretty obvious now. He wasn’t gonna sign that extension with the Nets and they just saved a little face tonight.
Do me a favors and take a walk Ujiri
by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2011 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
I think maybe
Quietly the Nets will say, go look around see what you can find. If you can find another partner and get what you want thats better than what we have to offer, congratulations. If you need us, we’ll talk, but we aren’t desperate anymore so don’t treat us like its taking candy from a baby. If you dont like our offer, bye bye. Let melo pull a Lebron on you.
i don't think anybody is talking to the nuggets behined proky's back
and proky doesnt’ seem like the type who follows up on things that he says…
bold, strong businessman
Ellis?
What’s his status? that’s the guy we go after. He can score with the best of em.
I am going to turn this team around 360 Degrees- Jason Kidd
he's another evin harris
Do me a favors and take a walk Ujiri
by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2011 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
Can you say...."RUBIO"
We need to get rid of Harris and get a playmaker on this team………………..We need to get rid of the TWill’s and add more Vujacic’s…….
well said
Do me a favors and take a walk Ujiri
by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 19, 2011 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
Lol
Rubio trying to guard the athletes at the point guard position in today’s NBA, he would get absolutely torched. He’s not very quick and doesn’t have a great outside shot, I don’t think Harris has to go, you pair him w/ a Danny Granger, Kevin Martin, Monta Ellis type to help w/ the scoring load and it would give him more space to operate, I think he could be really good again.
How does RedMan feel about this?
MADMAN ADAM
by MADMAN ADAM on Jan 19, 2011 9:50 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I hate NBA.com videos
They ALWAYS make you watch a lengthy ad 1st! Sometimes I’m just searching for a video, and have to sit through 4 ads just so see that it’s not the vid I’m looking for. Or even worse, I want to watch a 6 second clip of a dunk or an assist but they make me watch a 45sec ad for a 6 sec clip?! NOT FAIR!!!
you could click the video again and it'll think you already watched it
and you actually skipped it lol
lol onto Kevin Martin according to Hoopsworld
How ridiculous can it get? Btw, no thanks on Kev Martin
Apparently, yes.
"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 20, 2011 6:53 AM EST up reply actions
so what are we doing next?
Granger? Is he even available? I do not want RIP, horrible contract, not worth it unless Melo was here and he was here to make him happy and we would of already tossed the youth movement out the window.
We still have massive assets and we still need to get rid of Troy. The rumor of Scola and Kevin Martin isnt bad, depends on who we give up. I am assuming Favors is off limties now.
Thank God
I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy for seeing a trade not go through. Proky finally smartened up
you dont know
how long he has felt this way. It could of been a while could of been just yesterday. But it shows you, he isnt NBA dumb. Yes he wants a superstar, but he wasnt an un-guarded bank for Denver to come run its hands through
during a lockout nobody gets paid
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
nope if there's no CBA there's technically no contracts as far as I know
I feel bad for my little brother. He walked in and saw that the score of the Nugs-Magic game was 88-89 and thought it was high scoring.
All he knows is the Nets.
by Maxyboy on Dec 14 2010
Rex Ryan lobby for championship toe ring.
unless the knicks can pull a some crazy deal that gets them picks to make it work…. I really don’t see it happening. Why would the nuggets settle for a lesser deal with the knicks at this point? They might as well deal with Houston or Chicago cause at least they have picks and some attractive pieces. The knicks don’t want to clean house for melo via Donnie Walsh’s stance. Denver looks real bad right now, especially on the business perspective. Uriji or whatever his name is…. was acting like a kid, wanted too much and this is what he gets…. you know he’s feeling real dumb right about now lol. If he comes at the nets to reignite a deal with melo, the nets should offer a lot less this time around… a lot less. I’m happy the deal is off.
MADMAN ADAM
and for much less money
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
That is why Denver may trade him to the Bulls, where he will sign an extension with them and not the Knicks.
LETS GO NETS!
Bulls don't have any assets that would appeal to Denver.
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
At least he's someone who can contribute on this godforsaken team.
Not like we’re playoff bound or anything….
I’d bring him up on a 10-day’er and see what he has left.
He has NOTHING left
overweight slow and can’t jump. Worse the Petro and Uzoh. Might as well bring Zuobek back.
Net fans might get to see their future small forward, anyway. The Jazz’s Andrei Kirilenko is a free agent this summer and knows Prokhorov well enough that the two have dinner in Russia when Kirilenko goes home every summer. According to Nets sources, Kirilenko is on the team’s radar as a potential player and front-office official.
"ground and pound to glory"
I want Greg Oden......
I think he will come back and be great….
he absolutely
has no offense, but he is athletic on the defensive end. Not bad off the bench for Brook, and can push Brook in practice. But can he stay healthy?
but we already have a defensive stud in the paint in favors
and hump too. but i guess at the right price and off the bench and behind lopez, why not
no yao has struggled with his feet
greg oden has had microfractures on both knees, a fractured patella, a broken foot, his entire lower body has been under the knife. but he’s been playing like this since high school and every team needs defensive bigs and oden (when healthy) is a premier defender in the paint
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 20, 2011 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
based on what?
the dude’s had season-ending injuries every year since he was a high school senior. let some other team take a risk on him.
Kudos to Prokhorov
If the Nets want to be a top rank organization, they have to act like it. This is one of those moments. Denver can go take a flying leap
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Now
Where do we go from here
I’d inquire about Ellis, maybe Granger. I definitely want the Nets to keep the 2011 pick.
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What's all this about CP3 following Melo anyway?
How real is that anyway? The big 3 joined forces in Miami b/c it was the only team that could sign all 3 to near max deals. It all happened in 1 offseason too. The Knicks need to renounce Chandler’s rights and still need to shave a few contract to get cap room for a max player this summer, and that’s if the new CBA doesn’t lower their cap room.
So how do they sign CP3? They can’t trade for him, have no assets. And without a MLE in the next CBA, do they expect him to play for the vets min during his prime? I hope the owners really flex their muscle in the CB meetings, quote Lebron on contraction and allow teams to slap a franchise tag on players so there are no more superfriends, only fair competition between large and small market teams
WB represent
You know Avery's a really good coach because he only knows how to coach really good teams. And the Russians love Avery, so Avery must be really good.
I wonder if warriors are still willing to trade Monte Ellis
by Cesani36 on Jan 20, 2011 3:32 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Wok roasted proky in this new article!!!
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AjRK0t3Qq.nzwsHMBmDiUOi8vLYF?slug=aw-prokhorovnets011911
Good god this is a tough read. Reporters seem angry with Proky for pulling out.
OUCH!!!!
Sorry Woj
usually I agree with the guy, NOT here tho. He was mad when Proky was gonna give up chip after chip to land Melo. Now he’s put his foot down and said no – and now Woj is mad about that , WHAAAAT? Geez Woj make your mind up… And if he thinks Proky is responsible or something for the leaks, can’t agree with that either. I’d give Proky a tap on the back (if I was a foot taller).
this is scathing
but really, how can you write a piece one day killing Prokhorov for bending over the railing for Denver, and then a day later you kill him again for actually saying enough is enough
Prohky’s major folly, imo was waiting forever
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:13 AM EST up reply actions
Woj came off very silly the last couple of days
"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 20, 2011 6:54 AM EST up reply actions
Thank You Proky
I wanted Melo just as bad as everybody else, nonethless our future remains bright, and we absolutely have LOADS of assets to build a GREAT team on…
Seriously “F” the media. There are reasons why they write articles, and don’t run Sports teams. Denver clearly waffled for about 3 months and made themselves, and tried to make us too, look a bunch of monkey’s in 3 piece suits trying to run a multi-multi million dollar business.
Melo would have been great, but not when Denver started asking for the world. Proky made the correct decision. We have TONS of assets to build around now. We may have a rough rest of this season, or it might no be as bad as everyone thinks. But one thing is certain, we have a clear path to have an outstanding team in the next few years. Keep your heads up guys, the future looks extremely bright for us w/ or w/o Mr. Melo…
i don't
Nets are finished in that department.
Our savior will have to come from the draft
it may take years. Meanwhile, Anthony will end up in NY and the Knicks will dominate the area for the next 5 years, totally killing whatever chances of developing a fanbase in Brooklyn.
I give Prokhy credit for saying screw Denver, but where do we go from here sir? The Nets are in a very dangerous spot here.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:23 AM EST up reply actions
Eventually, the billionaire will learn some lessons about how the league works, how business is conducted and how you run a team. He blindsided his GM on Wednesday, grandstanded a public proclamation and transported the Nets back into time when dysfunction and disarray consumed the franchise. This was a clown act here, a low-rent move to take what had been a bad circumstance and make it worse. They were so sure the world wanted to come play ball for the big, strapping Russian in his Brooklyn palace, but the great players have come and gone – the good players have come and gone – and no one wants with him.
So, yes, Prokhorov took his ball and went home. He canceled his meeting with Carmelo Anthony, which wasn’t so much about making a stand as it was sparing himself the humiliation of more rejection. Give the Nets to a billionaire playboy from across the world, raise a glorious new edifice across the Hudson River, plan to change the team name, logo, uniforms – all of it – and, still, history has a way of haunting this franchise.
’Melo is probably on his way to the New York Knicks, the Russian is headed back to Moscow and the Nets remain a punch line. All these billions of dollars, all these big, shiny ideas and tough talk, and it never, ever changes.
Same old sitcom, same old shameful scene. Same old Nets.
This is painful to read
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I was pleased with him when he did it and I still am
but I immediately thought “well, what now?” because he directed this course of action and now we’re going to have to build the old fashioned way, through drafting a core of talent and developing it.
That doesn’t really bode well for Brooklyn.
Monta Ellis should be a target on our list. I dunno what the Nets can really do besides sitting back, actually giving a damn about Derrick Favors, and seeing who else becomes a Net during the draft. We need a legit difference maker, if that player isn’t available we should package the pick.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:20 AM EST up reply actions
i was too i just got tired of this trade really he was the man
let him join the knicks bulls who ever he likes will biuld a good team assets we have all that btw all this great players came of the draft so im not worried .
we turned the Nets around on 2001 with kidd will turn it around again but this time with hellova owner deep pockets tons of dollars state of art arena in 2012 lots i man lots of FANNSSSSSSs on the stand GOOOO brooklin
well
I’d like to find out what the back up plan is
Rudy Gay signing so fast was a sign of danger. Had we been able to work something out with him we’d be in better shape.
We have two massive holes at SG and SF. Our PG is not really the guy we need to run this team because he doesn’t make any of our players better.
So we have some nice bench players, Lopez, Favors, and two guys that need to be traded.
Is capspace even worth hanging onto at this point? We can forget about Chris Paul, Deron Williams, all of that nonsense. That dream died yesterday as well.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:35 AM EST up reply actions
mr dollar bill dont forget the new CBA that might change the rules
that a player cant move from team to team whenever he whants
what does that have to do with us though?
and the fact that now we’re on the outside looking in at the superstar flock of players, who all want to play with each other?
We will have to really hope that a)one of these 5 picks turns into someone with superstar talent and b)hope that the Nets can develop them
I don’t even have confidence in the Nets developing players anymore. Sobering. Very sobering.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:56 AM EST up reply actions
cmon man chill where is that optimisim ...
remember B.Rat runing the team now its a free team everything is new just have to be optimistic
i am
just being honest and realistic. This is not a good look
Still, there are moves to be made.
I keep Lopez and Favors, and try to land someone via trade without costing us an opportunity at a stud in either this year’s or next year’s draft.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 7:07 AM EST up reply actions
mrdollarbill i was nice to chat with u
have to i have some work to do …. will keep in touch btw do u have a facebook acc ?
3 months was way too long. This team has suffered by all the indecision. Chasing the elusive
butterfly has taken it’s toll not only on the players but on the fans.
Let’s hope that this is truly over and not a lull before round two!
"That's life...I tell ya, I can't deny it
I thought of quitting baby...But my heart just ain't gonna buy it"
my sentiments exactly aunt b
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:32 AM EST up reply actions
it was way more than 3 months
it started in august I believe
For real. He started my day off on a down note with this.
Same old Nets?
I see a change coming this time. I also think they have to change the name. That moniker has gotten us no where but 2nd class status. Once they move across the river just change the name and start fresh.
yeah
but here’s the thing, and Woj is not off base with some of that stuff
what happens now when Anthony goes to the Knicks?
We can change the name but that’s not going to attract talent or people in the area.
Expect attendance and ratings to plummet even further. We can roast Woj for this article but Prokhorov and the Nets set themselves up for something like this. There will now be a national smear campaign, painting pictures of the Nets as a franchise that isn’t worth a damn, no one wants to play for, and the owner talks funny.
It’s insane to me that this man is giving money away like VD in San Fernando Valley and no one wants it.
As I said months ago, the Nets should have pulled the deal back in September. Instead, pushing King to continue on with dealing with those classless sacks of garbage has done more harm than good, and now we are “empty handed”.
Lets all hope that the Nets can make a vertical move in between now and the trading deadline, and the post all star break will give us some optimism heading into the draft.
I’m trying to remain positive.
Monta Ellis is the name that I want. Doubt we can get him though.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:30 AM EST up reply actions
1/2 truths from writers.
Amare wanted to play here. We didnt call him because of his knee. This is FACT!
D.Lee wanted to play here, we didnt call because he was overpriced.
Gay didnt want to test the market and signed the 1st deal memphis offered. He stated recently that he should have talked to Nj.
Its not so much that we cant get FA its the timing was terrible because we waited on Lebron and moved to late on the other players. Our plan B was Boozer and he flat out dissed us. Boozer is not what we needed anyway.
Remember when Kidd was here FA wanted to come. We got Zo who at the time was the biggest FA i believe. Didnt work out but the Nets was the hot ticket. I also believe deep down that if he hadnt gotten sick that was the team that was going to win the ring that year.
Kidd
kittles
Jefferson
Kmart
Zo
All in their prime. Zo and kmart would have been robbing and mugging people in the paint.
Sigh…………..
Anyway this is pro sports. All we need to do is get back to playing NBA level ball. Win 30 games and FA will come. Trust that.
Cash Rules. We just cant be a total joke of a team at the same time. 30 wins will get players to come.
some points
did not think that Lee and Boozer were worth signing
Stoudemire is too much of a risk, but it is paying off dividends for New York right now while we’re sitting in our own filth.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:47 AM EST up reply actions
but remember there are years 2 come and the risk is still there
what if he injures hes knee or something like that and requires surgery and they will be doomed plus he is 28 years old
that's a what if
that we keep clinging too, and some folks are actually hoping for, which I find shameful.
Right now…well, he is playing MVP caliber ball, while our answer to him at PF is just relieved that his name has finally been taken off of the trading block.
if all we have is hope that Stoudemire will suffer a bad injury, we are screwed.
Reality is starting to set in. All this game with Denver has done is a)embarrass the Nets, making us look desperate and foolish and b)show the world that no one cares how rich Mikhail is.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:53 AM EST up reply actions
what about the knicks when they sucked all the last decade
should they change the name too all we need is the draft we can be lucky we are one piece away for turning it around and then people will think differently…
dont read to much they are reportes its they`re to smash a team… just look at the clippers they basht that franchise all these years now they say they are a good team
it's all about the present perception
maybe we as Net fans need to let go of the fact that yes, we were a better franchise for 10 years than the Knicks
now we are at the bottom, and we are being killed from all angles.
We waited too long to trade away Kidd, Carter, and Jefferson
I also think now with this recent failure, trading CDR and Williams was a mistake.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:48 AM EST up reply actions
that Houston pick pisses me off more
because it is so protected. The Nets have really screwed up here.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:49 AM EST up reply actions
twill isnt doing anything in Hou look at Sasha he is very good of the bench
i like him a lot plus has rings has exp. in finals wining mentality .. plus Phil sad we miss his energy in practices
I like sasha
I don’t really care about Terrence being gone, I care that the pick was heavily protected and that in hindsight it looks like a rash move. Oh well, at least we got something for him, but how awesome would we be right now if that pick wasn’t protected?
the Douglas Roberts trade is horrible. We could have used that kid. No one can justify it to me anymore other than the fact that Chris asked for a trade, and who can blame him. We look like complete and utter jokes.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:55 AM EST up reply actions
Kiki did not make the trade
nor did Kiki sign Outlaw to 35 million
I’d rather have CDR, his enthusiasm, and competitive fire here making pennies on the dollar instead of Outlaw, who is not worth a damn.
One bad move after another. It just doesn’t stop
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:58 AM EST up reply actions
i think that avery is using him out of position
he is a PF cmon man hes not a SF u know that i know that
oh I agree
but what can Avery really do?
we don’t have any small forwards other than Damion James and he’s on the mend
one thing that I’m glad about: we get to keep him, and Favors. Two kids who I think will be very good pros. If the Nets care to develop them instead of trying to pimp them out for whatever other team that wants to screw us over
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 7:01 AM EST up reply actions
look ...
now we can trade for Wallac bubcats want a cap relief we want a strong SF than.. maybe we can trade for nash give them Harris and HOU pick or LA pick then favors will develop from NASH kris to Brook
I'm down for Wallace
I’d love to find a way to bring both Ellis and Wallace in here but that would be next to impossible.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 7:06 AM EST up reply actions
i would love nash more than Ellis
nash is pure pg dishes makes everyone better think about it wallace= toughnes
Nash is old
Ellis is a legit stud at the two, averaging 25 3 and 5 with ungodly shooting %‘s. He’d easily be a star in this area.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 7:09 AM EST up reply actions
I just personally feel the Nets are cursed. That name is cursed.
If they changed it when they move I wouldnt be too upset about it. At all.
you can change the wall paper
but lurks underneath will still remain
Well, we just have to hope that the next wave of stars is on it’s way and we can grab one of them with one of these picks
that is all the hope that we have. Meanwhile, we have to hope that the Nets can stay afloat financially while New York is dominating the area with Melo and Stoudemire.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:50 AM EST up reply actions
Lol, wall paper? your're talking my lingo!
What lurks underneath. I recommend “Kilz” stain blocker! It covers a multitude of
sins!
"That's life...I tell ya, I can't deny it
I thought of quitting baby...But my heart just ain't gonna buy it"
I wonder who
spent the night unpacking their suitcases?
"That's life...I tell ya, I can't deny it
I thought of quitting baby...But my heart just ain't gonna buy it"
I think so
I think that we need to move him.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:31 AM EST up reply actions
it should have never, ever come to something like this
the more you look at it, the more worse this makes us look
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:31 AM EST up reply actions
It's a shame
This team deserved better. Look at last nights win. It’s amazing how you can perform
when you have the freedom to do so. “Free at last”? Let’s hope so!
"That's life...I tell ya, I can't deny it
I thought of quitting baby...But my heart just ain't gonna buy it"
exactly
the team won last night against a top quality opponent
imagine how many other wins that could have been had if guys felt secure?
how much better would Favors be now with the franchise standing behind him, pumping him with confidence and developing him properly?
you want to wait til we get embarrassed in public to treat this kid like he’s worth something to us?
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 7:00 AM EST up reply actions
Remember Indiana's playoffs team??
This is what the Nets team could be very quick.
Smits = Lopez..Both very good in the post had outside jumpers and werent the toughest out the bunch. Smits was a better rebounder and shot blocker. Lopez is the much better scorer but they are very similar. Lopez is not that far behind in the rebounding category either.
The Davis Boys = Favors and Hump. They did it by commitee. 2 tough hard working PF that were going to blow you out the water but would grind you out every nite. Hump is that dude, Favors can become that. They compliment each other already.
Thats all I got so far.
We need a legit SF!! Thats the glaring problem. Granger would be heaven on this team even though he is injury prone.
Sg if Monte Ellis would be soul on ice.
I think Farmar can start if we cant grab Nash.
Murphy works in a trade for Nash or Ellis but unless those teams are in a coma i dont see that happening.
Harris and Murphy are both valuable pieces. We can get something going here if moves are done right.
I say keep the 3 bigs we have. Is Hump just playing for a big contract though? Will he leave after the season??
Morrow and Sasha? How will they coexist? I would love to see both of them on the floor bombing away.
Sf is the weak link. Pg needs an upgrade. Harris and Murphy are tainted. Can Harris and Avery coexist?
**sorry for the ramble my mind is everywhere this morn.
no no, you are fine
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:44 AM EST up reply actions
the team is a mess and we need to see some more leadership
from Prokhy.
And I think leadership will be in the form of allowing Billy King to do his job.
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 6:45 AM EST up reply actions
Leadership starts at the top
How can you expect anything from this team? They have had nothing but uncertainity for
the last 3 months.
You learn by example, and the way this team has played, it’s clear they learned their lesson well!
"That's life...I tell ya, I can't deny it
I thought of quitting baby...But my heart just ain't gonna buy it"
excellent point
as always aunt b you see the forest for the trees
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 7:04 AM EST up reply actions
No, New Jersey may have to rebuild the old fashioned way. They will have to invest everything resource they can in Favors and hope the sleepy-eyed rookie has a beast lurking inside. They will have to use their glut of first-round picks — five in the next two years — to acquire capable talent and hopefully one star along the way.
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Stoudemire offered this simple statement about teams he would rule out "I don’t think the Nets are one of them."
From the summer.
doesn't matter now
and Amare would have jumped to any team that was paying him that much cheese.
the Knicks have an MVP, we have a 7 footer that cannot be bothered to box his man out and grab boards.
god we are in for a long night
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 7:03 AM EST up reply actions
"I was going to seriously think about being a Net," Gay said before the Grizzlies entertained the Nets at the FedEx Forum. "I guess Memphis stepped up to the plate first.
"It was a situation where, although I would have liked to get a chance to look at different options, I was restricted, so (re-signing with Memphis) was obviously my first option," he said. "It had to be."
Nets should have been on the phone with that kid at the stroke of midnight
as they say in CoD when you blow yourself up with a grenade
“mistakes we made”
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 7:05 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Gwallace
Iggy
Granger
Josh smith
Ak47
Any of those at the sf spot i would be happy with. Granger 1st of course. He is that scorer/closer we are dying for.
I wonder if we could sell Memphis on playing Harris at the sg position next to Conley. Harris is an upgrade over tony allen. Harris for Mayo and Thabeet.
Nothing happens till Melo gets handled though.
gonna be a long month of feb thank god i will be in Hawaii. I need a hiatus.
lucky man
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by MrDollarBills on Jan 20, 2011 7:14 AM EST up reply actions
I love this man
He is
1-bold
2-brilliant
3-rich
4-defiant
5- he just told the nuggets to -uck themselves
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