ESPN Pundits: End Is Near For Nets
by Net Income on Jan 18, 2012 2:58 PM EST
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Choose your poison, Nets fans. You can read any one of a number of ESPN writers (and former writers) Wednesday and realize that there is no hope for your favorite franchise. It's all bad. The latest is that the Clippers and Dwight Howard are deeply in love!
If that's not enough, be sure to read the latest on how Deron Williams is going, going, gone. Various scenarios, just about all of them speculative and/or second hand, are as available as hemlock. He's going to Dallas as a free agent. No, He's going to New York for Carmelo Anthony. No, he's going to Los Angeles in ways yet to be determined. I mean he did say he likes warm weather...or was that Howard? Never mind! He's just going! So forget about Brooklyn and dynamic duos.You are damned!!
Denials from Howard, Smith, from Clipper officials? Tweeted entreaties unanswered? Makes no difference. It's no wonder one fan lashed out at Patrick Ewing, who apparently would like Howard to wind up like him: under appreciated in a small market with no rings.
- More on Dwight Howard and the Clippers - Chris Sheridan - Sheridan Hoops
- ‘Bron gone wild, and we’re right on Dwight - Chris Bernucca - Sheridan Hoops
- Lobs are nice, but overall Los Angeles Clippers are incomplete - John Hollinger - ESPN Insider
- Best fit for Dwight Howard: Lakers or Clippers? (Video) - Jalen Rose - ESPN
- Will Los Angeles Lakers be players in Deron Williams stakes? - Ramona Shelburne - ESPN LA
- Daydreaming about D-Will - Brian Kamenetzsky - ESPN LA
- ESPN LA examines D-Will to the Lakeshow - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN LA
- An open letter to Patrick Ewing - Devin Kharpertian - Nets Are Scorching
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want to take it seriously or not, that was impressive writing by Net Income.
‘Misha, where are your knees?’ He looked like a grasshopper."
Oops, that was supposed to be for NetsMets4life
‘Misha, where are your knees?’ He looked like a grasshopper."
so funny on so many levels. so dry.
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
by Net Income on Jan 18, 2012 3:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, we are doomed
We should be contracted, or at least made into the D League team for the Knicks.
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
"Your 2010-2011 New Jersey Nets - It Is What It Is"
I hope not
or we would have to institute the NetsDaily Suicide Watch.
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
by Net Income on Jan 18, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If we didn't trade for D-Will what would our line-up have been ????
Aside from Harris & Favors what picks did we give up? Just curious. It was worth the risk, but the the downside could be painful.
by Mike Gminski on Jan 18, 2012 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
there's no real telling
Would the Nets have traded for someone else…say CP3 at the time? Their pick was #3, I think they could’ve easily done the same trade for CP3 on draft night (if the league would’ve allowed it). Otherwise, who knows who the Nets would have picked.
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
Based on rumors
Harris & Murphy were going to be traded for Andre Miller & Pryzbilla. Miller’s contract expires this coming offseason.
We also gave up the 3rd pick plus GSW’s pick this year (top 7 protected). The 3rd pick ended up being Kanter, but it’s hard to imagine we would have selected Kanter with Lopez & Favors in the fold. Both Minnesota & Cleveland were rumored to be looking to trade down. Cleveland wanted Irving, and knew Minnesota would take him with Rubio in the fold. I honestly think we would have traded up to #1 or #2 for Derrick Williams allowing Cleveland to select Irving or Minnesota to select Kanter at #3.
So prior to free agency our roster likely would have looked like:
PG: Miller, Farmar
SG: Brooks, Morrow
SF: Derrick Williams, James
PF: Favors, Outlaw
C: Lopez, Petro
If nothing else, we would have been much more athletic than we are now.From there we likely would have made a harder push for one of the FA SFs or Jamal Crawford.
Sheridan listed four scenarios but described five. Guess which one he chose to ignore?.
Hint-hint: it’s the one where the Nets triumph.
He says at the end if 1, 2 and 3 happen, Dwight will be a Clipper. But scenario 2 has two parts, the first where Dwill opts out, and the second where DWill re-signs, Howard joins him in Bkln and form a great team.
Plan A all the way: Brook, Brooks, Deron, Dwight and a top draft pick SF
by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 18, 2012 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
D will to lakers for Bynum and gasol?
;) LOL
by sour grapes on Jan 18, 2012 3:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
We did try to trade Kidd for Bynum once upon a time
and Kobe was pissed the Lakers said no
You play to win the game!
by stevieboyNETS on Jan 18, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
What's with the sign & trade talk, at the end of the season
Can Dwight get more in percentage bumps on a S&T (but not a 5th year)?
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
"Your 2010-2011 New Jersey Nets - It Is What It Is"
I'm not sure either
CBA: summary
Except during the 2011-12 and 2012-13
seasons, teams are prohibited from
acquiring a free agent in a sign-and-trade if
their team salary post-transaction would
exceed the tax level by more than $4
million. The maximum contract length for a
sign-and-trade is 4 years, and maximum
annual increases are 4.5%.
Not really clear.
by BKNfastbreak on Jan 18, 2012 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
His tweet to Dwight was the epitome of hack
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
"Your 2010-2011 New Jersey Nets - It Is What It Is"
Oh god.
What happened?
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 18, 2012 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
This earlier today
@sheridanhoops @DwightHoward Are you ruling out the possibility of playing for the #Clippers next season?
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it's funny
cuz didn’t Dwight come out in an interview and deny Clippers, and yet, Sheridan still has the nerve to tweet him, back Dwight into a corner in order to prove his point. The guy is just pitiful
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
His Rube Goldberg scenario to justify his reporting that Dwight could end up with the Clips was next year was just as bad, too. He probably realized he jumped the shark.
2011-2012 season prediction: 22-44
And I'm fine with that. One of the original leaders of the "Dwight Howard, not Nono Hilario" movement.
Hmmm...
Jumping the shark is an idiom used to describe the moment in the evolution of a television show when it begins a decline in quality that is beyond recovery.
Sheridan has never actually been on the pre-jump side of the shark
Plan A all the way: Brook, Brooks, Deron, Dwight and a top draft pick SF
by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 18, 2012 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
I'm gonna make my own website. PhatmanHoops.com
Then I will report random crap that comes to my mind during the day, such as:
Dwight to the Bobcats picking momentum, and D-Will to the Wizards being discussed.
I will give sheridan a run for his money (or lack of)
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by phatman00 on Jan 18, 2012 3:06 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
Sheridenhoops.com already exist
And will sue for likeness rights.
by sour grapes on Jan 18, 2012 3:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
How can he sue if my website is PhatmanHoops.
And obviously sarcasm font was needed.
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..... Needed for my post apparently as well.
by sour grapes on Jan 18, 2012 3:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
stevieboy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sheridan, Berger, etc
by Andres B on Jan 18, 2012 3:11 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
New Woj!
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
hoping for a 1am stevieboy post tonight
by sheepareevil on Jan 18, 2012 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
I set alerts on my phone for new stevieboy posts
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
"Your 2010-2011 New Jersey Nets - It Is What It Is"
He's indeed a legendary figure now. :)
2011-2012 season prediction: 22-44
And I'm fine with that. One of the original leaders of the "Dwight Howard, not Nono Hilario" movement.
espn is a joke
Their main football topic is still tebow yet his team got demolished and his numbers are attrocious…alex smith wins more and gets no love
We are in another atmosphere. You're just in the Troposhere we in the Exospere. In other words the JETS are higher than you!
by Fly-as-a-JET on Jan 18, 2012 3:12 PM EST via mobile reply actions
agreed
anyone see how they bashed UFC on outside the lines? And UFC has answered back, along with other credible “lower end fighters” defending them. ESPN sources was a washed up Ken Shamrock, and washed up fighters who are no longer part of UFC because they couldn’t compete good enough.
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
Whatevs
I’ll still be a fan tomorrow, in March, in Brooklyn, whenever. BS rumors can’t knock my loyalty, actual disasters won’t kill my loyalty.
What the Nets are going through is nothing compared to the routine bumbling, pathetic losing, mismanagement, and crushed hopes I’ve endured for the last 20 years with my Islanders. Brooklyn will come, and it’ll be glorious.
Posted this in the last thread
Superstar trades:
Barkley from Sixers to Suns
Pippen from Bulls to Blazers
Melo from Nugz to Knicks
Even Ewing at an old age from Knicks to Sonics
I thought the team trading away the star usually wants to trade that star to the other conference so they don’t have to deal with facing that player too often during regular season schedule.
So when it comes to Dwight, I’ve always thought about this. Magic likely want to trade D12 to the West if anything.
3 trades off the top of my head
vince carter, pau gasol, and chris paul were all trades in conference
by NJ Champ on Jan 18, 2012 3:17 PM EST via Android app up reply actions 3 recs
lol its ESPN what do you expect?
by NJ Champ on Jan 18, 2012 3:15 PM EST via Android app reply actions
That Sheridan tweet directly to Dwight was just embarrassing and pathetic.
Doesn’t Sheridan have any confidence whatsoever in his own reporting? Moreover, what does it say about the confidence he’s showing in his source? It’s just very, very sad from a journalistic perspective.
2011-2012 season prediction: 22-44
And I'm fine with that. One of the original leaders of the "Dwight Howard, not Nono Hilario" movement.
Hey Dwight! If you don't deny this then it is true!!!!11!
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What's worse is that he's making himself the center of the story. Self-aggrandizing.
The whole idea is that he’s exclusively pinned Dwight against a corner, who must now respond to the almighty Sheridan.
2011-2012 season prediction: 22-44
And I'm fine with that. One of the original leaders of the "Dwight Howard, not Nono Hilario" movement.
he's just swinging for the fences
he’s down on his luck, a failure as a journalist, but he knows if he reports a scenario that no one else was reporting and it somehow, against all logic, comes to be true, he will be hailed as a prophet.
it’s never gonna happen, but yes he is desperate.
by sheepareevil on Jan 18, 2012 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
I feel like with so much negativity coming out now
about the Nets, Howard, Dwill etc. that the Nets may leak something positive.
Does leaking Larry Owens to stevieboy's friend count?
2011-2012 season prediction: 22-44
And I'm fine with that. One of the original leaders of the "Dwight Howard, not Nono Hilario" movement.
If i said it once I said it a thousand times
You can’t win without defensive big men and you need as many as 4 good ones. We have none. Until then FAs will not come and our good players will leave. Draft Drummond or Davis, trade Lopez for an asset that could lead to another good defensive big. Maybe BK can get another good big in this year’s stacked draft. That will make three and will make us a playoff team by Brooklyn. However, I’m still hopeful we keep D-Will and get Howard.
Life as a Net fan
Can it get any worse? There's always tomorrow.
+1@ msm2 the team needs bigs (D12 not included)
Jerry was right on one thing the Nets should have signed Humphries for more than 1 year.
Teams probably won’t be as scared off by the reality hype since he’s still putting up #s.
If the team needs bigs why would they trade Lopez for an asset? Assuming he stays healthy.
If not Roy Hibbert is a good backup plan.
Drummond will be a stud. I don’t know about Anthony Davis he’s so frail.
I’m also a big fan of Thomas Robinson Player of the year imo.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
The best part
is that the ESPN LA “writer”, who wrote about Deron going to the Lakers, spent an entire article talking about the possibility and NOT ONCE mentioned HOW it can happen.
The Nets aren’t taking Gasol, I doubt Bynum alone would get it done because of his injury history, and the Lakers can’t take on any additional salary for the foreseeable future.
Why let that get in the way of a good story, though?
haters gon' hate
don’t worry about espn when it comes to nba rumors it’s all a bunch of bs
by Nets2410 on Jan 18, 2012 3:22 PM EST via Android app reply actions
See this is what bothers me
I think it is fine if reporters are going to post speculative material. However I really don’t like it when they exaggerate and post inaccurate facts to help support their arguments.
For instance, this Ramona chick states:
Center Brook Lopez is out another couple of months with a broken foot. Dwight Howard isn’t arriving anytime soon, if at all.
I already have lost respect for her article. Not because it’s negative towards the Nets, but we all know that Lopez is WEEKS not months away, and “isn’t arriving anytime soon” … last time I checked the trade deadline isn’t that far away.
Basically, these guys have to stimulate traffic on their sites, and posting this buffoonery is their way of doing so.
I’ll believe it when I see Billy King in a press conference.
D-WIll + D12 = NETS 2012 Champs (with lots of luck)
by corky_romano4life on Jan 18, 2012 3:23 PM EST reply actions
It's lazy and it's irresponsible
she always rights that the prospect of adding Dwight is now getting “further and further away” without elaborating or providing any detail as to why that would be.
Our draft pick is now gold and Brooks is a top rookie. Not important enough to include in the article though.
Months could be accurate
Absolute best case scenario was 6-8 weeks, but many experts stated it is likely to be longer. We’re only 4 weeks in. I’m not sure he comes back until after the allstar break. Maybe he’ll come back for the home game versus Orlando right before the break or the game in NY right before that. I seriously doubt he takes the court sooner & goes through the 5 games in 6 night stretch we have coming off of a stress fracture. If he’s back for the Orlando game, that’s 6 more weeks. If it’s after the allstar break, it’s 7 weeks. That’s not far off from qualifying as a “couple of months.”
but many experts stated it is likely to be longer
These so called experts never treated Lopez.
Lopez’s actual doctor gave that timestable. You know the guy who took the X-Ray, did the surgery, continues to monitor Lopez’s healing.
Life after Dwight
http://www.netsdaily.com/2012/1/17/2713770/life-after-dwight-if-he-is-traded-to-another-team
by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 18, 2012 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Pardon me, but SCREW ESPN. They will favor big market teams and the currently successful ones every time. They are so predictable.
Nobody over there ever has anything good to say about the Nets, even when they were the best in the east. ESPN is a joke, they only see what’s the obvious is. Jalen Rose is even asked for his opinion on football over there…seriously? He knows as much about football as I know about knitting, and I don’t knit.
How is it "the end is near"?
Seriously, are all those reporters crazy or they just bad at analytics?
Even if Dwight traded or signs as FA with other team, we trade DWill for prospect and picks and then we’d have Top-4 pick in 2012 draft + Lopez + MarShon. That’s a solid foundation to build on!
not really...
the Nets don’t want to open Brooklyn with that type of roster, and have to fight to just make the playoffs, AGAIN.
by BKNfastbreak on Jan 18, 2012 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
Does anyone want a ticket to the game tonight for dirt cheap?
Section 18 row 1…$20
I’ll be going to the game w/ eLone and can meet at the arena.
No one talks about the best option for both Howard and DWill
At the same time, they’re hopeful Lopez will return to form, rookie MarShon Brooks will continue to shine and develop and if they keep losing, they’ll end up with a top-5 pick in a very strong draft. In a perfect world, they’d be able to add both D-12 and D-Will into that mix, forming one of the most dynamic and dominant young cores in the league.
This is the true Blueprint for Greatness
Howard
Lopez
Kidd-Gilchrist / AK47
Brooks
DWill
Life after Dwight
http://www.netsdaily.com/2012/1/17/2713770/life-after-dwight-if-he-is-traded-to-another-team
by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 18, 2012 3:26 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
+1
D-WIll + D12 = NETS 2012 Champs (with lots of luck)
by corky_romano4life on Jan 18, 2012 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
exactly..
there are so many fantastical trades and moves these people promote yet they cant ever write anything benefiting the nets.. and this one is not even possible, its plausible (all we need—like in all of ESPNS BS concoctions—is Dwight to agree to this).
I love when someone posts this scenario
It should be in every thread and tweeted to D12
=D
If I can just hide, the sinner inside, and keep him denied.
How sweet life would be, if I could be free, from the sinner in me.
do you think MKG will turn out to be pretty good
i watch him and i love hes great at D, however he needs lots of help on offense, anyone give me like a scouting report on him idk much about him
Here is all that matters : Brook Lopez returning to preseason form before the trade deadline.
Not much else matters.
Even if Howard goes elsewhere instead of Nets, at trade deadline, Nets have option to get another good player at the trade deadline.
If you add Brook Lopez to that good player, Nets could play very well after the trade deadline, even without getting Howard.
And the fact that Nets signed Larry Owens to a non-guaranteed contract, is an indication that Nets are still in pursuit of Howard and that DWill isn’t asking for a trade.
I see no chance that DWill would try to screw the Nets and BK after they have been so nice to him.
If he doesn’t ask for a trade right before the deadline, then DWill is staying for next year.
Yes, DWill has an option to accept his player option and give the Nets another year.
More than likely though, he will want the extra 30 million and not wait.
hahahahahahaha
asking jerry if he has a twitter account…
LOL
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whats so funny about that
I want to follow my die hard brothers.. Netsareboss, MDB, M I K E, if you get this, please respond with your twitter accounts please
are you new?
it would explain alot
@uatt327
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Ignore those silly people.
@jerry25a
Yes, I have sent funny and intelligent tweets to the important players and sports writers.
jerry is by far the most notoriously/infamously twitter active on this board
by sheepareevil on Jan 18, 2012 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
yeah thats what i thought
makes alot of sense
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Don't believe it. I am a modest tweeter, like the average Nets fan, but I make my tweets count.
The most significant tweet was in August, when I happened to catch Dwight Howard checking out Barclays and he acknowledged to the World that he was there.
welcome aboard pip!
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
Of course
because what Dwight denies is true!
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So ESPN is like one to those trashy gossip rag mags, trying to cook up some sales/hits
And Sheridan got fired from ESPN for being too trashy?
Dont believe he has one
"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."
you know its his friend rite?
He’s just the messenger
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How dumb is Sheridan?
sheridanhoops Chris Sheridan
Dwight Howard said he does not have interest right now in playing for the #Clippers. The key word is “now.” bit.ly/A7Y8XQ
9 hours ago
sheridanhoops Chris Sheridan
@DwightHoward Are you ruling out the possibility of playing for the #Clippers next season?
2 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply
Why are you asking when you just said he didn’t express interest…
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It is...
check his twitter. and before the last tweet he says…
sheridanhoops Chris Sheridan
@DwightHoward Since no one asked the pertinent question properly last night, I’ll do so myself …
2 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply
You made up the damn rumor (I think), DO YOU THINK ANYONE ELSE BELIEVES THIS?
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THIS GUY
IS OUT OF CONTROL
D-WIll + D12 = NETS 2012 Champs (with lots of luck)
by corky_romano4life on Jan 18, 2012 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Condescension to fellow reporters
Since no one asked the pertinent question properly last night,
Sheridan is the only reporter who knows how to ask the question properly, apparently.
2011-2012 season prediction: 22-44
And I'm fine with that. One of the original leaders of the "Dwight Howard, not Nono Hilario" movement.
I haven't had time or interest to follow situation closely....
but it seems that all Dwight was saying was that it would be nice to play with Griffin and Paul.
However, he knows that isn’t possible, as ORL would demand Griffin.
That is DH wasn’t serious.
End of story.
However, If I was Clippers, I would consider trading Griffin for Howard, as Howard is more valuable, but with less years ahead of him. Still Clippers would be 2nd to the Lakers in LA.
According to Peter
the Clippers were more probably more like an afterthought. Highly unlikely to happen, but who wouldn’t want to play with CP3 and Griffin?
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I posted his replies about a week ago.
People here say not to listen to Bucher because it is just his opinion.
However Bucher was the first to cite Dallas as a desired location for Howard.
Bucher wants Howard to go to Nets and it is possible he has influenced Howard’s thinking during the past months.
Bucher says its Nets, Lakers, Dallas as only destination, and of course Dallas has nothing to trade for Howard.
He says new CBA favors DWill staying, which we already know.
For some reason, Sheridan thinks Dwight is a lawyer who watches his every word.
He thinks if Dwight uses the word “now,” it’s for a reason. This is basically conspiratorial, or at least hanging on his every word is over the top obsession because he’s paranoid that his report is baseless.
2011-2012 season prediction: 22-44
And I'm fine with that. One of the original leaders of the "Dwight Howard, not Nono Hilario" movement.
Yawn
Anybody with a brain knew these types of articles were on their way. Are you going to hear about Dwight and Deron in Brooklyn? Right now no your not because when you put the Lakers, Knicks, Mavericks or whoever else in the discussion, it gets more page clicks.
Now just because it’s not flattering towards the nets doesn’t mean i’m always going to hate. It just becomes a bit obvious when articles are very speculative and really don’t give much else besides feeding into gullible sports fans. It’s all good nets fans, been hearing this B.S. since i live in the heart of Knickland, no sweat on this forehead.
I just turned Sheridan into a meme
@sheridanhoops Reports Dwight to Clips, but then asks @DwightHoward if it’s true or not #douchesheridan
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by phatman00 on Jan 18, 2012 3:46 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
Insiders...
Why does the NFL get to have all the great info guys (Glazer, Mort, Schefter, etc.) while the NBA ends up with this embarrassment? It’s like TMZ vs. National Enquirer.
Scumbag Sheridan
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by phatman00 on Jan 18, 2012 3:51 PM EST reply actions 12 recs
Actully the report said he was not interested in Clippers
than proceeds to ask Dwight if he ruled out the Clippers or not…
Damn troll
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Here
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by netsareboss on Jan 18, 2012 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Haha imagine getting a warning
“’Moiosin Sheridan’ Please refrain from insulting other members on this board. If he is a Sheridan, then just flag the comment and move on.
You must click OK to continue posting"
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by netsareboss on Jan 18, 2012 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
The guy has to make a living, after being fired by ESPN!!
If Chris Broussard didn’t have ESPN employment and wasn’t friends with all the Superstars after saying good things about then, then Broussard and Sheridan would be equivalent.
you mean he would say something like "Lopez says he's almost recovered from injury"
and then 5 hours later ask on Twitter “Lopez, are you recovering from your injury?”
doubt it. but its funny nonetheless
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These articles only come out when Orlando and NJ are in these markets
Expect Dwight to the Lakers tomorrow when Orlando play the Lakers on Friday
Expect Howard to Chicago some time tis weekend with NJ playing the Bulls on Monday
Shocking
Life after Dwight
http://www.netsdaily.com/2012/1/17/2713770/life-after-dwight-if-he-is-traded-to-another-team
by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 18, 2012 3:52 PM EST reply actions
correction
it will be Deron to the Bulls to back up Rose because ESPN has learned through a source that Deron likes how Rose plays…therefore he is interested in signing with the Bulls
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
Dwight is coming in free agency
Deron, Dwight, Marshon, Lotto Pick, Lopez…. Stevenson resigns, Okur resigns and possibly Hump.
I’m convinced that Dwight has decided the Nets are the team is will be playing for next season. When the trade deadline comes we will know for sure when we start seeing headlines of him being traded to teams and then the following day it being squashed because he tells them he wont resign long term. Ultimately it will come down to the Nets and if i were Billy King i would tell Orlando we will give you 2 first rounders and Lopez. Nothing more. If they don’t take that then sign him as a free agent.
Would be the best defensive team in the league
Deron
Stevenson
AK47
HUMP
Dwight
wouldn't go that far
defense is much more than the sum of the parts. the bulls have proven they have the best defense in the league, with miami not far behind. the nets have proven they have one of the worst. getting dwight would help immensely but it’s about team defense first
by sheepareevil on Jan 18, 2012 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
AK47 won't be a Net
He said he will come back to the NBA for the right price. he’s looking for a payday. We wont be able to sign him after signing Dwight and Deron long term.
Deron
Marshon
Stevenson
Lopez or Hump
Dwight
Also if Dwight signs as a free agent we can then trade Lopez for a starting quality SF.
i prefer drafting a SF
Kid-Gil
and trading Lopez to ATL for Josh Smith
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
I'd prefer Lopez
he can stretch the floor offensively, and we’d already have Dwight to stuff shots, Smith would be redundant. in this dream scenario, however, i’d be ecstatic with either
by sheepareevil on Jan 18, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
you forgot signing kidd to backup deron
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Jan 18, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
he said he would like to retire a net and would love to backup deron
but we aint even going to get dwight so
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Jan 18, 2012 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
Not possible
We’d have to renounce our bird rights to Hump & Okur to sign Howard. Unless Stevenson, Hump or Okur are signing for the minimum or at most the room exception, they won’t be back. That probably means no chance for Hump. I could see Okur and/or Stevenson back for a minimum or room exception type deal.
Here's what's funny about Sheridan's article, among other things
He says the “source”
said the source, who is privy to the trade talks that have taken place between all of the aforementioned teams.
before he edited his original column, he had said that it was not certain whether Fegan had permission to talk trade with Clips.
If this source is “privy to trade talks” wouldn’t he have known if Fegan had permission…
SMH
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 3:57 PM EST reply actions
Whats gud
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by netsareboss on Jan 18, 2012 3:59 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Someone post the Sheridan 0 friends pic
lmao
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by eLonepb on Jan 18, 2012 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Is that the Great Wall? Lmao
How does he manage to get a picture alone with no one in site at one of the most important land marks in the world
how Sheriden's story got any traction whatsoever makes me weep for the state of sports journalism.
by sheepareevil on Jan 18, 2012 4:02 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I don't get it
Why do people keep posting pictures of Landry Fields crying?
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." -- Casey Stengel
by calling all toasters on Jan 18, 2012 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
Jordan Williams when they discontinued the McRib
OUTLAW > BROOK'S SHOE
Dwight is cool but I'm worried about Deron playing better
Inwanttk beable to watch a Elite player day in and day out. I want to (even in losses) be amazed by our top players games. Dwight isn’t here yet, right now we Have Deron who last year was a top 10 player I want this guy to get back to that level and worry about Dwight later
We gotta sneak in the team bus and break his wrist
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The reality of the situation
is NO media (ESPN, etc.) is willing to accept the fact that the Nets are on the verge of climbing their way to the top. Everyone thinks the Nets are a terrible team and will stay like that, but its soon about to change. Half of these articles are ignorant in the fact they exclude the concrete facts, such as D12 has requested a trade to the Nets and Billy KIng is positioning the roster to acquire him, and the roster was created under D-Will’s orders. I really don’t like that the media is feeding the public all this.
We'll Be Fine.
honestly i dont even mind the skepticism
i’m a skeptic too. until I actually see Dwight in a Nets uniform, I’m not assuming anything.
by sheepareevil on Jan 18, 2012 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
Dwight and Brook would be a vicious front court tandem
I really really hope we get to watch that next season. If we were to get D12 via free agency, I will be hard-core against “let’s trade Brook for a solid SF”. I do see the need but when you have a talent like Lopez, you keep him. Good SF will come along.
especially if Nets still have their lotto pick
That alone could Net a good SF (whether through the pick or through trade)
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
We would be only few role players away from championship team if that were to be the case
I for one, is “believing the hype” lol
Hey everyone! goin to the game tonight! sorry this is off topic but please gimme a hand!
Is there any reason that lower baseline (sec 1 on the site) is so cheap aside from being the corner? is the view really that bad from there in prudential? or should I just play it safe and get the $5 center mezzanine?
@FatmansAlright
Sonic The Hedgehog and Pro Ball. Nothing else.
You should buy a ticket for the $5 mezz
And go to section 14 to sit with the L&P people. I’ve never had my tickets checked although some people said they have.
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Cuz we all know you are the creator behind it?
lol
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It's been pretty dead over there actually
They screwed up the organization of it.
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I'll be courtside tonight
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DD's are kinda pointless for that price
Considering for $25 you can be up a little in the club sections with a better view.
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How is Sheridans track record?
Not for nothing but didn’t he call Carmelo to the Knicks and only Knicks at one point. He certainly wasn’t shown to be wrong there. I tend to think he is full of it here but he had an opinionated and early call on Carmelo and wasn’t proved wrong.
by whoopdeedamndo on Jan 18, 2012 4:30 PM EST via mobile reply actions
That's certainly worth consideration but
I was often proved right when I was playing poker that I would hit it in the river too. Luck happens.
He was wrong about that
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by Net Income on Jan 18, 2012 4:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You mean the Lakers have the MarShon clone
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End?
This is just the beginning.
Until I hear it from Dwight or Woj it’s all speculation, as has already been said countless times by other members around.
I believe in Billy King!
Go Nets!
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
OMGG THIS KNICK FAN
ON ESPN NEW YORK JUST SAID TRADE AMARE TO THE NETS FOR MARSHON BROOKS AND HUMPHIRES..LMAOOOOOOOOOO IM DONEEE OMMGGGG
by 1stnamelastname on Jan 18, 2012 4:42 PM EST reply actions
Lul wut?
Knicks fans wanting Nets players?
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Not the only thing that doesn't match
"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."
-_-
w_maxey wendell maxey
finally some good news for the nets. @DeronWilliams still leads turkish league in scoring at 19.7 ppg & could take home the scoring title.
Why can't Deron score like that anymore?
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he's not a traitor til he leaves
right now he’s just a dog
by sheepareevil on Jan 18, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
deron williams is still a williams after all aka a bust
idc how many moves deron has hes still a williams and nets history of williams’ has been pretty bad to say the least.
Lets trade this terrible shooting point guard for anything!!! granger, kyrie irving, smith, picks, idc as long as the nets deal him they will be better off.
maybe we can package shawne williams, deron, and sheldon together for something great.
Maybe we could let him play with Lopez
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by netsareboss on Jan 18, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Buck Williams says hello
and is coming to rebound your head….
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." -- Casey Stengel
by calling all toasters on Jan 18, 2012 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
where can i buy this jersey?
i like the ‘New Jersey’ part.
anyone?
If I can just hide, the sinner inside, and keep him denied.
How sweet life would be, if I could be free, from the sinner in me.
As I said before
These analysts don’t want the nets to become contenders because they like it when the nets are the joke of the NBA so of course they will make up these rumors but whatever we will get Dwight and be contenders no matter what these analysts say
ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE
by Keysta101 on Jan 18, 2012 4:53 PM EST via Android app reply actions
No matter what...
Nets still are the better choice long term for Dwight.
Mavs: Aging Dirk
Lakers: Aging Kobe, Gasol
Clippers: Chris Paul’s knees.
Why would a columnist fail to mention that?
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
Well if you do that only
Nets: Deron’s mad, team is 3-11
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Yeah, those issues can be fixed...
but Kobe can’t get any younger , cryogenic therapy doesn’t do miracle I suppose.
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
True
just saying you gotta make it fair atleast by pointing out all the bads. Then you compare. We still have the better deal
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If the Nets go down by double digits again in the 1st
I want to hear “We Want Dwight” chants loud and clear.
deron the lemon
the analysts can say whatever they want ok but it stilll doesn’t take away from the fact that deron williams is not a good fit in nj or brooklyn.
as for dwight howard, i think he is going to stay in orlando cus they are 11- and 3 after all , maybe try to get deron to come to orlando.
you cant really believe that
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
dwight stays in orlando
until July, that’s it. He won’t resign, especially when they get booted in the 1st round again.
As far as Deron going to Orlando, Nets wouldn’t make that trade, and they can’t sign him in the offseason.
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
it's more about playing in a bigger city like NY, LA...
than winning games, in my opinion…
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
they're the anti-ESPN in many ways
it’s terrific
by sheepareevil on Jan 18, 2012 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
The nets are always getting crap from the media. Nobody respects us no players, no coaches, no owners , nobody respects us.
Don't worry
We will prove them wrong
ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE
by Keysta101 on Jan 18, 2012 5:03 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Here we go again
“ALL A BOARD THE DWIGHTMARE ROLLER COASTER!!!!”
I WANT THE YOUTHS!!!! with a My Cousin Vinny BROOKLYN Accent.
If DWill wants to stay and Dwight decides to sign here during the summer, I am ok with that, but I DO NOT WANT TO TRADE PICKS AND YOUNG PLAYERS ANYMORE.
If Dwill and DWight are smart and look what happened to the KNICKS, This is what they should want.
DWILL, SWAG, BARNES/KIDD-GILCHRIST, LOPEZ, HOWARD
Kidd, Morrow, Stevenson, DJ, PF, C
F ORL. They had their chance and they PULL THE PLUG. YOU SNOOZE YOU LOOSE!!!!
that's uber best case scenario
that team would be a dynasty. at least 2-3 trophies.
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and try to keep Memo and Hump, while ridding ourselves of Farmar, Petro (expiring), Shawne(expiring)
if Sheldon wants to come back at same price, take him – it may be hard to keep both Memo and Hump, but those two backing up Howard and Lopez with Kidd at point would be nice.
Which team says no to this trade?
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6qfy6ga
If the Lakers offer something like that, it would be hard for the Nets to match. Curious to see what happens though. Even though I’m not a Nets fan, I’m rooting for him to end up in NJ/BK.
They definitely make that trade imo
They offered more for Gasol in the CP3 deal.
the Rockets got wrecked on that trade
there mustve been some under the table deal. it was a terrible trade
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it's the scenario that scares me the most
but, Houston was interested in pairing Gasol with Nene, which is why they were willing to do it (I think it was more about Nene than anything). I’m not sure if now they would be willing to do that trade just for Gasol.
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 5:16 PM EST up reply actions
question
is tonight the first game all season that the Nets are favorites?
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 18, 2012 5:10 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
I am aware
but the Nets are 3 or 4 point favorites
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 18, 2012 5:14 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
We're considered favorites?
Da hell happened to this league? Do they think this makes up for terrible officiating?
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was thinking today
it’s been longer since we last made the playoffs with Kidd to right now (‘07, 4 years no playoffs), than the time between Kidd’s arrival and our last playoff appearance before Kidd (’98, 3 years no playoffs).
also if we miss the playoffs this year (looking very likely), we will have matched our longest playoff drought in franchise history (87 to 91, 5 years).
OUCH so this is the worst era in Nets history
Feels like a guy out of shape using a treadmill for the first time.
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When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
by universal on Jan 18, 2012 5:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
is that Governor Christie?
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
If he lost about 200 pounds.
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 18, 2012 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
Is this really what the nba came to? Today their is more talk of trades than the game itself. What happend to building a team the right way by just playing. Instead they take shortcuts and I’d rather see d will leave than to have to take a major shortcut in getting Dwight. It is officially the Lopez brooks show. At least the brooks show for now
so you'd rather not be competitive?
face it, super teams are the teams of the future
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 18, 2012 5:16 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Agreed but this is just not good for the NBA...
BOS model was great but MIA model disgusts me. Three top players in their prime? They just robbed us of D-Wade and LeBron going head to head dropping 40+ on each others’ team.
It's becoming more and more clear that ESPN just doesn't like reporting on the Nets
They are frontrunners of the worst kind. This is a supposedly unbiased media outlet that has an entire section of their NBA page dedicated to the Heat! Magic Johnson’s reactions to the Dwight rumors summed up the network the best. The Nets?? No way… Reason? They’re the Nets! This is an outlet that published an article that actually begged Carmelo Anthony to not go to the Nets. People really take what they say seriously?
I think we’re in need of a new edition of Deron in his own words. Maybe Dwight in his own words too. People are putting too much weight in what ‘sources’ say, when we should be listening to what comes out of the horse’s mouth.
But just wait
If Dwight to BK goes down, ESPN will of course be the first to report, just like with the Miami Heat, even though Stephen A Smith called it days before
Stephen A works for ESPN
so it’s the same thing
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
Remember that
ESPN 1050 is the home of the Knicks.
So they probably have told ALL NBA staff to avoid NETS talk.
Yet...
his accomplishments would be magnified greatly in bringing a franchise like Nets to contention compared to other franchises.
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
didn't understand...
I was agreeing to your first post.
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
ESPN is pure clown shoes
Just do what I do. Don’t read there site, don’t watch there programming unless it is an actual game. They don’t deserve to be # 1 in sports when they employ ignorant blowhards. In my opinion, if you listen to these aholes, you are just as bad as them. If I want NBA news, I will watch NBA TV. Football, NFL network.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
by BEB on Jan 18, 2012 5:18 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Downside is limited by
Marshon, a top 5 pick, Brook and Hump are legit starters. Maybe it takes a cople of years but it would still be a good franchise and frankly in those couple of years the NYK roster will be a lot older, sorer and the stars will all be tarnished.
NBA League Pass ?
I live in Philly. so cant get Nets games
Anyone use League Pass through broadband or Apple TV?
I want to watch games in good quality.. FIOS has only standard definition for legaue pass which stinks
NBA broadband says you can get up to 720p (not 1080 but better than sd)
Anyone use or rec League pass?
worth it?
i use it
the quality is good, better than sd. Only problem is, and I guess that’s just your internet connection, is if it lags, it can be a few seconds behind.
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
I use it on the Roku 2 XS
It’s a media streaming box similar to Apple TV. Problem is you can’t exactly watch games live because NBA has been having problems with their game time app. There is a trick when you press play to a live stream pause it for 3 seconds and you are now able to watch the feed but you will be 3 secs behind.
Quality depends on your internet connect. Whatever the highest quality is available will be shown. So far most of the games I view have been HD with the exception of games I view while downloading movies.
You are asking about NBA League Pass Broadband Choice?
judging from the preview (live in MD)
Broadband picture quality was far far far better than that of TV. Might want to try the saver option? Otherwise get the whole package which gets you the mobile to if you have a smartphone or ipad.
thanks! sucks on fios or broadband?
fios was bad.. i just cant watch standard def.. I guess I could try apple TV and then cancel if its bad
Bad quality TV and bad quality team= painful!
If I do the pick 5 team thing, I am going with : Nets, Minnesota, OKC, Miami?, and Lob City
I was going to go with Nets, 'Sota, Clips
then I wasn’t sure… OKC MIA get plenty national coverage and you also get to see them whenever they play your picked teams. I thought MEM might be interesting too but injuries started to happen… But def agree on our beloved Nets, up and coming ’Sota, and lob city Clips!
I feel a Woj tweet coming on
I am one with the news. I can feel the tingling that comes before Woj pushes that button on “send” and the world gasps.
"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.
by Net Income on Jan 18, 2012 5:32 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Woj has been MIA
maybe something is in the works….just probably not for the Nets
by domininaldo1981 on Jan 18, 2012 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
So Woj can only break news on teams that are in his current location
I hope that one day, someone invents a device that is able to communicate with people that are towns or maybe even states away!
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
oooops MIA as in Missing in Action
I thought you were refering to Miami
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
I wanna say something
but it would not end well
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we need basketball players...
for the right of watching tv broadcasted nets games...
by Nets-ness on Jan 18, 2012 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
thought the Nets would get him last season...
I’d take him…insurance for losing Morrow or Brooks in Howard trade. However, SF is obviously the real need here, at least for this season.
by BKNfastbreak on Jan 18, 2012 6:08 PM EST up reply actions
Is it just a feeling
or do you actually have some inside info
u enjoy getting people
very curious, dont u? These guys are hanging onto anything they can to see the nets become relevant again.
by num1netsnut on Jan 18, 2012 5:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I Really Believe that
BSPN has a MANDATE.
ESPN 1050 is the home of the Knicks.
So they probably have told ALL NBA staff to avoid NETS talk.
is it hard to believe?
Brooklyn is awesome, but Avery Johnson is a really awful coach, and the Nets will have to trade all of their talent and draft picks to get Dwight.
Dwight, DWill, Shawne Williams, Anthony Morrow, Hump? That’s a first round playoff exit every year.
www.twitter.com/robertjamis
Hump won't be here next year (unless re-signed)
And Nets will have like 11 million in cap space even after Deron and Dwight signed.
my point is
It is highly unlikely that this happens, unless the Nets have really got DWill buying into this thing. It appears they don’t.
www.twitter.com/robertjamis
Who cares anyway?
The team will be whatever it ends up being and we will all still be fans. The rest is out of our control.
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