No Hard Feelings For Nets, Ratner As Frank Heads Home To New Jersey
by Net Income on Jan 28, 2012 7:21 PM EST
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Mitch Lawrence talks to Lawrence Frank who will return to New Jersey for the first time on Wednesday when his Pistons face the Nets at Prudential Center. Frank tells Lawrence that it will be a homecoming and nothing ugly, in spite of the way he was unceremoniously dumped after going 0-16 two years ago.
"No hard feelings," he said. "Hey look, I was there for 10 years. I loved it there. We all move on."
Frank also talked about Bruce Ratner (who he helped teach the NBA game) and Barclays Center.
"Bruce Ratner’s persistence in making Brooklyn happen was unbelievable, because I lived through it and I know what he was going through," Frank said. "I remember it almost went down the tubes a few times. But he stayed with it, even after the economy crashed, so I’m going to be so happy for Bruce when that building opens. I know all the sweat and the hard work he put in and everything he had to go through. It’s going to be a great day for him."
- Speaking Frankly - Mitch Lawrence - New York Daily News
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We are all happy for Frank
good coach and person
Official Member of the "DO NOT ABUSE BROOK LOPEZ" Movement
Are you saying I'm not a good coach?
by Andres B on Jan 28, 2012 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think that was Wade buzzer beater
Official Member of the "DO NOT ABUSE BROOK LOPEZ" Movement
Piston's game I think
Official Member of the "DO NOT ABUSE BROOK LOPEZ" Movement
We still won that game
One of the most corageous games ever played with Kidd’s knee. Incredible.
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
"Your 2010-2011 New Jersey Nets - It Is What It Is"
Greg Monroe is having a great season
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/greg_monroe/
He’s the best big in the 2010 draft.
I was told
that Thorn liked Favors, then Monroe, not Cousins.
"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.
I remember Thorn praising Cousins big time in an interview on the fan with Francesa
guy was literally gushing, said he would have absolutely taken Cousins had he needed a C,
didnt Thorn want to trade down for Monroe?
wasnt there at least a tentative deal with someone lower in the lottery for the nets to move down?
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
Use em and throw em away, see a pro a day is essential. If you want a piece of the rock, trick, go to Prudential
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 29, 2012 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
sucks for golden state, who took Udoh instead
FRANKS AND BEANS FRANKS AND BEANS
by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 28, 2012 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
and way too early to call him the best big in that draft
FRANKS AND BEANS FRANKS AND BEANS
by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 28, 2012 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
He did a good job managing the
talent we had. How many opposing players commended Frank for calling the play the opposition was running. He was a good coach and above all a good person.
Official Member of the "DO NOT ABUSE BROOK LOPEZ" Movement
I love how people use "soft"
it’s a meaningless term used pejoratively, mostly for players.
Charles Oakley wasn’t soft. He is the epitome of not being soft. He lost every big game he was ever in.
"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.
Motivate players?
With a roster of 8 scrubs, he motivated his guys to go out and play their hearts out. He was emotional and he was committed to this franchise and for that much I respect him a great deal. If there was one thing he was good at it was getting his players motivated
by i says on Jan 28, 2012 11:10 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Like Mark Jackson once said... Lawrence Frank THE ULTIMATE TEACHER
by Andres B on Jan 28, 2012 7:38 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
Wow.
Can they bring him in to consult Brook Lopez on his rebounding?
Brook basing started.
Let’s wait till he starts playing. I don’t care whether he gets zero rebounds, I want him back as soon as possible. If you cannot appreciate him now then you never will.
Official Member of the "DO NOT ABUSE BROOK LOPEZ" Movement
Lollll funniest Frank gif ever
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
"Your 2010-2011 New Jersey Nets - It Is What It Is"
this is awesome
"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming." - John R. Wooden
by D Will to Succeed on Jan 28, 2012 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
lol Nenad was supposed to be Lopez before Lopez
"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."
here he looks as if he's
off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of oz
imagine something extremely witty here
by Gminski on Jan 28, 2012 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The full video is hilarious, including Mark Jackson's commentary.
by OTRWaldo on Jan 28, 2012 9:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
haha rec the broadcast is missing that optimistic comedy
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
a cavs fan just treid telling me dan gilbert is one of the best owners in the nba LOL
by netsyankees4life on Jan 28, 2012 7:55 PM EST reply actions
Meanwhile...another ex-Net keeps on keeping on.
http://www.londoncommunitynews.com/2012/01/buford-part-of-lightnings-long-term-plan/
"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.
lol
"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.
was the "lol" in reference to me saying good for him?
I’ve heard worse stories of guys in their post-nba careers.
I'm watching this Knicks game and I don't wanna go out
I want to watch how bad they are.
BOY, THEY ARE BAD
here's hoping Houston wins
double win for us!
Same here
Cant wait to pass them in the standings and never look back.. Their schedule is only getting harder and ours is getting waaier qith out guys coming together then the return of brook.
by 1stnamelastname on Jan 28, 2012 8:23 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Shumpert is just a dumb basketball player. All the talented in the world isn’t going to help you if you ain’t got brains.
Too early to tell
At GT he struggled on very fundamental things. He hasn’t come that far in a year and a half. I don’t think he’ll be capable of running the point. He does have decent defensive fundamentals though. He has a couple of things going for him.
Decent defensive fundamentals or is he wild in the passing lanes? The same wildness that lets him be effective on offense and defense is exactly what makes him ineffective too.
I think that's a little too harsh to say right now
He is a rookie, playing multiple positions, and with more on his plate then he can probable handle right now.
by SovietBrooklyn on Jan 28, 2012 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
A match-up against the Knicks would probably end badly for the Nets without Brook Lopez. If Chandler can take Humphries out of the game, Okur’s not going to start lighting up Amare or anything.
Was I the only one confused while reading this
“Frank tells Lawrence that it will be a homecoming and nothing ugly, in spite of the way he was unceremoniously dumped after going 0-16 two years ago”. I thought Lawrence was talking to himself their lol
Never liked Frank as our coach, but i know he worked hard so i respect that
It just irked me how B. Scott got dumped & I started hearing things like Frank was the “real” head coach anyway. That was pure BS & I think that’s what always bothered me. Scott was a good coach & still is. With that said I’m glad Frank is gone, but I wish him the best.
in all my years as a Nets fan
I have never known fans to be happy with any Nets coach.
"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.
i like byron scott and lawrence frank
Avery I’m still on the fence, I can’t truly judge because he didn’t have a lot to work with when he first got here. We’ll see how he does going forward.
I was really happy w frank as coach
by NJNETS29 on Jan 29, 2012 2:32 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
knicks look like they gonna lose to houston
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KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
i am rooting for Houston every game
"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.
Yup, that pick is huge
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KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Jan 28, 2012 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
please forgive my ignorance
but can you explain our houston pick. if houston does well we get a good pick? i thought if they did badly we get a better pick or is that only our own pick.
their 1st rd pick is ours
if they make the playoffs aka lottery protected
nah not every game
about 60% of their games, so they’re not TOO good
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
Did anyone hear that Kyrie was a Nets fan?
until they fired Scott. He was probably a Nets fan when he was 11-12
yup
"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.
yeah it's been said a few times on here
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KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Jan 28, 2012 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
probably grew up as a jason kidd fan...being a SG and all
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KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Jan 28, 2012 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
PG*
Mets/Jets/Nets/Lakers OFWGKTA. FREE EARL. twitter @ampatel11
KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Jan 28, 2012 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
Royal Ivey
"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.
The Nets just released their playbook from 2008...
Jersey Strong, Brooklyn Ready
by BrooklynNets8 on Jan 28, 2012 8:54 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
is brian schottenheimer our new OC?
Mets/Jets/Nets/Lakers OFWGKTA. FREE EARL. twitter @ampatel11
KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Jan 28, 2012 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
that is hilarious
Section15 Row 12 Seats 1&2
by Angelo Mihalitsianos on Jan 28, 2012 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
Haha. I know.
Jersey Strong, Brooklyn Ready
by BrooklynNets8 on Jan 28, 2012 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
Ball movement he's been able get inside
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Jan 28, 2012 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
NYK better use their size on Rockets
Rockets have big problem with lack of size, Amare and TC have to step up or they will lose.
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Jan 28, 2012 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
Detroit is easily the worst team in basketball. Joe Dumars will be praying that he gets the 1st pick and the right to draft Anthony Davis.
i think detroit will be ok, i'm a big brandon knight guy
Monroe has definitely been the most improved but he’s got a world of work ahead of him defensively
No Charlotte is by far
"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."
He was a good scorer but knee injuries ruined his career
"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."
Fire Frank!
Just wanted to type that one more time on this site!
But really, I hope Detroit makes the playoffs.
The team LFrank coached two years ago, could have gone 0-82 it was so bad.
Paul from Sunny Delray Beach, Florida
philly has been blowing teams out
but they are all the teams they should be beating. I think once their schedule gets tougher (they have had the easiest strength of schedule so far) their record will dip down a bit.
FRANKS AND BEANS FRANKS AND BEANS
by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 28, 2012 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
Lakers are mediocre....
They keep losing they’ll blow it up… dwight to LA??
by kupalski on Jan 28, 2012 9:23 PM EST via mobile reply actions
lol i got banned from fear the sword because they dont like my opinions?
WHAT A JOKE!!!! HAHAHAAH
by netsyankees4life on Jan 28, 2012 9:25 PM EST reply actions
Get out
With or Without the H
by johnf34
its a blog wher i am entitled to my opinion and am allowed to voice how i feel so no i think i will stay thank you for the suggestion though
by netsyankees4life
That’s really not true though. When you hinder other people’s enjoyment of the blog, you get banhammered.
FearTheSword, SBNation’s Cleveland Cavaliers blog
by Conrad Kaczmarek
by netsyankees4life on Jan 28, 2012 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
Looking at the schedule, we play the Pistons 3 times in 9 days… What are they, the Hawks?
Fire Brian Schottenheimer.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/1000000-Jets-fans-against-Brian-Schottenheimer/104252133024352
Millsap playing his best bball this year
But can’t complain Hump was big as well
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Jan 28, 2012 9:27 PM EST reply actions
Byron fan here.
I liked when he coached the team. Wasnt perfect, but gave them a winning attitude and swag (before we drafted the human swag).
by NetAnalyst on Jan 28, 2012 9:38 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Is anyone else watching the Knicks game? Down 12, Rockets with the ball, Clyde says “defense is getting INTENSE now”
HAHA OH MAN
did everyone just see Chandler kick that defender? what a little moiso
Knicks are lookin good man....
cue some more Phil Jackson rumors, Steve Nash, chris paul, deron williams. Everybody will flock to the knick organization after yet another loss.
I just find it odd how if the Knicks lose today, their team which was supposed to “bring back a championship to duh mecca” will have the same record as our injured Nets team…
Break out the “over-rated” chants
Fire Brian Schottenheimer.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/1000000-Jets-fans-against-Brian-Schottenheimer/104252133024352
remember though everyone
we need the Bucks to lose to the Lakers (currently winning at home)
we need rockets & lakers to win tonight
Official member of the "DO NOT TRADE MARSHON "SWAG" BROOKS" Society!
but seriously
the Knicks look AWFUL. no flow on offense, basically just throwing up bricks and airballs left and right. and i would say they have matador defense but i wouldn’t even give them that much credit
Woooops
confused white guys…
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 28, 2012 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
I am white, too.
But this is the NBA we are taking about here.
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 28, 2012 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
i have a feeling
NI will have a post up if the Knicks lose tonight. something about the rivalry
When you got 2 sub 500 teams that's not riVelry it's tragedy
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Jan 28, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
LMFAO
Mets/Jets/Nets/Lakers OFWGKTA. FREE EARL. twitter @ampatel11
KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Jan 28, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
nah, but I am thinking of doing something on Nets assets
which would include the Rockets pick.
"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.
The Knicks aren’t really relevant imo
Fire Brian Schottenheimer.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/1000000-Jets-fans-against-Brian-Schottenheimer/104252133024352
So then should we have a Cavs and Bucks tracker?
Fire Brian Schottenheimer.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/1000000-Jets-fans-against-Brian-Schottenheimer/104252133024352
by J-Kay on Jan 28, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Amare looked pretty good on that drive there
but still, Knicks down 17
btw, in case anyone didn’t know, the Knicks owe about 500,000,000 over the next four years, and we owe a little over 100,000,000. both teams have the same record lulz
anybody remember this lmaooo!!!
by mike&thenets on Jan 28, 2012 9:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
haha i've never seen that
i liked L-Frank
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
what do you guys enjoy more?
watching the Nets win or watching the Knicks crumble?
"What's Unbelieveable is Believeable Now"
well obviously the Nets winning
but when both happen at the same time, it’s like a blessing
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 9:55 PM EST up reply actions
do you think Rockets fans know how much we talk about them?
we must mention the Rockets like 30 times a day on here… secretly rooting for them to do well
espn playoff odds
nets – 31.9%
knicks – 19.2%
by mike8889 on Jan 28, 2012 9:58 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
I wish Knicks were in the Western Conference they wouldnt even sniff the playoffs, and they dont even have a pick this year
by RandyOreens on Jan 28, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
they could have a pick
if they get a top five pick, they keep it.
"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.
quick question NI
if the Knicks wind up in the lottery, and they rank say 8th in terms of odds of winning the lottery but wind up getting say the 3rd pick, will they receive the pick? basically, is the protection based on the lottery results or regular season record?
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
lottery results
pretty certain of 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.
D-Will for Lin?
anybody?
"What's Unbelieveable is Believeable Now"
psh naw
we’ll need to throw Marshon in too
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
T-WILL!!!!
"What's Unbelieveable is Believeable Now"
TWill would be good for Knicks
"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 28, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
He actually would.
Would be their best ball handler/distributor.
"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming." - John R. Wooden
by D Will to Succeed on Jan 28, 2012 10:07 PM EST reply actions
sigh... no bogut/jackson either
Official member of the "DO NOT TRADE MARSHON "SWAG" BROOKS" Society!
homecourt is more valuable than people think
i think the NBA is the only major sport where it really matters all that much
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
i really don't think so
this coming from an avid baseball fan… you see teams all the time where they can’t play all that well at home but are good on the road. take the Rays the past couple of years
besides, the crowd is not a factor in baseball
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
Kemba Walker had an impressive triple double...vs Washington
20 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists.
I think it's fine.
Does anyone here happen to know how severe Marcus Thornton's injury is?
How long he will be out? Im seeing a bunch of different things. Same with Spencer Hawes, if anyone knows.
I think it's fine.
People can make any kind of prediction they want, but I see no reason that this Knick team will make the playoffs.
The reason would be the east is very week
"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."
Yeah, the East is weak.
-But, Miami, Chicago, Atlanta, Indiana, Philadelphia, Boston are all locks to make the playoffs.
-If Howard doesn’t leave Orlando they will make the playoffs.
-If Howard is traded that team will most likely make the playoffs (so we can throw in NJ/ORL)
That leaves one spot for either the team D12 leaves (Orlando) or doesn’t come to (NJ( to be fought over with NY + Cleveland.
The way Knicks lose games I think D'Antoni will be fired next couple weeks
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Jan 28, 2012 10:13 PM EST reply actions
i was thinking DAYS
"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 28, 2012 10:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If that happens, Mike Woodson probably takes over
Phil Jackson is the pipe dream of pipe dreams.
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
does everyone think this will solve anything?
just curious
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
I think he's fired tommorow.
"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming." - John R. Wooden
by D Will to Succeed on Jan 28, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Jwill aka BigMac
Is rejoining the team tom
by djeterfan on Jan 28, 2012 10:16 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Knicks going through the losing
while at the same time 1.7 million Time Warner subscribers in NYC cant watch because MSG wants higher subscriber fees. It’s been going on for a month now.
Making Knick fans Net fans got a lot easier.
"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 28, 2012 10:17 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
i love the constant back and forth
i keep hearing it on NY sports radio… MSG complaining about Time Warner, and Time Warner advertising how greedy and stupid MSG is
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
the people watching nix games on tv arent converting
the nets are better off trying to get kids and rich people
by mightymosdefinition on Jan 28, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
i wonder if YES ratings are up.
"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.
Nevermind the masses
I would be relieved if more sports radio guys watched and commented on the Nets. Joe & Evan, because of Evan, will bring the Nets up, but mostly you might have a stray caller to any other show (Mike, Steve Somers, Moose, etc.) and the host gives a loud sigh and gives the same Nets talking points—Deron, Brooks, Brook, Avery, Brooklyn, some recent ‘improbable’ win, with a few words about the ‘improbable’ sign/trade for D12. And then they move back to the Knicks. It’s very clear that most jockeys ignore the team, at least on WFAN (I don’t listen to, nor can I comment on, ESPN radio). Very sad.
by brother_rat on Jan 28, 2012 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
no Nets talk whatsoever from ESPN Radio
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
I've said this before
If the Nets want to change things, they have to win. Period. Nothing else matters.
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
I'm not surprised
I have to say, though, that the few links to Stephen A that were sent out, I did catch them and somewhere hidden in his Knicks bullcrap, he did say a few respectful words about Deron. I hope he says more after the move, and when we’re winning.
by brother_rat on Jan 28, 2012 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
Unfortunately I think Cablevision is the big (if only) carrier beside FIOS in BK
I’m in BK and I have Cablevision. Been able to watch them implode.
by Anthony Perez on Jan 28, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
I believe the Nets ratings being up is directly related to their interest in Dwight Howard and next year’s move to Brooklyn.
by mytoemytoe on Jan 29, 2012 12:29 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I know people post that picture of Proky with the words "Turn knicks fans into nets fans, knicks doing all the work"
but that is actually what’s happening right now.
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 28, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
can someone post that pic?
Brooklyn we go hard...
by Fabio Villani on Jan 28, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
Didnt think of if it that way.
Good point.
"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming." - John R. Wooden
by D Will to Succeed on Jan 28, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
Good point NI
We are playing well. Especially with dwill showing out.. Like the nets say… “i love it”
by 1stnamelastname on Jan 28, 2012 10:23 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
LOL just saw this
Mikhail Prokhorov @Fake_Prokhorov
Congratulation to other New York team Knicks for only lose to Heat by ten. Is great accomplishment for sad franchise.
by OTRWaldo on Jan 28, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I absolutely love not getting Time Warner at school, they replaced it with NBATV, it’s wonderful.
Fire Brian Schottenheimer.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/1000000-Jets-fans-against-Brian-Schottenheimer/104252133024352
the knicks are lucky that 1.7 million time warner subscribers can't see
how much they suuuuuuuuuuuuuck
imagine something extremely witty here
i'm blacked out too
but i’m dying to watch them now that this billion dollar team is stinking up the jizzoint
imagine something extremely witty here
i believe the "MSG black out" started on New Year's Day...
but here in brooklyn, i would only watch MSG for Devil’s games, so we’re not missing too much
everyone was depressed
I wasn’t. I was against the deal from the beginning.
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
Kobe has 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists
and they are still losing to the Bucks.
I think it's fine.
Jwill is back! Yay!
Via twitter
Jwilliams20 Jordan Williams
Had a great experience in Springfield !! Learned a lot n got better thanks to my coaches n teammates…back to jersey!
7 minutes ago
Let this mark the end of Petro
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 28, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
Kemba Walker got his 1st career triple double against the Wiz today...
If MarShon continues out, Kemba may rob him the 3rd place in rookie ladder.
But people should overvalue, what Kemba is doing rigth now, sure he seems to have a good future, but with the bad team Bobcats have, and with all their stars injuried (Augustin, Henderson and Maggette) someone had to score and step up, because the rest of the roster is a bunch of scrubs.
2012 Lineup: D-Will - Brooks - AK47 - Lopez - D12... Book it!
Something retweeted by eLone...and it is true
People can say “this isn’t Melo’s fault,” but it is. He’s the one who used the threat of NJ to hold us hostage and give up our whole team.
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 28, 2012 10:25 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
It completely is
How they mince around that is bollocks. He forced the trade and gutting of that rebuild.
by brother_rat on Jan 28, 2012 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
well they have contracts with NYK
D Will have expiring thats a big differance
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Jan 28, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
Lakers need to make their move NOW
down 9, 8 minutes left
lol forgot what it felt like...
i wasn’t nearly as serious a fan as i am now the last time they were winning
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
What’s the latest on Lopez? I know February, what was the target date again? I assume he wont be back for the first Knicks game. We have a 3 day break after the Spurs and before the Grizzlies, would the Grizzlies game (Feb. 15th) be a good guess?
Fire Brian Schottenheimer.
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when did he get injured? i think they said 6-8 weeks.
but i would say thats the earliest.
i think bargnani(sp) is out
If he is..easier for us.
by 1stnamelastname on Jan 28, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
"manhandle" is a bit strong
But could the Nets lose? Oh, no doubt.
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
that was the word they used last time
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
they said they were going to manhandle us?
by netsyankees4life on Jan 28, 2012 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
http://www.raptorshq.com/2012/1/6/2686746/3-in-the-key-raptors-game-day-preview-vs-nets
So how about tonight’s match?
Well, for the first time, in a long time, I can finally say without a single doubt that the Toronto Raptors will beat the New Jersey Nets. Scratch that, the Toronto Raptors are going to manhandle the New Jersey Nets.
As of yesterday, the Toronto Raptors are seventh in the league in points allowed, and they lead the league in defensive field goal percentage allowed, a statistic that they were second to last in last season. Add that to the fact the Nets will be without Brooke Lopez and will start an injured Deron Williams and Kris Humphries, and there is just no logical way for the Dinos to lose.
and we pretty much destroyed them
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
woops hold on
So how about tonight’s match?
Well, for the first time, in a long time, I can finally say without a single doubt that the Toronto Raptors will beat the New Jersey Nets. Scratch that, the Toronto Raptors are going to manhandle the New Jersey Nets.
As of yesterday, the Toronto Raptors are seventh in the league in points allowed, and they lead the league in defensive field goal percentage allowed, a statistic that they were second to last in last season. Add that to the fact the Nets will be without Brooke Lopez and will start an injured Deron Williams and Kris Humphries, and there is just no logical way for the Dinos to lose.
by bronxbombers2 on Jan 28, 2012 10:47 PM EST up reply actions
Last time we did it to them
Now we playing home W all day
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Jan 28, 2012 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
The Bucks are having a nice night.
But they aren’t going to be able to withstand the loss of Bogut. That’s a huge chunk of defense they’re missing.
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
MSG reporters just been killing nix guards after i looket at stats no wonder
Shooting numbers for our guards tonight:
Fields: 0-2
Douglas 3-13
Walker: 2-9
Bibby: 0-3
Lin: 3-9
Shumpert 5-13
Thats just Turble
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Jan 28, 2012 10:44 PM EST reply actions
They are an awful team.
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Jan 28, 2012 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
they think baron davis is their savior
by netsyankees4life on Jan 28, 2012 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
Watching them play is like watching a horribly violent car crash.
It’s disgusting and an affront to real basketball, but you can’t look away.
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
LOL whats with the knicks and fat out of shape players **cough**eddy curry**cough**?
According to this, Baron Davis was on Jenny Craig! Haha, isnt that only for the ladies?
Loselike a MAN....
o wait thats weight watchers
"What's Unbelieveable is Believeable Now"
If the Lakers are going to play this bad
Do you think they will trade for Dwight? That really scares me
Brooklyn we go hard...
smh the lakers lost to the BUCKS
Useless moisos.
we need them to win
Official member of the "DO NOT TRADE MARSHON "SWAG" BROOKS" Society!
Favors
15 min
8 pts
5 reb
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KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
google wfan
some dude is talking about rutgers now
by Anthony Perez on Jan 28, 2012 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
link?
"What's Unbelieveable is Believeable Now"
LMAO
Michelle Yu @MichelleYuSNY Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Quote of the evening by our SNY producer @marcadavis: “DePaul could beat the #Knicks right now.”
Sooooooooooo glad that frank is gone.............
He sucked…….frank happens…….
haha completely forgot what this thread was about
was scratching my head when u mentioned frank, thought it was random.
Not trying to sound like a homer or anything,
but if the Magic did accept Bynum + Gasol, would Dwight actually extend there? Lakers are a game out of the playoffs, the roster would be Kobe, Dwight, and no one else, Kobe is getting pretty old, Kobe makes 22 mil per year. How is that more of an attractive situation than Brooklyn and D Wil? Cap flexibility, soon to be better superstar, build his own legacy. Maybe I’m just crazy.
I personally don’t think it’d make a whole lot of sense for Dwight. I know people will want to point back to the Lakers being on his list, but that was before the season started, things may have changed.
Fire Brian Schottenheimer.
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so with a nets win and cavs and bucks loss tomorrow,Nets take over 8th seed by winning percentage
Nets 8-13
Cavs/Bucks 7-12
Twitter meltdown
Ed HeadlamDatsHeadlam Reply Retweet Favorite · Open And the Nets have been injured all year! "stackmack: The Knicks have the same record as the Nets. Seriously."
Holly MacKenzie @stackmack Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
The Knicks have the same record as the Nets. Seriously.
Elijah Gil @ElijahGil Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
If you would have told me the #knicks and #Nets would have the same record a month into the season I would cursed u out… but its true. wow
Grindmode @vhorn188 Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Nets are better then the Knicks if the nets had brook Lopez they would be good in the east
Eric Gordon Fan Zone @EJ10Hornets Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
With a loss tonight, the New York Knicks would fall to 7-13 on the season. The same exact record as the New Jersey Nets. #knicksareterrible
Rahsaan Venablerahbiznyc Reply Retweet Favorite · Open Least the Nets have a 1st round pick...SMH "Hec718: When the #Knicks lose tonight, they’ll have the same record as the Nets (7-13)."
Kevin DiChillo @dichillo Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Ny Knicks, maybe you should move to Queens, disgrace! #KU
by Anthony Perez on Jan 28, 2012 11:02 PM EST reply actions 8 recs
cant listen to wfan or espn radio anymore
the homerism is absolutely outrageous……….example….i believe it was jody mac the other day, someone was yelling about the knicks coaching and he was saying the knicks need a pg more than anything…and he was wondering aloud, if you were the knicks would you trade amare and shump for dwill??? ridiculous!!!
if it isnt that its boomer and carton in the morning….when an avery sound clip is played carton does his avery impersonation “daayyron is leaaavin ayyfter this yyyear”
Section15 Row 12 Seats 1&2
by Angelo Mihalitsianos on Jan 28, 2012 11:03 PM EST reply actions
Such brainless idiots
Melusis last night was talking to some crazies, and while being a crazy homer himself he at least dismissed as delusional the idea the Nets would make any trade with the Knicks now, let alone anything involving Deron or Amare. But he again, he clearly sounded like he hadn’t watched any Nets basketball and got his talking points from the newspaper. The jockeys watch both Giants and Jets….and mostly Mets and Yankees…nevermind hockey (another can of worms for me, at least), is it too much for these jockeys to be caught up on the Nets also? Or, at the very least, smack down the idiotic Knicks/Nets trade banter? So frustrating.
by brother_rat on Jan 28, 2012 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
Yes ....We're tied with the Knix............
Last ten games…..Knix-1-9…..Nets-5-5……Win in Toronto tomorrow puts us in front….How far are we from the playoffs…?
Not sure we should be all excited about being tied with the Knicks tho lol
I care about the playoffs but Knicks losses don’t hurt either.
"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."
By my count Nets are 2-0 when SBNation blog writers
call out the Nets and guarantee a victory.
by William_H_HOLLA on Jan 28, 2012 11:04 PM EST reply actions
I don't understand this.....
The Knix got Anthony and Studamire……How can they be so bad…..And please don’t blame the coach……..
jazz fans chanting for jimmer lol
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KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
great question
was watching their highlights Gooden is a starting C no Jackson and they did it couple games in a row SMH
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Jan 28, 2012 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
most likely
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KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Jan 28, 2012 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
What's that supposed to mean?
I thought maybe he thought there was a foul on the play.
Anyway…
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
im not netsyankees4life
so i can’t speak for him…but just reading the convo i would wager that his statement was referring to jimmer’s air ball
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KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Jan 28, 2012 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
huge air ball
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KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Jan 28, 2012 11:18 PM EST up reply actions
then he cries for a foul.
please, hold on to your self respect
Marc Gasol > Pau Gasol
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KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
paugasol=goodplayer
without stupid coach, stupid offense
agreed on that
but dude is ridiculously soft…needs to man up in the worst way.
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KOBE BRYANT IS/WAS/WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER A BETTER BASLETBALL PLAYER THAN STEPHEN GRAHAM.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
by YoungMoney24 on Jan 28, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
But thats his game
and thats what hes good at. put him by the basket and he will play it tought
Favors looking like a young Jordan Hill
"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."
by Atronic on Jan 28, 2012 11:35 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
LMAO
knick fans are funny on espn convo post game
Dr.Killapatient…
My Goatee makes me look cool
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lopez has 4 1/2 stars for trade value out of a possible 5
by netsyankees4life on Jan 28, 2012 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
How do you beat teams in Hall of Fame mode?
When I play in HOF the opponent just goes HAM! So inhumane it’s like they’re on steroids or something!
Its impossible they make everything while i miss wide open shots i even lowered their game sliders to like 45 n still make everything... i play on all star lever at least is somewhat competable lol
by BrooklynKid19 on Jan 29, 2012 12:27 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah I agree it should be called GOD mode not HOF mode
Best I could do was hang with the Thunder in Superstar mode and took them to overtime using the Nets. Still lost by 4 in the end though. haha
Even Sonny Weems would be a upgrade at the three
AlexKennedyNBA: These next few weeks will be interesting. Wilson Chandler, J.R. Smith, Kenyon Martin, Aaron Brooks, Sonny Weems and more will be available.
"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'm down for Weems or Chandler, as long as it's a short-term contract.
Because long-term, we have quality draft picks, Bogdanovic, and Batum/Iguodala as possibilities as well.
Ind, Sac, Clev have cap room...
Some teams still have their exemptions to use. Nets have neither.
I’m pretty sure Denver will match any reasonable contract offer for Chandler if it comes from a team offering exemption type money.
by BKNfastbreak on Jan 29, 2012 12:21 AM EST up reply actions
Would anyone else here besides me like to have Chris Kamens on the Nets....???????
I’m not too sure what his contract looks like but i wish that we could swap him for Petro……
Hornets' asking price is too high
They want cap space + picks + a young player. In addition to that they are not going to take on more salary. That’s David Stern for you.
That may be their demands, but that's not what they will get.
If they want to move him they will have to seriously back off those demands. I would like to get $20,000 for my beat down 98 Chevy Caviler but it isn’t worth that much
by SovietBrooklyn on Jan 29, 2012 1:12 AM EST up reply actions
the nets aren't going to make a trade for ANOTHER 1-year rental on a washed up center
when they already tried it with okur and are getting mostly nothing out of it. no thanks.
In light of the Knicks being terrible, I was going to photoshop a trollface on this pic
But really, this is perfect on its own. What a boss.
Timeless - The 2001-2003 NJ Nets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nima3dmLrcw
Lawrence Frank is a class act.
And of course he shouldn’t have any bad feelings at the prior management. He became a multi-millionaire as a result and is still coaching (left with another bad team).
Everyone should now know that he had bad players to work with, especially during that 0-16 run.
Someone should post the lineups being use and let us judge for ourselves.
The present management has nothing to do with Frank, anyway, but the Nets fans should treat Frank nice – for a change.
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