One Month From Today...
by Net Income on Feb 15, 2012 7:25 AM EST
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One month from Wednesday could be the most important date in recent Nets history. It's the trade deadline and if Dwight Howard is a Net, two years of the Melo Drama and Dwightmare will have been worth it. If not...maybe we don't want to think about those consequences.
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel takes a look at things from a Magic perspective, offering much of what is already known about the situation. But he also notes a few things that aren't in the Magic favor. Robbins says that with all the talk of Howard leaving $30 million on the table (something no professional athlete has ever done), Howard may actually prefer a four year deal and could even ask for a player option in that fourth year.
He also writes that as the days fall away, teams not on Howard's list will have less time to convince the all-Star center to join them long-term. Bottom line, though, remains the same: no movement is expected until March 1, when the 130 free agents signed this year join the trade pool, and the Magic are still hoping to persuade Howard to stay in Orlando.
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See you in Free Agency Dwight.
I rather be in a deep depression this season and come out on the other side knowing we still have our picks, Lopez and 2 stars to build around.
Unless its the same package that was on the table we are giving too much.
I want MKG dammit! This team deserves something nice!
by power_njerz on Feb 15, 2012 7:32 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
With what is going on with Lin
Id give up Deron at this point to get Dwight. Obviously that’s an impossible scenario because they want to play together, but I mean it more as an example of just how badly the Nets need one f the biggest world stars in order to have a sniffing chance at competing for fans in this area.
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
"Your 2010-2011 New Jersey Nets - It Is What It Is"
by eLonepb on Feb 15, 2012 7:46 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
do the Nets deserve something nice?
i mean really, do people that sit and beg deserve nice things?
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
My cats sit and beg
and I still feed them because I like them. I like the Nets, they deserve to eat.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:25 AM EST up reply actions
Can your cats fill in at SF by any chance?
by JohnFromLongIsland on Feb 15, 2012 9:28 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 6 recs
Felix has perfected the crab walk
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Your rewarding your cats for their company
At for putting up with you ;)
by Zartan on Feb 15, 2012 10:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
No the cats are a reward to the lady
for putting up with me!
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
MKG and Kentucky
are having an open practice on ESPN-U this afternoon at 3:00
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven"
Probably the Lakers
Or staying in Orlando. I just can’t bring myself to imagining good things happening for a team I root for. It just never happens. Ideally him staying in Orlando is a good thing as he could join up with a potentially stacked Nets team in the offseason. More likely what’ll happen is that the Nets gut their team for Dwight and are middling over the course of his contract, or everyone waits for the offseason and Dwight somehow ends up in Boston and Deron splits.
While I perhaps went astray with the Nets
Thank GOD, I chose the Yankees/Giants over Mets/Jets. Those two have kept me from being as depressed/pessimistic as you.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 9:36 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah it hurts being a Mets fan
but at least I have the Giants and Uconn Huskies to look forward to see winning. I actually had a pretty good year!
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
I am a Bills fan...that is pain
I have the Yankees to fall back on, but there’s something special when the Bills & Nets can string together a good season.
by BKNfastbreak on Feb 15, 2012 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Nets/Mets/Giants
Rollercoastering all day every day
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
I have polar opposite teams to root for
The Nets make me sad. Disinterested. Disheartened.
The Giants make me happy.
Can’t watch baseball (boring)… so at least half of my pro sports franchises are showing up lately.
Let us first see how Lopez does when he comes back
When can i get my Dwight Howard Brooklyn Nets Jersey?
by AmbassadorAmeer on Feb 15, 2012 7:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Beast , If you ask me
He looked good this summer, like he had a chip on his shoulder. We know about those.
by Zartan on Feb 15, 2012 10:06 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
bone chip in his shoulder?
I’m Ballin’ for real you pump faking it
Manhattan keep on Faking it Brooklyn Keep on taking it! Yeah!
Oneal needs to shut the hell up and watch his own business
He left orlando for nothing in return he got what he wanted and now hes tellin Dwight what to do go kill urself , he is the last person to tell Dwight about stayin
by Arian Sh on Feb 15, 2012 7:38 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking the same thing...
He’s such a hypocrite. He openly claims to want to basketball team in NJ yet won’t endorse investing his own money in one, and never did ANYTHING to help NJ in his playing days.
Now he’s telling Dwight to stay in Orlando even though he did the exact opposite. It only makes sense when you advise someone to follow in what you did, not what you didn’t do.
It’s like a chain smoker telling his children not to smoke, or womyn who has had an abortion telling other womyn not to. Sorry, but you’ve lost your voice of opinion in this matter.
by Murse Mike on Feb 15, 2012 8:20 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i disagree
I do believe Shaq needs to mind his own business and shutup but i don’t believe he lost any right to say what he says. Hypocrites can give the best advice, i say that because why woudl you listen to someone about abortion if they never did it? It’s like listening to a priest or father who’s celibate about love and sex. what do they know? They have no life experience. Woudl you ask a square about crack? Or ask a crackhead who knows all about crack? Would you ask a soldier who’s never gone into combat about combat experience? Or ask a veteran soldier who has.
Maybe Shaq is telling Dwight to stay because that’s what he should’ve done and is trying to give advice. I admit it works against us but to say that he has no voice of opinion is completely wrong.
I don’t listen to people who know nothing about which they speak.
I see your point, but I disagree that it works against us.
They hate eachother just like we hate Nix.
So, Shaq … run your mouth brother … D12 most likely will do anything that is against Shaq’s word.
I'll flip what you just said to the other situation
Why listen to Shaq about spending your prime in Orlando when he himself didn’t do it? Who’s opinion is more valid: the guy who experienced something, or the guy who chose NOT to experience that same thing?
It’s like winning the lottery, and living out all your life’s dreams, then telling your friend who wins the lottery to donate all the money to charity. That’s hypocrisy and I think it’s disgusting and totally invalidates your advise.
I won’t listen to the person who benefits off of what he’s telling me to leave behind or give up, eg Shaq benefiting from LA. I might agree with you if Shaq didn’t have success in LA, but he did. So he had an enormous amount of success after leaving Orlando, and he’s telling me to stay in Orlando? How does that make sense.
It’s like the womyn who had an abortion, who went on to go to college, and had a successful career saying how she regrets every minute of it, vs the teen mother who didn’t have the abortion, who is stuck living in poverty while struggling to make ends meet but may or may not say it was worth it. It’s so much easier to talk as the college grad who doesn’t at all know what she might have went through, vs the teen mother knows EXACTLY what it’s like. Who’s point is more valid?
DUDE ... this is the best thing that could happen.
Dear Shaq,
Please keep running your mouth as D12 hates your guts, and he almost would do anything contrary to what you say.
Keep saying that if he goes to LA he wants to be like me.
Peace from Netsdaily Lands.
by d2d on Feb 15, 2012 8:44 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Let O'Neal say that that would be the worst thing...Dwight will do the opposite
He hates Shaq. If Shaq tells him to stay in Orlando, he’ll leave.
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
And he's awful on TNT
just more hypocrisy.
Being so entertaining as a player and then an illogical bore as an analyst.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 9:37 AM EST up reply actions
and he just detracts from how great Chuck is.
Shaq should go make a move with Sacha Baron Cohen, that would be putting his talents to good use!
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
One month from today there will be no trade rumors
only free agency rumors.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:08 AM EST up reply actions
No, everything changes
1) The Nets have Dwight Howard from a trade
2) The Nets don’t have Dwight Howard, he’s traded to another team
3) Dwight Howard becomes a FA
The path becomes clearer.
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
side note that affects us:
the new system ENCOURAGES these guys, like deron, to opt out. why waste all that time on a lockout to create a system where team’s stars are MORE LIKELY to test free agency!
im VERY VERY interested in trade season. if dwight is being dealt than obviously that’s the focus, but say he’s not. i think we r STILL going to be very active: if billy finds a deal that helps us but doesnt compromise getting dwight in july, he’s gonna do it
our $ situation with guys’ contracts is so flexible that we just have a myriad of options. post ASG is gonna be a sick 2.5 weeks
it was a compromise
Owners still have extra leverage with the extra year and extra money, and they have 1 less guaranteed year of a potentially cap killing contract. Players have leverage by not signing a smaller contract in the form of an extension and cal pressure their team with the threat of FA.
Does Dwight see what NY has done for Jeremy Lin?
If he turns the Nets around he would be considered better than the potential offspring of Mikhail Prokhorov and Kate Upton!
Sorry, but you're wrong
Dwight isn’t Asian. It’s that simple.
Wouldnt of been as huge but it still would of been a HUGE story
If he was of any other race. It’s NYC and he’s making hostory
Disagree
John Stockton is a prime example… undrafted, career exploded in NY while playing next to Ewing, while the NBA was much more popular too with Jordan, Bird, and Magic all playing at that time. Yet Stockton was never this popular. And why not? What’s the biggest difference between him blowing up in NY compared to Lin?
Fields is another guy who was drafted in the 2nd round and exploded out of the gates in NYC. Yet no one outside of NY really cared. Gibert Arenas, Monte Ellis were much of the same. They were popular, but nothing like Lin.
So I have to disagree with that assertion. Lin would have been HUGE, but only in NY. He might have also been pretty big outside of NY too, but there’s no way he would be THIS huge if he wasn’t Asian.
trying to make sense of this
…and I’m sure you meant something else. But Stockton didn’t play with Ewing. Are you saying stockton would have been bigger in NY than he was in Utah?
I was confused about that one too
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
Honestly
who cares whether his ethnicity has anything to do with his newfound fame? It’s bit of the chicken and the egg argument where talking the issue to death makes it self-fulfilling. Yes, his race has had an impact. Now can we go back to not having it be a factor while watching a basketball game?
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
Wish every mass media recognized this
A Nets fan deep in Knicks territory. SOS
by cprash on Feb 15, 2012 9:32 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
You don't understand
Lin is making history. Simple as that, name any other NBA player in history and they didn’t put up his numbers in the first couple starts like he has
Aside from the fact it's not Stockton you're talking about,
None of the guys you mentioned “exploded” out of the gate the way Lin has, period. Check the numbers, and more importantly, the wins – those can be directly attributed to Lin’s arrival as a PG.
Yeah, that's why Toronto sold out last night
and the building happened to be filled with Asian people instead of a diverse group of casual basketball fans
He's not just a big story amongst Asians though...
…he’s being followed by people of all colors, and for those non-Asians that like him, its not because he’s Asian.
You're right on there, but the media aren't asian and they are the
the ones all over this. Fact is, any potential star of a different background, playing the way he has will draw out their own to pay attention be excited.
This kid happens to be asian – but it doesn’t stop there. His story is pretty unique to add to that.
Not true
Im sure lots of ppl like myself , seen him in summer league, if been looking for him too play against NBA guys. Dude was in the back of my mind all year. I can recall a few times I thought, it’ll be cool to have him. I think Netincome mentioned his release and signing.
by Zartan on Feb 15, 2012 10:20 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
the tiger woods effect?
Diversity reinvents the sport or something, At least for journalists.
Dwill. Brooks. Chair. Lopez. Howard.
2012 Bky Netpocolypse Championship Team
by LuNETic on Feb 15, 2012 12:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Morrow was undrafted
yet people don’t even KNOW that he has the second highest 3 PT % OF ALL TIME!
"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock
Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards
Morrow plays for the Nets
and ask Kidd just how much nothing you do matters as long as you play in NJ
he plays for the Nets
and until we get dwight….nothing we do will get noticed
ITS A VVVVVVVVVVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEE
slightly agree
Flip Murray for his first month in his first full season in Seattle averaged like 23 ppg 5 rpg 4 apg after spending basically all of his rookie season in Milwaukee as a 23 year old rookie behind Ray Allen and Michael Redd
yet I seem to only remember him in Detroit and Atlanta. now he wasnt undrafted but he was a second rounder JUCO transfer from Shaw that was 23 by the time he started his first NBA season. not the easiest/most guaranteed way to gain a roster spot but going to Harvard and bouncing from team to team in and out of the D-league because owners see you as a novelty item to draw fans of a certain demographic isnt simple either
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 Feb 15, 2012 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
Asians solve
Among these point guards, who’ll finish the season with better statistics?
Jeremy Lin
27903 - 62%
John Wall
1158 - 3%
Kyrie Irving
2055 - 5%
Russell Westbrook
14218 - 31%
I don't speak English
by RussianNets on Feb 15, 2012 7:54 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
I saw the same thing
EVERYONE who voted for Lin is either full of crap, or doesn’t know anything about basketball and stats, and that’s putting it the nice way.
How many points and assists will he need to average the rest of the season to overcome the 10 games he played in which he got only garbage time? It’s crazy. Sadly, the truth isn’t democratic…
Is it a form of racism that just because Lin is Asian that every Asian supports him as this poll shows.
Im willing to bet that a week and a half ago those very same people who voted for him in this poll didnt even know who he is. I understand that we all want to relate to the people on the court and unlike Yao, Lin is a normal sized man which is easier for fans to relate to.
It reminds me of when Jason “White Choclate” Williams came on the scene. Most of the white PG’s were conservative players like Stockton and Kerr. In comes a young, hip JWill who related to many young hip hop inspired white teens. His talents were greatly exagerated and he was marketed as one of the top young players even though he was only above average.
Look at Lin closely and you will see a trend.
1. He turns the ball over. ALOT. He has had at least 6 TO in 4 of his last 6 games. We were ready to crucify DWill earlier this year when he was averaging 4 TO’s. A PG’s 1st job is to take care of the ball. They have been lucky to survive these TO and still win but I can guarantee you that if he continues to cough it up this much then the Knicks will lose.
2. He isnt very good on defense. If he wants to be considered a top PG he is going to have to improve here.
DWill had 21pts | 11 ast | 6 reb | 3 stl
Wall had 29pts | 6 ast | 2 stl
Cauldron had 25 pts | 9 ast | 7 reb | 3 stl
3. He has had a very favorable run of below avearge defensive PG’s. Everyone mentions that he lit up DWill but who hasnt. John Wall doesnt try on defense, Devin Harris is a shell of a former good player, Fisher gets owned by any PG who can drive to the basket ala JJ Barea, Ricky Rubio and Jose Calderon have White man’s disease (Slow feet). When he goes against the Derrick Roses and Russell Westbrook’s of the NBA he is going to have alot of trouble getting by them.
Im not trying to take anything away from Lin, Ive actually been rooting for him but this poll is a joke. Westbrook is obviously the best PG followed by Irving. Wall has been a bust in my opinion so passing him is possible but unlikely.
Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba
by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Feb 15, 2012 8:45 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I agree with most of your post
but D-Will is usually a good defender, but can only do so much. It’s really hard to defend against a screen when there are no shot blockers behind you to back you up.
And Rose is not a good defender. He’s average at best. His team’s defensive rotations is their strength, not the individual defense or Rose or Boozer
I'm willing to bet that a week and a half ago
those very same people who voted for him didn’t even watch BASKETBALL.
Depending on how you look at it, that’s some hell of an impact that this kid is having.
He will be worth more to a franchise than just the MLE. He’ll be a Knick next year, after that, if he continues to play well and actually improves, I can see him getting serious cash thrown at him, I’m talking 10 or better
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 9:23 AM EST up reply actions
"Every Asian supports him, as this poll shows"
Okay buddy, whatever you say. There’s not another couple hundred thousand Knick fans in NY or anything.
A Nets fan deep in Knicks territory. SOS
by cprash on Feb 15, 2012 9:31 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
actually
I’m asian and I can tell you, just about everyone from my uncles and family in Taiwan, China, who NEVER watch basketball are now watching basksetball because of Jeremy Lin. If you thought he’s famous in NYC, he’s even more so in Asia right now.
It is what it is. And for those who argue that you shouldn’t support someone who’s asian just because he’s asian I would normally agree with you.
but in this case, he is one of 2 asian basketball players in the NBA. That’s 2 out of ~455 NBA basketball players. that’s less than half a percent (0.44444%) I think in this case, it’s more a lack of options than anything.
He is going to be a LOCK in allstar next year if he continues to play this well. Yao Ming was voted and didn’t even play a single game a few seasons ago, and Yi almost made it and he’s horrible.
by Roccor420 on Feb 15, 2012 9:56 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I'm Asian too
But its annoying how people assume that EVERY Asian has his back and his hyping him up. I want him to do well, I don’t need ESPN and others to discuss if he is the GOAT after six games.
A Nets fan deep in Knicks territory. SOS
by cprash on Feb 15, 2012 10:06 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Very True
and i didn’t say I wasn’t annoyed. As a die hard nets fan I was actually almost clinically depressed for a few days because Lin and Knicks are hurting our franchise without even realizing it. going on a 6 game winning streak while we go on a 6 game losing streak. the games against the bulls I can accept, the other 5 games were embarassing.
and I can’t STAND how every asian person i know who honestly never saw a basketball game in their life is now a moiso knicks fan. It’s disgusting to be honest. And lastly, I am actually even more annoyed that I can’t get behind it and support him. I say that because i’m a nets fan, die hard. If I died tomorrow I’d want a Nets jersey to be buried with me. ergo, i can’t root for the knicks. I barely allow myself to watch their games because I find it on the line of betrayal.
I feel you
20% of my friends posted about JLin last night though it was clear they only saw the highlights.
A Nets fan deep in Knicks territory. SOS
by cprash on Feb 15, 2012 10:52 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
I have heard some talk about a NYK offer of
Based on Amare And Jeremy Lin for DH12.
My source – A Knicks fan on Facebook
When can i get my Dwight Howard Brooklyn Nets Jersey?
by AmbassadorAmeer on Feb 15, 2012 7:54 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Orlando, like most other teams
aren’t at all interested in Amare’s contract. MAny teams are interested in Amare, but not his contract.
Next thing you will hear is:
D12 wants to play with Lin in NY.
Melo and Chandller for D12.
And what happens when Melo tells Orlando that he'll dog it every day he's on the court
b/c he doesn’t want to be there
I didn't say it will happen ... I said NEXT THING you will hear:
You will have fans like that …. and yeah most of them are Nix fans.
As long as the Knicks are winning they won't go after Dwight
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 9:25 AM EST up reply actions
kinda disagree
Dolan did not like the “BluePrint” staring at him from outside his office. LOL.
I think if he can step on the Nets necks AND also get another name player with a great smile and sell a million of his jerseys in week one…then I’m willing to bet Dolan would pull the trigger on a D12 deal.
Patience?
I know fans of teams like Seattle/OKC had to endure some losing and lived through it to eventually see the team become special.
But wow, I know that if we don’t get D12 at the trade deadline and he stays on the Magic we’ll have one last run at him in Free Agency but it would totally deflate me not only as a Nets fan but as a sports fan to go through another heart break — temporary or not — should D12 not come at the trade deadline.
The Thunder were really only bad for 4 years...
…prior to a 50-32 record last season. Not to mention Thunder fans didn’t have to endure much, since most of the futility was in Seattle.
We are in our fifth year and counting… And one of those years was a historically bad 12-70 season that the Sonics/Thunder fans never had to endure. And if we don’t get Dwight, the losing isn’t stopping anytime soon.
If we don’t get Dwight, it isn’t going to be about patience anymore.
totally different
The Nets didn’t get a chance to draft Durant, or have their star locked into a long contract
question is...
…how does the Magic organization feel it will affect ticket sales? With season tickets aside for this year, will they benefit to make a trade now as opposed to later?
IMO, D12 keeps them in playoff contention up til trade deadline. Whatever package they can get from Nets, Lakers, or Dallas….it should bring back enough talent to keep them in the playoff picture. So they’ll still make money off a playoff appearance. And if the fans like what they see with the new group; it gives the fan base time to get over losing Dwight and slowly let the new team grow on them. And on top of that, should they make the playoffs and inherit a high draft pick; now the organization has more appealing assets to sell the fans for next years ticket sales.
Whereas if they hold on to Dwight til the offseason. It won’t guarantee them a championship run or that he’ll stay. Should he leave the Magic cold, or should the Magic work a sign and trade to the Nets, Lakers or Dallas…the Magic likely get far less than what they would have at the deadline. AND this leaves no chance to show the fan base what kind of team the new players can be thus hurting ticket sales.
So if it comes down to money, which it always usually does…then I think they risk losing more money if they decide to hold on to Dwight rather than trade him a month from now.
I agree one hundred percent
We are rolling our dice on a possible trade or signing that may never happen.
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Feb 15, 2012 8:20 AM EST up reply actions
disagree
The Nets are loaded with flexability, must like with Melo. The Nets didn’t land Melo, but still had those same pieces in place to do something else. I think it would have been just as much of a dice roll if the Nets wasted their cap room last off-season on mediocre players like Chandler, Nene, or Butler.
Disagree entirely
There’s much more to this situation than meets the eye.
Something has been arranged IMO. Like Miami.
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 9:26 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed
and if we don’t get Dwight there is still a future to look forward to in Brooklyn (just stay clear of Yormark until he cools down).
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:29 AM EST up reply actions
That's what happens when you get a truly great player...
How different would the fortunes of Philly had been if they didn’t get Wilt or Moses, or if Suns didn’t pick up Nash, or if the Lakers didn’t get Kareem.
Other than Dr J and Kidd, the Nets never had a revolutionary superstar.
Someone brought up a goo point above...
If we are being unbiased, is an offer from the Knicks of stoudemire and lin and a first rounder better than any package we can put together?
by acg5001 on Feb 15, 2012 8:11 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
no
Stat’s uninsured contract hurts that trade. Despite Lin’s success, he’s still a question mark. And whatever draft pick the Knicks can offer, it likely won’t be better than the pick(s) the nets will give.
You just put all my worries to rest!
by acg5001 on Feb 15, 2012 8:15 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
wait..
…but Knicks can still work another package. Only problem there though is that Dwight hasn’t listed Knicks as one of his preferred destinations. That should squash any trade probabilities with the Knicks.
But should Dwight come out and say the Knicks are on his list, then we’re in trouble. Knicks would still have to find a couple other trade partners to get pieces to satisfy Orlando and it would be one large task for Grunwald to pull off….but it would concern me still.
As of right now though, D12 has not mentioned the Knicks.
I'm not worried at all
Staudemire has an untradable contract. It’s not him, it’s his contract that makes him nearly worthless. He’s ok now, but in a year or 2, he could very well be the worst contract in the NBA.
Lin is still unproven. Brandon Jennings also started out on fire his rookie season but came down to Earth pretty quickly. You don’t trade Howard for anything unproven unless it comes with great attachments.
Melo is possible, although I can’t imagine Orlando being thrilled about taking a ball-hog like Melo knowing he wouldn’t want to go there. That’s going to seriously hurt his value. And besides. look at how weak Melo’s game has been this season. His team suffered with him as the leader, and that’s WITH Stoudemire. What will Melo look like without a legit #2, or a legit PG, while playing for a team that he doesn’t want to play for.
Jennings stats have gone up over the past two seasons
…but yes, I agree that the Knicks trading for D12 is way out there. Until the Nets land D12 though, anything’s possible.
oh ok..."coming down to earth" to me suggests...
…the player isn’t really that good…that he’s more of a “flash in the pan”.
and who gets the ball to Howard if they trade Lin?
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
by dmitchell624 on Feb 15, 2012 8:17 AM EST up reply actions
I don't think so
Amare’s uninsured contract plus a decent to good point guard is not as good as an established center and a ton of other pieces
by Frigidevil on Feb 15, 2012 8:17 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
No
Amare is done, uninsured. Lin has yet to prove he can consistently play at this level.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:15 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
It’s only been 6 games. I want to see it in the playoffs. 1/2 the teams he beat sucks – Nets, Wizards and Raptors. He also torched two PGs that can’t play defense – Derek Fisher and Ricky Rubio.
I want to see it on a more consistent basis.
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
after the playoffs we'll be saying...
…“Let’s see how Lin does in a real and full regular season!”
Honestly he didn't even look good against the Nets
they just looked tired. I want to see him do it in a normal schedule. Since he’s a Knick I am half rooting for him to fail but because of his great underdog story I am secretly cheering this kid on. Whether he’s good or not what a great start to your NBA career. You should be proud of your accomplishments while being ashamed of the name you wear across your chest young man.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
i can't wait for Monday
at the rematch. Might not be able to go to the game but i hope we tear them a new one. I’m sure the stadiums will be filled with Lin fans though, so hopefully enough nets fans go to support and equal that out.
We barely lost to them last time, and this time we should have more healthy bodies. i hope we destroy them on Monday. The next 3 games mean nothing to me, but the knicks game means a lot.
Unless Lopez plays, we will lose
So I’m not looking forward to it.
i'm not so sure
we were winning majority of that game with a depleted roster and without brooks last time we played. We also held amare and melo to almost no scoring. We just couldn’t see Lin coming off the bench doing what he did. We will hopefully win a few games over the next 3 days and go into that game wanting to win. As long as Avery (and his ridiculous head coach assistants) watch the tapes and draw defensive schemes for Lin i think we’ll be okay.
But the Nets still lost
What happened, happened – LOST
Nets suck, Knicks have all the momentum and the hottest player in the league.
game is at MSG
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STAT is done.
- His shooting % is atrocious this season. Down to 44% from 50% last year and both are down from his prime PHX days at 54%.
- His rebounding was never great and it’s at a career low
- His defense was never good and his “D RTG” is at a career low(including blocks, career 1.5 per game and now at .8)
All three are not a consequence of age, he’s only 29. It’s his knees and now his back. He’s breaking down. He’s a season and a half from being Jermaine O’Neal.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
And another sign, didn't someone say he was blocked 8 times last night?
STAT had a career of posterizing foes. He just doesn’t have the physical ability anymore.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
Seriously?
STAT has had a long long career for us to work with as a fair evaluation. He doesn’t look nearly as athletic or energetic as he once was. Has nothing to do with Lin.
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
No, but
Melo+Chandler for D12+Turkoglu is. That’s the type of deal that would worry me.
yeah that deal
actually makes more sense. If they traded Melo, Chandler, Fields for D12 and Turk and retained Amare and Lin and D12? That deal actually looks realistic. Not saying Knicks nor Orlando would accept that deal but at least it’s more realistic.
Why would Howard stay with that team?
They wouldn’t be very good.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
dude. admit that that team is good.
Starters – Lin, Fields, Turk, Amare, Dwight
Bench – Douglas, Shumpert, Walker, Novak, Harrelson.
This is why Nets should still be aggressive for Dwight.
Melo + Chandler for Dwight + Turk trumps everything we got.
Also add
a MLE free agent next year. That team could be scary. With or without a Dwight trade, the Knicks will be a scary team after they add a decent veteran guard in the offseason.
That team is good
is it any better than what the Magic are now? No. I have no idea what Lin will be all I know is that right now he is just good enough for the Knicks to beat some mediocre competition. Turk is done and Amare is close. Stoudemire has completely lost his explosiveness which makes his contract an albatross. Fields sucks, period nothing more said. Ditto Douglas. Shumpert has some game and should be great for Knicks fans to watch for years to come. The rest are journeyman garbage at best.
Could that team be a top 5 seed? Sure. Can it win a championship and be competitive every year of Dwight’s prime? Absolutely not partner.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
Shumpert reminds me of the next T-Will
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
No way
He has too much length and defensive prowess not to be at least a successful roll player.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
T-Will was a solid defender and incredibly athletic
But a bonehead at times, prone to turnovers, inconsistent, and a chucker.
Shumpert has done all of those things and they’re about the same size and have a similar level of cockiness.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
Shumpert has long arms
which is coveted attribute for defenders. He also has little of the offensive skill that Twill seemed to possess. I agree with bonehead, turnover prone, and maybe chucker but he really would make a much better two guard.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
They're not very dissimilar. Shumpert is a bit more explosive.
Bold = advantage
Italics = even
Terrence:
Height w/o shoes: 6’ 5"
Height w/ shoes: 6’6.25"
Weight: 213
Wingspan: 6’9"
Standing Reach: 8’ 7.5"
Body Fat: 5.1
No Step Vert: 30.5
Max Vert: 37.0
Bench Press: 9
Lane Agility: 11.14
3/4 Court Sprint: 3.18
Shumpert:
Height w/o shoes: 6’ 4.25"
Height w/ shoes: 6’5.5"
Weight: 222
Wingspan: 6’9.5"
Standing Reach: 8’ 3.5"
Body Fat: 6.5
No Step Vert: 36.5
Max Vert: 42.0
Bench Press: 18
Lane Agility: 11.10
3/4 Court Sprint: 3.18
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
idk man. in order for shump to be the next T-will he would have to dedicate everything to twitter and not focus on B-Ball lol
by avilanets85 on Feb 15, 2012 3:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's good
Of course if the Knicks had a player average a triple double in the D-League he’d be mentioned in trade conversations for Dwight Howard by their fans.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
No because Stats got a ridic contract
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I saw a trade analysis
That we gave away Brooks, Lopez, Morrow, Humphries and Okur with picks for Turkalou and Howard.
I think that would be a terrible depletion of our roster.
Howard could have forced this trade and lowered the Magic’s bargaining position by demanding a trade immediately. His methodology has allowed Orlando to maintain its position of strength at least for the moment. If he wanted to make the Nets better he would lower Orlando’s position so they would get less in return.
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
I don't think it was Morrow AND Brooks...
…it’ll have to be one or the other.
by Versifiervt on Feb 15, 2012 8:19 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh man trade was just a joke
Listen Orlando got 3 SG and 3PF…..why would they want another Sg’s and PF’s. It definetly going to be 3 or maybe 4 way team trade. Even if it’s Lakers
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 15, 2012 8:33 AM EST up reply actions
Howard's approach
doesn’t really scream to me that he’s all in on the NETS. If he was, why would he do things that would actually harm the Nets chances of building a solid team with him and D-Will?
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 9:25 AM EST up reply actions
You're wrong
That deal is essentially Brooks and Lopez for Howard. Hump and Okur are expiring contracts, the Nets couldn’t even afford Hump next season if they get Howard. Okur doesn’t even play and is nothing more than a backup at this point.
You get the chance to get Howard, you do it.
This team sucks. Why should it stay the same?
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 9:29 AM EST up reply actions
Not neccessarily
Hump could be resigned. A frontcourt of Hump/Anderson/Lopez is not too shabby. Picks, Brooks and Morrow would instantly replenish there backcourt depth.
That package seems right to me only when it is two of picks, Morrow, and Brooks. You can’t give up everything, even for Dwight.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
If we don't get Dwight, just remember this quote by our own Jay-Z...
“The Nets could go 0 for 82 and I’d look at you like this shit gravy”
Daily dose of D12 from NI
well at least we all going to see D Will D12 at the all star break playing together and hope ….?
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 15, 2012 8:26 AM EST reply actions
Dwight want to be a FA in my think
Lastday… DH12 talked media, I want to lead orlando to title
he talked, magic – this team…. and lead title this season
It means that He want to leave magic ‘Winner and fan-based’ player
And He arrive NJ via FA… He can play with DWill, B-Lo, blooks & morrow
This is clearly what is going on...
Why deplete the nets when you can come as FA and be positioned for multiple title runs?
It’s all quite obvious.
Remember that the preseason offer did nor include Brooks or a top five pick in this draft. At this point, it should all be about free agency.
Boy...then Orlando should be contracted from the league...
…can’t lose two all-time centers and get nothing back. Should they decide to keep him, Stern should punish that team.
terrible moves happen in sports all the time
just look at baseball, where teams like the A’s and Pirates are nothing more than farm clubs for the Yankees and RedSox
No, it's not that obvious
If Howard can be traded for, you do it. Have to lock him up ASAP instead of letting him hit the open market. Dallas is a threat.
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
disagree
Howard and Deron will still be FA’s even if they are both Nets March 16…the risk they bolt is still there
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Dude
Are you serious?
Deron has already stated if Howard was a Net he’d re-sign. You don’t think they talk? You don’t think this is arranged?
OMG…
im just stating the facts dude
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Yea but those "facts" are absurd
They would opt out to re-sign for more money. That’s the point.
I get the point
so back to your original post- you stated to trade for D12 and lock him up ASAP
because Dallas is a threat
Then when you questioned my post you said its arranged for Dwight and Deron to sign in Brooklyn
so whats the difference if Dwight comes to us in a trade or FA? We cant lock him up now anyway
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Manhattan keep on Faking it Brooklyn Keep on taking it! Yeah!
There's a huge difference
If the Nets don’t retain his rights so that he can opt out from Orlando and just sign for the same amount as Dallas can, that makes them a risk.
If the Nets can get Howard and DWill together in NJ before the end of the season, there’s 100% chance they go to Brooklyn together. Opting out is just part of process to bring them to Brooklyn for long-term deals.
I think it’s arranged but the safest way to ensure Howard is a Net is to trade for him now and get his rights.
Dallas has no chance of getting both Deron and Dwight
Cuban must be praying Dwight gets dealt to LA.
agreed
And even that’s a huge risk, considering that the Nets will have Brooks, Lopez, Morrow, max cap room, AND the ability to give D-Will an extra year.
I think that when this is over, Cuban is going to look really bad to letting his championship team walk just so that he could have the smallest of chances to get a big FA that didn’t sign with him.
Steve Kerr
Yeah..his decision to hold on to Stat instead of trading him likely cost him that GM job. Whatever Steve.
O’Neal’s departure, and the damage it did to the franchise, is often cited as the reason the Magic may have no choice but to trade Howard. But TNT analyst Steve Kerr, the former Phoenix general manager, said his preference would be to not deal the All-Star center.
If Magic org will keep d12 past trade dead line
i would take my panic botton off…….Lakers =Fenito
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 15, 2012 8:40 AM EST up reply actions
to Steve's defense...
I doubt think anyone can calculate another team’s stupidity to give a player coming off of knee surgury a Max uninsured contract!
I think it was more about his other moves rather than this one…
by Whoop Dee Damn Doo on Feb 15, 2012 8:40 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
If Walsh could trade ZBo when he had the bad attitude...
…and also get rid of Crawford(bad attitude included at the time)…then Kerr could have easily found a taker. Walsh threw in picks to get rid of bad contracts.
Kerr could have added a pick with Amare to a contender to get that contender’s late first round pick at least + an expiring contract.
I think his decision to trade for Shaq cost him his job
Letting Stat walk wasn’t a bad move in and of itself. Sure he had a good season last year, but that contract looks worse and worse by the day.
It’s what happened with the TPE that he got from letting Stat walk , which turned turned into Hedo and Josh Childress, which was terrible
Exactly why the Magic should trade him
But TNT analyst Steve Kerr, the former Phoenix general manager, said his preference would be to not deal the All-Star center.
Kerr was a terrible GM that absolutely ruined that franchise.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
they made a great run on that WCF's
If not that Artest Put back after Kobe’s miss PHX would’ve been team from the west.
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 15, 2012 9:23 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah
Kerr ran that team like a moron and destroyed the momentum that the Suns had built up.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
He ran it like a fantasy team
and then fiddled with their identity. That’s probably why he was saying to keep Dwight cause you never get equal value. There is no such thing as equal value in sports! You look for the best position to put yourself in and then take advantage of it. Letting Howard walk is not the best scenario for Orlando.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
Shaq?!?! oh puh-lease!
POT: Hey Kettle…
KETTLE: yeah?
POT: You’re black!
by Whoop Dee Damn Doo on Feb 15, 2012 8:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions 3 recs
r u callin shaq black?
dwill to howard -> kidd to kmart 2.0
by blguerriero1 on Feb 15, 2012 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
Pot callin the Kettle black...
Shaq saying that D12 leavin is a travesty. From the guy who bolted ORL for greener pastures…
by Whoop Dee Damn Doo on Feb 15, 2012 12:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
agreed
it’s like winning the lotto and living your life’s dream, only to tell the next lottery winner that he should donate his winnings to charity
Lets hope for a trade. I cant take all of this Lin talk anymore
I NEED to see a real basketball team. What we have now is not. We will soon know the fait of our franchise
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by BrooklynNets8 on Feb 15, 2012 8:45 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
note to self
if you want to be a successful athlete without much talent or skill, just make sure to be a minority or praise Jesus all the time. People will love you and endorsements will follow not matter how much you stink.
by Murse Mike on Feb 15, 2012 8:55 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Lin is MUCH better than Tebow
But Ben Tebow deserved some of the credits for the wins. Tebow is also a great athlete, hes just a bad QB. Both guys are talented
He doesn't deserve much credit at all
His defense kept him in games while he was terrible for 75% of the game. But the key is, he could be terrible for 75% as long as he’s okay in the end and praises YHWY. Then the masses come flocking.
Eli Manning lead his team on more 4th quarter comebacks and didn’t accompany each one of them with a pathetic 3 quarters before them, yet the masses didn’t go crazy for him, b/c apparently it wasn’t YHWY’s doing for him like it was for T-Bone
Look more Into it. Tebow is the reason the running game became top notch
When Tebow is on the game you have respect him running the ball so DE stay honest and can’t just pass rush that give the tackles the upper hand because they get to T off on the DE. He directly made that running game better just by being on the field. Being that they had a good run game they controlled the clock and that also helps the defense. People look at his QBR but Tebow helped that team it’s a reason they started winning when he came on the field
So he deserved credit for winning
I’m a huge Eli manning fan I’m a die hard giant fan and yes Eli was way better in the 4th than Tebow but Tebow is a different guy and America loves that he was open about his relationship with Jesus. That doesn’t mean he deserves no credit for winning just because he was over-hyped
I didn't say he didn't deserve any credit
But there were huge stretches of pretty much every game he played in, in which he failed to get a single 1st down. When you’re the QB, and you go 3 quarters with only 2-3 1st downs, then in my opinion, your team won despite you, not b/c of you
You just said he didn't deserve much credit at all
I dont even cheer for Tebow I’m not a “mania” guy (unless it was hulkamania) but you said he had no talent so I just explained how he did have talent just not pure QB talent
well then
don’t apply the talent part and apply to skill part of my comment
and that's why he was setting new records for 3 and outs?
and any other QB that could actually make throws on a regular basis wouldn’t also open up the running game?
Peyton was one of the greatest of all Time how was his teams running game?
You can’t be aggressive when you have a running QB back there. You have to stay honest it’s like a super wild cat.
I'm sorry...
how does this compare with JLin? His turn-overs are high, I’ll give you that. It’s usually the case when you come on strong and people double you. I’m going to guess they’ll come down over time, he had 3 in a row on the Raptors just being way too aggressive. The guy will ease up. I bet he turns out to be a 15-20 / 8-10 type of guy with a few rebounds in there.
by anothernetsfan on Feb 15, 2012 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
excuse me, I was talking more about Tebow stinking than Lin
but Lin does have limited talent, and in order for you to blow up this big with limited talent compared to what’s around you, then you need that extra kick, like a faith majority, or a racial minority status
or Dantoni's offense
realize that I am in agreement, Lin does not have the skill in terms of his physical ability to dominate like other players, but his basketball IQ, his quick step drive should be given credit. He’s destroying teams (sub 500 except lakers) but not by dunking, or flashy post moves, or cross overs and breaking ankles. He’s winning. He’s scoring 20+ per game playing team basketball.
Now that is mostly Dantoni’s system, (ie. Felton) and once you take him away from that system he won’t put up nearly those numbers, and once they play a team that is defensive heavy (although I thought Bynum and Gaso and Kobe were going to destroy knicks) he will start coming back towards the average mean.
lastly, in this case, leave the race part alone. white basketball players, spanish, european, black have all had their greats. Yao Ming was international but not from the USA. This is the first Asian American in the NBA. his story deserves credit and to be celebrated.
No talent and skill?
not every schmuck that comes up from the dleague hangs 109 points in 5 starts. He playing out if his mind right niw but is not Tebow. No one wants to give him any credit. its always Dantoni’s system, weak teams, he’s Asian or divine intervention.
A Nets fan deep in Knicks territory. SOS
by cprash on Feb 15, 2012 9:38 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Note to self
if you want to be a successful troll without much talent or skill, just make sure to be a minority or praise Lin all the time. People will love you and endorsements will follow not matter how much you stink.
Fixed it for you bro
by Malorkayel on Feb 15, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I'm begging for a trade
seriously, I don’t care if we are left with Howard, Williams, Turk, and a bag of garbage the Nets need to get that trade done. They are falling dangerously close to not being able to qualify for the playoffs even if they do land howard after the ASG and they will be 2nd class citizens in NY now with the Knicks sporting a contending core of Chandler/Amare/Melo/Lin
For all the trash that we heaped on the Knicks, their organization has made all of the right moves, even if they were stabs in the dark. Meanwhile in Newark, apathy reigns supreme.
DWIGHT OR DIE.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
Don't agree with you Mr. DB
This team is not going to make the playoffs anyway. Knicks haven’t made all the right moves and in fact they got lucky. Also the Knicks were about two years ahead of us on the rebuild.
In my opinion the Knicks have played better at times because of their home crowd. We have the worst home advantage in the league while the Knicks might have the best. I would rather stink it out for the rest of the year but only because I am supremely confident he will come here in free agency.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, b/c us in NJ have so many reasons to cheer for a team
that lacks talent, effort, and is leaving us in a few months
still though its ridiculous when you have more bobcats fans then nets fans at a home game
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whose fault is that?
Not ours. It’s the Nets own damn fault that they have no fans in the state aside from us
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
Actually I think it's entirely New Jersey's fault
New York is a big market because their fans actually care. OKC may be a small market but their fans are ravenous. Nets have had some great fans that have supported them through thick and thin. However, the problem has always been a lack of interest from the community. So yeah, it is our fault. I for one don’t mind leaving behind all those people who don’t care, as long as the New Jerseyians who do care come along with us to Brooklyn.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
dwights already hurt his image
Just out and say where you want to really go
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by netsareboss on Feb 15, 2012 8:45 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
man...though I've been of the opinion Magic will trade D12 at the deadline...
In the meantime, Howard might be reluctant to see the Nets trade away many assets simply to acquire him now, because it would weaken the rest of the team and make it more difficult to win in the future.
This idea from Robbins makes sense as others have mentioned in NetsDaily and some media outlets have also reported.
AND although it was just a billboard, the ‘come see magic’ marketing for the ORL/NJ game did leave that one tidbit: “watch Dwight’s ONLY visit to NJ in 2012” which kinda gets me off balance with all the rumors as well.
reading to much into it
10:30 a.m. on february 23, 2011 woke up with no hope.
12:30 p.m. on february 23, 2011 hope was born
D-WILL ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
it said visit
if he’s on the team he’s at home, not visiting.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
It happens once and a while
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
It's advertising dude
Why are you reading into this so much?
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
Because it's advertising by Yormark
and he has been the one pushing these superstar trades since day one. Yormark pulled a coup with Thorn and has been instrumental in influencing Proky and King to come join his side.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
True
but you can read into it. That line is pretty deliberate.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
Jeremy Lin is very exciting
But he’s also pretty reckless. I’m not even talking about turnovers. You can tell that this kid wants success so badly that he’ll sacrifice his body to make it happen. He could very easily get hurt the way he drives to the hoop. He’s not quite as athletic as D.Rose to get their untouched and he’s been taking some hard hits.
I seriously love the fact that he puts it all out there, but sooner or later he’s gonna get knocked pretty hard!
by Rudibager on Feb 15, 2012 9:01 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Harris' game was much of the same
and his career has suffered b/c of it. D-Wade is much better at balancing those reckless rim attacks, but even he gets banged up a lot too.
Lin is a legit starting PG, but he’s playing over his head right now and will eventually fall back to Earth
by Murse Mike on Feb 15, 2012 9:12 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Plus, over the course of Linsanity, he leads the league in tunovers. 5.1 per game over the six games.
He also is not the greatest defender, albeit opposing PGs are getting pumped up to play him now. I think he’s a product of the system, which he fits so well because of D’Antoni provides him such a high usage rate. Having said that, his shot last night was undeniably clutch. Was there any doubt he was going to win the game when he was sizing up Calderon? I just knew he was going to do something successful with the ball.
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.
by BigTom on Feb 15, 2012 9:16 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
leads the league in TOs over six games
and all six games were wins.
D-Will averages nearly 4 and none of us can even remember the last time that the Nets won a game
No matter how anyone tries to spin this, the Lin emergence is HORRIBLE for the Nets.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 9:28 AM EST up reply actions
this is very, very true
and part of me wonders if it affects what DWill and D12 think of the Nets and whether they both can change the image by themselves.
the goal should be winning a championship
not changing Knicks fans to Nets fans…as nice as that would be its unlikley. The can and will change with winning. And frankly, if you have a guy of Dwights status, perception of this team will change almost immediatley
10:30 a.m. on february 23, 2011 woke up with no hope.
12:30 p.m. on february 23, 2011 hope was born
D-WILL ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Knicks fans will convert when the Nets win championships
I can’t tell you how many calls I listened to on sports radio of depressed Knicks fans hoping Brooklyn gets a good team so they can root for the Nets
i agree with that
Winning REALLY changes everything
10:30 a.m. on february 23, 2011 woke up with no hope.
12:30 p.m. on february 23, 2011 hope was born
D-WILL ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah
we actually need to start doing that winning instead of talking about it
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 9:37 AM EST up reply actions
Even if the Knicks go to the conference Finals every year
and lose to the Nets, that’ll still be considered losing. So as long as the Nets are winning, we shouldn’t care about Melo’s sticky hands, Stats knees or back, Chandler’s foot, or Lin’s recklessness. They’ll take care of themselves
see we are talking as if this is set in stone. Its not.
The Knicks have their core set in stone. They can retain Lin’s rights. Melo/STAT/Chandler are locked in
D-Will has one foot out of the door on a promise that the Nets MIGHT get Dwight. Do you understand where I’m coming from? The Nets are selling snake oil…screw promises. DO SOMETHING.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 9:42 AM EST up reply actions
Knicks are locked into their core
Stat is done and uninsured. That Chandler contract could look untouchable in a year and they have no bench and no proven PG. Yes they are in a better position immediately. Do they have the smarts and knowhow to maintain it? We’ll see.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
its all about right now bro
I understand your point, but this can be spun both ways here.
No one cares about promises of the future, every day we wake up we are in TODAY. Nets can’t keep pulling this “wait til next year” garbage for too much longer.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
And I would agree with you if it were for some indefinte period
that we would continue to suck. However, there are some pretty important dates that should change everything for this franchise: March 15, July 11, and September 28. Everything is going to plan. Has the plan come to fruition yet? No. But I still have faith that they will pull it through. The Knicks? I’m not convinced yet. Plus it’s not like they have a winning record for moiso’s sake.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
that core of the knicks went on a large slump before lin showed up
their team chemistry was basically 0 before lin came and he has revitalized it…i doubt carmelo will let NY become Lin’s city, you think he is smiling while hearing about Linsanity every 2 seconds?…yea right
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he might be
especially without LIn they lost 11 out of 14 games. I mean that’s horrible given their “star” quality. Lin came in and changed all that, if the knicks make the playoffs and go deep into the post, you’re talking MVP candidate. Melo nor Amare will get that.
your right
they will probably give it to him just because..makes me sick…when do they play miami
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he's not winning the mvp
calm down with the doom and gloom.
by shane gayle on Feb 15, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
they might have
if more beat writers were Asian
8 last night
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
in more ways than one
Lin is harming the Net’s franchise off AND on the court.
different teams
1. the knicks pick and roll works well because chandler can catch and lin can dish, if shelden could catch we could do the same thing
2. the knicks have good shooters to cover his moiso billy walker is no joke and novak is playing well
3. this isn’t horrible for the Nets because everyone knows the Nets suck, the Nets don’t have an “unlikely hero” unless you count marshon and even when marshon was lighting it up we got limited coverage
4. the knicks “scrubs” play some of the toughest and hearty D which is awesome because it allows them to get back into games like last nigh, Toronto should’ve EASILY won that game but they laxed and started taking dumb shots
Lin is good, very good, but his team covers his turnovers, if he was playing with the Nets right now he would have like 10 turnovers a game and 1 assist
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i believe the raptors
are still without bargiani correct? My brother texted me after the game and said he’s a full believer and you can’t deny Lin’s superstar status now.
I replied…yes ..he’s a superstar playing 6 games, turning it over 8 times that night against a toronto team which has 1 more win than we do and without their “Dirk” player.
Yeah…that proved it.
we have them monday right?
how sweet would it be if the Nets ended Linsanity
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yessir!
I treat every game against the knicks like it’s a playoff series. Thats how bad I want them to lose. I am friends with a LOT of knick fans, and we used to go to the games together pre-2007. I remember those days….the days where I wouldn’t even need to worry about watching a knicks vs nets game because we would destroy them. time…after time…after time.
Nowadays….i watch us lose to the knicks for 4 years. I’ve had enough.
I said the same thing to a friend of mine last night
He keeps playing like this and driving the lane, he’s bound to get hurt.
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
I think this quote is more than speculation
In the meantime, Howard might be reluctant to see the Nets trade away many assets simply to acquire him now, because it would weaken the rest of the team and make it more difficult to win in the future.
I anticipate this to go to free agency. I think the Magic front office is incompetent enough to let him walk for nothing. It seems to met hat everyone expects this to go to free agency from all the quotes from the Magic, from Avery and Yormark talking about the flexibility of free agency. I just don’t see that the Magic will ever have the courage to trade Dwight outright.
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really?
Otis was prepared to send him away for Lopez and Wallace. Its their scumbag owner that held everything up.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 9:26 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
And by all accounts Otis has lost all power
Martins is in control and he wants Dwight to stay, period. I don’t think DeVos will ever have the guts to trade Dwight. I think he would rather start from scratch than see the only chance he has to win a championship be traded away.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
Power aside, leverage is leverage
It’s crunch time now. 1 month to go and Dwight has not rescinded his trade request or show any new willingness to stay with the Magic. If they lose him for nothing, Martins will be run out of town.
Dwight’s agent can say to Orlando ‘listen, he’s leaving one way or the other…you can get something for him or lose him for nothing…you’re decision.’
That day will come and the Magic will be forced to trade him.
They've already said that
and the Magic have implied that they are not willing to budge with package on the table. Now that may very well be a front to get more but I don’t buy it. The Magic can’t think they will get even as much as they were going to get before the season, let alone more. They’re making this play because they legitimately think Howard will stay. Will they change their minds at the last minute? It’s likely but I wouldn’t be confident betting on it.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Let's see what happens after the ASG comes and goes
Once it really sets in that he’s gone, they’ll be hard pressed not to trade him.
Ok
I’m ready for the next chapter in all this, believe me.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
The "depletion" of the Nets roster reasoning is overrated
The Nets have mostly 1 year contracts that will be gone at the end of the year anyway and tons of cap space.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
I have come to the conclusion that Jeremy Lin is the greatest basketball player...
in the history of the game. The Nets will not land Howard and Deron will walk after this season leaving us nothing in return. Lopez will end up a gimp and MarShon Brooks will return to his home planet just like E.T. did…Then the Nets will win the overall # 1pick in the 2012 draft lottery but will lose it for tampering with Dwight Howard. Prokhorov will sell the club to the Wilpon family and the Wilpon’s will sell Barclays Center in order to raise much needed cash. The Nets will then end up playing in a public school gym somewhere in Queens. That is the good news…Tomorrow I will give you the bad.
by M I K E on Feb 15, 2012 9:31 AM EST reply actions 13 recs
I call foul
the Wilpons cannot afford to purchase the Nets
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
The Wilpons can't afford tickets to Citi Field
But they were able to purchase Prudential nose bleeds on ebay for 75 cents.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
This just in:
Irving Pickard is suing the Wilpon’s for $43.00. Picard alleges that the Wilpons bought four last row seats to the recent Nets/Pistons game at the Prudential Center for a total of $3.00. When asked why he was pursuing an amount so high above the original $3.00 the Wilpons spent, Picard replied, “Because I believe the Wilpons would of have to been wilffully blind to the poor quality of play by both teams not to have spent at least $10 on beer per person.”
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
That's easy way out bro ... You could've just added ...once they move to queens, you can be a Nix fan.
All flowers in Duh Gawhden
Yup
my two favorite teams (sigh)
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
Remember when people would get mad that every thread would turn into a Dwight thread?
I miss those days… Now every thread turns into a thread about a kid who’s not even linked to us in trade rumors…
by JohnFromLongIsland on Feb 15, 2012 9:33 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
But to me
I’m not sure why Dwight Howard has seemingly(key word) done everything to give Orlando leverage in a potential deal with the Nets.
Melo did the same thing, it's in his interest to work the Magic
at least in the public eye. Is there ANY really reason to totally Moiso your last employer, especially when they have the power to deny you a $30mil bonus?
Melo did not give Denver any leverage
He clearly made it known that it was Knicks or nothing. The Nuggets knew damn well that he didn’t want to play for the Nets.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
i dont think leverage matters in this particular players situation
Melo cant lead a team to the finals. Dwight can and has. Thus making it completely in the real of possiiblity that we send EVERYTHING for him. Sure it would be ideal if he showed it was Nets or nothing, but unfortunatley he isnt the same type of person as Melo. Dwight is emotionally distraught over this, and he is wearing it on his sleeve for all to see. Including ORL front office.
10:30 a.m. on february 23, 2011 woke up with no hope.
12:30 p.m. on february 23, 2011 hope was born
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eh, I don't think it was THAT clear
if it was, would the Nets have allowed all that speculation to tear apart the team like it did? And by him and Smith stating several times that nothing has changed, then I don’t think that he’s done all that much to help the Magic’s cause. And more to the point of responding to your comment, that bonus is all the reason most people need
the Nets were and are desperate
they did not give a damn what the trade speculation did to the team. Same thing happening this year, which is why these guys have flat out quit give or take a player or two.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
still
I will acknowledge that you raise some fair points sir.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
they didn't quit
they just lack skill
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no
they quit. A lot of this comes down to a lack of effort. not skill.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
A team full of 1-year mercs
who all know very clearly they are expendable and will be dumped in an instant
not surprising
you cant build a good team this way
Melo would've re-signed
He said that after the fact.
I don't think so
If the Nets wanted to call Denver’s bluff, I think he would’ve re-signed and taken the $$. It worked out in the end though, Knicks gave up a lot of their star, Nets still in a better long term situation (potentially).
mentioned this yesterday
I wonder if it has to do with King pushing back on a potential deal with Orlando that strips the Nets of everything. D12 really wants nets and understands the business side, but I think he really just wants out of Orlando and feels the Nets should just trade the farm for him.
i wonder how magic fans will take Petro
but farm is farm
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 15, 2012 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
I doubt that is true anymore
Howard might be reluctant to see the Nets trade away many assets simply to acquire him now, because it would weaken the rest of the team and make it more difficult to win in the future.
I think Howard and the Magic might be warming to the idea of playing out the season together. Dwight will part after that and head to Brooklyn. I’m not against giving up a lot, but it can’t be everything.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
And people say just give up all your assets
and ignore that it took five years of losing and making heart wrenching trades to acquire those assets. Yes we want Dwight and Deron to pair, but we need to keep enough around them. Look at the Celtics. They gave up pretty much everything except Perkins and Rondo, both of whom were necessary for winning a championship alongside THREE Hall of Fame players.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
Howard MIGHT
It’s someone’s opinion. And as long as it isn’t Howards, I don’t care.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
It's somebody who covers the Magic organization
stating that the Nets are Howard’s top choice and he might be more inclined to sacrifice $3.7 million guaranteed for a chance at a dynasty. I think that is significant. The article also flat out states that the Magic have no leverage in this situation and are losing ground by the day.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
in additon to this post...
…i think he knows he can just walk to the Nets at the end of season but he wants ALL the money he can get too wherever he ends up.
It's not about the money
I doubt if he hits free agency he will sign for anything more than three years with a fourth year player option. I think Dwight wants out of Orlando via free agency. He told the team he wanted a trade and if they refuse to oblige him he wont look bad when he leaves.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
jeremy lin is a product of a Mike D system, can score and nflate stats in bunches
But plays no defense and has no control
AJ has the same exact system...
No defense and no control…but his system deflates scoring and stats.
by M I K E on Feb 15, 2012 10:00 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Not the other team's scoring
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." -- Casey Stengel
by calling all toasters on Feb 15, 2012 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
Does D'Antoni drive into the paint, take contact, and hit layups while falling to the ground
Or pull up for game-winning 3’s?
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
and turnover the ball 8 times
i’m sorry but his TO/ASSIST ratio is horrible. He had 11 assists last night but 8 turnovers. you cannot continue to play effectively in this league with 8 turnovers. The knicks are winning but he needs to do better than that if he wants to continue playing at this level.
no
unlike the Nets the Knicks have a scrappy defense, thats why when deron has 4-5 turnovers its bad because those are automatic points
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lol
i think i just read that the knicks have a scrappy defense? lol maybe against the teams they’ve been playing lately, all sub .500 teams except for lakers.
I’ll admit the lakers I had to give them credit, it was a good game. that’s about all the credit Lin deserves. All this Hype the media is giving him now>? Will only serve to make his fall from grace that much harder and hopefully our rise that much sweeter.
but yes…our defense is atrocious and you’re right, every TO we have leads to an automatic 2 points for the opposing team.
My point is that the plays he makes on his own
Aren’t systematic. They’re just him ballin.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
yeah i know
his hustle and hard work and body language shows in his game. he’s loving it out there and loves playing the game. I actually dislike the whole “praise the lord” thing he’s doing but to each his/her own on that.
even though i dislike all this linsanity moiso, i’m hoping he realizes that he needs to take a step back. he’s playing reckless and playing like it’s his last NBA game. You want to make it 10 years in this league, you better learn to play smarter and more efficiently. Injuries can happen out of nowhere and I don’t want that to happen to anyone.
Where the hell is Jerry25 ?
He’s been missing in action.
I hope the rumors are not true that he has changed his handle to Jeremy25 and is now driving Knicks fans batty over at Boasting & Poaching…
by M I K E on Feb 15, 2012 9:56 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
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by netsareboss on Feb 15, 2012 1:02 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Dwight speaks to Deron and Fegan speaks to Billy...
There is no doubt to those in the know.
Fred Kerber @FredKerber
Shawne williams is out, mild shoulder sprain
So I guess Andre Emmett is our 2nd man off the bench after Farmar?
Dwight Howard wouldn't start over Johan Petro
by J-Kay on Feb 15, 2012 10:15 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
He couldn't be any worse
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
by BEB on Feb 15, 2012 10:20 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
oh yes..yes he can
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mild shoulder sprain, can't shoot, can't run, can't jump
Billy King has to take the rap for this one, I’m sorry this was a horrible signing
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
ehh
how could he have expected this after his successful NY season? just bad luck, same with Okur
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it was a bad signing
He was in a contract year in D’Antoni’s system…Billy screwed up.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:51 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Seems like whomever gave him a physical effed up too
totally agree, abortion of a signing. 2 years too – smh
maybe he wont exercise the option, if Proky threatens to send him to the gulag
good to see you back on the blog Mr DB, btw
thanks Dep
i missed you guys, and I honestly needed the distraction of talking and clowning about our beloved Nets.
I love it!!!
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
ha i hear that
I would lose my mind without being able to vent here from time to time, there’s no other places to talk nets bball that interests me at all. this is it.
Just get us thru march, and maybe July.
100% agreed
The Nets cut him. And he deserves to be re-signed for money above the minimum? Insane…
omg
i just went onto CNN and what do i see on the front page…you guessed it…Lin.
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Preferable to whatever herping and derping is being said in the primaries
but not by much
A Nets fan deep in Knicks territory. SOS
by cprash on Feb 15, 2012 10:55 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
I think we might be at war with Iran too
#cnnpriorities
A Nets fan deep in Knicks territory. SOS
by cprash on Feb 15, 2012 10:56 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Let's get real.
We are out of the playoffs … don’t see a way how we can make the playoffs, unless some crazy injury takes place (and it could happen in this weird season.)
No particular order …. who do we bump-out? Don’t see it …
1. Miami
2. Chicago
3. Indy
4. Philly
5. Atlanta
6. Boston
7. Orlando
8. Nix
My hope is that Nix stay to 7 or 8 so they get humiliated by Mia/Chi …. that’s how bad miserable I am right now …. rooting against a rival team more than rooting for my team.
i want a knicks miami series
so badly i just want them to get swept..again
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by Keysta101 on Feb 15, 2012 10:18 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
that would be hella great
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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 Feb 15, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
i want lebron to dunk on lin's face
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Orlando tanking and Boston underperforming
Isn’t helping that cause.
Either way, Rose would EAT LIN ALIVE.
If they play Indiana…dammit.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
omg rose vs. lin..
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omg omg
the ratings will be through the roof
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
yikes
this is bad. BAD.
If a trade is made the Nets won’t have any time to develop any chem either…
missing the playoffs after the trade is not desirable.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
im sure dwight and deron will understand
with this group they won’t make the playoffs this year it will take FA to build this roster up
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I don't think that either player will be pleased with missing the playoffs
and how BAD will it be if we make the trade and miss the playoffs while the Knicks and Lin are on national TV pulling in record breaking numbers from all over the GLOBE while the Nets and their two stars are sitting at home?
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
and if the Knicks score a 1st rd upset or push it to 7 games
no one will give two squats about opening night in the Barclays next season. Everyone will be lining up to see the Lin/Melo/Amare show
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Wow you are panicking
Let’s now worry about the playoffs when right now we don’t have Howard, Lopez, or even Okur. We do have Petro though, which indicates playoffs may be a little ambitious. I think Deron knows this and is ok. The team will be better when Lopez and Brooks get up to speed.
As for the Knicks, they have not had a single game with Lin/Melo/Amare together. I’ll take a wait and see approach.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
Panic?
No sir, this is blunt honesty about what I’m seeing.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
Who is getting all of the press
who will be pulling in insane ratings?
The Nets just got punched in the face, it hurts to say it but its real.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
agreed
a lot of people are asking me why I hate Lin so much or the knicks and it’s because they are destroying our chances of successfully moving to Brooklyn. If the knicks retain Lin (and i hope they do not) and he continues to perform like he does it’ll hurt us going into brooklyn. hell even if Lin DOES NOT play well for the rest of the season, the damage has already been inflicted.
big deal
people make WAY too much out of this knicks/nets battle for this area
we were always a longshot cuz we are the little brother, always have been.
Get Dwight, focus on a putting a winning team on the court. I could give a rat’s ass about the knicks and whatever fans flock to the garden over BK
I care about the product and a winning team. The knicks affect neither, unless we planned on signing Jeremy lin ourselves.
by Dep on Feb 15, 2012 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
the NY area is big enough to sustain 2 GOOD teams
its done it forever with football and baseball
we put a winning product on the court, the fan support will be there
a rivalry with the knicks with BOTH TEAMS being forces in the east would not be a bad thing.
actually Dep
that’s not a bad idea. I doubt knicks will let him go but Lin next year can only be offered a max of 5 mil, and knicks will have an MLE they can use to match.
I do like your viewpoint though, dont’ worry about them, worry about us. put together a winning contending team and we will be successful regardless.
I wouldnt mind making the knicks pay the absolute most they can
they lock that MLE up for the next few years and that’s their team outside of vet min type moves. Not bad in our eyes to force that, i think other teams will too. they wont get a free run at keeping him IMO
yeaaaaa I mean i hear your point too, my view is hang in there and dont get too too frustrated. It all comes down to Dwight – always has. We dont get him, then its full on freak out time…and if we do, then we start building our real team
And i dont think the knicks are REALLY negatively affecting us, yea we’re an afterthought right now, but we knew we punted on this season. did we know it would be 8-21 bad and looking pathetic on the court, naw not that bad….but injuries and poor play happen. and a team full of 1-year mercs putting in a questionable effort is not a shock.
hang in there!
Nets were never in the ring
to get punched in the first place. We never were going to eclipse the Knicks in popularity over night.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
well who knows
who will the Nets have after this trade? who knows i doubt we will have any depth so we will miss the playoffs and if the knicks make it so be it they made it last year and got embarrassed
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hey
at least they made the playoffs. They’ll be talked about in May. No one will talk about the Nets or care about what “they might do”.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
not if we get dwight..
a full season with deron, dwight, and buffed up roster is better than limping into the playoffs and getting swept with this bunch now
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Buddy
forget the playoffs. Do you really want that much wear and tear on our superstars in this charade of a season? Forget playoffs, think lottery.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Why think lottery, when your pick would (hopefully) be in ORL.
I would love the playoffs, but my point is that I DO NOT see it.
My hope is that Nix don’t go over 7-8th spot.
I really don't feel like Orlando is trading Howard
and getting to the playoffs means nothing in this lockout moisoed season. Sure if we went to the ESC or Finals than the season means something but to everyone else it will be a pivotal year where older stars were worn down and bad teams positioned themselves for a bid draft pay day.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
Ok ...so you do not want the playoffs, and you think D12 is not going down!
How in the heck can you even mention playoffs if D12 does not go down. SMH
If D12 does not go down, you will be chilling in the pin-pong league for a while.
Lets’ hope D12 is Brooklyn bound.
If d12 won't get traded, that's when the things will get interesting
I hope b king can somehow make a trade for Sf like G Wallace we can make a run.
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 15, 2012 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
I think Howard will be on the Nets
I believe that 100%. All I’m saying is that I am about 80% positive it will be through free agency and the Nets best course this year is to get a top pick.
I never get caught up in the day to day winning and losing if I can help it. I wasn’t even expecting a season and it’s hard to watch the lack of quality play and all the injuries. I would prefer the Nets be realistic about this season and truly go all in for Brooklyn.
That being said, I never can root against this team and want them to win every game I watch.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
I can see magic falling out from that picture
after all star break things will get interesting , believe that
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 15, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
The only way we can sniff the playoffs
is if we get Dwight right after the ASG and we go on a tear or if Lopez gets back to what we saw at the ned of last season and preseason and our shooters consistently knock down shots.
Not sure that will all happen soon enough.
Magic will crash after d12 trade (if)
that team is trash if you take d12 out. Name one good d player one on one? Beside shooting 3’s what else they do? Etc
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 15, 2012 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
besides shooting 3's
what else do the Nets do? Or rather even attempt to do since we’re not better than Orlando at 3 point shooting.
A close friend who knows nothing about basketball is a Nix fan all of a sudden, and did not understand why I was so upset last night when the Nets didn't even play.
I was more upset last night than when Nets lose a nail biter … this is hurting man … pleas help with some good news.
I seriously hate bandwagon fans.
I went to school in Delaware (Philly territory) when the Mets collapsed in 2007 and the Phillies made it to the playoffs. I’ve never seen such a quick bandwagon…..
Until NOW. Jeremy Lin is the biggest thing since… Since… Yikes. I can’t even come up with anything!
tebow
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Kurt Warner ?
Following his college career, Warner went undrafted in the 1994 NFL Draft. He was invited to try out for the Green Bay Packers’ training camp in 1994, but was released before the regular season began; Warner was competing for a spot against Brett Favre, Mark Brunell and former Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer. While Warner was with the Packers, the head coach was Mike Holmgren and the quarterback coach was Steve Mariucci. After Warner was released, Mariucci had told him that he knew Warner had enormous potential but was not ready to be an NFL quarterback yet.
It was at this time that Warner stocked shelves at a Hy-Vee grocery store in Cedar Falls for $5.50 an hour.
by M I K E on Feb 15, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This is what happens though
when you have a product that people want to see in a major market.
Take some notes, Nets.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
well lin came out of nowhere
before lin the knicks were looking like the Nets a little bit, they caught a lucky break
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hey
I heard that luck is when action meets opportunity.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
Shane Spencer!
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
It took me a little googling to remember his name
His hot start was the only silver LINing of his brief career.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
I called him Shane Spencer a few games back. we all know how he turned out.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
Old-time Mets fans will remember this guy...
His first season in the Mets’ organization, Vail won the 1975 International League Player of the Year award. He was called up to the majors by the New York Mets in August 1975 and got a hit in his first at bat against the Houston Astros. From there, he proceeded to set a modern Major League rookie record 23 game hit streak, which at the time was also the longest hitting streak in Mets’ franchise history (both records have since been broken).
In the off-season, Vail was anointed the Mets’ “player of the future,” which prompted the Mets to trade star right fielder Rusty Staub to the Detroit Tigers to make room for Vail in their outfield.
Unfortunately, Vail dislocated his foot playing basketball in the off-season, and hit only .217 for the 1976 season. Though his average rose to .262 the following season, he was selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians during 1978 Spring training. Staub, meanwhile, had three seasons hitting over 100 RBIs for Detroit.
Though he never lived up to his expectations, Vail still managed a respectable ten year career that saw him hit .279 in 665 games.
Predates me
but thanks for that nugget of Metropolitans history.
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
I see the Spencer comparison more than any.
by JimmyLips on Feb 15, 2012 12:15 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
the original Shane Spencer
I’m Ballin’ for real you pump faking it
Manhattan keep on Faking it Brooklyn Keep on taking it! Yeah!
and the guy who sustained his success
I’m Ballin’ for real you pump faking it
Manhattan keep on Faking it Brooklyn Keep on taking it! Yeah!
hot pookie?
"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock
Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards
KEVIN MAAS!!!!
That was awesome while it lasted.
I was fan of Spencer.
He got screwed by the players union. Cover of SI, that’s boss.
Class of 2008 here
I’ve Been to every homecoming since graduating… Haha I can’t let go =)
I had a few small classes with Joe Flacco too.
Nice!
It is hard to let go. I went back twice a month the year after I graduated while I still had somewhere to crash. Will definitely not be missing Homecoming anytime soon.
I never had any classes with Flacco, but I met him several times and had one funny encounter with him. Also met Cal Ripken Jr the night before graduation. He happened to stop in Iron Hill for a late dinner.
Haha! Did he speak at your graduation too? Because he did for class of 2008!
I remember all the truly brilliant (but boring) people speaking and getting NOTHING out of our crowd, but as soon as Cal Ripken Jr stepped up… WATCH OUT! You’d think the man cured cancer or something!
What sucked was my business school graduation thing was immediately after the huge general ceremony so I didn’t get to actually meet the guy.
One of my closest friends was also one of the YouDee mascots. I always hang out with the mascots who are my age during the Homecoming tailgate. Big red pickup truck usually in the center of the lot by the ice rink.
hahahahahahah yea there will be
“Jeremy Lin out for season after “mysterious” incident, Carmelo Anthony nowhere to be found after accident"
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by Keysta101 on Feb 15, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I highly doubt that
the NBA will make sure of it.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
its whats popular right now
can you think of any other story thats hot in the NBA right now? not really lob city is over, miami is miami, chauncey billups injury is over, and no one cares about brook lopez coming back soon, and the all star stuff will probably kick up next week..but thats about it
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apparently he is getting a 30 for 30
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I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
by BEB on Feb 15, 2012 10:37 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Very funny
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
John Cho?
"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock
Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards
by Taylor Made on Feb 15, 2012 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
and 10 months from now many babies will be born
if the Nets get Dwight in March.
A Nets fan deep in Knicks territory. SOS
by cprash on Feb 15, 2012 11:34 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
reply fail
terrible mobile app is terrible
A Nets fan deep in Knicks territory. SOS
by cprash on Feb 15, 2012 11:34 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
at a crossroads here
Part of me wants to just build through the draft and smart trades without this free agent player manipulation.
There's no better chance of improving through the draft then there is by making trades
Furthermore, once Deron leaves, then the Nets are screwed.
You See with all this Lin talk
I knew we should have signed Yi.
Yi would have been the Offense to Petro’s……..
Forget it.
I Love It.
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The Sooner You Accept the Reality, The Easier the Transition!!
We Love it
I’m Ballin’ for real you pump faking it
Manhattan keep on Faking it Brooklyn Keep on taking it! Yeah!
Guess Lin is a payoff for our good Drazen Times.
Wish Drazen would’ve played for us during this twitter-era.
LMFAO!!!!!!!!
This exchange on Colin Cowherd’s show was hilarious.
Colin: When you look at guys like Fields and Lin and Chandler, you have really smart players. With guys like Melo and Lin and Amare, you have scorers. With guys like Fields and Shumpert and Chandler, you have good defenders.
Looking at all of that, could you make the argument that with the exception of the Heat, the Knicks could be the best team in the East?
Marc Berman, NY Post: …I think the Heat should be worried.
You know what they say: If you can win 6 games against opponents with a combined .391 win percentage, you can beat the Heat.
Whoops. Quote fail
Colin: When you look at guys like Fields and Lin and Chandler, you have really smart players. With guys like Melo and Lin and Amare, you have scorers. With guys like Fields and Shumpert and Chandler, you have good defenders.
Looking at all of that, could you make the argument that with the exception of the Heat, the Knicks could be the best team in the East?
Marc Berman, NY Post: …I think the Heat should be worried.
You know what they say: If you can win 6 games against opponents with a combined .391 win percentage, you can beat the Heat.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
yea i want to see lin drive in on lebron and bosh
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This is the problem with NY media
I mean, seriously? How can anyone who is supposed to be a professional sports writer even say that? It’s just so asinine I can’t take it. These Lin posts give me anxiety and make me so angry. How can the world be that dumb?
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
because..hype is awesome
everyone calls me a hater because i get mad about the constant lin talk but when you read/hear stuff like this it makes your blood boil, before they were all slurping the heat’s moisos but now they think Lin is the next magic johnson or steve nash
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6 wins in a row, with 2 best players out
will get your team a lot of praise. And don’t forget that the Nets were a contributor to that winning percentage. I thought we’d take that game, but they beat us fair.
they sure did
3rd quarter collapse
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Lakers aren't "the Lakers" right now
and “whatever” to the Melo/Amare absence. They were helped by Novak and Bill Walker shooting 50%+
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
LOL
You just don’t get it. I’m talking about that they’re not as good of a team. Their mystique is fading.
They’re 5th in the West right now.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
:)
I’m just saying, a win is a win is a win. Score at end of game is what matters most. 5th in the west is a solid win. As is a win in Utah. Knicks have a little mojo right now. No denying it. Aren’t elite, but they are headed in right direction. Kind of a perfect storm brewing with potential.
“You just don’t get it.” – you sound like my ex-gf.
Since when did beating the 10th placed Jazz
count for anything?
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
counts as a win
Jazz are 11-5 at home (11-4 without the knicks win). One of toughest places to play. A win there is a solid win.
What is being overlooked just a bit is that the Knicks benefited from catching the Lakers on the back end of a back to back game, in which LA forced OT with Boston the night before.
by JimmyLips on Feb 15, 2012 12:20 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I've been saying that for days now!
The Lakers went down early and outside of Kobe jacking up a 1for 13 (or something like that), the rest of the team didn’t even try. I’m not a Bynum fa at all, but he’s better than whatever he had for that game, what was it, like 3pts?
Once again
Fields, Lin and Chandler are smart players?
LoL!!!!
SMH!!!!!
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um...
yes
"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock
Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards
by Taylor Made on Feb 15, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Little off topic...
With so little time to practice does anybody think Brook Lopez should be sent down to the D-League to get some work in ?
No
What does he need to practice. He’s 7 foot and our second best player. Get in the game already.
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by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
Under normal situations,
he probably would have, but with all this LINterest, BKing, Yormak and Avery are probably itching for Lopez to get back.
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The Nets should care about the Nets
It’s only fans who really care about this. Why would BK sit there and say ‘OMG Jeremy Lin is so good…we need Lopez back!’ Where’s the rationale??
not a bad idea actually
I was thinking that the other day. Send him down to the D-league for like 3 games before he comes back to Nets roster to play.
However…I will say this….I am slightly worried about someone playing in the d-league and getting re-injured. just a worry.
"Brook breaks ankle playing Reno in D-League"
Cant write a Nets script any better
I’m Ballin’ for real you pump faking it
Manhattan keep on Faking it Brooklyn Keep on taking it! Yeah!
Linsanity is tough to deal with
but I for one am glad he’s on the knicks and NOT MAGIC
imagine a player came out of nowhere on the Magic to perform like this and lead his team to 6 straight – we’d be sweating bullets.
This only affects us in this off-the-court battle for NYC dominance, which is a secondary battle IMO. People care too much about the Knicks and how they do. I dont care if they’re good, I want us to be good and that’s it.
Dwight or Die
Thataboy
Andy Vasquez @andy_vasquez Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Deron Williams on Linsanity: “Why would we get excited about the Knicks? We’re 8-21, I’m worried about us, not what Jeremy Lin’s doing.”
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
by BEB on Feb 15, 2012 10:50 AM EST reply actions 13 recs
lin wouldn't have had that kind of game
if Lopez was in the middle.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
c'mon man
there was zero inside help on picks. not saying Lopez would have shut Lin down completely. Considering his outside shot was no existent that game, the outcome could very well have been different.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
tru tru, my comment wasnt really fair
you raise good pts
other teams with inside presences dont see to be doing so well either, but still, point taken
teams will catch on
he can’t go like this forever. I just how BLo is back come Monday.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
and you forget
Blo would have had 20 pts also so game could’ve been won
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.
Granted
Deron and every PG that has played against Lin these past 6 games should be ashamed of themselves, but that is the beauty of all this. No time to plan against this kid. No video tape sessions to see his weakness.
Then he plays against Harris, Wall, Fisher, Rubio, and Calderon. Correct me if I am wrong, none of those guys are known as good perimeter defenders.
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Rubio played tough D on Lin
far better effort against Lin than what Deron did.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
rubio also had Darko and Pekovic backing him
guarantee if it was Hump, Shelden, and Petro and Jordan he would have gotten it handed to him
but none of the teams he played has great overall team defense
T’wolves are not defenders, Lakers have Fisher and Blake, Calderon for the Raptors
i’m waiting until they play the Heat, Celtics, Sixers, Bulls, Clippers, Spurs, Grizzlies, Pacers, or Thunder
this is just like last year when they were like 20-10 because they were playing a bunch of 5-15 teams
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 Feb 15, 2012 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
don't put the Celtics on that list
They’re too old. KG and JO aren’t staunch defenders or shot blockers anymore
not necessarily a positive either
i’m hoping we don’t see Deron requests trade in the next few weeks. that would be devastating.
b/c of the Nets being the little brother?
that’s nothing new.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
thank you dwill
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even deron gets it hope he starts posting on nets daily
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 15, 2012 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
this is why I see him
giving it his all whenever they rematch
We'll Be Fine.
by JerseysFinest. on Feb 15, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
Attaboy Deron
That’s how we raised him boys! Good work!
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
I'm not even mad
they are hot right now and they have a guy attracting attention.
We can’t get pissed when our franchise has talked about this, talked about that, done very little, while the Knicks shut their mouths and kept plugging away til something stuck
Maybe the Nets need to Shut up, stop making promises, stop trying to turn Knick fans to Net fans(ha!!) and actually worry about the product on the floor, which is UNWATCHABLE.
No one cares about the Nets except us, and they spit in our faces constantly.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Just Wondering
I wonder if he has a very bad game, would the reporters be bold enough to have a headline
Linched!!!
Before Lin, the media started to turn on Melo. What are they going to do to this poor kid?
SMH!!!!!
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well
he’s a lot more likeable than Carmelo. He’s humble, he always credits his teammates, he plays team basketball, and he plays hard every night. He also displays leadership.
Lin will reach Derek Jeter status if he keeps it up. Melo already has Knick fans ready to tar and feather him if he comes back and doesn’t fall in line.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
Melo
just comes off like a selfish, out of shape, and unlikeable so and so.
I mean his only redeeming quality is that his wife can get it.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
Lin will reach Derek Jeter status
Easy now. Jeter has 5 rings and 3000+ hits. Lin has 6 career starts.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
It even was a headline at the top page of my work email
I’m Ballin’ for real you pump faking it
Manhattan keep on Faking it Brooklyn Keep on taking it! Yeah!
ESPN Insider anyone .... Nets part !!!
Chris Broussard @Chris_Broussard Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
I propose 5 D12 trades the Magic should pursue. These r my ideas, not talks going on btwn teams es.pn/ABh5Cg
Here is the Heading...
These trade scenarios would land Howard in Miami, Chicago, L.A., Atlanta and N.Y.
How is NJ not there???!?
Jersey Strong, Brooklyn Ready
by BrooklynNets8 on Feb 15, 2012 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
It's amaisian, from linsanity->Linfinity
Wow just took a look at newspapers lol
by Aidar Berlinbayev on Feb 15, 2012 11:01 AM EST reply actions
Lin's all over the front and back pages
Nets may get a small blurb somewhere in the middle of the classifieds. Next to the ads for the asian massage parlors
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Damn ... Y'all are some serious haters.
by Dopeness on Feb 15, 2012 11:05 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
I truly like the story
because we have a player with somewhat similar story.
Hater for Life as long as he is a Knick.
Actually when thinking about it even more, we NETS fans should hate even more.
Imagine if Lin was doing this with Houston, scoreboard watching to see where Houston would be in the standings would be much more interesting.
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if Victor Cruz was doing what he did on the Eagles, Cowboys, Jets, or Redskins, or even Patriots
how much love would you give him?
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 Feb 15, 2012 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
if Tebow was on the Patriots?
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 Feb 15, 2012 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
At the end of the day
I still love it though!
But the Nets need to get their ish together because I may end up beating down one of my Knick fan friends if they keep talking trash to me
i’m kidding. I’ll use my taser.
Fun Fact
The Knicks still have the easiest schedule in the league through 29 games. They have held that position all year long.
See but the Nets can’t even be bothered to show up against teams that stink to high hell, so the strength of schedule argument is dead at this point. Knicks play hard, play with pride, and exert an actual effort. the Nets quit trying like 2-3 weeks ago. They’ve really let all of us down because I had some serious hope that we could stay afloat to Brook came back or a trade was made, but then they just said screw it and haven’t won since.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
I'm just saying
They’re still a .483 team against the easiest schedule in the NBA.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
hell
its better than being 8-21 with no end of the bleeding in sight
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
Every one of your posts is about the Knicks
and then you complain about people talking about the Knicks.
Here's a funny thought
One of my good buds is a MONSTER U of Kentucky fan, like travels there 4x a year to see them play, travels to March Madness every seasons, spends his entire life talking UK online, etc etc etc
he SWEARS that John Calipari is leaving UK in the next 1-3 years to come back to the NBA and that the Nets know if D&D arrive, Cal wants to come back home to the Nets and take another crack at it.
he says its a well known rumor in the big UK circles and UK media types and ppl have basically accepted its going to happen at some point
we’ll see. I think Avery will be fired after the 2012-13 season, so you never know
Hm....
do I want Cal back….do I hate Avery that much….hmm….
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
He swears by it, tells me every day almost - LOL
If Deron & Dwight sign off Cal, i think it could happen. they will be allowed to hand pick the coach probly
My boy also says JayZ and Cal are tight and talk a lot – whooooo knows
Focus on the future, cuz the present SUCKS :) our new motto
Avery is definitely getting
a Pass this year even though with this terrible situation he hasnt helped matters.
I am not sure who I would like to replace Avery. Jackson would be first choice but Knicks fans swear he will be the next Knicks coach. I would love Byran Scott back here. This team would be great with the offense Scott had in place when Kidd got here.
Cal would be my very last pick.
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what offense was that?
that seemed more like Kidd running the offense as opposed to scott calling any plays
he's the best at developing young talent
all of which we will trade for Dwight
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." -- Casey Stengel
by calling all toasters on Feb 15, 2012 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
I'm loving this ...
Stefan Bondy @NYDNInterNets Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
After fifth question about Jeremy Lin, D-Will had enough, “Ya’ll got anything about tonight? Anything that’s relavent with us?”
by d2d on Feb 15, 2012 11:22 AM EST reply actions 4 recs
Its cute
but i still lol cuz he should have acted so tough playing D on him
ah so Dwill get blown by time n time again
is part of our D
got it
Deron just isnt all that on D.
eh it's spotty
I’ve seen Deron play really good defense before….and I’ve seen him play defense as bad as Morrow. It all depends on the night really. Like the nights we won? He played great D. The nights we get blown out? He plays I gave up or I don’t care defense.
This where Dwight would come in
with a one liner basically say “F off people”
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I dream of Dwight
swatting Lin’s layup attempts into the seats, left n right
by Dep on Feb 15, 2012 11:25 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
well maybe if the Nets won some games, they'd have something to ask you about the Nets
but to be fair, he’s not the one out there dogging it, so D-Will has a right to be upset
D-Will better get used to it, this is the Blueprint for Success: Making the Nets even more irrelevant than they already were.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
but still they have a game tonight against the Grizz
not the Knicks
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what are they going to ask D-Will?
“How many quarters will it take for you guys to mail it in against the Grizzlies?”
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
thank you dwill
stfu about jeremy lin GO ASK LIN ABOUT LIN
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Deron is the greatest man to hit the NY media
he keeps telling reporters to clear off
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Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
I come here to see discussions on Nets basketball
The past few days every thread has turned into a Knicks/Lin debate. Why? Stop worrying so much about the Knicks. I dislike the Knicks as well, but come on man. Let it go. The obsession with the Knicks is embarrassing. You’re better than that!
We'd talk about the Nets
If there was anything worth talking about.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 11:28 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
President's Day is approaching...
Do you know who Jeremys favorite president is?
“Lin-coln”
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven"
I hear ya
there isn’t much worth talking about.
by Rodney Buford on Feb 15, 2012 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
what are we going to talk about?
How many points will the Nets lose by tonight? The Armor winning D-League games? Promises of grandeur regarding Dwight Howard?
i hope that the Nets brass reads this stuff to see how quickly irrelevant they are becoming.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Irrelevant to who?
Non Net fans? who cares bro
Nets are still relevant to me and that’s all tha matters
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.
by BrooNets on Feb 15, 2012 11:34 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
they are to me too
but lets be real here, the team is not even trying right now and we care more about them than they do us. You can’t get upset that people are looking over at the Knicks winning games and being excited, the Nets have done nothing to bring that kind of feeling over here to us
they treat us like a bunch of lame ducks. They cannot expect people to want to talk about them when they behave like this.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
understood
but see, as a Net fan, before Kidd came into town, this is how it was anyway…so I guess to me I see no difference presently. Until this team has a new competitive
contending roster, it will be like this. All I can do is hope for the future, for D12 to
walk over and change it for good. If Dwill gets it that this season is all about BK ,then
i’ll do the same.
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.
so you accept that?
seriously? Kidd came in here, and changed the atmosphere…so because we were bad before Kidd, it’s okay to you that we’re bad now?
I’m not accepting that. Once you set a standard, you need to try to stay at that level or surpass it. This has been beyond bad. I’d rather watch the Cassel/Gill/Van Horn/Jay Will Nets right now over this garbage, at least those dudes gave a damn and had some pride unlike this pathetic bucket of excrement that Prokhorov/Ratner has paraded out in front of us over the last few years.
It’s the attitude of “well, we were bad before Kidd” that gives the Nets the vote of confidence to continue on with this garbage. I can’t accept that.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
Not what I said
I was merely talking about the media and how the Nets have always been second fiddle around here…nothing’s changed on that front. So I don’t care
that its all about the Knicks right now. Even when the Nets were kicking their moisos around the court with Kidd, it was Knick media onslaught.
But yes I rather watch that team that this team def
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.
I'm sure they do read some
This season has been a huge let down. It is mainly due to injuries. I haven’t seen a team this injury plagued in a long time. I haven’t watched a game in a week, and won’t probably until Brook comes back. It’s painful entertainment. I understand everyone’s frustration.
by Rodney Buford on Feb 15, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
I guess I'm a masochist
cause I don’t miss a game…and haven’t since 1999
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.
injuries do not explain a lack of effort rodney
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
I see lack of talent
They are playing big minutes with 8-9 guys. And 5-6 of them don’t deserve the minutes. Compound that with 4 games week.
by Rodney Buford on Feb 15, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
a lack of talent
does not excuse a lack of effort rodney.
We’re not the only team that has injuries. The Nets do not deserve great fans like you, who love them so much that they’d be willing to excuse their garbage. Seriously man.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
Seriously?
You actually expect them to be winning with the lineups they have been rolling out lately. Name me another team that has gone through as many key injuries as us. I haven’t excused them of anything. I’m not going out and buying tickets to support the terrible bball that’s being played. But I’m not bitter about it, it’s just a game You sound angry.
by Rodney Buford on Feb 15, 2012 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
way to take take things out of context buddy
conversation fail. peace out
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
No more Lin talk
who cares, this is a Nets blog, I don’t care about some guy who had 6 good games…so did Chris Douglas Roberts and we all know how that turned out
by Nardfather on Feb 15, 2012 11:30 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
i agre there's a lot of Lin talk in here
but don’t compare what he’s doing to anything CDR did. It’s not even close.
by LOVEandHATEHOOPS on Feb 15, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
Tyreke Evans?
Anyone? let the season play out and let the NYC media do what they do with the Lin story.
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.
Im confident Deron is gonna go at lins head on monday night.
Just for all this lin nonsense.
by 1stnamelastname on Feb 15, 2012 11:33 AM EST reply actions
seriously hope so.
DWill needs to slow the hype down
by LOVEandHATEHOOPS on Feb 15, 2012 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
Kerber
man…Rudy is on my Fantasy squad…and so it M. Gasol.
Fred Kerber @FredKerber Stevenson starts tonite on rudy gay
stevenson better show up
ITS A VVVVVVVVVVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEE
Gasol is going to kill us in the paint
We can’t guard anyone bigger than 6’10" on the inside.
by LOVEandHATEHOOPS on Feb 15, 2012 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
This Lin story has dirrect connection to Nets
It is the Nets who let Lin score 20+ points and win the game. If that didn’t happen, Lin would have been cut and none of this would have happened.
Don’t blame DWill on bad D on Lin. I see highlight of Lin on NY1 all day long and for last couple of days they were showing one play from our game where Chandler set a screen for Lin and he has an open lane to basket while DWill who was screened and Hump chasing him and end up fouling him. Basically that is all they did. Our interior D was horrible.
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by NDTony on Feb 15, 2012 11:33 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
We need a shotblocker badly.
Our interior D is pitiful. It doesn’t help that our team it tiny.
by LOVEandHATEHOOPS on Feb 15, 2012 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
M I K E, can you please post all your Lin-made combinations of words at once!
You are killing us softly man …. bring them all in ….LOL
NO
Done with Lin crap already
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.
My roommates just invited me to go to the game tonight.
Man, I laughed for a good five minutes straight.
"No one in football has swagger like the 'lowercase ny' Giants!"
by BrooksBridges11 on Feb 15, 2012 11:36 AM EST reply actions
If they get our first rounder this year
They’d likely want to give us as little time with Dwight, as possible
and maybe if they trade him 3/15, he wont be ready to play 3/16 – in Orlando.
Why not
Melo played the next day after the trade.
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oh ya, it could. i said maybe
Personally i think they will ask the nets to make it happen
and the nets will say OK
the deal may not happen till the absolute last second on march 15th, not sure what time the deadline actually is
and if they do that
then i take something else off the table. you want a better draft pick, we want to keep something in return.
by bronxbombers2 on Feb 15, 2012 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
I love Dwill's comments about all if this Lin crap...
Well said Dwill! Who cares about the Knicks?!?! I sho nuff don’t…
by bbatts30 on Feb 15, 2012 11:47 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Nets Fans
Imagine if Rose decides to NO play in the Allstar Game.
There might be aLINsertion to the Starting Eastern AlllStar Team.
OR
We get our dream for ONE GAME.
Ring Announcer
AT PG from the NJ NETS PG Deron Williams
AT C from the NJ oops… ORL Magic Dwight Howard
Play by Play Announcer
Rebound Lebron James. Up ahead to Deron Williams. Its a Fast Break. Deron Williams throws a Lob pass to his teammate oops… to Dwight Howard.
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The Sooner You Accept the Reality, The Easier the Transition!!
Please stop with the Lin puns
They’re getting worse. Linsertion?
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Linception
"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock
Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards
by Taylor Made on Feb 15, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
bellybutton lin-t...there's a solution
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven"
nothing is real anymore
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 15, 2012 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
i'm starting to dislike bondy
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 15, 2012 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
STARTING?!
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
i never added him to twitter and read his articles till now
so it didn’t take long
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 15, 2012 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
It's ok
I think I defended him once during the first week he was writing. He’s just absolutely putrid and must know Nets fans hate him at this point.
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
Hold on.
Didn’t Chris Bosh and LBJ leave that amount of money on the table by signing with the Heat as free agents?
by Clayton Balch on Feb 15, 2012 11:55 AM EST via Android app reply actions
Hm ok.
They still took a little less money though right?
by Clayton Balch on Feb 15, 2012 11:59 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
I think so, honestly I'm not 100% sure. moiso is confusing
I think Wade may have taken the biggest cut when all was said n done, to make the others coming possible
they got the 6th year via S&T
but Lebron and Wade took less overall. not a lot less but still less
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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 Feb 15, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
They took less than max
so the team would have some room to flesh out the roster.
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
They need to actively feed Marshon.
He gets hot and then he gets freezed out of the offense and other scrubs start jacking up shots.
Did Hump get the name there just because of Kim?
Would you’ve put a “?” instead, if it wasnt’ for KK.
I just assumed that ? = nobodies.
Hump (hustle and all) would not start in another team, so I get you gave Hump a pass for his skill in the KK world.
seems like
you’re the one preoccupied with KK
"A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he saw the world. As he passed through the doorway, he caused a reflection. Evil was born. Evil was born, and followed the boy."
Hump is definitely a starter on all but the best teams
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
Is Hump your cousin or something ??
Sorry, didn’t mean to hurt feelings around here.
In my book, our team consists of D-Will and a bunch of (bench players+d-leaguers+butterfingers)
Just giving credit where credit is due.
Everyone is titled to his or her own opinions so, no hard feelings on my side.
If Dwight got traded before december
Could he have signed for the 5 year extension ?
Never was going to sign an extension
was never eligible for a 5-year extension.
dont forget Dwight and Deron are in the same situation. neither were interested in extensions because it could only be for like a max of 2-3 years, versus a new deal of 5 years
both were always opting out and looking for a new deal, the december deadline did not apply to either of their cases
your such a big help bondy
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@NYDNInterNets i doubt deron wants to hear you ask him a bunch of questions about lin and the knicks
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@NYDNInterNets I’m actually more interested in whose starting tonight then the knicks believe it or not
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@koryrb Stevenson is at SF. My guess is MarShon is at SG and Shelden at C.
More MarShon Please
no way marshon starts tonight
not with his rust and morrow’s recent great play
Dr. J~Super Buck~Draz~JKidd~Deron
What I wouldn't give for it to be '03 again
starters will likely be
Sheldon
Hump
Stevenson
Morrow
D-Will
by Dolphins_Nets on Feb 15, 2012 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
i see morrow shooting two bricks or not shooting at all and brooks coming in
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 15, 2012 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
with our lack of depth, they'll play morrow and marshon a good amount
especially with a couple days rest now
by Dolphins_Nets on Feb 15, 2012 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
yeah brooks might even come in for deshawn
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 15, 2012 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
We have nothing to lose
by starting
Dwill, MarShon, Stevenson, Hump, SheWill
From 1-3 will most likely be the starting lineup if Dwight signs as a FA or gets traded to us. Why not have them get used to each other now?
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The Sooner You Accept the Reality, The Easier the Transition!!
Marshon will have a real test today
Against Tony Allen, one of the best perimeter defenders in the league.
One last thing about Lin
I have said it in a few threads but it needs to be said again. IF YOU HAVEN’T GOTTEN TICKETS TO NETS/KNICKS AT THE ROCK, DO SO NOW!!!
It’s still 2 months away but if you thought it would be a home game for the Knicks before, it is going to be a 1000x worse now with Lin fan boys all over the arena. Please by up the tickets on stubhub. Don’t take a Knick fan to the game with you, take a neutral party if need be.
We need to show up in April.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
even if Lin didn't happen the rock would be swamped with knickerbockers
by Dolphins_Nets on Feb 15, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
that is my point
it’s going to be worse now. we have to do our part. even if we are outnumbered, we have to keep as many tickets out of Knicks fans and Lin fans hands at all cost. Did you not see the Air Canada Centre last night? Imagine that times a billion.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
There's one thing to keep in mind
New Yorkers can see Lin at any Knicks home game. There’s no pent up demand like in Toronto, where Lin only comes once in awhile.
Still, with lower prices across the river you have a fair point.
by Dolphins_Nets on Feb 15, 2012 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
he's not my boy
i’m one of the few rooting for him to fail. i don’t care how great of a story it is. He’s a Knick. He’s the enemy.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
with the way people been talking it wouldn't surprise me
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 15, 2012 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
I saw Lin play in the Ivy League when I went to school
I swear my school (Cornell) played better defense than some of these teams… unbelievable.
I would be less mad if (1) some of his takes weren’t handed to him on a silver platter, (2) it weren’t the knicks, and (3) the media was a little less maniacal about this whole episode
by Dolphins_Nets on Feb 15, 2012 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
I was probably at that game too
wittman forced lin’s to brick his first shot attempt and for the rest of the game. everytime he touched the ball after that, everyone screamed ‘air-balllll’.. ahh i miss college
2 months from now Howard may be a Net...
and Jeremy may be a talk show host on BSPN…
Some of us guys gotta learn some patience and chill out a bit…
love the positivity
but trust me, we haven’t hit rock bottom yet. rock bottom is 10x worse than where we are now. hope it doesn’t come true.
looking for the Positivity!
i love it!
nope
Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
NY Giants Tribute
by netsareboss on Feb 15, 2012 1:33 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I know this isn’t a Knicks blog… but anyone know what Lin’s stats are per minute? I’m arguing with a knicks fan how he isn’t a godsend to this sport while he says he is based of 6 games….
If we manage to get D12 .... compare the following and be happy !!!
D-Will
Morrow OR Swag
Turk
Hump ( I don’t think he’s going)
Dwight
Bench (Stephenson, Shawnee, SheWill, Yata or Farmar)
OR
Mr. 6games
Fields
Melo
Stat
Chandler
(Chump, Novak, Wiliams, Jeffreys)
The funny thing is
if we have money left over once we get Dwight.
We should really F with the Knicks by Offering Fields or Lin a RFA contract and see what happens.
Either Lin or Fields would be good back ups.
Remember when Fields was the Talk of the Town. What happened there? I am pretty sure Fields wouldnt mind staying in the area and playing with his old teammates Lopez and ShaWill.
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The Sooner You Accept the Reality, The Easier the Transition!!
Knicks may still have a slightly better overall portfolio there...
but keep in mind they are 2 steps ahead of us in their “transformation”
by Dolphins_Nets on Feb 15, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
also about that game winner
Let’s all just relax, the game was tied, there was no time left and no pressure. If the knicks were down and he hit the game winner it would be a different scenario, wouldn’t have that sense of security of overtime. To me it was a shot toronto wanted to give the nix instead of an easy 2. Just another basket overhyped by the media
by Benl1 on Feb 15, 2012 12:37 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
it was a ballsy shot that went in
really no way to spin that in to a negative on the kid
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 15, 2012 12:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
it was as ballsy as any other regular shot
Nothing special about it, let’s see how he does in the final seconds when his team is down.
but the game was tied - the worst that could happen was overtime.
wasn’t a come-from-behind game-winning shot
by Dolphins_Nets on Feb 15, 2012 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
glad to someone else besides myself isn't hanging on lin's sack
Dude must wear some big pants to fit all these people down there
by Benl1 on Feb 15, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
so anything that “wasn’t a come-from-behind game-winning shot” is just a regular shot? Same as first shot of the game? They could lose the game in OT.
what he is probably saying, and i am definitely saying
NoThere was no pressure, the defense crowded the paint to prevent an easy 2, and lin just hung around for the 3. It was a hit or miss. Gaines had a better game winner
exactly what I'm saying
it’s not a regular shot, but there is a wide degree of difference between from-behind and game-tied game winners
by Dolphins_Nets on Feb 15, 2012 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
he hit the shot and won the game for his team.
That is not the same as a regular shot, like you said. Is it the same as a come from behind shot? No, but it’s not a regular shot.
If he missed it you’d be calling him a choker. If he passed it off and let someone else take it, you’d be calling him a coward.
It was a game winning shot. period end of sentence.
not true
if he missed it, the game woudl’ve went into overtime and you may have heard a blurb about the missed shot.
shooting from behind and shooting while tied are two separate things. One does trump the other.
oops apologies
year i more or less just reiterated what you said lol. i was reading up above.
You're hating man.
Give the kid some respect. We’ll see if he can keep it up.
by Clayton Balch on Feb 15, 2012 12:41 PM EST via Android app up reply actions 4 recs
Kid has been great
He stepped up big time in the 4th quarter yesterday, after playing a pretty mediocre game.
Love his energy and playmaking. Makes his teammates better.
Dont hate, congratulate.
D Will in 2011...BK in 2012....
I actually agree with you
I’ve already praised Lin a ton, but his game winning shot was not the same as hitting it when your team is down. Chances are even the Knicks don’t yet trust Lin to run the clock down like that if the Knicks are losing with only 15 seconds left.
by Rudibager on Feb 15, 2012 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
and with the game tied where do you think the focus on defense was to prevent?
A 3 from lin or an easy 2
dont get me wrong, i have nothing but respect for the dude
He has all thevirtues and qualities of a champion, i lovejust his attitudeteam and lovethe seeing the underdog succeed, but I am not going to sit here and “overhype” this dude.
No pressure?
Dude. I don’t really like all this media attention either but a made shot to end a game is a MADE SHOT TO END A GAME. That was clutch. And the Knicks are winning.
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
okay i am just going to do the math here
Game tied- 50% chance to win in regulation,25% chance to win in ot, and 25% to lose in ot
down by a basket, 50% chance to win and a 50%game chance to lose.
Honestly guys—-What are you going to watch tonight?
Nets vs Grizzlies
or
Knicks vs. Kings.
"Beware the Ides of March."
Really Andy
Come On!!!!!!
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The Sooner You Accept the Reality, The Easier the Transition!!
by SIC One on Feb 15, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m watching the Knicks…lol.
I won’t watch the Nets until Brook returns.
"Beware the Ides of March."
How is the Nets Beatwriter
going to watch Knicks game instead of Nets game.
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The Sooner You Accept the Reality, The Easier the Transition!!
i'm a nets fan
i could give 2 craps about the Knicks. Hell, I’d be in attendance if I didn’t have to work till 8.
I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...
by BEB on Feb 15, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Have no reason to watch the Kings
I know they will either kick the knicks butt or not even have a chance. plus I can only imagine how life would be different if we had Cousins. I like Favors as a person but Cousins would have made us so much better last year
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 Feb 15, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If Nets don't play well,
I probably would go back and forth.
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Nets vs Grizzlies
If we go down by 20 I’ll just fire up NBA 2k12.
it’s funny, but if you hacked NBA2k12 on Xbox360 and modded my player and came out scoring 20+ points per game over 6 games it sounds just like jeremy lin. lol.
TWC already did the dirty work for me...
I don’t even have to voter skipping over MSG and all related networks… NYC is already a Nets town
If Nets go down by 15
I have Sofia Vergara to keep me company on Modern Family…Yum
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.
by BrooNets on Feb 15, 2012 1:14 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Nets!
but i’ll be flipping back and forth. If Nets play as bad as they have been playing then i’ll prob finish up with knicks game.
by kiemurphy on Feb 15, 2012 12:44 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
This is how I approached last Friday when it was Nets/Pistons Knicks/Lakers
by JimmyLips on Feb 15, 2012 1:17 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
i'm dead
D-WIll + D12 = NETS 2012 Champs (with lots of luck)
by corky_romano4life on Feb 15, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
it's funny
a lot of stuff we post here winds up on the first page of google images. i searched ‘fire Avery’ the other day, and the fire picture is one of the top hits
by bronxbombers2 on Feb 15, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
I just stepped into the forum ...
and saw this. befuddling
by keytovictory on Feb 15, 2012 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
thanks a lot man!!! LETS GO NETS!!!!!!!
by KillaHoose on Feb 15, 2012 1:38 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
received them! printing now. thanks again!
by KillaHoose on Feb 15, 2012 1:43 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
That Deron Williams quote green'd up above about Lin is the best thing he's said all season.
Other NBA players are gushing on Twitter about Linsanity but Deron is steaming. I love his competitiveness. He’s not giving the Knicks an inch.
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.
this is why i love Deron
i love the intensity, the focus, not wanting to obsess over another team. it’s just how i am too
by bronxbombers2 on Feb 15, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
NET INCOME PLEASE READ AND REMARK PLEASE
i was thinking that if deron didnt know he was getting howard to join him at some point dont you think (with his close relationship with king and avery) he would of told the nets to trade him by deadline??…..i tottaly feeel that deron knows if they do not get howard he will not stay and go thru another year of losing and rebuilding…there are many good free agents next year but besides deron and dwight no on stars or game changers available…I TOTTALY FEEL deron knows dwight only will go to nets ….deron wudnt let billy or avery not know if he wasnt gonna stay fopr the nets to get nothing in return…and we all know its dwight or nothing……so for nets fans to be closely looing at dwight comments and moves we all should be just looking at what derons situation…..BELIVEVE ME IF DERON DIDNT KNOW HIS MAN DWIGHT WAS COMING HE WUD OF REQUESTED A TRADE ALSO………..
by netsfan247 on Feb 15, 2012 12:53 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
He doesn't need to request a trade
He can just walk to Dallas.
by Jack Handy Jr on Feb 15, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
I agree with you.
I think they all know something. It goes back to when Nene decided to go back to Denver. They knew then. I think a day or two later that supposed deal where Dwight told teammates he was gone fell through. I even remember Dwill being angry that day too.
One thing you forgot. If Dwill didnt think we were getting Dwight he would be asking for a trade to get his $30 mill.
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The Sooner You Accept the Reality, The Easier the Transition!!
by SIC One on Feb 15, 2012 1:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I have
the same suspicions SIC. Added with the fact that it was leaked that Howard wanted a trade to the Nets, and a deal was in place but killed by Orlando’s racist, pyramid scheme running ownership.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
I believed this has all been arranged...I have no proof just gut feeling
From DWill and Dwight to BK to Dan Fegan.
You’re 100% right about the Nene situation. And DWill’s reaction post-Dwight trade falling apart. Dwight had even told teammates he was a Net. Too much here pointing Nets, unlike LeBron in 2010 and unlike Melodrama.
by ZR on Feb 15, 2012 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
OT
but i have the chorus of ’Focused" by Wale stuck in my head, the Nets should use it as a pump up song
ITS A VVVVVVVVVVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEE
Wow nd makng an appearance. No pic gary?
sussman
@netsdaily making a cameo at shootaround today…pinstriped suit caused beat writers to sweat….
by ItsAllNets on Feb 15, 2012 12:59 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
pinstriped suit...
good lord
ITS A VVVVVVVVVVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEE
by Keysta101 on Feb 15, 2012 1:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It seems it was NetsDaily
Not Net Income
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
Really? That's deceptive
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
Thibs named coach of the East
Now does he have a twitter account so we can get you guys to harass him about playing Dwight and Dwill together.
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sad
he should have been the coach of the Nets
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
This.
Fire Johnson and hire Van Gundy - I'm telling you Thorn was smoking something when he let Van Gundy slip away in the night.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Feb 15, 2012 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know if this has been mentioned
but the Nets now have 4 reps at All-Star Weekend. Andre Emmett will be in the D-League ASG.
"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock
Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards
Is it allowed. Now he in NBA
I guess his place would go to someone else.
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I think so
there are at least 3 guys who were called up since the rosters were announced and the site doesn’t say anything about their spot being replaced.
"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock
Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards
Is there a chance that D12 will hold his horses till ASG!!!
He knows that it’s a business move that does not allow Orl to move him before (obvious reasons). Should he and will he put more pressure to get the deal done ASAP, after ASG?
because you can't trade after ASG
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by netsareboss on Feb 15, 2012 1:39 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
You mean trade deadline.
ASG is on 26th of this month.
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yeah thts what i meant
like deadline is before ASG so you can’t trade him after it
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nvm im confused
trade deadline
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Huh ?
Mayan End Age 3-15-2012
“Both the Hopis and Mayans recognize that we are approaching the end of a World Age… In both cases, however, the Hopi and Mayan elders do not prophesy that everything will come to an end, it now seems it only applies for Nets and their fanatical fans….”
You spelled Dwight incorrectly.
by OTRWaldo on Feb 15, 2012 3:08 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
March 15. Barclays Center
Bring the kool-aid. The Howard is upon us!
A Nets fan deep in Knicks territory. SOS
by cprash on Feb 15, 2012 1:47 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
I left the Spurs game early 4th qt....
Please give me a reason to stay 2night. LETS GO NETS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did anybody mentioned this:
Lopez, up 10 pounds of muscle to 275
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by NDTony on Feb 15, 2012 1:59 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
mention
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it's also 10 more lbs
to put on a foot bone that is recovering.
keep that in mind, in sports medicine and recovery, but specifically with the feet, putting on added weight/pressure before full recovery in any physical game could re-injure especially if the body wasn’t used to the 10 lbs previously.
10 lbs isn’t a lot looking at the whole body, but at just a joint/foot bone? it’s enough.
i’m not gloom and doom, just wanted to point out the intricacies of healing from an injury .
true
the bone that has the screw in it isn’t a weight bearing bone standing straight up, but in a fake or first step, rebound at any angle, fading away etc. it does and can have impact.
now…with that being said (diet and nutrition specifically for sports was a hobby of mine) the NBA has hands down one of the very best in sports medicine, i would slightly behind the NFL. The surgery i’m sure was done correctly and the doctors and trainers i’m sure wouldn’t let that happen which includes taking into account his 10 lb gain whether fat or muscle (i’m assuming muscle). Lastly, his brother Robin also had the same exact injury and he is doing just fine. Now there is a nature vs genetic debate here as we can see brook lopez will play heavy minutes for the Nets, robin lopez plays sparingly for the suns. but all in all we have a lot of positives to look for in his healing.
he's been doing that Brazilian butt routine
wants to push people out of the way with it, like Moses Malone or Cousins.
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by calling all toasters on Feb 15, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Why does this Knick homer call our games?
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agree on all these points
I should never sub for the great Ian Eagle. (a little tongue in cheek, but not really. Eagle is really good.)
by keytovictory on Feb 15, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
Damn you guys really are haters.
Ruocco does a good job. So what if he’s a Knicks fan?
Who's going to fall apart and give up the 8th playoff seed to us and Dwight?
Can NY keep it up? Will Boston or Indy run out of gas?
lol
none of the above. orlando falling apart after trading dwight to us. that’s our only hope.
SLAM Magazine is a shameful outfit, look at this crap
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/02/deron-williams-on-jeremy-lin-what-phenomenon/
Deron Williams on Jeremy Lin: ‘What Phenomenon?’
Careful, D-Will. Things didn’t turn out so well for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers when he tried to downplay the magic of Linsanity. From the NY Daily News: "Why would we get excited about the Knicks? We’re 8-21, I’m worried about us, not what Jeremy Lin’s doing,’ he said. Williams — a father of four — said he doesn’t watch television, not since giving it up while playing overseas in Turkey. So he playfully pleaded ignorance when asked about Lin, even though the sensation started after the Knicks point guard scored 25 points against Williams. ‘What phenomenon?’ Williams asked. Finally, after the fifth question about Lin, he cut off the subject. ‘Ya’ll got anything about tonight? Anything that’s relevant with us?’"
Williams wasn’t trying to downplay Lin, he was just tired of being asked questions about him and I agree with him. I already dissed them in their comments section for trying to sensationalize a non issue, I doubt the mods let it pass:
Williams was tired of being asked about Lin by the beat writers, he wasn’t trying to dis Lin. It’s not surprising to see SLAM trying to create fake news, your ____ magazine hasn’t been credible for years now. Instead of trying to generate bootleg controversy, why not spend time chasing after some 8th grader and proclaiming him to be the next god of basketball like you guys used to do back in the day?
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 2:27 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
whatever his motivation
i love his answer
by keytovictory on Feb 15, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
DAMMIT Mike I’ve had enough with these Deron questions!
by OTRWaldo on Feb 15, 2012 3:05 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Ya’ll got anything about Dwight?
Anything that’s relevant with the post?
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I dont know
if Dwill stays or goes, but if he likes to compete and likes being part of a Good Old Rivalry, this is the place to be in the next couple of years.
Not only will he get the endorsement money, like his mentor he would get the better part of the rivalry for years to come.
If in fact his buddy were to join him, success would be that much easier and sweeter.
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One thing I have learned these last couple of weeks
Big Markets and their media rule. What happened to Rubio and Irving?? Nevermind Brooks, cuz he’s still to today isnt mainstream news, although he is recognized
lol
BSPN got want they were looking for – another story to over hype only to be let down hard.
Another thing is they no longer have to make up stories about where Dwight was going. That was a struggle in itself. Now they put Lin over what they dont want to happen. Dwight in a Major Market NOT THE KNICKS.
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better hope smith doesn't end up on the magic
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More MarShon Please
J.R. Will be in the place where he has the most exposure as he's playing for his next contract.
He’s not going to Orl, especially knowing that D12 has only his shade there ….
He might go to Nix or Clippers.
I'd be very, very surprised.
It’s gonna come down to Knicks or Clippers. I’ll guess Clippers, I think the Knicks will back off.
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We're more likely to see
missed layups and blocked dunk attempts.
Seriously we have the worst finishing bigs in the entire league and it’s painful to watch. Dwill should easily be averaging 10+ assists.
the best park is when hump goes straight up with the ball above his head and gets blocked
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 15, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
Have you noticed how teams are now allowing the inlet passes to our big men down low...
then just putting up their hands knowing they can’t score over them ?
yes....
those easy 2 point dunks and layups Humprhies used to make are being keyed in. They know we have no low post presence. in fact if you notice that is why Petro will sometimes make those weird hooks or jump shots in the post because they aren’t expecting it.
I say in the 13 range
"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 Feb 15, 2012 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
i can already see two blocks by gay on hump
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 15, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Gay on Hump ?
Nevermind…
What time does the big game start tonight ? I will record the Nets game and watch it next summer…(LOL)
just cause gay isn't guarding hump doesn't mean he can't block his shot
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 15, 2012 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think you understand....
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how do i not understand
More MarShon Please
by kory raymond on Feb 15, 2012 5:17 PM EST up reply actions
well, you see
when do consenting adults love each other very much…
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I have an idea, I think something like it might have been in place on ND a while ago
Install a automated tool into NetsDaily comments, so whenever the word “Lin” is typed, it is replaced when posted by NETS. It would go a long way towards peaceful, and on topic conversation.
“I am so tired of hearing every ESPN show talk about how NETS is the second coming of Michael Jordan.”
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by Tylerguy42 on Feb 15, 2012 3:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Moiso it didn't work
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Mother just told me that I should become a Knicks fan.
You know it’s real when Linsanity infects the parents.
I think it's fine.
Dad told me if the Nets keep this up I should either become a Heat or Knicks fan.
by OTRWaldo on Feb 15, 2012 3:07 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Serious. I got my family into sports so my dad doesn’t feel very binded to the Nets
by OTRWaldo on Feb 15, 2012 3:10 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Never gonna switch, but come playoff time I'll pull for the Heat in the East
I want Thunder to win it all
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Pull for the Heat in the East?
Why? I’ll pull for Chicago over Lebron.
My 2nd fav team in the league (after Nets) is the Thunder.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
I don't mind LeBron, I think he takes too much hate. Just me.
Agreed on Thunder being 2nd fav team tho, I love the atmosphere in the arena and the Westbrook/Durant combo.
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He brought the hate on himself for he handled his free agency
Flying in teams (all for naught) and refusing to visit teams.
“The Decision”
The dozens of articles that have come out since about his general behavior (wanting to be served literally like a King, high maintenance, etc)
I really liked him in Cleveland. Not anymore.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 15, 2012 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
Love the Thunder
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
I saw a kid who doesn't know anything about basketball wearing a Knicks sweatshirt....
and he was Asian o.O
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you know what's even worse?
I saw a bunch of non-asians who DO know something about basketball wearing Lin jerseys.
it’s the weirdest thing, Insanity is turning people stupid.
wow that's awful...
i’m happy my parents don’t make comments like that. although my dad is a Jets/Mets fan while i’m a Yankees/Giants fan so he knows the pain LOL
by bronxbombers2 on Feb 15, 2012 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
Do they give you a seat...
or a mop ?
by M I K E on Feb 15, 2012 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
lololololollol
At this stage, I am not following anybody but M I K E….I am glad you are back you are definitely the most memorable post on NETSDAILY
i think the next time the nets play the knicks D-will might go for like 40 just for the simple fact that’s he’s tired of hearing about Lin
by avilanets85 on Feb 15, 2012 3:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
if only
players could pick nights when they wanted to go for 40. i have a feeling it would happen more often than it does now
by bronxbombers2 on Feb 15, 2012 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Who's going to Dwight Night (Or Netsdailys L & P)?
Section: 22
Febuary 22nd, Nets vs Magic 7:30pm.
Jersey Strong, Brooklyn Ready
I'm in, but not at the L&P
Will be on the other side ….taking my son to the first Nets Game …. passing the pride !!!
Thinking about it more and more, I can't see Dwight being anywhere but either Magic or Nets one month from today one month from today
If Orlando does make the decision to trade, Nets simply will not let him be traded elsewhere. 5 picks, another star player, anything they want. I can’t imagine him going to LAL or some rental. Dwight having us #1 will play a part in it.
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Wait a second....
Isn’t NI Asian also?
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BURN!
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
Cold
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No, unless you count
caucasian.
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 3:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Definitely
he would eat the top turnbuckle or was that someone else.
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that
was George “The Animal” Steele
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more like
a couple posters went on a witch hunt to find out who he really is and uncovered it
by bronxbombers2 on Feb 15, 2012 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
I know this is off topic but it has more relevance than Lin
Did anyone see that they continued installation of the facade yesterday along 6th ave?
It’s been months since that has progressed.
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 3:26 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
The construction update says that facade work should restart again on Atlantic in the next few days
and the deshoring should happen within the next week as well. The heat is on as well and permanent power is being connected.
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
by BrooklynNets on Feb 15, 2012 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
Imagine how marketable Lin would be on the Brook-Lin Nets.
Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba
by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Feb 15, 2012 3:34 PM EST reply actions
marginally more marketable...
given that there’s been 85,000 nicknames already, Brooklyn affording him 1 more wouldn’t make it any more easy than it already is.
by Dolphins_Nets on Feb 15, 2012 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
The Brook-Lin duo!
Would be the best pun in sports lmao
by Nick Tortoise on Feb 15, 2012 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
I read that too
very likely for Knicks to keep him I suppose. Hopefully we have D-Will sticking around and it won’t matter. No matter how horrible, “starters” who gets traded to come off bench always hit that wall imo anyway.
I'm pretty sure that's wrong
RFA who aren’t 1st rounders are different. A team over the cap cannot go beyond a certain point to match salaries. It’s how Arenas ended up in Washington despite being a RFA
LOL. Linsanity has spread to Shake Shack
Quote:
Any Knicks fans in the house? What, what. #Linsanity abounds, so we figure why not jump in the game? That’s right – we’ve added a special shake to our lineup this week – The Jeremy Lin Mint. This chocolate mint cookie milkshake is Lin it to win it ($5.75). Even if you don’t follow basketball, know this shake’s some kind of awesome (just like the player it’s named after). The Jeremy Lin Mint ($5.75), available ONLY NYC & WESTPORT through this Sun, 2/19.
This is just Chris Bridges.
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Feb 15, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
the petro shake would be
moth balls, soy milk, and broccoli
by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 15, 2012 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
moth balls?
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by calling all toasters on Feb 15, 2012 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
LOL FRATELLO!!
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Andre Emmett is the newest Net. He has played 8 games in his NBA career in 2004-05 with Memphis. His coach? That’s right..Mike Fratello!
by netsyankees4life on Feb 15, 2012 4:03 PM EST reply actions
So salty here.
Go Nets, play more Brooks. He is nice to watch.
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY..............
The Brooklyn Nets will be in 1st place…………………………….For the # 1 Lottery Pick……………………………Same old song and dance……
I don't mind tanking and watching young players develop, but Dwill isn't here for that.
Kind of caught in no man’s land. Also, waiting for D12 is killing any chemistry for chance to win.
youve definitely gone linsame dude..
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tyreke evans is going to have his way all night with lin in this game
by netsyankees4life on Feb 15, 2012 4:20 PM EST reply actions
why is dwight in a Magic jersey?
ITS A VVVVVVVVVVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEE
Nets marketing department really likes to have fun with these posters
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you didn't read the fine print
Catch Dwight’s only 2012 Appearance in New Jersey...in a Magic jersey
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Lol Dwill and Dwight both looking at the text like "Only? You sure?"
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by Tylerguy42 on Feb 15, 2012 4:26 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
ahh meant as a reply to picture
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http://www.nba.com/nets/news/2011_Nets_Practice_Report.html
Point guard Deron Williams was glad to see Stevenson return, and in better shape than he started the season, praising his shooting ability and lockdown D. He also joked that Stevenson’s “almost dunk” on rookie big Jordan Williams was the first time the swingman had thrown down in four years.
“He almost dunked,” Williams said. “Almost dunked. I told him he can’t be bragging on ‘almost’ dunking. (Yells, to Stevenson) Hey D-Steve – You can’t almost dunk and tell everybody!”
by Andres B on Feb 15, 2012 4:35 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
he's staying
ITS A VVVVVVVVVVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEE
I'm shocked that he can dunk
dude looks like he can barely tap the backboard.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
good to see the guys having fun
maybe D-Steve, one of the Nets players who actually gives a damn and one of the players that I hope we retain next year along with Sheldon Williams, sparks some life into the squad.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
yeah I like Stevenson
I mean he is probably one of the most thuggiest looking guys we have (seeing him in that picture with Dwill and Hump to the high school was hilarious, dude lookd suspect in BROOKLYN) but his locker room demeanor, his veteran presence is duly appreciated.
Him and Hump I would love to bring back, all depends on what shakes out with Dwight.
that guy is a pro
he and SheWill are straight up pros man, the guys you want on a team with Deron/Dwight.
Hump is gone man we won’t have the cap room.
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
if we trade for Dwight instead of signing him as a free agent we'll be able to re-sign Hump as long as he isn't part of the package for D12
we’d have his BR & would be over the cap so we could re-sign him in that scenario.
im surprised deron is so happy and confident
by netsyankees4life on Feb 15, 2012 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
He does
and so does BKing and Avery.
They all know.
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I think
he has told Agent that he wants to be a Net. Agent has told BKing. BKing has told Avery.
Dwight has told Dwill. Dwight and Dwill have told Boooosard. BoooSard wont make any money telling media Dwight wants to go to Nets so he is creating different scenarios to bust up his viewership.
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I think they KNEW something
but not the same thing they know now.
vague huh. i believe all parties involved knew we were getting dwight. when ownership of orlando knicked the deal we no longer know anything,.
would explain why in the start dwill had such bad body language and after he accepted that Dwight’s not coming we started to play better.
now we just suck due to injuries but coincidence?
Them refusing the deal
didnt change anything.
The events that have happened since then only have confirmed it more. Even the BS reporters that couldnt believe the Nets were in play have changed their stance. Even they know Dwight wants the Nets but they cant report that. First the Knicks are the cash cow right now. Second they are so shocked they dont what to do.
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After seeing what he did to Blake Griffin
this guy is a keeper.
He understands his role and if he has to be a bruiser since our current F/C dont get it he will be.
I hope he rubs off on Lopez like he has on Brooks. I want D-Steve to tell Lopez stop being a small cat and go up strong.
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shooting ability?
What shooting ability? He’s terrible
OT
hey guys im new to the site! but anyways i have a twitter and am following humphries, d will, j will, brooks, ammo, shelden and the new guy andre emmett… is there anyone else worthy of following? if so who?
by AMMOchocolaterain22 on Feb 15, 2012 4:44 PM EST reply actions
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Sheridan(if you want some laughs)
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If you are actually here often enough
you can forget twitter… any notable tweet will be posted here before you can pronounce “twitter”
by mvmt84 on Feb 15, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
This.
Winners: Giants, Yankees and Devils
Losers: Nets
by BrooksBridges11 on Feb 15, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
@andy_vasquez
@bkdefend
@FredKerber
@DwightHoward
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WOW!
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — WrestleMania is coming to MetLife Stadium in 2013.
Three sources close to the NFL, New Jersey politics and sports in northern New Jersey told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the annual wrestling event would be coming to the Meadowlands next year. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because Gov. Chris Christie will hold a news conference Thursday at the two-year-old stadium to announce a major international event.
Executives of the Super Bowl-champion Giants and the Jets, who co-own the stadium, also plan to attend.
Wrestlemania will be held in Miami in April. The event, which has a week’s worth of activities, generally fills stadiums. Last year’s event in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta drew a crowd of 71,617 and generated millions in revenue for the region
Off topic, but it's in New Jersey so I thought it was cool to share
We wont have a team in NJ but we will host wrestlemania, nice.
The Devils?
Winners: Giants, Yankees and Devils
Losers: Nets
by BrooksBridges11 on Feb 15, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
going to be cold, which is different for wrestling
Jersey Strong, Brooklyn Ready
by BrooklynNets8 on Feb 15, 2012 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
Slightly OT
I have NBA LP Broadband but tonight the game is on NBA TV and will be blacked out… can someone email letsgonets15@yahoo.com with a link to some place I can watch it? That would be greatly appreciated.
THANKS!
D-WIll + D12 = NETS 2012 Champs (with lots of luck)
by corky_romano4life on Feb 15, 2012 4:53 PM EST reply actions
I never understood that
stupid league pass system… NBA TV should be able to be viewed in the LP Broadband… Or force all carriers to include NBA TV in the packages with ESPN and TNT. Not with those “special sports package”.
LOL
Imagine Lin Tebowing after the game winner last night
It would be ESPN’s dream come true
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I don't think Lin wants to be a gimmick or meme
he just wants to prove he can play basketball. i’m sure the excessive hype and “omg did you hear about Lin? lol #linning” annoys him too, like he’s a novelty act and not an nba player
by sheepareevil on Feb 15, 2012 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah I know but how "lintastic" (replace lin with, uh, white stuff)
would it be for ESPN if that happened. It’d be so much worse than now. I think Lin doesnt give a damn about how much ppl are prasing him. Seems too humble
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he takes it in stride
and gives credit to his teammates at the earliest possible opportunity. that’s why you can’t help but feel happy for him. but at the same time I hate seeing him treated like he’s a TMZ target
by sheepareevil on Feb 15, 2012 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
imo
there’s a lot of crap going on with the way he’s being treated like a spectacle
and I’m not sure if it was the NY Post but the “Amasian” headline today was racist as hell
by MrDollarBills on Feb 15, 2012 5:14 PM EST up reply actions
agreed
obviously a big reason this story is so big is because he’s asian, or that he was an underdog, which can probably be attributed to him being asian… but I think at this point, he’s proven he can play and is probably here to stay, so race is irrelevant. he’s no less American than any other black PG but he’s still treated in the “really amazing for an Asian” way, when he deserves to be judged in objective matter like any other ol starting quality NBA PG.
by sheepareevil on Feb 15, 2012 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
Your kidding me right?
Stern was asked if Lin would be allowed to participate in the Rising Stars game for first- and second-year players at All-Star Weekend. Stern said no, but Lin could appear in a skills competition.
I didn’t know running a good pick and roll and knowing how to drive could get you into the skills competition…
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All-Star Saturday night is a week and half away
and they haven’t officially announced any participants for the dunk contest, 3 point shootout or skills challenge. Unless guys already know they’re going to be in the dunk contest, I don’t know how they’re going to come up with good dunks.
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The contestants for the three point shootout have officially been announced. They are:
James Jones (Defending champion)
Joe Johnson
Kevin Love
Mario Chalmers
Ryan Anderson
Anthony Morrow
oh
it isn’t on http://www.nba.com/allstar/2012/3point/index.html yet
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Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards
two PF and two Heat. interesting.
Ammo is taking it home!
Dwight and Deron = Win
New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions
Just look at those names. The NBA is so biased it disgusts me sometimes
How is it that this is Morrow’s 1st invite despite having the 2nd highest 3pt % of all time, yet Love is invited, playing on a losing team, while hitting only 36%? Was there really NOBODY more worthy?
One Month From Today.....at this time i will be DRUNK....
Either because we will have dwight or we are screwed for years….
it's gonna be a Thursday night
oh yeahhhhhhhhh
by bronxbombers2 on Feb 15, 2012 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
Cant wait to the Allstar Weekend
1) In all the events, Will Dwill sit next to Dwight?
2) Will Dwight be rooting for Brooks and Morrow?
3) Will Dwill play at the same time as Dwight in the Game?
these things are going to be heavily scrutinized by US. The Mainstream media only cares about Lin.
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