Armor Crushes First Place Energy

by Net Income on Feb 17, 2012 11:06 PM EST in Springfield Armor

The Springfield Armor are for real. The Nets' D-League affiliate won their seventh straight game, crushing Eastern Conference-leading Iowa Energy for the second time in two nights. While Thursday night's game was somewhat close for a while, Friday's was a 32-point blowout, right from the beginning. The Armor are now 20-13, a half game out of first. The 20 wins match the number of victories Springfield had in the two years before the Nets took over.

The Armor had eight players in double figures, led by ex-Net Dennis Horner's 25 and 11. Jerry Smith (21 points), L.D. Williams (16 points, 4 steals), Damian Johnson (13 points, 3 blocks), Jeff Foote (12 points, 8 rebounds), JamesOn Curry (12 points, 7 assists, 0 turnovers), Eugene Spates (12 points) and Preston Knowles (11 points, 7 rebounds) all scored in double figures.

Springfield Armor complete two-game sweep of Iowa Energy - Jeff Thomas - Springfield Republican
Energy at Armor Game Info - D-League
Could that really be Jerry Smith? - Rich Bozich - Louisville Courier-Journal

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Wish we could have some of those wins!

by nynjlawyer on Feb 17, 2012 11:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions

true dat and i kinda liked horner

Would be really useful if we get dwight

by Pure baller15 on Feb 17, 2012 11:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

well at least our D-league team that actually plays in the D League is better than

Then our nba team that plays like a D league team.

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by netsfan1591 on Feb 17, 2012 11:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I'm hating on anyone who's winning, Yeah that's including our D-League team.

That’s like hating on your brother when he’s winning and you’re losing like heck!!!

by d2d on Feb 17, 2012 11:21 PM EST reply actions

this

screw the springfield armor and their smug fanbase. yea we get, you guys won some games, stop rubbing it in.

by William_H_HOLLA on Feb 17, 2012 11:39 PM EST up reply actions

It's d league...who cares?

I’m a nets fan, not an armor fan…I can just picture Nets executives high fiving over the Armor’s run yelling “Dynasty!”

What are you going to do about these pathetic Nets?

by whoopdeedamndo on Feb 18, 2012 12:00 AM EST via mobile reply actions

you have no clue as what the Nets are trying to do in Springfield

it will be my job to educate you this weekend.

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by Net Income on Feb 18, 2012 12:11 AM EST up reply actions

No I don't...

I just hope whatever it is helps the Nets. I cant possibly be excited about a d league team. Really worried this season is going to sour Deron so badly on the Nets, he leaves to Mavs with Dwight. A losing culture is a hard thing to shake and It’s a lot easier for deron to just start fresh somewhere else. This team has shown no promise.

by whoopdeedamndo on Feb 18, 2012 11:50 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

sarcasm

by J E S S E on Feb 18, 2012 12:11 AM EST reply actions

one other thing

did someone here predict Nets colors will be red and black?

by Net Income on Feb 18, 2012 12:12 AM EST reply actions

You hearing those are the colors?

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by D Will to Succeed on Feb 18, 2012 12:14 AM EST up reply actions

not saying that

by Net Income on Feb 18, 2012 12:14 AM EST up reply actions

then why do you ask?

by J E S S E on Feb 18, 2012 12:17 AM EST up reply actions

I like what I'm hearing. Bulls colors are extremely popular.

Also the opposite of the Knicks Blue. Red may have been proky’s idea. Soviet color. The Bloods will be all over that as well.

by SteViePoPzBK on Feb 18, 2012 12:53 AM EST up reply actions

haha true dat

More MarShon Please

by kory raymond on Feb 18, 2012 1:06 AM EST up reply actions

one of his signs

by KillaHoose on Feb 18, 2012 12:30 AM EST via Android app up reply actions

Nooooooooooooooo

I want them to be red, white and royal blue!

I dont practice Santeria

by nets14 on Feb 18, 2012 3:18 AM EST up reply actions

Huh...I am really trying to figure out what these uniforms will look like.

Figured it would eb Jay-Z blue…and then the person who worked on them mentioning that something has to do with the court….and then black and red?

I think it's fine.

by NetsMets4Life on Feb 18, 2012 9:01 AM EST up reply actions

I've said before I thought they would replace blue with black.

Back in ’09 the team removed all traces of blue from their website and replaced it with black. I figured it was a subtle move in the Brooklyn scheme of things.

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by NJ4Life on Feb 18, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions

What interesting is that the Armor is using Avery's playbook

and winning. While Avery is using Avery’s playbook and losing.

by LunarKnite on Feb 18, 2012 12:12 AM EST reply actions

the Armor had has the most stable roster in the D-League

by Net Income on Feb 18, 2012 12:13 AM EST up reply actions

the Nets have had the least stable roster in the NBA

by Net Income on Feb 18, 2012 12:15 AM EST up reply actions

proof that its the players fault

not Avery’s

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by netsareboss on Feb 18, 2012 11:12 AM EST up reply actions

No it doesnt prove that

Its Avery’s responsibilty to make the players play hard. It really doesnt seem like he does much to do that. After every game, “our guys are warriors, they battled out there, im really proud of them.”

by netsfanrasmus on Feb 18, 2012 11:51 AM EST up reply actions