Give a good coach good players and you get good results. It happened in Dallas for Avery Johnson and after two years dealing with Johan Petro and Stephen Graham, Johnson has a solid cast again. And again, he is coach of the month, his fourth.
Nets beat writers were measuring gaits Monday, trying to figure out if Brook Lopez was walking with either "a limp" (Rod Boone) or "very slight limp" (Howard Beck), who added, "for those of you scoring limps at home." He's unlikely Tuesday vs OKC.
The Nets keep breaking records on YES. The regional sports net reports that the Heat-Nets game Saturday night was the highest ever for a regular season game. In preseason, the Nets-Wizards game was the highest rated preseason game. As they say, YES!
Andray Blatche is, by most measures, having the best season of his career. His per 36 minute numbers are their best ever, his team is winning and he is getting respect and fan support in Brooklyn. One other thing: he's making more money. We explain.
Kris Humphries tweeted he worked out last night because "We're doing big things in Brooklyn" and he wanted to get in better shape. Nets strength and conditioning coach, Dr. Jeremy Bettle, retweeted it, calling Hump among 3-5 best-conditioned in NBA.
It's not often you hear a superstar say this, "I feel like I’m letting my team down." Particularly when the team is doing well, better in fact than expected. But that's what Deron Williams said, he of the 38.2% shooting, including 26.8% from downtown
James Mays had 18 points and 10 boards, his third straight double, Shawn Taggart had 21 points, making 13 of his 16 foul shots and Willie Reed had seven rebounds and five blocks as the Armor beat the LA D-Fenders to go 2-1 in the D-League.
Fortune Magazine suggests that the world is turning inward, globalization in reverse, an "Inside Age." Author Joshua Cooper Ramo says a fitting symbol of the new era is the architecture of Barclays Center, an "inside-out gambit." Okay, we'll bite.
Just like the NBA's "The Association," Jay-Z's Life+Times YouTube Channel is picking up the pace on its Nets series. In Episode 5, the producers look at how the Nets now distinctive black-and-white logo got its look and how big a deal it is.
The Nets looked great for 2 1/2 quarters on Saturday, but that wasn't nearly enough, as the Heat shut them down over the final 18 minutes and rolled to a 13-point win. Dwyane Wade put on a show, scoring a season-high 34 points.
