As part of Comedy Central's Night of Too Many Stars, Deron Williams has agreed to get a temporary tatoo if New York Collaborates for Autism raises $100,000. The tatoo, which he would sport vs the Knicks on Opening Night, could feature Betty White.
Howard Beck writes that Avery Johnson hinted that that the Nets starting line-up is not yet set and that Kris Humphries may be the odd man out. Humphries defense seems to have irked Avery Johnson. One possibility is that Gerald Wallace moves to PF.
Residents near Barclays Center says their fears of public urination have been realized, but Seth Myers and Saturday Night Live think their claims are all wet, so to speak. Myers made fun of the locals concerns on Weekend Update Saturday.
With his team's high scorer injured, Bojan Bogdanovic stepped up and scored 21 points, including late baskets, in Fenerbahce's fourth straight win, 79-77. Bogdanovic went to the line 11 times and hit 5-for-11 overall, including 2-for-5 from three.
The possibilities for cross-promotion have always been there: big acts to match with the Nets big dreams. Saturday, with nine fights at Barclays Center, Brett Yormark distributed Nets gear to all the fighters and a lot of them wore it.
After two disappointing losses, mostly the result of bad defense, Avery Johnson told reporters at Sunday's Open Practice that it was time the Nets develop a "hit-first mentality." Johnson said the Nets are not where he hoped they'd be at this point.
In the latest installment of Jay-Z's "Road to Brooklyn," series producers talk with streetballers at Rucker Park in Manhattan about the Nets, their coach and owner ... finding that some players have already switched from Knicks to Nets
The Nets have 11 days, starting with open practice in Brooklyn at noon Sunday, to get ready for Opening Night, with only one preseason game to break things up. Last week, they had five games in seven days, not much time to learn from their mistakes.
The Nets had great success last season in the D-League with the Springfield Armor. The team won the Eastern Division and three players spent time in a Nets uniform at one point or another. Now, the roster re-stocking begins again in Springfield.
MarShon Brooks didn't play till the third quarter Friday night, but when he did he played efficiently, at least on offense. It's his defense that will deprive him of minutes unless he shows he can improve. He knows it's on him to do what he can.
