Alex Raskin talks with Anthony Morrow about his desire to be a better defensive player than John Hollinger said he was last summer. Holllinger put Morrow on his "short list" of top shooters, but also called him a "very poor defender." Hollinger wasn't alone and the assessment stung the 25-year-old with the beautiful stroke.
Thursday's competition between the Nets Dancers and Knicks City Dancers has a real back story. Petro Pope, the Nets Senior Vice President for Event Marketing & Community Relations, founded the Knicks dance team in 1991, and Kimberlee Garris, the Nets Entertainment Manager, was a Knick City Dancer.
The Cavaliers are the worst team in the NBA, but going into Wednesday's game at Quicken Loans Arena, they had twice as many wins at home as the Nets had on the road. The Nets managed to overcome those odds to pick up road win number five and snap their four-game losing streak, outlasting the Cavs, 98-94 in overtime.
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The Nets' starting lineup Wednesday in Cleveland is likely to be Jordan Farmar and Sundiata Gaines in the backcourt, Anthony Morrow on the wing, and Brook Lopez and Kris Humphies up front. Average age: 24, average height 6'5 1/2".
Brandan Wright isn't saying if he will be giving Roy Williams any tips on the lighting inside the Prudential Center or the dining outside, but as the only member of the Nets with a real rooting interest in his bracket, he'll certainly be watching, if from afar.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated's Maggie Gray, Billy King talks about the long pursuit of Carmelo Anthony, the rebound with Deron Williams and working for a boss who wants a championship in five years.
Ben Uzoh was the difference in the game Tuesday night when he scored 27 points on 12-for-14 shooting to lead the Springfield Armor over the Sioux Falls Skyforce in his last game before returning to the Nets. Uzoh was fly from South Dakota to Ohio to join the Nets for the Cavaliers game Wednesday.
It looks like the Cavaliers are going to make NBA history this season, unless they go on a winning streak. They will be the first team to ever go from best regular season record to the worst. Right now, they have 13 wins, four fewer than the Kings and Timberwolves. So, warning to the Nets, desperate men do desperate things.
Mikhail Prokhorov is not a dedicated follower of fashion. Yes, he has a $45 million yacht, a $45 million Gulfstream V and just bought a $35 million island in the Indian Ocean. But his choice of clothes is decidedly egalitarian. He showed up at one game in sweats, another two, we recall, in jeans. His suits were smart, tailored but muted.
