The Nets will open the 2010-11 season with a four game homestand against the Pistons, Kings, Heat and Bobcats, with the Halloween game vs. Miami a matinee affair. The Nets will then go on the road for a quick, but tough Florida road trip against the Magic and the Heat again

Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated is the latest to try his hand at guaging how the Nets did in the off-season. He, like most, sees it as a big disappointment and gives the Nets a C-, better than the Raptors and only slightly worse than the Knicks in the Atlantic Division.

Starting with an early season game against the Pistons when he scored 38 points, Devin Harris ruled the 2008-09 season. No more a complementary player on offense, Harris reeled off some memorable games: 47 points against the Suns, 41 against the Mavericks and that impossible half-court heave (and 38 points) against the 76ers. Can he get back to that?

Sean May is due in New Jersey Monday to sign his one year, non-guaranteed contract with the Nets. May, 26, will make the veterans minimum of $992,000 this season should he make the team.

Will Prokhorov show up? The NBA has officially announced that the Nets and Raptors will face off in London on March 4 and 5. One question: will the NBA's first European owner show up for the NBA's first European game?

Mikhail Prokhorov and Avery Johnson are among the newest members of Steve Politi's annual "Juice List," his compilation of the most influential people in New Jersey sports. Prokhorov checks in at #6, Johnson (not Billy King) at #21.

Why hold on to cap space when there are good players out there who could help you? It's all about being ready to move quickly should the opportunity to acquire a big star suddenly arise. The big reason is that every year, at the trade deadline and again on Draft Day, unhappy stars, even superstars, become available. We look at the history.

In our 17th Off-Season Report, he show how the Nets' days of cutting costs are over. We also examine what the signing of Sean May portends; whether the Nets blew it with Yi JIanlian; the possibility of a Net seven-footer playing in Turkey and a welcome back sign for Isiah Thomas.