In an extensive interview, Herb Turetzky talks about what he's seen from behind the scorer's table. Beyond recollections of Dr. J, Petro and J-Kidd, Turetzky says Keith Van Horn's bad hands drove Stephon Marbury crazy and self-centered.
We've written about this before: about how the owners of the Spirits of St. Louis, a defunct ABA franchise continues to reap significant amounts of cash from four of its fellow ABA teams now in the NBA, including the Brooklyn Nets. Now they want more
Aleksandar Petrovic, Drazen Petrovic's brother and the coach of the Bosnian National Team, said in interview posted Saturday that he would "love" to see Bosnia's best player, Mirza Teletovic, play for the "New Jersey Nets," citing his Hall of Fame brother's career with the team. Petrovic spoke with Bosnia's leading sports site, Sport Centar Bosnia.
Herb Turetzky has been the Nets scorekeeper for 1,177 consecutive games. Hasn't missed one, not during the 12-70 game, not during the four seasons the Nets played at the Rutgers Athletic Center. Mitch Kaufman has been the Nets video coordinator for almost as long, So they're qualified to talk about the Nets' legacy.
Kerry Kittles, one of the most beloved Nets over the last 35 years, will highlight Monday's halftime tribute to the team's 35 years in New Jersey. In addition, several former Nets who are still playing or coaching in the NBA will sending along video tributes for the events, among them reportedly Jason Kidd.
The Nets are slowly rolling out their plans for the team's last home game in New Jersey on April 23. The program for Saturday's game vs. the Rockets included a page promoting "this celebratory evening" --when the Nets face the 76ers-- will include "special guest appearances by past Nets players and coaches, video tributes, giveaways and more!"
Anthony Morrow told reporters that he will wear Drazen Petrovic's jersey when he takes part in the Three-Point Shootout in Orlando on Saturday. Petrovic was the last Net to participate in the competition, finishing fourth in 1992.
As everyone tries to get beyond the summer doldrums and the lockout, ESPN New York is putting together a New York Sports Hall of Fame and as part of the process, each of their team bloggers is offering up their top five candidates for enshrinement.
When you can't talk about the present and your future is freighted the possibility of a lost season and the certainty of a Brooklyn move, what do you talk about, if you're the Nets? Well, your past, or should we say, history. The Nets have compiled what they are calling "Nets History 101" on the official website in hopes of reinvigorating traffic.
Armen Gilliam, who averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds for the Nets over three seasons in the mid-1990's, died Wednesday at the age of 47 in his native Pittsburgh while playing a pick-up game at a local gym. Police say Gilliam collapsed of a heart attack while playing basketball at LA Fitness in Collier Township, Penn.
