No Front-Runner for Nets Coach, but Karl May Fit the Bill
Finding a new head coach will become a priority starting in April, says Rod Thorn, who'd like to have someone in place by the Draft and free agency. Thorn's own return now seems...
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Frank to the Bulls, Johnson to the Nets?
Vinny Del Negro's time on the Bulls bench is running short and ESPN's Chris Broussard includes Lawrence Frank among the possible candidates to replace him. He also lists former...
Jackson: Meadowlands Big Negative
Back in 1999, the Nets previous owners pursed Phil Jackson, then between jobs. They offered him more than anyone had offered him before or since, he says. But as he tells J.A....
KMart: It Wasn't the Players Who Got Scott Fired
It's been long established that Jason Kidd led an insurrection against Byron Scott in January 2004, ultimately convincing Rod Thorn that Scott had lost the team. Not so, says...
No Decisions Yet, But Ratner Voices Support for Frank
Rod Thorn said Monday that decisions on where the Nets are headed next are still in distance. "When the season is over we'll talk about the year and how we can get better as we...
The Genius of Kidd -- in One Simple Lesson
Dave D'Alessandro reprints today his Star-Ledger article of May 26th, 2003, when the Nets tore through the East on their way to the NBA Finals. It was a story about a game and a...
Remembering a Special Time and Place
Five years ago, what was then Continental Airlines Arena billed itself as the home of champions. The road to the O'Brien Trophy and the Stanley Cup went through Exit 16W. The...
Thorn: "If You Have a Good Coach, You Stick With Him"
Rod Thorn has stuck with Lawrence Frank in spite of heavy criticism. He's said Frank didn't have to apologize and now for the second time, he's suggested the fault with last...
Did Mavs' Loss Bury Kidd's Ghost?
The Nets didn't make the playoffs...but their history seemed to dominate the Mavs-Hornets series. There was Jason Kidd's long ago role in the firing of newly minted Coach of the...
More Bad Karma for Kidd
Both Ian O'Connor and Adrian Wojnarowski wrote for local papers in the Jason Kidd era. With Kidd struggling vs. Chris Paul, they write today about Kidd's past and present. ...
