There's been a lot written about how advantageous the Springfield Armor affiliation is for the Nets. Now, a Springfield writer looks at the arrangement from the Armor's side of the deal and thinks it's a win-win situation.
Scott Schroeder of Ridiculous Upside, the SBNation D-League blog reports via Twitter that "the Nets' D-League coaching job is a hot topic right now. Heard from a few coaches today saying it'll be the best job in the D-League."
Billy King spoke with western Massachusetts media Monday morning about the Nets impending takeover of the Springfield Armor basketball operations and said the first order of business is finding a coach and an assistant to run the team.
As the days dwindle down to the precious few (only two weeks till the first NetsDaily Off-Season Report!), this could be an exhilarating or dreadful off-season. With the Nets desperately trying to surround Deron Williams with top-flight talent and a lockout looming, this could be the Nets' most important off-season...until next off-season.
During halftime of the Nets-Cavaliers game, Billy King told WFAN's Seth Everett that he thought Troy Murphy could return to the team soon. He said he would talk with Murphy and his agent, the powerful Dan Fegan, about coming back. Apparently, he didn't talk to Avery Johnson.
In an interview with a local Springfield paper, the leadership of the D-League Armor spoke about how both they and the Nets are excited about the possibilities of the hybrid affiliation between the two teams starting next season.
ESPN has tracked down and interviewed the 13-year-old Springfield Armor ballboy who told Terrence Williams he shouldn't get down on himself after being demoted. Instead, Carlos Gonzalez Jr. told Williams "You need to learn from it." T-Will said the ball boy's advice and his mother's tears helped him deal with his situation.
The Nets have announced that Terrence Williams has been sent to the Springfield Armor. The decision comes two games after the 6'6" guard-forward was declared inactive for two games following "repeated violations of team policy".
