Back in November, when the Nets announced their pioneering agreement to take over the basketball operations of the D-League's Springfield Armor, there weren't a lot of details. Everyone in the NBA, the Nets and Armor organizations had good things to say about it. Now, with the Nets about to take control of the Armor, we spoke with Bobby Marks, the Nets' exec who pushed the idea.
Much of what the Nets are planning for Barclays Center is taking place behind closed doors, but Mikhail Prokhorov recently permitted NetsDaily to take an exclusive peek inside the team's plans for what officials are calling "best in class" locker room facilities...and talk to the man the owner has assigned to make it happen.
There'll be two interesting homecomings Thursday night in Newark. Shaquille O'Neal will return to his hometown when the Celtics comes to Newark to play the Nets. Of course, Shaq's homecoming will be one of several. It will be Lawrence Frank's first game back in New Jersey since taking the assistant coaching job with the Celtics. Also on the Celtic staff: Roy Rogers.
In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Keyon Dooling admits last season was a lost season because of a difficult recovery from off-season hip surgery. "I would be in so much pain," he explained to a Milwaukee reporter.
