In his year-end review, Brendan McGovern, basketball writer for About.com, calls the Nets' getting "cold feet" on Shareef Abdur-Rahim the fifth worst NBA move of 2005. And while the Nets didn't make McGovern's best moves list, Vince Carter's posterization of Alonzo Mourning late in the year was chosen the best dunk of the year because of its "pure gall".
- Top 10 Worst NBA Moves of 2005 - Brendan McGovern - About.com
- The Best NBA Dunk of 2005: Vince Carter Slams on Zo's Head - Brendan McGovern - About.com