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2012-13 Brooklyn Nets Season Previews
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October 9, 2013
Previewing the Competition
There are five teams in the East that have a legit chance of making the Finals. We're gonna focus on the defending Central Division Champions, the Indiana Pacers.
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October 25, 2012
Olympic Coaches Told Fratello D-Will Tops
On some days during the Olympics, says MIke Fratello quoting Team USA coaches, Deron Williams was "the best player on the floor ... and clearly the best point guard on certain days." Fratello was speaking to Vince Cellini on the NBA TV Nets preview.
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October 15, 2012
If No Defensive Improvement, Expect Little
The Nets finished last season 29th in defense. As John Schuhmann notes, "they only avoided finishing last in defensive efficiency because the 7-59 Bobcats couldn't stop a CYO team." Now, Avery Johnson thinks he can them into the top 10. Good Luck.
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October 12, 2012
Fratello Thinks Nets Got Rare Commitment
The NBA will find out soon enough just how well spent Mikhail Prokhorov's spending spree was. Mike Fratello thinks he knows. He called the Nets off-season a "rare" opportunity in the NBA, from a third of a billion in contracts to the new arena.
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October 11, 2012
Hollinger Likes Nets IF They Play Defense
John Holllinger likes a lot about the Nets ... IF Avery Johnson can get his players to defend and IF they remain healthy. He's not optimistic, but notes that if the Nets do play defense, they can be "very, very good" because they will score.
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October 9, 2012
Do Nets Have Too Many Questions for Contention?
Zach Lowe presents the latest pre-season pundity, breaking the NBA down into 11 categories. The Nets and two other division clubs, he has in the "Exciting Upside, Too Many Questions." Most of the questions, as expected, have to do with defense.
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September 30, 2012
Hollinger likes Nets offense, not their defense
John Hollinger is making his way through the NBA's 450 players, team by team. Hollinger likes the Nets offense but questions just about all every Net's defense. He reserves his highest praise for Joe Johnson, thinks Brook Lopez will be high scorer.
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September 30, 2012
Nets get ready to answer the big questions
The off-season is over. It's now pre-season. The Nets are healthy, enthused, optimistic and talented. They've been in East Rutherford for weeks playing informally, but after another media event Monday, the coaches' whistles will start to blow.
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September 29, 2012
Avery: 3-5 year window for Nets
Avery Johnson tells USA Today's Jeff Zillgitt that the Nets are "a hungry team," but they can't waste any time, because their core is primed to win now, with a rotation that has a "3-5 year window."
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September 28, 2012
Stein: Nets rank 12th
With the opening of training camps around the league, ESPN's Marc Stein publishes his first power rankings of the fall. Stein ranks the Nets as the league's most improved team, 12th in the league, and fifth in the Eastern Conference.
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September 25, 2012
Season Preview: Playoffs Are Not Enough
For the Nets, making the playoffs is not enough after a major overhaul and an even more important move to Brooklyn. A week before training camp opens, NetsDaily's pegs previews the 2012-13 Brooklyn Nets season with five key questions and answers.
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September 20, 2012
Early Previews Promising, Not Wild
Where will the Nets stand in the Eastern Conference playoff picture? The first of the web's season previews, from NBC Sports and HoopsWorld, paint a positive but not wildly enthusiastic picture of the Nets 2012-13 season. Think 4 or 5 seed.