With the Nets set to take over basketball operations at the Springfield Armor on May 1, the two teams are expected to lay out plans for the connection next week. The Nets will hire a coach and assistant coach, as well as a trainer. All three will be Nets employees. As for the Armor, they're already selling Nets gear on their website.

If they lose this series, maybe we could get him for very cheap!

If your computer screen isn't already layered with too many toolbars, the Nets are offering their own for download. The bar will offer links to RSS and Twitter feeds, ticket information, news and Brooklyn updates. It's available for IE, Firefox and Safari browsers.

so much for the promotion of THE GREAT HUMP

This is an ESPN the magazine article from november 08 written by ric bucher comparing the 2 point gaurds on the rise. intresting stuff. scroll down to 'fan' to see what bill simmons wrote. funny.

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Nets General Manager Billy King will appear Sunday on WNBC's 'Mike'D Up,' hosted by Bruce Beck, at 11:30 p.m. Beck is filling in for Mike Francesa.

Gary Sussman's been around the Nets for a long time. The team's v.p. for public relations and announcer knows all about changing the culture. Been through it more than once. In his end of the season Sussman Sez, Sussman writes about how this time, it's different. Wednesday's loss and Thursday's locker cleanout tell a tale about the current edition of the Nets. He notes the difference from last season's end, which as he writes, "was at a far deeper level of despair". It may be a "longer and more arduous" climb, but it's started.