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Nets on the Net: 11/28/09 Edition
Nets on the Net: 11/28/09 Edition
netsarescorching.com — Rafer Alston was putting the team first last night when he gave the starting PG spot back... to Devin Harris. Hoops World revisits the Devin Harris-Jason Kidd trade . SB Nation reviews the Nets and the losing streak. Net Income of Nets Daily fame continues his fantastic analysis of the ... (more) Nets on the Net: 11/28/09 Edition
Orlando Sentinel
blogs.orlandosentinel.com — Correct me if I'm wrong, but with Jameer Nelson, including last year's run in the NBA playoffs,... the Orlando Magic are 45-19. Without Jameer Nelson? They're 43-21 with players like Rafer Alston, Jason Williams and Anthony Johnson filling in the gap. ... (more) Orlando Sentinel

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Nets on the Net: 11/28/09 Edition
5 Most Useless Starters in the NBA
5 Most Useless Starters in the NBA
sportige.com — The five most inefficient starters, dare we say useless, in the NBA during November... (more) 5 Most Useless Starters in the NBA
Nets on the Net: 11/24/09 Edition
Nets on the Net: 11/24/09 Edition
netsarescorching.com — The Star-Ledger looks at the week ahead and determines the Nets could very easily be 0-17 by... the end of it. As the Nets head into Denver, Nuggets coach George Karl , who’s coaches some bad teams in his career, sympathizes with the Nets. With arena bonds expected to be authorized ... (more) Nets on the Net: 11/24/09 Edition
Nets on the Net: 11/19/09 Edition
Nets on the Net: 11/19/09 Edition
netsarescorching.com — Al Iannazzone says it’s not fair to blame Lawrence Frank for the 0-12 start. Expect Devin Harris... for Saturday. The Daily News has another report about the state allegedly “low-balling” Brooklyn residents for their property, needed to build the Atlantic Yards development.  ... (more) Nets on the Net: 11/19/09 Edition
Game Nine Preview: Bucks vs. Nets
bucksketball.com — New Jersey Nets (Lawrence Frank) 0-11 (Likely) Inactives: Devin Harris, Yi Jianlian and Keyon Dooling (but there... are about six guys to choose from for these three spots) at Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 5-3 (Likely) Inactives: Michael Redd, Francisco Elson and Joe Alexander Game ... (more) Game Nine Preview: Bucks vs. Nets
Nets on the Net: 11/15/09
Nets on the Net: 11/15/09
netsarescorching.com — Rafer Alston tries to see the bright side of things and compares the current Nets team to... the Miami team he played for 2003-04 that started out 0-8 but still ended up making the playoffs. Sean Williams is not deterred by his early-season lack of playing time and is ready when his number is ... (more) Nets on the Net: 11/15/09
Fantasy Basketball Box Score Breakouts – 11/13/09
Fantasy Basketball Box Score Breakouts – 11/13/09
lesterslegends.com — Here’s a look at some fantasy basketball players that blew up the box score last night. Rafer... Alston, Darren Collison and more. (more) Fantasy Basketball Box Score Breakouts – 11/13/09
Thoughts On the Game Orlando Magic 88, New Jersey Nets 72
Thoughts On the Game Orlando Magic 88, New Jersey Nets 72
netsarescorching.com — The New Jersey Nets (0-9) continued their losing streak against the Orlando Magic ( 7-3) 88-72 in... Orlando tonight. Rafer Alston led all Nets scorers with 17 points with 10 assists. Welcome back Chris Douglas-Roberts who had 5 points in 18 minutes after coming back with swine flu. Bobby ... (more) Thoughts On the Game Orlando Magic 88, New Jersey Nets 72
Talking Health and PER
Talking Health and PER
netsarescorching.com — While the Nets 0-8 start to the season is a pretty definitive indicator as to how the... rash of injuries is affecting the team’s performance, there are some advanced statistics out there that really hammer home what happens when a team is forced to either play guys out of position, or give ... (more) Talking Health and PER
Game 8 Preview Vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Game 8 Preview Vs. Philadelphia 76ers
netsarescorching.com — One more step. That’s all the Nets need to take to get a win tonight. They went... from not playing well in the third quarter to not playing well in the 4th. Some of it probably has to do with the fact that they are only dressing eight players, so three days of rest probably did wonders ... (more) Game 8 Preview Vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Video Breakdown: Game 7 vs. Boston
Video Breakdown: Game 7 vs. Boston
netsarescorching.com — The Video Breakdowns took a little break because I was unable to get my hands on game... video for the past couple games, but I was able to get video from the Boston game, so I thought I would hit you with a breakdown. I gave it a few days, because I was high on the Nets’ performance right ... (more) Video Breakdown: Game 7 vs. Boston
Celtics End Tough Stretch with Squeaker in New Jersey
Celtics End Tough Stretch with Squeaker in New Jersey
northstationsports.com — NSS is excited to welcome, guest blogger, Travis. You can check out more of his exceptional work... at Gino’s Jungle. Finally that dreadful 8 games in 12 nights is over. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to watch the guys in green every night if I could. The problem for the Celtics is ... (more) Celtics End Tough Stretch with Squeaker in New Jersey
Weary Celtics hold off Nets
boston.com — The Nets weren’t in great shape themselves. They had seven players on the injury report and one... (Chris Douglas-Roberts) with swine flu. They were a winless team with only eight active players, but before the game Ray Allen went down the list of ... (more) Weary Celtics hold off Nets
Injury Updates:  Courtney Lee Out – CDR Has Swine Flu
Injury Updates: Courtney Lee Out – CDR Has Swine Flu
netsarescorching.com — It was just announced on the pregame show. Dave D has the report : The Nets’ bleak... medical condition actually managed to get worse Saturday. Chris Douglas-Roberts has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, Nets president Rod Thorn revealed in a statement Saturday afternoon. The second-year ... (more) Injury Updates: Courtney Lee Out – CDR Has Swine Flu
So Far They've Been the New Jersey Nots
nba.fanhouse.com — by Chris Tomasson PHILADELPHIA -- They just made a stop in Philadelphia, so why not be the... first to throw it out. Can the New Jersey Nets make a run at the 1972-73 76ers ' all-time futility mark of 9-73? The Nets are the NBA's only winless team at ... (more) So Far They've Been the New Jersey Nots
Rafer Alston Tells It Like It Is
sportingnews.com — Rafer Alston has had a strange career. He came from the And1 circuit, and while no one... noticed, Skip smartly made an effort to be as clean-cut as possible. Through his early years, Alston played extremely conservatively, rarely flashing anything that ... (more) Rafer Alston Tells It Like It Is
Nets on the Net: 11/6/09 Edition
Nets on the Net: 11/6/09 Edition
netsarescorching.com — In a story that should relate to the Nets, our good buddy Frank Isola talks about how... the Knicks are bummed out by all the speculation about LeBron James coming to the Knicks. Over at the NetsDaily blog, there’s an interview between Basketball Pioneers and Rafer Alston which talks about ... (more) Nets on the Net: 11/6/09 Edition
Nets on the Net: 11/5/09 Edition
Nets on the Net: 11/5/09 Edition
netsarescorching.com — Courtney Lee and Rafer Alston , the Nets current starting backcourt, are trying to make the most... of their opportunity. Forest City Ratner, the developer of the Atlantic Yards project, will get $55 million from the federal government . Bleacher Report makes a case for the Nets to build a new ... (more) Nets on the Net: 11/5/09 Edition
Nets on the Net: 11/2/09 Edition
Nets on the Net: 11/2/09 Edition
netsarescorching.com — HoopsWorld examines in-house candidates who could take on the lack of scoring left by Vince Carter’s departure.... By way of NetsDaily , Bruce Ratner quietly trademarked the Russian translation of “Brooklyn Nets,” two weeks before Mikhail Prokhorov agreed to purchase the team. ... (more) Nets on the Net: 11/2/09 Edition
Video Breakdown: Game 3 vs. Washington
Video Breakdown: Game 3 vs. Washington
netsarescorching.com — This one is going to be a little shorter than the others, not because there wasn’t a... good amount of mistakes, but because I could only get my hands on the first quarter of last night’s game. So your breakdown will come from there, but most of the stuff I am picking out continued on ... (more) Video Breakdown: Game 3 vs. Washington
And Tonight, in the Role of Rafer Alston… We Have Rajon Rondo
And Tonight, in the Role of Rafer Alston… We Have Rajon Rondo
hornetshype.com — I’m sure some of you remember the infamous Rafer Alston/David West/Chris Paul incident from 2007-08 (Rafer went... on national TV the day before the Rockets arrived in New Orleans to play the Hornets and said David West wasn’t a star, the ... (more) And Tonight, in the Role of Rafer Alston… We Have Rajon ...
UPDATE:  Devin’s Out Tonight
UPDATE: Devin’s Out Tonight
netsarescorching.com — According to Dave D , Devin is out tonight, and his status against Charlotte on Monday is... up in the air as well. Maybe this is why he hasn’t been playing as well as some were expecting. More from Dave: So they’re back to Plan B, with Rafer Alston starting against Gilbert Arenas, ... (more) UPDATE: Devin’s Out Tonight
Nets on the Net: 10/31/09 Halloween Edition
Nets on the Net: 10/31/09 Halloween Edition
netsarescorching.com — It was the Vince Carter show yesterday before the game. Here , he talks about regrets about... not making the playoffs in his last year with the Nets. Julian Garcia talks to Lawrence Frank about how coachable VC was. Ben Couch recounts a shootout VC had with Mickael Pietrus. Vince Carter talks ... (more) Nets on the Net: 10/31/09 Halloween Edition
Jameer and Jason: Not an issue
Jameer and Jason: Not an issue
thepunsarestartingtoboreme.com — During the tenure of Carlos Arroyo, and most recently Rafer Alston, there have been a few issues... between the backup point guards and their role with the team. Jason Williams was impressive in Orlando's opening night thumping of the 76ers, and some wonder if there might be some battles for ... (more) Jameer and Jason: Not an issue
Preview: Orlando Magic @ New Jersey Nets
Preview: Orlando Magic @ New Jersey Nets
howardthedunk.com — The Orlando Magic (1-0) will head to the Meadowlands to battle the New Jersey Nets (0-1) at... the Izod Center Friday night. Orlando and New Jersey completed one of the biggest deals of the offseason on draft day. The Magic sent big man Tony Battie and guards Courtney Lee and Rafer Alston to the Nets (more) Preview: Orlando Magic @ New Jersey Nets
Nets on the Net: 10/30/09 Edition
Nets on the Net: 10/30/09 Edition
netsarescorching.com — In Al Iannazzone’s report, Jarvis Hayes is expected to miss the next 2-3 weeks with a hamstring... injury. Meanwhile, as expected, the Nets picked up the options for Brook Lopez, Courtney Lee and Yi Jianlian while declining on Sean Williams. Over at NetsDaily , Net Income talks about a ... (more) Nets on the Net: 10/30/09 Edition