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Can Harris net Nets a win?

 

Published 27 hours ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Devin Harris will be back on the court tomorrow, when the Nets host the Knicks. Will winning return to the Meadowlands, too? There is no guarantee, of course. But Harris does give the Nets a better chance to pick up that elusive first win of the ...

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Nets say 10 straight losses is enough

 

Published 4 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Tonight's theme at the Meadowlands will be '10 is Enough,' as in 10 straight losses to open the season is enough for the Nets. Unfortunately, eight may have to be enough, maybe nine, against the Pacers. In fact, as of this morning, the Nets had ...

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Simmons leaves team for personal matter

 

Published 7 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

The Nets are back to eight tonight in Miami. Bobby Simmons has left the team to return to Chicago to deal with a personal matter. So like they did in two games earlier this week, the Nets will play with the minimum amount of players allowed when ...

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Courtney Lee out vs. Magic and Heat

 

Published 8 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Courtney Lee is out tonight against the Magic and won't play tomorrow against the Heat, either. Chris Douglas-Roberts will probably dress tonight and may play, though he'll be limited because of the after-affects of the swine flu. Lee was getting ...

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Douglas-Roberts recovering from Swine Flu

 

Published 9 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Chris Douglas-Roberts is alive and well. Whether or not he can play tomorrow is another issue. But CDR made his return to the gym today following an eight-day absence due to the swine flu. He looked good (which you already know if you've been ...

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Is eight enough for injury-plagued Nets?

 

Published 10 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Devin Harris and Courtney Lee were shooting the ball this morning. Keyon Dooling was ready to hit the court, too. But none of them will be in uniform tonight when the Nets play the 76ers at the Meadowlands. So once again, eight will have to be ...

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Douglas-Roberts tests positive for Swine Flu

 

Published 14 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Chris Douglas-Roberts has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, aka The Swine Flu. The team put out a release about an hour ago confirming that the second-year forward has contracted the virus. He missed the previous game with flu-like symptoms and ...

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Injured Nets to hang with the fans

 

Published 15 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Leave it to the Nets to come up with a plan like this. Already one of the most innovative marketing teams in the league, the Nets have come up with an idea for using the unusually high number of players who are currently injured and unable to ...

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Yi talks about right knee injury

 

Published 17 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Yi spoke today about his sprained right knee. He walked out the locker room during shootaround with a noticeable limp and a huge wrap under his sweatpants. He then gave us a clearer picture of just how long he may be out. "It will probably ...

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Yi has Grade 1 sprain, no timetable for return

 

Published 18 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

So much for the Nets hoping that Yi Jianlian would stay healthy this season. The 7-footer injured his knee in the third quarter of Monday's game at Charlotte and was diagnosed today with a Grade 1 sprain. The Nets said there is no timetable for ...

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Harris gets checkup, Nets not worried

 

Published 19 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Devin Harris had his groin looked at in Chicago today. We don't really know all that much more about his long-term prognosis - a strain was confirmed - but it sounds like his initial prediction - seven to 10 days, maybe more, probably no less - will ...

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Harris can't shake groin injury

 

Published 21 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Devin Harris is out tonight. He'll also be out on Monday. And he could be out a lot longer than that, too. Harris still hasn't shaken the strained groin that kept him out of four and a half preseason games. He felt it during last night's loss to ...

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Frank on VC: 'He was a great guy to coach'

 

Published 22 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Sometimes coaches say what they have to say. Other times they say what they want to say. We got the distinct impression that Lawrence Frank was saying exactly what he wanted to say yesterday when he was asked about Vince Carter, who will return to ...

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Hoops math says Nets will win exactly 35 games

 

Published 24 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

The Nets will win 35 games this season (and not a single game more than that). I know. I'm crazy. But at least there's a method to my madness, and a formula that went into my prediction. So here's how I came up with that number: First, I ...

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Yi bangs knee, but good to go

 

Published 26 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

I walked into the gym today all pumped up to talk to Yi, who I hadn't spoken to much since the start of camp. So imagine my surprise when he was nowhere to be found then finally appeared with his right knee wrapped. But do like I did when I ...

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Alston excited about game at St. John's

 

Published 29 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Because of academic issues, Rafer Alston played in just 10 games for Cardozo High School over the course of two seasons in the mid-'90s. And since Cardozo did not advance very far in the postseason while he was there, Alston never got a chance to ...

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Harris won't play in final preseason game

 

Published 30 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Devin Harris has a couple of specialists that work on his strained groin. When we spoke to him before, he said was planning on seeing them today. However, there is no magic touch that will make Harris available tomorrow when the Nets play their ...

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CDR think Net effort is gross

 

Published 30 days ago at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

We've seen glimpses of Chris Douglas-Roberts' competitiveness. But tonight it really came out after the Nets lost to the Knicks 94-92 in a preseason game at the Prudential Center in Newark. The Nets trailed by 18 at the half and Douglas-Roberts ...

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Thorn mum on meeting with Prokhorov

 

Published 10/20/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Rod Thorn would not confirm that he met with Mikhail Prokhorov today. "No comment," the team president said. Prokhorov, a Russian billionaire, is in line to take over 80% of the Nets if he is approved by the league's board of governors and if ...

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Hayes joins roster of Nets' walking wounded

 

Published 10/15/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

The Nets are hurtin'. Add Jarvis Hayes to the list of players who are injured. Hayes will join Devin Harris and Keyon Dooling on the sideline when the Nets play the Knicks tomorrow. Tony Battie and Eduardo Najera could be there, too. Hayes ...

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Harris doesn't practice, won't play vs. Knicks

 

Published 10/14/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Devin Harris did not practice today. Neither did Yi Jianlian. Both guys are hurting, neither of them seriously. However, Harris' fragility is starting to become a worry, even if no one wants to admit it. Harris won't play on Friday against the ...

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Nets finally get a look at new backcourt

 

Published 10/13/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

The Nets will finally get to show off their new starting backcourt tonight, assuming Courtney Lee is going to be a starter at shooting guard. With both Lee and Devin Harris suffering from various injuries to their lower halves over the first couple ...

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Nets backcourt woes continue

 

Published 10/10/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

The Nets just can't get their starting backcourt together. On the day Courtney Lee returned from a sprained right ankle, Devin Harris had to sit out practice because of a sprained left ankle that he suffered in Philly on Friday night. Lee will ...

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Lee sits and Nets opt to play it safe

 

Published 10/9/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Courtney Lee isn't playing tonight in Philly. The Nets are really playing it safe with him. Lee will miss his second preseason game and Chris Douglas-Roberts will start in his place again. Lee is still recovering from a sprained right ankle ...

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Lee says ankle feeling much better

 

Published 10/7/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Courtney Lee was sitting on the sideline, watching his teammates practice today. He had a black boot wrapped around his right foot. It didn't look good. But when we finally got a chance to talk to him, Lee was wearing a smile on his face and ...

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Nets' backcourt takes a hit in practice

 

Published 10/6/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Devin Harris and Courtney Lee both hurt their ankles today. Actually, Terrence Williams hurt both Devin Harris and Courtney Lee today. He may want to be more careful. Over a span of about 10 minutes, the rookie was involved in plays in which both ...

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Nets' Lee to miss preseason opener

 

Published 10/2/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Courtney Lee will miss Sunday's preseason opener because of a sore left foot, meaning neither the Nets or their fans will get a first look at the main player they got back in the Vince Carter trade. Lee, the projected starter at shooting guard, ...

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Yi looking like a different player

 

Published 10/1/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Rejoice, frustrated Nets fans. Yi Jianlian is back. THE Yi Jianlian, that is. Okay, so maybe it's a bit early to put Yi up there in Jersey lore with Bruce Springsteen just yet - and after last night, don't get me started on that guy - but early ...

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More going on with Nets than we thought

 

Published 9/29/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Let the fun begin. And it should be lots of fun. Actually, it's kind of shocking how the momentum has turned in such a short time. Remember the interest in the Nets right after they traded Vince Carter to Orlando? Everyone was talking about how ...

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Russian billionaire to become new majority owner of Nets

 

Published 9/23/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Sold! Pending league approval, Mikhail Prokhorov is set to become the new majority owner of the Nets sometime early next year, according to a press release that was sent out earlier Wednesday. Current owner Bruce Ratner will still own a smaller ...

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Russian tycoon confirms interest in the Nets

 

Published 9/22/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

The Russian tycoon who could one day own the Nets has spoken. In a blog post earlier today, Mikhail Prokhorov confirmed that he is in talks with current Nets owner Bruce Ratner to either fund the Nets move to Brooklyn or take over the team ...

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Nets sell practice jersey rights to PNY

 

Published 9/8/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

We're still waiting for the sledgehammer to be fired up in Brooklyn but the Nets continue to break ground in other ways. The team announced today that it has sold the naming rights to its practice jerseys and practice facility to a company called ...

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Devin Harris can't hide from Yi

 

Published 9/3/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Devin Harris was at the Great Wall of China earlier this summer and was looking for a refreshment when he ducked into a convenience store, picked up an ice cream bar and looked into Yi Jianlian's eyes. No, Yi was not with Harris on his visit to ...

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Lopez: Nets are a playoff team

 

Published 9/2/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

It's good to see that the Nets have not set their standards as low as many of their critics have. A little more than three weeks away from the start of training camp, it's obvious that the Nets believe they can do a whole lot better than they are ...

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Courtney Lee adjusting to Net change

 

Published 8/31/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

The last time Courtney Lee was in the Nets' gym, he was frowning, upset that he had been traded to New Jersey a few days earlier from the Orlando Magic. Bye-bye NBA Finals, hello mediocrity, at best. Only three weeks ago, Dwight Howard said Lee ...

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Queen Latifah has advice for Nets: Stay put!

 

Published 8/19/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

There was a lot of buzz last week regarding the Nets new ticket plan that will give buyers reversible jerseys, with one side being a Nets shirt and the other side the shirt of one of five star-studded teams, like the Cavs or Lakers. But there's ...

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Two sides to Nets' (desperate? smart?) jersey promotion

 

Published 8/13/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

The Nets are either really desperate or very smart. It depends on which way you look at it. In an attempt to get more fans to their notoriously lowly-attended home games, the Nets have come up with a unique, or as they put it - "unprecedented," ...

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This could be make-or-break season for Yi

 

Published 7/1/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

As you read last week, Rod Thorn has pretty much handed the starting power forward job back to Yi Jianlian. That probably won't be a popular move at the Meadowlands, but it's the way the Nets are going. What other options do they have? For the ...

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Thorn hints Yi Jianlian will start next season

 

Published 6/26/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

The Nets held a press conference today to introduce new draft pick Terrence Williams. Williams smiled a lot and said all the right things. But it was something Rod Thorn said while huddled with reporters that may attract the most attention from ...

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Nets pull off another stunner

 

Published 6/26/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Wow. What a draft day. Again. Last year, Richard Jefferson went. Now it's Vince Carter. But you that already, so let's focus on the newest Net - Terrence Williams. Williams is a 6-6 swingman. He can play both backcourt positions as well as ...

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Carter deal could lead to Vin-sanity at draft

 

Published 6/24/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

With respect to players like Terrence Williams, James Johnson, Gerald Henderson and Jonny Flynn, this could be a ho-hum draft for the Nets, and just about every team other than the Clippers. Team president Rod Thorn said earlier today that he ...

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Terrence Williams has impressive workout with Nets

 

Published 6/19/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Terrence Williams says he learned how to play basketball from Brandon Roy. The two both grew up in the Seattle area, along with Nate Robinson. So the logical question to ask Williams today after he worked for the Nets was this one: Do you think ...

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Nets like Lawson

 

Published 6/18/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Trust what Kiki says but appreciate Ty Lawson's honesty. That's one of the things to take out of today's pre-draft workouts at Nets headquarters. Lawson, the 5-11 point guard from Carolina, was one of six players who auditioned in front of Nets ...

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Nets host pre-draft workout

 

Published 6/12/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

The Nets hosted a pre-draft workout today at their practice facility. Representatives from 23 teams were there watching 12 players work out in two different sessions. Players did 1-on-1, 3-on-3 and full-court drills, among other things. NBA ...

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Nets land 11th pick in NBA draft

 

Published 5/20/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Keep dreaming. About Blake Griffin, that is. The Nets won't be getting the Oklahoma big man to team with Brook Lopez in the frontcourt for years to come. They didn't win the draft lottery Tuesday night. Instead, they will pick 11th, the spot they ...

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Harris falls short in most improved category

 

Published 5/12/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Devin Harris was a much-improved player this season. He just wasn't the most improved player. The Indiana Pacers are holding a "major press conference" later today, apparently to announce that Danny Granger has won the league's Most Improved ...

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Frank to return as coach of the Nets

 

Published 4/29/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

After thinking it over for about two weeks, Nets president Rod Thorn announced Wednesday morning that Lawrence Frank will return as head coach next season. After 5 1/2 seasons at the helm, Frank's job seemed to be in jeopardy when Thorn turned ...

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Harris suggests team is split on Frank

 

Published 4/28/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Devin Harris has already publicly endorsed Lawrence Frank. But ask Harris what some of his teammates think of Frank and it's easy to understand why Rod Thorn has yet to make a decision about Frank's future with the team. Making an appearance at ...

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Thorn's comments hint Frank's job may not be safe

 

Published 4/22/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Maybe Lawrence Frank's job isn't as safe as we thought. Rod Thorn, who will ultimately decide Frank's fate, met with reporters today and gave the distinct impression that Frank could actually be in jeopardy. The meeting started with Thorn being ...

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Carter says Frank should stay

 

Published 4/17/2009 at The InterNets - NY Daily News Blogs

Vince Carter says he doesn't read newspapers and that he has no idea what's going on with his coach. But when Carter was informed earlier today that Lawrence Frank's job status is the No. 1 question regarding the Nets heading into the off-season ...

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