netsarescorching.com - 10/20/2009
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A huge part of the Nets roster is up in the air. I don’t just mean the rotation either, there is a good amount of players on this roster who don’t have a set position yet. This has lead to a number of discussions about who should play where, and in all of this excitement, there is ...
Scouting Report: Keyon Dooling
netsarescorching.com 9/28/2009 —
Name: Keyon Dooling
Position: PG/SG
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 196
Birth Date: May 8, 1980 (age 29)
Birth Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Number: 55
College: University of Missouri
Drafted: 2000, 1st round, 10th overall by Orlando
Experience: 9 season
Contract: $3.56 ...
Nets on the Net: 11/10/09 Edition
netsarescorching.com 28 days ago — Dave D’Alessandro takes not of how Brook Lopez shook off a bad start to the third quarter Saturday night and managed to carry the team until the final minutes against the Celtics.
Yesterday, practiced ended with the Nets being defended by a chair . That’s what happens when you ...
Does Rafer Alston Fit?
netsarescorching.com 8/26/2009 — In my opinion, Rafer Alston is the least talked about piece the Nets received from the Vince Carter trade. The blogs and sportswriters really have been concentrating on Courtney Lee’s emotions and Tony Battie’s contract, all the while Rafer Alston just its there unnoticed and ...
Nets vs. Knicks – Cap Space
netsdaily.com 10/13/2009 — “We currently have the most cap space available of any team.’’
–Kiki Vandeweghe, GM, New Jersey Nets, October 11, 2009
“We have the most room in the league. That’s good. We’re No. 1.”
–Donnie Walsh, GM, New ...
Rafer Alston Already Wants Out?
netsarescorching.com 9/26/2009 — Back when I talked about Rafer Alston and his potential effect as the Nets’ back-up point guard , I said it all hinged on whether or not Rafer would be willing to accept that role. Turns out he isn’t .
ESPN1050’s website is reporting that a source close to Rafer says ...
Where will the Nets points come from?
nypost.com 9/30/2009 — Pat Riley, who was as committed to defense as anybody, used to say back in his Knicks days that "they don't give you half a point for a stop, you still have to put points on the board."
And this could be a problem with the Nets in the post Vince ...
Nets and Heat Talking Trade?
netsarescorching.com 9/2/2009 — The Miami Herlad is reporting this morning that the Nets and Heat have spoken about a possible trade involving either Rafer Alston or Keyon Dooling. “Nothing materialized, but the door was left open for further talks,” the Herald report said.
As Sebastian broke down last week, I ...
The Nets are Between a Rock and a Hard Place
netsarescorching.com 10/27/2009 — Watching the Nets this season, one of my biggest concerns revolves around what should I ultimately be rooting for.
Yes, I’m a Nets fan, so I’m instinctively pulling for them to win every time they step on the court. I want to see Devin Harris score and Brook Lopez rebound and ...
Injury Update: Devin Out Longer, CDR Doubtful for Friday
netsarescorching.com 11/5/2009 — The injury news around the Nets keeps getting comically worse.
First, Lawrence Frank told the beat writers today that Chris Douglas-Roberts, was experiencing “flu like symptoms” and will not be on the team bus down to Philadelphia for tomorrow night’s game against the 76ers. ...
Thoughts on the Game: Lee Can’t Make a Miracle Happen
netsarescorching.com 10/22/2009 — Blink and you would have missed Courtney Lee almost single-handedly pull off a miraculous comeback for the Nets in their game against the New York Knicks last night. With about 6 seconds left, and the Nets down by 5, Lee sank a free throw, intentionally missed the next, grabbed the loose ball, ...
Lopez gets OK grades on 'D' —
NY Post: Sports 10/21/2009
Offensively, Brook Lopez has been everything the Nets hoped for, shouldering much of the burden after Vince Carter's departure. He rolls to the rim, finishes, gets put-backs and has shown a jumper.
Defensively? Well, there are few complaints offen...
DIGEST / Nets stay winless in preseason —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 10/21/2009
The New Jersey Nets have one chance remaining to avoid a winless preseason after they lost 94-92 to the New York Knicks on Wednesday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The Knicks blew an 18-point lead in the third quarter but pulled it out in ...