netsdaily.com - 10/13/2009
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“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 York Knicks, September 26, 2009
So ...
nj.com - 10/13/2009
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nj.com —
Where the digits on the turnstiles are more
important that those on the scoreboard...
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NJ Nets: Home Game
netsarescorching.com - 10/14/2009
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Let me start things off with a mantra:
this is only preseason, this is only preseason, this...
is only preseason … These games still mean nothing, even if it was the first opportunity for Nets fans to see their team on the home YES Network. Still, you have to think on a night where the ...
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Thoughts on the Game: Boston Celtics 91, New Jersey Nets 88
hardwoodparoxysm.com - 10/12/2009
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hardwoodparoxysm.com —
The NBA preseason is not where amazing happens.
Truthfully, it’s exceedingly stupid. Sure, there is the “Nice,...
basketball is almost back” factor, but it is generally such a poor indicator of how the upcoming season will transpire ...
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“Devin Strangelove” or: “How I Learned to Stop Worrying ...
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Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... who never got within 35 feet of Brown before, during, or after the call. Brown tried to engage any of the refs on the occasion of his ejection but none would speak with or possibly even look at him. Rather than deal with the issue directly, Scott walked to the opposite end of the court and appeared to attempt to enlist a befuddled police officer in asking/making Brown leave the court." The Knicks and Nets have both claimed to have the most cap space of any team in 2010. Who's right? The Bulls like each other. Dean ...
Points in the Paint
BallerBlogger.com —
... who represents former Olympiacos player Chris Morris, allegedly received a death threat from someone who claimed to be associated with Olympiakos owner Panagiotis Angelopoulos. Ebert is attempting to collect more than $1.5 million Olympiakos owes in salary and fees.
A short video of Hakeem Olajuwon instructing Kobe Bryant on the finer points of the Dream Shake.
Charley Rosen previews the Central Division.
A comprehensive look at the Nets and Knicks’ 2010 salary cap situation ...
The Thorn Report Card – Off-Season Edition
NetsDaily Blog —
... Warriors didn’t like enough to keep around.
Bottom line: The judgment hasn’t changed much. Rod Thorn–and his two underlings, Ed Stefanski and now Kiki Vandewege–have been terrific at trades, great at lottery picks in the draft—not so great outside the lottery, and lousy at free agency. Of course, the real test will come next summer, first with the draft, where the Nets have three picks, and then free agency, where the Nets have the most cap space of any NBA team. They may also have the ...
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The struggling Italian Stallion hopes to find more friendly faces to...
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