netsdaily.com - 6/26/2009
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Let’s face it. This franchise is a mess.
After yesterday’s trade and last night’s draft pick, the New Jersey Nets are back where they were in 2000, a mismanaged operation that is a joke to its fans and the larger NBA universe.
It’s traded away its stars. It plays in the worst venue in the ...
sports.yahoo.com - 6/25/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Suddenly, out of nowhere, the Orlando Magic have
options. Options! The team is about to acquire Vince...
Carter for the pittance of Rafer Alston , Courtney Lee , and Tony Battie . Big talent, without giving up too much. The Nets, Carter's ...
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The Nets send Vince Carter to Orlando
bizofbasketball.com - 6/27/2009
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Magic Obtain Vince Carter The New Jersey Nets
dealt Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson to the Orlando...
Magic for Rafer Alston , Tony Battie and Courtney Lee , ESPN.com reports. "Every player hopes for an opportunity like this, to just once compete for an NBA championship," Carter said. "This is ...
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NBA Round Up: Carter Dealt to Magic, Hawks Land Crawford
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... Nets Daily: “After yesterday’s trade and last night’s draft pick, the New Jersey Nets are back where they were in 2000, a mismanaged operation that is a joke to its fans and the larger NBA universe. It’s traded away its stars. It plays in the worst venue in the NBA, if not professional sports. Its fan base is shrinking and its move to Brooklyn questionable at best. Its respected basketball managers spend most of their time making excuses for an owner who is increasingly unavailable and when he does speak says little anyone believes. There is no longer ...
NetsDaily Off-Season Report #11
NetsDaily Blog —
... The problem of course is that Cap Space has never scored a point, dished an assist or grabbed a rebound in the NBA. As Chicago learned after Michael Jordan retired, all the cap space in the world is not going to guarantee that a quality free agent is going to sign on the dotted line. Considering the Nets’ luck in luring All-Star caliber free agents (none in more than 30 years qualifies as bad luck), we fear the Nets could wind up like the Bulls.
As we have already noted, we believe what’s going on here is not “cap management” but a fire sale. ...
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netsdaily.com 6/29/2009 — It’s no longer about free agency in 2010 for the Nets. It’s about “flexibility”.
Quietly, Nets brass have shifted the rationale for their cost-cutting efforts…from the free agent bonanza next summer to increased “flexibility” to go in different ...
For Lee, Harris is the Model
netsdaily.com 7/13/2009 — On Draft Night in 2008, the Nets already felt blessed by the time the 21st pick was called. They had taken Brook Lopez with the 10th pick, believing him to be, correctly, the steal of the Draft.
Now, they had a choice. The four players they liked ...
Vince Carter trade indicates Nets may be for sale - Ian Thomsen
- SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 6/27/2009 — The busiest week of the NBA offseason, at least until free agency kicks off next month, yielded plenty of items to dissect. 5 keys to the draft 5. Are the Nets for sale? Four groups are positioned to invest in the Nets, a highly placed source in the ...
Point, Counterpoint: Jerseys and Ownership
netsarescorching.com 8/17/2009 — Mark’s Take: Own Who You Are Nets
For a team that’s supposed to be in the bottom of the league’s standings this coming season, the New Jersey Nets have certainly generated a lot of mainstream media buzz during an otherwise sleepy week in the summer off-season. And not for the right reasons. ...
State of The Nets: We Need To Stay Put
netsarescorching.com 7/23/2009 — Every once in a while, I will take a look at the Nets organization and give you my opinions on where we are and what I think we should do. This is called State of The Nets.
I know coming in that this isn’t going to be a popular post. Reading the comments here, in forums, and on other ...
Thorn Wants 2, But Will We Get Any?
netsarescorching.com 6/30/2009 — Here is audio from Rod Thorn’s conference call:
If the above player doesn’t work, click the link here. It is a pretty interesting listen, so if you get the time, check it out. The big thing that I took from this conference call is that Rod Thorn is going to be willing to ...
Are the Nets For Sale?
thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com 7/27/2009 — The New York Post is reporting that Bruce Ratner, the commercial real estate developer and majority owner of the Nets has put the team up for sale. While the Nets deny this, as would be standard operating procedure, Nets officials confirm that the team is seeking investors, usual code speak for ...
Thoughts On Some Ratner Bashing
netsarescorching.com 8/3/2009 — Reader CoolNet pointed me to a Steve Politi article titled “ Ratner knows damage, not damage control ” it is basically Politi just bashing Ratner, and I have some thoughts on it I wanted to talk about. Now before I get to the article I do want to say that I don’t really want ...
“The Nowhere Nets”
netsarescorching.com 8/24/2009 —
See that billboard? That billboard now towers over I-78 (Big thanks to reader Brian who pointing this out to me), and it is the latest in digs and cheapshots the Devils have hurled at the Nets. I have no idea why the Devils continue to poke and prod at the Nets, but they seem to enjoy ...
Nets Fans To Resume Feeding The Dog People-Food
cantstopthebleeding.com 6/26/2009 —
“Vince Carter’s exploits down the stretch in 2005 gave Nets fans the feeling that anything was possible on the basketball court.” So recalls Nothing But Nets’ Matthew McQueeny , with the dump-frenzied Nets’ decision to send Carter to Orlando yesterday, only ...
