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The Billion Dollar Question: Now What?
NBA.com's John Schuhmann takes a look at what will happen with the Nets franchise now that they've avoided the ignominy of having the NBA's worst record ever. As Schuhmann asks, "So now what?" Some questions were answered Sunday during the "60 Minutes" interview of Mikhail Prokhorov. There's...
Tick, Tick, Tick - Time Running Short for the Nets
The Nets have to win one-fourth of their final 12 games, knowing they've only won one-tenth of the first 70. The Nets have to prove they are not, in Bill Parcells famous line, what their record says they are: the worst team ever to wear an NBA uniform. The national media is now on the case. USA...
How Big a Deal is Yi's Development?
Yi Jianlian’s development has the potential to change everything. An exaggeration? Probably. A hope? No doubt. The addition of a legitimate fourth building block, beyond Devin Harris, Brook Lopez and Courtney Lee, could effect the draft, free agency, and the Nets' long-term finances, as well...
Postponing Joy
For a year and a half, the Nets have pointed their fans to a shining vision: the 2010 free agent class, saying in effect, there will be pain now, but in 2010, it'll all pay off. Team officials argued that trading stars for expiring contracts, young players and draft picks would conserve enough...
For Yi, It All Started with Harris
Yi Jianlian has to be the Net player most pleased with the coaching change. Kiki Vandeweghe, of course, has been Yi's biggest booster in the Nets’ organization. It was Vandeweghe who before the 2007 Draft worked him out and pronounced on ESPN that he saw similarities between the Chinese seven...
Today in Sports History: December 13th
(Jackie Robinson. Photo courtesy of Chock Full o'Nuts) 12/13/1956 - Jackie Robinson traded to GiantsThe Brooklyn Dodgers do the unthinkable and trade Jackie Robinson to their crosstown rivals, the New York Giants, for Dick Littlefield and $30,000. Robinson had broken the baseball color barrier in...
BN Roundup: Distracting Denver Jerseys & Other Bruin Notes
So let's start today's round up with a note on DC and PAA. Ever the team leader DC is talking up his fellow Ben Ball warrior - PAA - for the upcoming NBA draft: I know a lot of people are wondering if former UCLA center Alfred Aboya will get a chance to play in the NBA, and his former teammate,...
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