Avery Johnson was fired by the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday after being named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for November and starting the season with an 11-4 record. The Nets have named P.J. Carlesimo as interim head coach. Nets ownership became disappointed in the team’s play in December. The Nets have gone 3-10, which [...]
Knicks to be Without Services of Amare Stoudemire
October 23, 2012 | Posted by
New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire will miss up to the season’s first three weeks with a left knee injury, a blow to a team with aspirations of making a mark when the year begins. Stoudemire returned to New York on Sunday for an MRI, which revealed a ruptured benign cyst. He had sat out [...]
Poll: NBA Execs Pick LeBron As MVP, Heat To Repeat
October 22, 2012 | Posted by
It is polling season, and NBA general managers chimed in on one, predicting that the Miami Heat will win a second consecutive championship led by LeBron James, who they said through their votes would reign again as the league’s MVP. According to nba.com’s annual survery, released Monday, 70 per cent of the GMs picked the [...]
Rajon Rondo Proclaims He Is The Best Point Guard in The NBA
October 11, 2012 | Posted by
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rando says to drop any qualifiers. It’s this simple: He’s the best point guard in the NBA. In the current edition of Boston Common Magazine, Rondo explained why he’s so adamant about his position atop the league’s floor generals over Deron Williams of Brooklyn, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul, [...]
Deron Williams: Mark Cuban’s Absence Hurt Mavs’ Pitch
October 9, 2012 | Posted by
Deron Williams, the most sought-after free agent this summer, said he re-signed with the Brooklyn Nets partly because the other team he was considering, the Dallas Mavericks, did not have its biggest asset, owner Mark Cuban, around at a critical time. The Mavs sent coach Rick Carlisle, president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson and front [...]
Deron Williams Unhappy With Nets Happiness After Losses
October 2, 2012 | Posted by
The New Jersey Nets’ Deron Williams does not like to lose, and he likes even less players who do not seem to mind losing. That attitude was pervasive last year, Williams said, and contributed to him having the worst season of his NBA career. As the losses mounted, his frustration began to show in the [...]
Joe Johnson Sees Nets As Best Team In NY
July 13, 2012 | Posted by
Joe Johnson was as stoic as a lamp post much of his time in Atlanta. He played hard and well most of the time, becoming a perennial NBA all-star. But he did not seem enthused about what was happening around him, which, frankly, was not all that exciting. Teaming in the backcourt with Olympian Deron [...]
Deron Williams Choses Brooklyn Nets Over Hometown Mavs
July 3, 2012 | Posted by
Deron Williams takes Nets’ $98 million deal The social media world being what it is, the NBA’s top free agent this summer Tweeted his much-anticipated decision on where he would sign a lucrative new contract. “Made a very difficult decision today” the Tweet read. Next to it was a photo of the Brooklyn Nets’ logo, [...]
Avery Johnson Joins Deron Williams For Birthday Dinner
June 27, 2012 | Posted by
If being a birthday dinner guest is an indication of Deron Williams’ intentions, then the Brooklyn Nets just might keep the coveted free-agent point guard. Among Williams’ small 28th birthday gathering in New York was Nets coach Avery Johnson. Nets fans are grasping any sign they can to feel good about Williams’ impending decision on [...]
Brooklyn Nets Birthday Message To Deron Williams’ Home
June 26, 2012 | Posted by
Deron Williams turned 28 today, an occasion the Brooklyn Nets used to show how much they care — and how much they want the free agent guard to stay with the team. Williams no doubt was surprised to see a huge sign in front of his home that read: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY DERON! from your Brooklyn [...]
