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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
The New Jersey Nets are fighting through a slew of injuries this season [Brook Lopez, Marshon Brooks, Damion James, Mehmet Okur], yet are finding ways to compete each and every night. The Nets win over the Sixers on the road last week was valid proof of this fact. Avery Johnson ...
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
One of the primary points of contention and emphasis during the NBA lockout was what to do, if anything, about implementing structural changes that in effect blocked superstar players from teaming up to make "super teams." With the rumors swirling about Chris Paul and the Knicks, and Dwight Howard essentially ...
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
The NBA lockout may not officially be over just yet, and training camps have yet to open, but the rumor mill is already circulating in full force. Over the weekend the New York press started beating the drum of Chris Paul going to the Knicks. Now the story picking up ...
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Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Talk about a trade that's paid immediate dividends. Since trading for All Star point guard Deron Williams, the New Jersey Nets suddenly look like, well, a professional basketball team. The Nets have won five in a row heading into tonight's contest against the Chicago Bulls, and believe it or not, ...
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Monday, February 28th, 2011
With just minutes left in the NBA trade deadline, the Utah Jazz pulled the trigger on a trade sending Deron Williams to New Jersey in exchange for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, and some draft picks. Harris and Favors immediately improved by joining a winning team, leaving behind a pitiful record ...
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
The fate of the New Jersey Nets and whether or not they are relevant by the time they get to Brooklyn is now on the shoulders of Deron Williams. After missing out on some of the big-name free agents this offseason (unless you consider Travis Outlaw, Anthony Morrow, Johan Petro, ...
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Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Deron Williams simply wasn't worth the risk, and it didn't have anything to do with the fact that he didn't seem to get along with former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan. It had much more to do with his current contract.
Williams had one year left on his three-year deal, one ...
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Thursday, February 24th, 2011
If at first one blockbuster trade does not succeed, try try again. At least that appears to be the philosophy of the New Jersey Nets.
The Nets, and general manager Billy King, were once hopeful they'd find a way to bring in Carmelo Anthony from Denver. Then the team declared itself ...
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Friday, February 18th, 2011
It's been the most talked about, debated, and often chronicled trade saga that has dominated the sporting world since LeBron James decided to take his talents to South Beach. Carmelo Anthony wants out of Denver, he doesn't think he can win an NBA title there. The word around the NBA ...
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Thursday, January 20th, 2011
After four months and many failed attempts to trade for Carmelo Anthony, the Nets are pulling themselves out of the MeloDrama. It appeared that the Nets had the players and the picks to bring the Nuggets All-Star to New Jersey, but instead it was another failed attempt to land a ...
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